Francis time by Skvader_418

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made by Skvader_418 for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Francis wants to have some fun, so he's placed in a simulated world where he shoots up bad guys

Kill enemies for extra time and money. Buy new weapons and with the new weapons, new enemies appear.

W,A,S,D - Move Space - Jump Left Click - Shoot

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Ratings

Overall 290th 3.853⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Fun 51th 4.147⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 963th 3⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1070th 3.281⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 760th 3.559⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Audio 553th 3.406⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Alexthehuman2
05. Apr 2022 · 18:42 UTC
It simply needs to improve on Early game, and you pretty much got a solid foundation for a great survival genre game!
Jesús González
05. Apr 2022 · 19:18 UTC
Really fun. What I liked the most is how the assault rifle is held upside down.
Heiach
05. Apr 2022 · 23:35 UTC
Very loud. My poor goblin earses :((
caudatecoder
06. Apr 2022 · 07:50 UTC
Great game, really fun to play!

As mentioned above the start is a bit slow, but it's not a big deal. It could be really cool in multiplayer imho, would love to see it if you're gonna keep working on the game

Thanks for coming to my stream! Here's a link in case you'd like to see the recording: https://youtu.be/6O1eFU0xLWM
Your game starts at 19:27
Slecornu
09. Apr 2022 · 14:14 UTC
I like the sound effects and shop system, this game gives me 'Super Crate Box' vibes. Good job!
videodotexe
09. Apr 2022 · 14:29 UTC
Overall nice and somewhat addicting entry. As other mentioned, it starts very slow bt gets fu as soon as the first weapon is unlocked.
Feraligatr
09. Apr 2022 · 14:30 UTC
Good:
- Given Incentive to keep playing the game
- several playstyles and challenges possible
- Detailed work (the winning screen, the recoil effects on the weapons,

Neutral:
- repetitive
- kind of tedious to grind for the weapon progress
- sword felt awkward to play in a windowed mode since the mouse potentially leaves the screen

Disliked:
- It takes round about 2 very worthful seconds until the first enemies spawn. initial time could have been a bit higher or faster spawning. Especially annoying for the first few tries.

QoL Improvements:
- Offer a Replay Option when time is up
- first weapon could be a bit cheaper

This game also reminded me of another game with a similar concept. It was F2P on Steam. But I cannot recall its name. So overall a very good game and experience :)
gamescodedogs
09. Apr 2022 · 15:13 UTC
I like the speed of the main hero and the speed of the game in general! Also I like that level time is short.
I thought that letter Q in the center means something, a bit dissapointment.
Good work!
LadyMistLeaf
09. Apr 2022 · 15:17 UTC
Neat little game! The game was hard for me, but I still wanted to unlock some of the guns and give it a try! So long as I can kill a few enemies, I can still progress, which I like! Great job!
Steve7411
09. Apr 2022 · 21:48 UTC
This is a fun game, especially once you get the assault rifle!
BluishGreenPro
10. Apr 2022 · 00:36 UTC
The Assault Rifle is where it's at! I'd almost suggest making the SMG work like the Assault Riffle (but much weaker), just because it's a lot of fun to use a weapon where you can just hold down fire and focus on aiming.
LDJam user 250426
11. Apr 2022 · 22:58 UTC
You say the sword was a prank, but I was absolutely dominating with it lmao
I had a lot of exploring the different weapons and trying different strategies. Need some explosive weapons too, Im talkin like rocket launchers, grenades, yo a piercing snipper riffle would be dope too
zimny11
12. Apr 2022 · 21:26 UTC
That was a lot of fun! Super well executed idea. I love all the different particles effect. The music is awesome, and really nice art style. My only complaint would be jumping with Space bar, I would really prefer to jump with W key. Anyway, excellent job!
🎤 Skvader_418
12. Apr 2022 · 23:05 UTC
@alexthehuman2 i agree aswell, i think i think you should get the smg first and then get the pistol but better

@jesus-gonzalez hahaha same thing happened in my other games, i tried to fix it SLIGHTLY here

@heiach sorry non human

@caudatecoder Thanks alot, it was really helpful watching you play live, i forgot to comment on your game, it was a neat idea

@slecornu hmmm never heard of it, however thanks for playing anyways :)

@videodotexe i tried to make the game start slow and ramp up as it goes on so i think i did good on that part, thank you for playing :)

@feraligatr well damn, i really apreciate all of that, i agree with everything here. The sword is made as a joke which should have been said in the game, and the spawning enemy part, if you wait 3 or 4 seconds before pressing E, they will start spawning immideatley.

@gamescodedogs this character is slow compared to his original speed, you cant imagine how fast he was, also the Q is part of abstract lore here, dont be sad if you dont get it, no one gets it lol

@ladymistleaf thanks for playing my game on stream i REALLY apreciate it

@steve7411 thanks! once you get the assault rifles its about how long you can hold down the left mouse button lol

@bluishgreenpro ive been on your interview so i dont think i have to say anything here apart from thanks for playing :)

@itsboats dude, that was AMAZING, how did you manage that? i cant do that, dude, i thought cinderblock was the best but man, your sword skills outshine him

@zimny11 i had originaly intended to make it W however it felt nicer for me with space bar, this was mostly personal preference, so my fault, i should have made both options work at the same time

I would like to thank ALL of you for playing my game, i apreciate it alot!