Lumberjack vs. Ancient Druid's Cybertree by anv

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made by anv for LD34 (JAM)
Evil demonic druid from outer space is about to use his cybernetic creation and its endless spawn in his latest planet domination scheme.

Being lumberjack, due to your superior skills such as:
- tree cutting,
- beard growing,
- axe swinging,
- taking selfies with your vintage camera,
- being the only guy nearby,
you're the most qualified person to stop him.

Chop down the weeds of corruption and root out the evil before humanity is cut down in its prime!

Or at least heroically die trying.

We recommend playing with volume up for a full, ehrm, "experience".

Instructions:
Control lumberjack with mouse - press or hold LMB to move around and attack enemies.
Kill enemies to fill selfie meter - when full, press RMB to take a photo of yourself and for next 5 seconds block all incoming damage with your giant ego.
(So... technically you control game with TWO BUTTONS! Yay.)

Cybertree - Pinnacle of warfare technology. Indestructible with your puny human tools.
Cyberbomb - Classic Cybertree's weapon of choice, launched in the sky and falling down in deadly rain. Watch out for splash damage!
Cyberseed - Landing on the ground will soon grow into Cybertree Spawn. If you're fast enough, you can chop 'em down while in the air.
Cybertree Spawn - Left unattended will produce more and more bombs. It's your job to cut them down.

Team:
ArtKurkowski - ART
Andrzej Fałkowski - DEV

Additional credits:
"Killing Bosses" by Gumbel
(http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Gumbel/8-bit_Love_Machine/)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.55 292
Audio(Jam) 3.68 161
Fun(Jam) 3.40 321
Graphics(Jam) 4.11 164
Humor(Jam) 3.63 117
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 603
Mood(Jam) 3.08 627
Theme(Jam) 3.60 583

Feedback

Leaghorn
15. Dec 2015 · 02:34 UTC
nice graphics
Garris
15. Dec 2015 · 02:43 UTC
I took a selfie while falling over dead and it brought me back to life! Great entry though. Graphics are good, and even stylish, and the sound and music fit perfectly.
psypol
15. Dec 2015 · 13:56 UTC
I would recommend that when a selfie is taken you can chop trees with only 1 chop.
also first time played i totally forgot what was the button for selfie, you could remind it when the gauge is full.
joekinglake
15. Dec 2015 · 21:29 UTC
Nice game, cool graphics! I like the all around feel of it :)
Elit3dGaming
15. Dec 2015 · 22:42 UTC
nice idea, fun game, graphics and audio are great
DinnerInTheDark
15. Dec 2015 · 22:44 UTC
It is difficult to click the correct tree if they are close together.
Headmade
15. Dec 2015 · 23:12 UTC
Very nice graphics. However it was very hard to hit the saplings and the gameplay was overall a little to chaotic for my taste.
fxtagn
15. Dec 2015 · 23:19 UTC
"Selfie" action looks useless, it's easy to play avoiding to use it. Nice entry following the theme!
TheBreakfast
16. Dec 2015 · 03:22 UTC
Right from the moment I heard "First Chop" I knew I would like this one. The graphics are great, and the sound is excellent. I realize it was probably a glitch, but after I died bombs kept hitting me, and it had a hilarious "hit you while you're down" effect. Even the title is hilarious!

When the trees first popped up I thought maybe it would be like gauntlet. If you expanded the idea, I could see it going in that direction. Excellent job!
Radnap
16. Dec 2015 · 21:07 UTC
Nice graphics, and funny sounds. I don't like the music as much. The game works well. It kind of remind me of South Park and that is cool !
skripteriant
16. Dec 2015 · 22:27 UTC
very pretty, and also its cool that it has voice acting.
RoynLimb
17. Dec 2015 · 23:25 UTC
Great small game! TREEMENDOUS JOB!
vetch
18. Dec 2015 · 00:00 UTC
Selfie-immortality mechanic is great, but could use some more visibility when bar is full. Overall, nice one!
danidre14
18. Dec 2015 · 14:27 UTC
Awesome graphics dude!
Cool audio as well.
Overall, it's a nice entry, and a fun game! ;D
behzad_robot
18. Dec 2015 · 17:56 UTC
The audio was kinda destroying the mood ... :D i couldnt do combos enough to take a selfie :lol: .. i also would suggest a level(stage) based thing instead of survival... :D other than really cool congrats guys ;)
pcmaster
18. Dec 2015 · 21:08 UTC
Giving extra points for the sounds, music graphics and even the catchy description! :D Muhaha!
Grahhhhh
18. Dec 2015 · 21:48 UTC
Liked the graphics, liked the concept, really enjoyed playing this. I like entries like this that make me wonder where your mind went when you read grow, love the creativity!
MrJoshuaMcLean
18. Dec 2015 · 22:06 UTC
Funny concept, cool music & sound, nice graphics & animation. Wish there was a bit more variety than clicking trees--maybe some could require multiple hits? Love the Unreal announcer parody.
Star Garden Games
19. Dec 2015 · 00:12 UTC
Cool game! I enjoyed the tree puns. Overall art was excellent, though the walking and chopping felt a little stiff. Great job, I liked it!
MoreRPG Team
19. Dec 2015 · 12:42 UTC
Great game! Loved the graphics and sound effects. Gameplay is pretty addicting too.
Blobo
19. Dec 2015 · 18:36 UTC
This is amazing! i myself love puns, and these most certainly made my day! i almost died laughing at killing spruce.
Neil
19. Dec 2015 · 19:28 UTC
Nice! I loved the terrible puns :) Nice art and sound, and game is fun!
nihilaleph
20. Dec 2015 · 04:05 UTC
Pro:
+ Nice graphics, music and audio
+ Funny concept
+ The puns were Oakkey
Con:
- Didn't really use Selfie skill
Obs:
o Trees were a bit hard to hit on windows, maybe on android is better?

Great job!
Weloxux
22. Dec 2015 · 14:24 UTC
Fun idea, and very well executed! I did find the 5 seconds of immortality a bit underpowered though.
Galvesmash
22. Dec 2015 · 22:03 UTC
Really nice concept. Graphic is gorgeous, I enjoy it. Nice job!
abuzreq
24. Dec 2015 · 22:14 UTC
I want a flamethrower , I mean lumberjacks have some,right ?

at the start I tried cutting the seeds but soon it became impractical and I just looked for trees to cut.

I liked the strength given to me in after the selfie .

graphics are good .

again can't I have a dragon breath :P
SecondDimension
31. Dec 2015 · 18:19 UTC
Really smart graphics, and the selfie idea was fun
flakoflak
03. Jan 2016 · 21:11 UTC
beside selfies, everything ok.
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Jan 2016 · 15:34 UTC
Really unique, neat game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/DUttdjt5uB4