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BloatBlaster by the-arrival

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made by the-arrival for LD34 (JAM)
** don´t use fullscreen mode. The latest Unityversion is bugged on this **
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/fullscreen-gui-bug.338181/

Updated Version 1.6 with some little bugfixes and tweaks...


This is Bloat Blaster, a Growing theme entry!
In this top down shooter, you fight inflating aliens that grow bigger and more dangerous with every hit. Watch out, if you shoot too quickly, the alien will multiply, so manage your damage!

If you liked the game (or hated it) please let us know what you think!


HowToPlay:
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wasd to move
left-click to shoot

shoot the ALIENS until they die!
the more you hit them, the BIGGER they get!
big things are SLOW but hit like a truck!
small things are FAST and annoying!
highscore and DONT DIE!

DON´T shoot too quickly, or the aliens MULTIPLY!!!




If you like what you played, get in touch with our other projects:

Marcus Ambichl: Programming(Gameplay and Engine), MechnicsDesign, SoundDesign
FB: https://www.facebook.com/thea.rrival.1
MainProject (Updates will come soon, promise!): https://www.facebook.com/thearrivalgames
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Kriechgebüsch - Programming(UI, weapons), ParticleEffects, PlayerAnimation
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Alden Reynolds - All the Art Shenanigans
DA: http://anathlyst.deviantart.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/alden.reynolds.7
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!!! Leave us your survialtime and kills in the comments and get your Place in the Highscores List !!!


HIGHSCORES:

1: Kills: 47, Time: 179 - Alvaro_as
2: Kills: 41, Time: 146 - gladers
3: Kills: 31, Time: 136 - Taffaz
4: Kills: 28, Time: 130 - Elit3dGaming
5: Kills: 27, Time: 238 - the-arrival(Marcus)
6: Kills: 10, Time: 175 - Guard 13007
7: Kills: 14, Time: 100 - fabrizio
8: Kills: 6, Time: 86 - TheGypsyKing
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Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88592347/BloatBlasterV1.7.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=47053

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.47 369
Audio(Jam) 3.60 187
Fun(Jam) 3.32 380
Graphics(Jam) 4.08 176
Humor(Jam) 2.79 426
Innovation(Jam) 2.86 702
Mood(Jam) 3.34 408
Theme(Jam) 3.30 804

Feedback

CrazyMinnowStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 05:52 UTC
Nice Dig Dug quality to it with the inflatable baddies. It's fun and looks and sound great. Well Done!
zaniarm
15. Dec 2015 · 07:51 UTC
This game was fun to play. I just love the graphics and sounds. Great job.
gladers
15. Dec 2015 · 17:49 UTC
Superb game, the graphics quality and polished gameplay in such a short time is incredible!
ss64games
15. Dec 2015 · 19:47 UTC
I think the mechanic of gauging how much I should fire depending on the enemy's size wasn't that fun and hard to read. It was a bit too hard to strategize around that element while also dodging and firing at enemies for me. The graphics and lighting of the arena were well put together. Well polished entry.
inbetweengames
15. Dec 2015 · 22:19 UTC
Great presentation but I didn't really get what I was supposed to do to play well in the game - like it says in the instructions - big things are slow and do big damage, small things are fast but less, shooting often means you spawn stuff so no matter what I do something bad negative is triggered. Would have been great to have something to do that would feel effective.
Elit3dGaming
15. Dec 2015 · 22:22 UTC
28 kills 130 time really fun game, great music and great art used
🎤 the-arrival
15. Dec 2015 · 22:30 UTC
Thanks for the Feedback so far and your kind comments! On the mechanics i agree that we could have told them better. The Idea is to WAIT when stuff gets too big (blinking red, shaking) until they shrink again, before continue shooting. What was pretty clear for us, seems to confuse a lot of people. Lesson learned how much you lack objectivity, when you are the creator :)
_benhumphries
16. Dec 2015 · 01:48 UTC
Great job! I found pretty much every aspect of the game great! The graphics stand out among other games, and I like the idea of the "inflatable baddies!"
alvarop
16. Dec 2015 · 04:07 UTC
Being the highscore holder in the World, I have to say I enjoyed this game quite a bit. The main mechanic isn't quite as clear as the developers intended it to be, but not understanding it - killing the enemies at a slow pace - does not hinder gameplay experience.

All in all, it's a fun game, with a cool world and gameplay. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
luke
16. Dec 2015 · 22:20 UTC
excellent job! at times the character just stopped, I even pressing to move and sometimes the window hindered me, consider having full screen, again excellent job
Archonthewizard
17. Dec 2015 · 00:03 UTC
Very well done. Impressive entry. Fun gameplay
OttersDen
17. Dec 2015 · 07:47 UTC
The polish in this game! So good. Nicely done!
MintArcade
19. Dec 2015 · 19:46 UTC
Great fun. They really hitting like a truck. ;D
CremaGames
26. Dec 2015 · 13:04 UTC
Wow! Great game! :D
DustyStylus
26. Dec 2015 · 18:22 UTC
"shoot the ALIENS until they die! " -- these are the BESTEST games. :P Nice game, excellent graphics, runs perfectly in WINE on OSX. Thanks for reviewing my game.
Dietrich Epp
26. Dec 2015 · 20:29 UTC
There's a lot of polish here, and it's fun, but the gameplay is a bit frustrating and the camera is hard to work with. I can't shoot the aliens until they die because I have to wait until they get smaller first, but it took me a while to figure that out. It looks like it's the big aliens that split? But from the instructions, it seems like it's how fast you shoot. It would make a big difference if the aliens communicated more information about their status. For example, it would be nice to be able to tell at a glance exactly how many shots an alien could take before splitting. One of the more fun games I've played this round.
Taffaz
30. Dec 2015 · 11:51 UTC
31 Kills and 136s survival time. Enjoyed the game and the audio was cool.
Guard13007
03. Jan 2016 · 21:34 UTC
10 kills, 175.06 time

Pretty fun, but a little confusing as to when it's safe to shoot (to keep them from multiplying).