DontSurrender by Dontre

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made by Dontre for LD31 (COMPO)
Use arrows to move, z to put block. Just try to survive

Ratings

Coolness 97% 2
Overall 3.09 673
Fun 3.17 468
Graphics 3.27 438
Humor 2.35 658
Innovation 3.46 321
Mood 2.68 772
Theme 3.76 350

Feedback

d3garcia
09. Dec 2014 · 02:18 UTC
Awesome game, very hard, the way game should be, didnt quite understand why I was picking the signs though.
Antworks Studio
09. Dec 2014 · 03:34 UTC
Very hard and charming
Hempuli
09. Dec 2014 · 03:35 UTC
Interesting idea! I like the variety in the enemies, but I found it very hard to predict where I'm going to place the box. That combined with some collision box issues made playing the game a bit hard at times. Some kind of a score would be cool, even if it was just 'time survived' :)
barryrowe
09. Dec 2014 · 03:36 UTC
Very very difficult. I'm not sure I figured out how to survive properly, but I did learn to protect myself from metal spiders. I like the concept.
Divitos
09. Dec 2014 · 03:36 UTC
Interesting game.
It's a little tough, but that's what makes it so fun!
AndresGames
09. Dec 2014 · 03:39 UTC
Enjoyed it, could have used some audio. Wished there was some scoring system so I knew how well I did. Also support making it bigger.
rzuf
09. Dec 2014 · 07:49 UTC
Really nice. It's easy to misplace a block, as it's hard to tell where it will land. Reeeally needs some frantic music. :D
RockhopperGames
09. Dec 2014 · 07:59 UTC
A very nice little game, the simple spritework was cute, and defending yourself by placing blocks was a nice change to the survival formula.

Two issues I did have though, I wasn't able to figure out a way to tell the difference between missiles and the robot spiders until they appeared, and block placement is a little hard to control. This led to issues where I got myself trapped by my creations, or just wasted bricks. Perhaps a simple cursor, or snapping blocks to a grid could help?
oranebeast
09. Dec 2014 · 08:08 UTC
A fun, innovative game.
🎤 Dontre
09. Dec 2014 · 13:26 UTC
Thanks for your comments guys. I had no time to realize all things, sounds for example. RockhopperGames, i think it`s a good idea to snapping block to a grid. I don`t, if i will do this, is this will break the LD rules?
mauris
09. Dec 2014 · 15:25 UTC
Very well made hardcore game. Absolutely enjoyed it!
UlydevSecondGame
09. Dec 2014 · 18:31 UTC
Nice idea ! :)
oh_andrej
09. Dec 2014 · 18:33 UTC
Fun and challenging, just the way I like it. Nice minimal graphic style and lots of stuff out to kill you. I like how boxes break after a while so you can't just hole up in a corner. I had a lot of fun with it and will have some more after I'm done writing this sentence :P
Sh1rogane
09. Dec 2014 · 18:44 UTC
Fun idea. A score somewhere would be nice to have
RockhopperGames
10. Dec 2014 · 06:24 UTC
About grid-snapping: This is my first LD, so I'm not sure, but I think adding grid snapping would count as an improvement and therefore be against the rules? :(

But I think if you polished this up a bit (added sound and a scoreboard and such) you could definitely publish this to a flash game site after the competition if you want!
Paperscraps
10. Dec 2014 · 11:12 UTC
This is really cool. All the elements fit together nicely. I liked the particle effects. Very retro.
lurumdurum
10. Dec 2014 · 11:13 UTC
Had to think a few times before I actually understood what was happening, but a cool concept anyway :)
PlasterPhantom
10. Dec 2014 · 11:14 UTC
Usually don't really like this kinda pixel art but this time it kinda worked for me, the mechanics could use some work but I guess that's to be expected. Good game.
locknic
10. Dec 2014 · 11:18 UTC
The lack of audio really bring the game down. I like the idea of passively surviving by placing blocks, but it wasn't really so apparent how to get more blocks and what I was supposed to be doing. I do like the graphics though, it seems quite polished on that end.
🎤 Dontre
10. Dec 2014 · 11:41 UTC
Pick up bonuses to get more blocks or to restore health.
HotBoxGames
10. Dec 2014 · 20:08 UTC
Cool concept! Graphics are nice too! Explosions look cool
Dokthar
11. Dec 2014 · 18:10 UTC
Nice game, interesting gameplay. super hard
Boracho
11. Dec 2014 · 18:35 UTC
this is an idea that deserves some post-dare development! it's too bad there's no sound, I think it could've benefited from it. Either way, good game!
ViliX64
14. Dec 2014 · 10:51 UTC
Cute pixel art :)
billrizer
14. Dec 2014 · 13:35 UTC
Innovative game - was a little confusing as to what to do though :)
Wilou1428
14. Dec 2014 · 13:50 UTC
Interesting concept...
Slothmachine
15. Dec 2014 · 09:36 UTC
Sweet pixels.Hard as hell. Good job
L0N3 W0LF
15. Dec 2014 · 16:48 UTC
It looks like my game ;) hahahaha great work :D vey fun game :D
Cliff Lee(CL)
16. Dec 2014 · 10:39 UTC
Good game, if have score mechanism will be better.
01rafael
25. Dec 2014 · 12:21 UTC
Great survival game! ;)
Piscythe
30. Dec 2014 · 01:15 UTC
Nice, fun and inventive. It was way too easy too place blocks a few pixels off from the lasers and fail to block them.