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Minimalism

By stabalarash

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Overall843.65
Fun883.49
Graphics1223.78
Audio1653.28
Theme2363.37
Innovation2533.04
Mood2533.03
Humor3581.82

Comments

lizzip 2013-04-29 20:00

Very good concept and execution, but shoot(or whatever clicking does) didn't work for me

stabalarash 2013-04-29 20:11

Really ? You can try Space Bar to shoot too

2013-04-29 21:20

Or gamePad :D

SuperlevelSebastian 2013-04-29 22:37

Good work, but there shouldn't be so many enemies - or better: they shouldn't respawn that fast. :)

0beah 2013-04-30 02:15

Game doesnt seem to work for me.

saintheiser 2013-04-30 02:16

There is interesting gameplay elements like "geometric doors" and corner shooting... But no goal, and gameplay is boring overall.
So nice concept but unthinked =(

2013-04-30 07:15

You must have Framework .NET 4.0 and XNA installed

2013-04-30 07:17

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718
and
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27598

bonezoner 2013-04-30 12:28

Got to the end with 1hp left. This is frantic and fun, nice work!

billknye 2013-04-30 17:31

Fast paced and chaotic, what's not to like? There was a bit too much enemy spam at some points, seemed easiest to rush through the level. I really liked the shaped doors and variable firing patters. Good job!

pereubu 2013-04-30 17:32

this is a wall balanced super nervous shooter even if a bit chaotic, i liked it a lot :D

dookie 2013-04-30 17:37

This is a great concept. I like the geometry locks, and the sound and graphics was all rather good. Something simple like having shootable spawners like Gauntlet would do a lot to make it more fun I think :)

jhelle 2013-04-30 17:40

Found it weird that the enemies kept respawning and how the circle was actually best to play with. Loved the graphics and audio. Good job!

bytegrove 2013-04-30 17:40

Nice game, clean visuals and awesome music! I first didn't understand how the shooting worked, then I realized that it doesn't appear to shoot(just make a sound) if you haven't moved your mouse. For some reason I went directly to shooting before aiming. Thus I learned something about myself today. :I

I also found a tiny bug in the main menu: you can't go back to start with w after having selected quit(up arrow works though).
Neat idea with the player being the key to the doors! Nice work! :)

fadobo 2013-04-30 18:37

Wow, that's really awesome. Good to see other XNAlers out here (but I have to admit, you made the better game!)

tainted_code 2013-04-30 18:38

Bloody fun game! Especially on the X360 Pad! :D

8bitpimp 2013-04-30 18:49

It just crashes on start-up for me :(
Windows 7 X64

paulmcgg 2013-04-30 19:57

I think this shows how far good sound effects go.

paulmcgg 2013-04-30 19:58

I really liked it! (Not sure if my last comment came across a bit vague)

daanvanyperen 2013-04-30 22:53

Shooting works for me. Very unique and polished graphics style.

phocker 2013-05-01 01:41

soo many eneies -- wow that was alot of fun and i loved the graphics -- so simple yet yet hard to master --- great job!

hayawi 2013-05-01 01:45

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY NICE GAME!!!!

nicealexanderas 2013-05-01 01:48

NICE WORK MAN VERY COOL :D!!!

jayemjee 2013-05-01 02:06

I think this is one of my favorite games so far in this LD! Simple, but still a ton-o-fun, and the gameplay was very smooth.

The controls on the title menu seemed messed up: I could go down, but not up.

cadin 2013-05-01 02:15

Your screenshot looks really cool. Any chance of a web or Mac version?

nathanj439 2013-05-01 02:20

Great action game with a lot of polish.

sparkleswirl 2013-05-01 06:01

Really liked this game. Loved the lock/key mechanics and the balance of firepower between different shapes. Hope you guys take this further with more powers / varied level designs too.

shiro 2013-05-01 19:11

Like the idea of changing player form. Nicely done!

GreyShock 2013-05-01 19:17

Great job! It's simple and there are lots of enemies, but it's fun!

hgouveia 2013-05-02 17:54

great shooter!, is a shame you didn't include the source code

fishbrain 2013-05-02 17:55

Very polished, well done! Gameplay needs some tweaking.

imagnity 2013-05-02 17:56

Man!!! This is really really good. I mean it. It is really good.

stabalarash 2013-05-02 17:58

hgouveia: now there's the source code :)

edocentrique 2013-05-02 18:01

The number of enemies is TOO DAMN HIGH ! Except that, very good game, runs fine on win7-64 !

vapgames 2013-05-02 18:06

\m/ Love the music
Action packed and very fun game. Looks great too.

komiga 2013-05-02 18:22

Notes:

- Of WASD, only S works on the main menu.
- Alright, WASD works in the game, though.
- Music is nice and intense.
- There are so many enemies.
- The end. Short game.

Things I would change:

- Reduce the number of enemies.
- Make bullets move faster than the player.

tyro 2013-05-03 04:46

It was hard to hear the music over all the explosions, and amount of enemies that spawned was so high that sometimes I wasn't able to navigate the tunnels without plowing through them. Pretty cool game overall, just needs some fine tuning to be a classic. :)

2013-05-03 07:17

Im menu it's a bug. you can use QSDZ tu move (like Laverty keyboard...

stmatn 2013-05-03 11:10

Very nice idea and well executed. The randomly appearing shape-changers were a bit strange. I really like the graphics. The ending was a bit too easy to get to. Some more levels would have been nice, since the frantic shooting was fun ^^

luxorix 2013-05-03 13:35

Interesting idea! Good job!

orni 2013-05-03 14:18

well done, this was fun

I'd really like to see an enhanced post-compo version, this game has potential

xaychru04 2013-05-03 23:01

I like the graphics with a few colors and basic shapes, and the game mechanics are pretty cool. Good game :)

garethiw 2013-05-14 08:39

Really fun! Would play a full version of this with a gentle difficulty ramp ;)

zim-the-fox 2013-05-17 19:08

Got to the end with 25 health left :3

A few things: if you press q, you move left. Autoshoot would be fantastic. There are too many enemies at any one time and random figures spawning may take away the shape you tried so hard to get, or make your life easier; both cases happened to me.

The game however is fun and the game mechanic can have a lot of strategy to it. Do I want to shoot fast or cover all my sides? It's a great idea, fantastic job you too.