Ludum Dare 56 Entry.

Fight or Flea is a simple game gameplay is based off of the Monster Hunter mounting system.

This is very much a programmer art project. My focus was on input management and feedback as well as game lifecycle.

Input Systems

I also experimented with multiple systems to handle input. Typically, I would try to keep all of the input logic in a single place, in a Player class for example. This was an attempt in lowering the complexity of these classes, and in that sense it was successful. This forced me to be careful with how I trigger spawning in the different phases of the game, as multiple instances of the mounting class would result in very strage game behavior.

I will be continuing to search for the best way to handle this sort of state mamangement in Godot.

Multiple Input Types

I added in controller as well as keyboard and mouse support. Since I based this gameplay off of Monster Hunter, I wanted to capture the feel of the game that I was familiar with.

You’ll note that the input feedback will change based on whether the last input came from a controller or a keyboard and mouse. This was a nice touch I added to make sure the

Input Feedback

In the top right corner, you’ll notice that there’s and input feedback that describes the input.

input example

This is coming from my experience working with games like bellhivers, where I had to include a text description of how to play the game. I wanted the game to be more discoverable and not require a reading a tutorial to play. I think I succeeded in improving at that task, but I still have some way to go.

Afterthoughts

I think just a few hours thrown into making the visuals better would go a long way. The game is also lacking some impact, so some shaders and sound effects would make it feel more complete.

There is a lot of work involved in even a simple game. 48 hours is not much time to add the polish that makes a game feel good to play.

Tools

  • Godot 4.2
  • GDScript
  • Aseprite