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Spellflinger

By bigbadwofl

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness275
Graphics534.14
Audio893.63
Fun1633.50
Mood1903.39
Overall2013.57
Humor4572.38
Innovation8042.80
Theme13202.30

Comments

arnaudmolle 2013-04-29 16:01

I like the graphics, the game is easy but efficient.

andrewtwest 2013-04-30 03:05

Excellent graphics and sound.

minionstudios 2013-04-30 17:46

Nice work! There are maybe too many controls for my feeble mind to keep track of, but I just let loose on magic missile over and over. Super Fun!

dohan 2013-05-01 14:05

Very fun game! Maybe it's a bit slow-paced.

bigbadwofl 2013-05-01 14:08

Thanks a lot. High score system stopped working, trying to figure it out now.

Try getting to 20,000. It's much busier then.

quantumryan 2013-05-01 20:49

This was a great entry! My only suggestion is a sound and effect when you get hurt. At first I didn't understand what was making my hearts go down, thinking it was time based. Then I realized the spikes were doing it.

georgebroussard 2013-05-02 08:34

Nice art and music. Felt there were too many keys to keep track of. Should focus more. Jumping felt too slow and floaty. Player should move faster even at the start. Solid entry, just polish/tweak it.

triplefox 2013-05-02 09:20

maximalist gameplay and controls

rustybroomhandle 2013-05-02 09:20

Lovely lovely game. As MinionStudios said, maybe too many controls for my also feeble mind to keep track of (I'm easily confused :D) but I love the concept.

skulls 2013-05-02 09:26

I enjoyed playing this game, it was pretty fun using the different spells. Music was catchy. Online high score board is awesome I'm going to bookmark this and try to get a high score if I get time :)

kyyninen 2013-05-02 09:28

Nice! I think the basic attack should shoot automatically to the direction you are moving, since there is no mana there's no reason to not blast all the time.

edocentrique 2013-05-02 10:42

Very good stuff

alvaroh 2013-05-02 10:45

Great look!

degtyarev 2013-05-02 10:45

Gourgeous little game. Like the music a lot.

freezx 2013-05-02 10:51

Awesome game, fun to play, needs a bit of getting used to. Would be a bit better if everything was faster. Great work!

reverso13 2013-05-02 11:21

Nice graphics, a bit hard the controls, too many.. =P

hypnohustla 2013-05-02 11:23

5 stars for the audio department. You should simplify the controls a bit, but its probably a lot nicer with a controller. So no worries there. :) Great graphics and mood also :)

udrian 2013-05-02 11:24

Terrific game! Made 9th place :D

Really nice graphics and music, gameplay was fluid, monsters and player were cute and the power ups kept it interesting. Would have enjoyed some main attack powerups and checkpoints, but what you have is impressive enough for a 48 hour jam :)

vapgames 2013-05-03 07:58

Great game!

_alts 2013-05-03 08:06

This is a good game, and given different circumstances I feel like it'd be a really excellent entry. Given the minimalist theme, though, I don't know that the game quite fits. Take for example the controls. Four different keys for various spells, and one of those spells is a variant of the main attack. This is the basis of a fantastic game. Just not a minimalist one.

SuperlevelSebastian 2013-05-06 11:38

Sadly for players with a non-US-keyboard it's a bit crappy, because Y and Z are switched. :/ Looks great though!

benw 2013-05-07 14:00

Fun little game. Two quick things that I think would make a huge difference. There needs to be more of an indication when you are injured and there also needs to be some quick way of seeing how close your spells are to recharging.

gremlin 2013-05-14 05:51

This is pretty awesome. I don't survive long after the difficulty jump, but 16000 or so isn't too bad, I guess. I really like the way the powerups you find are different each time.

I did figure out that the teleport can embed you in the left wall.

dr_soda 2013-05-14 06:27

The game is really neat, though when I downloaded the source all I saw was the .cs files, not the Unity Project, nor the art assets, nor the audio. My understanding is that all of these are required for a 48 hour entry.

The audio is really awesome here, and the gameplay is simple but compelling. Great entry!

garethjenkins 2013-05-14 12:19

Really like the combination of abilities and controls were fluid -- not particularly minimal, but great fun & lots done :)

lorancou 2013-05-14 18:53

49 : 18166

lemontree 2013-05-18 07:57

I like music and graphics!

fritzendugan 2013-05-18 09:13

Best music of any LD I've played yet. Seriously. Awesome.

As for the game, I love the graphics. The mechanics seem a bit buggy though. Sometimes bullets would go in weird places, the collision would push me out of weird stuff. The spells and stuff are cool though. I felt like a legit wizard. Moderately fun to try and beat high scores and such.

overall, graphics and audio were superb, but the game mechanics itself definitely needed more polish.

fritzendugan 2013-05-18 09:14

also, is there some where I can download the soundtrack?

free_napalm 2013-05-20 20:06

Good graphics, excellent music.
Gameplay would have been easier to learn if you added the key the description stands for (e.g. "Teleport (C key) available!") Also I did not understand why I sometimes double fire on Z and sometimes I don't.