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Seagulls by shaw

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made by shaw for LD 41 (JAM)

I couldn't think of a name so I called it seagulls.

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Seagulls is a card based fantasy bullet hell and I'm really proud of what I've achieved in the time frame. I often burn out on day 2 and end up fizzling a bit towards the end. That happened again but I'm still really happy with the end product. It's got a few rough edges and I'm sure there are plenty of bugs and quality of life changes than could be made, and I may come back and make those changes but for today at least this is my game!

If you play it, please leave me some feedback, feedback helps me improve year after year so the more the better. Feel free to tweet me your results @marteltweets I'd love to see how far you get & send me a link to your game! I love see what everyone has created.

Windows https://shaw.itch.io/seagulls
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/seagulls

Ratings

Overall 171th 3.897⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 46th 4.088⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 699th 3.221⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 348th 3.897⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 494th 3.603⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 249th 3.618⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 403th 3.167⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 337th 3.574⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 65🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Apples_mmmmmmmm
23. Apr 2018 · 21:59 UTC
The combination is quite fun. I really enjoyed the different kinds of cards that are available to buff your character and having to use them to reload and what not. The graphics are pretty nice, though the background gets pretty noisy pretty quickly. The music loop fits the game well and the sound effects are mostly satisfying. The spawning can be pretty harsh since you don't know where they're going to spawn and have no chance to move out of they're way so you can get pinned between enemies quite easily. Would love to see what kind of progress you could make given more time!
Juzley
23. Apr 2018 · 22:08 UTC
This was really fun! The beard is a nice touch :) Most of my plays I died on level 5.

I occasionally found it a bit hard to see what cards I had while things were a bit hectic, and the using the number keys to select a card while also moving around is a bit awkward, maybe coule select cards with the mousewheel + right click or something like that?

My game is https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/ld41-6 if you have time to play.
croewens
25. Apr 2018 · 06:59 UTC
Well done! The graphics were quite nice and I felt like the background music fit in perfectly with the game. The background can get a little flooded, but I like it that way and it gives it that arcady feel.

I made a similar type of game, feel free to check it out!
## https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/keyboard-warrior
Pagi
26. Apr 2018 · 12:10 UTC
Really good game. Nice pixelart, fun and challenging gameplay. I liked the cards a lot, they didn't even need to refresh after each round.
MaxKlimenok
26. Apr 2018 · 12:17 UTC
Nice top-down shooter. I have had lots of fun playing it!

I played a few times and it seam to me that there is not enough "reload" cards in your deck. So all the time i'm almost running around and avoiding things. Also the battle field gets pretty messy, so it is difficult sometimes to spot an enemy, especially the slimes.

Great sound track! Great pixel art and particles effects! Great and diverse card buffs!
Great that you have managed making such fun game alone!
szabe
26. Apr 2018 · 12:21 UTC
Very fun game!
I do see a form of limitation, which happens because of the theme, looking at the cards and deciding was really difficult, because enemies blend in to the environment, so it was hard to see, when I can look at the cards and the best action was always just activating all of them at once, because while they had different effects. These effects were not that different gameplay wise, except for the unlimited ammo.
I feel like the game would have been a hundred times more fun, without the sort of forced card mechanic, because the guns feel great, the enemies are nice, and having a boss was also great, even though I could barely see the thing, because of the screen was covered in the GUI.
kleinzach
27. Apr 2018 · 00:50 UTC
I appreciate the big, relatively slow moving bullets, but would have like a more definitive idea of how big and where my hitbox is. The card idea was neat, but reading and interpreting the cards didn't feel great with the hectic combat going on. All that said, the style and feel of the game reminded me a lot of Vlambeer games, and feels great.
Articulated9
27. Apr 2018 · 01:16 UTC
The themes worked really well together, I think! Though I was cursing RNGsus every time a reload didn't show up in a deck...

Nice job! :smile:
Emery
27. Apr 2018 · 01:24 UTC
This is a really cool game. I am a fan of pixel art and your game has very nice pixel art. This is really cool. You should be proud. Good Job
Squid
27. Apr 2018 · 01:35 UTC
This game feels real good! It felt a bit too zoomed in though.
Jonathan Daar
27. Apr 2018 · 02:24 UTC
When I saw the title effect I knew I was up for something special
WOW this game was good! I really loved it. I'll play this again after the jam. I'm looking forward to seeing how you update it.
I would like in the update for the perspective to be pulled back further so I can see my surroundings better.
Balance686
27. Apr 2018 · 04:38 UTC
This game is awesome! I've played a few times now and it's one I'll be holding onto. I love the pixel graphics, the variety in weapons/cards/enemies, and the mayhem! Good use of camera shake and the audio is great as well. I agree with what other people have said about pulling the camera back a bit but you have something solid here to build on. Great job!
Phil Busuttil
27. Apr 2018 · 12:26 UTC
Great game, good use of the theme. I did find it really hard to process everything when you're trying to shoot enemies, avoid attacks, worry about mana, conserve ammo, read card descriptions and so on, but I enjoyed my time with it. Music was catchy, too.
MiltonNH25
28. Apr 2018 · 06:01 UTC
Great job with the game, I had fun with it. The concept worked well and it was fun trying to manage both the card use and the bullet hell aspect of the game. It can be a bit difficult to tell what is happening at times due to all the remains that can end up on screen, especially when you also have to pay attention to what cards you have and if you have the mana to use them. One thing that I would recommend is putting the mana bar down by the cards so it is easier to focus on what cards you can currently use. Overall though I really enjoyed your entry.
fjlucas
28. Apr 2018 · 06:39 UTC
Great mix of genders! I really like it!

BTW, we created a very good mix of platforms + Tetris, if you want to have a look!!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/unblock-the-exit
Jezzamon
28. Apr 2018 · 16:26 UTC
Heads up, you should update your ludum dare page to mark which platforms your game works on – sadly I'm mac only over here so I can't play it :(
🎤 shaw
29. Apr 2018 · 01:13 UTC
@jezzamon Good idea! Sadly didn't get the mac build done in time, might be something I look at tomorrow. I'll update the page.
MacDoom
29. Apr 2018 · 21:05 UTC
The big sprites, agressive screenshakes and frantic music makes playing this game an awesome experience. The card system is nice but made reloading a bit hard.
Cool and fun game! Thanks for creating it!
Mektidas
02. May 2018 · 02:09 UTC
Love it! really simple, but a lot of fun, awesome game!