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Battle Evolved

By tobiasnl

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall183.95
Fun143.89
Graphics74.47
Audio64.11
Coolness367
Mood673.48
Humor2312.52
Theme3013.08
Innovation4352.69

Comments

ninja 2012-08-27 04:25

Great job on the artwork and effects! I was able to get to the flying dino before getting pwnd. The training area is neat too, helped me figure out how to play quickly.

thurig 2012-08-27 10:35

Nice game play and I really like the graphics.

jamioflan 2012-08-27 10:36

Amazing sounds and artwork! It's hard to believe this is a Ludum Dare entry really.
I had great fun playing it, but couldn't get past the flying alien, I kept running into his poison spit.

steelraven7 2012-08-27 10:37

Incredible! Can't believe the effort you put into this, but it really payed off. I found the control to be a bit wonky sometimes, the strafing mechanic is hard getting used to.

Other than that, THE best entry I've seen so far.

mariscal 2012-08-27 11:02

Wow! This game is just amazing!! The gameplay, sounds, enemies, weapons.. I really enjoyed it!! Nice work!

depp 2012-08-27 11:04

Awesome! The training area really adds a lot of polish to the game.

dvdking 2012-08-27 11:05

Very good. Amazing graphics and good sounds. I think it's quite hard to play, I die very fast.

nosfer 2012-08-27 11:34

great visuals, effects. I like fast action shooter pacing and lotta particles flying all over the screen :) manage to get to last level/evolution

dedhedzed 2012-08-27 12:29

That... is... AWESOME! Holy crap, I can see myself actually paying money for a longer version of this. Gamepad support would've been nice (I used Xpadder anyway, though).

surreal_whale 2012-08-27 12:39

Loved it but was terrible at it (got up to the flying one after many attempts), graphics, sound and gameplay were all great. Controls seemed a bit off, I think z, x and c would have made more sense to me.

michax 2012-08-27 12:40

Wow, one of my favorite as mechanics, shooting and effects! Great fun value!

madpew 2012-08-27 12:43

Lookin good! Awesome effects and sound. But please up the resolution, those pixels on fullscreen are a pain in my eye. Looking forward on playing a post-compo version. Well done.

misfit 2012-08-27 13:19

Cool artwork, gameplay and audio. I had few problems with controls. But Great job!

ncannasse 2012-08-27 13:35

Great effects / feedback, this makes the game ! I wonder how many targets there is to finish the game ?

peripheralgames 2012-08-27 14:59

One of the best I have seen so far, great fun and great graphics!

jomomomo 2012-08-27 16:42

Nice job! Thanks for giving up the sleep! :-)

andrew-2 2012-08-27 19:32

Really liked the effects. The maps seems a wee bit small though.

tobiasnl 2012-08-27 20:34

Thanks folks for all the positive reactions! I Really appreciate it:)
Future versions of BE will feature more stuff like weapon upgrades, tight ass evolutions, a resolution change option, and more. I might add custom controls too if more people complain (it's a pain to add at this point, you see). Once again, thanks for playing and rating!

lekochen 2012-08-28 13:31

Really awesome in both visual and sound.
IMO the time for hero to turn around is a bit slow, and the control keys made my fingers very tired (I try so hard to complete it--and i did).
But still excellent!

qaterknan 2012-08-28 19:40

Cool game! But had problems with controls. :/
(adding mouse would help)

buttercupsaiyan 2012-08-28 22:10

Haha, crap, I'm bad at this game. It's still a lot of fun though, and I got up to the acid-spitting bat dinosaur boss. It's fun to move and listen to.

The film grain is a bit distracting, but the effects and audio are top-notch here for a Dare entry. It really feels like you're hitting them.

vilya 2012-08-28 22:14

Wow, amazing! Loved the grain effect in the graphics, awesome music and you even managed to include a tutorial. Hat's off to you, that's magnificent!

phocker 2012-08-30 05:13

awesome job -- was a little hard to play.

mrdanh 2012-09-03 12:48

A really fun game, although too hard for me to get past level 4. Controls could've been in a better position as well, very hard to use A & Z keys at the same time (and they're very close to the windows key)

vilya 2012-09-09 23:58

Just wanted to say: I kept on playing this and finally managed to beat it - and boy was it worth it! The difficulty made it feel like a real achievement. Thanks for making this game!

metadept 2012-09-10 15:10

Awesome! Outstanding! Including the training area was a very nice touch since the controls are a little odd. In fact, I think the controls are my ONLY complaint about this one, otherwise it plays very smoothly and seems well polished. Sounds, music, graphics, and even the balance are very well tuned for 48 hours. Great job!

fanatiko 2012-09-11 09:45

Outstanding entry. One of my favourite LD48 of this year. I would have preferred to play windowed, because I feel the sprite stretching doesn't does justice to the awesome sprites you have.

tobiasnl 2012-09-11 11:51

Thanks for all the great reactions people!
@Fanatiko: You can switch to windowed by pressing F4;) Forgot to put that in the read me file.

The 'after competition' version will feature custom controls, an easier strafing mechanic (character turns instantly) and some additional stuff like better effects and perks.

gear 2012-09-14 22:06

Flipping awesome job, good sir.

tomhunt 2012-09-16 00:03

The craftsmanship on the graphics & sound is pretty good. The evolution aspect seems tacked on. Seems like it is going for a gamepad-centric control setup, but parts of the UI require the use of a mouse. Would have worked better with a WASD/mouse control setup, IMO, and/or being more gamepad-friendly.