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Pirate Software - Game Jam 16

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DoomerangView game page

Submitted by sanskalm0 — 1 minute, 20 seconds before the deadline
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  • This is a very cool concept, the boomerang acting as a weapon is a good interpretation of the theme. I love the artwork for the monsters that attack the base, especially the additional attackers that explode! Annoyingly the movement for the boomerang felt clunky when trying to change directions 180 degrees, and the energy refill mechanic felt a little slow when interacting with it. The energy logo being along the bottom of the screen caused me to miss multiple attackers because it stopped all movement instantly upon touching it. It would be great to see you polish up those mechanics and then start adding more variety to the attackers because this game has a great foundation. The GDD could show more planning and graphics for the game, but that is really picking at finer details. Good job, thanks for the entry :)

Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IbP5ZO2CRSDVFxE2w_OHhgCDI22CUm6GCZHoB9jjQ5w/edit?usp=sharing

Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes

Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes

Summarise your game!
The player control the only weapon (boomerang) the clan have to defend a base from hordes of zombies. Player must fly through the zombies to hit and kill them. The main goal is to stop zombies reaching the base and destroying the gate.

Please explain how your game fits the theme:
The player is a boomerang, which is a weapon.

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Comments

TetragravitonSubmitted1 year ago

The longest I could hold out was 1:46. Is there a way you could add a mouse control option? Fun little experience, reminds me of old flash games

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WAN Breach
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breadpanSubmitted1 year ago

Simple little game. Though I would have preferred if there was an option to change from WASD to mouse click/hover though as that seems easier to control the boomerang.

Not sure if it was tested, but the game was very laggy when I tried to play it in full screen. The base version of the game is a little too small in the browser.

Great effort!

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t3snakeSubmitted1 year ago

This is a fun slice. The controls were nice, with only the opposite direction not responding which makes sense, I played on KB + mouse but I believe this would play better on a controller.

As for what could be improved: more choices on top of the movement like abilities or recall to base on command (like god of war 2018 axe). Less enemies on the screen and more thoughtful placement to challenge the player.

Nice work!

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Blade and Blast
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injateSubmitted1 year ago

Solid prototype. I enjoyed the way the boomerang controlled, the curves were satisfying. I'd love to see more than just dash for abilities and become a truly dangerous cursed boomerang to be feared.

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grantlerrSubmitted1 year ago

I had a little trouble with the controls, couldn't move how I wanted to. But good job overall!

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Double ToeSubmitted1 year ago

I love boomerangs, I thought the mechanic that a boomerang has to come back to the person who threw it was really clever and made sense. Really cool addictive arcade game nice work :)

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Help, My Fishing Rod is Cursed!
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Anthonydevs1 year ago

very cool little survival game! Definitely a little too tough for me haha!

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Kodachi GamesSubmitted1 year ago

Cool game, controls feel good and responsive. Maybe you could make the dash spend more energy to make it a little more risk/reward and avoid dash spamming. Nevertheless, congrats on you game!

PD: The first time it was not working but after refreshing the page it got fixed. Probably an isolated problem in my pc, but just wanted to mention it just in case

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