The Cult of the Morning Star

dodormeur 2019-04-30 07:19

Nice game ! I really liked the take on solo-playing card game, and having to juggle between two currencies (favor and worshiper) is a cool idea ! The game needs a bit more of fine-tuning (at the end I had like 5 mass-mind bending card), and there is still a few bugs (the card for distributing meat actually reduce by 15 the suspicion, not by 5 like the card says, I got twice a card to summon a demon once I failed to summon him, and maybe a small tutorial or explanation would be nice), but it was really cool and nice to play; the atmosphere is also really well done, with the sounds of cultist and creepy music :)

beanslasher 2019-04-30 08:19

I am not a huge fan of card games, but this made me change my mind a bit. I had a great time playing this, it was designed well and there is much to think about in game. Keeps the mind thinking and keeps you on your toes.

zax 2019-04-30 08:40

I like the UI and the cards desgin ! great work 5 stars for mood , check out my game too :)

drauthius 2019-04-30 08:55

I quite enjoyed this entry! Was fun to play. A hand limit or something might have made it a bit more strategical.

khamekaze 2019-04-30 08:56

A bit hard to get into but once I got a grip on what to look out for it became really enjoyable. A nice take on both the theme and card games.

alexus 2019-04-30 10:01

Core gameplay is solid, got me very addicted. The artwork is just right, sets the mood quite nicely. Would like to see it as a full game

serious07 2019-04-30 10:37

Great atmosphere, and graphics! Well done!

zlabya 2019-04-30 10:37

I really like the artwork, good job

marcosshiuuri 2019-04-30 10:44

I like card games and this on is really good.. The suspense music playing is cool and I think the game fits well the theme..

I just find a little difficult read the description of the cards, but not a big problem..

Congratulations on your entry for this Ludum Dare o/

taddl 2019-04-30 16:34

I really like the game. Well thought out, makes you think about what to play next. I also like the theme.

Just two things: 1. The font looks nice, but is really hard for me to read. I would have maybe gone with a more readable font for the card descriptions. 2. I would have really liked some sort of explanation of the suspicion and crystal mechanics. Maybe write a little explanation in the description here?

Overall I really like it.

kpedatte 2019-04-30 21:41

Nice game and nice sound design

svdvorak 2019-05-01 08:38

This was such a nice game, I really think you got the mood down and the balance seemed pretty good. And I summoned Az’gath the slain! Good art, fitting sounds and I like the fact that you always have the ultimate summoning card in your possession, just tempting you until it's actually time.

von-himik 2019-05-01 10:22

Although I don’t like such subjects (cults, sacrifices), but I want to notice that the idea fits perfectly with the theme of the competition and is not banal. And in my opinion quite an interesting and fresh idea - to make a card game ... umm ... quest, I guess. Great job with the atmosphere. The soundtrack emphasizes it well. :)

Of the minuses: because of the darkness and the font tired eyes.

finn-truman 2019-05-01 10:30

I certainly enjoyed this! Card games are hard to make, so you've pulled this off quite well! The choice of font is a bit questionable, there are some spelling mistakes, and it's not very clear what suspicion does, but I liked it enough to complete it and I had fun!

adrupen 2019-05-01 10:49

Az’gath really wants me to sacrifice my cult leader :smile: interesting game game and some really nice visuals! Nothing much to complain about here.

enigma 2019-05-01 10:54

Amazing!Just the font is too hard to read(

thesunshineraven 2019-05-01 10:56

Really felt like Cultist Simulator. It felt too hard to gain back lost favor but I guess that was intentional – still, sometimes frustrating as I ended up having four or five mass mind bending cards on my hand that I couldn't use or get rid of. Sounds and music were cool! As a few other people said, it was harder to read the font. I also didn't quite get the suspicion as it was easy for me to lower it and I din't know where the top cap was and when it would harm me. Overall, an interesting concept and nice balancing. Could use some more balancing but it's a solid entry!

michal 2019-05-01 11:02

AWESOME. I feel this game like 60 seconds and thats a reason i like this game

hugimugi7 2019-05-01 13:21

Really engaging game with a well-made atmosphere! Would've been nice to have images in the cards tho. :smile_cat:

dexfrost89 2019-05-01 23:42

This game took my attention right in the moment i started reading the description. It is awesome it feels awesome it plays awesome it sounds awesome it looks awesome. I was a little upset as i didn't read the description at the beginning and was thinking, that there are hidden mechanics, that change the chance of some cards depending on your actions(eg you make a lot of sacrifices->less people want to join your cult->you get less cards to increase the number of cultists). But the game still was awesome. I like it. The best game for me so far.

mironx 2019-05-01 23:44

I love your game. It seems better for previous LD-theme. But it seems well designed game.

It works perfect for the idea of all of your mechanics, but there is one thing that storms me out: Your random is too random. I had about 7 "mass mind bending" on my 23rd day. And only on my 26th day I found out the mechanic of praying for second card.

And your game seems Lovecraftian for me. To be honest I love this setting.

ianlux 2019-05-02 16:59

Loooved this one! I really like card games, so I really liked you guys's take on the theme and all the strategic gameplay you had to do to summon each demon! Very good, looking forward to seeing a bigger game (or heck, even a expansion of this one) from you guys! Great job!

pixelsplash 2019-05-02 18:24

Wooow a card game!!! And with such a cool vibe, I loved the storytelling inside the game, so creative and unique I think.

Some art in the cards would be cool but I understand that it could be a matter of time. Keep creating games please!!!

peachtreeoath 2019-05-07 06:54

Very engaging game! Took a little to figure out a good strategy but I loved how all the resources in the game were so intertwined. Even though a game like this can be pretty obtuse, I thought the 3 demon summons were really good at drawing the player forwards and making them understand the overall game w/o even a tutorial. I think this game is completely on theme as lives are truly a currency and not a tacked-on mechanic. I thought the final sprint of the game was actually pretty intense, as my suspicion was getting close to 40 and I wasn't sure how many turns left there were on the summon. I think I ended the game around day 64 but could probably do much better after the things I learned about the game. Awesome game, one of my faves this jam!