{"author_link":"\/users\/peachtreeoath","author_name":"PeachTreeOath","author_uid":"peachtreeoath","comments":[],"epoch":1602297484,"event":"LD47","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":230627,"likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"151141","p_author":"PeachTreeOath","p_authorkey":"1006470","p_urlkey":"367646","p_title":"The art of my fighting game love letter","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD47","p_time":"1602297484","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1006470","us_name":"PeachTreeOath","us_username":"peachtreeoath","event_start":"1601596800","event_key":"76","event_name":"Ludum Dare 47"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD47","removed_author":false},"_superparent":212256,"_trust":15,"author":6470,"body":"Bust-a-Loop is a game about creating cool combos through creativity and execution. As a fighting game player I wanted to pay homage to all the games I've loved playing over the years.\n\nThe art style is inspired by https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1344740\/FOOTSIES_Rollback_Edition\/. It allowed me to churn out sprites very fast, while keeping the character's move recognizable to genre veterans.\n\nHere are some attacks and their origin:\n\n![d2.png](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e03.png)\n![ss4.gif](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e02.gif)\n(Mortal Kombat) I wanted a few well-known visuals in my game. Mileena's tele-kick was a good candidate as it also creates interesting variety when placed into my game.\n\n![d1.png](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39dff.png)\n![ss1.gif](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e00.gif)\n(Guilty Gear) Sol's dust loop is the most infamous looping attack of them all. My whole game concept was based on this in the first place.\n\n![d3.png](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e04.png)\n![ss3.gif](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e06.gif)\n(Arcana Heart) The Earth arcana attack from Arcana Heart was brought in because I wanted something that could spawn anywhere with a large delay. In Bust-a-Loop it is the only attack the sends the opponent flying backwards at a high speed.\n\nThere are more attacks to unlock over time and add to your repertoire. See them all at https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/bust-a-loop !","comments":0,"created":"2020-10-10T02:26:21Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":230627,"love":5,"love-timestamp":"2020-10-11T14:39:19Z","meta":[],"modified":"2020-10-11T14:39:19Z","name":"The art of my fighting game love letter","node-timestamp":"2020-10-10T02:46:52Z","parent":219800,"parents":[1,5,9,212256,219800],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/bust-a-loop\/the-art-of-my-fighting-game-love-letter","published":"2020-10-10T02:38:04Z","scope":"public","slug":"the-art-of-my-fighting-game-love-letter","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":702829},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"230627","n_urlkey":"367646","n_parent":"219800","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/bust-a-loop\/the-art-of-my-fighting-game-love-letter","n_slug":"the-art-of-my-fighting-game-love","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"6470","n_created":"1602296781","n_modified":"1602427159","n_version":"702829","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/bust-a-loop\/the-art-of-my-fighting-game-love-letter","text":"Bust-a-Loop is a game about creating cool combos through creativity and execution. As a fighting game player I wanted to pay homage to all the games I've loved playing over the years.\n\nThe art style is inspired by https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1344740\/FOOTSIES_Rollback_Edition\/. It allowed me to churn out sprites very fast, while keeping the character's move recognizable to genre veterans.\n\nHere are some attacks and their origin:\n\n![d2.png](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e03.png)\n![ss4.gif](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e02.gif)\n(Mortal Kombat) I wanted a few well-known visuals in my game. Mileena's tele-kick was a good candidate as it also creates interesting variety when placed into my game.\n\n![d1.png](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39dff.png)\n![ss1.gif](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e00.gif)\n(Guilty Gear) Sol's dust loop is the most infamous looping attack of them all. My whole game concept was based on this in the first place.\n\n![d3.png](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e04.png)\n![ss3.gif](\/\/\/raw\/649\/1\/z\/39e06.gif)\n(Arcana Heart) The Earth arcana attack from Arcana Heart was brought in because I wanted something that could spawn anywhere with a large delay. In Bust-a-Loop it is the only attack the sends the opponent flying backwards at a high speed.\n\nThere are more attacks to unlock over time and add to your repertoire. See them all at https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/bust-a-loop !","title":"The art of my fighting game love letter","wayback_source":[]}