Pong 'Em Up ! by MrSchlag2

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made by MrSchlag2 for LD 41 (COMPO)

Try to play pong while shooting at enemies ! You can control the bullet to shoot after you touch the ball. Controls : ⬅️➡️⬆️⬇️ to move the racket and the aim !

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Ratings

Overall 577th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 537th 2.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 381th 3.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 271th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 578th 2.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 555th 1.719⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 629th 2.125⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

GettingRekt
23. Apr 2018 · 19:44 UTC
A solid game with a nice vs AI mechanic. I like how the targets spawn from outside of the level before entering, a nice touch. Good job!
Lemons
23. Apr 2018 · 19:46 UTC
Can't go wrong with some pong! Pretty simple but effective, nice work.
morphine
23. Apr 2018 · 19:55 UTC
Hey there! So let me be frank - it takes a while to get used to those controls! But once you do it all clicks. I think though that you might have a bug in your shoot direction code, it feels like it is more responsive to aiming towards the 0 and 180 degrees marks then it is in the center although I may be wrong. It's probably something with using sine and consine but hell if I know, it just didn't feel quite right. I did finally win though once I understood what I was doing. Nice job!
Brendan Toy
24. Apr 2018 · 20:31 UTC
simple, elegant, well made, bang on theme :) good job! only thing that lets it down is some cool sound effects. would have been the cherry on the top
Willops
24. Apr 2018 · 20:44 UTC
Great entry! my only criticism is that you could haven implemented the Shoot Em' Up aspect a bit better, as currently it's a little unwieldy.
mikedirl
25. Apr 2018 · 00:22 UTC
You really did succeed in Combining 2 Incompatible Genres, it works well though. The pong in itself was enjoyable but additional aiming stuff was an added bonus. Sound would have enhanced the game. But it plays well.
🎤 MrSchlag2
25. Apr 2018 · 06:25 UTC
Thanks for your feedback ! I really enjoyed developing this game !
Indeed, I didn't have the time to implement all elements I wanted : different enemies, agressive enemies, some bonus to change the bullets and ball behavior and a 2 players mode ! I also had issues with the format of the game after building it for html5, taking me the time I planned to add sound and music...
Jajakeim
28. Apr 2018 · 09:06 UTC
Nice game MrSchlag !
sh1rogane
28. Apr 2018 · 13:58 UTC
An interesting take on the theme, simple and fun. One small criticism is that it felt like the pong physics was a bit off.
mrnyarlathotep
28. Apr 2018 · 14:24 UTC
I was a little unclear on the scoring - I went from a 90 point lead to a game over seemingly in one 'rally' and didn't know why... bug, or me completely misunderstanding how scoring is happening in the game?
vfqd
30. Apr 2018 · 14:15 UTC
I think you blended these together excellently, I would never have thought of this mashup :laughing: it was pretty difficult to aim the bullets but I enjoyed it nonetheless
schizoid2k
01. May 2018 · 01:10 UTC
Took a sec to understand how to shoot, but once i got the feel for the controls, I did pretty well.