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Gravity Crush by AndideBob

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made by AndideBob for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

"Steal a powerful device which will litterally knock the ground out from under you!"​

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xMasterSpy69x was notorious in the espionage scene. He never finished a job right. But he was also cheap and some people appreciate that in a thief. A contractor approached him, his biggest job yet. Should he manage to steal a powerful device from one of the biggest tech-companies for the notorious Mr. Johnson - then that would be his biggest breakthrough. As it turns out, it literally would be.

WARNING: Pressing Escape kills you and ends your run (yes I did not have time to build a pause screen...)

PostJam Fix should get rid of the UI bug that continue is not clickable for some people. (If it still isn't clickable pressing ESC or ENTER should work)

​DISCLAIMER: This game was made within 72 hours for the Ludum Dare GameJam 51! There is no end to the game, but new content to be found until at least level 60!

Credits:

A game by: AndideBob​

Graphics by: ToastiChron​

Music by: Andrew Sitkov

Link https://andidebob.itch.io/gravity-crush
Link https://andidebob.itch.io/gravity-crush
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/gravity-crush

Ratings

Overall 53th 4.172⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 32th 4.219⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 456th 3.469⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 114th 4.203⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 159th 4.25⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 96th 3.938⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 137th 4.016⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

Kostas Nik
03. Oct 2022 · 18:08 UTC
Can't see any download link.
🎤 AndideBob
03. Oct 2022 · 18:42 UTC
@kostas-nik should be there now... Had to add it twice for some reason...
Kostas Nik
03. Oct 2022 · 19:03 UTC
Nice retro style pixel art. I think a dash would fit the game pretty well. Also would be good if pickup items dont block your movement if you are at full health e.g.
Moogs
03. Oct 2022 · 20:12 UTC
Really fun game! I wasn't sure what all of the items did and why I couldn't pick some up so some additional instructions there wouldn't hurt. But overall, very enjoyable and quirky!
shimmerscale
03. Oct 2022 · 20:23 UTC
Wow, this is amazing! The graphics look great and I really like the twist on the theme. It was really fun!
zimennik
04. Oct 2022 · 00:36 UTC
I "beat" this game 2 times.
First time I pressed ESC on floor -1. I though it was pause menu and press continue. Welp, no leaderboard for me.
![Screenshot_203.png](///raw/958/z/51b6e.png)

Second time I reached floor -9. And after death game just buged out and ignors every my mouse input...
![Screenshot_204.png](///raw/958/z/51b6f.png)

Overall this game is just great! I was realy enjoing playing it.
LDJam user 279622
04. Oct 2022 · 08:39 UTC
I got to floor 24 but the continue button was borked D:
elysiagriffin
04. Oct 2022 · 09:41 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1608912292?t=1h17m22s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

Sad I didnt to floor 69 :c

![Highscore.png](///raw/5a7/b/z/51e61.png)
ruruie
04. Oct 2022 · 09:44 UTC
Loved it. Simple and slick shooter.
Bogden
04. Oct 2022 · 10:17 UTC
![Screenshot 2022-10-04 031542.png](///raw/f7e/54/z/51e99.png)

I got way too carried away with this game. It's so repetitive, but I couldn't put it down! Eventually I just called it quits at floor -105, but I had to AFK for 7 whole floors for the enemies to churn through my many, many, many kevlar vests. Good work!

Would love to see this fleshed out with more content, boss battles, and a proper ending! And then doing it all over again with different difficulties and challenge modes ;)
Helzinko
04. Oct 2022 · 10:22 UTC
One the more unique games in this jam. Graphics are amazing too. Gameplay feels smooth. Very solid entry!
TsFreddie
04. Oct 2022 · 12:35 UTC
Would love to see more movement options if there is a full game to come, like items that give you dodge and maybe melee. The slow pace keeps on for quite a while at the start (kinda like autoscroller), but otherwise very solid execution of making the control and levels to work together with the theme.
Artyom Volkov
04. Oct 2022 · 16:57 UTC
Small but addictive game. The idea with the floors is amazing, a really clever move to use the theme, well done.
Euler Moises
04. Oct 2022 · 21:50 UTC
Very cool!
I've played games like this and I think they're really fun!
I really enjoyed hiding and waiting for the enemies to kill themselves.
And also of you appearing on the floor in the same place where you were on the previous one.

Congratulations!
Rincs
05. Oct 2022 · 14:26 UTC
This game is SO much fun. Thank you for taking the time to give xMasterSpy69x wiggly legs when he falls down to a lower floor. I'm proud of my stint at the leaderboards. xD Regular guns FTW. Love everything about the game!! \o/

![rankup!.PNG](///raw/ccf/64/z/52531.png)
LDJam user 306223
05. Oct 2022 · 19:07 UTC
Great graphics, humour and gameplay.
Cookie_CHR
05. Oct 2022 · 21:22 UTC
The game was fun, even though I'm not good at it. Loved the humor!
BobFish
06. Oct 2022 · 02:51 UTC
Thanks for sending it to me on stream and also for streaming my game :) I really enjoyed it, despite not being that great at these kind of games! Its very well made and the mechanic of falling down to a new floor every 10 seconds is very cool!
Euler Moises
06. Oct 2022 · 18:41 UTC
I forgot to mention:

I loved the soundtrack made of FM sound waves. It gave a taste of the 80's arcade.

Very good!
LDJam user 268934
08. Oct 2022 · 05:55 UTC
Nice pixel art style , also the sounds are well done!
Impressive work team.
Wich I could rate the sound as well it’s awsome .
The blast effect is So good!
Tanner Shelton
08. Oct 2022 · 06:09 UTC
This game was impressive and fun to play! I liked the upgrades and the mechanic of falling a floor. Art style was nice as well.
Link270
08. Oct 2022 · 06:16 UTC
Really fun! I always love games with upgrades and the like! My only gripe was escape quit the game.. Twice I pressed escape thinking I could quickly pause the game and it just cancelled on me. My fault for doing it twice haha but I would recommend making that a pause menu that you can quit from. Awesome job though!
nardandas
08. Oct 2022 · 08:08 UTC
Great little 2D shooter, I think on stream I said no notes, and it really is difficult to come up with notes. Maybe a little more reward for shooting the things? I dunno. It really is a good idea with fantastic execution, great job!
Faust_Mi
09. Oct 2022 · 10:09 UTC
Addictive gameplay, great sound and wonderful use of the theme 10 seconds! Exelent job!
Bart Moon
10. Oct 2022 · 11:10 UTC
Top 3, please don't beat my highscore I worked hard for it 8)
I don't think there is more that I can add in terms of feedback, other summed it up pretty well.
The idea is nice and sleek, music and sound effects are cool, graphics especially character designs and the intro cutscene are nice although the floors seem to be very repetetive.
The Difficulty could ramp up more, because at some point I was just tanking hits left and right and passed around 10 floors with just standing in one place and shooting from there.
Other than that nice entry, Cheers!
Tuile
11. Oct 2022 · 15:35 UTC
One of the games I thoroughly enjoyed, this got full marks from me. The only thing I would nitpick on is the contrast on the UI in terms of color palette. I feel it was too similar in terms of saturation, and could stand out better with slightly brighter colors.

Otherwise, nothing more to add, wonderful to play, thanks for making it!
Julie Koon
21. Oct 2022 · 21:49 UTC
Great graphics!
AmunOnra
22. Oct 2022 · 09:59 UTC
Gosh, this game is sooo coool. I had a good laugh at the intro :) I personally enjoy roguelikes a lot, so your game just hit the right spot. Though I didn't make it very far yet, the gameplay is already very addictive and i also liked the upgrades you can pickup so far, especially the shield. You did a great job!