Getting Old by erkerkiii

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made by erkerkiii for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Getting Old

How long can you evade getting old and eventually dying?

The game is about a person who tries to stay as young as possible by killing reapers who try to age them.

I made this game with my wife and my friend. I did the coding part, my wife did the 2D and my friend worked on the 3D environment.

Use WASD to move and left-click to shoot!

You can drop stuff by killing reapers who try to age you!

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Ratings

Overall 1051th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 708th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1163th 2.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 510th 3.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 854th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 890th 2.639⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 886th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

Arihan10
04. Apr 2022 · 20:56 UTC
It's a fun little (slightly generic) shooter! Enjoyed my time with it. Good job :D
ThePW
04. Apr 2022 · 20:59 UTC
The weapon play is awesome and i really like the 2D/3D combination!
Nikl
04. Apr 2022 · 21:00 UTC
I like how the character changes based on your "life". Maybe an age bar would be more fitting? And Yogurt drops :sweat_smile:
Nicely done!
CaptaiinMz
04. Apr 2022 · 21:01 UTC
I really liked the effect of getting older as you took damage!
Lako
04. Apr 2022 · 21:06 UTC
The style is good, with the 2D characters on the 3D world. The concept is great as well. The gameplay is fairly fun. It is hard to see the enemies in front of you as the camera blocks it.
anilalkis
08. Apr 2022 · 12:00 UTC
This is the most perfect basic game I've ever played. I look forward to your continued success and projects.
LudumDareDevil
10. Apr 2022 · 01:59 UTC
The graphics were stunning!
Sodoj
11. Apr 2022 · 07:06 UTC
Very fun idea, I like it a lot! It turns the desperate struggle of waiting for death into a fun little action rump. The problem I had is the camera, I wish I had some more control over it. There were times when I just couldn't see when the enemy was approaching me, resulting in me taking needless amount of damage I could've never forseen.

Even with that in mind however, it's a decent effort. Well done!
Kamranicus
12. Apr 2022 · 04:16 UTC
Hah, I like the theme a lot. FYI at first on Chrome and web, WASD wasn't working (even full screen). I switched tabs and went back and then it worked.

I found it a bit hard to aim at the right place, but I think it was moreso due to my ultra-wide screen. It was fun though, it could go in a lot of directions. The characters do look a bit like kids though (with guns) so something to think about, heh.

Good luck and keep it up, love that you and your wife worked on it, how fun!
adobobo
12. Apr 2022 · 04:40 UTC
Concept is great! We made a game with similar concept with also the same title name a while back lol. However I do have some points. The camera angle would have been nice, but you should also consider clipping stuff that would otherwise block the player. There were instances where certain objects would obscure the view specially when the player is at the bottom side of the map. Another thing to improve on is the spawning of the reapers. They just pop out from behind which gets really frustrating later on. Having a simple wind up before spawning with an indicator or just spawning them far from the player would have been much better in my opinion.

Anyways, great take on inevitability. Thank you for submitting. Great work!
🎤 erkerkiii
12. Apr 2022 · 10:24 UTC
Thank you for your time to play the game and your valuable and elaborate feedbacks!
SasquatchBStudios
15. Apr 2022 · 03:36 UTC
Fun little game! I actually managed to make it to the old man. Felt pretty weak on my first playthrough until I realized there were automatic weapons! That made it a LOT more fun. Felt nice and powerful and lasted juuust the proper amount of time.

Some music really would have added to the mood.

Good job with this one overall!
Terabyte
16. Apr 2022 · 20:02 UTC
Cool! the idea is good! I like the carefree joyful expression on children's faces. And they're shooting at the reapers of death! the only thing missing is AC/DC in the background!
m.dam
19. Apr 2022 · 18:43 UTC
It was alright.

Points of critique: the camera needs to show more of the scene, otherwise the player cannot anticipate obstacles and enemies; the gun sounds need more juice; adding cooldowns to pistol-like weapons is not a good idea. it should shoot as fast as you can click.