Batteries not included by damedevy

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made by damedevy for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

NOTE: there is a bug in the first level where you need to kill yourself to fix!

Your a robot that is about to die. You know your going to die at some point, but you have to kill some bad guys first. Kill them, eat their phones, and delay your inevitable death for long enough.

Screenshot 2022-04-03 6.49.05 PM.png

made with Gdevelop and piskel!

Ratings

Overall 1143th 3.125⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 857th 3.229⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1211th 2.667⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1234th 3.021⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1239th 2.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 924th 2.286⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Humor 909th 2.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1268th 2.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

Crimsonshade
04. Apr 2022 · 12:53 UTC
Good game. Makes fun to play. The Sound effect isn't that anying I thought it would get xD One thing that hits me, is that everytime an other robot dies, all player bullets gets destroyed. It's not bad, but it makes the game a bit harder.
LDJam user 185813
04. Apr 2022 · 14:22 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! Also, what do you mean by all of the players bullets getting destroyed when they hit an enemy? That never happened to me when I was testing the export. I might have to look at that!
Huntrt
04. Apr 2022 · 17:47 UTC
Pretty fun game.
MEGA Marlon
05. Apr 2022 · 19:46 UTC
I like the concept that you came up with for the theme. I was having a great time but got stuck on a level with 4 big guys. I could just barely make it to them before the time ran out and never had enough time to collect a battery. Overall fun stuff though!
Marcenat
05. Apr 2022 · 19:55 UTC
Nice game :)
As other have pointed out the bullets gets destroyed when an enemy dies, which makes the game a bit hard.
Also the robot deceleration is a bit low I think, it doesn't stop right when you want (the movement is a bit "floaty") which makes it hard to do precise move.
Also about level building, making the player die almost immediatly when spawning in a level is a it harsh ^^
The sound effect are decent and do the job.
Grotfang
05. Apr 2022 · 20:01 UTC
really smooth game, love the feel and gameplay
nice work !
LDJam user 185813
07. Apr 2022 · 01:55 UTC
@marcenat I just noticed that bug! I think I remember making the player bullets disappear!
LDJam user 250905
09. Apr 2022 · 16:31 UTC
Good game! It's simple, but I liked it anyway! Definitely a lot of polish that coulda been done to it, but in it's state it's a fun game to play! I died way more than I'd like to admit, and I probably experienced every bug unfortunately (:P)...
Knatt
13. Apr 2022 · 21:27 UTC
good entry. I had trouble identifying the hitboxes at times. My bullets would just go through enemies on some levels, and when I loaded back in they were fine.
fraanns
13. Apr 2022 · 21:29 UTC
Really fun game. While the mechanic is simple, you made quite interesting levels with it.
QuentinVerlhac
13. Apr 2022 · 21:34 UTC
Cool game, it's pretty challenging I enjoyed going through a few levels.
It took me some time to understand why I was dying.
I like the effects on death.
PROJECTaroid
15. Apr 2022 · 01:27 UTC
Cool game. It's a lot of fun to play and I like the art style. Nice work.
alanblue
16. Apr 2022 · 07:38 UTC
Very good game! Love the idea, I couldn't find the bullet shoot button at first, other than that the game has very clear guidelines. Was a lot of fun and I played until I met a bug which I could only go left and got mobbed to death by enemies. thanks for bringing such a great game!
LDJam user 185813
20. Apr 2022 · 15:42 UTC
@alanblue Thanks for telling me that! I dont know how it happened and never happened to me. I will look into it!
LeoM
20. Apr 2022 · 16:03 UTC
I liked the variations in gameplay, simple but effective. Good work on this one.


"You can play a better game now" <= I know I could play mine, but I already know it, your game is fine !
Quinn_Patrick
20. Apr 2022 · 16:39 UTC
This is pretty cool. The level with four large enemies surrounding a big yellow square (level 4, I think?) feels nearly impossible, it took me many tries to beat.

My biggest complaint is the technical issues. I had situations where my rapid fire went away for no obvious reason, which I assume was a bug. There was one level where the enemies were immune to my bullets until I died and retried a few times, then it just worked.

I had a good laugh at the end. Just barely squeaked into the standings in the audio category, nice job.
krystofjo
20. Apr 2022 · 16:40 UTC
It took me few tries to figure out the controls, although it's pretty simple, writing it down somewhere (on the webpage for example) is always helpful. Also I might change the order of some levels (because of the difficulty). But after all it was fun to play, I enjoyed it till the end. Thanks! :battery:
foxwater
20. Apr 2022 · 16:45 UTC
Good gob! I think it does a decent job of introducing game mechanics through gameplay and level design. A couple of the levels I thought started to introduce interesting puzzle elements (ex. make sure you stop at a position and wait for enemies to get to a certain point). The particle effects were a nice touch and the graphics (while simple) were cohesive enough.
zimny11
20. Apr 2022 · 16:54 UTC
Really cool game mechanics and nice level design! I actually wish there were more levels :) Some sound effects and music would be a welcome addition. Anyway, great job with the game.
MaxKyckling
20. Apr 2022 · 17:38 UTC
Really fun game! The art worked really nicely, and it got really suspenseful at times, especially that one level where you had to "run" to the enemy and kill it in order to survive! Didn't notice the bug you mentioned, but in what I'm guessing is the last level (the one with several big ones, and some small) my bullets stopped working once. (but that was very minor, and I'm guessing it's not worth dabbling into!

I think you did a really good job, and I wish you luck on your future projects :)
Rbn
20. Apr 2022 · 17:45 UTC
Cool game, cool mechanics! Love the nervous feeling of the game! Would be nice to add sound effects but great game overall!
Tankou
20. Apr 2022 · 17:47 UTC
Nice game! I had fun playing it and enjoyed the simple visual style. Controls felt smooth, too. Good job!
LDJam user 185813
21. Apr 2022 · 13:42 UTC
Thanks for the helpful feedback you guys! It really helps me!