December 13th-16th 2013 :: Theme: You Only Get One
[ Real World Gatherings | Ludum Deals | Warmup Weekend ]
Ludum Dare Entry: Theme 'You Only Get One'
Objective: 'kill the target'
Controls: WASD SPACE
Written by Joseph Burke
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 94% |
| #184 | Graphics | 3.64 |
| #362 | Mood | 2.95 |
| #365 | Humor | 2.56 |
| #657 | Audio | 2.09 |
| #657 | Overall | 2.81 |
| #681 | Innovation | 2.62 |
| #766 | Theme | 2.40 |
| #845 | Fun | 2.32 |
Comments
It's quite hard to make B&W pixel art! You made a very nice job! :D
Really nice ! I like the style of the game, only black and white, really nice art!
I like the minimalist art style. Holding space bar down mows down everyone, but the sound doesn't continue. The gun doesn't always show either. The speed could be a tad faster, one bus parked for like 20 seconds I thought the game hung.
Looks great and looks like it could have been fleshed out into something super cool if there was a little more going on gameplay-wise.
Thanks for the game! I really liked the graphics! Specially the busses with references passing from time to time.
That said, I think you should have added checks for a lose condition. If I understood correctly, "you only got one target", and the target is the yellow guy, but there is no penalty for killing the other NPCs, and that makes it a bit pointless.
Thanks for the game!
I like the style; it really sets a good mood. The game felt a bit laggy. I wasn't sure if that was on purpose or not, but I was surprised given my computer is no slouch.
Love your art style!
Maybe if the objective was to *ONLY* kill the target and not every pedestrian...
Artsy! This game is really cool, though the gameplay could be more fun if you add some 'lose' case or sort.
I have to agree with others: really good looking entry (it just lacks a background music on art side) but the gameplay lacks any challenge at all.
Again, like your entry from last ludem dare, a very stylish and moody piece. I like this a lot.
Really cool art style! It could have been a bit more challenging though.
Great mood and nice game overall! It kinda needs a lose condition though.
Thanks for the comments guys! This game is pretty arty and moody even by my standards. Regarding the 'lose condition' the yellow guy always appears on the third bus... until you kill him. This is to create a feeling of absence. So there is truly only 'one' guy different from the rest.
I had considered adding a penalty to killing other people, but I felt letting the player kill as many as they wanted would be more enjoyable than a restart, especially when the yellow guy is in a big crowd!
The game is great on every aspect except for audio, theme, and gameplay. I would continue to work on this; it has a lot of potential especially with its great artistic style.
Cool graphics but not much to the game. There is a lot of waiting around and you can just shoot every single passerby. When the actual target came along it was so obvious that I thought it was a trick.
Interesting game! I felt bad that I killed so many people before taking out the target (which I am assuming was the guy in color)
Great how the actual target becomes a twist reveal. I was seeing targets in everyone based on slightly different timing of their steps, changing walking direction, etc. I ended up being a mass murderer rather than a stealthy assassin. Great job.
Heh, didn't quite know who the 'target' was so I just started shooting everyone, and then the colored guy showed up.
Even when the target shows up, it's still really hard to hit him without hitting anyone else. It was kind of boring, but it does look good.
Really nice graphical style. I liked the buses :) Nice work.
bus messages are great, artstyle is great. keep that games coming next april, man!
Like the graphics. Expected it to be more tricky to find the target :)
I really enjoy the concept and the visuals. Movement felt good. There did not seem to be any punishment for just shooting everyone though so there did not seem to be any challenge. Nice use of the bus advertisement space!
Neat idea! Had a Where's Waldo feel to it :) Like others mentioned, would be nice if there was a lose condition. And maybe if the target wasn't so obvious?
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Really cool Joe! Love the art style and the trickery.
Great entry!
Loved the buses rolling in and the adverts on the side.
Kept it fresh!