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Harold - The Overly Destructive Flying Monster by Ethan Allwood

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made by Ethan Allwood for LD33 (COMPO)
***Installer issue is fixed, now downloads as play-ready .exe***

STORY:
Harold was an alien, discovered on our planet almost 40 years ago. For all this time he was kept underground, always wanting to get out, but he was told he couldn't because he was a "monster" and people would be scared. Today is the day that he finally escaped and fled into a nearby city. Realizing that his ship is broken and he cannot leave this planet, he decides to get revenge on the government who locked him up by destroying as much as possible before he is inevitably killed. Your job is to control Harold and help him get revenge by destroying the tanks and helicopters sent to kill him.

Good Luck!

INSTRUCTIONS:
-Fly around and destroy as many things as possible
-Tank=2 points
-Helicopter=3 points
-Bombs and bullets can damage tanks
-Only bullets can damage helicopters
-Enemy bullets and helicopter blades can damage player

CONTROLS:
-WASD controls for up, left, right
-S to drop a bomb
-Mouse controls in-game cursor
-Space bar to teleport to cursor
-Q to shoot bullets towards cursor
Windows http://allwoodgamedev.itch.io/harold-the-overly-destructive-flying-monster
Source https://www.dropbox.com/sh/csao91n3wbfsg2c/AABFGeHkqLM_-AIDGmcBwY_6a?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=54954

Ratings

Coolness 96% 2
Overall 3.00 572
Audio 2.58 528
Fun 2.74 658
Graphics 3.26 372
Humor 2.45 574
Innovation 2.49 765
Mood 2.73 625
Theme 3.16 611

Feedback

gilborn
24. Aug 2015 · 03:08 UTC
Link can be corrected
donaldm
24. Aug 2015 · 03:11 UTC
The link for Windows was broken, but I figured out how to get to the game. If you just click the link it gives you a DNS error. You have to use the http://allwoodgamedev.itch.io/harold-the-overly-destructive-flying-monster link.

I really did not like how the game had an installer. I don't want to have to install the game to my computer to play it.

Also the game seemed very hard to me. I flew around but I kept dying very fast and I couldn't really kill much. I feel like this could be a better game, but it needs more health and for better controls (It was hard to fly up and launch bombs at the same time.).
otato
24. Aug 2015 · 03:19 UTC
For those who don't want to install, you can always just extract the contents using something like 7-zip.

Anyways, game seemed solid, but the hyper restrictive view and the amount of health the enemies had meant I kept dying rapidly.
Dizzyman572
24. Aug 2015 · 03:23 UTC
Hey there, I thought that this game was pretty good. Controls were a little spotty but nothing that ruined the experience for me. Overall 4/5.
Cosine
24. Aug 2015 · 03:26 UTC
The graphics were sweet! The teleporting mechanic was interesting, though I rarely used it because I could n-jump. The controls were kind of confusing. For example, I frequently pressed space to jump, or clicked instead of q.
SuperPokeunicorn
24. Aug 2015 · 04:07 UTC
The amount of options was a bit overwhelming, but it was fun once I got the hang of it. Nice work!
DarkStar
24. Aug 2015 · 04:24 UTC
Neat. fun shooter. a little hard to control but fine once i got used to it
Pusty
24. Aug 2015 · 04:26 UTC
4/5 LD33 Helicopter killed me all the time :D
OnlySlightly
24. Aug 2015 · 04:28 UTC
I loved the particle effects! I loved how well you channeled the classic monster terrorizing the city tropes. Great job!
Acerio
24. Aug 2015 · 04:59 UTC
Cool game. Not much to say about it.
misterwalter
24. Aug 2015 · 05:13 UTC
The installer was a bit annoying, you can export gamemaker games to a single .exe if you poke through the options a little.
That said, it was a fun little game. The art was really tight. The screen dimensions were a little weird, but they made the game work so I don't mind at all.
Demy
24. Aug 2015 · 05:55 UTC
When you die, sound goes very glitchy.
Not bad, but at first hard to understand what's going on.
OccamsRazor
24. Aug 2015 · 05:56 UTC
Very fun! The controls were a little finicky, it felt like too much to coordinate, but its something you can kind of get the hang of. Overall, I enjoyed it!
markoburzan27
24. Aug 2015 · 06:11 UTC
cool
KodingNights
24. Aug 2015 · 08:30 UTC
Hate that you have to install the game. The screen is very small. Hard to control.
DaanVanYperen
24. Aug 2015 · 09:44 UTC
You'd probably get more ratings with an installerless version. Hard to control! Like the heli art.
TwixtorTitan
24. Aug 2015 · 10:13 UTC
Reminds me of a game I played when I was a child.
Mattress
24. Aug 2015 · 15:43 UTC
You probably remember me from Uheartbeast's stream. It was fun then, and it's still fun! Especially since you took the controls advice from me, its a lot better this way.
🎤 Ethan Allwood
24. Aug 2015 · 19:05 UTC
@demy The sound does not go glitchy unless that is a problem on your end. That is probably just the helicopter sound.
🎤 Ethan Allwood
24. Aug 2015 · 19:08 UTC
@cosine I had actually tried click to shoot controls but i was having strange issues with that.
charliecarlo
25. Aug 2015 · 16:08 UTC
Very simple and arcadey, I like it!

This certainly has a lot of controls to juggle, though, and I struggled playing it with a trackpad.
treeman
26. Aug 2015 · 09:57 UTC
Nice simple game, I liked it! I found it quite difficult though.
Drauthius
03. Sep 2015 · 16:59 UTC
Nice idea. The screen was way too small (hard to see or do things), and the controls overly complex (why Q to shoot and not left mouse button?). Having to read a whole block of text outside of the game (story, instructions and controls) is really a pet peeve of mine. :( Would have been nice if it were part of the game (intro screen or a mini-tutorial or something).