Rhythm Rifles by BlakeGameDev

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made by BlakeGameDev for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

A rhythm top-down shooter.

Shoot to the beat of the music.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_cec0tMNSo

Ratings

Overall 55th 4.221⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 15th 4.384⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 188th 3.929⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1902th 3.298⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 485th 4.131⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1140th 2.917⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 776th 3.638⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

Corporation
20. Apr 2020 · 07:10 UTC
wow, this is reaaaly fun, amazing graphics and sound! cool idea and good implementation! maybe could add some object to protect to follow the theme better.
DigitalLimestone
20. Apr 2020 · 07:12 UTC
This was awesome! The art was beautiful, the gameplay was really smooth, and it was really fun!

Great job!

One thing I would say is that the enemies come so quick that there isn't even much point trying to kill the white ones so I'd end up being followed by a conga line of skull minions. :smile: I managed to survive for 38 seconds.
MartinTale
20. Apr 2020 · 07:18 UTC
Love the art, sound and the game! At least from the video.. Really wish there was Web or Mac version available for me to try.. That said, this has so much potential and would really like to see you expand on this game! Amazing job!
rjerez192
20. Apr 2020 · 07:21 UTC
I managed to survive for almost 60 seconds. I love the game and the concept. The art, the music. Everything is perfect and blend together. I would improve the starting UI. Other than that, really fun game!

Good job.
Wekaj
20. Apr 2020 · 07:21 UTC
Nice game, it looks and feels really good to play. Strong Crypt of the Necrodancer vibes!
AndideBob
20. Apr 2020 · 07:52 UTC
A fun take on the whole rythm game, i felt like there was a slight offset, as in the game says I was late, but I felt like I was on beat, but I may just be bad at rythm games. Really well done!
OhMyGuigui
20. Apr 2020 · 12:10 UTC
That's a cool game ! Very fun to play :)
IzhVaryag
20. Apr 2020 · 12:38 UTC
Good game! I Like it!
fermingimpel
20. Apr 2020 · 14:07 UTC
Very good game, I liked it, and shooting with the beat is a very good idea.
siryakko
20. Apr 2020 · 19:25 UTC
hey there, quite hard at first, but then the rythm and the dash mechanics totally got me, too bad i had to use arrows instead of zqsd, but that was fun really like it
Artyom Volkov
21. Apr 2020 · 08:03 UTC
You sir made a really good shooter with very peculiar gimmick. I really like how it feels. Nice job.
SnowyCocoon
21. Apr 2020 · 09:54 UTC
Great idea! Would love to see the full version of it someday
Yno
21. Apr 2020 · 10:06 UTC
This was really good, i wish there was more songs!
Mettra
21. Apr 2020 · 19:17 UTC
Super sweet game! The music really drove the gameplay, and the concept was really well executed!
I wish there was some benefit to hitting the beats more accurately, like an increased width on the shot.
Very clean an polished. Well done!
NotExplosive
22. Apr 2020 · 15:23 UTC
Simple and elegant game loop. Normally I don't like these "endless hoard" games but this one is different. The rhythm mechanic made it feel like every shot counts. Every beat I have to think about my position and line up my shot and fire on beat. It's incredibly satisfying to land multiple shots in a row, and genuinely panic inducing when you miss a shot you thought you had because now you're falling behind. A part of me kind of wishes that you'd fire automatically on beat but maybe that would be too easy?

The difficulty ramps up a bit quick with the curtain fire enemies, but the iteration time is so short that it doesn't really matter.

There's lots of cool potential here! I'm imagining this as a rogue-like with boss fights and different weapons that each have different tempos/effects.
Tyler Bay
22. Apr 2020 · 22:57 UTC
Love the Crypt of the Necrodancer and bullet hell mashup idea. The audio is great, and the sync was wonderfully on beat for me. The Dash felt a little unresponsive when I was playing, but only in a small way. Overall a really fun entry, great job!
NoobException
23. Apr 2020 · 09:46 UTC
Now this is a really great game!
It creates this "frustration - but lemme try again" feeling :sweat_smile:

Beautiful, simple graphics and great gameplay.

I think this is one of the games we should play to improve our brains, so much to care about in a simple game :smiley:
![screen.png](///raw/85d/22/z/32b59.png)
Lorwon
23. Apr 2020 · 11:35 UTC
Wow amazing game,one of the best games I played on this jam... Nice work !
Cannocchiale
23. Apr 2020 · 11:36 UTC
Great game!!
Chiara Sanviti
23. Apr 2020 · 11:37 UTC
the sound is so cool :)
Ducky
23. Apr 2020 · 11:40 UTC
Really good job on the game!
pixnpickstudio
23. Apr 2020 · 11:41 UTC
Excellent creativity ! I love your game !
Black Flag
23. Apr 2020 · 11:42 UTC
Really liked the concept, and the audio was epic! I had a great time playing this game!
pndaa
23. Apr 2020 · 11:43 UTC
I really loved it. Rythm game are sooo fun.

The game certainly have potential.

Just one small frustrating thing is the mouse can go out of the window then you lost focus and die. You could pause when the window lost focus or just keep the cusor in.

I've made 75sec but I'm sure I can do more!

![Untitled.png](///raw/126/z/32bbd.png)

Good job :thumbsup:!
Pepijn
23. Apr 2020 · 11:44 UTC
The game is fun and original, although the theme isn't pronounced quite as well as in some other games. secondary fire (e.g. rapid fire with 16th or 32nd note tempo) would be a nice addition, just to spice up the strategic choices. Definitely seeing multiple ways this can be expanded on post-jam! Great game overall!
mad-jester
23. Apr 2020 · 11:47 UTC
Really good mecanics. You must aim fast to shoot with the good tempo. Eyes are focus on player and enemies, so we don't see the rythm below. Maybe put colors, or movement
Pixxel
23. Apr 2020 · 11:49 UTC
Managed to stay alive for about 60 seconds.
I found it difficult to keep to the rythm but that might be because I havent played these kind of games much. it was still enjoyable and kept making want to retry several times.
The spawn rate on the enemies is a bit too fast to keep up.
sheepycrunch
23. Apr 2020 · 12:37 UTC
Hard to multitask, it makes me challenging. It's fun game and graphics, sounds are great!
Maniulo
23. Apr 2020 · 18:55 UTC
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Yesss!
Super fun game. I wish some parts of the song were faster so that I would've had to switch between different tempos (and also had a chance to clear a lot of the enemies).
FarBeyond Studio
25. Apr 2020 · 20:21 UTC
Super-fun game. Tried to beat Maniulo's highscore, no chance.

![Rhythm Rifles.png](///raw/fd5/13/z/333b2.png)
Rikitaner
27. Apr 2020 · 09:43 UTC
This is really fun gret job! I wish there was some award for hitting those perfect shots. However it is one of the best games I've played so far and I really enjoyed it! Nice work!
Le Don
01. May 2020 · 11:22 UTC
I like your concept and the art is great! I'm just really bad with tythm games, so I just spammed the shoot button...