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Nuts and Volts by MeeseAgainstHumanity

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made by MeeseAgainstHumanity for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Nuts and Volts follows the adventure of a little robot named Dos-Bot trying to deliver a battery. Dos-Bot Idle.gif

He faces foes and challenges along the way and must keep the battery charged at all costs.

When Dos-Bot runs out of his health he starts draining from the battery he carries. Dos-Bot can recharge his main health but not the secondary battery. The Special EMP attack uses a charge of the second battery to wipe out most enemies around you.

Left-Click - Fire Laser

Right-Click - Special EMP Attack

Shift/Ctrl - Dodge

R - Reset to Hub (just in case of a bug)!

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Link https://meese-against-humanity.itch.io/nuts-and-volts
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/nuts-and-volts

Ratings

Overall 698th 3.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 600th 3.457⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1162th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1382th 2.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 614th 3.75⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 223th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 505th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

chris-pugliese
05. Apr 2022 · 01:41 UTC
Pretty fun game, but didn't see much connection to the theme. I wanted the green lasers to light up the area a little more, and I found myself rolling into danger more often than out of it - because movement options are fun.
Escarpoulpe
05. Apr 2022 · 01:41 UTC
I dont rlly understand how the theme is used but the overall is cool
haztro
05. Apr 2022 · 01:58 UTC
Great entry.

Pros:
- It was super fun moving around the level the dash feel great.
- Sound really added to the experience and the music was perfect for this kind of shooter/dungeon crawler.

Cons:
- Would have been good if the battery slowly depleted or something to push the theme a bit more.
- The pink enemies were a bit hard to see - they didn't contrast against the floor that much.

There's a bug where if you shoot the hole, it'll trigger the level change.

Overall, fun game, nice work :)
FulminDerek
05. Apr 2022 · 02:12 UTC
Not bad overall, though visual feedback on enemies taking damage could be a bit better. Most of the enemies dying in one hit made it clear that they turn grey when they die, but I thought the big brute enemies that take multiple hits were just impervious to damage until I shot them enough.
PizzArt64
05. Apr 2022 · 16:29 UTC
Music goes hard
n-studios
06. Apr 2022 · 01:45 UTC
I'm going Nuts
Charred Axolotl
06. Apr 2022 · 01:54 UTC
I was a little confused about how the charge system worked, even after reading the itch.io page, but I got through fine regardless. There's a good level of polish and the controls feel nice. The music adds another layer of atmosphere as well. Didn't think the theme was super present in the gameplay, but I at least understand the thought process. Overall really good work, especially for such a short time frame.
TERNOX
06. Apr 2022 · 11:40 UTC
Control in the game is good, it is pleasant to play. Cool music.

I was missing a few things:
1) At least some pumping or character development
2) Impact from damage to enemies.
b3b0
06. Apr 2022 · 19:13 UTC
This game looks and sounds great! This is one of the few from this jam that I actually beat. Didn't feel like death was very inevitable in this one, but I had a good time. Keep up the awesome work!
bodCodes
08. Apr 2022 · 08:46 UTC
Super animated pixelart/lighting and dynamic soundtrack/effects - satisfying EMP effect. Good gameplay and control. Love the game title :laughing:
RustyMonky
09. Apr 2022 · 19:27 UTC
Love the pixel art, the music, and the sounds of attacks here. The light moving with the lasers and illuminating the ground / enemies it passes over was a very nice touch! I think a great improvement would be an indicator of impact when the player or enemies get hit aside from when they explode -- like a screen shake or the laser colliding and exploding. Well done!
spadekHemoglobiny
14. Apr 2022 · 10:10 UTC
Great job, I found it hard to tell whether i actually hit an enemy or not, so I would add some sort of indicator for when your shots connect and make the dodge a bit more snappy, because right now I feel there is too much delay between the input and the actual dodge so I preferred to just strafe around the enemies
LDJam user 249705
16. Apr 2022 · 10:27 UTC
Fun entry. The audio and art was really good. Shooting felt a little clunky though.