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Very hot place by edve98

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made by edve98 for LD32 (COMPO)
My second Ludum Dare. I think it went well.

A game about in survival in a (very) hot place.

How to play:

1)Controls

*Move with WASD or arrow keys.
*When standing on the ground, first jump will be bigger, consecutive ones will *be smaller.
*Shoot with your left mouse button.
*You shoot to the direction of your mouse.
*There is no difference how far away the mouse is.

2)Gameplay

*Use your water gun to shoot at ghosts or extinguish fire.
*Ghosts drop ammo (water) crates upon death.
*Try to conserve your ammo (water).
*If you have free time, extinguish fires.

Enjoy!


Things I used:
Unity 5 (probably my last Unity game as I am moving to Unreal Engine 4)
Gimp for pixel art
Bfxr and abundant music to generate audio
Unity web player (Game Jolt) (Post compo version) http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/very-hot-place/61437/
Windows http://gamejolt.com/games/very-hot-place/download-distribution/62863/?os=window
OS/X http://gamejolt.com/games/very-hot-place/download-distribution/62872/?os=mac
Linux http://gamejolt.com/games/very-hot-place/download-distribution/62883/?os=linux
Source http://1drv.ms/1Q7qXf7
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=45010

Ratings

Coolness 72% 3
Overall 2.65 967
Audio 2.87 459
Fun 2.59 901
Graphics 2.65 785
Humor 1.83 914
Innovation 2.28 1010
Mood 2.50 860
Theme 2.67 963

Feedback

Chadivision
20. Apr 2015 路 02:12 UTC
Fun game. I like the fact that you can jump really high, and the graphics are very good. I was a little confused at first about where my character was (the reddish/orange pixel didn't jump out at me). Also the blue portal looking thing in the background looked cool, but since it stood out so much I expected it to do something.

One last thing...is it possible to control the direction that you shoot, or is it always to the right? (Sorry if I missed something). I really enjoyed the game.
馃帳 edve98
20. Apr 2015 路 09:25 UTC
@Chadivision thank you for the insights. I did upload a bit newer version of the game with some bug fixes(all I did was just compile the game on Windows, as on Linux Unity3d isn't that stable). The player shoots to the direction of your mouse, and you can shoot up/down/left/right - wherever you want.
ccglp
20. Apr 2015 路 13:53 UTC
Funny, it's like Super mario Sunshine, but in a minimalistic style.
Now seriously, is a solid entry, good work.

(I hate the sound effects, music is good)
ddalacu
20. Apr 2015 路 13:55 UTC
Well a little more graphics on menu and player and this could of been realy good,i liked the fire spawning and the pixelate look of the game except the player the fire water idea is nice even though not very inovative.Nice game!
Marcellus
20. Apr 2015 路 13:57 UTC
Nice minecraft reference, gameplay is a bit basic but game looks polished.
馃帳 edve98
20. Apr 2015 路 14:04 UTC
Thank you everyone! Well, I have to say that I finished working on this game 1 minute before the summit hour. Only if I took a bit fewer breaks...
Zayron
20. Apr 2015 路 14:08 UTC
Nice job. This was fun ones I got the hang of it. Sounds were very loud compared to other games I have played. I had to pull my head phones off haha.
Finn
20. Apr 2015 路 16:19 UTC
Colourful art style with pretty pixel water effects that I feel has minimalistic gameplay. A lot more could have been done. Font size is way too small and a red dot only a few pixels big as a character with a red contrasted background I don't see as good design.
Hyoga-3D
20. Apr 2015 路 16:23 UTC
haha funny game, a bit simple, but nice, also in the begining I could not see my char, maybe he could be larger.
kristof
20. Apr 2015 路 16:28 UTC
This is fun! The jumping feels very precise. I also really like the fire animations! If I had to criticize one thing, it would be that the player character is only a red dot while everything else is pixelated... Cool game!
SwizzMan
20. Apr 2015 路 17:32 UTC
It's a pretty interesting game, I really liked graphics, especially particles. Player model could be improved :D I didn't find it quite addicting though. Also, it was quite hard to find enemies on the map. It's a cool game anyways :P
berkano
20. Apr 2015 路 20:14 UTC
Quite fun to play and bounce around!
skylerWithAnE
21. Apr 2015 路 02:20 UTC
I also stared at the blue portal. It took me a few moments to find the character, but, when I did I set a high score! And then another.
factorial
21. Apr 2015 路 13:50 UTC
I really had a good time playing this! I love your take on the theme using water as your weapon, and the effect looked nice. The FX and music were pretty good too. I died the first time because the player blended so well with the background, but after that I played many times trying to beat my score (nice job remembering the previous score btw, that really kept me playing).
ButtonMasherBros
21. Apr 2015 路 15:26 UTC
As requested - BOOM, COMMENT! Thanks for your submission, we'll let you know if you make it on the showcase =D
馃帳 edve98
21. Apr 2015 路 19:54 UTC
Thank you all for thse wonderful comments! Yes, now I really see the problem with player being very small/portal being somewhat too distracting. I am working on a post-compo version right now, and I'm adding stuff that didn't make it in 48 hours time windows/ fixing things. Constructive criticism is always welcome!
馃帳 edve98
21. Apr 2015 路 19:55 UTC
factorial, it remembers it even if you close your game ;)
reiknight
22. Apr 2015 路 16:24 UTC
PIIIM PIRIPIPIIIIM (the song is now in my fu***ng head)!!!!!

Nice game, take my like sir!!
馃帳 edve98
22. Apr 2015 路 16:56 UTC
reiknight, you can download the soundtrack on Game jolt if you want. Maybe listening to it a bit more will help :P
Kostyan1996
22. Apr 2015 路 17:12 UTC
I kinda like this minecraft -ish style :D
HotBoxGames
22. Apr 2015 路 17:14 UTC
A nice little platform survival game! :D

Love the splash and damage effects, plus the need to conserve ammo and not just "spray 'n pray". The only problem I had was seeing the character to start with (I thought I was the purple portal in the background xD) but after that was good! :D

Great effort, looking forward to see what you can create with UE4!
MaddeMichael
22. Apr 2015 路 20:24 UTC
Took me a minute to realise what I was doing (My own fault for not reading the description :P), but after that it was pretty good!
Really enjoy the music, and the graphics are nice
The only thing I would say is that the character doesn't stand out, and it's a little slow paced for me, but that's just cos' I like my games fast

Anyway, overall, good game!
chikun Dev Team
23. Apr 2015 路 03:52 UTC
Pretty sweet job. One thing I would improve would be making the character a different colour so that they stand out more :)
nonetheless
23. Apr 2015 路 19:29 UTC
Pretty hard to realise what you are at the beginnning :)
Xanjos
23. Apr 2015 路 23:37 UTC
The player was a bit too small to see at first but I absolutely loved the water gun physics and the soundtrack was pretty nice.
UnconventionalFusion
25. Apr 2015 路 21:03 UTC
Well that was fun! I really like the concept I just wish there were more enemies. The fire particle is a nice touch. Good job!
ZQMony
02. May 2015 路 21:35 UTC
Nice job. My only complaint is that the player moves with the background.
bvanschooten
03. May 2015 路 15:56 UTC
Yeah, I love the water cannon! In some cases I can jump higher than in others.
dallonf
09. May 2015 路 14:44 UTC
I thought I was the purple thing at first. Died three times before I realized that there was a red dot that actually responded to the arrow keys.