Minimalism by StabAlarash

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made by StabAlarash for LD26 (JAM)
Made by my friend Nathan and I this weekend.


Escape from this geometrical nightmare of doom or die trying !!!

EDIT: I've made an other version for those of you experiensing crash / can't run the game, I'm not sure this gonna help either (I'm pretty new to xna ^^):

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4761626/LD26/LD26_Minimalism2.zip

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.65 84
Audio(Jam) 3.28 165
Fun(Jam) 3.49 88
Graphics(Jam) 3.78 122
Humor(Jam) 1.82 358
Innovation(Jam) 3.04 253
Mood(Jam) 3.03 253
Theme(Jam) 3.37 236

Feedback

Lizzip
29. Apr 2013 路 19:55 UTC
Very good concept and execution, but shoot(or whatever clicking does) didn't work for me
馃帳 StabAlarash
29. Apr 2013 路 20:06 UTC
Really ? You can try Space Bar to shoot too
nathan
29. Apr 2013 路 21:15 UTC
Or gamePad :D
SuperlevelSebastian
29. Apr 2013 路 22:32 UTC
Good work, but there shouldn't be so many enemies - or better: they shouldn't respawn that fast. :)
0beah
30. Apr 2013 路 02:10 UTC
Game doesnt seem to work for me.
SaintHeiser
30. Apr 2013 路 02:11 UTC
There is interesting gameplay elements like "geometric doors" and corner shooting... But no goal, and gameplay is boring overall.
So nice concept but unthinked =(
nathan
30. Apr 2013 路 07:10 UTC
You must have Framework .NET 4.0 and XNA installed
nathan
30. Apr 2013 路 07:12 UTC
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718
and
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27598
s0ulcrusher
30. Apr 2013 路 12:23 UTC
Got to the end with 1hp left. This is frantic and fun, nice work!
billknye
30. Apr 2013 路 17:26 UTC
Fast paced and chaotic, what's not to like? There was a bit too much enemy spam at some points, seemed easiest to rush through the level. I really liked the shaped doors and variable firing patters. Good job!
pereubu
30. Apr 2013 路 17:27 UTC
this is a wall balanced super nervous shooter even if a bit chaotic, i liked it a lot :D
dook
30. Apr 2013 路 17:32 UTC
This is a great concept. I like the geometry locks, and the sound and graphics was all rather good. Something simple like having shootable spawners like Gauntlet would do a lot to make it more fun I think :)
Jhelle
30. Apr 2013 路 17:35 UTC
Found it weird that the enemies kept respawning and how the circle was actually best to play with. Loved the graphics and audio. Good job!
bytegrove
30. Apr 2013 路 17:35 UTC
Nice game, clean visuals and awesome music! I first didn't understand how the shooting worked, then I realized that it doesn't appear to shoot(just make a sound) if you haven't moved your mouse. For some reason I went directly to shooting before aiming. Thus I learned something about myself today. :I

I also found a tiny bug in the main menu: you can't go back to start with w after having selected quit(up arrow works though).
Neat idea with the player being the key to the doors! Nice work! :)
Fadobo
30. Apr 2013 路 18:32 UTC
Wow, that's really awesome. Good to see other XNAlers out here (but I have to admit, you made the better game!)
Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 路 18:33 UTC
Bloody fun game! Especially on the X360 Pad! :D
8BitPimp
30. Apr 2013 路 18:44 UTC
It just crashes on start-up for me :(
Windows 7 X64
paulmcgg
30. Apr 2013 路 19:52 UTC
I think this shows how far good sound effects go.
paulmcgg
30. Apr 2013 路 19:53 UTC
I really liked it! (Not sure if my last comment came across a bit vague)
DaanVanYperen
30. Apr 2013 路 22:48 UTC
Shooting works for me. Very unique and polished graphics style.
sP0CkEr2
01. May 2013 路 01:36 UTC
soo many eneies -- wow that was alot of fun and i loved the graphics -- so simple yet yet hard to master --- great job!
Hayawi
01. May 2013 路 01:40 UTC
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY NICE GAME!!!!
NiceAlexanderAS
01. May 2013 路 01:43 UTC
NICE WORK MAN VERY COOL :D!!!
jayemjee
01. May 2013 路 02:01 UTC
I think this is one of my favorite games so far in this LD! Simple, but still a ton-o-fun, and the gameplay was very smooth.

The controls on the title menu seemed messed up: I could go down, but not up.
cadin
01. May 2013 路 02:10 UTC
Your screenshot looks really cool. Any chance of a web or Mac version?
nathanj439
01. May 2013 路 02:15 UTC
Great action game with a lot of polish.
sparkleswirl
01. May 2013 路 05:56 UTC
Really liked this game. Loved the lock/key mechanics and the balance of firepower between different shapes. Hope you guys take this further with more powers / varied level designs too.
Oleg Zhurko
01. May 2013 路 19:06 UTC
Like the idea of changing player form. Nicely done!
GreyShock
01. May 2013 路 19:12 UTC
Great job! It's simple and there are lots of enemies, but it's fun!
hgouveia
02. May 2013 路 17:49 UTC
great shooter!, is a shame you didn't include the source code
fishbrain
02. May 2013 路 17:50 UTC
Very polished, well done! Gameplay needs some tweaking.
imagnity
02. May 2013 路 17:51 UTC
Man!!! This is really really good. I mean it. It is really good.
馃帳 StabAlarash
02. May 2013 路 17:53 UTC
hgouveia: now there's the source code :)
EdoMiyamoto
02. May 2013 路 17:56 UTC
The number of enemies is TOO DAMN HIGH ! Except that, very good game, runs fine on win7-64 !
vapgames
02. May 2013 路 18:01 UTC
\m/ Love the music
Action packed and very fun game. Looks great too.
plash
02. May 2013 路 18:17 UTC
Notes:

- Of WASD, only S works on the main menu.
- Alright, WASD works in the game, though.
- Music is nice and intense.
- There are so many enemies.
- The end. Short game.

Things I would change:

- Reduce the number of enemies.
- Make bullets move faster than the player.
Tyro
03. May 2013 路 04:41 UTC
It was hard to hear the music over all the explosions, and amount of enemies that spawned was so high that sometimes I wasn't able to navigate the tunnels without plowing through them. Pretty cool game overall, just needs some fine tuning to be a classic. :)
nathan
03. May 2013 路 07:12 UTC
Im menu it's a bug. you can use QSDZ tu move (like Laverty keyboard...
StMatn
03. May 2013 路 11:05 UTC
Very nice idea and well executed. The randomly appearing shape-changers were a bit strange. I really like the graphics. The ending was a bit too easy to get to. Some more levels would have been nice, since the frantic shooting was fun ^^
Luxorix
03. May 2013 路 13:30 UTC
Interesting idea! Good job!
Orni
03. May 2013 路 14:13 UTC
well done, this was fun

I'd really like to see an enhanced post-compo version, this game has potential
Xaychru04
03. May 2013 路 22:56 UTC
I like the graphics with a few colors and basic shapes, and the game mechanics are pretty cool. Good game :)
GarethIW
14. May 2013 路 08:34 UTC
Really fun! Would play a full version of this with a gentle difficulty ramp ;)
Zim the Fox
17. May 2013 路 19:03 UTC
Got to the end with 25 health left :3

A few things: if you press q, you move left. Autoshoot would be fantastic. There are too many enemies at any one time and random figures spawning may take away the shape you tried so hard to get, or make your life easier; both cases happened to me.

The game however is fun and the game mechanic can have a lot of strategy to it. Do I want to shoot fast or cover all my sides? It's a great idea, fantastic job you too.