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Immune Invasion by Chong Lee

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made by Chong Lee for LD 40 (COMPO)

Hey! This is my first ever Ludum Dare (not my first ever game jam tho) entry and I'm quite happy how the project turned out!

In immune invasion you take the role of three white blood cells and your sole quest is to rid the body of harmful bacteria before they swarm the vein and destroy all the important red blood cells! The player is also able to deploy helpful antibodies to stun and hinder the bacteria nearby!

Immune invasion has 3 levels each with their own bacteria type to deal with!

The game is maybe a little hard? I'm not very sure myself.

Overall the weekend was pretty rough but definitely worth it!

Here are some screenshots and a gif! I hope that you enjoy the game as much as I enjoyed making it!

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Project on GitHub https://github.com/andr3wdown/Immune-Invasion-Project.git
Project on Google Drive https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VS8Iys_QG1PJHc-E4cqXhqHUzBKyLrUN
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L3D-eKi_bwSrx8YTX72KV4ETcdk8OaKy
macOS https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xrKlkTNG-hCOOVtaEGaad2S7Wv_a0cRi
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/immune-invasion

Ratings

Overall 177th 3.667⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Fun 302th 3.37⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 51th 3.9⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Theme 147th 3.856⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 253th 3.511⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Audio 153th 3.462⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 458th 2.231⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Mood 98th 3.628⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Given 64🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

ryuzaki_mrl
04. Dec 2017 · 03:20 UTC
Overall, the game is fun and fits perfectly well with the theme. The controls are a bit hard to get used to imo.
Tezza48
04. Dec 2017 · 04:07 UTC
Sound's spot on.
After a few goes i got it.
NexusBreaker
04. Dec 2017 · 07:36 UTC
I like the idea of the game really Innovative. The Menu is a little bit hard to read but the overall game is good.
Kolbjorn
04. Dec 2017 · 16:06 UTC
Well done! I really liked the light effects and the music was nice and relaxing.
Syrapt0r
04. Dec 2017 · 21:22 UTC
Wow. Just... the presentation, the soundscape, the design, the gameplay... this game feels really nice. It feels extremely satisfying to deploy the antibodies. Also, I am pretty bad at this game ^^
generalvivi
04. Dec 2017 · 21:23 UTC
Really nice! I wasn't able to survive for too long, but I really liked the movement and the theme. Sounds and music were nice also.

Cool stuff :)
Lawrence
04. Dec 2017 · 21:38 UTC
Interesting idea and well executed. I found it to be very hard though, not that it's a bad thing. :slight_smile:

Good job.
DiegoCTorguet
04. Dec 2017 · 22:47 UTC
Despite the difficulty may be a little too hard, I enjoyed this original approach to the topic! Good job!
Colossal Gnome
04. Dec 2017 · 22:49 UTC
This is a lot of fun. it's challenging, mostly until you work out the controls. I found continuously holding the right button (to always be attracting bacteria) and then periodically pressing the left to move around the be very effective. I don't know if the intention is to allow it to work that way but until I did that I couldn't win.

Nice graphics, audio, great fit for the theme. Very well done!
Netherlab
04. Dec 2017 · 22:57 UTC
This game fits the theme perfectly. Well done I enjoyed it very much :)
vfabien21
04. Dec 2017 · 22:58 UTC
That's exactly the kind of infection game I want to play ! Thank you !
The heart beat effect is really well done. The first few games were tough, but I'll come back to it later and try to finish it.
batmanasb
05. Dec 2017 · 00:28 UTC
Very creative, and the mood's very well done. You really feel the pain of being an antibody trying to clean the system! Although one modification I'd recommend would be to have the antibodies always follow the mouse, that way you don't force players to hold down both mouse buttons at all times, which feels uncomfortable. Well, actually... when aren't you holding down both buttons? Seems like no mouse buttons and just have the antibodies follow the mouse and be always active, then switch the spray ability to left mouse button, and vala!
machrom
05. Dec 2017 · 00:28 UTC
Very interesting. The sound, gameplay, theme, everything ficts perfectly. Well done! :)
TheTopHatNoob
05. Dec 2017 · 00:36 UTC
Very creative game. I enjoyed the verity of bacteria to fight and the sound blended well into the game.
BoltKey
05. Dec 2017 · 00:57 UTC
Wow, this game is hard. I gave up after about 6 tries of level 2.
masamunedragon
05. Dec 2017 · 02:14 UTC
Couldn't get passed level 1. And I thought the games I made were hard :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: It's tough finding a good difficulty balance in just 48hrs...
Nucleose
05. Dec 2017 · 02:26 UTC
Sound design and art direction create a strong atmosphere, I do wish more changed as time went on though. After surviving for a while I couldn't feel much motivation to keep going. Sound design and art direction create a strong atmosphere, I do wish more changed as time went on though. Though, I do wonder what the point of having "controls" besides mouse location and the antibodies switch is when all the actions the player can take with clicks are actions that they should essentially be executing at all times. I think the overall package is great however, and the work you put in shows!
primitive-concept
05. Dec 2017 · 03:29 UTC
Hey hey, a kindred spirit with a microbial/biological theme.
Great atmosphere. As you mentioned, -really- difficult, but the gameplay is sound, and I enjoyed myself a lot.
SanyingLi
05. Dec 2017 · 03:57 UTC
Great job, I like this ideal. The gameplay is also enjoyable. Could be a nice releasing game in store after more polish.
Jcourt
05. Dec 2017 · 05:52 UTC
Very well done! Especially the atmosphere. It did get a little repetitive once I figured out how to survive.
Goplite
05. Dec 2017 · 05:56 UTC
Great idea, good implementation, hints are usefull, controls are simple. Nice work.
hadesfury
05. Dec 2017 · 13:44 UTC
Really good idea ... quite hard also ...

Well done
foolmoron
06. Dec 2017 · 06:26 UTC
Gameplay was pretty addictive and tense. I beat the last 2 levels with 2 health left....
Charles Cox
06. Dec 2017 · 06:48 UTC
The game is pretty good, it is very hard for me but that can be fixed with balancing. the art and animation was done very well
nizlow
06. Dec 2017 · 16:14 UTC
Interesting idea I must say. I thought you would change the layout of the different stages but instead you changed the virus we have to fight, very clever. Also them having different "attributes" was really cool. The purple ones seemed to clinge to the walls while the last bacteria was sliding through the blood cells.

Really liked it, Good job!
Bart Huylebroeck
06. Dec 2017 · 23:05 UTC
very creative, very beautiful, the heartbeat is very well done, the game is difficult but doable. I feel I won mostly because of luck with the random numbers rather than because of my own skill. Had to give top marks except for humor :)
KunoNoOni
07. Dec 2017 · 01:40 UTC
First congrats on your first Ludum Dare. This was an amazing entry, Great immersion with the music and the sounds. It was a little difficult but I really enjoyed the challenge. Well done!
cerberus
07. Dec 2017 · 18:26 UTC
wow it was sooo well done but so hard. loved the simple graphics and simple gameplay but it was really meaningful and interesting. but its difficult maybe have like a easy, intermediate and hard modes. awesome work
Ratbird
08. Dec 2017 · 14:35 UTC
Very nice
SavePoint
09. Dec 2017 · 07:11 UTC
I wanna know if ANYONE has beaten it. Might be a little off balance. But this a really cool idea, you could even flip it and be the virus. The antibodies didn't seem to help me, while it stunned the infectors it stunned my ability to absorb them, i think. Beautiful work, artistically and sonically. Congratulations!
BenBurgh
09. Dec 2017 · 19:48 UTC
It's a really calming game, very nice! Easy to lose yourself in.
step4
13. Dec 2017 · 18:06 UTC
Good job! I liked the playstyle and artwork. And yes it was hard, couldn't finish level 2.

If you like play our game as well: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/nanonator