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Berserker

By stevesalmond

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Fun234.04
Humor194.03
Graphics454.30
Overall733.88
Mood1133.71
Innovation1753.67
Audio1873.42
Theme6233.19
Coolness166941

Comments

meek 2014-04-28 00:02

Sublime. Did you do all the artwork yourself in that time? Utterly impressed! Love that you can lose limbs but carry on, though slightly hobbled.

stevesalmond 2014-04-28 00:05

Wow, thanks a lot meek! :D Yeah, I did the art with my Wacom tablet. Wanted to make a ton more environment art, but simply ran out of time.

calvinsm 2014-04-28 00:07

Crazy Berserker

agent_ 2014-04-28 00:13

Loved the game! Good Job!

agent_ 2014-04-28 02:48

This game is just great fun. After losing a few limbs and still moving forward its definitely one of my favorites this time around.

madjackmcmad 2014-04-28 02:50

So jealous of you artist types! Fun game, great style, and yeah limbs falling off rules. Good show.

mincemeat 2014-04-28 02:51

That was awesome. Only problems were: it was kind of short, there were too many berserker potions, and things got behind you really easy.

stevesalmond 2014-04-28 02:52

Thanks guys! :D

danman9914 2014-04-28 02:53

Graphics are really top notch. Best I've seen in a compo!

atomic_swerve 2014-04-28 02:54

Utterly ridiculous. Huge fun. The controls could be tighter, and the volume is a little out of control when the player dies...But otherwise, I'm impressed at the amount of art you got done and the hilarity of the physics.

ix 2014-04-28 03:03

The music really fits and the fighting mechanic is charming, good stuff.

javadocmd 2014-04-28 03:05

Wow this is... so amazing. Derpy and hilarious!

fuzzywuzzie 2014-04-28 03:07

Haha! I legitimately loled!

brittbrady 2014-04-28 05:00

incredible

contacaton 2014-04-28 13:58

So..... When's the full version?

doubstract 2014-04-28 14:51

WOW! I losed my legs, but i keep going :)!
Great work!

trueyomic 2014-04-28 17:01

great all around; save points could have made this game less tedious because it was so easy to die. The movement was hilarious. His face reminded me of a titan from Attack of the Titans. Great mood overall, and really fun!

mrshortee 2014-04-28 17:27

Hilarious game. Really nice execution overall (pun intended -.-).

ludonaut 2014-04-28 17:41

Hahahah! Awesome!

balloonsfor600 2014-04-29 00:45

This game is hilarious. Well done! I love that you can start to "go to pieces" without dying. It gives the game even more derpy charm.

hob623 2014-04-29 02:44

Very nice! Interesting way of approaching the theme, and it was fitting that using the potions didn't always mean you survived longer, but only decreased your control of the player.

hemuuuli 2014-04-29 10:00

Die by the swords!

copain 2014-04-29 10:16

we play with two players, it was pretty fun!
But why berserk don't make we invincible?????

stevesalmond 2014-04-29 11:02

Haha copain, that's awesome! I would never have thought to play the game in co-op mode.

I didn't make the player invincible, because to me berserking is all about reckless disregard for personal safety. Perhaps invincibility would be better from a gameplay point of view though - I dunno. Thanks for the feedback!

orangejuice724 2014-04-29 14:59

Awesome game!

savethejets1 2014-04-30 04:14

I like the sword swing mechanic. Pretty cool.

thorig 2014-04-30 08:13

Nice game. I like the potion part, it reminds me of an old game The Castle Adventure. You had to drink beer to beat an enemy.

javifugitivo 2014-04-30 08:14

This is a crazy game... a really fun game. A lot of laughs when the berseker loses his arms. Good job!

soupwithbits 2014-04-30 08:19

Dagnabbit! You have to finish this game and release it! 5/5

landosystems 2014-04-30 17:38

oh my god this game is hilarious! its the total package, great art, super moody, completely over the top and silly. loved it!

wakka 2014-04-30 22:53

wow, I didn't believe that such quality is possible in this short amount of time. Great work!

vilya 2014-04-30 23:33

Fantastic! One of the best games I've played so far!

hypnohustla 2014-05-01 08:42

Well aren't you one goddamn talented fellow! :D Really great package! The controls added a lot to the humor, artwork was really beautiful, audio was top notch, an all around great entry! :)

papygaragos 2014-05-01 11:29

Haha, I love how he swings what remains of his arm like crazy.

Great entry

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-05-01 11:45

This game is sooo fun!!! Really great art and I love how you can keep on without any legs left :) Reminds of that famous Holy grail scene with the black knight!

stevesalmond 2014-05-01 11:50

Tis but a flesh wound! :D

jorgemoag 2014-05-01 15:56

Awesome! I love this game, thank you for making it!

gaming_ray 2014-05-01 16:42

This is awesome! Sadly felt a bit slow, but I love the concept and gameplay. Great job!

alvarop 2014-05-01 18:51

Great game!

aaronjbaptiste 2014-05-01 19:07

Such rage! This is amazing.

bombjack 2014-05-01 19:54

so much fun! great job!

craigsmye 2014-05-01 20:05

I am amaze.

empyrealhell 2014-05-01 22:31

That was ridiculously fun. I discovered that using the swords as divining rods of death worked better than swinging them, but that was equally fun, especially when going backwards.

stevesalmond 2014-05-01 23:25

Yeah it's a bit like dowsing but with more blood, haha :) Thanks for the kind words Empyrealhell, means a lot to me!

zeal 2014-05-02 00:28

This is one of the most insane games I've ever played. The graphics are really good but the fact that you can loose body parts and still go (while listening to a music piece that made me really nervous), makes this a really unique and overall absolutely great Ludum Dare entry! The mood is just beyond words. Keep it up!

georgebroussard 2014-05-02 10:27

Awesome entry. Probably my favorite so far. Great art, great mechanics, great music (love the track). My only wish would be for checkpoints (still trying to finish it). Absolutely great effort.

stevesalmond 2014-05-02 10:40

Thanks George. I just played Sunk and it's brilliant! I felt so sad when the guy's head went under for the last time :( Hits you right in the feels.

fib 2014-05-02 13:44

Physically based combat FTW! I love it. Great entry!

ezolotko 2014-05-03 13:12

The art is great, also I liked the potion bottles hanging on the waist.

ehtd 2014-05-03 17:21

Very nice! It is great to feel the rage

christinaneofotistou 2014-05-05 20:23

Very fun, and definitely commendable for 48 hours. Wow!

matthias_zarzecki 2014-05-07 20:53

Dear god this is marvellous. I love the sqop-style swinging. The potions hanging at the character and rolling on the floor are great touches :D

stevesalmond 2014-05-08 04:25

Thanks a lot guys! :)

atridas 2014-05-10 15:20

That was so metal I can't even hold my laughter. For some reason my berserker get's stuck any time I click the mouse button.
Even though "running" without legs and just one arm killing things really made my day.

atridas 2014-05-10 15:35

P.S.: AWESOME

striwx 2014-05-14 11:52

Omg fun !!!!

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-05-16 16:53

Reminds me of Happy Wheels haha. Really awesome art

gfm 2014-05-18 13:43

Wow... I played it thinking it was a jam game, but I just saw that it's a compo one... Nicely done!
Lot's of cool point for being able to rip each limb of enemies. XD

But controls felt clunky. Movement was floaty and the swords didn't move exactly like I wanted too... Although I was able to hit what I wanted.

Still, it's really fun! =D

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