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Forest Mage

By lewwwer

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness294
Theme4063.52
Humor4472.63
Innovation5013.11
Graphics6703.11
Mood6742.93
Overall7233.04
Fun7842.81

Comments

iapc 2016-04-19 13:25

The grasses aren't on ground level, so really annoying to hit.

fatalfemalesvideogamefactory 2016-04-19 13:36

Best game for me at the moment :) only problem was that I cant hear audio :(

batmagus 2016-04-19 13:41

Fun concept, really cute graphics. I just wish it had checkpoints, even if you remember all the spells it takes a lot to get back to where you were when you die.

fb_holzbaum 2016-04-19 14:03

The idea is indeed interesting. But it's very hard to gauge the distance to the objects. Maybe you could cast a small round shadow on the ground. It might make it a bit easier. And this game could be improved with some simple soundeffects.
The spellbook was implemented well.

crimson713 2016-04-19 14:17

The idea to draw spells to cast them is great and it's well implemented. The graphics are friendly and look nice in the 3d world. Nice game.

lewwwer 2016-04-19 15:04

Thank you all for the positive feedback! I'm not an expert in sounds and I always leave it to the end, so that's the main reason I didn't have enough time to include. Also there are minor bugs and some balance issues, but I'm happy it is still enjoyable.
Thank you all again for the positive feedback! It means a lot to me, as this is my first LD.

Lewwwer

lookslikesomething 2016-04-19 16:15

It's hard to pick items. Drawing spell to cast them is a great idea !

fabraz 2016-04-19 17:16

Ah! Clever, shapeshifting as in drawing shapes. I love clever ways of working around a theme.

We also went with a 2D sprites in 3D world look, so naturally I'm inclined to enjoy that! :) The aesthetic has a cute, children's book look to it. Cool stuff!

gravedrinker 2016-04-20 10:46

Really cool, I like the graphics a lot. :)

raptorij 2016-04-20 12:12

very cool game bro 10\10

ruchirbapat 2016-04-21 08:47

NICE GAME!!! i liked it
play and rate my game here: ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=88260

hankenstien 2016-04-23 03:48

I really like the way you cast spells, good job on your submission.

djfariel 2016-04-23 14:40

The spell shaper box was a cool idea. Unfortunately, I found that I didn't have quite enough hands to manipulate all of the controls effectively. Great entry!

titangea 2016-04-23 15:45

I didn't vote because in my case, the game has a bug at the start, the UI of the tutorial appears, the keyboard keys works but the Ui didn“t dissapeared, I can't continue playing. My PC is a Lenovo All in one with Windows 8.1. Let me know when you fixed it to try it again and vote you.

lewwwer 2016-04-23 16:28

By default, you can open/close the spellbook UI by pressing the B button.

bsoddevguild 2016-04-23 17:34

Beautiful and cool game play.

anmorfeusz 2016-04-24 17:27

Great control, nice spell casting mechanics.
I would be with the rabbit!

medidog 2016-04-28 05:11

The graphics are OK and the game is playable. But I don't really get the point of shapeshifting in this game. It does not give me any special powers like being faster or anything as it says. My speed was the same when I was a grass and when I was a rabbit.

lewwwer 2016-04-28 12:06

Shapeshifting can put you to different places in the Food Chain. So being a grass means the fox will not attack you. While the fox at the beginning attacks both the Mage and the rabbit. I think I have written it in the Spellbook.

haveric 2016-05-02 13:26

Drawing spells was interesting, but clearer indications of which direction the spells were supposed to be drawn would be very helpful. I really liked the parallax style of map and I think with some more work and some polish, this could be a fun game.

phi 2016-05-02 15:50

I absolutely love the pseudo-3D graphics style. The idea of shapeshifting into different characters with different skills is nicely implemented into the level. Drawing the spells is kind of cumbersome, especially if a fox is chasing you and you have to shapeshift quickly. Overall, a cute little game with a good setting that could really use some fitting sound effects (maybe something for a post-compo version?). Great work!

lanestp 2016-05-06 00:47

I liked that game a lot! The graphics were top notch and the gameplay was really good. The spell casting was unique as well. All in all one of the best this year!

mayank-technical 2016-05-09 10:52

Really nice concept and game design. The music and graphics are quiet decent