Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD49 → Apocalypse Run
By lcstark
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 443 | 3.07 | 35 | |
| Fun | 441 | 2.87 | 35 | |
| Innovation | 515 | 2.43 | 35 | |
| Theme | 494 | 2.68 | 35 | |
| Graphics | 171 | 3.71 | 35 |
Fun game with a cool line drawing style. It wasn't clear at the beginning that you could go faster by moving the car to the right of the screen, but once I figured it out everything made sense. I also liked that it wasn't an infinite runner and it had an actual end goal, which a lot of games in this genre don't have.
Fun game!
Nice simple game, I like the graphics a lot, shame there wasn't music to go with it
cool art style
Lovely graphics! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/6UdIqDKcGPw
Love the overall risk-vs-reward structure and that it's not just endless! The aesthetics also have a lot of style to them. Great job! :)
Hey, saw this played on a stream yesterday, nice to see it pop up and get a chance to play it myself. Love the art style, wish there was audio to go with it. The gameplay is fun! Typical shmup, but well executed. Three changes I would make to the gameplay: - make the weapon autofire instead of having to hold the mouse button - make the turning speed of the gun much faster. Bullets trail behind where i want them to go, and the enemies move really quickly. - make the game easier. I didn't complete it.
But, overall, quite polished and fun! Good job.
@pdotjpg Thank you for playing!
- autofire might be a good thing to add, thanks for the suggestion. - the gun turns instantly, it's a problem with low speed of bullets; I planned to add power-ups increasing that speed, but that was left out because of the deadline. I guess the initial speed is too low for a game without upgrades. - I plan to add difficulty level selector at the start, that should help with this issue.
Thanks for your feedback!
Nice game, but not enough music. Hopefully you will add this later.
Even though I failed at the last 225 meters, it was quite fun. You also have some nice graphics there!
I just about made it at the end!!1! Fun little game graphics were really nice and the gameplay was fun. Think implementing levels or making it shorter might be good but otherwise a amazing job!
Nice simple game, I really liked the graphics as they have some Retro wave feel to them.
Pretty cool. I like the glows and some of the particles. I didn't realize that I could drive faster by being on the right side of the screen, as it felt like it was auto-scrolling at a similar speed of regardless of where I was. After a while though I realized the reactor timer was running out and I tried moving to the right but too late. I had 172m remaining but the reactor blew.
It would also have been nice if player bullets moved a bit faster - you have to lead the enemies by quite a bit in order to hit them while they are moving.
The enemies are fun and I love their different behaviors. It felt like a good challenge but not impossible, so good balance. I didn't realize until my second playthrough that driving closer to the far right made you drive faster, which is a pretty clever risk/reward mechanic. The graphics looked wonderful, fun, and cohesive. It would have been even more cool with audio. Even without audio it was a really great game overall. Awesome job!
Really lovely visuals.
Loved the aestethic, the particles look really nice as well as the white neon effect. Lack a bit of punch but it is a really cool looking game
Nice look but it really needs sound, something very arcade, some beeps. Maybe add different terrains so I can feel that I'm moving through areas or biomes.
Cool aesthetic. Not my sort of game, but it seems well made. Some sound would help a lot I think, of course I know how that goes for a game jam. Overall, great job.
Really solid game! I love the graphics and visual effects. Good job on making different enemies and their behaviors too!
I also like that you made some story for the setting!
I did not understand immediately that I had to go to the right side so I'd make it on time. Maybe it could be communicated a little clearer. Still a very great job overall!
I recorded my playthrough of your game. If you would like to see how a first-time player interacts with your game -- check it out: https://youtu.be/cXpAExWjwSw Your game starts at 57:21
Cool SHMUP! Only suggestion from me is to add colors for enemies, enemy's bullets and obstacles! It will add up to the readability of the screen and neon-style graphics.
I love the art style!
_The time of mad max has arrived. You got strong nerves, and a coffee is like a soda drink, then this game will be something for you!_
@lcstark Nice to see you again!
The graphics had something special. Too bad there was no sound in the game, it would have really pushed it overall.
Idk man, bloom always gets me, 5 for gfx :shrug: :)
@necauqua Haha, thanks! I've never really liked bloom in games, but since I've started playing with with it myself, it grew on me. I've probably overdone it a bit here, but it is an ongoing learning process. ;)