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The Mech-Ant’s Last Stand by kfish

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made by kfish for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

WAR!

The year is 4XXX. The battle against the hyperintelligent ants and their Archqueen has been raging for millennia, taking the lives of countless humans. No one remembers why or how this conflict started, but the indomitable spirit of humanity must carry on! You are the Antslayer, the last hope for the human race. Pilot your ShrinkShip™️ into the limbs of the Archqueen's Final Mech-Ant, and stop this war once and for all!

Control your ship using WASD, and shoot the ants inside of the limbs using the Mouse. Press F or Z to shrink when charged. Graze bullets to charge faster!

Programming

Kevin F
Nicholas N
Brendan B
Audrey Z
Matthew G
Zach M
Noah G

Art

Nicholas N
Audrey Z

Music

Zach M

Link https://github.com/kfish610/TinyCreatures2024/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/the-mech-ants-last-stand

Ratings

Overall 852th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 834th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 833th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 739th 3.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 713th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 474th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 450th 3.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 707th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

deadroach
08. Oct 2024 · 00:42 UTC
I really like the art, the mech-ant is "freaking shweet!"
imberny
08. Oct 2024 · 00:48 UTC
Good art, but confused as to what to do.
Nick-len
08. Oct 2024 · 00:48 UTC
Game looks great, took me a bit to realize what i was supposed to do though
Koolruz
08. Oct 2024 · 00:53 UTC
I *also* really like the art, and the music was incredible - It did such a good job getting me hyped up and making the whole experience feel so much more climactic. My only complaint was the hard cut when you press each button (possibly because it was queuing up a new track?)

I really wish there was some way to restart after dying though, because I am awful at bullet hell games, and kept dying to the third pattern.

Nitpicks aside, great job overall!
Gaverion
10. Oct 2024 · 23:42 UTC
I was very confused by the bullet hell segments and the controls were a bit frustrating. I might have missed something but it felt like I was rotating around a random point? It also felt a bit random when I got to enter the ant shooting mode. Still though, the art was neat and the shooting segment worked! The bullet hell segment looked cool and could be great with smoother controls
Str8griz
12. Oct 2024 · 22:16 UTC
I second @koolruz comment about restart after dying, cause I die a lot. Art and music were really good!
VoraciousGhost
12. Oct 2024 · 23:08 UTC
Fun take on bullet hell with great music! It might be nice if getting Charged required collecting something in the outerworld rather than just being on a timer.
HCS_Hades
15. Oct 2024 · 04:23 UTC
Maybe a visual to let you know your charged? Maybe I missed it but I just heard a noise so I would press F haha
Thoastbot
23. Oct 2024 · 01:03 UTC
Love the big mecha ant :D
tetrapteryx
24. Oct 2024 · 17:37 UTC
The music is AWESOME. I'm terrible at bullet hell games, but this one didn't feel unreasonably punishing, so I appreciate that! Cool interpretation of the theme.

The employee of the month sign made me laugh. And then feel like a jerk.
Agent__Maxwell
24. Oct 2024 · 20:29 UTC
Really fun short experience, graze mechanic is a good reward for being skilled.
smikevth
24. Oct 2024 · 21:00 UTC
I couldn't quite figure out how to get charged or if I needed to be in a certain spot to use it, so my strategy was to fly around spamming F and hoping for the best. It worked out and I had a lot of fun.