ari against the bug blizzard
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
the great tree has been infested with weird robotic bugs - only ari spider, pest controller, can clear them out...
a tower-defense/bullet-hell puzzle game for the bullet hell game jam 2023! avoid the bugs pouring from the nests while stringing your limited supply of electric web between walls to zap them. catch every bug in the wave to move on to the next level - there are sixteen to complete. good luck!
code, art and music by moult. made using love2d.
with thanks to xin jin meng (also participating in this jam) for windows testing help.
bugs, the software kind? probably - let me know in the comments.
controls:
- WASD/arrow keys to move
- Z or M to attach lines to wall
- X or N to reset the level
- T to toggle music, Y to toggle sound effects
- P to pause
tips:
- ari is agile and can safely pass closer to bugs than you'd think
- pink-eyed bugs travel straight, green-eyed bugs take curved routes, and indigo-eyed bugs move in waves
- ari is invulnerable for a few seconds after each death: use this to start a new line
- ari gains an extra life for every level she clears
- lines will break if they touch a wall, so look for straight routes
- patterns often repeat: study them and look for safe places
code libraries used: anim8, baton, boon, bump, cargo, hump, inspect, knife, push
fonts used: super mario bros. 2 by Patrick Adams, Motorola Screentype by RPN
sound credits:
- wire snap 'LS100182-demolishing-piano-100sec.wav' by thanvannispen
- click 'briefcase latch open close click.wav' by rsellick
- line extension 'Hand Winch, Double Ratchet.wav' by Benboncan
- bug zap 'Bug Zapper.wav' by YevashenPillay
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ari against the bug blizzard was reviewed on the arcane cache, an utmost underground blog for utmost underground games!
The game captures the atmosphere of old low-budget productions damn well, and felt highly nostalgic for me – while playing probably remarkable better than these titles ever did; the whole atmosphere is dreamy, enrapturing. Fitting to this, the environmental message is there, but – and that has become a rare thing – one with a positive note: The robotic, world devouring flies might still be defeated in the end.
https://thunderperfectwitchcraft.org/arcane_cache/2024/07/08/ari-against-the-bug...
Well done, congratulations!
Hej moult;
this is great! :D
We just found a bug: Resetting the level will restore your lifes! Chance for a fix? (Note: I just purchased the game, but please don't feel obligated to update it because of this - it is, with the bug, a great game!).
Go on!
Greetings
Thunder
edit:
Also, noticed that you can spawn your web over the exit of nests if they are on a wall; not sure if this is intended.