Pluto vs. The Solar System by KingMatthew

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made by KingMatthew for LD33 (JAM)
Pluto was cast out of the planets group. Pluto wants to show the others that he, indeed, is a planet.
Shoot and deflect the big grey rocks at the other planets to Destroy them! Avoid the asteroids, or, shoot them and gain their mass!

Controls:
WASD = Movement
Leftclick = Fire


I had a blast making this game! I hope I did good.

Sorry for the Huge file size. If someone know how to fix it, please inform me!

If anything is broken, please tell me! Thanks!

Feedback

peecestudios
27. Aug 2015 · 01:50 UTC
Awesome humor XD! Nice Physics and Particles! The only thing i was confused on is how much health the other planet had. The only other thing wrong with it is the background looked like your put 2 pictures together and scrolled them witch is fine just blended them better but other than that pretty good entry!
los.pixelados
28. Aug 2015 · 23:41 UTC
The game will not run! I have downloaded the exe and i get an error message telling me it is missing data files. I went back to your dl link and the data is a folder, not a file.
PRO TIP: put all your game files and the exe in ONE archive and post that on a download link.
Either that or post the game on gamejolt, like we did. Gamejolt is pro.
Too bad, seemed like a nice game from the screens...

DC
Los Pixelados
Slashee the Cow
29. Aug 2015 · 00:45 UTC
Definitely needs some more instructions. First couple of tries, I wasn't even aware I could move. And even then I wondered why I died so quickly.

Then I figured it out (I think). Is it even possible to destroy the blue planet? I shot it a bunch, and nothing happened to it. Also, it'd be nice if your size changed in line with the size text (this also discourages the player from getting too big, which makes things too easy, since you can take a bunch of hits).

Graphics: the backgrounds and planets are good (even if the seam where the background changes is obvious). The rocks and pickups look like they were done in MS Paint (not that that's a bad thing, necessarily, it just really doesn't fit in with the planets and backgrounds).

Audio: the SFX was pretty good! I think the music would be better if you used a synth that was a bit more "out there", a bit less electric piano, but other than that, definitely the highlight for me.
DarkBoulevard
29. Aug 2015 · 01:01 UTC
This game has such an awesome gameplay when you actually understand it! It really got me hooked! Graphics are lacking, but it's a really solid game. I also couldn't really see how "you are the monster" and I belive it should include some instructions. Anyways, solid entry.
Twiebs
29. Aug 2015 · 02:01 UTC
This is my favorite game so far. It was incredibly fun. Unfortunately, I suspect Sir Isaac Newton would disagree.
🎤 KingMatthew
29. Aug 2015 · 02:22 UTC
@los.pixelados I Completely forgot to put them in one file. I updated it so it should work fine now.
@Slashee the Cow Yes, you can destroy the blue planet (neptune) You are supposed to deflect the big grey rocks into the planet. That will take some if its health away.

Thank you all for playing the game!
AlexSet
29. Aug 2015 · 04:01 UTC
This is quite fun! Wasnt quite sure if the sun was killable but he managed to die, somehow.
Here's a silly video relative to the topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNtTylNR7ks
:p
Drunkteam
29. Aug 2015 · 14:43 UTC
The idea is cool and it seems to be funny, but i don't understand well how it works and what i have to do to pass it. You die if i shoot and if you don't...
With a better explanation this game is promising.
nihilaleph
30. Aug 2015 · 01:20 UTC
Great idea! I liked the mechanics of the games and very funny the motivation xp but I don't quite see how it fits the theme.
As already stated, the graphics were good, but they don't really mix up (the asteroids with the planets), also, for me, the asteroids look like poop, I guess it's because of the particles and the colors xp. And the background scroll should really blend in at the end.
I did find the mechanics of pushing the gray rocks quite fun but the lack of them was a bit of an issue... I had to wait a lot until one appeared.

Overall, I think it does need some polishment but it was fun to play ^^
nwdg
02. Sep 2015 · 17:45 UTC
Once you get it it's pretty cool!
jcsirron
13. Sep 2015 · 02:07 UTC
Interesting concept. I didn't really get the concept of monster until I realized that I just celebrated blowing up the sun. Solid work!