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Mad Goat

By ret44

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness366
Fun1013.13
Humor1082.93
Audio1392.96
Mood1822.75
Overall2082.84
Graphics2082.93
Theme2163.00
Innovation2792.23

Comments

jomomomo 2012-12-18 02:17

Can't play windows games :-(

ret44 2012-12-18 02:22

I'll try to make Linux build sooner (hopefully) or later.

aare 2012-12-18 08:50

Quite fun game to play. I only miss the ability to shot in the other directions - top or bottom while holding up/down arrow

bereuge 2012-12-18 11:14

Simple game but the gameplay is solid, it's just a bit hard to dodge the enemies bullets.
The music is very cool!

wan 2012-12-18 11:19

It works for me on Linux through Wine :)

Hey it's quite fun, indeed a bit buggy but still fairly playable. I liked the graphics and how everything can be used as a platform to jump on! Otherwise it's a bit hard as the enemies all jump like crazy and the boss seems to kill me in one shot, but it has this Metal Slug feel that's quite cool.

Tiny advice: shooting lacks feedback, especially when you're in the middle of 100 soldiers. A flash at the tip of your gun/louder gun sound effects/an reaction when enemies are getting hit would make the game much more satisfying to play.

spierek 2012-12-18 12:32

Good job with the music and enemy AI, too bad the game is so short (and kinda buggy).

cthu 2012-12-18 13:06

Love the title and music, kudos on a pretty solid gameplay too!

matx 2012-12-18 16:18

Cool frenetic action. Needs polish and better feedbacks but not bad overall!

mramazingsocks 2012-12-18 18:37

It's fun

lucas-b-eyer-be 2012-12-19 01:08

Good idea, but the soldiers are too easy, I can just kill em if I keep shooting and walking and the boss is too hard. Also, please stop using keys which only work well on US keyboards (X+Z). Besides that, solid game!

shatterhand 2012-12-19 13:51

The boss is VERY EASY. I was running right non-stop, I just got behind the boss before I noticed there was a boss. From behind him, he doesn't have a chance against you :)

zompi 2012-12-19 19:44

Hurray for infinite jumps! Hurray for platforms everywhere! Hurray for goats (but I'm still have no idea what is going on with those goats). But boo for shortness, boo for weak ending. Don't know what to say more.

dalsgames 2012-12-20 11:35

Had really fun looking at the AI following me while I jumped higher and higher haha! Solid gameplay but you need to tweak the boss. He is hard :/

aslai 2012-12-21 02:52

I think that the balance of power in this game feels way off. For the amount of bullets that the enemies can soak up, the spawn rate is way too high. The boss is really punishing with the 1-hit-you-die mechanic, especially after dealing with the small guys that you can pretty much tank forever. Also, you can jump behind the boss and not get shot at...

However, if the little guys were somewhat easier to kill, and also a bit more dangerous, it would have more of a Contra feel. This game has great pacing and has some good potential.

davidemo89 2012-12-21 20:15

very fast gameplay, I liked it

nicealexanderas 2012-12-23 14:33

Very hard but fun! :D nice work! i also like the jump-roll of the goat :D

jiddo 2012-12-24 00:35

It's a really nice entry, but I think that moving and jumping is way too fast. It also seems to be MUCH easier to beat if you just keep on mindlessly jumping up and down while shooting. That'll make the AI do the same (and in fact jump into your bullets a lot), and they won't actually shoot and/or hit as much. That is kind of a boring way to play, but unfortunately it works.

The graphics are good and I really liked the intro/splash screen. Music is cool and the sound effects are decent.

Controls are good, but as mentioned movement and jumping feels way too fast.

I'm not sure what's up with the boss thing at the end. I just got to it and insta-won. Maybe my bullets had been hitting him for a long time before I could see him on screen?

Oh well, great work!

xandrew 2012-12-26 22:12

That was fantastic! Sure it's a little unfinished, but that's still a pretty entertaining game!

retroid 2013-01-05 23:49

Game had really fun controls but I found the enemies too easy. The boss at the end was impossible until I realized that you could go behind him, then it became too easy. With a bit of work this could be a solid game!