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[sstrandberg]

I made a game for GGJ and I think it's pretty OK.

It's a twin-stick shooter (well it's not really twin-stick since it's WASD + mouse but you get the idea) where enemies get your powerups.

It is about addiction and letting things spiral out of control before finally crashing down on you.

I am posting this here because I am trying to be proactive about taking part in communities.



http://www.kongregate.com/games/sstrandberg/a-vicious-cycle-of-self-harm

[ortoslon]

played for 5 minutes, haven't figured out what powerups do. if the game was intended to make me feel hopeless, well done

[sstrandberg]

Ah, should have clarified:

red = more bullets
green = go faster
blue = bullets move faster and further

[Danmark]

Got around 987 on my last run. Serious slowdown by that point.

So I guess if you didn't pick up any powerups, you could keep going pretty much indefinitely? Seems the arena would be choked with unavoidable powerups though.

[sstrandberg]

That, and waves spawn faster and faster every time - if you don't pick up enough reds and blues, you won't be able to finish a wave off before the next one comes along, and so on.

Also the amount of points you get for each kill is how many powerups you've picked up.