FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD47 → The Guardian

The Guardian

By csomega and Giordas

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6553.6041
Fun5723.5341
Innovation12102.9341
Theme15812.5141
Graphics1484.3242
Audio2
Humor9132.5235
Mood7733.4240

Comments

happygamer500 2020-10-06 00:27

Good graphics, Good Gameplay, good progression. I still dont understand what levels do though or how to use upgrades.

peanud 2020-10-06 01:25

The Graphics are awesome but I dont understand where the game fits the Theme :P

csomega 2020-10-06 04:18

@happygamer500 I know unfortunatley we didn't have enough time to expand them and actually make them readeble

csomega 2020-10-06 04:21

@peanud Well the idea is that you are now stuck to fight these aliens forever in a neverending loop of fighting and dieing

williambenichou 2020-10-06 08:54

Nice submission guys! Love the mood of the game

crede 2020-10-06 08:55

Game looks good, and it's fun to play. But don't know how to get upgrades

amin-jk000 2020-10-06 08:58

the game looks perfect but a little bit confusing. great job :v:

csomega 2020-10-06 09:43

@crede @amin-jk000 Thank you guys! Yes,the upgrades and how the power works are quite confusing, didn't have enough time to make them a bit more explicit.

jagsyfox 2020-10-06 14:24

Looks great

easygoingdubber 2020-10-06 14:28

Where it fits to theme? besides awesome graphics was made <3

daidiimon 2020-10-06 14:30

Runs a little slow, but love the art! Also same here, a lil confused on how to get upgardes

anrqangel 2020-10-06 14:47

game looks amazing, controls are wonky though, and I didn't see the instructions on the right at first.. all in all good job

feesh 2020-10-06 21:01

Super amazing graphics while I also had a whole lot of issues with the controls and it doesn't really fit the theme

keldy 2020-10-06 21:21

The graphics are so good, but the controls are kinda wobbly and i don't get how i could use the upgrades. Good job on that!

etrealjunior 2020-10-07 10:48

I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection

cerka 2020-10-07 10:51

Awesome looking game! Fun to explore, though I couldn't use the upgrades :D

csomega 2020-10-07 14:03

@anrqangel @feesh @keldy Thanks! could you explain a bit what do you mean by wobbly controls ?

csomega 2020-10-07 14:04

@etrealjunior Thanks! I will check your game out.

somogy 2020-10-07 22:46

What an incredible game it ! I liked the fun it provides

matthewdavisgames 2020-10-08 01:15

Really love the art

csomega 2020-10-08 04:10

@somogy @matthewdavisgames Thank you guys!!

melvinng 2020-10-08 07:51

Visuals are on point!

mackandrius 2020-10-08 14:33

Great entry, loved the graphics, especially the enemies! The sound seems to be too low though and not entirely sure how it related to the theme? Regardless, great job!

theepsi 2020-10-08 14:47

Good job in general but there are a couple of things I didn't understand. First I don't see the theme fitting here, then I didn't know where was my health bar, I tried to die to use the upgrades but it was impossible for me, I just left myself in the middle of all the enemies after a while and I didn't die. Then I understood that the power bar is also the health and it was that high at that point that the enemies were unable to kill me. Maybe make them hit harder so it is worth it to die and take upgrades! Besides that, I can see that there is a lot of effort in this game and that's pretty nice! keep working! :smiley:

csomega 2020-10-08 14:59

@melvinng @mackandrius Thank you guys!

csomega 2020-10-08 15:01

@theepsi Thank you! Yes, I am actually planning to redo the whole enemy script and the upgrades. Thanks for letting me know about the health bar not being very obvious.

shadowhaxz0r 2020-10-09 09:19

Cool game! I wish I could hold down the lmb to shoot and would not have to click all the time. Also the enemies dont do much damage so I did not die unless I stopped moving and shooting, could recude player health by a lot.

benslaney 2020-10-09 09:28

Really good graphics and I like the core concept. Clearly there are some balancing issues in terms of gameplay and bugs but it's pretty good for a jam game!

csomega 2020-10-09 14:41

@shadowhaxz0r @benslaney Thanks for playing our game and for the feedback! Yes I will actually update the game once the voting is over.

balazs-takacs 2020-10-09 20:05

I really enjoyed the game. I played it a good 30 minutes reached level 1000 but I had no idea how to upgrade and had no clear feedback on what the levels achieved. As it stands I really like the two basic abilities, I do not know if there would be more. I did not die, what the game stated needs to happen to spend upgrade points. Overall I really enjoyed the core gameplay. Was totally my kind of game. I think it just needed a clearer indication on how to progress our little mage guy. I was also astonished that even sometimes I had like 50 enemies I never got stuck anywhere. Butter smooth movement :)

csomega 2020-10-09 20:38

@balazs-takacs Thank you man! And wow 30 minutes, i never actually expected someone play that much time.Yes i am actually planning to update the game and add more stuff.

sergei201613 2020-10-10 09:59

Great graphics! It's a pity that there are not enough sound effects and animation.

toc 2020-10-10 10:11

Fun Game, kept me entertained for a good 10 minutes. After that my mouse finger started to cramp :P. Shooting while holding down LMB help a lot with that.

sanojian 2020-10-10 10:16

It looked incredible, but I found it almost impossible to die. I had to stand still and let things beat on me for minutes before I finally died.

csomega 2020-10-10 11:17

@sanojian @toc @sergei201613 Thanks for playing guys! I am aware of the problems, actually fixed them but i don't think I can publish them untill the voting is over.

madhed 2020-10-10 18:24

Cool graphics! I see someone is watching Imphenzia's youtube channel ;) The gameplay was a bit monotonous but I kept playing till the fire spitting monsters appeared. I didn't understand how to use the "3 upgrades" available though. Does that happen automatically?

A "laser line" for aiming would have been nice as I kept losing track of my mouse cursor often.

Overall good entry.

csomega 2020-10-10 18:47

@madhed Thanks for playing! Interesting idea with the laser, definitely going to add it. Yes, I wanted a rock monster and I remembered his channel and the video, and it was exactly what I wanted.

wiseclock 2020-10-11 20:15

Like all other comment mentioned, the graphics are super awesome!! I think there's a potential market on mobile platforms for the game if you finalize and polish it XD

csomega 2020-10-11 20:23

@wiseclock Thank you!!Once I figure out how the controls would work on mobile, than yes, mobile FTW :)

rushikesh-charapale 2020-10-12 07:32

The graphics are really cool!:) I liked the game! Please visit my game too and rate it! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/the-dumb-robot

mrbamboo 2020-10-12 15:29

Nice job for 2 days Jam it's impressive

piscythe 2020-10-13 03:23

This game looks really cool. I hated having to mash the fire button to get anything done, and I really felt as though I was fighting against the power bar instead of the monsters. I only saw the death/upgrades screen at all because I died on purpose. The power bar is an interesting idea, but I think as it is it's, in principle, really easy to end up in death spiral mode. Also, I tried wandering too far away from start and had all kinds of weird geometry glitches. Still, good work!

areywarlord 2020-10-14 19:17

Very good-looking and fun action game.

For me gameplay session was too long, I'd advice to increase aliens' power with time.