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Zombies 'N Spies

By wezley

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor4202.70
Theme8023.40
Fun8112.82
Overall8172.94
Mood8232.62
Graphics8542.63
Innovation8862.63

Comments

march 2014-12-07 21:30

I regret I am not Rambo or Chuck Norris :D

Nice game, maybe too much text at the begining.
I had a lot of fun playing it.

wezley 2014-12-07 21:32

Thank you March! I know that text at the beginning may be a bit lengthy, but eh, you can always click through it fast, and it needs to explain the mechanics of the game well enough so the player doesn't get lost! Thank you for your feedback! Future versions will not have that long of a tutorial! :D

gebirgsbaerbel 2014-12-08 02:28

At first I didn't get the controls thought the mouse was for shooting only not also for walking direction. However the game is very fun to play as soon as you understand the rules. But I am also not Rambo :D

zanenga 2014-12-08 03:25

I like the concept!

andynonomous 2014-12-08 03:32

Is it me or are the movement controls weird? I like the flashlight cones though and the lighting in general!

wezley 2014-12-08 03:37

Yeah the controls do need some improvements. I blame those on the stress and sleep depravity. Thank you guys for your criticism! I will definitely be using it all to make the game much better!

misto423 2014-12-08 03:41

Pretty good concept. Definitely needs polish though. It was annoying to see the 'Press E to disable generator' even after it was disabled. Made me think for a bit that it wasn't working till the smoke started coming out. The AI was kinda glitchy, saw them running into and getting stuck on walls. Also never saw them shooting, seemed as soon as I was spotted I was dead.

greenyuk 2014-12-08 03:44

Bit rough around the edges, but that's to be expected. Pretty solid entry, played for a while. The AI is infuriating aha!

daftcube 2014-12-08 04:02

I didn't like the movement. I would have much preferred a system where the controls were aligned upwards. Other than that, nice mechanics!

ultravisitor 2014-12-08 04:07

This is a really ambitious entry. Its hard to play but amusing none the less. Good show.

wezley 2014-12-08 04:10

Thank you guys!
internetspaulicy, go big or go home right? :)
Thanks for the comments I really love the criticism, and knowing where I need to improve!

endesga 2014-12-08 04:11

Interesting game :D love it

thepattybeast 2014-12-08 04:17

solid game except for the movement controls. it would be much better if they weren't based on mouse position. Also it would be nice if the dialog at the start only played once.

banestar007 2014-12-08 04:51

well done, good concept, would see the movie.

Couldn't give you 5 on theme, as Zombies were not 'in' the screen until later.

woodecker 2014-12-08 05:18

Initially confusing controls, but fun to play.

stray 2014-12-08 05:41

Control is weird.
Concept is great

iaknihs 2014-12-08 08:52

I actually liked the controls... xD

hexagore 2014-12-08 12:57

I too regret not being Rambo or Chuck Norris. :)

chadheim 2014-12-08 14:44

Fun idea! Liked the flashlights of the zombies. Controls were difficult. Would have preferred WSAD to move character independent of mouse location. Shooting could stay with the mouse pointer though.

mrexcessive 2014-12-08 15:13

Hi there. I died, a lot. Amazing amount of content in there for 48h, good job! Shame no sounds (though to be fair I didn't get to guns, so maybe sounds happen...)

mbeierl 2014-12-08 18:01

One thing: I would've liked controls, where moving and aiming are not linked. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it :)

drtizzle 2014-12-08 18:01

Very nice concept, but it needs a lot more polish. The AI randomly turns around or stands dead still looking at a wall. With a bit more work this can be awesome!

aden-manson 2014-12-08 18:03

Nice Game!

thescragglyman 2014-12-08 18:04

This is one nice game, I liked the controls, although moving took a while for me to get used to, pretty hard too ^^ i like it

geeitsomelaldy 2014-12-08 18:05

Mouse aim AND tank controls D:
Pretty much the only complaint though. Well done.

donutttt 2014-12-08 18:09

This was cool, though I didn't know how to shoot? Mouse button didn't work for me. Nice game though, good fun for sure.

gins 2014-12-08 18:12

Interesting concept. Too bad it has no sound, that would have improved it a lot! Also I would have preferred screen related movement controls instead of tank controls.

daviosmash 2014-12-08 18:14

A very unique game! I had some issues with the controls, I could not find a comfortable sense of them, and I wish there was a bit more fluidity to the gameplay, but I enjoyed it.

wezley 2014-12-08 21:29

Thank you guys! I'll be setting up a Moddb shortly with a new version there with everything everyone suggested! This game is my baby and I want every to love it :D I love the comments!

rabbit 2014-12-08 22:13

No sound.
Graphics are really muddy and hard to differentiate at times. (like the floor being really dark and my player being really dark)
Awkward movement for a topdown game.
600000 tutorial messages.

tasteslikefuture 2014-12-08 22:15

Controls are a little wonky, but otherwise a neat game. Great work!

concalf 2014-12-08 22:16

i didn't get the controls either on my first run but after that it was fun :)

xwarzonex 2014-12-08 22:17

The game was fun and funny, but the controls were hard to deal with and I couldn't shoot for some reason, or open the door.

chaosed0 2014-12-08 22:20

Loved the text bubbles. Movement took a little getting used to. If you're planning more levels, you may want to make the escape sequence more exciting/shorter, as a lot of it was running around repairing or just waiting in a room.

wierd0 2014-12-08 22:20

Man, I can't believe I'm not Chuck Norris! Shoot! Great game though, my only critisism is that I find the whole firing a gun a bit wonky and slow, I thought I was suppose to click like a semi-auto one...

x54321 2014-12-08 22:34

It was decent. I have to say, though, that the game needs a little more feedback. Like, have something flash when you repair a barrier, stuff like that, so the player knows if he/she's doing anything.

gsg 2014-12-08 23:21

Awesome game but I just hid in the security room and didn't shoot any zombies. Didn't need to. Other than that, good game!

dyn 2014-12-08 23:27

Too much text every restart
but quite fun

adrianulima 2014-12-08 23:32

too much text when you die, could be optional.. but the game is good.. congrats

frondeus 2014-12-08 23:47

I wishI were Chuck Norris

anachron 2014-12-08 23:53

Nice work! It's obvious you put a lot of work into the game mechanics and it shows. Funny all the people complaining about having to read like, maybe a paperback's page worth of writing. "When I was your age, video games were called books!" grrrrrr

wezley 2014-12-08 23:55

Thank you so much Anachron! :)
Thank you everyone else as well!

tigerbyte 2014-12-09 01:39

Lighting cones are great. Controls felt strange, I guess maybe because I was expecting to hit S and go down instead of backwards? To each his own, I guess. Game was pretty difficult. I didn't get that far. But I liked it. Neat concept, too.

Coming off of a week of Far Cry 4 binging, I also appreciated the guard banter.

trisquare 2014-12-09 02:14

Nice game I like the game play, and it is really fun. Good job

error031 2014-12-09 02:24

Nice game, controls are little confusing at start, but then when you adjust to them it is very fun

eerongal 2014-12-09 02:25

Neat little game. The controls were a bit confusing at first for a top-down style game. Also, for some reason, i couldnt see the text for "press E to ..." on the LD embedded page. Worked fine when i went to the web link, though.

elephly 2014-12-09 03:16

Cool game! I haven't got my mouse right now and the trackpad on this laptop doesn't seem to work while I've got any keys pressed, so my experience was soured a bit, but I appreciate the effort you put into the game. I loved the content and game play alike.

xenolupus 2014-12-09 03:52

Why don't the guys protecting the base fix the doors?

wezley 2014-12-09 03:53

Xenolupus, because they created the zombie virus so the zombies are made to not attack them! xD

harley77 2014-12-09 04:10

Liked this a lot. The beam effects from the flashlights are great.

benmcnelly 2014-12-09 05:04

Just haddddd to keep playing!

ozcr 2014-12-09 05:17

Really cool game!

Give mine a try, http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=44154

cheshyr 2014-12-09 05:57

Controls are a little rough, but it's an interesting espionage game. nice work!

leaghorn 2014-12-09 06:00

Nice concept. Nothing innovative, but well done, but the controls are terrible. It should be moving with arrows in directions of the arrows and only looking around with mouse.
This system is not good. Strefing sides fliped for me once so it was even worse.
Aside from controls, nicely done.

alvarop 2014-12-09 06:44

Haha, there's a game very similar to this one, with zombies in it too!

legiion 2014-12-09 08:24

Very good use of the spech bubbles in game

viclw17 2014-12-09 08:25

The control is a little weird. But Great work!

alsweigart 2014-12-09 08:40

Eh. Good concept, decent execution.

groydis 2014-12-09 09:05

Very fun game, Great job.

hippolyta 2014-12-09 12:20

Cool game, but (too) much information at the beginning and the controls felt a bit weird.
Overall a good entry!

dieblume86 2014-12-09 13:16

Nice one.

mekuri 2014-12-09 13:25

Nice game! I got a bit confused about disabling the generators at first, since it kept prompting me to press e to disable it after I did it- But apart from that- A very well done game, I enjoyed playing it!

marvalgames 2014-12-09 15:12

Nice work.
Little bit wonky controls but the concept and visuals more than make up for it. Game which I look forward to a more complete version!

allurious 2014-12-09 15:13

Nice game but no need for a lengthy description on how to play. I disliked the controls only because moving left and right is faster than moving forward. After killing all the guards/zombies I had nothing to do either.

cliffracerx 2014-12-09 16:47

Really silly but fun entry, I am very much not Chuck Norris and died. Many times.

Nice job. ;)

pjimmy 2014-12-09 16:58

nice, love the stealth genre

yarek 2014-12-09 19:16

Nice game and nice idea :D

bthedestroyermc 2014-12-09 19:42

Clever game. The Evac time should be shorter as it becomes monotonous after a while

ky533541 2014-12-09 21:24

I love the guard's thoughts :) Hilarious game

thatsmyjam 2014-12-09 21:43

Very tough but nice game!

lukezaz 2014-12-09 22:28

Decent game. The dialogue was amusing, but I found that you could win just by waiting.

besieger1 2014-12-09 22:47

Very fun and enjoyable game, very interesting consept

01rafael 2014-12-09 23:04

Nice concept! I've been broke down few generators :)

01rafael 2014-12-09 23:05

sorry forget to rate game)

puppetmaster 2014-12-09 23:42

Cool gameplay idea and implementation of the theme.
The controls need some practice.

Well done!

billrizer 2014-12-10 00:31

Interesting concept - controls were a little confusing!

bitapps 2014-12-10 02:37

really zombie and spies? great criativity.

wezley 2014-12-10 02:43

Because it's so easy to come up with a great game within minutes after the announcement of the theme ^^

binarybot 2014-12-10 03:29

Sweet game! I like stealth. Text should have only been shown once though. Really great game. Awesome lights.

mjspecter 2014-12-10 03:45

This game is fun. I love stealth, objective and shooters and this does it all. Along with good lighting and effects. Good game!

hazzahazzam 2014-12-10 06:21

Cool game, shooting wasn't working. Try to avoid using the word "boob" in this compo.

sirikan 2014-12-10 07:06

Nice stealth game :)

fergusontv_ld31 2014-12-10 11:19

The movement feels weird, i think it would have been much more instinctive with classical wasd controls.
Nice entry though. Good job ! :)

teesquared 2014-12-10 13:27

Took a bit to get used to the controls but then it worked. Difficulty was high for me but I kept retrying. Good combination of different game styles.

kalaskrysset 2014-12-10 14:23

Cool game with nice graphics. The level was cool with the different objectives and all. However I did not like how I controlled the character. Was real confusing that W was always towards the mouse instead of always up.

cyrus 2014-12-10 16:53

I agree it's a lot of text to read before starting the game. The mechanics are nice, but the game is a bit hard. I guess stealth games are hard to balance (I did something similar, check it out).

Some enemy pathfinding would have been nice (then the game would even be harder, so maybe then you would have to add something that the player can actually run away successfully).

floorman 2014-12-10 17:09

Fun game, really like the stealth mechanics.

sushin 2014-12-10 17:27

Cool game, a bit long tutorial. Good lightning!!

atombrot 2014-12-10 19:32

Overall a fun game, but I agree with the others that the controls are weird. I would like the scheme, but I think that left and right should bi switched. Now when you press left, the player walks right and vice versa.

evergreen-games-ludum-dare 2014-12-10 21:01

lots of content. like the guards talking XD. overall pretty good. the timer shouldnt start until u finish reading

spas 2014-12-10 22:15

Really good, I would have preferred that W,S,A and D moved the character relative to the screen. But overall I was impressed.

2bit 2014-12-11 05:17

The controls were a little against the grain but the game was good.

deyteris_team 2014-12-11 14:15

maybe too hard to control. But in general it looks fine

robustinteractive 2014-12-11 18:02

felt like i am a participant of the virtual The Walking Dead. great job!

tipyx 2014-12-11 18:51

Nice difficulty, need some sound and a better IA ;)
Great job however !

skulioskarsson 2014-12-11 23:24

Cool

aniscool9 2014-12-12 09:06

itz a nice one.....keep up :)

manusaiz 2014-12-12 13:36

Nice game, although it is true that a less dumb AI would do better. I personally would enjoy a shorter evacuation wait time, less enemies and less bullets.

The thing I would love the most would be the ability to freely shot for the skill shot instead of having to click on the target. And enabling a key for shooting instead of clicking would help precision, but I am aware that is just me. It was an ambitious and fun game overall, congratulations! :)

pulsartronic 2014-12-12 13:49

Nice one ... i got killed quickly first time but in a couple of tries, I became RAMBOOOOO JAJA :D
High rated on fun
Take a look at our game http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=45161

ynots 2014-12-12 18:08

nice use alarm lights...
remembered me ... my first worst game...i made ... without knowing how to use lights...

nobuyoshi 2014-12-13 18:12

The control is very bad.

vikingpotato 2014-12-14 18:46

Those are some weird dialogues you have there :)

jjevil 2014-12-15 22:40

I am also not Chuck Norris or Rambo. The only thing that drove me crazy was the control scheme. Pressing up to move down when I was facing that way felt odd. Other than that, nice work.

sharky 2014-12-15 23:15

Nice game. Your text box tutorial needs to be a larger box to cut down on the number of boxes, and the controls need to become more fluid, they are too clunky and hard to use ATM

asobitech 2014-12-16 09:15

Pretty fun game.

warpgames 2014-12-16 11:07

The mechanics are a bit confusing. Also a bit buggy. But overall decent game.

searge 2014-12-16 12:42

Nice idea, but the controls were strange. Would've been easier to understand if aiming with the mouse would not affect the walk direction.

hoyt-hoy 2014-12-16 16:15

Nice game ^^
I feel a weird control... I lose a lot because of commands :/
But the idea is really good!
Impressive for a LD game.

nonobattle 2014-12-17 12:27

Fun little survival game, albeit with quirky controls. The controls and the mass of interaction points make the game a bit overhelming in the beginning.
streamline the tutorial and the controls a bit and the game would handle much more comfortable. The mood is alright, but would really shine with an eery background theme.
Not to be forgotten: Nice writing with the death messages!

szbeat 2014-12-20 13:21

It was pretty fun, considering that I'm not a fan of stealth games (except the ones where I have a shotgun with unlimited ammo).

akirassasin 2014-12-21 03:01

Controls have some problems.... first time when I played, I glitched through a wall though :D

jukimv1986 2014-12-22 20:48

I am Chuck Norris and when I started the game it said I had already won. hahaha!

mrhill 2014-12-24 23:17

the controls are awkward, it seems to be made for 3d.

alwaysinbeta 2014-12-29 13:32

Took a while to get used to the controls. For me it might be better if you could keep going in the direction you're facing, beyond the pointer (if that makes sense). Fortunately the game itself was enough fun to spend the time to get used to it. Also the guard's mutterings were really funny. Good job!

pht59x 2014-12-29 17:01

Well known mechanic. Too much text in the splash screen.