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By madlee

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness364
Graphics624.05
Overall1383.55
Theme1413.55
Fun2293.29
Mood2533.15
Innovation3123.18
Audio3422.81
Humor5972.00

Comments

y2bd 2013-12-16 04:28

Really cool graphical style and sound going on there. I'm still trying to get a grip on the mechanics, but I've enjoyed what I've played!

silentbunny 2013-12-16 04:30

Love the feel and atmosphere the game brings

jellycakes 2013-12-16 04:31

Really nice! Addictive! Highest I got was to level 10. I thought the mechanic was fun, and it was an easy learning curve. Nice one!

pjchardt 2013-12-16 04:31

Very nice. Really like the visual representation of the accuracy mechanic. Very cohesive as well. I was a little confused by the text description but once I started playing the game the draw and shoot mechanic is very intuitive.

sknoslo 2013-12-16 04:33

Took me a while to get a grasp of it. Fun game though!

conflei 2013-12-16 04:45

Cool! but need more explanation!

tyro 2013-12-16 04:54

I played this in chrome and it still looked pretty good. Nice pixel work, solid little title here.

parapup 2013-12-16 05:35

Love the stand off, It was a thought for my game too, but I totally went with another idea.

zolmeister 2013-12-16 05:55

Really like the atmosphere and the animations, and it's also quite addicting.

snoringfrog 2013-12-16 07:19

Nice, simple idea. I didn't seem to get very far (high score of 8, nowhere near what I needed to unlock the extra character), but I still very much enjoyed it. Nice work.

thijsku 2013-12-16 09:38

Nice game. Too bad the screen is so blurry, because the pixelart in your screenshot looks awesome. Great use of the theme though!

crowbeak 2013-12-16 09:43

I like the graphics a lot, but I feel like it would be better if the underlying mechanics were a little more transparent. It feels too much like luck, but the western high noon duel feels like it ought to be skill and speed.

tao 2013-12-16 10:52

The efficient use of color, the small set of engaging tactics, the quick pace. Excellent game.

dudsen 2013-12-16 17:16

How is it even possible to build up such a good mechanic within 48 hours? Alternate Character? Achievements? Supergood.

First few plays i died, the first one i hit the opponent felt awesome!
Battles are even better if both of the gunman fail to hit and need to reload. Very nice stuff there.

isaacmarco 2013-12-16 21:24

awesome pixel art graphics!

conormn 2013-12-16 22:42

Really digging the animations. Well done.

murilo 2013-12-17 18:21

Nice graphics and animation! I enjoyed it once I got the hang of the mechanics!

meek 2013-12-17 20:28

Oh, man, this is ultra cool. My only issue is that the graphics are being interpolated, so it's all blurry. I can tell the pixel art is killer, though! Good job.

madlee 2013-12-17 20:51

thanks everyone. The blurry graphics are only a problem as far as I know in Chrome, though maybe in IE as well. Unfortunately the only work around is to either manually or procedurally create new assets for the larger window sizes, which I didn't have time to do, although maybe that falls under the purview of 'bug fixing"? If you are able to (and want to see it as intended", it should look right in Firefox or Safari.

badpaul34 2013-12-18 04:44

Great entry! I loved too the way you show the accuracy, and the fear of being killed if you're far in the levels.
Maybe I would have reduced the minimum chances to hit, I don't feel it that much.. Anyway, good job, it's awesome.

embero 2013-12-18 09:25

Awesome, I really like it.
Round 5 so far...

catonmars 2013-12-19 10:39

Control is a bit weird. Nice graphic style though.

sertkaya 2013-12-19 20:27

Really nice and uniqe game for contest. 5/5 frome me

harsanalif 2013-12-20 00:38

Love the art style and atmosphere. The gameplay also really suited to the theme! Need a bit practice to master the control for me :)

zkenshin 2013-12-21 01:46

Interesting art style, and neat accuracy mechanic. :)

xanjos 2013-12-22 00:20

Really nice pixel art style and the gameplay was absolutely fun. I especially liked the converging red bars for accuracy mechanic (waiting for a perfect shot at the risk of being completely open).

bradleysmith 2013-12-23 00:50

This was really awesome, a lot of fun and a great take on the theme with such a neat mechanic. Made me jump a couple of times too, I sucked pretty bad at it but I love the simplistic art direction and background nonetheless. Rated highly. :)

mystakin 2013-12-23 16:24

I love the silhouette graphical style, especially in a game about pistol dueling. The different messages you may receive for dying or winning are a nice touch!

"NOT TODAY"

gatechgrad 2013-12-25 08:12

Nice pixel animations. The second guy always gets me.

teuchito 2013-12-30 18:16

Why is everything smoothed out?

teuchito 2013-12-30 18:18

Oh nevermind.

gokuhd 2013-12-30 23:22

Love the animations. Very well done, nice atmosphere, simple but good gameplay.