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Random Name Attack

By bnmkt

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Audio8332.13
Humor8801.87
Theme10752.95
Mood10822.07
Graphics10862.18
Innovation11671.92
Overall11922.21

Comments

sharp911 2014-12-08 03:47

Great concept. I would have liked a smoother control of the player. and maybe a left click gun and right click lazer instead of shift click :) good job.

misto423 2014-12-08 04:01

Not bad for your first game. The controls are a little clunky and a few times I was waiting for ships to spawn so I had something to shoot at. And it seems you can select the text on the ships, probably shouldn't use a text box like object for something like this. What's the black thing in the corner too?

daviosmash 2014-12-08 04:02

Fun little game. Damn that undefined name that got to me.

tigerbyte 2014-12-08 04:02

I agree with sharp911 on the controls. Right click for laser maybe.
It seemed like maybe there was a delay or cooldown on the laser? If that was intentional, maybe a visual indicator for the cooldown would be helpful.

Not a bad first game at all. Hope you learned from it!

bnmkt 2014-12-08 04:06

Hi ^^
Sharp911 : Thanks you :3
misto423 : The spawn is fully random, i know me too i'm waiting sometimes
daviosmash : haha x)
Tigerbyte : Yes, i've learned so much and i'm a little happy because it's really the first thing i made :3

jamesofjames 2014-12-08 04:11

It was odd to me to control movement with keyboard and fire with mouse. Also, no real clue what the black thing in the corner is? Laser seemed a bit needless, once I learned I could spam click.

stephenhaney 2014-12-08 04:15

Hey, very cool for a first game! I liked playing it. If you're looking for an area to improve: the controls felt a little slow or clunky at times. But overall very nice!

endesga 2014-12-08 04:19

Interesting game :D love it

nuclearnapalm 2014-12-08 04:41

Not bad for first game! Keep going and good luck!

somfunambulist 2014-12-08 04:45

Pretty good for a first game!

woodecker 2014-12-08 05:14

The animations are too slow. Keep going!

matthew-rayfield 2014-12-08 05:14

Controls were a bit clunky. But it was playable and actually a good little challenge!

Seemed like the enemies got right on top of me very quickly.

Seems like the highscore page wasn't working.

With smother controls and some more variety (power ups, enemies, etc) I can see it being pretty fun!

mintybacon 2014-12-08 05:35

This is awesome for your first game in 48 hours!

lynx 2014-12-08 06:06

Controls for up and down were a bit jumpy (and I forgot you could at one point haha) but the shooting worked to speed and I guess that's what really matters. Fun little game concept, be cool to expand it with power ups and a laser power bar.

indigofiz 2014-12-08 07:51

As everybody else said, the controls are a little rough. Do continue making games though, congratulations on your first game :D

bnmkt 2014-12-08 08:22

It's me again, thanks to all. Just to tell you, the site for the score is UP now. I just have to retart the Mysql database.

aisland 2014-12-08 09:02

It's a beautiful beginning, keep going

sh1rogane 2014-12-08 09:36

It is a good for a first time. Just wish for little smoother controls.

groydis 2014-12-08 11:01

Great idea, found the shooting to be a bit clunky, shots missing when they clearly should of hit. I think with some polish you will have a genuine time waster on your hands that will be hard to put down.

greenyuk 2014-12-08 12:01

Solid first attempt at a game. You seem aware of it's flaws so no point reiterating them. Nice work.

dannyhodge 2014-12-08 12:17

Fun game! Maybe make the bullets do less damage with slower fire rate, or let the user hold to shoot? Nearly gave me RSI spamming out the bullets :D

pjimmy 2014-12-08 14:41

it's nice for a first game, but it's missing a Pause button.

maesk 2014-12-08 15:05

Not bad! Better game name than mine :D I'd like the ship to move more smoothly, when user keeps key pressed, but it's fine. Great work!

nushriell 2014-12-08 15:40

I really liked the graphics.
Cool game.

oskardevelopment 2014-12-08 16:13

Nice graphics - fun element with the names!

opengl 2014-12-08 16:19

Good enough for first game :) Keep going!

allanolivei 2014-12-08 16:20

Do not use selectable text field during game play and controls should be more sensitive. Congratulations for your first game.

wakka 2014-12-08 17:06

Pretty good for your first game, and because of this, I forgive you those bad controls ;-)

ViliX 2014-12-08 19:00

Nice concept, but you should polish it for the next time :)

ossi 2014-12-08 19:12

I love the idea behind this, and the random names of the enemy ships gives them more personality! Like most others have said, the controls of the movement and firing need some more polish and tweaking and perhaps an increase in the spawn rate would make it more engaging. Great first game though, keep making more games!

luminar 2014-12-08 19:14

Not the greatest, would like something more, but good enough for a first game.

fanttum 2014-12-08 20:16

Yea, kinda riggad, but a good try. Also the sound still plays after you are dead when you fire.

eponesh 2014-12-08 21:05

Interesting mechanics.

march 2014-12-08 23:31

Always most important to finish something. It is playable and cool.

jacksgamessucks 2014-12-08 23:34

nice job, collision detection doesnt work well, maybe you should make game little bit faster?

rabbit 2014-12-08 23:42

Cool idea I guess?

Really slow though. Needs a lot more polish to be great.

derosa 2014-12-09 01:03

Nice first game. It could be better with some simple effects on explosions (like camera shake or some particles) to add to the experience.

drludos 2014-12-09 01:28

Nice idea, and very good for a first game!

bkgh 2014-12-09 01:30

It's a great attempt for a first game!
The controls need to be a little more responsive and seamless, though.

jupitron 2014-12-09 01:33

Nice idea, ship needs to move smoother, put some music!!!

kunonooni 2014-12-09 03:24

Cool game for your first time.

HelkeGames 2014-12-09 06:27

Really nice game! Very fun to play!

maurogik 2014-12-09 06:46

Congrats on your first game ! It's actually not bad at all. The scores at the end is a nice touch ;)

hippolyta 2014-12-09 12:26

Nice first game!
It was a bit unclear, when I hit a spaceship with my rockets...

leaghorn 2014-12-09 13:11

good concept, nicegraphics, clumsy controls

spitfire87 2014-12-09 16:10

Good first game!

charlesque 2014-12-09 18:18

Not bad for a first game. For improvment, if we can attack at the actual rate, maybe you should add more enemies so the ame will be more dynamic. And try to avoid editable textbox. ^^

hypnoticbytes 2014-12-09 19:37

Congratulations for your 1st game!!!Keep going!!!

octoteam 2014-12-09 20:05

Not bad for a first game, keep going!

flashlight 2014-12-09 23:53

Clear and easy concept, clear target, looks pretty good as your first game!

A little bug could be this: when I try to shoot two bullets in row, sometimes (quite often) I see the 2nd one just pass through the space but with no hit sfx.

banestar007 2014-12-10 02:55

well done for a first game!

ky533541 2014-12-10 03:10

I like the art, I feel like this game would benefit a lot from a bit more "flash" -- like some kind of explosion instead of the enemies just disappearing. nice game though!

nokifict 2014-12-10 10:02

For a first game, it's work pretty great :)
My opinion is that feedback are the most important thing, so your game could win a lot with some "Wave 2 clear" or other stuff like that !
Ps: think of azerty keyboard too !
for a first try, it's cool :)

fergusontv_ld31 2014-12-10 10:08

The controls lack of reactivity (up/down). Nice game for a first game though

bnmkt 2014-12-10 13:55

Nokifict : Hi, i'm belgian so my keyboard is an azerty and at least my choice of keyboard was for qwzerty (can i edit my game now ? )

yarek 2014-12-10 14:49

This is a good learning experience. Ludum Dare is the perfect excuse to learn :) Good job!

luthwyhn 2014-12-10 15:19

Great first entry. I agree with the controls/movement being a bit slow. Also I keep accidentally clicking on the name-boxes which feels a bit awkward. In terms of programmer art your ships look good, and I'm infinitely in love with procedurally/randomly generated content. I look forward to seeing your next entry!

thiaguera 2014-12-11 02:30

I could be a little bit faster. Keep up the good work.

warboys 2014-12-11 10:09

Good job for your first game man, all the comments here say the same stuff I would so just commenting to show support :)

delahee 2014-12-11 11:08

Shooooot ! :)
Don't forget some people don't have QWERTY keyboards ! I have to press down to go up and vice versa :P Makes the game a lot harder, though :)

devwouter 2014-12-11 12:16

For a first attempt it is quite good, but compared to the others it still lacks a lot in polish. I bet that by the next ludum dare you will have improved a lot

apiotrw 2014-12-11 12:34

A bit confusing

demy 2014-12-11 20:36

Sometimes enemies have name "undefined" and i believe text fields on ships shouldn't be touchable. May be you should add some scores and other parameters? But i liked enemies with different speed and movement.

krunoslav 2014-12-11 20:41

Nice game for your first time. I hope you keep learning and having fun doing games! It would be a easy control and more options, it is a little repetitive. But good job :)

skulioskarsson 2014-12-11 23:16

Congrats on your first game :)
Needs a bit of polish though

otaviogood 2014-12-12 07:32

Next time I should read the instructions first. I was trying to figure out what the timer was and died trying to laser enemies. :P

kalaskrysset 2014-12-12 08:07

Good job for a first game :) The movement was a bit awkward and it was weird that I could fire in all directions. I expected to shoot straight in this kind of game since I can move up and down. Makes it a bit easy since you can just spam the laser. Pretty fun title :P

aniscool9 2014-12-12 09:09

controls were not so good.....otherwise its fun :)

pulsartronic 2014-12-12 14:14

nice one ... specially the ranking ... we almost implement a ranking but you know, 3 days lol :D
Great concept

mrbadivan 2014-12-12 18:46

Good entry!

tritegames 2014-12-12 21:32

Good start, it's fun. With more work it could be a nice game :)

6downstudios 2014-12-13 04:17

Random names are a nice touch, and I like the background. Maybe next time experiment with new enemies with different motion patterns, like a sine wave. Hope to see you next time!

ynots 2014-12-13 09:04

pretty good one..

incredible-ape 2014-12-13 19:02

The names were a nice touch. Next step: Shadow of Mordor!

danidre14 2014-12-14 00:19

WOW, really cool! The spamming mobs code you put in became too intense after a while, and, the hardest person's name was undefined! XD
It could have at least had score to it, but I understand level progress when the mobs spawn faster! :D

poupi 2014-12-14 21:26

Nice work :)

hoyt-hoy 2014-12-16 16:38

Nice concept!

asobitech 2014-12-16 19:26

Really good first attempt. Well done.

almax27 2014-12-16 22:07

RSI inducing gameplay :D Nice first submission, looking forward to your next!

jaymfernandes 2014-12-17 06:51

Great for a first game! (This was mine too haha) Controls were a bit slow (animations too) but the concept is good! Fun little game!

maxmetallica 2014-12-17 15:03

nice

snickersnacks 2014-12-21 23:40

This is great for your first! Same feedback as others, I think it's a really solid entry and you gave it a really good shot. Good job :)

jukimv1986 2014-12-22 20:11

quite strange game, but good effort for a first game. keep it up!

nsindrajith 2014-12-23 16:07

controls are good , nice try...

egor-idiot 2014-12-26 14:22

Crazy game %)

paffe 2014-12-27 11:11

Very nice!

menesetsu 2014-12-28 03:35

Congratulations finishing your first game!

diegohenriquez 2014-12-30 01:18

The controls seem a bit stiff but i do like the lock on missiles. :p this is a good entry :D.

xanjos 2014-12-30 01:31

Apart from rather obvious shortcomings like the very sluggish controls, the concept itself is actually pretty interesting. Overall, not bad for your first entry.