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Latvian Milk

By dreyan

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Fun114.18
Coolness1100
Overall843.87
Audio973.77
Humor1563.59
Graphics2933.74
Innovation7622.66
Theme8102.89

Comments

clegamecoop 2015-04-21 01:58

doh, wish this was html5 or for mac. looks cool though

dreyan 2015-04-21 02:05

It'll come to both I imagine in the next few days, fear not :)

pixel-heart 2015-04-21 02:13

can't play game..
this year's web player limitations are awful :(

bossmojoman 2015-04-21 02:13

This is the funnest game I have played so far. Great job!

rscar 2015-04-21 02:18

I loved it! Felt very juiced :)

xbcw 2015-04-21 02:21

Creative and fun. I really liked the variety of interesting weapons.

ldds 2015-04-21 02:23

I love it! I wish you could switch weapons in a better way, and the enmeies had some sort of HP. great game.

jasonsumm 2015-04-21 13:54

Looks great! :)

de_von 2015-04-21 14:06

Good sound effects and the feeling of the weapons, but some explanation and maybe a list of controls wouldn't hurt.

seconddimension 2015-04-21 14:35

Great little arena shooter, I liked the insane weapons. Some of the weapon names really made me laugh, especially a Glockwork Orange.
But mainly what I will take away from this is a new-found understanding of the Latvian people, and how the modern capitalist paradigm is diminishing their sense of cultural identity

crumpet 2015-04-21 14:43

Intuitive gameplay was the highlight. Some great music, and I feel someone watched "The Art of Screenshake" and learned the important lessons from it ;)

The character sprites seem blurry, especially compared to some of the other sprites (like the barrels). The enemies feel too easy to avoid (the way they have to get near you and then do an attack?) The orange enemies are better in this regard.

Fun weapon variation, and a generally well put together game with some room for improvement.

Keep up the good work, and please do develop this further!

holyblackcat 2015-04-21 14:49

Very nicely done! The game feels very good and 'juicy'.

But even more different weapons would be nice. :D

sergi-montaner 2015-04-21 16:35

Fun game. I enjoyed the recoil of the machine gunn and killing 3 enemies in one shot with the laser.
When the character screams it reminds me of Jake from Adventure Time.

rallebauz 2015-04-21 18:27

This is super cool! I think multiplayer, both co-op and versus, would be even more awesome.

maesk 2015-04-21 19:52

Hell, guys, you just won me with the description...

Then you won me with the music. Then with the screenshake-vlambeer style and the lightning and the juicyness. Then with every single weapon. Transforming like a saiyan is just saiyan: awesome. At this point it even doesn't matter if Chthuloids are on the game and I like them because Chthuluh...

The game is just awesomely FUN. I don't need more. Excellent work.

atomicvikings 2015-04-21 21:12

I learned so much about the Latvian Struggle, thanks man! I never knew there was so much heartfelt dispair going on in the world. cheers for the Latvians

cheshyr 2015-04-22 01:46

ok, i played this for way too long. sometimes you just want to blow stuff up. nice smooth gameplay, and the effects were excellent. good music too. great submission.

cryotube 2015-04-22 01:49

Weapons felt very polished and fun to play with! I'm impressed with the variety of weapons available in the game, and each weapon feels great to use as well (with the exception of the pistol, that thing sucks ass)

raroadkill 2015-04-22 01:56

This is tons of fun. Play it for quite awhile. I found it to be a tad too easy. but It was fun to run around and get them all grouped together so you could blow them up with one shot. Well done

pkenney 2015-04-22 02:24

Wow, a lot of fun!! The constant weapon switches were great, they made me play against the simple enemies in different ways. It was even more fun once I started using the barrels more.

Looks, sounds, and feels really good. Nice work!

grywhttl 2015-04-22 03:48

Really enjoyed this. Weapon variation is great!

thegamefather 2015-04-22 03:50

Wow, my type of game! So many weapons auto switching keep surprises me. The fast pace shooting is very solid. Love the camera shakes and blood of enemy death. The audio is simple but just fits. Great work!

silentbaws 2015-04-22 03:51

kind of sucks that I can be damaged while changing guns because I have no control over when that happens and no way to defend myself other than that it was a really fun game though

dylanwolf 2015-04-22 03:58

Really good art, music, and effects. The fact that the guns affect your movement is a nice touch, and they're over-the-top without being over-powered.

filthyincubation666 2015-04-22 12:56

sickk

bastienre4 2015-04-22 13:39

This is one of those gems you find in LD. Great job!

commodorekid 2015-04-22 15:50

It's a very fun to play game. I wish it was getting harder by time and I guess that's the only thing. Good job! :)

andrea 2015-04-22 15:57

Very cool game, everything seems to be polished and thought off, that's a rare sight!
Not so "unconventional" weapons but you still pretty much the theme.
Awesome work guys!

urbanhelsing 2015-04-22 19:37

Best gameplay so far. Would like to have more variation and increased difficulty.

terpin 2015-04-22 21:09

What a fantastic game! Are there plans to continue developing it? Because there should be!

dreyan 2015-04-22 21:23

We're working on it right now as a matter of fact, it's going to get a whole lot bigger :)

esayitch 2015-04-22 21:56

Dat description doe xD

The weapon feel is pretty incredible... graphics are good, so is sound. The only thing I can suggest to improve is to make the weapons more unconventional... they are called unconventional names and look unconventional, but they don't behave in unconventional ways...

Aside from that, very solid entry, good luck!

crefossus 2015-04-22 21:56

Really fun and polished game overall. It might have been more fun if the enemies forced me into something other than circle kiting.

I loved the death art and variety of weapons.

It was fun to have different strategies with each weapon and pushing the barrels. You're onto something with the setup phase with the barrels and then having a new wave spawn. It's a good break in the pacing.

deadfragment 2015-04-22 22:56

Love the description aha, This game feels awesome to play and love the music and art style!

-Neith

lynx 2015-04-23 01:17

Your game description MADE MY DAY!!! One of the best best games of this LD I've played so far. Love to see more weapons and boosts and power ups with more random levels to help be keep coming back to blast through enemies and save my Latvian Milk!

ryannielson 2015-04-23 01:18

Great game, super fun and it looks fantastic. Some pretty simple mechanics, but they're executed very well. Nice work!

lukezaz 2015-04-23 01:27

Very very good game. Would love to see more come of it.

wg_phancock 2015-04-23 02:15

Great game, very visceral feel to the guns. Good job.

broknecho 2015-04-23 02:21

Incredibly polished and tight control. Very fun game. Cool mechanic using the guns to actually help you dodge around. Well Done!

roving-stone 2015-04-23 02:40

This game feels bloody amazing. Really polished gameplay. The guns aren't really unconventional, and the concept isn't that original, but it's just very satisfying to play.

onlyslightly 2015-04-23 03:12

Loved all the lighting and effects. I loved the bit of recoil you included as well. Really fun game.

2015-04-23 03:29

Lots of fun graphics, screen shake action & purple lasers !!! I would definitely crack out on this one on ios or googleplay styles. :-) Keep me posted if it goes to mobile!

tikilittle 2015-04-23 03:39

I liked how frenetic it became when you don't know what weapon your going to get next. The milk as a health indicator is a cool concept, but was hard to tell how much health I had left.

popcorn897 2015-04-23 05:31

Hilarious and CRAZY fun. This game is so awesome. Very addicting too. I don't really know if I have any serious issues with this game. It was mostly perfect! Excellent work!

pixzleone 2015-04-23 06:43

Nice!

awpteamoose 2015-04-23 07:48

You guys did a good job and deserve plenty of sleep. I only wish it fit the theme better.

spin-down 2015-04-23 20:23

I enjoyed playing this alot! The graphics and sound were great and the controls were nice and responsive. Good job guys!

dorgam 2015-04-24 00:16

Good shooter game that makes you feel the shots!
Also the history was so deep and made me open my eyes!
XD

taro 2015-04-24 00:45

It was a fun game. I got stuck inside the wall and died. That didn't contribute to my fun.

nidolabz 2015-04-24 03:32

Loved it. Is there an exit button?

dreyan 2015-04-24 08:28

Hi Omiya - sorry to hear, that never happened in testing. Reckon you'd be able to replicate the bug so we can isolate it and remove it from the build.

Octopus: no not in that build, although the game has been expanded since and we're continuing to make it a fair chunk larger :)

triplevisiongames 2015-04-24 08:51

AWESOME.

Cool animations, particularly when they die. Screenshake makes everything about 43x more fun too.

safran 2015-04-24 10:04

Nice game if it comes with good explanation. The concept of always switching weapon is good though.

mattmirrorfish 2015-04-24 13:34

Very nice entry! Great graphics and sound. Definitely detect some Vlambeer infuence which I like, some crate box and nuclear throne. I'm not sure about changing weapons based on time. Overall a very good entry!

ainoraz 2015-04-24 15:53

Really loved this game! I actually had a similar idea with changing weapons in my game as well, thought I didn't have as much time to polish it since I went for the 48 hours. Love the music, sounds, mechanics and pretty much everything! Good job!

01010111 2015-04-24 21:32

Solid entry, I super enjoyed myself! Loved all the guns, loved the gameplay - think it could get a little more fast-paced and intense, would love to see where you could take it in a post-jam version.

The graphics were the weak link for me, but they aren't bad, so you did a great job overall!

Sweet gifs ;P

bizm 2015-04-25 07:58

The weapon switch scream is amazing :D! Super fun and addictive gameplay.

goblin 2015-04-25 12:11

Very fun and addictive game, loved the music. Great job!
Check ours too http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367

abcdef65g 2015-04-25 21:08

Trust me, after this Jam most of us are still in dire need of sleep!

Quite a great work then, all new assets during this period of a jam, quite a fast paced and fun game, all in all one of the most fun games around here, if you guys do this without any experience can't wait when you guys get more experience points!

embalaje 2015-04-25 21:33

That was cool, good feeling playing this game.
Good job!

nikteddy92 2015-04-25 21:35

OMG THIS IS GREAT!! LOT OF FUN, GREAT GAMEPLAY AND NICE ART! WELL DONE!!! :DDD

terraneola 2015-04-25 21:59

Crimsonland of LD32! Awesome!

unconventionalfusion 2015-04-25 22:07

Nice game! The juice is strong with this one.

pi_pi3 2015-04-26 12:21

Amazing. The only thing this game lacks is more weapons.

hotboxgames 2015-04-26 19:58

Really liked the lighting and effects, good job and solid experience :)

jackrugile 2015-04-27 03:44

Such a great arsenal. The guns, bullets and hero have such a great feel to them. Nice work! Nothing like lining up a huge row and blasting through all of them with the laser style gun.

themeorch 2015-04-27 19:32

Awesome, frantic and super fun! I love the weapon variety and the chiptune soundtrack. If you keep working on this, I'd love to see even more weapon variety and enemy variety. Great, great job!

kloudrazor 2015-04-28 18:47

One of the best games I have seen so far! I found it thanks to Elpaulo64 while he was streaming LD games.

steboots 2015-05-04 00:12

It was a good game, I had a lot of fun playing it, so my suggestion is not to make it seem like there's anything wrong with this game, rather than if you wanted to keep me glued to the computer all night you very well could have if:

Scale the difficulty to keep getting increasingly more challenging, and have the guns continue to upgrade to a constantly more powerful version.

Loved this game.

freeholdgames 2015-05-10 17:19

Wonderful juicy little shooter. Great fun, good work!

nightshadow0 2015-05-11 21:22

Could've used a timer or score, but it's a really fun game! Nice work! My favorite was the minigun, the recoil is insane haha