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fyuse by cy4n

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made by cy4n for LD30 (COMPO)
TIP: Move in one single direction to encounter the higher tier enemies!

*This game is played entirely with the mouse.

CONTROLS:
LMB: Drag & move core
RMB: Click to shoot

You're a lonely planet, floating around in an empty space...with others just like you.

But somehow.. you're different.

You can fuse your core planet with the others floating around in the matrix. Wait, what?

Yep! Take them down and you can defend your core, and even get weaponry. The boss awaits from afar.. if you can fuse enough, you may be able to take it down.

Challenge: Beat the boss in the shortest time possible!
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/2zxbeurmps624yf/fyuse_ld30.zip?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/cgqj4ihdbi82pv8/fyuse_source.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=25322

Ratings

Coolness 96% 2
Overall 3.16 613
Audio 1.47 987
Fun 3.26 366
Graphics 2.37 993
Humor 1.93 827
Innovation 3.50 297
Mood 2.43 982
Theme 3.45 397

Feedback

馃帳 cy4n
25. Aug 2014 路 01:51 UTC
Please note that there may still be minor bugs as the game hasn't been extensively bugtested. Reporting them would be appreciated!
sharpcoder
25. Aug 2014 路 02:45 UTC
The movement is really satisfying! Nice concept :)
jomomomo
25. Aug 2014 路 02:59 UTC
Can't play windows games. :-(
ShivanHunter
25. Aug 2014 路 03:02 UTC
Some way to resize the field of view would have helped, I couldn't really see where I was going after picking up tons of planets!
ShivanHunter
25. Aug 2014 路 03:03 UTC
also, ditto sharpcoder's comment about movement. Quite fun.
lokijki
25. Aug 2014 路 03:05 UTC
Not sure if I've got a bug or I just don't understand how to play; There are only 75 circles in the game, and I can collect them forever without anything changing.
馃帳 cy4n
25. Aug 2014 路 03:11 UTC
@lokijki - gotta go farther than where you start. the 75's should count as shields for the later areas
Weaver
25. Aug 2014 路 03:33 UTC
This is really fun!
HuntTheWumpus
25. Aug 2014 路 03:33 UTC
Moving around and kicking other planets (are they?) through the world was so satisfacting :)
CryoGenesis
25. Aug 2014 路 03:35 UTC
great take on the theme
varun
25. Aug 2014 路 03:56 UTC
Interesting core mechanics - with a prettier skin, this could be a pretty awesome game!
馃帳 cy4n
25. Aug 2014 路 04:05 UTC
Fixed a numbering bug, redownload if already did!
ENDESGA
25. Aug 2014 路 04:20 UTC
Awesome movement controls! Love it!
oranebeast
25. Aug 2014 路 04:26 UTC
Didn't quite understand it but it was fun and the theme interpretation was top notch.
ianh
25. Aug 2014 路 04:48 UTC
LOVE this mechanic. The accumulation feels satisfying in a Katamari-Damacy-ish way. I feel like there's tons of possibility here... your camera could zoom out as you take on stronger and stronger enemies. You could have different types of enemies which influence your growth. I'd definitely buy a more fleshed-out version of this.
馃帳 cy4n
25. Aug 2014 路 04:54 UTC
@ianh thanks! I did plan the camera zoom out for this game actually, but with no time (and no sounds!) I couldn't put it in. Maybe I'll make a post dare version...hmm
dvdking
25. Aug 2014 路 05:07 UTC
It would be great if collected enemies were not only your armor, but also could shoot.

Overall at current state the game really feels unfinished. If it had some sound and music it would be radically different experience.
馃帳 cy4n
25. Aug 2014 路 05:09 UTC
@dvdking they can! just, only certain types...

and yeah, totally agree
ViliX
25. Aug 2014 路 05:09 UTC
I love poking other ._.
ploogle
25. Aug 2014 路 05:23 UTC
Chrome says the file is malicious. ._.
Techblogogy
25. Aug 2014 路 06:36 UTC
Sorry, can't play it on a mac.
Doubstract
25. Aug 2014 路 12:58 UTC
Best movement ever. Those 1000's look really big and deadly. Added to favorites.
ebolbe
25. Aug 2014 路 13:24 UTC
Original
jsmars
25. Aug 2014 路 14:10 UTC
Really cool game mechanic and fitting for the theme, nice job! :)
burgerdare
25. Aug 2014 路 14:52 UTC
neat concept. I feel like the progression is a little unclear, and it would be nice to have an arrow pointing me in the direction of the next challenge. Fun game nonetheless, though.
kyru
25. Aug 2014 路 18:55 UTC
Fun game, could have used some sound. Good use of the theme.
OinkIguana
26. Aug 2014 路 21:23 UTC
Pretty interesting. Kind of difficult to get used to the controls at first, but by the end the controls don't really matter... My thing got so big it didn't fit on the screen, let alone at the same time as boss. Not sure if I killed it or not, but I'm thinking not. No sound, and graphics are alright, but the grid sometimes doesn't draw the last line on the right. Fun while it lasted, but eventually became mindless.
se1by
26. Aug 2014 路 21:32 UTC
Pretty nice, some Sound effects would make it fancier.
Gaeel
26. Aug 2014 路 21:45 UTC
I became a massive ball 'o death so I couldn't see my enemies any more...
datacr4sh
27. Aug 2014 路 17:29 UTC
fun game! might have been better with a zoom-out key/function as you got bigger.
Snicklodocus
27. Aug 2014 路 17:30 UTC
I love the movement mechanic! Collecting planets was really fun too. I wish there was some sound, but everything else was well polished. Great job!