Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → longchamps
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38 | A Small World | Influenza: The Game | compo |
I like that your bullets can hurt you after orbiting around the planet. It makes you think about each shot you take. I ran into a couple bugs. One where I was constantly flying around the planet and another where I got stuck on the edge of a box.
Agree with @thefunattic. It was hard to know what was going on especially when there's a lot of stuff on the screen since things appear and disappear instantly. It was fun seeing the bears takeover the world though.
Pretty cool concept. I could see it being pretty interesting if taken further with more planets affecting your shots, different bullet effects, etc. I think the turret should be able to move faster and you should be able to fire multiple bullets at a time. When the planets are spinning really fast it's hard to line up your shots since the turret moves so slowly. And when you miss you have to wait until your bullet is destroyed before you can shoot again which sometimes takes a while when it's flying between planets.
Fun idea! It would be great if there were things for the bug to pickup to incentivize moving further on the keys.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback. I agree that the gameplay is too simple. I would have liked to have different enemy types and powerups and things, but just didn't have the time or energy too complete. I'm happy that I was able to get something out the door though which was my main goal. Luckily along with the flu, I think I caught the gamedev bug, so I'm excited to see what I can do for the next jam.
Very fun to play around with.
Love it. Great music, great art, and simple, fun gameplay.