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Dancing Bandit by Tay

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made by Tay for LD 41 (JAM)

Dancing Bandit is a western roguelike stealth dancing inspired game. Shoot cowboys, dance with the pretty ladies, don't get spotted, but don't forget. NEVER.STOP.DANCING.

Goal : - Always look up, when an arrow enter the white box, move in that direction. - Stay close to the ladies to dance with them to get points. - Shoot the cowboys to get even more points. - Don't get caught spotlights. - There's no winning, just try to get the highest score.

Controls: - Wasd or zqsd to move. - Arrow keys to shoot in directions. - Space to start/restart the game.

Other Info/Making of: The game is really prototype-ish. I was working on the 3 day of the jam so I really didn't put as much time as I would of wish on it, I even decided to change my idea half-way trough, but I think it's an interesting idea and I might continue improving it.

Things I would have liked to add: - Cowboys attacking the player. - Character animations. - More sound effects and better soundtrack. - Add more stealth elements like hiding. - Characters vanishing after a while. - Adding other actions in the dance(shooting,etc...) - Ammo.

Contacts: - You can follow me on Twitter : https://twitter.com/TayNayaF - On itch : https://taynaya.itch.io/ - Or Email me : taynaya.f@gmail.com

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HTML5 (web) https://taynaya.itch.io/dancing-bandit
Windows https://taynaya.itch.io/dancing-bandit
macOS https://taynaya.itch.io/dancing-bandit
Linux https://taynaya.itch.io/dancing-bandit
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dancing-bandit

Ratings

Overall 1002th 2.982⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1007th 2.786⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 496th 3.464⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 623th 3.571⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 960th 2.714⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 596th 2.9⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 582th 2.88⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 957th 2.778⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

Rajtar
24. Apr 2018 · 13:35 UTC
Very simple, but fun game. I like the aesthetics :)
daanvanyperen
24. Apr 2018 · 13:37 UTC
It's a bit bare bones but the concept is certainly interesting. Hope you develop it further! Following thread
CHRSDEVS
24. Apr 2018 · 13:39 UTC
Love the game idea! Very innovative
frogcheese
24. Apr 2018 · 13:45 UTC
This is a really clever idea, but I think it would have been a bit more fun if the dancing part of the game had a quicker tempo. Impressive that you managed to get something like this finished within that short of a timespan!
Le Slo
24. Apr 2018 · 14:27 UTC
There is not a lot to do in the game yet, but i teally liked the idea of instead of having to push the key on a specific moment, how you have some margin to perform the action, gives a little strategy to the rhythm game. I guess when you walk in the direction of the arrow some points could be given. You also need to check the random generator, as I have started a game in a small empty room.

Good work!
Rocktavious
24. Apr 2018 · 15:05 UTC
I agree with most sentiments here, the tempo is just a little slow and a bit monotonous. But i also found the difficulty ramps up alot quickly with the spot lights and such. I think the foundation of the game is solid and with a few tweaks and a few more interesting choices it could be really fun! Good work!
jgundersen
24. Apr 2018 · 18:01 UTC
Great consept
mmyhre
24. Apr 2018 · 18:05 UTC
Great concept, Had some issues understanding what to do.
TomLee
25. Apr 2018 · 00:44 UTC
I like that the goal of the game is just dancing with ladies for as long as possible, lol!
gamesplusjames
25. Apr 2018 · 03:26 UTC
This is a great idea. I like how it played and trying to keep track of the arrows at the top of the screen and shooting badguys and dancing with the ladies was a fun dynamic to balance. Nice work!
Yubs
25. Apr 2018 · 22:22 UTC
It took me a bit to figure it all out, but it was really fun once I did. There is a lot to balance at the same time, so the game has difficulty. Overall I have to say the theme was really fun, good stuff!
minibobbo
27. Apr 2018 · 03:14 UTC
This was fun. I am really horrible at multitasking games but this has a lot of potential. I think that you could have made the player speed a little faster and given the player the ability to shoot during movement without taking away from the game at all.

The art and the mood was good, although I would have liked to see something neat when you hit a note successfully.

Do the spotlights follow you when they hear you? Because I swear in all my games they would home in on me and not stop following me until they hit me.
kr4ft3r
27. Apr 2018 · 19:15 UTC
Fun stuff, and pixelated cowboys are always cool, my only grievance is the cowboy is not really dancing. The idea is good but prototype is missing a lot of details, perhaps do postjam version.
Paulo Brunassi
27. Apr 2018 · 19:15 UTC
Good concept, you have a good base for a bigger game. Also, I love the pallete you choose for your game. Good job!
🎤 Tay
27. Apr 2018 · 22:35 UTC
@daanvanyperen @kr4ft3r @Paulo-Brunassi
Definitely working on a post-jam version. Didn't get much time during the jam so I really want to explore this idea further. Thanks for your precious feedback :)
Pietro Ferrantelli
28. Apr 2018 · 11:39 UTC
Cute entry ! Was definitely fun game and an intersting idea fitting the theme. It took me a while to understand what I had to do, but when I did I really enjoyed it, good job !
Samusoidal
28. Apr 2018 · 19:17 UTC
Definitely a good prototype. I found it to be very hard and slow, but the graphics were good and the concept was solid. Good job!