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Aquila by Anshul Goyal

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made by Anshul Goyal for LD28 (COMPO)
Aquila (also known as a constellation in the northern sky) is a top down arcade game. You play as an ancient soul who is trying to escape from the ruins. The level is generated dynamically as the player moves from tile-to-tile. I think may be I can call this "Procedural Generation", as there is no randomness involved. The goal of the game is to reach the end tile while avoiding or killing enemies. You can also collect some ancient artifacts as an added bonus by destroying the ruins.

The game fits (I hope so) the theme in the following two ways:
1) Enemy bullets can also destroy the ruins. In that case artifacts wont be revealed. So you have only one chance.
2) Since the level is dynamically generated, so you only get one "unique" level per play session.

Tools used:
- Unity3d
- Pixen

Controls:
- WASD (Arrow Keys) to Move and Left-Click to Shoot.

Feel free to tweet the generated level to me @goyalanshul. I'll be extremely happy to see those!!
All feedback is welcome. Thanks for playing!!!

PS: I couldn't manage to find enough time to do the sounds. I used the free sounds from sounddogs.com. Sorry about that!
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/c0b09pf78lqr813/aquila_win.zip
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/3p7wz724bb6x9ct/aquila_mac.zip
Linux https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxsdo3w3m7ie4k7/aquila_linux.zip
Web https://s3.amazonaws.com/anshulgo.com/jams/ld28/index.html
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/wetpscrt0dba0nu/aquila_source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=18701

Ratings

Coolness 84% 2
Overall 2.80 669
Audio 2.53 492
Fun 2.73 591
Graphics 2.44 737
Humor 1.71 727
Innovation 3.11 356
Mood 2.78 483
Theme 1.91 939

Feedback

Sean Noonan
16. Dec 2013 · 08:37 UTC
I really love the way the level is formed as you play and the snapshot of your final layout at the end is brilliant.
The only thing I was a bit unsure of was the combat and I never found any relics..?
Mechatodzilla
17. Dec 2013 · 04:26 UTC
I really liked playing this. It was like a long-range Bomberman game set in the Tomb Raider universe. I thought this game did a lot of things well. Nicely done.
hamster_mk_4
17. Dec 2013 · 04:27 UTC
The end game pull out was a nice touch. I feel the game could have used more explanation over what the goal was.
GrinCreative
17. Dec 2013 · 04:28 UTC
Loved it!!!
Have to say:
What relics are to?
Its too easy! I made it directly to the end, but, if the difficulty isn't growing up, meh
Lissar
17. Dec 2013 · 04:28 UTC
I thought the concept was really interesting. I enjoyed how the level built itself and then showed it to you at the end. I didn't feel a sense of progression, however, which could really be improved. I would like to see this idea fleshed out more!
Hypermagical
17. Dec 2013 · 04:30 UTC
A slow dungeon-crawl, creeping through the darkness.

I found 17/17 artifacts and scored 3350 points.
vinull
17. Dec 2013 · 04:31 UTC
This had a old school Diablo feel, exploring a generated level. The music is also well done. I managed to find 17 relics the first play through before ever finding the exit - the joys of rng!
pjchardt
17. Dec 2013 · 05:26 UTC
Tile based generation was great and I love the zoom out at the end to reveal the full path. I would like to see this game taken further, seems like a nice start!
Adam Tea
17. Dec 2013 · 05:45 UTC
Eerie little game. Like the moving tiles. Sound was good too heh.
goyal
17. Dec 2013 · 05:50 UTC
@Hypermagical: you are the star. well done!

About the relics: currently the more buildings/ruins you destroy the greater will be the probability for the relics to appear. The probability also changes dynamically as you keep destroying those buildings/ruins.

Thanks a lot for playing!!
Ashedragon
17. Dec 2013 · 06:34 UTC
I rather enjoyed it, though I got really confused towards the end.
Lyje
18. Dec 2013 · 00:38 UTC
Didn't quite get what was going on, but finished it. Shooting mechanic wasn't particularly satisfying, but overall it was solid.
Pietro Ferrantelli
18. Dec 2013 · 05:51 UTC
Loved it !! I had a lot of fun, congratulations.
PEBKAC
18. Dec 2013 · 07:26 UTC
Level generation is nice, audio and graphics are a bit lacking in conviction.
hoqjed
19. Dec 2013 · 06:09 UTC
The tiles popping in as you wander around the map was a wonderful effect. The major thing that made the game somewhat difficult to tolerate after a certain amount of time is that there isn't a point of reference or any environmental distinctions after a while. Nothing really separates one area from another aside from the way the tiles spawn in.

I enjoyed the game in a weird way though, wandering around blasting everything I saw was satisfying for a few moments but grows old after a while. Especially when the exit is nowhere to be seen.

Overall it wasn't a bad game but I felt like I didn't have a lot of purpose for doing anything I was doing, aside from, you know, points and stuff. And points and stuff can only carry a game so far without growing dull.
tchem
19. Dec 2013 · 10:56 UTC
I like of mechanic and visuals of game. Nice level generator.
TheWhiteLlama
20. Dec 2013 · 02:15 UTC
Wow, this really makes fun! I beat the level on the first try, so maybe it's a little bit too easy. But it's still enjoyable. Music is nice and fits with the graphics which are okay.
TheWhiteLlama
20. Dec 2013 · 02:15 UTC
Wow, this really makes fun! I beat the level on the first try, so maybe it's a little bit too easy. But it's still enjoyable. Music is nice and fits with the graphics which are okay. The procedural aspect of the levelgenerator is also nice :)
Cake&Code
20. Dec 2013 · 03:21 UTC
I got all the relics but nothing seemed to happen? I ran around and unlocked most of the map but still nothing... at least it was fun and engaging enough to keep me unlocking tiles.
henrykun
22. Dec 2013 · 04:39 UTC
The way the level is constructed is similar to Bastion, very nice idea. I like the concept of the game too, good job.
Zephyr Raine
22. Dec 2013 · 23:33 UTC
Great concept, but the audio quickly gets onto the nerves. Love the map !
Jupiter_Hadley
25. Dec 2013 · 18:57 UTC
Fun game, love the map I included it in my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to have a look :) http://youtu.be/fAaMjCotTMM
celsyum
06. Jan 2014 · 19:30 UTC
great concept , need better graphics
NiceAlexanderAS
06. Jan 2014 · 19:31 UTC
Fun game play also interesting idea! :D Great work, loving the feeling of destroying those things with particles and the awesome sound effects :D
JaJ
06. Jan 2014 · 21:54 UTC
I actually really like the feel of the game, and the adio is really good, but I think it was a bit too easy.