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Affectionate Armament by ekkiiiii

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made by ekkiiiii for LD32 (JAM)
Affectionate Armament - A Ludum Dare 32 Game
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Two players, one weapon! Move quickly to acquire the weapon, or be cautios and try to sweet talk your way to control. Regardless, if you overdo it it will become hot-headed and go berzerk!


Story
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We decided to go with ninjas on a construction site because we thought no one would even ask for a story then.


Controls
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Keyboard Controls are a bit complicated since it is a two player game, but we decided to include it for those that dare to try. The game is playtested with gamepads (Xbox One), so they should have the best feel. Since all that combined are a lot of buttons, we have uploaded the controls as a screenshot for you and your friend/enemy to use as a cheat sheet. Of course they are also visible in the main menu of the game.

Currently not really playable on some resolution ratios.


The Team
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This is our first game jam. Gege did the graphics, level design and tweaked around with physics and lighting for the first time. I did the coding and took care of setting up some things in Unity. Ideafinding, game design and the little bit of playtesting we managed to squeeze in were done together. The only thing we did not make ourselves is the awesome music we found online on ericskiff.com.


Thank you for playing and your feedback!


Tools:
Unity Personal
Visual Studio Pro 2013
Photoshop CC
Maya
git on GitHub
sfxr

External Assets:
Music by ericskiff.com
WebGL http://www.mildlyentertaininggames.com/files/ld32/builds/WebGL/index.html
Windows http://www.mildlyentertaininggames.com/files/ld32/builds/Windows/Windows%20(x86).zip
OS/X http://www.mildlyentertaininggames.com/files/ld32/builds/Mac%20OS%20X/affectionate_armament_ld32.app.zip
Linux http://www.mildlyentertaininggames.com/files/ld32/builds/Linux/ld32_linux.zip
itch.io (Post-Jam) http://mildlyentertaininggames.itch.io/affectionate-armament
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50154

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.06 651
Fun(Jam) 3.10 487
Graphics(Jam) 3.69 316
Humor(Jam) 2.55 667
Innovation(Jam) 2.79 691
Mood(Jam) 2.91 627
Theme(Jam) 2.54 933

Feedback

Crawler Studios
21. Apr 2015 · 01:14 UTC
Pretty cool game. I like the music a lot!
allanolivei
21. Apr 2015 · 01:55 UTC
the game is fun and has a fantastic visual, but sometimes the game starts and the controls do not work, sometimes the game opens and parts of this scenario is not visible. These problems are probably the exportation of unity for html5.
TwittleCreator
21. Apr 2015 · 02:08 UTC
This is really fun.
RARoadkill
21. Apr 2015 · 02:09 UTC
Fun game, sadly I had no one to play with so I had to fight myself. I won though.
Nice fun simple game
trenchgames
21. Apr 2015 · 02:23 UTC
Nice work. I like the visual style.
SilentNight
21. Apr 2015 · 02:26 UTC
This game is really cute. I like the feel of the game overall nice work.
IndieST
21. Apr 2015 · 02:37 UTC
I was attracted by the graphic. But the mood of the visual doesn't match with the music. The movement doesn't feel smooth, except jump.
strong99
21. Apr 2015 · 15:00 UTC
Nice game!
icedvariables
21. Apr 2015 · 15:28 UTC
Did have problems with arrow keys and control inputs getting mixed up initially (ie. arrow keys controlled one guy and 't' and 'r' controlling the other) but once those were sorted out it was fun. Music was very good too.
MasterOfNaN
21. Apr 2015 · 15:31 UTC
Loved the dynamic elements of the platforming. Nicely done!
terpin
21. Apr 2015 · 20:52 UTC
The style and mood of this game are so spot on! Seriously, I love the graphics. On the other hand, sometimes the controls were a little iffy (not sure if it was my controller or what). Great going!
Nikteddy92
21. Apr 2015 · 20:53 UTC
Great Entry!
I like the graphic! Well done!
🎤 ekkiiiii
21. Apr 2015 · 21:19 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback! We will keep working on the game for a while, improve controls and a few other things.
I have also added a link to itch.io where we have uploaded the classic Unity Web Player as an alternative to the WebGL player. Depending on the hardware/browser-configuration, they both have some issues.
The downloadable versions run better in general, so try those if you can.
hawksley
21. Apr 2015 · 21:42 UTC
Really interesting game and liked the idea of having 2 players, however, I was trying this one out on my own so wasn't able to enjoy the full experience!
Would have been nice to try with another player. The graphics were good so loved the game from a visual perspective. The only negative for me was that I couldn't work out how the game fit the theme of unconventionial weapon, and also music didn't quite fit the overall look of the game. Physics all worked great so overall good effort with this
one.
Taldius
22. Apr 2015 · 18:44 UTC
First ... why jump on the Y button and not A like every game!?
I'm joking, that's just a detail, nice game I like the idea of the weapon becoming crazy and starting to shoot everywhere.
Good job!
Horsed
22. Apr 2015 · 19:28 UTC
Pretty good movement, though I got stuck a few times. I'm sure it would be fun to play against someone.
kabutakogames
23. Apr 2015 · 08:08 UTC
I loved the way it became a scramble for the pickups - and the way that physics interacted with them. I think it'd be cool if there was a bit more justification for the affection dropping like if you were fighting over a toy bear or keepsake :)
Backlund
24. Apr 2015 · 10:40 UTC
Cool game.
john wasteland
26. Apr 2015 · 22:40 UTC
It's pretty cool. Too bad I didn't have some else here to try it with.
CScribes
01. May 2015 · 01:08 UTC
Fun little game ad great use of the theme. Little difficult as a single player though, and the noises started to get a tad annoying.
CScribes
01. May 2015 · 01:12 UTC
Wrong comment haha! It was pretty hard to be honest.
JonathanG
04. May 2015 · 17:56 UTC
I love the artwork in this game - the use of dynamic lights to cast shadows on the background adds a lot to the look as well.
The music is great, but you mention this is from a third party so I guess this is why you don't have a box for rating audio?
Gameplay wise, I like the concept (racing to use the weapon), though the gun is surprisingly ineffective when it has a mind of it's own :P
Xanjos
10. May 2015 · 21:55 UTC
Bit awkward trying to playtest this by myself but I liked the idea of having to "sweet-talk" in order to steal the weapon and the fact that the weapon itself can go berserk at any point adds an extra dynamic.