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SHUTTLECOCK: ARMAGEDDON by Nick Saulnier

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made by Nick Saulnier for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

SHUTTLECOCK: ARMAGEDDON

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Player(s): 1
Platform(s): Windows, Mac, and Linux
Engine: Amulet/LUA

2146: THE TOURNAMENT

The ZOK are here for one reason: to hold an intergalactic badminton tournament.

You are Earth's final representative. It is the Grand Finals. The Zok have been clear with their intentions: when the tournament is over, they will destroy the planet and all of its inhabitants.

Keep the rally alive. When the shuttlecock hits the ground, we all die.

FEATURES

  • Cutscene explaining our impending doom
  • A nostalgic soundtrack to enjoy before hellfire rains upon us
  • Hit the shuttlecock back and forth with the alien champion
  • Roleplay as the final champion of the human race

CREDITS

Programming: Nick Hayashi & Nick Saulnier
Music: Nick Saulnier
Art: Nick Saulnier
Animation: Nick Hayashi & Nick Saulnier
Special Thanks: Jimmy, Robin

Link https://nicholas-saulnier.itch.io/shuttlecock-armaggedon
Link https://nicholas-saulnier.itch.io/shuttlecock-armaggedon
Link https://nicholas-saulnier.itch.io/shuttlecock-armaggedon
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/shuttlecock-armageddon

Ratings

Overall 1059th 3.226⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 906th 3.183⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1026th 2.938⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 736th 3.622⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 945th 3.321⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Audio 590th 3.342⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Humor 386th 3.488⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Mood 966th 3.224⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 43🗳️ 70🗨️

Feedback

Jonathan Ray Pollard
05. Apr 2022 · 02:48 UTC
Nice game! Has a full game loop and is easy to get back into once defeated. Followed the theme of delaying the inevitable (destruction of earth). Simplistic, but impressive AI position prediction and some cool swing mechanics. Would be nice if the audio kept going instead of starting over, but it's an entertaining enough tune! Love the old school art style and the intro cutscenes set up the game nicely!
Matt Swieboda
05. Apr 2022 · 02:51 UTC
I really liked the lead up story. Game was fun, although it seemed fairly endless once I got the hang of it, which I guess was the point, to stall for humanity. Somehow making it more difficult would make it more fun. Also I noticed the shuttlecock seemed to be mostly upside down, the pointed end wasn't coming down when it was travelling on the downward trajectory, so that could be improved. Cool game though, nice job.
Steffo
05. Apr 2022 · 02:54 UTC
:small_blue_diamond: Pretty fun and complete game!

My record was 33.

Can the Zok miss the shuttle, or is their hatred for dogs so strong that they play perfectly?

> I HATE DOGS!
MrDandro
05. Apr 2022 · 02:56 UTC
Love the game! The art was great, and I really liked the music and the backstory for trying to keep the rally going. I also had fun making lots of light hits to rack up the rally counter (although some might say this is cheating!). Awesome Entry.
T C
05. Apr 2022 · 03:01 UTC
Nice game! Was hoping there was some super secret attack you could do by charging up over your meter, or that there was something you'd get for going over 100 =). Gameplay got a little long but that banger of a song kept me really invested! Good job!
Alex Zahn
05. Apr 2022 · 08:32 UTC
Love the music and sound effects! Very cool retro feel. I quite liked playing badminton with an alien. The little phrases he shouts out were a fun touch too.
Max Hyper
05. Apr 2022 · 11:46 UTC
The music was an awesome choice.
A very interesting concept, loved the story although the game got a bit repetitive after a bit as if you are decent enough you'll never loose
taran95
05. Apr 2022 · 16:22 UTC
Nice game. The story was fun. But it became endless once I had played it for 5-7 times. Increasing the difficulty will make it more challenging. Also, the enemies don't ever miss! Making them miss would make it fun too. Good job!
Fedora
05. Apr 2022 · 17:23 UTC
I really liked it! The only critic is that it becomes a bit repetitive after a while, and tapping to hit the nuke very lightly several times is a better strategy than charging your bar in place to make it go really high. The story at the beginning was really neat!
Sodoj
05. Apr 2022 · 17:47 UTC
A decent time, managed to play a very intense game with our alien overlord. He lost, but he still conquered our race.

Anyway, great job!
Dokan
05. Apr 2022 · 18:34 UTC
Concept made me smile. Pleasant gameplay. I love the model and animations of the hyperactive alien. :D Great job!

My highest score: 68
Timo Strating
05. Apr 2022 · 19:20 UTC
Thanks for providing a linux build. The game worked great. The power bar could even get way higher then intended.

The Amulet game engine is something I never heard about, but you guys seem to have something cool with it. Great job.
Lichead studio
05. Apr 2022 · 19:21 UTC
Gameplay is solid, i got 41 highscore. Graphics are also great.
myazuid
05. Apr 2022 · 19:22 UTC
Nice little game, made me smile as someone else said. Felt a little thin in gameplay, but the level of difficulty was good. Might have been nice to have a different move or something? And it did feel some what pointless to not be able to beat the opponent! haha but I guess that's the point. Nice job!
Chocolat-Endive
05. Apr 2022 · 19:29 UTC
Really love the work on the intro and the music loop is simple but cool! Gameplay works really well, but the UI could use a little more polish: the "power" bar can be bigger than its container. Another thing to improve the game could be to add more variation in the AI moves.

![shuttle.png](///raw/477/91/z/4ccc3.png)

Nice work!
Allax
05. Apr 2022 · 19:32 UTC
The game is very meditative and addictive. The art and sound is good. Great job!
LDJam user 245740
05. Apr 2022 · 23:25 UTC
Your game is so fun, even if it reminded me I can't even be athletic in video games. I ended up playing several rounds. I highly enjoyed the alien trash talk. The name was also amusing.
WobbleBlocks
06. Apr 2022 · 06:59 UTC
That is awesome, I love having to play Badminton against aliens! Good work!
sega23333
06. Apr 2022 · 07:56 UTC
tennis is a funny concept
SAGIII
06. Apr 2022 · 09:29 UTC
Hello! Pretty funny and simple.
LDJam user 240168
06. Apr 2022 · 09:42 UTC
Fun little game! Took me a while to realize it's just badminton (didn't pay enough attention to the game's title, I guess...). It didn't seem to be possible to beat the alien, though this seems to be the idea, right? :) Managed to get a score of about 20 at max. Nice entry, good job!
SayuriNyooko
06. Apr 2022 · 09:58 UTC
I like this story and visual and sound! It was qiute fun, thank you!
Feraligatr
06. Apr 2022 · 17:23 UTC
I liked the intro :) I wish we will have the time and resources to include a story as well next time.

If the game was available in full screen mode, it would have helped recognizing everything better.
Sn4pi
06. Apr 2022 · 18:54 UTC
The longer I think about it the more awful I feel about myself because I played it for SO LONG. I love the gameplay even though it's so simplistic. It just reminds me of my childhood with all these similiar flash games.
The art and story was also great. :smile:
Gix
07. Apr 2022 · 02:52 UTC
Pretty neat. I liked the retro look (and sound) to it. At first I thought the game would be impossible to win because the opponent seems to always be where it needed to be but then I remembered the theme and it made sense.
HenanBoy
08. Apr 2022 · 16:53 UTC
Definitely has a lot of fun with this one. Perfect game to sink hours into XD
Great job!
lolopupka
10. Apr 2022 · 09:11 UTC
The mechanics are great! Love the old vibe art style. Great game! As a beginner, I am very inspired by how people make such games in just a few days
manio
10. Apr 2022 · 16:36 UTC
I liked the Intro that give a bit of context. Unfortunately it didn't help me stick with the gameplay. The bar neither increases your shot's strength nor is there a limit anyway, so why not just leave it out anyway? It's Pong with an extra buttom prompt. A leadboard would have kept me going. I think I had ~40.
Junber
19. Apr 2022 · 14:26 UTC
Fun little game. I really like the idea of having to play in such a way that the opponent doesn't lose either that was given my the premise but that didn't really seem too relevant to actually playing this game (and I'm not really sure how exactly that would work in an interesting way in the first place). The story premise is cool in and of itself too and the gameplay is generally well done. Good job!