Containment Vector by vem

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made by vem for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Work to contain a swarm of eldritch entities trying to escape your containment station.

Aim your shots and fire with the mouse. Use A&D to rotate the space station clockwise and counter-clockwise respectively.

Credits-

Design & Code-

thotht https://thotht.itch.io/

Linus "vem" Pernyer https://wykkid-sic.itch.io

Snazghoul https://snazghoul.itch.io/

Art-

Snazghoul https://snazghoul.itch.io/

John Price https://www.johnpricestudio.com/

Audio-

Snazghoul https://snazghoul.itch.io/

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Ratings

Overall 1367th 3.056⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1223th 2.972⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1363th 2.764⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1252th 3.125⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1382th 2.736⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 954th 2.818⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1323th 2.818⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 49🗨️

Feedback

Gurrg
05. Oct 2020 · 18:05 UTC
Very fun and the sounds are on point!
maxmitchell
06. Oct 2020 · 04:32 UTC
Fun game and a cool idea! I liked the challenge of having to rotate my guns to shoot enemies. Great job!
sergei201613
06. Oct 2020 · 04:35 UTC
Hi! Great work, I was interested in playing, but I would like a little more bounce and maybe a more difficult level and more.
coryru
06. Oct 2020 · 04:36 UTC
Cool game right here. There is something about the triangle ships with an eye in it that creeps me out. I like it!
🎤 vem
06. Oct 2020 · 08:04 UTC
@gurrg @maxmitchell @sergei201613 @coryru
Thanks for the kind words and feedback!

All those things are definitely on the to-do list if we decide to put more time into it, @sergei201613. Don't you worry! :smile:
DotSquare
06. Oct 2020 · 11:57 UTC
I like it, very polished ! Is there a way to destroy the back ball ? Great job anyway :)
🎤 vem
06. Oct 2020 · 12:04 UTC
Yes, @dotsquare you can destroy them. They have more health than the regular enemies, but will take damage from a direct hit. You need two hits to destroy them.

Watch out though, they bounce! :P
snazghoul
06. Oct 2020 · 12:06 UTC
@dotsquare the black ball 'Bouncer' enemies take 2 hits to kill, we didn't put in any indicator of damage unfortunately, just one of those small touches we didn't get around to
Geryon Games
06. Oct 2020 · 13:57 UTC
Very cool game! The bounciness of the bullets is a great touch. Those eldritch horrors really are unsettling. Great work!
Heho
06. Oct 2020 · 14:04 UTC
Fun little game. Interesting twist on the theme.
DotSquare
06. Oct 2020 · 14:26 UTC
Ok I see, thanks for the answer ;)
Loku
06. Oct 2020 · 15:24 UTC
Had a good time playing it, I liked the "industrial" sound, and literal take on the theme that turned out quite satisfying.
Kevin Meissner
06. Oct 2020 · 15:28 UTC
Was fun to play :-)
Steffo
06. Oct 2020 · 15:39 UTC
Pretty good, and nice particle effects :)

I enjoyed a lot more killing the metal-balls than the eye-triangle enemies, as they added the complexity of making sure they went in a direction you were able to shoot them again!
Steffo
06. Oct 2020 · 15:40 UTC
You might want to check your github link, as it leads to a non-existing repository.
Fractal Flower Girl
06. Oct 2020 · 16:19 UTC
I really like this game! It's really fun, but sometimes it wouldn't shoot when I clicked. I really like the audio, it goes with the game well. Great job!
ROBOWARRIOR1982
06. Oct 2020 · 16:26 UTC
This mix with defender, a top down shooter, and pong work fine. I like the graphics and the ambiant of this entry. And the idea is good for an arcade/scoring game. Good work !
VPhyre
06. Oct 2020 · 16:53 UTC
I liked the mechanics. Very interesting the proposal of the game. Congratulations.
Gonzalol
06. Oct 2020 · 17:03 UTC
Original and fun game. Maybe it could be a little smoother on the controls
FireGamer3
06. Oct 2020 · 22:22 UTC
its pretty fun, no music though
Eugenik
07. Oct 2020 · 04:34 UTC
Great work! I had a blast playing this!
snazghoul
07. Oct 2020 · 09:08 UTC
@fractal-flower-girl There's a long cooldown for firing the cannons, some sort of charge up indicator was something we wanted to include but ran out of time sadly.
snazghoul
07. Oct 2020 · 09:12 UTC
@steffo thanks for pointing that out, link should be fixed now
Erukolindo
07. Oct 2020 · 12:20 UTC
Good, well executed idea. Could of course use some improvements - maybe some upgrade system and more enemies - but is' already solid.
xSooDx
07. Oct 2020 · 19:01 UTC
Could be more fast paced. Good idea. Well done.
fachscahfttf
07. Oct 2020 · 19:04 UTC
Funny game. Gets hard pretty fast.
Loved the ide of circling around with the guns.
Some spiced up music would have made it even better :)
lamonfly
07. Oct 2020 · 19:06 UTC
Really like the looks, effects and sounds. Overall, polished and fun game. It does feel a bit pointless to rotate as you can already aim the shots with the mouse and just play without rotating.
Akai_Pixels
07. Oct 2020 · 19:24 UTC
Nice game! gameplay was fun, simple to understand and addictive, I wish could fire more balls tho. Well done!
Chocolat-Endive
07. Oct 2020 · 19:39 UTC
It's simple but it works well! I think that with a few thing added, you could make a cool little game:
- More different ennemies
- Some kind of upgrade for the stations
- A better scoring system (some kind of malus when you shoot nothing, etc)
- A soundtrack
- Some "quality of life" ameliorations (sound cues for the ennemies that take two hits, "cooldown bar" for the cannon, etc)

The concept works really well, and is well executed: i did'nt experience any kind of bug or glitch. Good job on this one!
GregoryBlomquist
08. Oct 2020 · 05:06 UTC
Really enjoyed the arcade-style shooter and I always love cosmic horror themes! Solid replayability too. Great job!
🎤 vem
08. Oct 2020 · 08:15 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everyone! A lot of this is definitely stuff to work on,

@lamonfly I personally find that I can't get much highher than 200 points if I don't move the canons at all :stuck_out_tongue:.

Moving canons effectively lets you move your shot faster, angle your shot better and lets you move around wall segments to either save your life or save a segment.
Viktya
08. Oct 2020 · 09:09 UTC
I really like the rotation and the mechanics are simple! Also the dying sound of the triangle guys is awesome lol
rhewid
09. Oct 2020 · 17:55 UTC
Nice game right there. Easy to grasp and fun. ![screenshot13.png](///raw/0b3/21/z/39d55.png)
Alchemic
15. Oct 2020 · 05:01 UTC
Nice game! Simple idea, but done well.

I felt like the difficulty curve was a bit weird. It was really easy for a long time, but then it suddenly became quite difficult.

Good work!
pedrocoden
24. Oct 2020 · 15:47 UTC
Nice game!