Shmupshifter by blackbird806

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made by blackbird806 for LD35 (COMPO)
Shmupshifter, a game by blackbird806 made for the ludum dare #35, theme was: shapeshift.


instructions: use WASD to move (if you are on AZERTY press escap to replace it by ZQSD)
spacebar to shoot, use 7, 8 and 9 to change form.
7 transform in a triangle which is a little bit fast than the square but it shoot slower.
8 transform in a circle which is the faster form but can't shoot.
9 transform in a square (the default form) which is the slower form but it shoot very fast.

there is 3 differents difficulties easy and medium are similar but insane is quite different don't hesitate to try it.

softwares used: game maker studio and sfxr

It was my second ludum dare and I'm absolutely not satisfied of my game but I do it :)

edit: Qwerty keyboard are no longer a problem :)

edit: game crash is resolved, the tutorial is update for QWERTY keyboard

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1712
Overall 3.00 636
Audio 2.17 584
Fun 2.89 627
Graphics 2.06 864
Humor 1.87 578
Innovation 2.56 780
Mood 2.27 756
Theme 2.83 771

Feedback

MajorLeagueBaker
18. Apr 2016 路 01:21 UTC
Not sure how to play game, was this made for a non-qwert keyboard. also: http://i.imgur.com/hBSow28.png
馃帳 blackbird806
18. Apr 2016 路 08:41 UTC
I'm sorry for this, I think I'll try to fix this but I don't know how to do that :/
But thank for your feedback :)
馃帳 blackbird806
18. Apr 2016 路 08:42 UTC
And this crash was "normal" :p
doombrowski
18. Apr 2016 路 18:38 UTC
The transformation seemed a bit tacked on. The gunshot sound was also too loud and frontal. Good job on finishing a game though.
matiasbontempo
18. Apr 2016 路 23:34 UTC
It was pretty hard to play and the controls don't feel right. I had the same issue as MajorLeagueBaker:
Unable to find any instance for object index '11' name 'timer'
at gml_Object_player_Step_0
HuvaaKoodia
23. Apr 2016 路 13:09 UTC
A fun little shmup, I'll give you that.

The jump from medium difficulty to insane is very steep. I would like a difficulty setting where you do die from one shot, but the enemy patters aren't quite as insane.
Shatter Point Studios
23. Apr 2016 路 16:25 UTC
Cool concept, but a little too difficult I think, even on easy. The waves were really close together and it was hard for me to transform fast enough to avoid damage, so I just kept being a square and won. That strategy probably won't work on other difficulties...
kleinzach
23. Apr 2016 路 16:53 UTC
I always have some trouble, especially in this game jam (and my game is no different) with a button being mapped to a certain transformation. I am constantly finding it difficult to map that in my head especially in a game as fast paced as yours. That said I love shmups!
Mordokay
29. Apr 2016 路 11:58 UTC
Cool fast paced game .. the idea was great. Still I find it a bit too difficult and everything moves very fast even on easy mode ... still managed to get past 2 min!!!
methylenblub
07. May 2016 路 20:45 UTC
I can't play it because the numbers doesn't seems to work :(
notime4games
07. May 2016 路 23:15 UTC
Sorry I can't seem to start the game. I get in and out of the tutorial but I can't select difficulty when pressing 0,1,2
hazzahazzam
08. May 2016 路 02:37 UTC
Too difficult, the gun sound was too loud and the screen was very cluttered. Other than that, it was a very shmup game.
Green Soda
08. May 2016 路 05:45 UTC
a shoot 'em up game, plus it's a shifter :D interesting ! XD it's fun and good, i tell u.. kinda takes a lot of getting used to.. but nice entry
馃帳 blackbird806
08. May 2016 路 11:18 UTC
Thanks for yourr feedbacks :) !!
methylenblub, notime4games do you use numbers of the numpad ?