I'm Just a Squid by kalthose

made by kalthose for LD33 (JAM)

This is a game created for the Ludum Dare 33 game jam.

You play as a giant squid who is attacked by adventurers. You must use your mighty squid tentacles to destroy the ships.

Make sure not too fixate on just one ship. It takes a moment for your tentacles to be ready to strike a second time!

Things I didn't get to do: polish art/animations; music; my own sound effects.

Question can be directed here or Twitter @Kalthose

Web	http://kalthose.itch.io/im-just-a-squid
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=55378

Ratings

Coolness	30%	1942
Overall(Jam)	2.71	942

Fun(Jam)	2.75	748
Graphics(Jam)	2.40	932
Humor(Jam)	2.70	572
Innovation(Jam)	2.46	908
Mood(Jam)	2.50	927
Theme(Jam)	3.79	252

Feedback

fmdud

25. Aug 2015 · 03:10 UTC

Actually pretty fun! High score 26 on a touchpad. I only wish that when the tentacles swiped over it stunned the ships for a viewable amount of time so i knew how long I had before they fired again.

Neat game mechanic!

MADREX

25. Aug 2015 · 15:57 UTC

Interesting idea. Kinda short and limited gameplay. You can't get past 20+ ships whatever you may do. Good job.

Rongefilet

25. Aug 2015 · 15:58 UTC

Simple but efficient, loved the curious eye on the menu. ^^

dydx

28. Aug 2015 · 00:51 UTC

I got 55! The gameplay is super simple but I enjoyed the frenetic pace of it near the end.

Matthew Rayfield

28. Aug 2015 · 04:10 UTC

i feel bad for the squid! he just wants to be friends!

challenging game!

i'd like there to be a sound when i destroy a ship

cool!

Awpteamoose

28. Aug 2015 · 09:28 UTC

Fun game but too easy

AlexFili

05. Sep 2015 · 11:53 UTC

Interesting idea that suits the theme well. It is quite repetitive and there should be an animation of the ship being destroyed rather than just vanishing. Not sure the tentacle design matches up with the design of the monster. Good idea though overall.

Catmoo

14. Sep 2015 · 17:35 UTC

I thought it worked really well and even though you didn't get to polish I think the squid's eye following the mouse was a really nice touch! Which I would call polish :)