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Tale of a Mad Mage

By gingerbill

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness359
Overall1513.63
Fun1673.50
Graphics1673.78
Mood2593.30
Audio4052.86
Innovation5652.84
Humor5702.46
Theme8282.61

Comments

oxyoxspring 2015-08-24 11:59

I love it! You definitely succeeded in creating a nice lo-fi 3D 80s game! Runs fantastically in my browser as well.

goldenindiegames 2015-08-24 13:27

Wonderful game. Takes me back to Doom!

malor 2015-08-24 17:25

Well done, but something missed in my opinion.

amy742 2015-08-24 20:15

I love these styles of games and I love this!

theholychicken 2015-08-24 20:25

That nostalgia! Makes me want to play Doom again.
Wish I could see a health bar for the final wizard. I couldn't tell which spell is damaging him or how far I got before I died.
Really impressed how did you make a 3d game from pure c++?

sneeuwpopsneeuw 2015-08-24 20:28

just C++ nice and a nice game btw

iossif 2015-08-24 20:29

i enjoyed that! very nice retro feeling.

deadpan-gamez 2015-08-24 20:29

Awesome graphics, sound and game-play can't believe you made this within the time we had great job! :)

cyrixd 2015-08-24 20:30

Really loved the aesthetic, combined with the old school controls and game play created a very nice experience. I took a lot of damage through the walls though, and wasn't sure if that was intended or if I could do the same.

amras0000 2015-08-24 20:32

As a headphone user, my ears are in pain. The sound is mono and only plays in the right ear, and it's very loud and high-pitched. Everything else about the game is amazing, but the audio really made the experience unpleasant.

cake_catastrophe 2015-08-24 20:42

Good job, reminded me of Ultima Underworld. I really liked the feel of the game.

That said, it seemed extremely hard. I got to the what I assume is the boss but couldn't really work out how to kill him.

I couldn't really tell what the difference in the spells was, I seemed to be able to kill everything else by running headlong at it with the fire spell.

Overall, good game, though!

gingerbill 2015-08-24 20:52

I am currently trying to fix the audio problem and also enable debug info for boss health.

vividhelix 2015-08-24 21:18

Really well executed, I wish there was some feedback on whether a certain weapon does damage on enemies (and how much) and I also found myself missing strafe. But other than that, brought back fond memories of wolfenstein and SoD.

patacorow 2015-08-25 08:26

Lost versus the last boss :(
Doom the magician version

a_k_ 2015-08-25 17:50

Doom-style graphic. Liked it.

dinnerinthedark 2015-08-25 17:53

Pure epicness! I love this game. A few remarks though: at the start i needed some time to figure out how to escape from my cell. Some explanation about what the effects of the different spells are would also further improve the game. But enough with the criticisms! Excellent visuals, addicting soundtrack, great old-school feeling... This is one of my favourites!!

duzduz 2015-08-25 19:05

Good game!

claire1605 2015-08-26 09:33

Really liked this :) Took me a while to realise that you could go through the holes in the wall at first, but after that had a lot of fun exploring and killing mages!

cultofmonkey 2015-08-26 16:02

Really nice work

pietro-ferrantelli 2015-08-27 21:44

WONDERFUL! Loved this artstyle so mutch ! Took me a while to figure what was happening but then I found this entry amazing. The retro feelings are great, the gameplay is good too and the presentation is top-notch. I'm really impressed about this memorable 48-hours solo work. Super cool entry overall.

crucknuk 2015-09-09 10:48

Pretty neat for a ludum dare game! Sorry to give this comparison but i was like a witch in minecraft! :)
It was nice to play your game.
However I didn't feel so "monstruous" myself :P i was just like a magician escaping the prison.

Well done! :)