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Shapeman by danieldsj

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made by danieldsj for LD35 (JAM)
***** AUDIO BUG WARNING *****
***** You may want to turn down the volume when testing. ****

This is the first Ludumdare submission for all but one of the team members. We started working on this at 0730h EST on 2016-04-16 and finished at around 2230h EST on 2016-04-17. Since we all have full time jobs, we could not continue to work on Monday. The entire game was created in 39 hours.

Team Members:
* alanjcastonguay (concept, programming, stage design)
* danieldsj (concept, art, programming, stage design)
* myrmidor (concept, programming, physics consultant)
* gabe-camp (concept, music, sound effects, programming)

Controls:
* Press , , , or keys to move.
* Press to shapeshift.
* Eat the shapes that are similar to you to gain points.
* Avoid the shapes that are dissimilar to you to avoid losing points.
* Attain the required points on the HUD to go to the next stage.

keywords: #html5 #html html5 html #javascript javascript #phaser phaser
Web https://googledrive.com/host/0B14sKJzSf-P3STlsVUhwanpkMUE
Windows https://googledrive.com/host/0B14sKJzSf-P3STlsVUhwanpkMUE
OS/X https://googledrive.com/host/0B14sKJzSf-P3STlsVUhwanpkMUE
Linux https://googledrive.com/host/0B14sKJzSf-P3STlsVUhwanpkMUE
Source https://github.com/trollsofthenorth/ludumdare35
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=60805

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.44 346
Audio(Jam) 2.73 571
Fun(Jam) 3.50 224
Graphics(Jam) 2.78 852
Humor(Jam) 3.34 178
Innovation(Jam) 3.14 472
Mood(Jam) 3.15 502
Theme(Jam) 3.81 180

Feedback

Srednuht
19. Apr 2016 · 01:02 UTC
some UI bugs, but Good game at overall!
AngerFork
19. Apr 2016 · 01:27 UTC
Fun! Was weird to get a handle on how movement worked at first, but had a great time once I did!
juanluisrodreyes
19. Apr 2016 · 01:31 UTC
There were some audio bugs that made some noises when finishing the level but it was quite nice to play.
swamppenguins
19. Apr 2016 · 01:31 UTC
Ahaha the sounds are hilarious and the gameplay is super fun!
Lancelot Gao
19. Apr 2016 · 01:34 UTC
Good work!Well done!
🎤 danieldsj
19. Apr 2016 · 01:36 UTC
RE: Controls
Instead of putting a rotate/thrust type of control we went with cardinal directions. It gave it more of an arcade feel and less of a driving feel.

RE: Sounds.
All of the audio is original and was added at the last hour. Too bad about the bugs, we may fix them in the future. This is our first submission as a group. Thanks for the feedback.

RE: UI bugs
Specifics would be greatly appreciated. If you have a github account, please submit an issue: ttps://github.com/trollsofthenorth/ludumdare35/issues
OU GDA
19. Apr 2016 · 01:38 UTC
Actually pretty fun. Hurts my ears. Perfect 5/7.
🎤 danieldsj
19. Apr 2016 · 01:41 UTC
RE: Ears
Added a warning about the audio bug in the description.
SantiHisteria
19. Apr 2016 · 08:56 UTC
:D very funny! Congratulations for the game, I like it! - I think the sound could be improved but it's a nice game overall
Fabraz
26. Apr 2016 · 03:18 UTC
Careful to people with headphones, buggy sounds can be tense! Fun game though.
ciaodavinci
26. Apr 2016 · 03:59 UTC
I liked the recorded voices also sometimes it stacked up and became kind of crazy. Fun game! I liked how you used the theme to create a interesting mechanic. Makes for some exciting gameplay to have things rush toward and away from you.
vootele
26. Apr 2016 · 04:09 UTC
Sounds are overlapping and quite hard to play but good job!
🎤 danieldsj
27. Apr 2016 · 10:42 UTC
Thanks for all of the positive feedback!

If you have some constructive feedback or bug reports, please submit them as issues in github: https://github.com/trollsofthenorth/ludumdare35/issues/new
terryg
29. Apr 2016 · 01:51 UTC
so levels were too hard but some how I could get it and get out the theme you know
schizoid2k
29. Apr 2016 · 01:55 UTC
Shapeshift! Love it! Great job... lots of fun to play
🎤 danieldsj
29. Apr 2016 · 02:11 UTC
Terryg: There are 6 levels. It gets really difficult after the first 3 tutorial stages.

If anyone is up for a challenge, type "game.state.start('stage6');" in the developer console of your browser to go to the last level.
Xanjos
29. Apr 2016 · 16:42 UTC
Looks deceptively simple but it's actually harder than it is (Level 3/4 seems impossible with all those shapes coming after you). Still pretty fun to play though.
LeReveur
30. Apr 2016 · 22:03 UTC
Sound bug is weird, but not so annoying, and besides, the gameplay and animation are good. Well done !
kik0729
01. May 2016 · 15:32 UTC
Loved the "shapeshift" soundbyte
TheMeorch
03. May 2016 · 00:08 UTC
When you get to the point where huge swarms of shapes are following/avoiding you, things get really fun and hectic.

Whimsical art and really funny audio make for a really attractive arcade game.

I'd recommend having spacebar or another keyboard key activate the Next and Try Again buttons, since the player will have 2 hands on the keyboard while playing. Having to reach for the mouse each time you win/lose is an unnecessary step.

Nice work!
🎤 danieldsj
03. May 2016 · 11:43 UTC
TheMeorch: Thanks for the tip about hitting the space bar, or some other key. Didn't think about the hand positions.
trulyvile
03. May 2016 · 18:20 UTC
The mechanic is pretty memorable, almost like Pac-Man in its system of give-and-take (constantly switching between hunter and hunted, and all). I think the one place the game suffered a bit was level design. I typically found the only strategy to be herding enemies into the corner and wait until the other shapes caught up with me. I think the gameplay could stand to be more varied in this way.

But again--the concept is sweet. I came back to this entry a couple of times because of it.
wboqm
04. May 2016 · 06:44 UTC
Interesting game; requires quick reflexes!
samreid
06. May 2016 · 13:17 UTC
This is one of the best entries, great replay value!
Larzan
07. May 2016 · 23:13 UTC
Interesting idea, but it becomes really difficult, really fast, maybe a few more 'easy' levels to get more used to the concept?