Alien Crab in the Rotormaze by jebouin

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made by jebouin for LD 40 (COMPO)

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You finally found a powerful weapon, but now you're locked up in this abandonned space station. In order to escape, you must find all the sources of power and turn them back on.

Warning: Incomplete game, if you unlocked the turrets, there's not much more to do and there are still a few bugs.

Ratings

Overall 5th 4.283⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 16th 4.152⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 71th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 82th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 27th 4.261⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 7th 4.283⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 105th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 16th 4.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Filipe Leal
05. Dec 2017 · 05:48 UTC
Nice game. It starts easy and gets very difficult! :)
ManBeardGames
05. Dec 2017 · 06:01 UTC
Great game you got here, controls are really smooth. I like the art style used as well. Get it finished past the turrents, would love to continue playing it
Ashtrail
05. Dec 2017 · 06:56 UTC
Wow this game is really awesome. I'm impressed ! My only gripe with the game were a few bugs tha cut my progression.

The graphics are really neat (by the way there is a slight glich layer wise, sometimes when the character is in front of a block the top of his head is rendered underneath said block).

The music is top notch and the fact that each new unlock changes it is awesome.

Fix the bugs, add a few other levels (like not small levels, but a few new environments with each 5 levels) and you got a game you can ship ! Great work man :ok_hand: !
paulhocker
06. Dec 2017 · 05:27 UTC
very polished - great graphics and music but too bad it is unfinished - gret work
torcado
06. Dec 2017 · 06:59 UTC
woah this is great! Such a great game feel. The changing music adds a lot to the suspense. the puzzles were very fun to solve. I really don't have any problems with this other than a lack of ending. Really good job!
RubixAlchemist
09. Dec 2017 · 15:45 UTC
This game is awesome! Love the art style and the music. The bullets have some real weight to them when you shoot. Introducing new mechanics with existing materials is great! Really great game!
nax_89
09. Dec 2017 · 21:52 UTC
This game is AMAZING, it's amazing that its a compo too. the graphics, music and gameplay are excellent, CONGRATULATIONS!
JCMonkey
10. Dec 2017 · 05:20 UTC
nice game man, i liked how one little puzzle led into another
Cubeeo
10. Dec 2017 · 05:48 UTC
I'm glad I found this gem. When you have a limited amount of time to build worlds, it's very beneficial if you can build one world and re-use it in new ways, as you're fully aware, because this game is proof of that. You re-used the same space in smart and efficient ways. And, this game does get difficult, but it progresses nicely to that. It starts rather calm, and eventually builds to a hecticness. I liked the puzzles. My initial idea for the jam was something involving pipes, but I realized I'm not skilled enough to pull it off yet. So, this also gave me some ideas. So, in addition to being an enjoyable game, this also might prove to be an inspiration. Very well done. You should be proud.
automatonvx
10. Dec 2017 · 15:07 UTC
Loved it, even though this is unfinished its still probably the best game i played so far. Didn't get to the turrets, had the engine on but after that i couldn't get past the one room with the giant fast spinning blade.
Gameplay and design was excellent, graphics were cute and the music was really really good (after the first unlock at least). It took me The first alien crab game was also fun, I'm looking forward to the 3rd instalment. Excellent work, congrats.
jjjjason
11. Dec 2017 · 07:24 UTC
Alright I'm sorry how does this game not have a bazillion votes and reviews??? You could have literally ended it right after turrets, sent the little guy off on a spaceship to Mars when you hit the lever or something and this game would still be amazing.

* Ridiculous polish on the graphics, animations, and camera
* Super tight and responsive controls
* *Dope* music that changes with each upgrade
* An actual puzzle/action progression system with various mechanics introduced
* Interesting puzzle mechanics in that!
* A healthy dose of difficulty
* A really cute MC design??

This is spectacular. I'm actually f*ckin upset that I found this in the "Danger" category instead of on the front page. Even in its unfinished state this game is more complete than the majority of games that I've played this LD. Do you have a Twitter account? I'd love to follow you, regardless whether or not you continue this game or move onto something else amazing.

Jesus christ.
IllaBom
12. Dec 2017 · 01:41 UTC
Nice game you have here. SUPER WELL DONE!

Come check out my game if you like!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected
Rosik
12. Dec 2017 · 12:36 UTC
Nice game, though I stack in place with three buttons and two hatches, which spawn flying things. They always got stuck in walls near buttons and then game crashed.

Overall love game feeling (and space derelict entourage), main character (thats look like a skull frontally), activation of traps and backtracking through them, like in Prince of Persia. Great work!
TackerTacker
12. Dec 2017 · 17:31 UTC
Really like the level design, nice ramp up in difficulty. Game mechanics get introduced in a simple and understandable way then get combined with others or used in different ways. Good job, i really like it.
Emilio Segura
12. Dec 2017 · 21:10 UTC
it gets harder every time but i like the challenge, nice job
knarf
14. Dec 2017 · 11:10 UTC
Great job ! It seems like it's really close to your initial scope, as there is almost just the ending screen missing to the game ; I've reached the last switch to activate and then get stuck, but it took me a lot of time and retries to get there ! The gamefeel is simplistic yet smooth, nice job on visuals, and great music as always :) I loved the weird mechanics that you always find and exploit brillantly to unlock new parts of the game : the pipes + simultaneous switchs + straightforward enemies combinations are very clever and tricky... That's a great comeback for the adventures of alien crab :) Cheers !
jjjjason
28. Dec 2017 · 22:57 UTC
Congrats on 5th! Really happy that this game was recognized.