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Kalikan is a vertically scrolling bullet hell 'shmup inspired by Dodonpachi- pushing the limits of ~virtual~ hardware . Control one of 3 1 ship(s) featuring two varied attack modes . Maintain your chain to compete for the highest scores
*NOTE: Kalikan is a work in progress . Things are subject to change- and your feedback is incredibly welcome . If you enjoy Kalikan and have something you watch added , edited , changed , or removed , let me know !
Controls
- Use the arrow keys to move
- Use the X key to shoot
- Use the Z key to bomb
Scoring
Kalikan features GPS ( get point system ) scoring , for maximum points you will need to combo enemy kills together into long chains which increase your score multiplier exponentially !
Additionally , medals can be chained together to multiply their value !
Timeline
Will be taking a break from this project for a bit , but will likely come back eventually .
Thanks for your support <3 - Louie
Score:
4154060
I can't really tell how good the game, since it's exactly the type of shmup I don't personally like. However, I think if getting high scores through combos is a major emphasis, then a menu option to go back to ship select would be a good idea once you have more ships. That way players can quickly check which one is best for each section of the game.
@Yopenatal @Sup3rAw3som3Gam3r Thank you guys :")
@kimiyoribaka That's a good idea ! Thanks for playing <3
this game feels great! i'm not the greatest at shmup games but this one was really fun! i ended up getting the 1st rank score and spamming the leaderboard, somehow (is anyone gonna beat my score? haha). the game is just really smooth and the bullet laser mechanic is very nice. great game!
edit: for the locked ships, are they not added yet and will be on the next update?
@VaniaIsAnIdiot Sadly the leaderboard is local only- so you're only beating your own scores ! haha
@OWD5238 Thank you ! <3
I've been keeping an eye out for this since you posted the teaser on Reddit a few weeks ago and it's absolutely exceptional! Quite possibly my favourite Pico-8 shmup for far, shame I'm utter crap at it.
Well done for such a high quality execution. I've paid money for games with less polish ;)
It's all fairly modular ! So it's really easy to add new ships , the art was done already- but I did this in about 5 hours odd hours !
Thank you ! I wanted to add something really weird haha
this game is incredibly fun. i know i'm going to be trying to beat it for while
@B.R. @LOL_1234 @Hessery @Melonsquid @Tarik
Thank you so much guys ! It's so nice to see you all enjoying it <3
dozens of attemps... keeping the combo up... no type C yet, unfortunately....
@blinelemoneyes10 I haven't made it yet ! xD Nothing you do will unlock it quite yet sorry :')
I'm just being a tease <3
best pico-8 shmup ive played except now my fingers hurt
also got a ton of konami vibes and i like it
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Kalikan? Hell yeah I Kalikan! This is great, and I got killed by tanks, and this is great practice for playing bigger bullet hells. I love this game.
@LouieChapm
I tried to play the game through cart image but It couldn't load, is It just me?
To be more specific, I've downloaded the cart image from the homepage, maybe that's the problem(?)
This feels like the best shmup I’ve seen in Pico-8. Amazing work! It was very cool to see Russ from Retro Game Corps feature it in his RGB30 review too.
A a shmup fan this game is great, haven't reached far tho but im very much enjoying this.
The graphics are also great.
@MeIsPablo I haven't made it yet xD
@Shadow_Blaster6 xD !
@DigitalMarisa Thank you :'))
@Tornader Unsure how that works specifically , but I'm doing a lot of #load calls- which might break cart image functionality :"(
@WoopyBoiii I'm so glad I could be the gateway shmup xDD
@Killler1019 @thatdudeguy @NotherButter @theloldog12 Thank you <3
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