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Chronodrive by epaik

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made by epaik for LD27 (JAM)
You're a space pirate who's recently acquired a brand
spanking new Chronodrive!

Although this particular model only has a fuel capacity
of 10 seconds, it's more than powerful enough for you
to escape the space system you 'borrowed' it from.

Good luck!


Best played in Google Chrome
Made by kyle and eugene.

Disclaimer: This game is really hard. If you get
frustrated easily or don't like challenging games, this
may not be for you. If you do enjoy a challenge however...

New video retrospective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RdWoT1Btgc
Web (HTML5) http://ekun.nukenine.com/ld27/
Postcompo http://chronodrive.nukenine.com
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=3876

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.54 100
Audio(Jam) 3.24 156
Fun(Jam) 3.42 103
Graphics(Jam) 2.92 382
Humor(Jam) 2.29 322
Innovation(Jam) 3.83 25
Mood(Jam) 3.27 157
Theme(Jam) 3.02 317

Feedback

SSJMetroid
27. Aug 2013 · 02:48 UTC
I am not good enough to play this game, I'm worse than casual scum.
pvwradtke
27. Aug 2013 · 03:06 UTC
Mand, and I was thinking I came up with a pretty good idea for a shumup. How wrong i was, this is definitely one of the most interesting shmups I've played in a long time. Quite difficult at first, but once you get the hang of it, man, it's really fun!
bushmango
27. Aug 2013 · 04:59 UTC
Wow I really liked that, neato! And I beat casual on my last life left...
Neo-Blue
27. Aug 2013 · 05:03 UTC
This is a really cool take on the theme. The controls were a bit awkward for me at first, but when you start getting used to them you can do some interesting stuff.
Nick Weihs
27. Aug 2013 · 05:04 UTC
This is fun, pretty interesting mechanics.
awesomesauce
27. Aug 2013 · 05:07 UTC
Awesome! By far the coolest game mechanics I've seen this LD.
eskivor
27. Aug 2013 · 05:42 UTC
is there a loop for the music ?
Liz England
27. Aug 2013 · 05:47 UTC
"Disclaimer: This game is really hard." Yes, yes it is. I love the mechanics though - hard to find interesting new ideas in a shoot 'em up these days!
Steve Cochrane
27. Aug 2013 · 05:50 UTC
Wow, impressive stuff! I don't think I've played a shmup where you don't have a gun before. I like how the abilities complement each other: grabbing a bullet with Z and then using S to teleport forward and slam it into the boss was satisfying. Nice NES chiptune too (or at least it sounds like an NES). This is probably the best in terms of gameplay that I've played so far. BTW the music cut out for me when I got to the boss and it didn't come back when I started over from the beginning, but it's no big deal.
🎤 epaik
27. Aug 2013 · 05:51 UTC
thanks for the comments!
@eskivor: yes, the music is a loop we threw together in the last minutes.
BloodJohn
27. Aug 2013 · 05:52 UTC
pretty interesting mechanic.
nice music, graphics & control style.
thx 4 intro - we really need it 4 understand.
Anachron
27. Aug 2013 · 05:52 UTC
Oh yeah! Quit hitting yourselves. Why do you keep hitting yourselves? Great hook.
nicotuason
27. Aug 2013 · 10:06 UTC
My first thought was "this is going to be too complicated", but It turned out really fun! Each ability creates unique gameplay. The fun is in figuring out which ability to use for the current situation.
handCraftedRadio
27. Aug 2013 · 16:20 UTC
Nice this is awesome! I love the idea. Took a little while to figure out the controls but I thought it was really fun!
Unept
28. Aug 2013 · 02:08 UTC
Pretty cool idea. I would have played it more but it kept lagging on my; could have been my browser or something. Well done!
Tainted_Code
28. Aug 2013 · 02:29 UTC
First shmup I've seen for LD and I loved it! Good job!
LegacyCrono
28. Aug 2013 · 02:33 UTC
I guess this is what happens when you mix Zero Wing, Braid and Dark Souls. This is AWESOME! I loved it, well done!
unusualcadence
28. Aug 2013 · 10:49 UTC
Spent a bunch of time playing this, I thought it was great! The 10 seconds theme really made the gameplay interesting on this, and I had a lot of fun :)
01010111
28. Aug 2013 · 14:47 UTC
Really cool idea, well executed. I'd like to see something like this polished up really tight - great job!
kbm0
28. Aug 2013 · 14:48 UTC
Very cool idea, brilliant in fact! But the game was very frustrating for me and I died way too often :( Great job, though!
BradleySmith
28. Aug 2013 · 14:49 UTC
Interesting gameplay mechanic. :)
VoidChronos
28. Aug 2013 · 20:25 UTC
Nice experience, but too hard for me
theholychicken
29. Aug 2013 · 01:44 UTC
Very original mechanics! Very cool!
theholychicken
29. Aug 2013 · 01:53 UTC
Whew, finally beat it on casual. The game mechanics and level of challenge is just classic!
Crazi456
29. Aug 2013 · 06:41 UTC
Lots of interesting mechanics put together. Very solid gameplay, good stuff!
bitserum
29. Aug 2013 · 12:17 UTC
I like the mechanics very much. Game is hard even at casual stage. Still fun to play with time.
gre
29. Aug 2013 · 20:17 UTC
Nice job for this good game.
One feedback: I found the control a bit hard to use at the first time, I think you should consider introducing the different game mecanisms one by one when playing the game.
🎤 epaik
29. Aug 2013 · 20:37 UTC
@gre:
Thanks! We actually did originally plan on introducing the game mechanics one by one. We had three bosses planned, and each one would introduce a new mechanic. Unfortunately, we had to cut down our scope in order to finish in time.
ratalaika
30. Aug 2013 · 16:35 UTC
good job
Impmaster
31. Aug 2013 · 01:11 UTC
I found that it was a leeetle bit too hard to learn the controls AND dodge at the same time.
Solifuge
31. Aug 2013 · 06:00 UTC
Incredibly crisp graphics and sounds, game mechanics I have never seen anything like, and incredibly challenging gameplay. Sell this thing on Steam. I'd pay a not insignificant amount of money to play this.
matthias_zarzecki
02. Sep 2013 · 06:15 UTC
Solid puzzler! Love the smoothness of the menu. Music fits quite well too!
GSM Productions
02. Sep 2013 · 13:58 UTC
Excellent mechanics for a shooter. It is indeed very hard, but the ideas inside are so great that I couldn't stop playing. Incredible! And I loved the retro style, too!
Misfit
02. Sep 2013 · 14:13 UTC
Wow! This is very polished. Great audio!
RARoadkill
02. Sep 2013 · 16:01 UTC
Lots of fun, loved the gameplay
hbocao
05. Sep 2013 · 02:33 UTC
Great entry! Nice take on the theme and I loved the music. Too bad I suck at shumups, because I was having plenty of fun.
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Sep 2013 · 18:55 UTC
Nice entry, love the different ways you can control things and the audio. I featured it in my LD27 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbxb_2pbIE
Antidote
07. Sep 2013 · 21:01 UTC
Recorded a video with my first impressions :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JbQsnjNPF4
motty
11. Sep 2013 · 02:48 UTC
Brilliant. Just brilliant. A shmup without a gun. Superb. Really really good. Going to stop gushing now and go play it again.
Urfoex
15. Sep 2013 · 08:28 UTC
Nice one.
MrBlade
16. Sep 2013 · 22:01 UTC
Nice work. Cool concept, solid take on the theme. Nice sounds. 8/10.