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Charge by TeamInCharge

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made by TeamInCharge for LD27 (JAM)
You are bot 101

Every day you do the same boring job
Every day you make the same boring parts

But not today!

Today you are going to escape
And all your friends are coming with you

The only problem is:
Your batteries only last 10 seconds before they need to be recharged...


TeamInCharge is:
Joel van Neerbos: Programming
Arne Bezuijen: Art & Design


Special thanks to:
- Orwell's 1984 for design inspiration (look for the alternative ending if you like the book)
- Hothead's Swarm for crowd control ideas
- Delft University of Technology for providing the Unity Pro license
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3284052/Charge.zip
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3284052/Charge.html
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3284052/ChargeLinux.zip
Mac https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3284052/ChargeMac.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=27767

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.73 62
Audio(Jam) 1.53 500
Fun(Jam) 3.53 73
Graphics(Jam) 4.29 47
Humor(Jam) 2.60 243
Innovation(Jam) 3.60 63
Mood(Jam) 3.21 181
Theme(Jam) 3.61 78

Feedback

Kikkers
27. Aug 2013 · 11:25 UTC
Quite a fun game, nice use of the theme. Doesn't have a high score list though, I had 10225.
Supercannon
28. Aug 2013 · 18:25 UTC
Cool idea, nice visuals. Good work for a weekend!
DesignerNap
28. Aug 2013 · 18:26 UTC
Thought this was excellent. Loved the art style and it was just generally a really fun game to play.
TammiLion
28. Aug 2013 · 18:28 UTC
Hele mooie game. 10 seconden vind ik wel net ff wat te lastig maar uiteraard begrijpelijk vanwege het thema ^^
TailyILoveYou
28. Aug 2013 · 18:28 UTC
Very creative use of the theme, with fun and simple controls. It could use some sound effects, although not sure if there are some that I had accidentally muted
anjack
28. Aug 2013 · 18:29 UTC
Very cool game! The swarm control style is a really fun and interesting concept.
JALgames
28. Aug 2013 · 18:29 UTC
Really fun game with very professional graphics and actionfull gameplay.
TeamAlpha
28. Aug 2013 · 18:36 UTC
Very nice graphics, good job with the robots and the shadows.
Pixelfan Games
28. Aug 2013 · 19:42 UTC
Good graphics, i missed music and sounds, the moves are too fast, but anyway i get some fun, good work!
Mesene
28. Aug 2013 · 19:53 UTC
So nice! it lacks audio, but everything else is quite good :)
First LD? I hope to see more games from you
Beardbotnik
28. Aug 2013 · 19:55 UTC
Interesting game, reminds me of a simplified Pikmin when it comes to the controls. The graphics are charming and really well made, thought the game seemed very basic without any sound or music. The controls were smooth as well. Good job!
keyboardmonkey
28. Aug 2013 · 20:10 UTC
Super! Nice attention to detail, good work! :D
Zammy
28. Aug 2013 · 20:15 UTC
Really nice game. I would very much like to see it finished and polished. Keep up the good work!
udo
28. Aug 2013 · 21:18 UTC
This game is amazingly well done. The graphics, the concept, the gameplay itself - just very very good. Why no music, though? Or at least some sound effects? In any case, this was probably the most fun LD27 entry I played so far. Commanding the robot horde was very cool.
🎤 TeamInCharge
29. Aug 2013 · 08:15 UTC
Thanks for playing and for your comments! We did plan on adding sound effects and music, but we ran out of time... Next time we will give audio a higher priority :)
haxpor
30. Aug 2013 · 12:13 UTC
That's funny at first I see those robots recharging battery and fell down into the hole. Polish model and art stuff. FYI: I experienced lagging every now and then when progress through the level (as I have played on web).
Almax27
30. Aug 2013 · 12:18 UTC
Nice game, I really like the get cozy/spread mechanic
aayars
31. Aug 2013 · 16:53 UTC
Runs too slow to play here, and the window size is larger than my screen.

Looks like it is probably a cool game, but I'll abstain from voting on this one.
Diptoman
31. Aug 2013 · 17:10 UTC
Love the ctrl and alt buttons for sticking close and spreading apart. It makes for different strategies, and managing everyone. But the speed is a bit too high. I often spent time crashing into walls.
But overall, its a great concept! You should definitely take this further. If there was sounds in this, I bet it would have been fantastic. But yeah, sound's kind of a luxury in these short jams.
Oxygamer
02. Sep 2013 · 15:06 UTC
So nice !!! One of the coolest game in LD. I was inspired !!!
fgielow
02. Sep 2013 · 21:31 UTC
Miss some points improtants, as the time i have before get without energy.
I like the graphics!
Oh, and nice use o the theme in the concept.
Lightmare Studio
02. Sep 2013 · 21:36 UTC
I love it! Kinda reminds me of Pikmin for some reason. Anyway, great concept, good use of the theme, very nice controls and great level design! Kudos!
gmaker
05. Sep 2013 · 10:09 UTC
greate graphics and idea!! i had nice time! ) good job!
lesterpig
08. Sep 2013 · 09:39 UTC
Really nice work, but really frustrating ;)
Need some sounds :(
wilbefast
10. Sep 2013 · 11:45 UTC
Hmm... the windows is much large than my screen resolution, so I can't so the whole thing :S Also runs very slowly on my computer - Dell Vostro 1510 with 8400M graphics card, Arch Linux 64 bit.

Not currently playable for me I'm afraid :'(
🎤 TeamInCharge
10. Sep 2013 · 12:00 UTC
Again thank you all for playing the game!

A quick note for those having issues with performance: the web version is fixed at one resolution (and your native resolution when switching to full screen) and high detail settings. however the downloadable version has resolution and detail settings so you can tweak them to match your hardware. Also we noticed that some optimus laptops don't switch to the discrete gpu with the web version, while the downloadable version runs just fine.
ZYXer
13. Sep 2013 · 12:01 UTC
Wow, really awesome game! Nice graphics and well implemented swarm behavior. The controls are a bit hard to master, though.
01rafael
13. Sep 2013 · 12:05 UTC
super super super! )))
funny game! you must to improve it!
thanks for web version to
Ossi
16. Sep 2013 · 22:18 UTC
Great controls and use of the theme! Love the graphics and the grouping mechanics. Really wish there was sound to give it a more machine/robotic feeling as well as hearing those awesome tesla coils! Great job!