gonutz 2019-04-28 22:11
I am stuck on the main menu! What do I need to do to get the game going?
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD44 → SATANISLAS
By leonard
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | |||
| Fun | 2 | |||
| Innovation | 2 | |||
| Theme | 2 | |||
| Graphics | 2 | |||
| Humor | 2 | |||
| Mood | 2 |
I am stuck on the main menu! What do I need to do to get the game going?
Just press A or X with a controller
I see, is there no keyboard support?
Alright, I managed to get the game to play with me! :-)
First some technical issues.
You should really add keyboard support soon. You cannot expect people to own a controller. If not by chance someone left their XBox Controller at my place recently, I would not have been able to even play your game! This is a no-go for a PC game. I suggest you add keyboard support to your entry, this is an allowed change according to the Compo rules, as it does not alter the game in a significant way. This will broaden your potential player base by a a large margin.
You should hide the mouse coursor, at least in full-screen mode. I had to unplug my mouse for the controller so I could not move the cursor out of the way.
You should show the controls, especially if the keyboard does not work. I like to know HOW to play a game usually. A little overview at the start of the game is usually enough for this if you do not have the time to create a tutorial stage or something similar.
Technical issues aside, on to the game! :-)
The minimal graphics and atmospheric music, the arcady sound effects, this all makes for a really cool world! Very polished look and feel, I love your game's aesthetic!
The controls are solid, they feel really good and and everything is intuitive if you have any jump'n'run experience at all.
Really nice concept of getting power-ups in exchange for trials. The levels I felt were a bit too easy though. On first play-through I finished the game with 40 lives left, even though I had to find out the way and how exactly the enemies behave and lost some lives for that. You could have added more levels, made the existing ones longer or have more or harder enemies to compensate for it. That said, I know that players differ in their abilities and I have played a lot of jump'n'runs in my life, others might find the game too hard but I would bet that there are more people on the "too easy" side. Still a fun game, I enjoyed it very much.
Keep up the great work, I am looking forward to your future LD games, I started following you to see what's next! :-)
Play with x-box controler and Press Start to understand how this game work.
Great game! Very cool and unique mood. Love the theme concept. Sooo many level :smile:
Congrats for your entry!!