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Cmdr. Yogo by rnlf

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made by rnlf for LD28 (COMPO)
You came all the way from your homeworld to earth in order to kill the president of earth. But as you command your crew to bomb the head quarters, they tell you that they forgot to resupply the bombs.

So you get only one.

Luckily, there is a lot of explosive stuff in the area, so maybe ne bomb is really all you need, if you can start a chain reaction.

Note: If you don't get sound on Linux, check your OpenAL configuration (/etc/openal on Debian).

There is a post-compo version available now, which fixes the two most pressing problems.

Please don't hesitate to report any additional problems you find.
Java JAR (Windows, Linux, MacOS X) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/o5ss95ko3zgkywd/cmdryogo-1.0.jar?dl=1
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/iis7w5sq5vq32i2/cmdryogo-1.0-src.tar.bz2?dl=1
Timelapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5v6sILlh4M
Post-Compo Version (do not rate!) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/c1epo68zqzbxtqg/cmdryogo-1.1.jar?dl=1
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=30930

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.55 138
Audio 2.92 285
Fun 3.90 20
Graphics 2.80 564
Humor 3.45 93
Innovation 3.29 242
Mood 2.91 398
Theme 3.70 86

Feedback

joserodolfofreitas
16. Dec 2013 路 14:26 UTC
This is the best game I've seen so far, You did an amazing job. The game concept is very funny, and I loled on the dialogues between the commander and player.
Congrats.
Norgg
16. Dec 2013 路 14:51 UTC
Nice and well balanced! I played through a few levels, some of which seemed impossible at first but managed them after a few tries. It'd be nice to be able to skip the dialogue without having to open the menu though.
馃帳 rnlf
16. Dec 2013 路 15:01 UTC
Thanks for the feedback, guys, and then quite positive feedback :-)

@Norgg: there are actually a few levels that actually are impossible to solve (like a very flat terrain with only missiles which you can't reach with your bomb). And yeah, I figured that one with the "debriefing" out by now. Will change it in the next version and release it in three weeks.
lparker
16. Dec 2013 路 20:20 UTC
Very addictive, liked the randomness of the levels.
joserodolfofreitas
16. Dec 2013 路 21:00 UTC
hey rnlf, afaik, to run the linux build you can use "file /path/to/the/file.x86" but that build was generated by unity, and I don't have a linux installed to test it

You can try my game through the web link, though.
I hope you like.
chamberlainpi
16. Dec 2013 路 21:04 UTC
Although the terrain is simply seeded by random values, in most cases it makes a fun level to play! Loved the rockets flying up and just spinning in the air. Great performance speed too, the particles emitted nicely.
My only suggestion is to make the dialogs skippable. We get the idea after the 1st / 2nd turn, after that though it seems to drag the game.
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 路 21:16 UTC
This was really cute little game you got it was funny and fun to play.
jongtao
16. Dec 2013 路 22:35 UTC
I really like the dialogue's humor. It's really fun and simple.
FrozenCow
16. Dec 2013 路 22:39 UTC
Fun game! I liked how the dialogs were capitalized, as if the aliens were shouting to eachother :P. Most levels were solvable, only some just seemed impossible. Had a good time.
Rothens
17. Dec 2013 路 16:09 UTC
I guess it would be better as a chain reaction game, with more destroyable thing and smaller explosions. The idea is good tho. Kepp up the good work!
caranha
17. Dec 2013 路 16:11 UTC
Ha! Nice game, I liked it! I REALLY liked bouncing the ship against the edge of the screen.

"Sir, what about the president?"
*Bounce**Bounce**Bounce* Wheee!
"Sir?"

Some thoughts:
- If you win a stage and try a new one, your score should carry over - so you can see how big of a streak you can make
- If you made multiple random chats for the end of the level, this game's re-playability would go waaay up.

Thanks for the fun game!

*Bounce*
TomboFry
17. Dec 2013 路 16:14 UTC
This is a brilliant game, I swear I spent half an hour just trying random seeds to kill the president :L
Random-ness like this is great for a game like this (even if there are uncompleteable levels)
ob6160
17. Dec 2013 路 16:15 UTC
That was hilarious, I loved the dialogue :D
馃帳 rnlf
17. Dec 2013 路 16:33 UTC
Rothens: yeah, that's what I wanted in the beginning, but somehow I figured this version was more fun. One distant future release will probably be customizable.

caranha: Thanks for your input, I will definitely add those two things in the next release. Glad you liked the bouncing, that was one of the last things I added just for fun :D

Thanks to everyone who commented, it's a great feeling to get so much positive feedback on your first submission!
MrBlade
17. Dec 2013 路 19:37 UTC
Awesome game! This is so cool! Nice sounds, good graphics, funny story! Very humorous! The best LD game I have played this go round so far! Keep it up! I found that if you type the seed as 42, then directly fire, it wins. Hahaha.
馃帳 rnlf
17. Dec 2013 路 22:05 UTC
@MrBlade: 42 doesn't do this for me. Maybe the random number generator works differently on different JVM versions or something. :-(
mystakin
18. Dec 2013 路 00:07 UTC
One of the best entries I've seen. Great dialog, cool idea, and fun gameplay. A greater variety of explosives in the levels could push this to the next level.
rincewind_cz
18. Dec 2013 路 00:15 UTC
This was funny! I liked the music, the game mechanics.. only that chat on the end of every level bothers me a little :-) Also tried seed 42... :-)
PaperBlurt
18. Dec 2013 路 11:35 UTC
It's like an explosion of pixels from space.
Funny backstory..
97%Awesome
18. Dec 2013 路 16:43 UTC
Awesome job, relly fits the theme. difficult but not impossible.
auto_suggestion
19. Dec 2013 路 05:48 UTC
End-of-round dialogue got a bit monotonous, but otherwise a very unique and addictive game! Great work :)
Warzone
20. Dec 2013 路 18:19 UTC
Interesting game. I really like the concept.
ShellfishGames
20. Dec 2013 路 18:36 UTC
Funny idea and good execution. The gameplay is very satisfying, even though you're just watching 90% of the time. You should possibly have considered using some kind of grass texture instead of that aggressive light green though.. :)
Dry Tree
20. Dec 2013 路 18:40 UTC
Really great work! This was really compelling and I spent a lot longer (re)playing this than most other games I've reviewed so far! I can be a bit long winded getting from one level to the next, so after I'd seen the dialogue a couple of times I was just hitting escape to skip it and restarting from the menu - it'd be nice if you sped up that process a bit, oh and also allowed your score to roll over into the next level. Overall though great job!!
netmute
20. Dec 2013 路 19:59 UTC
I loved it! The sound, graphics, gameplay, all fit perfectly. I only stopped playing because I want to try other games as well :D

I would have been nice if the win/lose text at the end of each level could be skipped. The text is funny, but not 10 times in a row ;)
frogcheese
20. Dec 2013 路 20:01 UTC
Really fun game! Some levels were easy, but others really needed precision. Fun dialogue between the commander and the ship as well. And the animations for the different explosives are awesome.
jdpalmer
20. Dec 2013 路 21:31 UTC
Very nice gameplay! Is there an "end"? Good work.
馃帳 rnlf
20. Dec 2013 路 21:37 UTC
Nope, there's no end, just randomly generated levels. I might think of some kind of arcade mode with high score for the post-compo version I'm working on.
Freel4tte
20. Dec 2013 路 23:01 UTC
Love what you did with the theme. And I really like how the rockets behave and how you can influence their movement. I really had fun playing this game. Kudos to you!
Harsay
20. Dec 2013 路 23:02 UTC
Best game I have played so far! Very addictive! Loled at dialogues xD
joserodolfofreitas
21. Dec 2013 路 01:18 UTC
Thanks man, I appreciate your effort in playing it.
Xaychru04
21. Dec 2013 路 10:04 UTC
Wow, I really like this concept! The game is pretty difficult in some cases, but I like challenge. The music is nice, more variation in the dirt texture would have been great, but the destructible terrain is awesome. I had a lot of fun playing this! :D
LordHellMaX
22. Dec 2013 路 01:50 UTC
Very nice that the levels are random. Good chain reaction game!
_zulli
22. Dec 2013 路 01:55 UTC
I've loved the random level generator! But i think the dialogs get a little bit repetitive. But really good job!

If you have time, please consider rating my game! I would really appreciate it. :)
Noah Ratcliff
22. Dec 2013 路 03:26 UTC
I loved it! Very fun and a great use of the theme!
archaeometrician
22. Dec 2013 路 20:20 UTC
Nice game ! Catchy song, really cool gameplay, funny ! Great job !
StoneMonkeyStudios
23. Dec 2013 路 01:32 UTC
I liked it, but (as others have mentioned) I'd love to have a reset button or something so I can skip dialogue :)
StoneMonkeyStudios
23. Dec 2013 路 01:33 UTC
Aaaaand I just found it in the menu. Nevermind! Haha
van noctar
23. Dec 2013 路 03:05 UTC
Yeah! Game is very funny!
StMatn
02. Jan 2014 路 18:29 UTC
Awesome game!
The idea is great and well executed.
The game is fun to play and I like the particle efects!
It's quite hard to win, since it feels like it would be a matter of luck, once you dropped the bomb, but thats ok.
Great work, keep it on :)
patrickgh3
03. Jan 2014 路 05:01 UTC
Lots of fun! Hilarious premise and dialogue, I laughed pretty hard when I failed my first mission.
greytram
05. Jan 2014 路 14:37 UTC
Funny and addictive game!
Well done!