Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD15 → cavern.laser.bat
By mattdev
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | 10 | 3.77 | ||
| Theme | 53 | 3.41 | ||
| Innovation | 53 | 3.09 | ||
| Graphics | 63 | 3.14 | ||
| Community | 68 | 2.86 | ||
| Humor | 69 | 2.36 | ||
| Overall | 70 | 2.95 | ||
| Fun | 99 | 2.45 | ||
| Coolness | 101 | 7 |
Good music; there isn't much more. Played for some time; flying speed is just ridiculous- because there seems to be some problem with the frame rate (and I know for sure that my computer isn't old or slow). Bats shooting lasers are, however, a pretty good idea.
It ran fine on my computer, there must be some kind of compatibility issue. The game got a fair amount of polish, which really helps it. The learning curve for the controls is pretty steep- it's not a bad movement system, but it feels a bit awkward. It doesn't have quite the satisfaction once you get used to the movement of some other games with unconventional controls, like tank games or Flywrench for instance. I like the idea, though, and it seems like it's worth exploring.
I tried to play this for about 10 minutes, but couldn't get the bat to go anywhere. It also crashed on me.
Well I didnt get to play much of it, as your particles (fire and blood) made the framerate dive to 1/2 fps, but the music was awesome, and I also liked the controls, for the few seconds of play I got in.
Ouch, the controls! They wouldn't be so bad if you didn't inexplicably explode if you bump into a wall. Nice graphics, nice sound, nice idea - but I just couldn't play it.
Both the idea and the style of it is great...but honestly, I just couldn't fly this thing.
Call me retarded, but I can't figure out how to fly the bat. The best I can do is get him to land a few spaces away along the ceiling. The music is great though.
Neat idea! Level 3 was too hard for me, though. But on the plus side, the controls were weird but fun to learn. It even has music! The zooming was really cool, too!
I thought this was fun. Very frustrating, but fun :)
Ok, this game seems like it could be really neat, but the bat moves so damn fast it's basically hits the ground instantaneously. And this is on a really really old computer.
Also, it seems like you've chosen a font not present in Windows 2k (and not included in your zip), since all of the text is empty white boxes.
I'd like to give this game a shot, but at the moment its unplayable.
Seems to have some problems.
I'll get white boxes for all letters and a few particles. Also the bat is so damn fast I can't control a bit (just move the crash spot to the left or right a bit). Looks like timing is not working correctly.
Can't vote for Fun and Overall in this state.
Well I can see why the bat explodes when he hits a wall, considering the speed he's flying at. I'm thinking there's a bug with flying speed, or perhaps the game speed globally.
You know, I have one simple request... and that is to have bats with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!
Oh wait... you did that. :D
Funny idea, but the movement was waaaayyy to hard. It was hard enough for me to move through the level without crashing before I figured out I also had to laser things into crispy oblivion.
The bat must be really suicidal. It's a very punishing game, much because of that insta-death when you fly into a wall, and the bat moves at fast speeds too, so, fly, BANG, blood.
Nice music, but the speed is just ridiculous. I killed the first creature once, but didn't managed to get further
The controls were *tough*, but that gave the game a certain addictive appeal as I tried to master them. As others have said, the zooming and music were cool. I did find myself wishing the laser could just reach a little farther, but I'm probably biased given my extensive real-world experience with laser-bats.
I would like to survive after hitting a wall. I also managed to land on the floor once...