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Pogue by wicht

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made by wicht for LD33 (JAM)
Controls: Arrows to move, Space to shoot, P to play from title screen.
Your mission: Try to hit the red dots.

Playtime is around 5 mins. There are 3 levels only. Take your time and play through all levels.
Use sound as there is "voice over"-only at the end!

No replay button yet, restart if you want to play again.

Linux versions are untested, please comment if Linux does (not) work for you.
If you need a Linux 32bit version, you can find it here: http://sharkbombs.com/prototypes/pogue/pogue-linux32.zip

Used technologies:
libGDX, artemis-odb, Pixen, audacity, bfxr, Aria Maestosa

As we started late on Saturday we only worked around 30 hours on the game.
Windows http://sharkbombs.com/prototypes/pogue/pogue-win.zip
OS/X http://sharkbombs.com/prototypes/pogue/pogue-mac.zip
Linux 64bit http://sharkbombs.com/prototypes/pogue/pogue-linux64.zip
Jar (if you have JDK installed -> smaller) http://sharkbombs.com/prototypes/pogue/pogue.jar
Source http://sharkbombs.com/prototypes/pogue/core.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=8372

Ratings

Coolness 95% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.33 425
Audio(Jam) 2.79 521
Fun(Jam) 2.52 910
Graphics(Jam) 3.04 684
Humor(Jam) 1.81 926
Innovation(Jam) 2.67 791
Mood(Jam) 3.32 381
Theme(Jam) 3.60 407

Feedback

DaanVanYperen
24. Aug 2015 路 09:50 UTC
I'm not sure what I'm shooting at! Awesome for using odb though. ;)
馃帳 wicht
24. Aug 2015 路 11:24 UTC
Thanks, actually learned a lot though your libGDX LD entries. Was my main source of learning in the last weeks. ;)
DarkCart
24. Aug 2015 路 12:06 UTC
Nice use of LibGDX.
colozz
24. Aug 2015 路 12:16 UTC
Good game interface
The game design is nice, sadly the audio loop when you fire is disturbing.
The end is a good idea
馃帳 wicht
24. Aug 2015 路 12:41 UTC
Thanks for the Feedback! I will look into it and tune down the shooting sound this evening. It is really a little bit too loud.
Daisuke909
24. Aug 2015 路 19:05 UTC
This one got pretty real. Definitely full points for theme.
Yamzho
24. Aug 2015 路 19:31 UTC
Very nice !
JackDegree
24. Aug 2015 路 19:59 UTC
Are these... real victims' names?
DifferentName
24. Aug 2015 路 20:16 UTC
I was about to quit, when I thought, maybe you'll have an ending with something worthwhile. And wow, you really did.
amras0000
24. Aug 2015 路 20:21 UTC
I really like the implied themes here. I might be reading too far into it, but the whole "there's no penalty for killing innocents" aspect intrigued me (can't tell if there was supposed to be an analogy to drone strikes). Only complaint is that the levels drag on for a bit too long. Very nice job.
matthewd673
24. Aug 2015 路 20:51 UTC
Really fun entry and I loved the graphics/audio
AlariSilver
24. Aug 2015 路 21:04 UTC
Wow.
It took me until halfway through the second stage until I realized what I was shooting at.

And then I thought "YEAAAH! THIS GAME HAS A PURPOSE!"

And then I got to the end and you made it real.
Even though it isn't.

GG.
amras0000
24. Aug 2015 路 21:22 UTC
Not an issue with the game itself, but your Windows download actually has an OS/X version bundled with it. Takes slightly longer to download so you might want to switch out to a windows-only zip.
Qaterknan
25. Aug 2015 路 11:18 UTC
Works fine on Ubuntu, also good ending, the credits are quite powerful.
ruerob
25. Aug 2015 路 11:23 UTC
Now I feel like a monster!!! Really good take on the theme! Reminds me of drone war! It was to loud here so Ididn't understand what the characters at the end where talking about... sadly. I think I'll try again later.
You should try another key for shooting, because arrow up+arrow left+space freezes the keyboard! Very nice entry!
mboaj
25. Aug 2015 路 12:05 UTC
Wow! It reminded me of this game

http://unmanned.molleindustria.org

I love the final touch with the list of names :) really incredible. You nailed the theme.
jordinuco
25. Aug 2015 路 17:25 UTC
Well, we talk about different matters but your idea and my idea weren麓t so far... great job!!
Ulydev
25. Aug 2015 路 17:55 UTC
Cried at the end. -IGN
jofra
25. Aug 2015 路 18:17 UTC
loved the ending and the all story and conecpt!
But i think the levels are a bit to long and was hard for me to figure out what was what and what was i shooting, but in a way i like that!
But is a risky thing to do because my first reaction was " ah its just a shooting ship...ehm" but the story sells it for me :)
gj
馃帳 wicht
25. Aug 2015 路 18:26 UTC
@jofra- yeah...we didn't want to make it too obvious, that's why we chose to just write "shoot the red dots" as well. When my hubby posted the game I was like "Ahhrghhh- you HAVE to tell them to stick with it until the end, otherwise they'll quit half-way through..." -Mel-
Vladirien
25. Aug 2015 路 18:39 UTC
Love the mood of the game and really fits the theme.
Pierrec
25. Aug 2015 路 20:32 UTC
The music is good, too bad we can't hear it when we shoot.
A bit (lot?) repetitive, I continued playing just to see the ending, so, maybe the shooting phases were a bit too long. (especially when you don't get who you're supposed to shoot, but that's the point of the game.

But the ending is AWESOME! It makes the game great! Very clever, and an awesome interpretation of the theme.
Grhyll
26. Aug 2015 路 10:39 UTC
Well, I sure killed a lot of civilians! Do the terrorist have random health? I executed some of them very easily, whereas some others didn't seem to care at all if I was shooting at them...
The ending is a bit weird after all this shooting, but I think I got your point.
DaanVanYperen
26. Aug 2015 路 11:21 UTC
Plopped you on https://github.com/junkdog/artemis-odb/wiki/Game-Gallery :)
colinn
26. Aug 2015 路 13:36 UTC
Like the artwork. If you are looking for something constructive, I played most of the game avoiding the buildings thinking I would explode if I hit them...but then realized I wouldnt lol.
馃帳 wicht
26. Aug 2015 路 19:10 UTC
@DaanVanYperen: Awesome, thanks!
@colinn: Thanks for the feedback! Funny, actually that was one of the planned features which we hadn't the time for to implement :)
tompudding
26. Aug 2015 路 19:44 UTC
Looks great, and very poignant. The gameplay however is not very compelling, very long levels and no risk, nor even a penalty for jamming the gun down. I understand why, but maybe shorter levels would have helped?
馃帳 wicht
26. Aug 2015 路 20:06 UTC
Yes, the levels are a little bit too long.
ChaosCult
28. Aug 2015 路 09:05 UTC
Simple, but well-executed (no pun intended...) idea. Though it is a bit unfair just to tell player to shoot red dots, without explaining what they are, when the character obviously possesses that knowledge. Not that it would have made much difference to gameplay, but I think it would have made the message a bit more powerful.
yuigoto
28. Aug 2015 路 14:35 UTC
It certainly fits well enough into the theme, while at the same time bring that question of "is it ok to kill hundreds of civilians to catch some few terrorists/criminals/whatever"?

But I think something besides "shoot the red dots" could be used together with the simple art style which is quite effective for the game.

It feels like you're watching a radar view of the territory and the radar points to objects/persons, or something like that.

Being some kind of radar brings even further the question about guilt on killing civilians, since you're just watching a screen, while shooting where you're directed to. :P

Nice work here! :)
danialias
29. Aug 2015 路 04:08 UTC
Very good take on the theme! I played after reading the comments. Nobody spoiled it, but I guessed what was happening by the movements of the dots. Maybe only one stage was enough to make your point, but still a interesting piece. Good job!
dunin
02. Sep 2015 路 07:06 UTC
interresting idea. I think you can tell to kill the red dots and don't touch to the others, it would make the game more challenging, and the end more powerfull...
Flaid
08. Sep 2015 路 21:59 UTC
Well, I realized about halfway through that I was probably shooting people (hence me becoming the monster), but as I type I am about 4 minutes into the list of names, and I feel awful.