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Neon Junk Collector by Kimau

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made by Kimau for LD34 (COMPO)
So it's not really a game because it needs menus, a win condition and a LOT of balance work and such but it's something. Spent most of the jam just fighting with tech stuff. Fuuuuuu particles (T_T )

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CLICK on the Emscripten bat above the graphics area to give focus so the keys work.
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Objective: Collect Scrap Balls to stay alive.

R - Restart the game
Left or Right: Aim
Left+Right: Shoot

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNHvlYaehs
Web http://kimau.itch.io/neon-junk-collector
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JHTCtTT79oNllPYnRNV1JoeW8/view?usp=sharing
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNHvlYaehs
Source https://github.com/Kimau/LD34/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=15

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall 1.94 969
Audio 1.42 682
Fun 1.55 960
Graphics 2.81 640
Humor 1.63 690
Innovation 2.66 749
Mood 2.25 825
Theme 3.31 773

Feedback

NeiloGD
14. Dec 2015 · 02:51 UTC
Game starts up in a broken startup screen :( You left an ifdef in the game code, so I quickly patched the exe for you: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2mcsyp40sxkxd9b/KimauLD34.7z?dl=0
Muffinhat
14. Dec 2015 · 07:15 UTC
This looks like an amazing idea, but the download didn't work for me. I got some sort of .dll error...
bazz_boyy
14. Dec 2015 · 08:58 UTC
I got the game to work. It is a little confusing to play with all the camera angles! Perhaps i'm playing it wrong... Anyway nice effort, if the camera function was a little better and the thing didn't spin so fast, id say nice game!
eerongal
14. Dec 2015 · 17:56 UTC
A little weird/confusing to play. Also, i can't seem to make it to the other group of balls? Maybe im not shooting enough things?
Jonathan Whiting
14. Dec 2015 · 17:58 UTC
I tried the web version, but it was a bit too glitchy to really play with.
EthanWebster
14. Dec 2015 · 17:59 UTC
Great concept, but it was a bit too hard for me probably due to the camera angles as bazz_boyy said. Perhaps it could start off easier and get gradually harder (maybe it does, and I'm just bad at the game haha)

Nice game though, well done :)
danidre14
15. Dec 2015 · 01:00 UTC
Not a bad game, hard tho.
mlepage
15. Dec 2015 · 02:43 UTC
I tried the web version, it loads, but enter doesn't start the game, none of the keys seem to work. This is on both Chrome and Safari, on OS X. Maybe you need to check key codes for both return and enter?
Troma
15. Dec 2015 · 21:23 UTC
It's broken =/
Jeroen Kappé
15. Dec 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Pretty hard, but I like it!
dweebster
15. Dec 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Sorry I tried the web version and couldn't get the controls to work at all. But the concept looks promising!
SSJMetroid
15. Dec 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Visually this looks very fuckin' cool. I just wish it was completed ;(
puddelipip
15. Dec 2015 · 21:32 UTC
Nice concept, and I really like the art style. I got stuck though disintegrating before I could reach stuff to shoot.

I'm not sure shooting stuff makes sense to grow though, but that's just a matter of changing the laser to a grappling hook!
Indie L
15. Dec 2015 · 21:36 UTC
Hmm...I tried play in my browser and don't work.But your idea is very cool!
🎤 Kimau
15. Dec 2015 · 21:36 UTC
puddelipip it was meant to be a grappling hook but with minutes left to go I needed to put in something so I change the debug raycast to render a shit ton of particles :P

Yes sorry as I said its pretty unbalanced atm. If the controls don't work be sure to click the emscripten bar (tiny bit just above the game), it needs browser focus and for some reason clicking on the game doesn't do that.
rogberth
15. Dec 2015 · 21:49 UTC
Nice idea, sad you couldn't finish it! But hey, know you can do nice particles effects for next LD :)
Jakob37
15. Dec 2015 · 21:57 UTC
I think the concept and your engine has potential, would be interesting to see this fully fleshed out into a game. Did't manage to do much game-wise with it though. I missed alĺ the balls...
fpwong
15. Dec 2015 · 23:51 UTC
Really like the idea of switching between 3rd person and semi-top down. Controls are a bit annoying to use though since you can't shoot in 3rd person mode.
PowerSpark
16. Dec 2015 · 00:19 UTC
I didn't know what to do with the camera changing... the ball seemed to die out within 10 sec after starting.
justinooncx
16. Dec 2015 · 11:46 UTC
Web version doesn't seem to work, unfortunately.
CremaGames
17. Dec 2015 · 11:57 UTC
Really confusing game.
DesignerNap
18. Dec 2015 · 11:46 UTC
Hey Claire! Cool entry. As a non-coder it always blows my mind what people can achieve through C++
Great work!
Kuality Games
19. Dec 2015 · 23:31 UTC
Very strange
SHLFStudios
20. Dec 2015 · 00:36 UTC
It does lookalike it could be really cool with some work. I didn't get the controls once they finally started working, The camera a angle made it interesting. I didn't shoot one thing. It didn't really look like the laser was long enough to reach most of the things. Cool color choices, but with neon in the name I expected more craziness and a larger variety of neon.
n8m8
22. Dec 2015 · 14:01 UTC
Thanks for your game!
I played your game along with several others from this jam and 'reviewed' them here: https://n8r8.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/n8-r8s-8-ludum-dare-34-part-1/
nihilaleph
27. Dec 2015 · 00:46 UTC
Pro:
+ Concept seems nice
+ Graphics are nice
Con:
- The camera angle changes made was a bit confusing
Obs:
o Maybe I played it wrong, but I didn't seem to hit anything and grow

Great job, even though it's not finished!