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aspire

By zillix

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness363
Audio2083.31
Fun4513.19
Overall5603.19
Humor5972.43
Graphics6013.02
Mood6542.83
Innovation7442.88
Theme10862.93

Comments

stray 2014-12-08 09:36

Audio is cool
Nice graphics

franklins-ghost 2014-12-08 12:19

The simple graphics work so well with the gameplay. Also like the way you've added difficulty to jumping on enemies heads by having other enemies above you at times. Nice entry.

jpcote 2014-12-09 03:55

Nice game, programmer art fit really well for this game !

jmborden 2014-12-09 03:56

I wish there was less wait time between deaths. Otherwise, nice game!

cliffracerx 2014-12-09 03:58

Neat little game, really hard, but the soundtrack is nice.

fatkarate 2014-12-09 03:58

awesome i loved the style

blurgit 2014-12-09 03:58

I like the visual style and music. I couldn't figure out what to do in the 2nd room though (I couldn't get those guys on the ceiling??)

abdurrahmankh 2014-12-09 04:00

nice work, its not just show good design skills (both aesthetically and gameplay) it is also an example of the thing you should look for in a two days jam

it does not feel like one screen though

pepelumen 2014-12-09 04:00

Great and enjoyable! My companions killed the boss after I died :D

dalbinblue 2014-12-09 04:03

Fun game with a cool exploration mechanic and good audio as well. You stated that there were four bosses; however, after defeating the first, the game would not let me progress much further. I would also like to state that the game is very generous with power-ups, so I ended up with 8 helpers by the end which did make most enemies very easy.

dracomagna 2014-12-09 04:04

Yeah! Finish it! :D

It's a really nice game, I enjoyed playing it.
Good Job!

stjahns 2014-12-09 04:11

At first I thought it was impossible, but I was just unlucky and had to refresh :) Yay sandwich! Good example of minimal but effective art!

spacedoubt 2014-12-09 04:18

Dig the music!

toadfrogs 2014-12-09 04:20

The simple graphics fits this game. Simple and fun. That elevator was kinda tricky though :D

sinistragames 2014-12-09 21:59

Solid work! Was playing this for around 10 minutes or more. So you can say you kept me interested for that amount of time. Which is impressive considering it being a ludum dare project! Your controls were nice, and I really like when the attention to the feels of the controller are given a priority. It's a lot more fun playing around with mindless action(violence) in that way, haha. Good job!

empyrealhell 2014-12-10 01:26

I liked this one. It was mindless, but it was fun. I liked the helper drone upgrade things that you got, it was an interesting alternative to the classic stat bonuses, and really changed the way you played depending on which ones you got. I was a little disappointed after beating it the second time, I thought it was going to keep a running tally and give me something when I got to 100, but alas, just a one-shot. Either way, still fun.

themonika 2014-12-10 07:51

Nice! Really enjoyed it. I seemed to need 8 coins to buy the 7-coin object but it's possible I didn't buy it right the first time. Also, I could move past the obstacle in the first level by moving in front of the door after I died, but that's after I've done it once so it doesn't allow me to skip learning controls.

equipejam 2014-12-10 21:13

Very fun !

k8n 2014-12-12 04:32

Fun game, unfortunately I couldn't make it too far

kualitygames 2014-12-14 14:20

Nifty lil' game, liked the multiple floors idea a lot!

jannesn 2014-12-14 20:54

Funny hard game!
I like how you combined the level loading with the theme!

zatyka 2014-12-15 04:29

That was one of the funnest entries I've played this LD. The control scheme was simple and effective. The square graphics were crude, but the colors blended nicely together, and along with the music, created a playful atmosphere.

One suggestion would be to make some enemies that only the player can defeat. After getting a few helpers, it ended up being safer and easier to just avoid projectiles and let the helpers attack the enemy.

Others mentioned that they had difficulty beating levels, but I managed to beat it on my first try. I may have gotten lucky, but the difficulty felt good to me. I appreciate the random generation, and multiple bosses. I plan on playing a few more times.

waveformmodulations 2014-12-16 19:17

That was really neat. Liked the 8 bit graphics and music

pixlexia 2014-12-19 14:36

Love the chill upbeat music and the elevator mechanic, I think it fits with the theme well. The controls are perfect, and you don't always see LD games with controls this good! Awesome job overall!

Oh and thanks for making it so we don't have to restart the whole game if you die :)

dunin 2014-12-19 17:29

Really surprising good mood.
The difficulty is strange (I had a third room really hard, and after only cool rooms), maybe because random levels, but in this case, it should be possible to take an elevator to escape an hard room and come back later...?

barryrowe 2014-12-22 00:06

Audio is great, controls are smooth. Use of the theme is good with the elevator-esque transition. The attacks are a little odd though, so sometimes you just don't feel like you're ever hitting anything. Fun game.

atridas 2014-12-29 19:29

Had a gread overall "feeling" even thoug the controls were clunky

calavera 2014-12-30 00:11

not exactly sure what i just did but I had a lot of fun figuring it out!