Operation SOL-3 by Joshua Stone

made by Joshua Stone for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

"Aliens have arrived on planet Earth, and they're out for blood. Humanity is doomed for total annihilation, unless you can stand against them and fight. You must stop them at all costs."

My interpretation of the theme ended up a little weak since I was having troubles deciding on an idea, but what I am proud of is the gameplay! It was my first attempt at making a real first-person shooter, so let me know what you think! I definitely had fun making this game, no matter how chaotic it was getting everything done in time.

Programming, Music, SFX & Design by Me

Many 3D Assets used are from the Unity Asset Store

Youtube	https://criobite.itch.io/operation-sol-3
Youtube	https://criobite.itch.io/operation-sol-3
Youtube	https://criobite.itch.io/operation-sol-3
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/operation-sol-3

Ratings

Overall	1393^th	3.425⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Fun	661^th	3.6⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	2497^th	2.211⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Theme	2503^th	2.342⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Audio	511^th	3.658⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Humor	1953^th	2⭐	19🧑‍⚖️
Mood	914^th	3.556⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Given		21🗳️	8🗨️

Feedback

manadream

22. Apr 2020 · 03:35 UTC

Wow, this is great! It's a really solid playing FPS, the movement feels nice and Quake-like. The graphics are solid, the shooting feels good, movement is nice and fast. Could definitely turn into a solid full game. Only thing is the AI is scarily accurate, which can be good in terms of it being intense. I like how they move slow, makes it scary feeling. Music is good and SFX are clean. Well done.

eldogg

24. Apr 2020 · 22:20 UTC

That first enemy hidden around the corner is pretty sneaky. It's a good combination of assets and the intro page looked like a 90s movie. The AI could do with some randomisation thrown in to stop them all doing the same point and shooting, but it feels good as a shooter. I did fall through the floor at one point, falling endlessly, so maybe have a y position check every frame to reset the position if the player is beneath the world.

acgaudette

25. Apr 2020 · 04:57 UTC

I enjoyed the visual aesthetic here! fun theme and audio. I think this would benefit a lot from decreasing the damage necessary to kill an opponent. the combat feels a bit repetitive--one way you might address this is by iterating on the AI behavior a bit to reduce the amount they group up so that the player is forced to change cover more often.
as a side note, I worked on an FPS as well and haven't seen many of them in the jam so far--it's fun to play one. good work!

Phoenix Fireflower

25. Apr 2020 · 20:00 UTC

Nice FPS. The music was intense and so was the difficulty (I did menage to beat the game, however). I wished there was more than one type of enemy.

GOD COLO

26. Apr 2020 · 05:36 UTC

Great shooter game! I love the retro style! The movement and the shooting felt awesome! Getting hit felt serious with the screen turning red! I love how the enemies chase you accurately! This increases the difficulty but also the player has the time to take cover and shoot again! This was a good balance!
Greato Jobu! :smile:

Daniil Tcyvakin

27. Apr 2020 · 00:01 UTC

Coolest shoter game in this jam! great job!

Ch4oticAU

30. Apr 2020 · 06:22 UTC

Nice work :)

Few pointers:

* Wow, great to see a shooter in the jam! I haven't played one yet, and yours felt great :) awesome feedback

* Visual effects were great, and as said above, gave great feedback to in-game actions

* Music was great too! Props to the artist!

* Game was challenging, but not crazy difficult - which was a fantastic mix, made the game super enjoyable.

All in all, great work, and I hope to see more at the next Jam :)

LarsDu

30. Apr 2020 · 06:34 UTC

Really impressive to make a shooter in 72 hours. I couldn't quite figure out how to exit the game however.

punchcafe

04. May 2020 · 20:13 UTC

This was a lot of fun! Pretty rich with atmosphere!

Eli Delventhal

04. May 2020 · 20:20 UTC

Great classic FPS implementation in a short period of time! Feels pretty good to play and you really nailed the atmosphere and the classic look. Really did feel like you nailed that retro feel, I'm super impressed for the time limit.

Some feedback – the gameplay felt a bit samey and one-note: mainly, hide while health regenerates or during reload, then shoot, then hide. Would have been fun if I could strafe and stuff like that to reduce enemy accuracy and the like, and if not all the enemies immediately stormed the door upon opening – have them hide behind corners and whatnot.

Great work!

Zennith

04. May 2020 · 22:53 UTC

I really enjoyed playing this one! Gave me a nice run-and-gun experience that had a decent difficulty to it but not too hard. The look and feel of the game was pretty good as well. Very nice job!!

Griffin76

05. May 2020 · 22:22 UTC

It's simple but it works and is enjoyable! The AI can be easily predicted, but I guess you don't have time to make better during a game jam.

epb9000

08. May 2020 · 04:00 UTC

I think my favorite area was the one with the tanks. Most of the other sections were basically "hide behind box, fire, advance" whereas the tank section more readily lended itself to tactical maneuvers like flanking.