Planet Maxim by danielkozlov

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made by danielkozlov for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

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By dedicating his life to the art of Movement, Maxim has ascended into a higher plane of being- A PLANET.

Existence as a great rock in the infinite vastness of space isn't as chill as it sounds though. TINY CREATURES start to appear on your surface! And as their civilization keep progressing, so is your health declining. Thankfully, you have the power of nature to defend yourself. Let us make it clear: those creatures DO NOT deserve any mercy. Electrify them, Flood them, PUNCH them! However, you should use your powers accordingly, as some hazards will only be stopped by specific attacks. Keep going for as long as you can before your inevitable demise.

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How to Play

(wait for the website to load a white screen and then click on it. This should start the game)

Destroy tiny creatures and hazards for as much points as you can before they'll destroy you

  • Rotate yourself with the left and right arrow keys.
  • Press 1 to summon a thunder cloud.
  • Press 2 to summon a rain cloud.
  • Press 3 to summon a devastating punch.

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Credits

**The UUUUFCC are:

Code: @danielkozlov, @naphe-candle-mme, @dodzain, @guyro,

Art & SFX: Post-Frog

Music: Ori Gazit

'Product Manager' & Acting: @dialogue-injection

Statistician: @hovyhov

Thanks: @elros for knowing about math and circles, Yana for design advice, and Dobi for voice acting

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Updates

Update - 08/10/24: Fixed bug causing the game to get stuck after watching the intro

Ratings

Overall 438th 3.653⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 396th 3.569⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 271th 3.625⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 603th 3.611⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 404th 3.875⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 250th 3.686⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 44th 4.114⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 430th 3.639⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 54🗨️

Feedback

Elion
08. Oct 2024 · 12:26 UTC
Максим гений
stitchesmagoo
08. Oct 2024 · 13:14 UTC
Fantastic intro and cool song. But the game appeared to white screen after.
PostFrog
08. Oct 2024 · 13:22 UTC
@stitchesmagoo Thank you! We are working on fixing this problem. For now you should reload the page and click on the cutscene to skip it, this should get you to the title screen and let you play
CrozzY
08. Oct 2024 · 14:26 UTC
Very cool game design and the game itself is fun) Максим реально гений
Cam Moore
08. Oct 2024 · 14:28 UTC
The tiny creatures were too much for my planet-self and destroyed me :(
UnagiV
08. Oct 2024 · 14:31 UTC
Nicely done, had a great moment, congratulations to all of you.
Douuggggg
08. Oct 2024 · 14:42 UTC
Got a score of 6282! I love the art, and it was really really funny. The poses the planet does during the attacks are so over the top and lovely! It was a bit difficult though, especially when the factories start coming in. Overall, this was really fun :smile:
VanLou
08. Oct 2024 · 17:22 UTC
This is a real cool game. I liked the art and the music, and just the overall aesthetic. I think that maybe a cooldown timer on the powers would help make the game a little better, but good job overall :)
imberny
09. Oct 2024 · 01:10 UTC
Cool soundtrack and pixel art! Actions feel juicy.
mdsalomon
09. Oct 2024 · 07:28 UTC
What an amazing opening cutscene, you hardly needed a game after it. Everything moved and interacted well, and the visuals are great. The cooldowns are a bit harder to predict than I'd like, but I still had a lot of fun spinning around, putting out budding civilizations and punching everything. Great job!
Jack Sims
10. Oct 2024 · 03:49 UTC
Intro sequence was cracked. Terrific job. Hope you win for humor
Alem26
10. Oct 2024 · 12:50 UTC
Didn't manage to load the intro sequence that the other people seem to enjoy, but the game itself was very creative anyways! Haven't seen this kind of game before. The overall theme is hilarious and I did enjoy playing as planet Maxim ;)

A cooldown timer would be a good addition.
Sylf
10. Oct 2024 · 19:51 UTC
I laughed all the time, great job!!
ZedGame
11. Oct 2024 · 20:40 UTC
What a wacky concept! Love the graphics!
LDJam user 276121
12. Oct 2024 · 10:15 UTC
Delightfully goofy albeit I found the momentum on the planet spinning and the judging of the area affected by the different attacks a little hard to judge.
Soul Grinder
14. Oct 2024 · 07:57 UTC
Very fun concept and funny game, the title screen made laugh too. Felt quite dizzying and chaotic as the game progressed but that just added to the fun. Nice work, enjoyed playing it!
Urfoex
14. Oct 2024 · 18:24 UTC
Poor little creatures ^^
Smothbreen
15. Oct 2024 · 18:58 UTC
pog I liked smashing them with my fist
Andriana Mantidfly
16. Oct 2024 · 03:40 UTC
A very cool game, but a little too much with how fast it accelerates in difficulty!
zubspace
18. Oct 2024 · 19:56 UTC
Great funny game! Really, the best intro ever :thumbsup: Love the simple gameplay, the music and sound effects. Well done!
Empyreans
22. Oct 2024 · 01:25 UTC
The only game with some proper gore I've seen on this jam, I think :)

Brutal and fun experience! Well done and thank you for bringing it to the stream!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKqEo7f3084

~XpMonster
Danial Jumagaliyev
23. Oct 2024 · 16:36 UTC
Silly little game, really gave off the vibes of old Russian flash games. Also what a gorgeous intro, maxim is literally me
Arqcenick
23. Oct 2024 · 21:10 UTC
A quite fun game, I really liked the art style. The progression through the "ages" was fun as well, even though it led to my eventual demise
Tetracold
25. Oct 2024 · 05:00 UTC
The game has a strange and quirky charm that I really like. the cutscene was really funny and the killing animations were great too! I love the combination or aesthetics here. Also the music that plays is awesome I love it

The gameplay loop is really fun, the difficulty ramps up pretty quick, but I had a blast trying to beat my high score, I like that there's some amount of strategy to using the different powers.

really good entry! I had fun