lamphj 2014-04-28 21:43
Cool concept. The people show up as bright pink for me...not sure if that's supposed to happen. :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD29 → Show a Little Love
By alastaira
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Cool concept. The people show up as bright pink for me...not sure if that's supposed to happen. :)
Thanks lamphj! Bright pink means the shaders are borked :( Do you have a DX11 graphics card?
I ... don't know. Let's look at the mechanics - the shooting is somewhat unresponsive, it could have been polished up a bit more. The feedback for whether you hit or not is good, although I'd personally have wanted to hear a different sound when I hit something, even just a change in tone.
Overall, and I am saying this because I love you :3, you'd have been better off working on the mechanics more than on the graphics. Even the most astounding transformation effects would still be marred by somewhat by these mechanics. An alternative could have been to vary the types of people that approach you (but the different signs is a nice touch, "literally beneath the surface" - nice).
CupcakeMedia - all comments noted and agreed! TBH, I ended up spending so much time on technical issues - most of which don't even contribute to the game you see here - that I had very little energy left for gameplay, and I think that shows ;)
For next time, I'll start with the gameplay first and then use up what spare time I have on the graphics after, rather than the other way around!
I really like seeing people do more "non-standard/psychological" takes on the theme. The people are bright pink for me, though it didn't throw me since the world is pretty simplistic. I'm not sure what kind of mood you're going for. It feels kind of like you're shooting at the people with signs, which I think is a little...odd for a game about love. At some points I clicked on someone when they were too close and I couldn't read what was on the sign (which is the interesting part of the game). If it's supposed to be meditative about inner beauty, I'd slow it down/maybe not make the people look like they are swarming you. Anyway, great job!
:D I thought them fella's were supposed to be pink lol, until I read your post. It's the bravest take on the theme I've seen so far. Love the animation. I actually waited shooting a couple of times, because I couldn't read the signs :P Classic gameplay. Atari Battlezone (1980) was like that. Still works for me!