Into the Matrix by TheGamer1123211

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made by TheGamer1123211 for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Welcome, player.

Your assignment: Descend to the heart of the Matrix, and destroy The Core.

Enclosed are two pills, one red and one blue. Take the blue pill, and your life continues as usual. Take the red one, and you might just save humanity.

And don't forget, you'll need guns. Lots of guns.

Programming and Game Design by @TheGamer1123211 & @awerar

3D Models by @malte-hedenstrom

Testing and feedback from @Pyrrhus

Screenshots

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Ratings

Overall 62th 4.239⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 16th 4.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 512th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1052th 3.543⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 180th 4.348⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 806th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 270th 4.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

STREETGEEK
27. Apr 2021 · 10:14 UTC
This is a reall nice quick game. I really enjoyed the gun mechanics and the graphics. Great game!
JoeDev
27. Apr 2021 · 11:29 UTC
Wow! This is so fantastic, I can't get over how pretty the visuals are. The level transitions alone made me go :scream:, and the dash FX is similarly dope. Felt like a nice mix between Hotline Miami and the Matrix universe. Cool concept, tight controls and gunplay, overall very fun. The sound FX were also very satisfying and polished!
DaF
27. Apr 2021 · 11:43 UTC
Gun mechanics, dash and effects are really fun to play with, I was confused if there is or not a quit button/menu, had to Alt+F4 out of it
Ayxh
27. Apr 2021 · 11:46 UTC
Great visuals! Nice movement and controls. I had a fun time playing your game :smile:
aDaxxas
27. Apr 2021 · 11:53 UTC
Impressive ! The gunplay & dash feels very nice and the game looks very polished, maybe restarting the current level instead of going back could have been a little bit better, but it doesn't stop you from finishing the game anyway
NaBo369
27. Apr 2021 · 13:19 UTC
Perfectly executed game!
It is a fun quick paced game with a lot of fun mechanics which made ever level a challenge. And the fact that you go down a level when you die makes it a lot more challenging!
Dyroks
27. Apr 2021 · 20:38 UTC
Great game! The theme is a bit stretched in my opinion, but it still fits it and the game is really fun and challenging. I especially like the mechanic where you go back to the previous level, it adds to the challenge in a good way!
Argorum
28. Apr 2021 · 16:23 UTC
Great gun gameplay and visual effects, liked it!
Thijs Tak
28. Apr 2021 · 18:49 UTC
Cool game. I liked the style and gameplay. The levels did get harder and getting send back one level for the umpteenth time was a little bit annoying.

Good game overall.
Ezequiel95
28. Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC
Awesome!! Really fun game. I played till the 10th level. I would add a pause button just to say something because it was really nice
mhorth
29. Apr 2021 · 00:04 UTC
Really really cool! The sound and visual effects were perfect (dash and scene transitions how?!!?!). Thank you for making wave 11 how you did, because it definitely took me quite a few tries to get the core. I had been working on a top down shooter for months, and yours is 10x better in only 3 days. Great job!
vknauss
29. Apr 2021 · 20:44 UTC
Hi, I tried your Linux build but it wasn't working for me. I see the Unity load screen then the music starts but the visuals look corrupted ![Screenshot from 2021-04-29 15-42-16.png](///raw/90c/z/41a82.png) this is what I see fullscreen
🎤 TheGamer1123211
29. Apr 2021 · 20:48 UTC
@vknauss What specs does your computer have? Might be an old GPU, not sure how our shaders interact with older hardware
phi
29. Apr 2021 · 21:02 UTC
When I start the game, the screen turns pink from the center, and then nothing happens. :( I can hear sound, but I can't do anything. Nothing is logged to the console. Any idea how to fix this?

I'm using Linux (Manjaro).
🎤 TheGamer1123211
29. Apr 2021 · 21:07 UTC
@phi Hmm, strange. What GPU does your computer have?
phi
29. Apr 2021 · 21:10 UTC
@thegamer1123211 I don't have a separate GPU, just an internal graphics processor (Intel UHD Graphics 620 I think?)
🎤 TheGamer1123211
29. Apr 2021 · 21:14 UTC
@phi Ahh, that's probably why then. The pink thing is the Unity error shader, and I'm guessing that your GPU sadly doesn't support some of the features that we take advantage of.
phi
29. Apr 2021 · 21:24 UTC
@thegamer1123211 Okay, that's unfortunate. :/ Then it might be useful to add specific requirements to your description, so people don't spend several minutes trying to get something running that doesn't work ;) (or release a web version)
vknauss
29. Apr 2021 · 22:07 UTC
@thegamer1123211 I have a Radeon RX 580. Only 3 years old, my drivers support OpenGL 4.5 and Vulkan 1.1
Brainloaf Studio
29. Apr 2021 · 23:38 UTC
Extremely fun gameplay! I had a blast dashing around, swapping weapons, hiding behind cover, and strategizing on how to complete each level. The modifiers like extreme recoil and "gun hot potato" were awesome additions too. I'm a big fan of how the dash effect looks visually as well as how the enemies fracture as their health goes down. Really solid entry overall - well done!
michaelyount
30. Apr 2021 · 03:54 UTC
WOW!good stuff, 100%
LDJam user 251967
30. Apr 2021 · 13:06 UTC
Nice game! I like the matrix-like feel of it, with the effects for example when you dash around.
freakrho
01. May 2021 · 02:38 UTC
This is very good, I had a lot of fun
LDJam user 5109
01. May 2021 · 04:15 UTC
Nice and snappy which is really great! I sorta wish the enemies were a little bit easier to kill or the rifle did a little more damage. I ended up using the shotgun most of the time because it seemed to just get the work done. Otherwise, really great attempt! Well done!
gamescodedogs
13. May 2021 · 12:35 UTC
Cool stuff! Extremely fun and simple. Good job!
ABplayz
14. May 2021 · 13:26 UTC
Omg this is so cool i just cant tell how you made it in 2 days, its so cool man i wanna see more games that yall made pls tell like discord or somethin
Jupiter_Hadley
19. May 2021 · 13:42 UTC
Neat game! I included it in my compilation video series of a bunch of LDJAM games!
https://youtu.be/rQyFGYR3HW4