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Ooze for the Ooze Gods

By maxdmg

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2043.5128
Fun713.7628
Innovation2083.3828
Theme2253.4628
Graphics1963.4628
Audio1
Humor863.3126
Mood2103.2427

Comments

tolmera 2019-10-07 12:00

@maxdmg any chance of a Mac or Web version? Game seems interesting and I would like to try it, but only have a Mac or web browser I can play on.

maxdmg 2019-10-07 14:30

@tolmera I will try to make an HTML5 build of the game and add it to the itchio page. Will message you when done. Thanks for your interest!

burnedkirby 2019-10-08 02:48

Fun, fast paced game. Though in Wine on Linux, it runs slowly, but it does run pretty snappy on Windows. There's also an interesting bug where bullets get stuck in the fences at the boundaries of the map that can still hurt you if you touch them. Kind of fun. Audio is a category that can be voted for, but the game appears to not have audio so I did not vote in the Audio category. Good job.

maxdmg 2019-10-08 02:51

@burnedkirby whoops thanks for that catch totally did not add any sound effects, blood and ooze gore took up too much time haha. Glad you enjoyed it also that bullets bug was totally the result of me adding boundaries at the last second lmao.

adrenallen 2019-10-08 02:57

Really fun! It does feel like Katamari meets Risk of Rain! It was very satisfying to consume stuff, I wish we got to leave that little area and run through a full town, that would be a BLAST! Maybe consider continuing it after the competition? Could be a fun phone game! I also was a big fan of the sprite and art style as a whole.

I wish my score showed at the end so I could upload it as a picture here! Also hit a bug where sometimes when I was a huge blob, the guys I consumed at the edge of the screen would not fully animate so I ended up with standing people just stuck to the end of me.

brotherbondproduction 2019-10-08 02:58

At first I was like ""What is my purpose?", then I found out quickly, "To consume ALL LIFEFORMS".

Very satisfying to merge objects and enemies into this morbid green slime thing. You could possibly add to the gameplay by having something like arms to reach out grab enemies from a distance or maybe upgrades to improve your characters sped.

Overall, had a fun time playing this one. Cheers!

lizelive 2019-10-08 03:01

@maxdmg that would be great!

mahalis 2019-10-08 03:12

This is great! It's straightforward and super compelling. I love how your body maintains the structure of everything you've absorbed, and how the skeletons stay inside you - it feels a lot better than just being a steadily growing ball. Made it all the way to "Impossible" before they finally broke me down. Great work.

ogre 2019-10-08 03:59

Feels good, nice and silly. I wish the level was bigger. More feedback on health, or whatever it is that causes me to lose would be nice. Maybe it's getting shot in my original blob? Wasn't clear. I like it though, nice work.

tic 2019-10-08 11:22

I really like that you can create your own ooze by selecting how you absorb things and that you lose all the ooze that isn't connected to you after a shot.

igoreshka 2019-10-08 12:13

Good enough to grow into full project. Think about it. :wink:

maxdmg 2019-10-08 13:24

@ogre yeah getting shot in the original slime is what kills you, definitely could’ve explained that better

lombax 2019-10-08 22:15

oof. when the enemies got strong bullets, they just ate away my health(slime) in big chunks. gj :dog: :dog:

moebiusmeow 2019-10-10 08:40

It feels great to consume everything XD. Nice gameplay!

frozen-spirit 2019-10-11 05:42

Great idea for a game! I thought the mechanics were very fleshed out and I thought the ray casts that the enemies had were a neat touch. I thought that the only thing this game was missing were sound effects but apart from that an amazing game considering that this was comp :D.

bazld 2019-10-14 17:16

Lovely game - controls are smooth, and the art is great. As @moebiusmeow said, it is very satisfying to consume things and grow.

velvetlobster 2019-10-21 21:12

very smooth animations and very original idea. I would say it is like Katamari in reverse or Katamari with something else, then I read the description and noticed you already found a more proper definition for it.

gamefive 2019-10-22 03:04

It is one of the best games played at LDJAM. This is truly great. Perfect in every way.

kaizo 2019-10-22 14:10

I like the animation, is very funny to engulf enemies!

itsdanidre 2019-10-22 18:42

The gameplay is straightforward. The sound that it lacks has it missing quite an impact. But game enjoyed lol.

oillen 2019-10-25 21:45

I like the concept of adding stuff to the core object, to get endurance and points. Good at innovation, fun and theme.

jefvel 2019-10-27 12:57

Fun start for a game! Would be great with some sound effects and a bigger area. Maybe the core blob could have a darker shade of green, so it's easier to avoid bullets.