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Hindenboxer by Dining Philosopher

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made by Dining Philosopher for LD33 (JAM)
It's well past bedtime when a low rumble rolls through the streets of Friedrichshafen.
Hindenboxer, a monster from ancient times, has awoken!
Exploding zeppelin pilots scramble to combat the menace, but do they have what it takes?

Punch the exploding zeppelins before they hit you by pressing the right keys.
Best played on a QWERTY-keyboard.
Bestest played with touch-typing skills.

Made by Anneroos (almost everything), Otto (music and sound effects) and Jelle (concept, mostly thesis), using PlayCanvas, Blender, Inkscape and Reason.

This was our first time using PlayCanvas, and it turned out that the game speed was frame-based - and that PlayCanvas adjusts the framerate as it sees fit. Since we tested the game on old laptops, the game may run a little too fast on a modern desktop. We fixed the problem in the post-compo version.

Comments are very welcome!
Web (requires WebGL) http://jnauta.home.fmf.nl/LudumDare/LD33/
Web (Post-compo game speed fix) http://jnauta.home.fmf.nl/LudumDarePostCompo/LD33/
Source on PlayCanvas https://playcanvas.com/project/355716
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=18490

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.47 313
Audio(Jam) 3.64 149
Fun(Jam) 3.53 196
Graphics(Jam) 3.47 490
Humor(Jam) 3.33 252
Innovation(Jam) 3.14 417
Mood(Jam) 3.25 441
Theme(Jam) 3.87 200

Feedback

ovenchips
25. Aug 2015 · 07:43 UTC
Wonderful - love it! Good job, team!
Frozen Fractal
25. Aug 2015 · 16:20 UTC
Nice! Made it to 82 points, but I can't reproduce it anmyore. I like how you can combine multiple zeppelins into a single punch, but it's a bit hard to see sometimes whether that will work. Perhaps a 2D top-down view would work better? I like the music, really adds to the frantic atmosphere.
WubAlliance
25. Aug 2015 · 21:13 UTC
Nicely done. Like the graphics and the view style (camera in front and on the ground). Only thing that I might change is maybe slow down the increase in zeppelins a little bit: the difficult ramps up a little bit too fast IMO. Very fun though, gives me memories from when I was a kid learning how to type.
Twinters
26. Aug 2015 · 01:34 UTC
Nice graphical effects and animation! The music was also quite enjoyable. Fun game, nicely done!
Avalanche Games
26. Aug 2015 · 14:06 UTC
Nice idea!
adsilcott
26. Aug 2015 · 14:15 UTC
Nice, fun, and simple gameplay. Would be good for helping people learn how to type.
anjack
26. Aug 2015 · 22:43 UTC
Typing gameplay is a cool idea! The graphics style is very cool.
disperse
27. Aug 2015 · 02:07 UTC
Impressive accomplishment! I love typing games wish it was longer.
JoeProgram
28. Aug 2015 · 15:59 UTC
Really nice! I loved the two fist mechanic, and that you had to wait until the fist actually reached the blimp before pressing the next key. Also really liked the end where it became about choosing the right key to punch multiple zeppelins at the same time, and the shifting lighting was a nice touch. Would have loved the difficulty to scale up a little faster in the middle of the game, mostly because the ending pacing was my favorite part!
CheesyRamen
28. Aug 2015 · 16:02 UTC
That was really fun, with how you presented the art, music, and theme. Punching zeppelins feels great! =)
Mothdan
28. Aug 2015 · 19:35 UTC
This is really good for a typing game, great concept. Nothing much to complain about at all except the speed of terrain scrolling maybe. Everything else that you can improve beyond the 48 hr deadline I won't mention but this has potential to go further, keep it up!
glerikud
30. Aug 2015 · 17:38 UTC
Nice graphics, very good idea, grats!
collaboration
31. Aug 2015 · 06:12 UTC
Nice concept, really nice - would love to see more! Graphics is awesome!
3CGames
02. Sep 2015 · 19:11 UTC
Excellent game, I love the camera angle : D Got 131 on my first try, I love multipunches!
bossmojoman
02. Sep 2015 · 19:15 UTC
Nice Job!
Demy
02. Sep 2015 · 19:18 UTC
I need to learn blind typing...
Xanjos
02. Sep 2015 · 21:53 UTC
Pretty fun concept. I loved the lighting and shadows.
Nomys_Tempar
05. Sep 2015 · 14:26 UTC
Pretty cool game, I'm so bad at tiping. I like the plot.
I have no music on the web version...
aprotasenya
06. Sep 2015 · 21:22 UTC
A solid entry, I really enjoyed the gameplay, the controlls are also cool, and it is pretty engaging. I wonder if it would be also fun if the monster's hands could remember sequences or targets to hit - then you could go braver into a lot of enemy zeppelins. Also - zeppelins with 2-3 letter words?
A very nice game, well done, once again. :)
radmars
07. Sep 2015 · 19:51 UTC
Nice! Music was really great, fit really well. Graphics fit nicely and created a good atmosphere. This town really invested waay too much money in Zeppelins... they need to rethink their anti-monster strategies...
DDRKirby(ISQ)
07. Sep 2015 · 20:44 UTC
307 points: http://imgur.com/HLUDXpJ

Difficulty should probably ramp up more quickly. There is something oddly satisfying about watching huge blocky hands smack down blimps out of the sky....
CrazyMinnowStudio
07. Sep 2015 · 22:21 UTC
108 - Nice job, pretty fun! Maybe change the render layer or use a different shader on the letters to ensure their visibility. The difficulty also seems to ramp up too quickly.
crucknuk
13. Sep 2015 · 23:38 UTC
Wow it get intense after a while! :D
well done! i always liked this kind of game!
it reminds me of those games you have to type words in it. good job :)