Radical Revolver Recoil Rampage by AndreasL
Radical Revolver Recoil Rampage (or Recoil Rampage for short...)
Is a "survive for as long as you can" type of game. You use two buttons (LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys, or the shoulder buttons if you're on a gamepad)
to control where you want to shoot the problem is you always move in the OPPOSITE direction due to the recoil.
It's a fun and addictive game and the average play time per life is about 20 seconds. But most people play for far longer than one life.
For proper FULLSCREEN in web go to: http://ld34.andreasl.net then press f10.
Music by Andreas Larsson
https://soundcloud.com/knugn
Rest by Andreas Lidell (Hey that's me!)
http://twitter.com/AndreasLidell
EDIT:
Follow the game on these portals:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/667430
http://gamejolt.com/games/radical-revolver-recoil-rampage/114084
http://www.kongregate.com/games/AndresasLidell/radical-revolver-recoil-rampage
Is a "survive for as long as you can" type of game. You use two buttons (LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys, or the shoulder buttons if you're on a gamepad)
to control where you want to shoot the problem is you always move in the OPPOSITE direction due to the recoil.
It's a fun and addictive game and the average play time per life is about 20 seconds. But most people play for far longer than one life.
For proper FULLSCREEN in web go to: http://ld34.andreasl.net then press f10.
Music by Andreas Larsson
https://soundcloud.com/knugn
Rest by Andreas Lidell (Hey that's me!)
http://twitter.com/AndreasLidell
EDIT:
Follow the game on these portals:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/667430
http://gamejolt.com/games/radical-revolver-recoil-rampage/114084
http://www.kongregate.com/games/AndresasLidell/radical-revolver-recoil-rampage
| Web | http://andreasl.itch.io/recoil-rampage |
| Windows | http://andreasl.itch.io/recoil-rampage |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=34522 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 50% | 3 |
| Overall(Jam) | 4.09 | 33 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.81 | 119 |
| Fun(Jam) | 4.27 | 8 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.78 | 323 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.28 | 219 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 4.00 | 43 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.64 | 197 |
| Theme(Jam) | 4.27 | 63 |
I did enjoy the game though and thought it was great, BUT I'm the type of person that likes difficult games.
It's very addicting and tons of fun. Everything about that game is great. Honestly I think it deserves a 10/10 for this Ludum Dare. Fantastic work
I found it a bit difficult to avoid enemies who shoot bullets. Minus that it was very enjoyable :) Graphics and animation are on point too! grats.
Well Done!
But let's have a word about visual presentation.
There's something about this style that seems very MS Paint-y as far as pixel art goes. Muddy colors, palette all over the place, shading not having much contrast with the environment. Also moving things kinda-but-not-really snapping to the grid - which I guess can be excused as a stylistic gimmick in games not actually based on old hardware - but in combination with everything else, it just comes across as carelessness.
It's not just about looking pretty, you gotta consider functionality too. Composition-wise, most of the screen is just empty space. And there isn't really any gameplay consequence for everything to be moving like you're on a treadmill, so it's an unnecessary (even misleading) visual cue. Not to talk about how the more urgent threats don't always stand out more.
...Yeah, it's a lot to digest. But I'm not pointing it out to be mean. In fact, I'm hoping you'll find advice like this useful in your future games, so you can give them that extra polish to really complement your already solid design thoughts.
On the plus side, the audio's OK, seems like you have a good sense of what kind of tune fits the mood.
Anyway, keep up with the amazing work!
Ps: got just 41 seconds
Congrats!
The controls are very simple, but there's a lot of tactical depth and consequence to each button press. The enemies and obstacles are varied and do a good job at showing the strength of the core mechanic.
You die often but the game the game gets your right back in shooting without skipping a beat.
Graphics are good, the sound effects are good and the music is very catchy.
Awesome game overall. Very fun.