Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD20 → The Alone Sword

The Alone Sword

By psysal

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD20Ever
Innovation1532.892846.133.0
Fun1562.712844.121.7
Theme982.962765.423.1
Graphics1123.112860.935.4
Audio2291.541317.93.5
Humor2311.881717.07.2
Overall1502.892847.120.4
Community2242.001718.526.7
Coolness156327.31.1

Ratings received

OverallAudioFunGraphicsHumorInnovationThemeCommunity
1111111
31231221
31233321
213211
11121211
55555555
323124
435245
311432
2121132
31431331
22222
11411
2133221
3333542
21212321
4245242
554444
545451
2123122
234443
444232
43445
334342
3322233
21231232
44434
3342334

Comments

zillix 2011-05-02 06:48

Oh man, I love the aesthetic of this one

almost 2011-05-02 23:09

Saw blade just flew off the screen and doors are still closed. What do I do?

almost 2011-05-02 23:15

Nevermind, just reloaded the page and was able to fight him properly. The game pace is a bit slow but the aesthetic is cool.

erik 2011-05-03 04:22

Nice. Very stylish and fairly interesting. Slow controls were a bit frustrating.

tomk32 2011-05-03 09:58

Totally dig the looks of it.

alexlarioza 2011-05-04 00:04

Loved the graphics, definitely unique. Had no idea what I was doing though...

psysal 2011-05-04 08:04

Hey guys, I have put an important HINT as well as a spoilerific walkthrough that should help with judging. They are on the game page, linked to above...

sonnybone 2011-05-04 21:30

WTF AM I lol

It's gaming in squigglevision!

I loved the obvious Zelda map nods.

the-jack 2011-05-05 16:02

Superb. A bit slow but that was the point, yes? :)

Congrats on submitting!

quickfingers 2011-05-09 01:03

great game, not as big a fan of the 1 bit gfx as others here, but that's just personal opinion, overall though was a good play

mwest 2011-05-21 16:18

Wow that was wonderful! I rated the graphics highly, because they supported the idea of being in a dream very well for me - almost suggesting sound and form rather than spelling them out!

This really reminded of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman - also with perhaps a bit of a Cthulhu bent to it (though I think Sandman has that too if I recall correctly)?

endurion 2011-05-21 19:28

Lovely :)
Looks great and also plays good. The underwater movement needs getting used to but in the end it's good.