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Area 51 Raid Defense by Kyle Bowman

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made by Kyle Bowman for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

The memes have spread and a raid is imminent on Area 51. You are a military personnel assigned to deal with this task. The government gives you no weapons to work with except for rocks. However, they will pay you greatly for dealing with the raiders and you can increase your arsenal. Can you protect Area 51 from normies and Naruto runners?

Controls: Switch weapons: 1 & 2 Shoot: left mouse click

The original plan called for more weapons, but we didn't have time to draw all of them.

Youtube https://github.com/kjbowman00/Ludum-Dare-45
Youtube https://kjbowman00.itch.io/area-51-defense
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/area-51-raid-defense

Ratings

Overall 936th 3⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 499th 3.348⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1038th 2.439⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1098th 2.076⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1010th 2.333⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 160th 3.613⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 949th 2.766⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Joseph Yannessa
08. Oct 2019 · 03:26 UTC
Basically playing a meme, thought the naruto runners would be faster.
Trying to figure out what to do with all this cash now, and what the spells were
Porocyonak
08. Oct 2019 · 03:30 UTC
great job! reminds me of those old flash games i played all the time
KP_CFTSZ
08. Oct 2019 · 19:49 UTC
Definitely got that classic flash aesthetic down. The Naruto runners aren't that fast for sure
LukeDJ
08. Oct 2019 · 19:51 UTC
This was entertaining! Nice one :)
kubs
08. Oct 2019 · 19:58 UTC
It was fun to play, even though I couldn't figure out what "spells" were. I especially liked the animation between shop and gameplay. Overall nice game, but a bit too easy.
Gustav Andersson
08. Oct 2019 · 20:54 UTC
Brutal, very powerful airstrike :rofl: what am I shooting during the first wave?
Seabird
08. Oct 2019 · 22:10 UTC
Nice gameplay.​
Chad Cable
08. Oct 2019 · 23:45 UTC
Interesting take on tower defense games - interesting how much firing speed changes the entire experience. Love the MiB transition!
CGIXE
08. Oct 2019 · 23:49 UTC
The gameplay was absolutely hilarious. Loved the transitions, audio, and naruto runners.
Bip
09. Oct 2019 · 06:41 UTC
As I started this game I thought from the graphics it would be trash. Don't judge a book by its cover though. The gameplay was really fun, the weapons were diverse and funny. I just think it could've followed the theme a bit more.
Keithdae
09. Oct 2019 · 12:25 UTC
A simple and fun game powered by memes :rofl:

I quite like the idea that you start out by throwing rocks ^^
WelshDivision
11. Oct 2019 · 00:20 UTC
Game play works well and everything functions well. Has a aesthetic that it works with and sticks to well. Wish there was a way to turn down the music of the game (common problem with entries). Pretty good.
Space Nomad
13. Oct 2019 · 06:15 UTC
nice game. i don't know if it was a bug though but after a while I couldn't buy any more upgrades. i was never able to buy weapons for slots 2 and 3
🎤 Kyle Bowman
13. Oct 2019 · 14:49 UTC
@space-nomad yeah it wasn't exactly a bug. We just didn't get around to drawing assets for all the upgrades, so we disabled people from buying them. Thanks for the nice feedback and for playing the game!
Captain Nakou
13. Oct 2019 · 23:51 UTC
Came for the memes, wasn't disappointed, even if it could have used more memes.
wh05herlock
19. Oct 2019 · 11:25 UTC
I really like the scene change animation. My main advice would be to make the game a bit harder :).
heyycap
20. Oct 2019 · 06:58 UTC
Wish I was able to see what the other weapons were! Lost the pizzazz once I couldn't upgrade anymore. Is that a potato launcher at the beginning?
Coda Highland
20. Oct 2019 · 18:25 UTC
The scene change animation was the best part for sure. Very creative. I hope you had fun making the game!

The difficulty curve is way too shallow. I only ever took a single hit to my wall and that's because I tried to get fancy with an air strike once. If I had stuck to my guns (ba-dum-tish) I wouldn't have even taken that hit, and later rounds felt easier than that even.
🎤 Kyle Bowman
21. Oct 2019 · 18:49 UTC
@heyycap something like that lol. Original idea was a rock, but uh... interpretations have been different.
Mads
24. Oct 2019 · 14:48 UTC
Quite fun game indeed :) At some point, when i pressed "Begin next wave" the screen stayed white and i could not continue :( Apart from that a fun game!