Super Spider World by philipp

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made by philipp for LD34 (JAM)
(We decided to go with the "Growing" Theme)

Arachnophobia, every fifth man and even every third woman has it. This game is the best therapy against it and we bet you'll actually start to like this strange species after playing this kick-ass fun game. Forget Spiderman, Super Spider is the new hero in town.
Swing around, eat insects, escape the lava – are there any more questions?

Manual:
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Gameplay:
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- Escape from the lava and score high (DevHighScore is 16073 (Philipp) ;P)
- Catch and eat flies to get more web and regenerate health (You have higher chance to catch flies if your
net is big and interconnected)
- Get away from the bees!

Controls:
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- Press Left Mouse Button to to begin a thread. Press Left Mouse Button again to finish a thread.
Build a web by connecting threads.
- Navigate your web by using WASD and the mouse.
The highlighted thread is the one you walk on; walk on the thread by using WASD; on an intersection,
turn the spider with your mouse to another thread to make it your current thread.
- Jump with Space
The longer you hold Space before releasing, the further you will jump. You jump in the direction of the cursor.
- Spam E to eat captured flies to fill your webpower (or to attack bees)

Made by:

Philipp Haderdauer (@vanHadedane)- Code
Daniel Moravec - Sound
Sebastian Reuther (@Sebi_Reu) - Code
Thomas Terebesi (@ThomasTerebesi) - Art

Sound Effects and Dupstep from:

http://www.freesfx.co.uk/
http://www.freesound.org/

Background Music:

8BitRampage by BigLeoStar (http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656365)

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.59 266
Audio(Jam) 3.57 207
Fun(Jam) 3.39 331
Graphics(Jam) 3.86 286
Humor(Jam) 3.29 216
Innovation(Jam) 4.00 43
Mood(Jam) 3.58 242
Theme(Jam) 3.83 360

Feedback

Gamepopper
15. Dec 2015 · 00:56 UTC
This was really fun, definitely has a great art style that would have made it perfect for GBJam, but really goes with the "Growing" theme here. Controls were a bit confusing at first (I assumed you had to click where you wanted the web to go, not click to start, then move, then click to finish a web).

Really kicking soundtrack as well! :)
jsmars
15. Dec 2015 · 09:57 UTC
Really nice graphic style and music, was a bit hard to understand how to play but I got the hang of it eventually :)
JaviCepa
15. Dec 2015 · 12:05 UTC
Nice entry! I liked the concept very much and the web mechanic was quite innovative. Good work!
XtremePrime
15. Dec 2015 · 13:36 UTC
The gameboy graphics nail it! I love the art style ♥ The controls take a bit to get used to. Very innovative :>
Didi
15. Dec 2015 · 14:28 UTC
Love the Game Boy palette :)
LostTrainDude
15. Dec 2015 · 14:55 UTC
I love how polished the graphics are! :)

The gameplay is interesting, but it took me a while to grasp. Ultimately I'd just jump around, reaching the highest possible point, then take a leap hoping not to fall in the lava, have some grub then repeat.

Loved the art style and the overall mood it contributed to generate, along with the music that fits nicely.

Well done!
FedoraFellow1337
15. Dec 2015 · 18:05 UTC
Great Game! The mechanics are innovative and the graphics are pretty nice. You've created an very addictive game! Keep it going!
Greetz from Melbourne (Australia)
P.S. The bees rekt me so many times - i never hated an enemytype like this before.
treslapin
15. Dec 2015 · 20:44 UTC
Oh gosh so cute!! Even spiders can be cute, who knew?
Dimitri0xFF
15. Dec 2015 · 23:47 UTC
It's not intuitive/real that you can stop in the air while jumping to place the web. Otherwise it's good idea and fun.
EvanEGibbs
16. Dec 2015 · 07:53 UTC
That was a super fun game! It took awhile to get used to the controls, but I really really loved the way you could build your own webs. It was important too to make sure that you had enough to jump around on when the bees came. Very clever, and dang those dubstep bees! Haha

Really really good job! :D
mockthebear
17. Dec 2015 · 13:34 UTC
the game boy pallete c:
btw, NOT THE BEES
indeed.
jeroenwimmers
17. Dec 2015 · 13:58 UTC
the graphics look good, but I was really confused about the gameplay. eventually I got the jump+web mechanic. still it's unclear wether you will jump with or without a web string. and why not just always a string? (if you got it).
dx0ne
17. Dec 2015 · 15:13 UTC
Confusing controls but I guess only for us two legged humans. Great use of theme. And of course Dubstep Bees deserve their own game and tv show.
🎤 philipp
18. Dec 2015 · 10:17 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback so far. Seems like controlls is something we need to improve c:
Dreyan
21. Dec 2015 · 02:45 UTC
Definitely a unique mechanic. With some slightly more intuitive controls this game has a lot of potential. Cool game!
Kerdelos
01. Jan 2016 · 20:56 UTC
Fun game ! The controls are pretty smart. But sometimes I wasn't really sure why I couldn't eat mosquitoes.
ChuiGum
05. Jan 2016 · 00:12 UTC
Loved the chiptune-y music! Awesome graphics and I love the originality! So innovative but really hard. I like it! ;)