Susception by WolfkingW

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made by WolfkingW for LD34 (JAM)
Hello! Thank your for checking out our game!
Susception is an entry to the Ludum Dare 34 Game Jam by WolfkingW and Teledoor24! This was our first Ludum Dare Jam ever, and we're really happy with what we were able to create.

In Susception, your goal is to grow your colony of cells by picking up pellets and feeding it to them, while simultaneously fending off virus infections.

Move over pellets to pick them up (you can hold up to three at a time), and right click to fire them. Firing pellets at a cell will allow it to grow larger while firing pellets at infected cells will heal them. (You can also fire pellets at viruses to knock them away from your cells.)

Controls for Standalone:
Left Mouse: Move towards mouse
Right Mouse: Fire pellets in current direction
(Note: The Right Mouse button has been replaced with the Space Bar in the browser version.)
(Escape: Reset game, hold to exit)

Art by WolfkingW
Programming by Teledoor24

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1817
Overall(Jam) 3.40 435
Fun(Jam) 3.00 635
Graphics(Jam) 4.00 211
Innovation(Jam) 3.36 349
Mood(Jam) 3.08 627
Theme(Jam) 4.08 167

Feedback

teledoor24
15. Dec 2015 · 03:03 UTC
Woooo!
fistmaker
15. Dec 2015 · 04:23 UTC
Really good graphics and controls! Fun game!
comatomatoes
15. Dec 2015 · 04:33 UTC
Definitely fun at the beginning but it seems to get unmanageable pretty quick. Had some issues with right clicking in the browser -- it kept bringing up a context menu. Very nice aesthetic. Good work!
GAFBlizzard
15. Dec 2015 · 07:18 UTC
I got to the point where I had two cells, but sadly food became very hard to find. Also some sort of arrow(s) pointing towards your cells would help. The map seems infinite and it would be easy to get lost, since food was so rare. :P

Also, sometimes the pellets didn't seem to vanish when you picked them up, though they could still be shot. Cute faces on the cells!
Thembi
15. Dec 2015 · 16:42 UTC
My poor cells... =(
Ittai Manero
15. Dec 2015 · 19:41 UTC
Fun gameplay, but I specially loved the graphics! Those cells are so cute! Well done :D
blurryroots
16. Dec 2015 · 08:45 UTC
Controls felt very slick. I liked feeding my cells. Shame they all got infected. I think some downbeat background music would have really complemented the game but great work nonetheless ;)
publicidadeba
16. Dec 2015 · 12:12 UTC
Fun! A upgraded spore and the controls feels smooth.
gokottastudio
19. Dec 2015 · 19:32 UTC
Nice job!
jackrugile
04. Jan 2016 · 03:12 UTC
I loved the look of this game and the way the characters move. They are very cute too ;)

Like other's have said though, since there was no map or indication of where my cells were, I kept on losing them. The world was very big and took a while to hit the edge.

Also, the camera following seemed smooth, except for when you are making tight turns. When I do that, it starts to stutter and shake a little bit, like it's locked onto the character too tight.
randomhuman
04. Jan 2016 · 10:51 UTC
Pretty cool idea, and the graphics are great.

Unfortunately there are a few bugs and aspects of the gameplay that make it frustrating. After playing a while the pellets no longer entered my body, though I was able to fire them still. I couldn't travel too far from the cells without getting lost. And I would suggest making it possible to destroy the viruses rather than just knocking them away, otherwise I think being overrun quickly is inevitable.

With a few changes I would like to play more of this.
Waynetron
04. Jan 2016 · 13:38 UTC
The visuals have loads of personality. The texture on the background is a subtle way to show movement. I felt like I needed to see farther.
Jupiter_Hadley
11. Jan 2016 · 00:08 UTC
Very cute graphics, neat game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/EnuG74cyOfk