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The Mimic by ponywolf

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made by ponywolf for LD35 (JAM)
After crash landing on the planet of Asmeuria, our hero finds himself among the race of the Ilari. He will have to use shapeshifting Mimic powers and a gun, to take back a sacred cave, from a gang of machine gun wielding space crocodiles, to help an alien race return you to the stars. This sci-fi/fantasy/action arena shooter will test all your quick reflex skills.

Can you help our hero achieve his goal or will you fail in the sacred cave?

* Short story and tutorial
* Procedurally generated levels
* 3 Enemy types
* 3 Hero "Mimic" Forms
* xbox controller support
* Keyboard controls
* Funny-ish... At least it was funny on no sleep

If you like the gameplay, but are looking for more (like better Mouse + Joypad controls, more polish, better storyline) consider "greenlighting" Skipchaser on Steam at the link below.
OSX via ponywolf.com (11mb, .dmg) http://files.ponywolf.com/ld35/mimic-osx.dmg
Win via ponywolf.com (10mb .zip) http://files.ponywolf.com/ld35/mimic-win.zip
Itch.io (Win & OSX) http://ponywolf.itch.io/the-mimic
GameJolt (Win & OSX) http://gamejolt.com/games/the-mimic/141951
Steam Greenlight (Vote!) http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=678046165
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=40011

Ratings

Coolness 45% 1350
Overall(Jam) 3.66 182
Audio(Jam) 3.39 269
Fun(Jam) 3.26 438
Graphics(Jam) 4.63 12
Humor(Jam) 3.11 246
Innovation(Jam) 2.90 671
Mood(Jam) 3.61 196
Theme(Jam) 3.52 406

Feedback

joemid
19. Apr 2016 路 04:40 UTC
YAY! First Mac game that works! A little to difficult to be enjoyable with the keyboard. I bet it's better with a controller! I'll try again on PC. Great job!
Pontifex
19. Apr 2016 路 14:41 UTC
Keyboard controls are just bad, also subtitles don't seem to work for me, so I wasn't able to enjoy the story. Other than that, good job!
馃帳 ponywolf
19. Apr 2016 路 17:29 UTC
We didn't do a good job explaining all the keyboard controls, mainly because there was a bug with our dialog system on the PC that kept the tutorial from throwing any text. Oops :(

The dialog text is now fixed AND we just updated the first screenshot here to mention the key setup where you can use arrows and A/S/Z/X for shapeshifting/firing/jumping. Much easier this way on the keyboard, but still a controller is best.
tentacode
19. Apr 2016 路 19:12 UTC
Graphiscs are awesome and really genuine, was a bit confused by the controls though, mouse pointer for shooting would have been great ! :) good job anyway
馃帳 ponywolf
19. Apr 2016 路 20:03 UTC
Thanks @tentacode... We ran out of time to do WASD + mouse and twin stick shooting.... Next LD honest :)
bigmangames
19. Apr 2016 路 21:07 UTC
FYI on the ponywolf.com host, text display has not been fixed yet.
Reiv
19. Apr 2016 路 21:34 UTC
Love the graphics! Control the direction of shooting is tricky thought. Using the mouse would've been more confortable.
馃帳 ponywolf
19. Apr 2016 路 22:35 UTC
Hopefully we have all the text display issues fixed. Kick a screenshot to @ponywolf if you see any visual issues.
WitchBoys
20. Apr 2016 路 11:11 UTC
Nice graphics and humour. I also enjoyed the animations!
Good job!
andyman404
20. Apr 2016 路 19:18 UTC
Nice and polished game. I liked the humor. The hero somehow reminded me of Orko from the old He Man cartoons. Well done!
Imperial Unit
21. Apr 2016 路 12:18 UTC
Nice visual style that's consistent throughout the game, menus etc., good animation, multiple levels, bit of humour - combined together to give overall feel of high quality. As others have already mentioned, main downside was the controls while trying to aim, which detracted from the combat gameplay.
Xmpp Texting FTW
22. Apr 2016 路 04:37 UTC
I love procedural [seamless] textures... and gaming bits
fullmontis
22. Apr 2016 路 16:51 UTC
Wow, the polish in the game is incredible! You did a really good job on the graphics and gameplay. My only complaint is that keyboard controls are a little hard, but I guess it was not designed for it.

I had one bug: I could not see any text, only empty textboxes. You may want to check that. I downloaded the itch.io version.
medidog
22. Apr 2016 路 22:06 UTC
The game was a bit laggy when I first opened it, but it got better somehow. The art style is stunning. Some of the enemies were walking backwards which was funny :) Good game overall.
Manou
22. Apr 2016 路 22:06 UTC
Saul Bass ftw. 5*
SoulBound
22. Apr 2016 路 22:19 UTC
Really interesting game with amazing art!
josefnpat
22. Apr 2016 路 22:24 UTC
I think it could have used a few more sound effects and sound. Graphics were nice, theme straightforward. Controls seemed a bit off to me. @bytedesigning / Ashley
Aaranos
22. Apr 2016 路 23:04 UTC
I like the UI and gameplay. The controls for keyboard could use some work but they are completely manageable once you figure it out. The constant self promotion was a bit much.
m3games
24. Apr 2016 路 04:49 UTC
Great art style and animation and particle effects!
Obvious_San
25. Apr 2016 路 16:11 UTC
Solid entry, however the controls are pretty tough on a keyboard. I kept shooting backwards :/

But overall good job :)
avinashd
01. May 2016 路 22:31 UTC
Oh. My. God. I absolutely love the art-style. Not sure how I feel about the shapeshifting, because I was fine with sticking with the default character.
CaptainPilot
03. May 2016 路 19:11 UTC
Why oh why isn't there mouse controls? Or even good keyboard controls? Sometimes the character fires in the opposite direction that you were facing. Other than that, really well polished, great music and mechanics.
DRGY
03. May 2016 路 19:18 UTC
It's really good game, but sometimes it's a little bit buggy for me like shooting in opposite direction i am walking...
馃帳 ponywolf
04. May 2016 路 01:35 UTC
@CaptianPilot Oh, we wish we had put them in. Just ran out of time... Our post Jam version will have WASD + Mouse.
Khaoz_Fang
04. May 2016 路 01:54 UTC
Very polished shooting game.
Gamepopper
04. May 2016 路 12:36 UTC
I voted on your Steam Greenlight page before realising this was a Ludum Dare entry.

I really like the concept, although I think you need to change up your keyboard controls. I'm used to WASD being used to move, so it might be good to have some other keys for transforming/jumping or shooting. Maybe even allow the mouse to shoot/aim as well would be good.

Good luck with the campaign!
馃帳 ponywolf
04. May 2016 路 15:16 UTC
@Gamepopper Yep. We have all new controls that we will release post-jam in our greenlight alpha version. Thanks for the vote!
Riftpoint
04. May 2016 路 16:26 UTC
Very cool game, I hope your steam greenlight campaign goes well!
tomlum
04. May 2016 路 19:54 UTC
Absolutely gorgeous game. The music, art style and narrative all go really well together.
smbe19
06. May 2016 路 12:44 UTC
Very polished game, although the keyboard controls were a little annoying. The soundtrack and graphics were especially awesome. I did not really understand how to win the game, though. I just kept jumping through holes until I arrived back at the start. Is that supposed to happen?