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Agent LD28 by Steve [tacospice]

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made by Steve [tacospice] for LD28 (COMPO)
Game is an executable JAR file. Requires Java.
(updated to fix a bug related to replays)

I wanted to do an HTML5 build too, but GWT is dumb and I have no idea why it won't work.

Zip package contains source.


- Premise:
You only get one shot.
Cause as much chaos as possible!


- Controls:
Left mouse to fire
Right mouse to zoom
R to replay after firing
Escape to quit


- Requirements:
Java
Graphics card capable of OpenGL ES 1.0
Keyboard with the keys R, Enter, Escape and/or Alt+F4
Mouse with left click button, right click optional


- Game tested on:
Windows 8 (64-bit)
JRE 1.7.0_25-b17 (64-bit)

- Some info on the mechanics:
People and vehicles will panic if they are in the proximity of a dead body.
Panicking people may run into the street. Panicking cars may drive onto the sidewalks.

Panicking cars may run people over or crash into other cars.
Crashing (tanker) trucks will set nearby people on fire.

Too many people in a single spot will cause death by trampling.
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/3bg4vrjhvwc312k/agent-ld28-1.1.zip
OS X https://www.dropbox.com/s/3bg4vrjhvwc312k/agent-ld28-1.1.zip
Linux https://www.dropbox.com/s/3bg4vrjhvwc312k/agent-ld28-1.1.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=26369

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.73 74
Audio 3.49 90
Fun 3.67 63
Graphics 4.00 67
Humor 4.00 18
Innovation 3.59 119
Mood 3.28 197
Theme 3.88 46

Feedback

ashen
16. Dec 2013 · 07:37 UTC
This is a really fun little game. Watching the chain reaction caused by your one shot is really amusing. The isometric style is always cool and works really well. Excellent game!
arkeus
16. Dec 2013 · 08:15 UTC
Quite fun! I had a hard time aiming, my mouse seemed too twitchy even at 2x zoom, but still fun regardless.
WhoaConstrictor
16. Dec 2013 · 08:16 UTC
Very fun! Graphics are charming, fun to replay, sounds are crisp and appropriate. A+
supremefist
16. Dec 2013 · 08:34 UTC
Great fun! How the chain reaction works was pretty confusing, though.
Sebastian
16. Dec 2013 · 08:39 UTC
Haha this made me laugh so much xD, very entertaining game.
Suese
16. Dec 2013 · 08:45 UTC
Not sure what the strategy is. I find shooting any vehicle's drive causes massive chaos all over the town. I wish it went full screen too. The graphics were fun.
Alismuffin
16. Dec 2013 · 08:47 UTC
Well made! I love the humour in the briefing!
Kikkers
16. Dec 2013 · 09:18 UTC
Awesome game! Lots of chaos with very little effort is always a plus!
Juno Nguyen
16. Dec 2013 · 09:32 UTC
I can't quite figure out what I could have potentially done. Otherwise, it's a great concept.
DST
16. Dec 2013 · 11:36 UTC
Very nice! This is a new and interesting take on chain reactions, executed well and with lovely graphics and good implementation! :)
X-0r
16. Dec 2013 · 11:36 UTC
Who would think that a single shot can cause that much havok? :P The mechanics and interaction between the entities is awesome! Also loved the assignment texts^^ Good job!
sensenmann666
16. Dec 2013 · 11:59 UTC
Very fun game, the aiming was a bit tricky however.
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 · 12:14 UTC
I got recommended to play this by Mitcheh after he had played it and will I say this was fun and the cute graphics too was great I caused so much trouble at one point I had with 760% great effort, I want to see more from you :3
windwalkerranger
16. Dec 2013 · 13:29 UTC
I enjoyed this very much, the presentation, the graphic style all was nice.
mtrc
16. Dec 2013 · 15:11 UTC
Lovely concept! The intro is a bit slow and I'd love a fast retry to keep playing and experimenting, but the core game is very well-made!
🎤 Steve [tacospice]
16. Dec 2013 · 17:43 UTC
@mtre and future commenters: you can hit enter to make the briefing screens fade out quicker!
🎤 Steve [tacospice]
16. Dec 2013 · 17:44 UTC
Oops, mtrc. My bad!
bitslap_
16. Dec 2013 · 19:03 UTC
Shoot, watch, press enter rapidly, repeat. I love chain reaction games like this. Great pixels and fun audio. Only thing i was missing was some sence of progression. =)
Anyway, awesome level generation.
Polyganz
16. Dec 2013 · 19:33 UTC
That was lots of fun. The graphics are cute. The mission text is a little redundant because I takes a lot of time to type out so I always skipped it. Could be even more fun if you make more levels and new combos with a clear goal for each level. :)
mrjordan
16. Dec 2013 · 20:28 UTC
The intro sets the mood so well, and the music is just great. Turns out I can't shoot vehicles (or *I* can't shoot well) and failed the second mission, but I love this! Would definitely like to see this further developed.
joserodolfofreitas
16. Dec 2013 · 20:35 UTC
The game is great! I made a panic of 1420% LOL.
I loved the game concept and the way it connects with the theme. Nice pixel art too.
Congratulations.
01010111
16. Dec 2013 · 22:07 UTC
Awesome game, hilarious names and premise.
rxi
16. Dec 2013 · 22:16 UTC
Really excellent audio. I absolutely loved the music, it felt very fitting and gave me a 1990s PC game vibe.

Liked the graphics and the fact that the game contained entire little cities. The thought of something usually considered so vast being condensed inside a 48hour game is quite an interesting idea and no doubt an impressive achievement.

I enjoyed the humour in the text, and chuckled a couple of times reading it. The stupid little sounds the civilians made when they died were hilarious, it put me in one of them positions where I felt awful for laughing at these little pixelated people being burnt alive and trampled to death, but couldn't help it due to the absurdity.

Overall a really nice job.
Atmospherium
16. Dec 2013 · 23:18 UTC
Can't beat unnecessarily large amounts of damage and exploding vehicles. A lot of fun. Good job!
lightsoda
17. Dec 2013 · 06:38 UTC
Ah, the satisfaction of causing chaos in little virtual cities. Quite fun.
AlanZucconi
17. Dec 2013 · 13:07 UTC
It reminds me of a flash game a saw in which you can turn one since person into a zombie and see how it destroys the place. :p
Daniel Debert
17. Dec 2013 · 17:54 UTC
I like it!
JaJ
17. Dec 2013 · 19:38 UTC
Very funny, I got a panic score of about 550% by killing a lady on a central square.
Enneract
18. Dec 2013 · 09:33 UTC
Awesome game, I love the graphics. Although the chain reaction seems to be a strange seems unclear how it works. I shot a lady, and nothing happened. Then about 20 seconds later a petrol tanker on the other side of town exploded. I guess it add to the humor of it :)
hirsch
18. Dec 2013 · 19:22 UTC
I really liked the isometric perspective, and the game is quite good for this short amount of time. I just got a bit confused, because i did not know why the whole city explodes because of killing one human :D
Otherwise nice game :)
Jiggawatt
18. Dec 2013 · 20:13 UTC
A solid 4-star entry. It's like some sort of twisted dark comedy social commentary, but the gameplay idea of causing reactions is fun just for the sake of itself.
doitle
18. Dec 2013 · 22:24 UTC
Like isometric dominoes with fire. It was fun trying to come up with the best chain reaction. Graphics are very good for the style and the audio is just fine. A very solid and fun entry. The game could perhaps use a mechanic that forces you not to just wait around and rack up kills slowly. Since the game says "Press R for Extraction", it might be good to eventually have the army or police show up and try to secure the city and you have to balance waiting to see the destruction with escaping before you are caught.
nyytroh
20. Dec 2013 · 19:10 UTC
Awesome! Entire game is awesome. Really a cleaver idea. Not just one shot and you're done. Instead you watch the consequences of that single bullet :D
rnlf
21. Dec 2013 · 13:27 UTC
Great visuals, looks like Transport Tycoon or similar :D
Jupiter_Hadley
25. Dec 2013 · 15:11 UTC
Solid game, really enjoyed killing people xD
I included this game in my Ludum Dare Compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/ph4Rui-mL0k
rincewind_cz
04. Jan 2014 · 16:37 UTC
Scored 1790% :-) Liked the graphics, and humorous side of this.. although gameplay needs some balancing (too random now). Nice entry.
Jezzamon
06. Jan 2014 · 22:17 UTC
Hahaha, this game was pretty amusing!

The only thing I would've wanted is for the text to display faster, because I wanted to read it but it took so long...