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Boomerang Blade

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness363
Humor1762.73
Fun2422.94
Innovation2632.85
Overall3242.97
Graphics3462.94
Audio3822.38
Theme3832.41
Mood4512.30

Comments

silentbunny 2013-12-17 05:16

The plot makes me sad. The boomerang likes to fly around. Good for 48h!

stonemonkeystudios 2013-12-17 05:18

Well, that was absolutely delightful.

acheronstudio 2013-12-17 05:22

Hey, cool!! I made a Boomerang game too!! It's a first person game, check it out :)
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=29328

seasons 2013-12-17 05:26

not gonna lie, i played this for like 20 minutes. it was cool to get the glaive spinning around me, but was it programmed to avoid the beibs on its return course to the player?

hazzen 2013-12-17 09:04

Looks and sounds good for a jam entry. Using Another One Bites The Dust is a bit questionable, though.

I was sad I didn't get any bonus points for hitting multiple targets with one shot, and that it seemed fairly impossible to get hurt. Zombies are too slow to pose a challenge.

william_edwards 2013-12-17 09:43

Don't think I've ever seen a four-bladed boomerang before :) Was fun trying to avoid catching the boomerang and fun trying to get them on the return rather than the outbound.

hamster_mk_4 2013-12-17 16:42

@Todd Luke
The boomerang accelerates towards the player and turns towards the mouse. With combined movement and mouse positioning you can keep it in the air indefinably and aim it at targets.

@ hazzen
I am crap at music, and I was not going to use a Justin Bieber song.
You get +100 points for every Zombiber you chain in one throw, I added particle effects to indicate this.

@ Will Edwards
I had a 4 bladed plastic boomerang when I was a kid. It got lost in a tree.

finefin 2013-12-17 17:43

it's a fun game. I had a bug on the second level where I couldn't throw my boomerang when meeting the 2nd zombieber in the north. after two tries I just killed it with a "combo" and I could play on... thumbs up!

zephyr-raine 2013-12-17 20:21

Had a good time playing with the boomerang, loved the physics.

dremelofdeath 2013-12-18 07:29

That was pretty hilarious. When I heard "YOLO" I went into a murderous rage. Good job!

popogames 2013-12-18 07:33

This was way more fun than the Bieber presence would let on to! Solid mechanic and design implementation. I am a believer for this entry ;)

fenixin 2013-12-18 08:24

The funniest part is to move around the boomergang and make it fly forever. Funny!

lacutis 2013-12-18 08:49

Great use of the theme, the weapon mechanic is really cool and unique.
Sometimes it was hard to keep it in the air but I think that just comes with practice.

diptoman 2013-12-18 13:13

Innovative mechanic, and nice use of the theme. It got a bit repetitive though, not very challenging. Had fun killing Zombiebers, though xD

hissssssssss 2013-12-18 15:39

I loved the idea of keeping the boomerang in the air and trying for combos, but the hitboxes on either the zombies or the boomerang were too small. Frequently I'd throw the boomerang and have it seemingly pass through a target. The boomerang is too hard to aim precisely when you're keeping it in the air, so a larger boomerang radius or bigger zombie hitboxes would be a big improvement.

korwegian 2013-12-18 18:36

Actually kinda impressive

lafolie 2013-12-22 00:34

Fun game, decent 3D graphics for LD.

somepx 2013-12-22 09:31

Solid 3D graphics - didn't get the theme reference, good anyway

xanjos 2013-12-22 21:29

Really cool boomerang throwing mechanic and the game overall was pretty fun.

conflei 2013-12-24 03:30

AWESOME Hahaha Very Funny Nice Music.
Kill the biebs!

bitserum 2013-12-24 11:57

JB killing JB Zombies, what a game. Its very nice for 48 hours. Boomerang control is really fun. If you time your movement right you can let if fly forever on whole level.

jupiter_hadley 2014-01-04 17:24

Cool game, very fun, love the fact that they get be-headed. I included this game in my Ludum Dare 28 compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/fUXvqevl8YI

mmickyman 2014-01-05 21:37

I didn't understand at first you have to go back on the bus. Pretty well done in 48h.

gazpachogames 2014-01-05 21:40

Hahahahaha... Kill beliebers.

gatechgrad 2014-01-06 02:53

Interesting game. The boomerang was actually pretty well done.