Raster (Thuleanx, Valkoy)

Can a square survive an onslaught of bullets?

Maybe that's how you find out how the song ends.

Idea
This is a game we made for the OST Game Jam Vol-2, where you have 2 weeks to make a game out of one of the songs from the Two Hour Album Challenge. Raster revolves around the song Randomly, A Train Appears by A-D-D-F_Toxic.

Gameplay
Valkoy and I were dreaming about making a top down RPG where bosses time their attack to the beats of the song, but we knew we couldn't make it in time. Coincidentally, we ended up watching some "Just Shapes and Beats" gameplay and decided to make something similar for the Jam.

For that little bit of spice, we sprinkled in an object that acts similar to an "Enter the Gungeon" blank that could clear all bullets on the screen, if you reach it quickly.

Credit

Songs:

• A-D-D-F_Toxic - Randomly, A Train Appears: Main Level
• Corell - Melting Ice Cubes: Menu
• Steve Wilder Blumenthal - quiet blur: Ending Theme

As well as a host of sound effects made using bfxr + sounds from Open Game Art. The font used is Silver, one of my favorite.

Developer: Thuleanx

Artist: Valkoy

Huge thanks to A-D-D-F_Toxic for the song as well as helping me get the tempo right. If you enjoy the music, check out A-D-D-F_Toxic's other works: https://www.addftoxic.com/.

If you are stuck at the title screen, know that the UI buttons are clickable. Interact with the song list will allow you to load the game's levels (in this case there's only 1 map).