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Decay Dynamics by NotoriousFlex

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made by NotoriousFlex for LD34 (JAM)
HOW TO PLAY:

Your goal is to destroy the opposite factory, by matching robots parts together to send them to battle !
But you have to build your units in order !
First legs , then chest, then head. If you make a mistake, you'll have to do it again.

Build them as fast as possible to have a huge army ! And increase your testosterone.

Left (Cyan) player controls:
- S : Skip
- D : Match

Right (Pink) player controls:
- Down : Skip
- Left : Match

You can play against computer or another miserable human being.
Or you can just be lazy and let computer play alone for you :D

TEAM:

Looping: Code (Twitter: @looPingC2 )
Bastien: Graphics, Pixel Art (Tumblr: http://bsanchez-pelm.tumblr.com )
Valmont: Music, Sfx (Twitter: @ValmontDeRag )

My heart will go on, to the robots.
Web http://valmontderagondas.com/decay-dynamics/index-mk1.html
Web (Post-Jam) http://valmontderagondas.com/decay-dynamics
Music https://soundcloud.com/valmont-de-ragondas/robot-notoriousflex
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=65059

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1468
Overall(Jam) 3.97 64
Audio(Jam) 4.03 63
Fun(Jam) 3.65 161
Graphics(Jam) 4.63 29
Humor(Jam) 2.63 528
Innovation(Jam) 3.83 91
Mood(Jam) 3.91 87
Theme(Jam) 4.04 200

Feedback

thirteenthspiral
15. Dec 2015 · 01:02 UTC
Holy crap, this is amazing and awesome to play! The graphics and gameplay are amazing.
Eshford
15. Dec 2015 · 01:03 UTC
Excellent work! Really like this quite simple gameplay mechanic.
NaoisTheGuardian
15. Dec 2015 · 01:07 UTC
Heaps of fun, fast paced gameplay, it would be cool if there was a little more to it, but the difficulty levels were a nice touch. Btw the game is truly beautiful, great art, and the audio was very good.
bushmango
15. Dec 2015 · 01:12 UTC
Really fun. We played a lot of games. I would have liked to see a deeper strategy though :)
Quails Hill Studio
15. Dec 2015 · 01:26 UTC
What can i say, best game rated so far.
Luke
15. Dec 2015 · 01:33 UTC
Woooah, this is awesome.
NecroMac
15. Dec 2015 · 01:48 UTC
Great Graphics and quality, but it's very tough to beat an CPU
NickMakesGames
15. Dec 2015 · 02:38 UTC
Impressive! A little tricky to understand at first, but simple enough to get going after a few minutes. The real strength in this game is certainly the presentation, though. The slick cyberpunk UI and ambient music really steal the show.
Drauthius
15. Dec 2015 · 04:17 UTC
IMMA DESTROY ALL MY FRIENDS IN DUELS!! :D Awesome art style with balanced and cool music accompanying it. Loved the voices!
Tipyx
15. Dec 2015 · 08:59 UTC
A little bit repetitive, but I think there is a lot of potential in multiplayers. Maybe some variations will be good (like different head that create differents units and you had to choose what unit create, for example :))
blackmagic
15. Dec 2015 · 15:55 UTC
Excellent !
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
16. Dec 2015 · 01:56 UTC
This was quite fun to play, nice job!
LeReveur
17. Dec 2015 · 00:14 UTC
Nice sound, nice graphics, nice gameplay, simple and balanced game, very well done ! :D
commodoreKid
17. Dec 2015 · 00:29 UTC
Mechanic is solid. I think it could be just a little bit slower game with other types of robots that you could produce. They could be with different features and stuff. Or more awesome would be to combine pieces yourself to create custom robots. Great work, I'd like to see more entries like this.
alpha_rat
17. Dec 2015 · 00:31 UTC
Good game! The use of two button controls is very interesting. The graphics and the atmosphere are really good, it creates a nice and pleasing universe. But during the play I just focused on the "gameplay" part of the screen so the minion spawning and animations, which are really nice and polished, just felt like decor
yhsper
17. Dec 2015 · 00:32 UTC
Awesome entry! Amazing graphics, SFX/Music is very cool, the gameplay, while very simple, is incredibly exciting and uses the theme very well! Congratulations to you guys!
SkullPixel
17. Dec 2015 · 00:43 UTC
This is very impressive, and also the reason I don't do the jam, because I have to compete with stuff like this. :)
Raius
17. Dec 2015 · 00:51 UTC
This is so simple and amazing, the two-player mode is a great addition as well. I'm looking forward to your future games :)
tharealjohn
17. Dec 2015 · 01:01 UTC
I loved this. Well done!
Rob Glen
17. Dec 2015 · 01:02 UTC
Fantastic concept! Fun, with intuitive controls and great art and audio. As simple and focused as it needs to be and really well made on top of that. My only complaint is that because of how much attention I had to put on picking the right parts in the right order, I found myself not looking at what was happening in the game visually almost the whole time, it might be better to bring the UI from the sides to the bottom center? Apart from that, pretty much perfect!
ssodelta
17. Dec 2015 · 01:04 UTC
Liked the Graphics alot:) Also good and clean sounds! Very suitable. But it was kind a difficult for me.
Ithildin
17. Dec 2015 · 01:07 UTC
The game is brilliant in pretty much all areas, one of the best I've seen so far. However, I see a small problem: you need to focus so much on the pieces UI to assemble the robots and not lose ground against your rival that you miss the actual action, so all the really cool visuals get ignored, and that's a bit of waste, sadly :S

Perhaps a slower pace and/or actually positioning them at the bottom of the screen could help give more relevance to the action.
justinooncx
17. Dec 2015 · 01:25 UTC
Visuals are stunning! Rather simple gameplay, but it's still a nice game!
Star Garden Games
17. Dec 2015 · 01:42 UTC
Wonderful artwork! The game is a bit overwhelming at first. Simple but difficult (maybe a little too difficult right off the bat). Great job!
lawendt
17. Dec 2015 · 01:55 UTC
Nice work! Art and Audio are excellent, it really gave life to the world!
internetpaulicy
17. Dec 2015 · 01:55 UTC
This is really awesome
Grahhhhh
17. Dec 2015 · 02:10 UTC
Had to do a quick scan of the comments to make sure no one else beat me to it... IT'S OVER 9000!?!?! Great little game, think I read someone mentioning different part variations, would add to this already polished game!
theholychicken
17. Dec 2015 · 02:20 UTC
The art is absolutely top notch!
The only thing is when my eyes are so focused on the manufacturing scroller in the top corner, I can't see what is happening in the rest of the screen.
Perhaps if the scroller is in the center of the screen or just above the soldiers it would be easier for the player to see everything.
Just my take tough, everything else is incredible.
Evergreen Games
17. Dec 2015 · 04:30 UTC
Really fun and polished. Great graphics and innovative gameplay. Unfortunately i can't watch the battle because im too focused on building.
metalchouchen
17. Dec 2015 · 12:29 UTC
Nice graphics, but it's hard to focus on it and manage to succeed the game. Should be fun with two players :)
Valandre
17. Dec 2015 · 16:26 UTC
I like this kind of stacking game, good approach of the theme. sounds, are very great too!
Ivan Volkov
17. Dec 2015 · 18:45 UTC
That was an awesome art, really!
Also the idea is interesting, I enjoyed playing this game, but I think it needs more gameplay.
Anyway, top rating!
Pusty
17. Dec 2015 · 20:26 UTC
This is really good! Amazing graphics! Also the concept in general is really nifty
Herzucco
17. Dec 2015 · 21:05 UTC
Hard to master but this is impressive ! Great graphics and Ambiance !
KaiseanGames
17. Dec 2015 · 21:42 UTC
What I always find problematic in games like these is that the part of the screen you need to watch closely is too far from the action. That way you miss all the action because you are too concentrated on being efficient in the "minigame". It would be better if the letter line was in the middle of the screen.

Other than that, everything is great :)
JamesMowery
19. Dec 2015 · 06:43 UTC
I really loved the game. Very addictive, and pretty challenging at first. One tip to improve the game: add a visual indicator (or maybe a color change) for the currently highlighted part that you can assemble. The mountain of white parts can become difficult to distinguish when you're going really fast. Other than that, a really awesome game.
Galvesmash
19. Dec 2015 · 19:11 UTC
Wow, so beautiful game. It so fun to play even more with someone. I really liked your game, I had a lot of fun!
I loved the graphics but I almost didn't look to the battle because of the creation hud.
Great job!
OldPeculier
19. Dec 2015 · 19:24 UTC
Six stars for fun, graphics, and audio. Definitely one of the very best of LD34.
SecondDimension
20. Dec 2015 · 15:51 UTC
The graphics were nice, very clean and professional. It was just shame that I spent the whole time looking at the icons, so didn't really get much chance to appreciate the look and mood of the game. It's a cool idea, so it would be nice if the main gameplay elements and graphical outcome were merged somehow
Dege
29. Dec 2015 · 19:18 UTC
Nice, perfect use of theme. Solid entry.

It's a pity you have absolute no time to look at the great animations, maybe you could somehow move the area you need to look at closer to the base.
radmars
04. Jan 2016 · 05:10 UTC
Nice! Cool concept and the graphics and audio are awesome. Of course, it would be nice if the gameplay were more elaborate (choosing different kinds of robots for example) and if the menu gameplay was closer to the action so I could appreciate the art more! Still this is awesome, great work.