Critical Failure by Ranmara

made by Ranmara for LD26 (JAM)

Critical Failure - Jam Entry

Story
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Well done! You have destroyed the alien flagship which was threatening Earth! However the fight isn't over, there is still a fleet of enemy ships to destroy!

But your ship is running out of power! Throughout the continuing battle you'll need to keep your eye on your power bar and make choices to turn off different ship systems to keep the fight going on -minimal- power.

Good luck Commander!

Controls
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WASD - Move your ship
Space - Clear mines/enemy bullets
Mouse - Aim
Mouse Left Button - Fire & Turn off systems

Team
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Alexandra Greenwood
Samantha Turner
Pete Brisbourne (@HI_ImPete)

Software Used:
Code: Flash
Graphics: Photoshop, Inkscape
Music: Ableton Live, Sfxr, Audacity

Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1633505/CriticalFailure/CriticalFailure.html
OS/X	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1633505/CriticalFailure/CriticalFailure.html
Linux	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1633505/CriticalFailure/CriticalFailure.html
Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1633505/CriticalFailure/CriticalFailure.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22529

Ratings

Coolness	57%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.81	44

Audio(Jam)	3.62	79
Fun(Jam)	3.83	24
Graphics(Jam)	4.06	68
Humor(Jam)	2.87	120
Innovation(Jam)	3.19	204
Mood(Jam)	3.58	89
Theme(Jam)	3.03	361

Feedback

Fychan

30. Apr 2013 · 04:01 UTC

Really fun!! I dig the graphics a lot, and I reallylike the idea - the game is a bit hard, I've played it a few times and couldn't reach the end, but it's fun to play so that's ok!
The music is a bit loud and it seems there was a problem in embedding the fonts, as they look much better in the screenshot

wonderwhy-er

30. Apr 2013 · 12:31 UTC

Very well done game.
I like it, polish it and put out to Kongregate with ads or something!

And make dozen of endings depending on what sacrifices you make at which time :)

Team Castor

30. Apr 2013 · 20:29 UTC

Really Nice game !!
I had a little trouble with the controls

psychomonster

30. Apr 2013 · 21:47 UTC

I love this kind of games... Game feels good, maybe a little to fast for avoiding the bullets... I think there to much things to do at the same time... not really minimalistic...

fullmontis

01. May 2013 · 08:55 UTC

That's some catchy music! Also great concept, I really like it.

Evil Cult

01. May 2013 · 08:56 UTC

Really cool concept. I was a bit confused at the ending though. I removed my comms just before the end and was left with just med bay. I didn't die but the game just ended after the command guy failed to contact me, which felt a bit weird. I liked the little starfox-esque portraits and also your take on the theme.

Evil Cult

01. May 2013 · 09:02 UTC

@psychomonster The Minimalism theme can be taken a number of ways. The gameplay/graphics here might not have been minimalistic themselves, but the game is about reducing everything that is not essential which is the very definition of minimalism. At least that's how I saw it. I actually gave this 4/5 for theme.

WiseGAMER

01. May 2013 · 09:37 UTC

Nice classic game, I loved the graphics so much

Xaychru04

01. May 2013 · 09:39 UTC

Amazing game! The concept of having to do sacrifices was very clever, and the graphics are beautiful. Keep up the good work ;)

gronkwena

01. May 2013 · 10:04 UTC

Thanks for the feedback guys,
@Fynchan The font should have been embedded but we totally forget so the text may look weird.
@Evil Cult There should be 3 separate endings but we didn't get time to test them so it bugs out before the unique ending text.

If we had a little more time we would have improved the control system and adjusted the pacing so there was space between enemy waves to read the text - we will probably do a polished version once our sleep patterns get back to normal.

CrazyGage

02. May 2013 · 02:49 UTC

great game for the time allotted! phenominal actually. however, I didn't get how it fit the "minimalism" theme... There was so much happening.

Switchbreak

02. May 2013 · 03:21 UTC

It was pretty fun, but then I exploded randomly. I like the music.

berareu

03. May 2013 · 08:21 UTC

I really like your take on the theme! The gameplay is good but I felt like the ship is too "slippery" and a bit hard to control, still okay though!

LTyrosine

04. May 2013 · 16:33 UTC

This game is awesome! Amazing usage of theme, how its made in so short its beyond me. Really good work!

joe40001

07. May 2013 · 06:08 UTC

I liked the game a lot. Very innovative. I would enjoy different endings for different choices. You guys should definitely make a post competition version of this game.