Gungeon by kaype

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made by kaype for LD31 (JAM)
I decided to enter just for the hell of it.

This game is a basic dungeon crawler that doesn't use scrolling, I tried to stick to the theme as best as I could.

Some backstory:
You are a guy who just so happens to be near a mysterious staircase leading to a basement and a gun. You take the gun and walk down there to see what's up. You then come to discover that there are enemies down there who despise you. Might as well put your gun to good use!

The average gameplay time is around 7-10 minutes and is considered to be fairly difficult. When you die (the exception being the final boss battle) you have to start over entirely. If you are easily raged I don't recommend giving this a try. :)

Have fun with this, and tell me your thoughts!

Requires Java 7 or higher.

The source code is under the MIT Public License, so go ahead and mess around with it if you want. I must warn you that it is horribly written though.

EDIT: God damn it right as I release this a game called "Enter The Gungeon" comes out.

Ratings

Coolness 26% 2075
Overall(Jam) 3.37 358
Audio(Jam) 3.17 324
Fun(Jam) 3.32 297
Graphics(Jam) 3.68 300
Innovation(Jam) 2.58 781
Mood(Jam) 3.07 466
Theme(Jam) 2.68 945

Feedback

jrap
08. Dec 2014 路 23:38 UTC
Nice color pallete ^.^
catchthefloaty
09. Dec 2014 路 00:38 UTC
nice entry. this is something id love to see made into something full.
khahem
09. Dec 2014 路 01:15 UTC
Pretty fun, clean design, nice light effect. Took me a few tries but I finished it.

I was a bit confused by the green blob though, they don't seem to do anything, am I missing something ?
raincole
09. Dec 2014 路 01:37 UTC
Nice game. I can't kill the slimes, is this a bug?
馃帳 kaype
09. Dec 2014 路 01:45 UTC
The slimes are really just there for decoration. :P

I would've done something with them earlier, but I didn't have enough time to actually give them their own AI and what-not.

I might remove them later if you guys want.

Thanks for the feedback!
RyanNielson
09. Dec 2014 路 16:50 UTC
Great art, sound and colour palette. It is really consistent. The controls are also super responsive, really no complaints here. Well done!
Robber
09. Dec 2014 路 16:51 UTC
superb arcade feel, are those fbi operatives ?
qristofer
09. Dec 2014 路 18:05 UTC
Very fun and nice looking game.
atombrot
09. Dec 2014 路 20:57 UTC
Very nice game overall. I like the art style and the background music adds a nice atmosphere to the game. Enjoyed playing, but I sucked at it XD
hundredhundred
10. Dec 2014 路 04:09 UTC
Cute game! love the art!
Legiion
10. Dec 2014 路 18:47 UTC
nicely done but the hitboxes could use some improvement
personalurban
10. Dec 2014 路 20:03 UTC
I couldnt actually kill anything, but I think that is my skill rather than anything else! Strong work, enjoyed it
OttersDen
12. Dec 2014 路 04:53 UTC
The graphics and sounds went along nicely together. Game is hard, though!
Sanguine
12. Dec 2014 路 21:18 UTC
Interesting game, I suggest looking up '30 tiny tricks to make your action game feel better' by Jan Willem Nijman to add some sweet juiciness to the game.
pkenney
14. Dec 2014 路 22:21 UTC
Cool stuff here, but I think the full restart might be a bit too harsh for an LD. I wanted to see more of your game but I didn't want to re-do the start over and over.

I loved the graphics feel and the character was pretty tight to control, nice work. I played a decent bit and had fun but I would have gone all the way if I could have restarted the same room, or back one room, or something.
naufr4g0
26. Dec 2014 路 12:24 UTC
I like graphics and sfx. The game become hard too soon. Anyway the game is fun and challenging enough to entice you to go forward.