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[lo_lord]

Explodo is a fast paced top down shmup that was made by me, FDD and Omnimedium. Tested by DarklinkKyle, tijitdamijit and snowfell. I hope you enjoy.



Download: New version
Old version

GM Version: GM6
File Size: 2.79MB
Screen Resolution: 640 x 480
Changes Screen Resolution: No

Updated version contains:
Improved difficulty curve
Boss's made easier
Graphics improved
And other stuff which ive forgotten...

Controlls:
W,S,A and D to move
LMB to shoot

Enjoy...

Edited by lo_lord, 19 September 2008 - 02:49 AM.

[Kmetamorphosis]

The screenshot doesn't do this game justice. Everything about the presentation was fluid, from the controls to the graphics to the sound. I am a fan of shmups and really hope you finish this game. I am looking forward to the finished product. I'm guessing people aren't big fans of shmups because this thread sunk to page two with no replies and my shmup WIP is looking close to doing the same thing. It's a shame because this is definitely good stuff, and I'm happy to give you a bump.

[Sulfuric]

I like this game a lot. It has some unique enemies (the electric ones are sort of like the ones I have in my game Solar Blue) and fluent movement, power ups, and gameplay. Why is the first boss so hard though? It wouldn't be so bad if you could actually dodge his attacks. I got up to the forth boss before I lost.

[lo_lord]

Thanks for the replys.

@Kmetamorphisis, Im glad you enjoyed it and ackowleged the work thats gone into polishing it. Also thankyou for bumping this topic. Its quite annoying when your games that you work hard on slip to the second page without even a reply. On that same topic, i had already looked at your game but forgot to post. I will do it later though.

@STARFOXROX, I wouldnt say the first boss is hard in general. Mabye hes hard compared to some of the other bosses in the game but hes not that hard. Try staying as far away from him as you can. That way it will be easier to dodge his bullets.

[tijitdamijit]

Hey... I didn't just playtest... I added that nifty motion blur effect (if it's still in there)

Anyways, yeah this is the best game in the world so everybody download it


I've already said this in other locations, but lo lord I really do think the beginning is too slow - you need to have the first boss a little earlier, instead of waiting so long.

[kwifler]

Neat game, very purple.
Impossible for people with touchpad mouse
I'm not a fan of the music.

Handling was good, controls were bad.
I hope you were planning on adding key changing.
Maybe add optional arrow keys for targetting?

Overall, pretty good, except I use a touch mouse and couldn't get very far.

[lo_lord]

@ tijitdamijit, i didnt use your blur effect because it coulb annoying at times and quite often distracting. And seriously the fist boss appears in like a second but just for you i will change it so he appears quicker.

@ Kwifler, ok i will see what i can do about key changing. Ive never done it before but im sure its not that hard. Also glad you like it.

[Kmetamorphosis]

I honestly can't name a fault in the controls. And when playing on a laptop you should already know what kind of games you can and cannot play. It's not the fault of the developer that a mouse based game can't be played well on a touch pad. And know that I say this as a user who used a laptop and a touch pad for 2-3 years before I ever got my first desktop and mouse.

I also don't think the first boss was too difficult, but it was more difficult than the second boss. Perhaps you should switch the two so the pacing seems just right.

[Sulfuric]

Thanks for the replys.

@Kmetamorphisis, Im glad you enjoyed it and ackowleged the work thats gone into polishing it. Also thankyou for bumping this topic. Its quite annoying when your games that you work hard on slip to the second page without even a reply. On that same topic, i had already looked at your game but forgot to post. I will do it later though.

@STARFOXROX, I wouldnt say the first boss is hard in general. Mabye hes hard compared to some of the other bosses in the game but hes not that hard. Try staying as far away from him as you can. That way it will be easier to dodge his bullets.

I can beat the first boss easily, but if I fly away he's always right there. Maybe make him dash at you less? Right now he's harder than the second boss at least.

[tijitdamijit]

@ tijitdamijit, i didnt use your blur effect because it coulb annoying at times and quite often distracting. And seriously the fist boss appears in like a second but just for you i will change it so he appears quicker.

Okay then. I haven't played the new update, even though I probably should...
Maybe you could put the blur back in there, but don't make it increase when you get a pickup?

[lo_lord]

Ok, i will switch the 1st boss with the second boss, and also make the current 1st boss stay a little further away from you.

Has anyone beaten the 5th boss? Whats the highest score anyone has got?

Also does anyone have any ideas for new bosses and enemys?

[tijitdamijit]

A boss that's invisible when idle, but slightly opaque when he moves.

A boss that deploys smaller enemies as it's defence.

An enemy that can teleport short distances (there is a portal thing that draws where he's teleporting from and where he's gonna end up).

An enemy that splits into smaller enemies when it dies.

An enemy that deploys mines that you have to shoot seperately. Running into one of those mines kills you.


Most of them are unoriginal, but you get the idea.

Edited by tijitdamijit, 02 April 2008 - 02:10 AM.

[lo_lord]

Thanks tijit. I like the idea of haveing the next boss deploy smaller enemys to destroy your bullets and also try and damage you. I really want it to be very different from all the other bosses in the game so far.

And has no one else played it? I really want your reviews to try and make this game perfect. Even just a rating out of ten would be cool. Cheers...

[Alert Games]

how do you beat the first boss? i dont get it. he shoots like crazy at you and I die right away.

the music is okay, but the gameplay and control is pretty good. Though, I would like to see a variety of enemies like people said.

really good for highscores... *considers*...

i hope that you work on this a lot more

[Kadoba]

The game doesn't work for me at all. I am running vista - never had a problem running gm games before.

[lo_lord]

@ Alert Games, If you cant beat the first boss then just wait till you reach some of the harder bosses. Anyway in the next version that boss will be easier for you to beat, since alot of people found him pretty hard. The music wasnt made specifically for this game so that might be why its not the best. I will definitley continue working on this, if anyone has any suggestions that would be sweet.

@ Kadoba, Games made in gm6 usually don't work on vista, if you want to play it you can download a gm6-gm7 converter here. Use it on the executable and then you will be able to play it.

Edited by lo_lord, 04 June 2008 - 07:04 AM.

[kakemot]

This was really neat!
Haha. I got a little bit irritated by the gun-sound after a while. But that's okay.

Great work

[lo_lord]

Wow this is getting alot of good reviews.

@ kakemot, thats what my original play testers said, so i turned down the volume of the gun sound so its quiet, but you can still here it. Also glad you enjoyed playing it.

[TechnoSuperguy]

Great game! The graphics are beautiful, the sound effects are perfect for the game, and the gameplay is fluid & addictive. I can't really think of anything to suggest for improvement, but since it's not yet complete I give it a 9/10.

[Taxa]

Good game, how ever, I find that it gets quite confusing whilst playing. There needs to be a bit more color, or if you don't want to add more colors, different contrasts, its gets extremely confusing. The sound effects were superb!