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Mound of Flesh

By Dan M, cosmogonicfrog and Fairfax

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2243.9235
Fun4053.6336
Innovation1174.0035
Theme1524.2636
Graphics5113.7036
Audio4853.3135
Mood2343.9236

Comments

vincent89 2023-10-03 11:20

I made it to wave 7!! :smile: The graphics look really nice!

valentinwb 2023-10-03 13:59

Cool Entry ! I really like the wall mechanic, it truly makes you wanna optimise the layout of the map

don-fouts 2023-10-03 15:17

Creative take on the theme! I like the added mechanic of waiting to kill enemies until they were in a good position to turn into a block. With the camera pushed in as far as it is I felt a little claustrophobic, but in a way it leans into the theme a little more because of it. Overall I think this is a good entry, nice work!

fusyon 2023-10-03 15:47

Very clear idea to have the enemy drop as a block!

rsheepdv 2023-10-03 18:30

Game is fun, but impossible to play with a trackpad. An alternative key like shift for aiming would be nice.

adam-gallina 2023-10-03 18:43

It took a few tries, but I got to wave 9 - really creative use of the theme! It would have been nice to have some indicator for which enemies had more health, I lost a couple lives to enemies I expected to die but didn't. The graphics all worked together nicely, well done!

spicymarcus 2023-10-03 19:33

Very creative game, I really enjoyed the enemy obstacle mechanic!

frib 2023-10-03 19:47

Excellent game mechanic! Made it to wave 11, was a lot of fun :D Good job!

steampowered85 2023-10-03 20:58

yo, Real nice game! interesting take on the theme as well. fun to blockify enemies. Would be cool if the light only shone in the direction that you pointed.

gabahulk 2023-10-03 21:51

Good game! I don't know if was a skill issue on my part but bullets kept going through enemies without damaging them... otherwise, good job!

mathkarma 2023-10-04 07:06

I really like this entry, the mechanics are great, it's difficult but in the great way.

zoeek 2023-10-04 19:34

Great lil game that looks nice as well. Still trying to get past wave 7 :)

devedse 2023-10-04 20:54

I made it to wave 7, I really liked this concept. Initially I thought why are bodies rectangular :S but then it hit me and damn that's smart! Good job!

khaotom 2023-10-04 21:29

Life in the Flesh Pit is hard, yo.

pabloabraham 2023-10-05 01:04

Love the dark, atmospheric vibe of the game! The enemy obstacle mechanic is both challenging and innovative. The visuals are fantastic and add to the overall horror theme. It took me some time to get the hang of the mechanics, but once I did, it became quite addicting. Well done on the concept and execution!

sleevie 2023-10-06 08:40

Really fun to play! Gets quite difficult after a while. Limited space working both as a help and a difficulty is really creative.

cosmogonicfrog 2023-10-06 13:31

@vincent89 @valentinwb @don-fouts @fusyon @rsheepdv @adam-gallina @spicymarcus @frib @steampowered85 @gabahulk @mathkarma @zoeek @devedse @khaotom @pabloabraham @sleevie

Thanks everyone for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Sounds like, as per usual, some of you are already better than I am at our own game.

@adam-gallina Yes I agree and I think I'll remember that for the next jam. Making sure the players have all the information they need should have been a higher priority I think. We don't want the player to feel like their loss was because of unfair game mechanics.

@steampowered85 This is a good point. We were trying to find a way to add a vision cone to the player but we couldn't solve it in time for the cut-off. But like you said, just making the torch into a cone in front of the player would have been a good compromise I think.

Thanks again everyone!

ciber-turtle 2023-10-06 21:02

Love the gameplay. Super cool idea and very fun.

dan-m 2023-10-07 14:53

Echoing @cosmogonicfrog 's words, thanks everyone for the feedback! We're glad so many of you have enjoyed, and an especially big thanks to those who gave critical feedback!

blinyadebil 2023-10-08 10:41

That's a cool concept! I just wish it had more content, but it was fun to play anyway. Also, giving a player more info on the time between waves and left enemies would be a nice addition.

hoffschir 2023-10-15 12:03

Really good concept, Smart use of theme

voxel 2023-10-19 03:27

I really like this application of the theme. I found the game a bit too dark to play on a screen during the day, it's always hard to find a darkness level that works for everyone. I had fun playing this :)