VIP by Unept

made by Unept for LD27 (JAM)

PROTECT THE VIP:
In this sardonic bodyguard simulator, you have 10 seconds to prepare before the VIP arrives. Can you protect him? Will you take a bullet? Will there be collateral damage? (YES) Is that a LUMBERJACK ASSASSIN?

INSTRUCTIONS:
- Use W,A,S,D to control the bodyguard with the green marker.
- Drag and drop other bodyguards to strategic positions.

TOOLS: Stencyl, Adobe Fireworks, Audacity
MUSIC: Wayfarer by morgantj, ccmixter.org

This is my first Ludum Dare entry, and 2nd ever "finished" game. It was a blast.

Flash	http://www.kongregate.com/games/Unept/vip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=25813

Ratings

Coolness	86%	2
Overall(Jam)	3.58	85

Audio(Jam)	3.21	164
Fun(Jam)	3.52	79
Graphics(Jam)	3.02	353
Humor(Jam)	3.27	98
Innovation(Jam)	3.82	29
Mood(Jam)	3.12	219
Theme(Jam)	3.28	212

Feedback

brogrammers

27. Aug 2013 · 01:17 UTC

I loved this game! pretty slow-paced, but still very entertaining, and I really appreciated how original it was (:

Jarcas Studios

27. Aug 2013 · 02:18 UTC

Ha! Nice one w/ the outhouse.

I liked this overall, but it was frustrating that agents would shoot each other and/or the VIP. It also feels like any skill involved w/ playing the game is heavily overshadowed by luck.

Still, I feel like there's a seed of something awesome in there. :)

hbocao

27. Aug 2013 · 02:19 UTC

Loved the art style and the mechanics. It gets really difficult! Or I just suck at protecting people.

Tangible Games

27. Aug 2013 · 02:23 UTC

Love the blocky figures of the characters! Following the vip is quite thrilling too, and the fact that you can complete the level even when you are killed is great (that's what bodyguards are for, anyway)

Raiyumi

27. Aug 2013 · 02:28 UTC

Neat game! Clowns are always evil!

nathanhoffer

27. Aug 2013 · 02:32 UTC

If it was a bit faster, this would have been my favorite game in this ludum dare. I loved loved loved it though!

roaet

27. Aug 2013 · 04:14 UTC

LUMBERJACK! Ha. Nice game. I gotta stop playing on my mac. This trackpad isn't fast enough for strategery!

andwhatnot

27. Aug 2013 · 04:15 UTC

I died for this politician! He better not be corrupt ;) Fun game, have seen this sort of game before.

Richard Matey

27. Aug 2013 · 04:17 UTC

Wow this is fantastic. My game is similar to this but very different in execution. Love the strategy you added to this concept.

tigerj

27. Aug 2013 · 04:19 UTC

I really liked this game. I wish it had more depth please keep working on it after the judging ends. I'd really like to see it extended.

I also really like that music.

Richard Matey

27. Aug 2013 · 05:07 UTC

Haha Thanks for playing my game! I had to go back to yours and show my friends, one of my favorites of this jam so far. Since we lost a little Whitney Houston this year its only right to put a little more into the soundtrack ;)

Satyre

27. Aug 2013 · 06:58 UTC

Funny game, the strategic concept of placing the guards at good positions is very well made. Also the music fits well. For future updates, you could let the player stay with the amount of guards left. In other words, if a guard was knocked out a level before, you have one man less for the next round, which would increase the difficulty.

Hypnohustla

27. Aug 2013 · 09:51 UTC

This was actually pretty good! A nice twist on the TD genre I guess. :) The music did not get annoying and the speed of the game was just perfect. It was fun to jump in front of a bullet (or axe). Loved it! :)

kantieno

27. Aug 2013 · 10:59 UTC

I enjoyed it, I would have kept playing if there were more levels, so I guess it is fun!

PixlWalkr

27. Aug 2013 · 13:48 UTC

Enjoyed playing the game. Very unique game play. nice simplistic graphics and cool audio.

motty

27. Aug 2013 · 16:56 UTC

Great little game. Funny, clever, good use of theme, fun to play. Nice one.

kristof

27. Aug 2013 · 16:58 UTC

Neat little game. I like the minimalistic visuals and smooth music. I think, I sometimes managed to run into my own guys bullet. The gameplay was a bit repetitive, but still fun.

Szedouu

27. Aug 2013 · 18:07 UTC

You did it very well, fantastic game, I want to see post-compo version of it.

unusualcadence

27. Aug 2013 · 18:25 UTC

Yeah, I totally loved playing this. Great mechanic, favourite moment was a sudden cry of "clown!" and everyone scrambling and then I took a pie in the face

ModestArcade

27. Aug 2013 · 19:05 UTC

I really like this! It's cool that the level can be completed after the player "dies".

Travis Irby

27. Aug 2013 · 19:42 UTC

Haha love the concept and its really fun! Great job

AdventureIslands

27. Aug 2013 · 21:33 UTC

Fun concept! Played pretty well for me. Didn't get the guards to shoot each other or the VIP. Nice work! I found the ending hilarious.

archaeometrician

28. Aug 2013 · 03:26 UTC

Wow ! One of the best gameplay I played ! Really funny ending too ;) Great game, good job ! Please, add more levels !

deepnight

28. Aug 2013 · 20:21 UTC

Ahah very good idea that fits the theme :)
The ending made me laugh too

moomoo112

28. Aug 2013 · 23:08 UTC

Interesting game, would have been nice to see more levels and challenges

zillix

29. Aug 2013 · 03:37 UTC

fantastic aesthetic and awesomely quirky concept. great job!

whiteravens

29. Aug 2013 · 04:36 UTC

I really like this game :) Well made, and I look forward to more features being added into it!

futuristteletex

29. Aug 2013 · 05:22 UTC

haha.. pretty fun! liked the concept alot and enjoyed it.. be interested to see what else could be done with the concept if you decided to work on it more after the jam.

Nick Weihs

29. Aug 2013 · 09:10 UTC

I found this from the comments on the Mr President game. I really liked it man! It's pretty hillarious accidently getting shot by your own agents though hahah. Really cool game!

BradleySmith

29. Aug 2013 · 23:47 UTC

The is amazing, very very good entry! I love the art style and music. Rated this highly. :)

fgielow

30. Aug 2013 · 00:39 UTC

Nice use of the theme. I like the concept and who you manage to work it.
Well done

futuristteletex

30. Aug 2013 · 12:17 UTC

This was really fun and a very interesting and original idea.

withoutpillow

30. Aug 2013 · 20:11 UTC

minimalistic and well executed in almost every way. not very challenging, but the difficulty curve was good so if you choose to extend the game it could get harder. i like that you have to be involved with the game all the way through, from planning to protecting. also, the music.

theholychicken

31. Aug 2013 · 04:10 UTC

Haha, loved it!
I can see a lot more potential game mechanisms for this concept like crowd chaos, commands to the VIP, bomb threats and the like if you continue to work on this.
Great work!

ratalaika

31. Aug 2013 · 10:44 UTC

good job

shard123

31. Aug 2013 · 18:26 UTC

Really well designed, nice work!

mrspeaker

01. Sep 2013 · 13:41 UTC

LOL - awesome idea... need a bit-o-polish to make it fantastic... like some clue if you're doing ok or not: "RETRY, NEXT". "Wait, did I clear that level or what?!". I feel like the tune didn't quite match the graphical aesthetics either (it's a nice track, but doesn't feel particularly pixel-bodyguard-secret-service-y.

But you really have a cool idea for a game in there - plus you got tower defense worked into LD. WIN!

superfoonly

04. Sep 2013 · 02:35 UTC

Very nice! So hilarious when the agents shoot through the vip to kill the assassin lol

MrBlade

15. Sep 2013 · 04:15 UTC

Amazing work! Great art! Awesome sounds and music. I love the theme. I always have wanted something like this! I really like it. 10/10.

canvapps

17. Sep 2013 · 00:19 UTC

at first it looks like graphics are a bit poor but once you play it... really changes your mood about it.
I had to play quite a bit... just fun!