StarShrimp Trooper by 01101101

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made by 01101101 for LD30 (JAM)
Play as the StarShrimp Trooper and reconnect the stars together as fast as you can while avoiding space whales and cosmic lobsters.

Control with ARROWS and SPACE

Minor bug: the intro (30s) cannot be skipped

Loading might take a few seconds (9mb)

Ratings

Coolness 78% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.86 62
Audio(Jam) 4.46 6
Fun(Jam) 3.48 148
Graphics(Jam) 4.31 61
Humor(Jam) 3.85 36
Innovation(Jam) 2.93 448
Mood(Jam) 3.77 93
Theme(Jam) 3.69 130

Feedback

Gametery
26. Aug 2014 · 14:55 UTC
Enjoyed playing it, Art style is great :)
LudusPactum
26. Aug 2014 · 16:10 UTC
Very fun game, ast is superb.
SelfishGenome
27. Aug 2014 · 10:09 UTC
Really funny and cleverly thought out. You got a good artist there as well.
Satyre
27. Aug 2014 · 10:45 UTC
Nice combination of 2 game mechanics :). Great art and music.
Xaychru04
27. Aug 2014 · 11:37 UTC
Nice game, really cool art and awesome audio! The enemies felt quite random though, but I still enjoyed the game. :)
pjimmy
27. Aug 2014 · 16:08 UTC
nice, well done
klianc09
27. Aug 2014 · 19:21 UTC
Argh, frickin' lobsters! Always pushing me around.

I also liked the artstyle and music very much, but that annoying lobsters can be quite frustrating. Also the speed boost is maybe a tad too fast to aim it properly.
🎤 01101101
27. Aug 2014 · 19:45 UTC
Thank you guys for all the comments! :)
tbam
27. Aug 2014 · 22:45 UTC
Jesus, the art was spectacular, the game was super fun. One of the best I've seen thus far.
Oli
28. Aug 2014 · 13:13 UTC
Nice game, I like your art style and the music was great!

It's just a bit frustrating that you can get hit by an enemy before the game start, when you can't move. Otherwise it was somewhat relaxing ^^
esayitch
28. Aug 2014 · 17:18 UTC
I loved the dedicated web page. Feels very professional and polished :). Now for game. Hey look, it's polished too. Art was amazing, music as well. Overall the mechanics were pretty fine-tuned as well.

The intro lasting 30 secs is not an issue because it is an amazing intro and should be watched over and over again.

Great entry :)
kostka
28. Aug 2014 · 17:32 UTC
Everything is awesome!!!
genius game, I had great fun, graphic are gorgeous.
Real black pearl ;P
Kayelgee
28. Aug 2014 · 17:32 UTC
Graphics and audio are awesome but the gameplay was not mine honestly. The lobsters were just way too annoying.
MechanicMoon
28. Aug 2014 · 17:50 UTC
Amazing idea! Really nice draw! Sweety concept! Great music Nice game!
frogcheese
28. Aug 2014 · 19:40 UTC
The sound and graphics are amazing! I liked the pretty unique take on the theme (and that intro cutscene...) The gameplay was a bit random and difficult, but fun for a short while. My favorite part might have been getting stuck inside of an enemy for around thirty seconds straight on the second to last level. ; )
spotco
29. Aug 2014 · 10:41 UTC
Really great music and art, would have been much better with some difficulty/fail conditions (instead of just playing for the leaderboard). Maybe some elements like health/max time/etc?
polyboxgames
29. Aug 2014 · 15:48 UTC
The beginning cutscene is amazing. Love the art style.
pikkpoiss
29. Aug 2014 · 15:51 UTC
Really awesome game! I liked everything from the presentation to the graphics to the gameplay itself. Simple gameplay, but the atmosphere is great and it was a great use of the theme.
Schrodinger Games
29. Aug 2014 · 18:40 UTC
Amaizing entry with cute charters!
Sort of the Qix meets casuals :) Really enjoyable!
Congrats!
liquidminduk
30. Aug 2014 · 08:42 UTC
really crazy idea with awesome characters.
damrem
30. Aug 2014 · 19:41 UTC
Simple, but efficient. One of the only game I played until the end. I liked the universe and the way we have to move, attract and avoid foes. One simple improvement: easier level transition... But great work anyway!
PapyGaragos
31. Aug 2014 · 17:50 UTC
Really good entry. Fun, feels good to control, nice art and audio... I just wish I wouldn't feel like an uncontrolable flipper ball in some levels!
jukimv1986
01. Sep 2014 · 00:49 UTC
Wow. WOW. Nicest intro I've seen. Neat graphics and audio. A piece of art. Very polished. AMAZING!
Silii
02. Sep 2014 · 13:43 UTC
Goood Job ! :)
Love the story :')
Colapsydo
03. Sep 2014 · 08:21 UTC
I can't say I have no fun playing this game :D
For having spent some time on it, I feel that some angles can be rounded.

The first one is a common problem. When you decide to use the space bar, on a lot of computers you can't press some specific combinations. This prevents from doing two diagonals: top left and down right.
A solution is to always put a second key for the space bar action, or not using the space bar at all.

The other point regards the dynamic of the game, since I played the leader board, I was looking for a good run and when you fail on the first seconds you still have to finish the level, here a Replay button would be an helper.
Also when a level is finished, we're back on the level selection at level N°1, it could be also nice to be placed on the next level.

I perfectly know that it's a game jam and that those are details, it's just in case you want to continue to work on the project.
rhaasken
04. Sep 2014 · 03:45 UTC
Very impressive entry! I love the art and music. The music fits the game perfectly.
kirbytails7
04. Sep 2014 · 07:36 UTC
Pretty cool. I loved the intro cutscene.
mechabit
04. Sep 2014 · 08:57 UTC
Love the graphics and characters and how you create an image from joining the dots.
ncannasse
04. Sep 2014 · 11:58 UTC
Nice and humorous, but I found the gameplay to be too repetitive.
malf
08. Sep 2014 · 17:46 UTC
Great game ,liked the art a lot
Cake&Code
10. Sep 2014 · 05:22 UTC
It was a pretty fun game! I thought it was slightly too simple since you were guided to which star you should be going to. I felt like I was being led around while dealing with lobsters moreso than being engaged in a deeper level. The art is great though, and the theme was definitely there!
01010111
14. Sep 2014 · 23:40 UTC
Awesome entry binary brother! The art is fantastic, and the music is rad!