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Super ball smashers! by airwaffle

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made by airwaffle for Ludum Dare 54 (COMPO)

NOTE: This game is best appreciated with a friend! (Though there is an AI opponent that you can play with, see instructions at the bottom.)

Life. Life is a struggle ever since that damn psycho moved in to the garden next door and started throwing balls at you.

info1.png This is you. The other guy is one the right side. You hate his stupid face and how he's staring at you.

info3.png Use your controls to move next to the ball and SMASH it before your idiot opponent.

info4.png This toggle turns on the AI. WARNING: AI may be even stupider then your friends.

You may grab powerups during your fight. If you hit a ball during that time, a special effect will be applied. TIPS: Spamming a direction moves you faster then just holding it.

V2 Improvements: - Fixed bug where AI would get stuck moving in a single direction. - Added Joystick support.

Link https://github.com/Airwaffle/LudumDare54
Link http://www.simonfolio.com/Ludum54/LudumDare54Balls.html
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/super-ball-smashers

Ratings

Overall 258th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 195th 3.432⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 210th 3.295⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 292th 3.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 138th 3.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 169th 3.25⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 87th 3.273⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 181th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

Zerbu
02. Oct 2023 · 17:54 UTC
Great game! Although the art style is simple, it's executed in a really stylistic way!
binroot
02. Oct 2023 · 21:38 UTC
Reminds my of gym class back in the day.

I absolutely love how the controls are apparent and the game explains itself pretty naturally.

Minor suggestion: I'd like to use a different hand to press the Jump and Smash buttons, but E/R keys are too close to WASD. Maybe change to space bar for jump and Ctrl or Alt for Smash?
LDJam user 374135
02. Oct 2023 · 22:39 UTC
I like it! I didn't had any one to play with BUT the ai did kick my ass a few times which is good! Definitely would have improved the controls a little bit. Also maybe adding cooldown to swings would improve the game, as it is easy to just spam the buttons :P Non the less, an awesome entry, glad you could make it! ♥
zundou
03. Oct 2023 · 10:58 UTC
I didn't have friends to play this game with 😢.
However, even so, the game was exhilarating and fun.

I really love the lavish animations and the rich variety of player expressions. Both the art and the music have their own unique atmosphere that I find captivating. :)
HolaOlaa
03. Oct 2023 · 11:02 UTC
well, the goal of this game for me was to take revenge on the AI and throw a harder ball at it) cool!
SevenOne
03. Oct 2023 · 11:09 UTC
Except for the music, it's a really great game, but luckily you can turn that off :). It's really fun and I think the graphics are great. It's also great that you can play against the AI.
Lakea
03. Oct 2023 · 11:21 UTC
A great entry, controller for player 2 was defo better than keyboard controls
Igor Grincu
03. Oct 2023 · 11:30 UTC
Its a very nice and cute looking game. I really like your hand drawn sketch like graphics. The theme was developed well and the gameplay is fun. Great work!
Sergei11156
03. Oct 2023 · 11:41 UTC
Very stylish graphics. I like the music, I think it suits the style of the game very well. It was very fun to get two AIs to play with each other! Perfect
freeworld
04. Oct 2023 · 00:59 UTC
Very interesting & unique style and super fitting music - I really liked the slowdowns when the powerups waned :D
LDJam user 357656
04. Oct 2023 · 01:48 UTC
Fun little game!
RenD
05. Oct 2023 · 18:54 UTC
Nice twist on the Pong formula, it's true that the AI could use a bit of improvement but I had fun with it already. The art reminded me a bit of McMillen's work, it adds character to the game.
LDJam user 372085
05. Oct 2023 · 19:07 UTC
reminds me of one of my favorites of all time: Slime Volleyball! seems like a game that would really shine with an actual other person to play with : ) liked the art too!
MozokEvgen
06. Oct 2023 · 15:15 UTC
I liked the artstyle. Keys is too close, if playing with two hands.

At some point I start to quickly smash all keys to get my revenge with AI opponent))
cheesepencil
07. Oct 2023 · 07:01 UTC
Attractive art style! I didn't have to think hard to grasp the controls. Not sure if jumping did much but it was cool to see cube guy bounce all over the place!
robin_schmitz
08. Oct 2023 · 09:58 UTC
Lovely artstyle. The controls felt somehow both intuitive and wonky, which might be because I'm not used to moving around as a square. I personally would have preffered the jump to be on button push rather than on button release, but that might just be me. Fun entry, keep up the good work.
funemaker
15. Oct 2023 · 14:06 UTC
Awesome game! I only wish I could "smash" using the mouse button or maybe space bar as it is a little awkward for me to switch between moving and smashing - could just be player skill issue though! Loved the art!
LDJam user 206001
17. Oct 2023 · 05:34 UTC
Differentiated original graphics. A really different idea. Personally, I didn't find it that fun, but it's very functional for a jam, a good job