Boss Blast by Victor Liu

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made by Victor Liu for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

CoverImage!<a href=CircleMap.png" title="" />! Fast-paced. Different maps. Tiny blaster buddies. Boss Blast is a simple but adrenaline-packed blast-em-all game where endless bosses are thrown at you until you are drenched in sweat. Free your tiny friends along the way to build up your army of shooters, but don't get too attached to them: they die easily. How long can you last?

Note: Since this game has just been published today, Microsoft's Windows Defender has not had time to verify the software (normally it takes at a year for publishers to get their software through the defender, and that's if they're lucky and a big known name; normally it takes longer). Therefore, when Microsoft's Windows Defender gives you the "Windows protected your PC" screen, click "Run Anyway" to play the game.

P.S. If the game breaks, try downloading the version on itch.io, which is a lot more recent. The game will likely be updated a bit over the course of the next week on my itch.io page for those who want to see an expanded version. I will also upload a WebGL, Linux, and Mac build on my itch.io page when I have more time to create the builds.

Credits: - Creator and Owner: Victor Liu - UI: Kenney's UI Pack (https://kenney.nl/assets/ui-pack) + free online art - Hollowed Circle Collider: RandomiaGaming's Unity2DPixelPerfectCollider (https://github.com/RandomiaGaming/Unity2DPixelPerfectCollider) - Soundtracks (I used the instrumental version)

Track: "BAYZY, Sayfro - On and On [NCS Release]" Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch more NCS on YouTube: https://NCS.lnk.to/YouTubeAT Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/BS_OnandOn

Track: NIVIRO - The Riot Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch more NCS on YouTube: https://NCS.lnk.to/YouTubeAT Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/TheRiot CircleMap PlatformerMap LavaMap

Ratings

Given 3🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

Jesse Martin
08. Oct 2024 · 01:46 UTC
Fun, A little buggy but button mashing fun
WiNic
11. Oct 2024 · 12:31 UTC
I really liked the mechanic and the gameplay.
Some points:
- it feels very laggy and the lava level is more or less have enough drones and hope they glitch out enough or die
- i dont understand why auto aim was on and off sometimes
- try to improve the telegraphing of the lasers, there was so much going on on the screen that i only noticed the red dots after the 5th time dying
![boss.png](///raw/28d/06/z/6895c.png)
jonathandavidlewis
13. Oct 2024 · 17:54 UTC
This was so intense! I had some trouble keeping up at first, but it was fast to restart so I did get better and better. I didn't make it to the boss.
Wraithind
24. Oct 2024 · 23:07 UTC
Fun, creative concept. I really enjoyed the fast paced intensity of the game, but there was definitely some bugs that threw off the experience, like ally shooters spawning outside of their usual areas and there not seeming to be any way to interact with them to get them to start firing. Only other main issue was the jumping felt really off at times and was hard to control, make the stages where the spikes and lave come from the ground almost impossible. Still, fun project and enjoyable experience overall. Well done.