stoffe1992 2016-12-12 11:33
Game could be improved by adding a score / timer that shows how long you lived
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD37 → The Night before Christmas
By fyhr
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Game could be improved by adding a score / timer that shows how long you lived
Interesting concept, as @stoffe1992 said; you can improve it with a round or score timer. That would make the game more attention grabbing. Well done for a first try. In future LD don't worry about graphics too much. It should be your last priority. However, what you did looks good.
Funny that the concept that you went with was really similar to what I ended up doing. I too in the end did not manage to implement a boss (I did not have the time to program the battle) Hope you had fun doing this and maybe you can get your concept more fleshed out the next time around.
The game is simple ... lacking feedback and animations.
Your entry is quite similar to mine, and I've got to say that I should have used the mouse like you did. It sure works better than just using the keyboard.
Also, I can see why you spent so much time on the graphics, that room looks pretty good.
It's a shame that you were not able to add a scoring system and a Boss battle, that would really improve the game.
Good first entry. The mice(?) were really fast and I wasn't sure if my weapon was doing anything. It takes too many shots to kill the mice especially with how fast they move. Would be cool if bigger baddies needed more shots but the mice were one shot, but it sounds like you may have planned for more baddies like that. Look forward to seeing your second LDJAM entry next time around.
I read your description and the concept is nice, have you continued working on it after the jam? it would be nice to see your progress.
For now, I think it lacks some essential features, like being able to see the player lives, a score and some sound effects (you can use bfxr.net when in a hurry, I always do).