Cull Shot by halogenica
About the game:
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Shoot a CULL SHOT to reveal enemy cubes.
Capture the cubes to increase the time limit.
Stay alive as long as possible.
XBOX Controller:
Rotate with left stick
Charge shot by holding A
Shoot by releasing A
Capture by pressing X when shot is over cube
PS3 Controller:
Rotate with left stick
Charge shot by holding X
Shoot by releasing X
Capture by pressing "Square" when shot is over cube
Keyboard:
Rotate with arrow keys
Charge shot by holding space
Shoot by releasing space
Capture by pressing S when shot is over cube
Extra Controls:
F to fullscreen
M to mute music
XBOX (windows) or PS3 (mac) controller recommended
A game by Michael Romero
Made for Ludum Dare 29
http://halogenica.net
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Shoot a CULL SHOT to reveal enemy cubes.
Capture the cubes to increase the time limit.
Stay alive as long as possible.
XBOX Controller:
Rotate with left stick
Charge shot by holding A
Shoot by releasing A
Capture by pressing X when shot is over cube
PS3 Controller:
Rotate with left stick
Charge shot by holding X
Shoot by releasing X
Capture by pressing "Square" when shot is over cube
Keyboard:
Rotate with arrow keys
Charge shot by holding space
Shoot by releasing space
Capture by pressing S when shot is over cube
Extra Controls:
F to fullscreen
M to mute music
XBOX (windows) or PS3 (mac) controller recommended
A game by Michael Romero
Made for Ludum Dare 29
http://halogenica.net
| Windows + Source | https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8ezic0e0wsiav2/CullShot_LD48.zip |
| Mac | https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ihsifjldh4e3fh/CullShot_LD48_Mac.zip |
| Gameplay Video | http://youtu.be/5WIzH4hpY2k |
| Timelapse Video | http://youtu.be/yG_ARssfVW0 |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=12262 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 74% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.70 | 140 |
| Audio | 3.46 | 166 |
| Fun | 3.38 | 281 |
| Graphics | 3.85 | 167 |
| Humor | 1.81 | 972 |
| Innovation | 4.18 | 27 |
| Mood | 2.90 | 639 |
| Theme | 3.56 | 299 |
I feel like I would have enjoyed the game a little more on an XBox controller only because turning left and right (clockwise and counterclockwise) got to be a little confusing on the keyboard.
I think one small detail I personally would have liked, would be a little bar or marker that would show you about how far your shot would go. This is really a personal preference, but I had a hard time estimating how far and fast my shot would fire. This meant I spent more time wrestling with the controls than trying to figure out where the cubes were. (Though maybe that's the point :b) Actually, a bar or marker wouldn't even be necessary, I think all I would need is a clear way of knowing when a shot was fully charged (that way I would be able to kind of "figure out" how much to charge to get a certain distance). Maybe there was a way to tell, I might not have seen it among the screen shake. At least when I played, I was kind of taking shots in the dark (ha-ha) as to how long to charge, even if I was pretty sure I knew where the cube was.
The game is absolutely great though! The simple design and the polish is absolutely amazing, especially for a 48 hour compo entry. 5 stars :D!
Graphics and audio were good too. Great entry!
Great job in 48h!
(My best time after a few goes was 4:16)
It was very fun and the mechanic is original.
Music was a little repetitive.
Graphics are minimalist but they look really good, specially the 3D red cubes rendered as 2D coming from one dimension to another.