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One Spear Savage by Gareth Jenkins

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made by Gareth Jenkins for LD28 (COMPO)
Take on savages with a spear!

Fight a bunch of savages on randomly generated maps with JUST ONE SPEAR.

Hunt them down, track them, and when the time is right... hurl your spear. Don't forget to pick it up, you only get one!

- Click to move around
- Hold space to aim
- Click again to launch your spear
- GO PICK IT UP AGAIN

Had a lot of fun with this one -- pretty much a whole day of brainstorming ideas and eventually coming up with this... then building it in the final 24-30 hours.

Unity Web Player version above -- as well as desktop builds for Windows, Mac / OS/X, Linux & source. If you lose your spear in a tree, press Escape to start over.

(added 16/12) Mac/Linux/Windows versions are up... as is an experimental Android version (touch and hold to aim, release to shoot). Will only really work on devices with 16:9 ratios or similar (tested on Nexus 4 & 5).
Web http://game.36peas.com/onespearsavage/ld28-web/
Windows / Mac / Linux http://game.36peas.com/onespearsavage/ld48.html
Android (experimental) http://game.36peas.com/onespearsavage/ld48.html
Source http://game.36peas.com/onespearsavage/ld48.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=7693

Ratings

Coolness 80% 2
Overall 3.10 420
Audio 2.97 261
Fun 3.26 245
Graphics 2.92 504
Humor 2.71 315
Innovation 2.79 577
Mood 2.97 351
Theme 3.58 128

Feedback

TinyMoonStudios
17. Dec 2013 · 12:42 UTC
Very fun gameplay and a nice take on the theme. Audio could use some work,it was a little static-y at times but all around to a bad game. Well done.
wdebowicz
17. Dec 2013 · 12:53 UTC
I would change a little controls but I have a lot of fun! Audio make really good mood :-)
lucasncv
17. Dec 2013 · 12:54 UTC
Surprisingly enjoyable! I like it :) And yet another game using the one weapon/bullet constraint (mine included), haha.
Ditto
17. Dec 2013 · 13:00 UTC
Simply amazing, so simple, so satisfying, so challenging! Only complaint is the sound effect when clicking, I want to spamclick to move but the sound is really annoying after a while, except for that this game is amazing! :D
Capitals
17. Dec 2013 · 13:08 UTC
Nice and fun concept which makes sense within the Theme!
Cipher
17. Dec 2013 · 13:17 UTC
Really fun! played like 5 times xD , now imagine if it had a multiplayer...
hadesfury
17. Dec 2013 · 17:01 UTC
Gave it a shot on android on my nexus 7, it worked really fine! Nice little game!
stromchin
18. Dec 2013 · 13:35 UTC
Dammit, you scored almost perfect from me.
You won me just from the cubes (check my game to see why), but in general it's a perfectly balanced game.
Nelien
19. Dec 2013 · 19:15 UTC
Simple and effective :). The controls grew on me but I would make the movement not require clicking but rather hold down the mouse button. Oh, and pretty particle effects!
Joror
19. Dec 2013 · 19:29 UTC
Loved the mumbling-walk-sound. And a simple yet effective gameplay.
pkenney
20. Dec 2013 · 04:57 UTC
Interesting - you had a similar concept to my game Hammer Control! There's another one with a spear, too, called Javel-Ein from the jam, and one with an arrow called Titan Souls.
haveric
20. Dec 2013 · 04:58 UTC
This is actually a really fun game and a nice take on the theme. Great Job!
01rafael
21. Dec 2013 · 23:58 UTC
I't would be great to move with WASD though.
But game is awesome!
Tomski
22. Dec 2013 · 00:00 UTC
Hehe, loved the movement, was it by design to stop moving when you aim? Really fun anyway :)
thegoofromspace
23. Dec 2013 · 07:49 UTC
The controls remind me of Defense of the Ancients or League of Legends, which is kind of an odd choice for a game like this one. Not bad, though.
van noctar
01. Jan 2014 · 14:37 UTC
Great gameplay!! :D
Xeke_Death
06. Jan 2014 · 12:12 UTC
Nice concept and good execution... Enjoyed it...