The Super Fair Trial Show by Gabriel

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made by Gabriel for LD27 (JAM)
Super Fair Trial Show is an arena shooter made in 72 hours that features massive procedural generation: arenas, monster behaviors, events and weapons!


*** PLEASE UNZIP THE WHOLE FOLDER AND MAKE SURE TO RUN AS ADMINSTRATOR!!! ***

The game uses one file external to the exe to handle IA, so this is necessary to have the enemies working - thanks for your understanding! ;)

CONTROLS:

WASD - Moves
J - Shoots
DOUBLE TAP WASD - dodges / dashes
HOLD J - allows to move around freely while keeping aiming and shooting to the same direction

(These commands are essential to have any chance in the game!)

In a dystopian future, traditional court judgements were considered too boring, and were replaced by a much more interesting system: broadcasted gladiator fights against genetically engineered monsters! You play as a convict trying to make his case by surviving the arena. Every 10 seconds, the audience votes for the introduction of a new rule! How's that for a fair judgement? :D

These last 3 days have been absolutely insane and earlier today we were still unsure if we would at all be able to submit due to bugs. Fortunately these last hours turned out ok, so we think everything is working. We hope you enjoy! Ah, and please let us know in the comments how far you got! :D

Gabriel and J. Pedro
aka Pixel Cows
www.pixelcows.com

(FIX: we fixed the game over crash that would keep the player from returning to the main menu, and fixed whatever the problem was with the sounds)

Ratings

Coolness 91% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.98 13
Audio(Jam) 3.60 69
Fun(Jam) 3.98 9
Graphics(Jam) 4.24 56
Humor(Jam) 3.26 99
Innovation(Jam) 3.40 122
Mood(Jam) 3.66 60
Theme(Jam) 3.74 44

Feedback

oajfh
27. Aug 2013 路 02:06 UTC
There seems to be a glitch when I die. Some white screen with a few optiions on the right and what looks like a procedural labyrinth show up. Will rate this one later, I guess (I'm using Windows 32-bit, 800*600, by the way).
brmassa
27. Aug 2013 路 02:19 UTC
Man! 2.7mb of fun!

Great visuals, mood and gameplay. The procedural levels give it a long life!

It hit right on my spot.
馃帳 Gabriel
27. Aug 2013 路 04:28 UTC
Thank you very much! I think the file size was actually related to the crash. Anyway, fixed it, now the game should be playable as intended! :)
manabreak
27. Aug 2013 路 06:41 UTC
Absolutely awesome work! The only critique I'd say is that the music goes a bit unnoticed back there, but other than that, really solid. I wouldn't be surpised for this to be the best jam game of all. :)
Crazi456
27. Aug 2013 路 06:47 UTC
Very fun, great work!
IronyInteractive
27. Aug 2013 路 06:52 UTC
Great job, this is one of the best I've seen on here. Very well polished, good gameplay, great sound. I love the mood of it.
UnixXNova
27. Aug 2013 路 06:55 UTC
Good game and great idea good work
AtomicVikings
27. Aug 2013 路 07:05 UTC
NICE NICE NICE!!!! :-)
LevelUpJordan
27. Aug 2013 路 07:10 UTC
Wow! This is awesome, feels like one of the more complete games I've seen. If you could take a look at my game I'd really appreciate it!
Shugor
27. Aug 2013 路 07:36 UTC
This was a fun game! The graphics were nice, and the gameplay was smooth. Overall very well polished.
mcburrobit
27. Aug 2013 路 08:29 UTC
For some reason just plain crashes with a Buffer overfloe exception in the AdvSound.mfx module on my machine. Looks great, though.
Rick Hoppmann
27. Aug 2013 路 08:31 UTC
I tried to emulate it under Linux Mint 15 64bit using Wine, but it crashed in the first second after start :(
juaxix
27. Aug 2013 路 11:45 UTC
fantastic
馃帳 Gabriel
27. Aug 2013 路 17:45 UTC
Thanks for the compliments, guys!

@mcburrobit - I'll look into that, thanks for reporting!
@Rick Hoppmann - Too bad, I'd love if it worked on Linux! I'll see if we can manage to port it somehow. :)
davisan
27. Aug 2013 路 18:52 UTC
Amazing! Very polished, nice effects, great controls and replay value!
Reverend Speed
27. Aug 2013 路 20:54 UTC
Looks beautiful and moody and I love that you've incorporated dodging into this kinda game and... it breaks my heart that my computer crashes every time I try to load the game. Please let me know if you guys are releasing a later version - I'd be delighted to provide you with some details on my machine.
Reverend Speed
27. Aug 2013 路 21:25 UTC
Gah. Is there an e-mail address or private messaging system on this site or that you'd prefer me to use to provide system information, Gabriel? I'll keep my eye on this page in case you want to point me towards something...
馃帳 Gabriel
27. Aug 2013 路 22:01 UTC
You mind using the contact form here? http://www.pixelcows.com/p/contact.html

I prefer that than writing my email here to avoid those damned spam bots! :D

Tks once again, btw!
Dry Tree
28. Aug 2013 路 06:47 UTC
Very impressive for two days work - great job. Unfortunately it crashed 5 seconds into stage two and I had to bring up task manager and end the task.
farmergnome
28. Aug 2013 路 07:20 UTC
This is fantastic.
Kidney
28. Aug 2013 路 07:51 UTC
The controls feel extremely polished and the game is pretty damn fun. The 10-second rules theme was neat but I didn't feel added much to the game overall.
Kotstulle
28. Aug 2013 路 07:59 UTC
one of the best ludum dare games i've played so far :) I like the idea of the tv show, pretty creative! the graphics are awesome, everything looks so clean and finished. great work!
Starspell
28. Aug 2013 路 15:07 UTC
I have a feeling that this is because my computer is awful but I have a strange problem: http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8925/occl.png This image is rendered on top of the screen and I can't seem to get rid of it. I also get a bit of text drifting down every so often which reads "text". :D

The game lags a little on my laptop and I've had graphical problem before on this laptop so it is probably my end.

Thanks for the request for the creative mode on 10 Second Happy Rocket. The mode is live now from the game's page. ^^ Thought I'd let you know.
Tifu
28. Aug 2013 路 23:01 UTC
Whether I am guilty or not, I will find whoever voted to change my weapon from HUGE EXPLOSIVE SPREAD GUN to pistol, and murder them :|
This is pretty awesome! I love the tweets and random rule changes and such. Good job!
BeardoGames
29. Aug 2013 路 20:36 UTC
Wow, you guys have really created something amazing here! The graphics, the gameplay, the humor, and the presentation are all spot-on! I had loads of fun playing it, and it has that unique jam quality of being completely playable on its own, outside the confines of the jam. Plus, SCANLINES! Excellent, excellent work.
馃帳 Gabriel
29. Aug 2013 路 22:50 UTC
Thank you very much, guys! So glad you enjoyed it! The complexity to which we ended up commiting led us to be on an emotional rollercoaster up to the very last hours before the submission, when we were unsure if we would at all be able to submit due to some last resisting bugs! By a miracle things started working correctly just like 2 hours before the deadline, so it's really overwhelming to hear such nice comments about the game. Thank you very much, we are very happy and humbled! :)
whiteravens
30. Aug 2013 路 01:19 UTC
Amazing game! Great job!
hbocao
30. Aug 2013 路 03:28 UTC
This is a great entry, guys! Incredible art and gameplay. Gotta love the particles. The music was kinda off to me and I was going to complain about the controls, then I reread the instructions and felt like idiot. I pressed J to shoot every time. I didn't hold it. hahahaha

PS. Quando vi "Aff, tudo em ingreis essa merda...", rachei o bico. Parab茅ns, caras ;)
ratalaika
31. Aug 2013 路 11:56 UTC
good job
Venturelli
31. Aug 2013 路 13:27 UTC
Wow, I simply love the style and feel of this. Really amazing work for such a short time. Love the music and the random tweets that pop up! However, I don't know if it was just on my PC or something, but the AI seemed to be a bit broken. They would just be standind idle or facing the walls while I shot them to bits. That kinda ruined what seems like a potentially amazing game for me.
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
31. Aug 2013 路 18:43 UTC
Amazing visuals, top marks for mood, fun and gameplay!
You rock
Venturelli
31. Aug 2013 路 23:47 UTC
Ran the game as administrator and the AI worked fine! Even though the difficulty curve is a little crazy, this is the most playable game I've had the pleasure to try at this LD. Really cool mood, really cool take on classic mechanics, and great use of the 10-seconds theme! Great job!
sP0CkEr2
02. Sep 2013 路 04:47 UTC
really awesome game -- nice graphics -- great job
Antidote
02. Sep 2013 路 17:14 UTC
Great game ^^ Love the art, and the humor, the twitter comments on the screen were an awesome touch! Made a little video while playing :) check it out http://www.twitch.tv/danielsnd/b/455393275
blackotus
02. Sep 2013 路 19:42 UTC
This is awesome!

I really like the presentation. The way the game starts, changing TV channels, is both good looking and does a good job of introducing the game's concept.

The graphics are really pretty and the gameplay is smooth. The dodge function is specially cool :)

The twitter calls during the game are great too, and add to the presentation!

I also like how the gameplay keeps changing, how there's a lot of variety to the weapons and to the monster design.

All in all, a great game! Congratulations!
murilo
03. Sep 2013 路 00:23 UTC
Now if there's any super fair trial in LD then your game's gonna win the jam or something! Great job guys!
Foxtacy
04. Sep 2013 路 01:13 UTC
Really good survival! :D
Ithildin
04. Sep 2013 路 17:38 UTC
Brilliant entry. The idea and the story cleverly fit the theme. Procedural generation makes it very replayable, and graphics are great.

Just to be picky, the WASD controls are a bit glitchy. Other than this, one of the best entries this edition.

And LOL at the "spectators" comments.
douglasv
07. Sep 2013 路 17:54 UTC
Dude, that's some seriously great presentation. The tweet-like comments were awesome.
netmute
12. Sep 2013 路 15:03 UTC
I would love to play this, but I'm on a Mac. Sorry :(
lordjosephdeburg
15. Sep 2013 路 01:21 UTC
very nice game and well polished, the lighting effect is cool
FrederickK
16. Sep 2013 路 04:41 UTC
Simple idea but very well executed!
The weapons are fun, the commentary is funny and the music is great!
Awesome job guys! :)



Note:
There were some small tecnical problems, it says it doesn't have the SFX folder and will run without the sound, but the folder is there and the sound seems normal.
When I tried to close the game it crashed, even executing with admin.