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Flyght by yosh

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made by yosh for LD23 (COMPO)
KILL ALL THE FLIES !

MOVE: Array keys.
SHOOT: Spacebar, or V key.

Bonuses will increase your character abilities (speed, shooting rate, bullet numbers and speed).
You can't die, but your score will drop if you get hit.

This is a little arcade shooter game, made during the 48h compo using HTML5 and Javascript.
I wrote everything from scratch and only use one external library for the sounds/musics (https://github.com/jakesgordon/javascript-audio-fx)

For those who ask question about the music, it's something I made using Garage Band for mac. (based on music samples and loops included in the soft). I hadn't enough time nor skills to do something based on digital instruments... maybe the next time!

Enjoy!

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JOURNAL:

Day 0: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/20/french-jammer/
Day 1: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/21/24h-update/

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KNOWN ISSUES:

- This game is damn short! (IWANTMORE) -
=> Unfortunately, time was really lacking and I couldn't work on well-polished additional waves to fight... Sorry about that ;/

- I can't make a diagonal move while shooting... what a shame -
=> I figured out this issue back to my desktop computer (and its creepy keyboard), I added an "emergency" alternative which is the "K" key to avoid the spacebar overloading problem.

- "About" menu not working: -
=> I hadn't enough time to finish it, so it's just not functional.

Please feel free to report your problems, questions or bugs in the comments below.

Web http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4936312/LD23/index.htm
Source https://github.com/cboissie/LD23-TinyWorld
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=6851

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.83 515
Audio 2.79 301
Fun 3.06 297
Graphics 2.92 411
Humor 2.44 326
Innovation 1.92 849
Mood 2.55 525
Theme 2.40 723

Feedback

Cosmologicon
23. Apr 2012 路 23:11 UTC
Well done on the music. I don't know why the game ends so early. Why don't you just keep adding more and more enemies and powerups until the player gives up?
Hume
24. Apr 2012 路 00:25 UTC
I was just starting to die when the game finished. But other than that, it was pretty great. I liked the sinusoidal attacker curves. Knowing how those guys were going to move doesn't make it easier to hit them. And the time limited power ups were good.

I wish you'd had more time!
oldtopman
24. Apr 2012 路 00:28 UTC
Reminds me of the patterns from Galaga. Both games are cool. Not quite sure how this ties into "Tiny World" though. Also: BEGIN LEADERBOARD! My highscore: 123

http://db.tt/VmYuY1IK
KevinWorkman
24. Apr 2012 路 00:34 UTC
This game left me wanting more, and I mean that in a good way. High score: 297! I think that's as high as you can go, but there is a chance I missed one!
馃帳 yosh
24. Apr 2012 路 00:43 UTC
Thanks for the comments =)
Indeed time was missing for polishing and working on a complete level... Since I don't want to cheat, this "short" version will unfortunately stay as the final submission. (I will maybe propose an extended one since it's not so hard to put content in a level but I don't want it to influence in the votes ^^)
eburn184
24. Apr 2012 路 01:35 UTC
Cute game, and nice graphics. The game was a bit easy, but very nice for 48 hours!
Evgis
24. Apr 2012 路 16:24 UTC
Cute little game, good job! And you have to remember to provide the source in the entry!(Part of the rules!)
invaderJim
24. Apr 2012 路 17:00 UTC
5 stars for kitten clouds!
angrygeometry
24. Apr 2012 路 17:03 UTC
runs smooth, plays smooth, not too difficult, nice variance.

you did it pal. good job.
edg3
24. Apr 2012 路 17:03 UTC
Cute, and I like the art. The general aesthetic was very pleasing :) would be nice if there were more firing type and the game lasted longer (I only got single fire and double fire). Well done.
Ace
24. Apr 2012 路 17:04 UTC
The controls need a bit of work, not being able to move up/down and left/right while shooting made it a bit hard. (Although it might just be my keyboard)
I liked the overall theme though, although I'm not sure how well it fits with "tiny world"
Lucas Tiridath
24. Apr 2012 路 17:09 UTC
Nice entry. Like other people have said, it would have been good if the gameplay was a little longer. I liked the power ups though and it's fun to play. Well done!
馃帳 yosh
24. Apr 2012 路 20:59 UTC
@Ace: Yeah I had the same problem, use "V" to shoot while moving.
AdventureIslands
25. Apr 2012 路 17:23 UTC
Surprisingly short, but it was nice game. very simple graphics and gameplay.
ekunkeo
28. Apr 2012 路 21:45 UTC
Simple, yet neatly executed. Nice music.

I don't know if you were trying to be funny, but the suddenness of the last screen as well as the fly's expression had me laughing.

Good job!

-ekun
rvmook
28. Apr 2012 路 22:21 UTC
Simple but entertaining game
Arkazon
28. Apr 2012 路 22:35 UTC
Not a bad take on the side scrolling shooter genre. I like the art style, shame the game isn't a bit longer.
gnx
29. Apr 2012 路 14:14 UTC
Nice shooter game. Everything works as expected. Only wish is there would be a little more content. Also the ending is a bit abrupt.
deepnight
30. Apr 2012 路 19:47 UTC
Nice game but maybe too short : when finally fully powered up, it's a bit frustrating to see the ending screen :)

Also, the UP/DOWN controls can't be used at the same time as LEFT/RIGHT, which is a problem for a shooter ;)
Khayet
03. May 2012 路 18:59 UTC
Nice and short entry. I can't hear any music though and only every second bullet seems to make a sound. Very nice graphics and kitteh cloud.^^
ragnister
03. May 2012 路 19:02 UTC
The player is also a fly, it should kill itself on the end!
馃帳 yosh
03. May 2012 路 19:31 UTC
@ragnister: You totally got the plot :D
summaky
04. May 2012 路 08:29 UTC
The graphics are cute, and I specially liked the kitten cloud. I don't really see how this game fits the theme, though.
Mago
10. May 2012 路 05:12 UTC
Simple yet fun game. I like graphics and sound. My score at the end 267. Too bad it ends so quickly.
Rabbits...
10. May 2012 路 05:12 UTC
I got a 285...Nice fly based game...some explosions would have been nice, but I really liked the spread upgrade for shooting. You also have possibly the best directions menu I've ever seen(some people have like three page intros that I fall asleep to)...I will most likely be using that bottom how to play method in the future...
Endurion
10. May 2012 路 05:12 UTC
Nice little game.
It just goes to show again that HTML5 is nowhere near anything useful.
If some comment wouldn't say something about music I didn't even know there was some.

Needs more content! It was getting real fun with all the powerups when it ended.
Rabbits...
10. May 2012 路 05:12 UTC
I got a 285...Nice fly based game...some explosions would have been nice, but I really liked the spread upgrade for shooting. You also have possibly the best directions menu I've ever seen(some people have like three page intros that I fall asleep to)...I will most likely be using that bottom how to play method in the future...
Make A Game
11. May 2012 路 23:35 UTC
You totally got me off guard when the first wave formation appeared. I wasn't expecting any strategy from those flies.
Jezzamon
12. May 2012 路 10:04 UTC
Wow... I really like the music.

Fun little thing to maybe do if you felt like updating the game would be to make it so the bullets were timed with the music a little... the sound effect for shooting sounded like a bass drum, so it kinda felt musical.

I don't know how that would work with the fire-rate increasing thing though.

How did you make the music? I love it! (feel free not to reply if it's in your journals 'cause I'll check those out now)
馃帳 yosh
12. May 2012 路 16:34 UTC
@Rabbits... The only problem with that are neophyte people who don't see the keyboard comparison, but yeah I totally agree with what you say about all these endless "how to play" tutorials. Plus, I saved time doing so.

@Jezzamon: Because the main concept was quite commonplace, I firstly tried to add a music rhythmic thing to the game.
However, current web browsers coupled with HTML5 aren't good enough for the moment to handle something sufficiently precise with sounds.
So we can say that "sound musical" is at least what I could reach :p
馃帳 yosh
12. May 2012 路 16:37 UTC
@Jezzamon(bis): Btw I used GarageBand and loop samples for this music. I had unfortunately not enough time (and skills) to do something more personal with digitalized instruments.
olav_st
12. May 2012 路 17:15 UTC
I liked how the enemies changed their behaviour when I got new powerups. Even the last powerup wasnt overpowered because the pattern of the enemies changed accordingly. Good work :)
egerlach
12. May 2012 路 20:43 UTC
I liked it a lot, and bravo for coding from scratch in HTML5. Would have loved to see it be "infinite", though.
seagaia
13. May 2012 路 00:01 UTC
Game was a little boring, but I did like the little loop you threw together and at times I would try to sync up the shooting noise with the song :P
tomhunt
13. May 2012 路 01:45 UTC
I like how the shooting sound is real bassy and complements the music, which is well done. I kept trying to fire faster to fire in rhythm with the music. The gameplay is nice and simple. It was over sooner than I had hoped. You could stick with the Tiny World theme by having the player character be tiny and all the enemies tiny and make the game as long as you want. Infinite gameplay could be enabled via a random wave generator or a looping set of levels a la classic arcade shooters.
Daniel
13. May 2012 路 02:32 UTC
Very basic game, but still cool :)
Terra
13. May 2012 路 03:17 UTC
Pretty solid game. No real difficulty curve for me though, but maybe it's just because I play a lot of shmups. The bullet pattern looked cool towards the end :)
Valeour
13. May 2012 路 22:14 UTC
Short, but it's interesting, I did enjoy it for what little it had to offer. Good entry. ;D