Wow. Usually when there's only a few reviews, there is still much to be said, but most of it's pretty much been covered. I agree, this game was short, but the replayability is definitely there. The achievements are well-balanced, some are very easy, some are very difficult, but none are impossible. Music was catchy (maybe a little too much so :P). Ricochet physics is a nice innovative, yet simple mechanic (although it is being used more and more, it's not quite mainstream yet imo). The randomness fits with the Ludum Dare theme, and has a nice lulz-factor. 4.5 as a LD submission, probably in my personal top 5 (though I haven't formally created one yet lol), and 3.5 stars if you were to consider this as a finished project. Very well done :)
Reviews for "A.R.B.F."
Zanzlanz responds:
I'm really glad you like the difficulty of achievements! I usually get a lot of people hoping for just a quick 5-minute game, but hey I don't think that would be enough of a challenge for medals.
The ricocheting projectiles just felt so natural after I realized it could be used as a mechanic. I think it works best with 4-direction shooting, but I wonder how it would work with with 8-direction... :)
Anyway, thanks so much for your review! :D
This was definitely fun! I really do praise all the little things going on. The ricochet effects are always cool. I just couldn't quite understand how to open all the crates. I guess more of them just go down as you beat the level. Never found that cat either.
I love how it's a game you can do so much with. It's rare I see something that's both a boss and a level at the same time. At least it eventually ends. There's definitely some creativity here. I wish I knew what ARBF stands for.
Zanzlanz responds:
Hey thanks Ericho! :)
Crates are destroyed by shooting at them, and that's all there is to it. I probably should have showed the item flying away or something, I don't know. The ones in the final room don't count towards the achievement though. You get the achievement as soon as you break all the crates.
It says what ARBF stands for on the title screen, but I just added it to the description anyway. "Alternate Reality Boss Fight"! :)
Awesome game:
Good controls and a smooth gameplay, the music is also pretty catchy.
Got all medals and must say that "one-handed" was really anoing, killing the boss in 1 min and finding you where hard ones, but not as frustrating as "one-handed",
I hate that medal >:/ but love the game :D
Keep up sush great work
Zanzlanz responds:
Thanks Nersul! :D
Haha yep that medal is definitely an annoying one! It wasn't actually difficult until I made the boss-room AI a lot more challenging.
Anyway, huge congratulations on getting all of the medals and beating the game!! :D
It's a great game, to be honest, I haven't even finished it yet LOL. Lots of achievements that make me want to play this for hours(or days) until I get them all.
Zanzlanz responds:
Thanks Makuro! I always figure it's worth the extra work to put in some achievements into a game! Hope you end up getting the medals! ;]
The game is very nice and hard at the same time. the medals were a pain to get though(but they were fun and challenging). and the 1 minute medal says you have to beat it in 1 minute or less, but i finsihed it in exactly 1 minute and i didnt get the medal. could you fix that. also can you give me a hint for the developer medal.
Zanzlanz responds:
Thanks zoaderman! I always feel like a game shouldn't be limited to a 2-minute experience, so I like to put in challenges :D I'm glad you thought they were fun though!
If you reload the game, you should get the 1-minute medal. (Good job, by the way!) I forgot to round down after I added milliseconds. Thank you for pointing it out :D
I'm hidden in a room. You have to do a bit of clever jumping and use gun recoil to reach the room. xD