Invasion of the GooseNappers by ocmu

made by ocmu for LD27 (COMPO)

Well, I finished! Touch and go there for a little while, but it is a complete game. I didn't get time to add sound, sorry. But I hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think!

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Aliens have invaded and they are after our geese!
You must go to space and fend them off!!
However, the experimental engine on your ship can only keep you in the aliens' realm for 10 seconds at a time, so watch your fire while your engine recharges. Think of the geese!!!

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Controls:
Arrow Keys to move
Space Bar to shoot
Enter to navigate menus

Web	http://skyleanderson.com/games/august/index.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=20933

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall	3.15	459

Audio	1.45	936
Fun	3.11	393
Graphics	3.09	427
Humor	3.05	188
Innovation	2.51	882
Mood	2.78	517
Theme	3.04	677

Feedback

dismedia

26. Aug 2013 · 16:24 UTC

I'm the goose messiah!:)

EggDestroyer

26. Aug 2013 · 16:26 UTC

Fun little game. Would enjoy clearer feedbacks (= killing geese is bad, clearer rank at the end) but the game works well :)

nihilocrat

26. Aug 2013 · 16:29 UTC

I like the idea of swapping between worlds every 10 seconds, most games simply end in 10 seconds. I actually didn't realize I shouldn't kill the geese, but I like the idea of the gameplay changing each time you switch, it reminds me of a game I made several years ago with "two-sided" gameplay: http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/axis-caeli/4007/

LegacyCrono

26. Aug 2013 · 21:27 UTC

Really neat game. I think you should include a few power-ups, the game feels a bit lacking in options. Nice work!

Joxno

28. Aug 2013 · 00:22 UTC

Awesome, I miss these old-style arcady shooters, brilliant! Although it wasn't very clear you weren't suppose to kill the geese... woops

Sinuath

28. Aug 2013 · 00:25 UTC

I really liked it! An old School Shmup :)

Although the jumping back and forth thing was a little hard to get used to at first. And i wasn't all that sure what i was doing with the geese besides trying to get another life.

all in all i really enjoyed it :)

fgielow

28. Aug 2013 · 00:37 UTC

My personal objective was flying over as many goose as I could! hahahhaha really liked the enemies, but a few power ups or different elements on the scenario would be nice!

🎤 ocmu

28. Aug 2013 · 01:47 UTC

OK, you guys caught me. There was supposed to be some story elements including an alternate ending where you fight the mother goose instead of the head alien.... 48 hours is not much time!

Will Edwards

28. Aug 2013 · 05:20 UTC

Only reading the comments do I realise I've eradicated whole flocks of innocent geese!

cwkx

28. Aug 2013 · 18:32 UTC

Awesome game, very amusing! Love the old-school feel :)

Croze

29. Aug 2013 · 01:47 UTC

That was awesome! You should have more graphical switches instead of geese and octupi, but I loved the graphics and very fun!!!

Supercannon

29. Aug 2013 · 01:48 UTC

Ha the first play through I thought I was supposed to kill the geese, whoops.

KunoNoOni

29. Aug 2013 · 01:54 UTC

I love shooters. I love the use of the theme. Great Job!

Sink

29. Aug 2013 · 02:25 UTC

Really fun and cool! I really like the extreme change in gameplay while in space and on earth. Awesome idea!

Thermite

29. Aug 2013 · 02:30 UTC

Very fun old school shooter. Nice work!

nathanhoffer

30. Aug 2013 · 02:16 UTC

Lol.. In real life, I hate geese. They suck. I liked your game though. A lot of fun!!

Elrobo

30. Aug 2013 · 02:22 UTC

Sound would have added a lot, or at least some feedback for the fact that you're not supposed to kill geese :( . Though I like R-type and gradius so I enjoyed this.

Would like to see some powerups, or maybe control over shifting dimensions.

Steve Cochrane

30. Aug 2013 · 03:24 UTC

Personally I'm with the aliens, I think geese could use another natural predator. They really have their run of the golf courses around where I grew up.

Seriously though, fun game! The switch between offense and defense is pretty unique.

RARoadkill

30. Aug 2013 · 03:24 UTC

I killed so many geese...I didn't mean it...I can not live with what I have done...good game btw

VardGames

30. Aug 2013 · 09:00 UTC

I enjoyed this but the collisions of the geese was a little of

gravyhands

30. Aug 2013 · 22:43 UTC

Liked the titles, haha

Purplescape

31. Aug 2013 · 20:01 UTC

Funny idea! I liked the switching between worlds which also switches between offense and defense.

larb

01. Sep 2013 · 03:10 UTC

Nice mechanic for the 10 seconds theme. Good idea. It was a fun entry.

ratalaika

01. Sep 2013 · 17:59 UTC

Nice work! I enjoyed playing it.

fferro234

03. Sep 2013 · 05:38 UTC

Fun little game. I didn't realize that shooting geese was bad. The boss was cool although I died on him.

theholychicken

03. Sep 2013 · 06:02 UTC

Nice bipolar gameplay! Very awesome!

flavio

08. Sep 2013 · 17:19 UTC

Funny !

Wertle

10. Sep 2013 · 03:25 UTC

The switching back and forth made for some good pacing. Nice hit reacts on the enemies, and I liked how you added in little touches like the tilt on the ship when accelerating/decelerating. Nice work :)