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The Dragonslug

By nektarios

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Mood2903.43
Audio3863.11
Theme3933.62
Graphics5493.35
Overall6163.11
Fun6272.92
Humor7732.29
Innovation8352.60

Comments

evandaley 2015-08-24 21:35

I really wanted to play this game but the installer didn't work D:

Props for using gamemaker. I gave you a really good sympathy rating because this game looks so cool. :D:D:D

leekanarchism 2015-08-24 21:45

The jerky graphics, creepy audio and fleeing creatures make me really feel like an evil monster -- this is definitely the most monsterous game I've played so far!

I didn't realise I could double-jump straight away, which made it very hard -- might be worth adding this to the instructions.

(Also as a practical tip, it'd be nicer if you didn't have to install the game -- it'd be easier if the .exe and the resources were just all downloaded in a zip file.)

big-cow 2015-08-24 21:47

I liked the flying animation and the double jump and its satisfying when you kill them. Not obious you are dieing when you hit something but the music is well done, moody and slightly disturbing in a good way haha.

nektarios 2015-08-24 22:00

thanks for the feedback guys and sorry for any inconvenience,i will fix them if i continiue the game,cheers!

sam-twidale 2015-08-24 22:54

Excellent game. Loved how eating creatures restored your health, it got really intense in later levels because of that mechanic. Graphics, music, everything set a fitting atmosphere.

I also didn't realize about double jumping at first.

themorfeus 2015-08-24 23:41

Buggy, but nice

jphelps 2015-08-25 02:36

Great job, it was pretty fun

voxelsquare 2015-08-25 02:37

Those paint graphics get me going crazy. Hehehe

ndebruyn 2015-08-25 08:10

wow, I really enjoyed your art style.
This is nicely done. Sound also feel fitting.

nwdg 2015-08-25 09:10

Pretty hard and nice game!

boskosokolov 2015-08-25 23:01

good game and nice animation good job

archonthewizard 2015-08-25 23:12

LOVED the art and animations. I could see this being a really fun platformer with some more polish. The level design was a little confusing, but eating enemies felt great when I could actually get to them.

buzzwerd 2015-08-26 02:30

There was a lot to digest at the beginning since there's so much thrown at the player. With some better pacing this would be really great.

jupiter_hadley 2015-08-26 14:09

Love the graphics. I included it in part 7 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) youtu.be/Ly6pR3C_dVc

tablesmithgamesgmial-com 2015-08-27 01:45

Great art! If you fall down though you get stuck and cant win. Also the red bird can fly through platforms, dont know if that is intentional. Maybe add clearer paths through the levels

nektarios 2015-08-27 02:27

Yes the game has a lot of problems especially with level design,the bird is supposed to pass trhough horizontal platforms btw,i will make a post ld version soon and i'll fix most of the problems.thanks everyone for the feedback.

nektarios 2015-08-27 02:28

oh and you dont get stuck perhaps you didnt realize you can double jump,i forgot to add it to the instructions.

riftpoint 2015-08-28 11:28

Very interesting art style

guoboism 2015-08-28 22:38

The music is nice! The graphics is styled!
Please provide zip file rather than install file, for a jam game.

SophieExMachina 2015-08-28 22:47

I hav a serious complaint, which is the hitboxes of the spikes. They seem to be block-shaped, and don't represent the actual spikes' sizes.
Other than that, I thought the music was very, very good. I had to stop for a few minutes when I was done with the game to listen to the music.

allwoodgamedev 2015-09-02 02:54

I love it! Simple and effective graphics and very fun!

triplevisiongames 2015-09-02 11:07

GameMaker is awesome right? Also, cool game! really like the art style, definitely fits the monstrous theme. Jumping and killing both feel really good too

dancingmad 2015-09-02 11:37

Really good and hard game! You should write in he description above that you can double jump -_-

chrisfagan 2015-09-02 11:44

I really liked the style!

glerikud 2015-09-02 12:19

I don't think it's a good idea to pack your game into an installer at LD. The graphics were nice, but I had to read the comments to realize I can double-jump.

Lucariatias 2015-09-02 12:47

It's pretty dark, the music is really well done, the graphical style choice is nice but it feels like a lot of the sprites were rushed.
I'd say for improvement, a graphical touch-up, some smarter level design (rather than just running around and eating everything while avoiding spikes, make it so you hasve to think to get around them) and more interesting AI (as opposed to just running away when you're close and running towards you if you look the other way) could be good.

bossmojoman 2015-09-02 18:31

Creepy, jerky graphics elevated the mood nicely, well done!

urbanhelsing 2015-09-02 18:39

Please, no installers in the future

poptartftw 2015-09-02 19:34

Nice game! good job!

lastleaf 2015-09-03 02:39

A platform game with special art and audio. Fun.

hotboxgames 2015-09-08 16:25

Nice simplistic graphics and music really set the tone. Not bad, fun to play! :)

general 2015-09-13 10:43

Cool art style, it adds much to the atmosphere!
Please, check the video of me playing and commenting: https://youtu.be/CEXUUzwEAa8
Your game is at 6:14

digiman572 2015-09-14 01:15

This was a very interesting game! Liked the graphics a lot!

sparrow 2015-09-14 12:42

Awesome game, some levels are hard others are easy. I love the creepy atmosphere of your game!