Astro Zoids by pkenney

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made by pkenney for LD35 (COMPO)
I started with an unusual control scheme and then followed the fun...

And out come Astro Zoids, a weird combination of awkward dodging and contortionist ball-bouncing.

This one went through some radical changes mid-jam, I hope you like where it ended up!

Ratings

Coolness 42% 1448
Overall 3.65 155
Audio 2.80 419
Fun 3.83 74
Graphics 3.00 465
Humor 2.89 226
Innovation 3.50 235
Mood 3.10 332
Theme 3.13 611

Feedback

rosden shadow
18. Apr 2016 · 12:24 UTC
Really fun game! nice work!
dwhiffing
19. Apr 2016 · 00:21 UTC
This is nice, I like that you started with awkward controls and made it fun from there, but I feel it may be more fun if you rethink the controls to be less 'awkward'

No matter what you choose to do, nice work! It's a gooda game.
GammaS
19. Apr 2016 · 00:31 UTC
Cool game, needs polishing though
ruchirbapat
19. Apr 2016 · 00:46 UTC
awesome game, mate, but the controls are a bit weird, but hey, its still a good game
Baknik
19. Apr 2016 · 00:49 UTC
I enjoyed your minimalist art style and smooth game play. Keep it up!
w1n5t0n
19. Apr 2016 · 00:54 UTC
I could have stopped after 30 seconds of playing like I do with most games, but it was so fun that I finished the game. 5/5 for fun!
jbasinger
19. Apr 2016 · 00:55 UTC
That was a fun one! Well done!
David Cookie
19. Apr 2016 · 01:18 UTC
Well.. it's effectively a really fun game! :)
ethankennerly
19. Apr 2016 · 03:43 UTC
When I dodged red shapes and swatted them with green balls, I felt alert! If you continue to design this, I felt inept at aiming the green balls.
KhaoTom
19. Apr 2016 · 04:47 UTC
I actually really like how the paddle wiggles around sorta unpredictably. The bouncing works really well so you've got to be quick to capitalize when it's at the right angle. Like the game says, with skill (and infinite retries) you can achieve your goals!
schizoid2k
23. Apr 2016 · 01:29 UTC
Nice job! I really liked it.
Weeping Rupee
23. Apr 2016 · 02:32 UTC
Simple but really fun. You should explore this more!
Chaserbrown
23. Apr 2016 · 06:57 UTC
Wow! This was really fun - much better than I expected!

The only problem was the controls, which weren't even that bad! If you could have come up with a better rotation method, it could make this game a lot better!
Shael
23. Apr 2016 · 10:37 UTC
Fun game
nihilaleph
23. Apr 2016 · 14:24 UTC
Cool concept! Graphics and story is nice too! Hard to control though, especially to dodge bullets, but that's the point right? Congrats on your entry!
knason
07. May 2016 · 18:32 UTC
Simple, but fun!