Demoman for Democracy by AaronYip
Hi guys. So I set out on this Dare with two goals: 1. remake one of my favorite games and 2. try to create something that can start a discussion.
Regarding the first point: this entry is heavily inspired by Tilt to Live. If you enjoy the core gameplay of this entry, own an iPhone/iPad, and want to play something 1000x as fun, please check out: http://onemanleft.com/games/tilttolive/ It's by two really awesome dudes, and it's currently completely free. :D
In regards to the villainy theme: I'm from the US and during our "war on terrorism", I've often heard the "we're actually the terrorists" argument: US sends troops to hunt down terrorists, but also end up hurting just as many innocent civilians. I'm trying to ask: well, are we? But as it appears, I think I did a pretty bad job, lol.
Some more general notes: Powered by Flixel, an awesome Flash library (flixel.org/). Trust me, haha, you'd wish I ran out of time if I didn't--but thankfully, I did run out of time before I could do what I attempt to call "creating sfx/musics." All of the logic for this entry is pretty basic (as you can see from my source), can probably be found in various open-source Flixel games examples, and have been programmed (and reprogrammed) by me before in some time or another. Did I do anything new and challenging? I definitely didn't. Hundreds of fellow jammers took risks, learned new languages, and constructed algorithms from scratch in the last 48 hours. Those guys are amazing, and I feel like I need to admit that I'm not one of them this time. Just so you know if you're deciding between two ratings.
And finally, thanks for taking the time to play! I hope you have fun. (:
Regarding the first point: this entry is heavily inspired by Tilt to Live. If you enjoy the core gameplay of this entry, own an iPhone/iPad, and want to play something 1000x as fun, please check out: http://onemanleft.com/games/tilttolive/ It's by two really awesome dudes, and it's currently completely free. :D
In regards to the villainy theme: I'm from the US and during our "war on terrorism", I've often heard the "we're actually the terrorists" argument: US sends troops to hunt down terrorists, but also end up hurting just as many innocent civilians. I'm trying to ask: well, are we? But as it appears, I think I did a pretty bad job, lol.
Some more general notes: Powered by Flixel, an awesome Flash library (flixel.org/). Trust me, haha, you'd wish I ran out of time if I didn't--but thankfully, I did run out of time before I could do what I attempt to call "creating sfx/musics." All of the logic for this entry is pretty basic (as you can see from my source), can probably be found in various open-source Flixel games examples, and have been programmed (and reprogrammed) by me before in some time or another. Did I do anything new and challenging? I definitely didn't. Hundreds of fellow jammers took risks, learned new languages, and constructed algorithms from scratch in the last 48 hours. Those guys are amazing, and I feel like I need to admit that I'm not one of them this time. Just so you know if you're deciding between two ratings.
And finally, thanks for taking the time to play! I hope you have fun. (:
| Flash (Web) | https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38986055/LD25_Demoman.swf |
| Source | https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38986055/LD25.zip |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=4897 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 47% | 711 |
| Overall | 2.80 | 465 |
| Fun | 2.77 | 404 |
| Graphics | 3.03 | 329 |
| Humor | 2.52 | 368 |
| Innovation | 2.32 | 614 |
| Mood | 2.48 | 523 |
| Theme | 2.54 | 619 |
Oddly disjoint art style between the newspapers and the in-game. No sound (at least for me) -- would have been nice to hear power-ups spawning and so on.
Twitchy arena gameplay, though -- feels difficult, but like I could learn to be good at it. I should probably check out tilt to live, as you say.