Plue by Verbante

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made by Verbante for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

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Ratings

Overall 75th 3.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 67th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 108th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 176th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 115th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 93th 3.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 250th 2.529⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 213th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

thesnide
03. Oct 2022 · 12:01 UTC
Surely an interesting gameplay, as mine is vaguely similar :wink:
Couch multiplayer in PICO-8 for the win!

That said, the gfx & sfx effects are way better here than on mine...
🎤 Verbante
03. Oct 2022 · 15:32 UTC
@thesnide Woo, thanks! There should be more couch multiplayer pico8 games :)
Vilmantas
03. Oct 2022 · 16:22 UTC
What a solid submission. It's difficult to test alone though but I found the concept really interesting and well made. Unfortunately I didn't get to see all the possible upgrades.
Castitatis
03. Oct 2022 · 16:24 UTC
The audio and graphics are really good, I love it
blobo
03. Oct 2022 · 17:27 UTC
Couch multiplayer Pico 8 game? That's impressive! Man, there's something very pleasant about the Pico 8 color palette. The upgrades were all really cool too! Nice work! Getting a bunch of rate upgrades and a triple shot is one heck of a combo! Great game.
cogcomp
03. Oct 2022 · 18:04 UTC
Really nice fast paced game. I didn't have anyone to play with and playing two players at the same time get pretty boring after a while so I would've liked a single player version. I really like the graphics, so simple yet effective! Well done!
King Zhou
05. Oct 2022 · 17:23 UTC
This is actually super super fun to play! Love the upgrading mechanic and the combat system. Wish I have a friend to play with. Solid entry!
Sipfindel
08. Oct 2022 · 12:25 UTC
I love the audio and the damage sound. More couch coop games like this!!
cobrajs
08. Oct 2022 · 15:41 UTC
I'll need to find someone to play this with to get the full experience of course, but I really liked the sound and aesthetics of the game! Well done!!
ghostbomb
09. Oct 2022 · 02:01 UTC
This game has really great juice and gamefeel for a compo game.
Jimbly
14. Oct 2022 · 13:43 UTC
Neat game! I played it with a friend and had a lot of fun. Being able to choose our own upgrades really made it engaging.
🎤 Verbante
16. Oct 2022 · 21:14 UTC
@vilmantas Thanks! It's better with a friend :p
@castitatis Thank you!!
@100th-coin oh yea pico8 rocks! There are many other valid combos and their counter upgrades. Which is a thing I'm really proud of.
@cogcomp Thanks for the praise! I've thought about a single player version but I wanted to focus on 2 player and luckiliy I had someone to test it with while developing :)
@king-zhou Thank you!
@sipfindel Thanks! I also think it slaps! Coop ftw.
@cobrajs @ghostbomb Thank youu!!
@jimbly OOoo you are the fisrt person to publicly confess playing with a friend! I'm glad you had a lot fun :))
fabula_rasa
16. Oct 2022 · 23:19 UTC
I played this with my husband and I totally lost.

![Screenshot_14.jpg](///raw/732/a2/z/5332f.jpg)

The various upgrades are what makes this game (and the homing one is just not fair :wink:). The graphics are obviously simple (as it's a pico game), but they work well, and the colors are well-chosen. It's a neat bit of fun.
Steffo
16. Oct 2022 · 23:57 UTC
I love, love, love how the SFX works here, it harmonizes so well...
mikouaji
17. Oct 2022 · 20:56 UTC
Its really fun :) Plays great, feels polished and the upgrade system is a great touch :)
🎤 Verbante
18. Oct 2022 · 09:31 UTC
@fabula-rasa Ah glad you liked it! I thought homing was one of the underpowered upgrades, so I'm also glad to hear that it was a challenge.
@stefo Thanks!!! It's a minor pentatonic scale. Each player has their own octave. Easy recipe if you feel like using it in your games :)
@mikouaji thaankss!!
AJ Studio
18. Oct 2022 · 11:50 UTC
The game feels so dynamic, colors and artwork are pretty smooth and aggressive at the same time. I would like to have more levels, otherwise keep developing great games! You got my 5 stars ;)
🎤 Verbante
19. Oct 2022 · 11:11 UTC
@aj-studio aww thanks!!!