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Throw Junk at Aliens

By jwin

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Fun383.94
Overall763.85
Theme864.01
Humor923.76
Graphics934.04
Innovation2243.62
Mood2773.27
Audio5892.62

Comments

manicminer 2015-04-20 04:16

Pretty damn impressive for 48 hours - very nice!

Wasn't sure you were going to let me pick up the cars but was pleased you did

benmcnelly 2015-04-20 16:14

Needs a goat mode. Loved this, and congrats for making something this polished in the allotted time.

pixzleone 2015-04-20 19:01

Nice game, but hard. Could use some music. GJ.

mightytoast 2015-04-20 19:07

Wow, very impressive! Graphics are great, physics are hilarious, and the concept is pretty zany.

knarf2011 2015-04-21 00:42

Great game. The most enjoyable part was amassing a large group of aliens on my tail and throwing houses at them. My only qualm is that some objects didn't appear to block lasers.

humanoid 2015-04-21 09:24

Yes! I can throw aliens at aliens! (A little bit disappointed I can't throw houses, though)

ourson 2015-04-21 09:33

Now i'm prepared for alien invasion!
Thanks "throw junk at aliens"!
Everything i need is a house. House is op.

garygreen 2015-04-21 19:52

Fun idea and well polished too. :-)

jmborden 2015-04-22 05:37

Damn the web version crashed my OS X 10.9.5 system on Safari =(.

ndebruyn 2015-04-22 05:40

Hey very nice. All feels very good except when controlling the character. I think you should have made him walk in the direction he is facing. It is just my opinion.
Other than that it is awesome.
PS: We had the same idea. Mine is just 2D and about zombies....

akokich 2015-04-23 05:28

AWESOME! Great graphics, and it's very fun. The fact you can pick up the dead aliens, cars and even houses is great.

lolshouse 2015-04-23 05:28

Threw junk at aliens until there was no more junk to throw.

Had a mental breakdown.

Would recommend.

cryotube 2015-04-24 03:07

Really amazing for 48 hours, utilizing physics and picking up almost any object to chuck at aliens felt satisfying! I think the game would be amazing with a bit more polish (no objects falling out of the world, faster-paced gameplay)

smilingcat 2015-04-24 03:09

This was a blast! I liked how you could even pick up the houses. Great job!

ewchap 2015-04-24 03:12

Very well put together. Love the look and feel. Was so happy when I picked up a house and knocked a guy out with it.

gruhn 2015-04-24 03:15

An interesting idea, and a beautiful game.
The first thing I tried to do was lift the house and when worked I won my night!

haveric 2015-04-24 03:17

Impressively well put together game. The art style is excellent and the gameplay is unique and fun. My only complaint is that the sounds are a bit harsh.

knivel 2015-04-25 03:56

Haha, hilarious theme, and fun to play! I like the graphical style-- especially the depth of field. I laughed out loud when I figured out I could pick up the house. Great job!

lucentbeam 2015-04-25 06:07

Core mechanic is pretty satisfying. Sound effects are annoying.

bmacintosh 2015-04-25 07:08

Delivers exactly what it promises.

cnoel 2015-04-25 22:20

Brilliant! Gameplay is smooth and simple, and a lot of fun. Picking up buildings is ludicrous and perfect for the theme.
I found myself soon figuring out ways to climb buildings by lining things up. Alien > car> house> store. I was close to grab the saucer from the sky.

jackrugile 2015-04-26 02:18

Haha, I love so much that I can throw the houses and the alien corpses ;) Nice job.

bizm 2015-04-26 05:08

Hahahaha, this was hilarious. I always wanted to do this. The graphics were really polished, and the mechanics were solid. Great job! :D

handkor 2015-04-26 05:18

This is really nice, good job

crowbeak 2015-04-26 05:47

I enjoy the graphics and throwing everything in sight is definitely fun, but the mouse cursor was difficult to keep track of when there was a lot going on.

oinariman 2015-04-26 06:10

I love the rolling of standing-at-attention style alien corpses.

fenix 2015-04-26 07:01

I love it! Great idea, I was smiling all the time while playing. :D One thing you should add for sure is a background music.

alcotk 2015-04-26 08:09

The web version was pretty glitched

demy 2015-04-26 08:51

Home, sweet home... I mean, hose, my sweet house, you're my best weapon so far!
Very nice idea. The game is hard and you very easily get into situation where you don't have any chances. May be some healing objects or more hit points could help player to survive.
Anyway, this game is fun to play and fits theme perfectly. Well done.

resty 2015-04-26 09:39

Very good! Love everything in the game~

terraneola 2015-04-26 11:56

Interesting idea but game might be more optimized. Pretty good graphics.

godstroke 2015-04-26 12:37

Awesome!

tuism 2015-04-26 12:56

Fantastic! I can really appreciate a modular approach to the game in which everything is everything :) Being able to pick up dead enemies is a nice touch :)

There are only a few things I think would improve the experience:
1. Holding down the mouse button to throw could have been displayed a bit more obviously.
2. The need to point your mouse at the thing you're picking up seems unnecessary, it feels like if you're by the object, or walking into it with directional controls, it should be clear enough that you want to pick it up.
3. Being able to see some kind of trajectory to your throw would have been nice. Especially when the enemy is behind the fence.
4. A bit more intelligence/variety to the enemies would have been great. The single-minded Crimsonland zombies get old fast.

Fantastic! :D

tuism 2015-04-26 12:57

Oh and really appreciated the depth of field effect you had there. Nice touch :)

ultraval 2015-04-26 14:24

I was killed by my own house hahaha.

The game is really fun, the only downside is the lack of music.

roguenoodle 2015-04-26 14:50

Very fun entry! I think I might've preferred a little more speed when holding objects, as it gets very difficult to dodge lasers - maybe increase the speed of the player overall? Aliens seemed to be able to shoot lasers through the larger buildings on the right of the map as well (the ones that can't be picked up)

hectigo 2015-04-26 16:10

Throwing stuff at the alies is fun, the game would be a lot better with some music though. Also the aiming cursor isn't as visible as I'd like, I sometimes lost it while playing. Making it bigger or higher-contrast (like using a black/white sprite) would be better.

zarkith 2015-04-27 13:32

This was very satisfying to play. You really nailed the player feedback. I would've liked it to be a bit faster paced though.

tanjent 2015-05-03 19:59

Love the animations. Just wished that the aliens looked a bit more ... alien :)

phocker 2015-05-08 01:27

that was pretty awesome - love the idea

tppr2046 2015-05-08 01:44

Impressive!! This game reminds me "Katamari Tamashi", and the concept is more simple and fun!!

horsed 2015-05-08 06:48

What makes this idea so great is that it's absurd and hilarious! Really creative. Movement could be faster and sound could be richer, but otherwise it's a funny thing to play from time to time.

pietdagamer 2015-05-08 08:29

Great gameplay, started off a little easy but it became a lot harder once I got a little further. The audio needs some work though.

lucatode 2015-05-08 12:14

Great Game! a bit difficult to control the character but still great! :D

recursor 2015-05-08 13:16

Love the graphics!

tmpxyz 2015-05-10 03:55

Kinda hard to throw small things, but throwing house is fun and effective.

maral 2015-05-10 09:24

Amazing game, although Unity is damn slow. I would say one of the best I played here. It's amazing to be able to throw anything I want :)