RedditLudum Dare 25
December 14th-17th 2012 :: Theme: You are the Villain
Virus Infestation - Zathalos - 48 Hour Compo Entry
I created the game in about 15 hrs with Game Maker: Studio Pro.
Controls:
-WSAD/Arrows - Move
-Left Click - Shoot
-Q - Place virus spawner - 30bits cost
-Space - Replicate self - 10bits cost
-Space - Re-instantiate when fragmented(red zone) - 50 cost
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Ratings
| #17 | Fun | 3.88 |
| #41 | Overall | 3.76 |
| #118 | Graphics | 3.68 |
| #137 | Mood | 3.25 |
| #138 | Innovation | 3.40 |
| #287 | Theme | 3.40 |
| #530 | Humor | 2.06 |
| #670 | Coolness | 49% |
Comments
Really fun! Took me a few rounds before I realized what everything did but afterwards it was awesome. I'm curious what the behavior of enemies and teammates are.
The short tutorial at the beginning was a little confusing at first, but after I figured things out this was an enjoyable little game.
I agree with the others, confusing at first, but only because there is so much going on that is out of my control. Slowly starting getting it. It's surprisingly fun! :D
The tutorial level felt like an overload of information, but the mechanics were simple and easy to learn. The chaos in the later levels made for some fun fights.
Really fun game. Controls, after a bit, were easy to pick up and the style was great. Would have liked to see a bit more variety in units or bits carrying over so that doing well in a level carried over.
That was fun! It was really confusing at first, but then I got used to it. Also it was really hard do pickup the weapon you wanted from the ground.
Very good game, but aside from being red has nothing to do with being evil.
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This is one of the coolest LD25 games I've played yet! I wish it would have lasted longer (I wouldn't have stopped then). Very good work!