Escape From Emag Castle by bentosmile 2011-08-24T03:03:00
I don't get it...
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Doft
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Cm | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | Evolution | The Legend of Marilia | compo | 299 | 3.10 | 2.68 | 2.23 | 1.57 | 3.10 | 2.32 | 2.12 | 3.21 | 66 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | Alone | I Wish the Theme was Kittens | compo | 649 | 1.81 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 3.31 | 2.19 | 1.18 | 1.33 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 51 | |
| 2011 | 21 | Escape | Mazes & Demons | compo | 225 | 2.93 | 2.73 | 2.40 | 3.14 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 1.38 | 2.25 | 15 |
I don't get it...
Only moving forward is terrible =/ Game would be a lot better if we could move with with WASD
Didn't get the ending. And almost quit, good thing I read the comments and discoreved how to use the special abilities.
Bug of the rubble kept me from completing it, which sucks...
"Sounds were too loud for my liking. And game wouldn't fit in my browser window."
I beat it and nothing happens =(
Yeah, I think the same way about the cursor instead of the box thingie.
GRRRRRRRR I HATE THE CONTROLS!
Really nice game, movement could be faster though, and make bullets or your hitbox smaller. With some music this would be one of the best games in the compo (of the 30-ish I rated at least).
Felt more like "explore" than "escape" to me...
I have the same problem as Laksen....
I really wanted to play the game. But you made it stupidly difficult. Too bad.
Thanks for the feedback! @puffi, if I release a new version I can put a scale option to increase the size of the screen (zooming x2). And like Andrew said, if I made the viewing area bigger it would be too easy.
QFT:
"very difficult to control and far too easy to accidentally hit the escape portal yourself to end the game"
I don't get it.....
Congratulations on staying on theme, you're one of the few that did it. Nyan cat appeared out of nowhere.
Lacking an animation for the main character. A little buggy, monsters would sometimes get stuck in a wall or a bush. The player should begin with some mines and med packs, without them we're defenseless, but once we get some it gets too easy. A little bug: I was at 97 health, used a health pack and went to 107, this should be easy to fix.
Why do we have a gun if we can't use it?
I died even though the monster wasn't in the light, it was near the corner of the screen... other than that everything is fine.
Ps: isn't using music not by you against the rules?
/\ Damn it why didn't I think of that! Shooting rocks would add a lot to the game and it would still fit the theme. I was going to make a radar thingie too, to show where stuff is.
@demonpants There is one kitten! But it's kinda far away to the northwest...
Really nice all around. Although block puzzles aren't that fun for me, it plays nice. The music was a little annoying because of the one long note, if you removed it it would be a lot better. Also there seems to be a delay between you pushing up and picking the block...
Full screen didn't work for me.
Poor snowman =(
Audio was nice, but I got angry at the shapes hitting me all the time =(
Haha, this was actually funny. BAM refrigerator to the head! It was a bit too difficult though, got tired of trying at area 3. The collision was a buggy, you can jump inside the wall. Did you use double buffering? I saw some flickering on the middle of the screen.
Really nice, the controls were perfect in my opinion! I only died in the very last part, and after that I realized how cool it was to go quickly through the level without having to stop to get stars. You should consider adding a "time attack" mode, where you have to make it to the finish as fast as possible.
Says I need the .NET framework, please add a download link to the description...
I don't get it...
Yes, this made the game impossible to play for me..
I was stuck when I found the big red block.... Also the controls weren't the best, I hate that you can't just hold the direction you want to go and jump, when you hit something you stop and have to press the direction again.
The music was really nice, but the text was soooo sloooooowww... And I laughed at the flintstone legs haha
Next time focus more on gameplay if you can, most of the people testing your game don't want to sit through long cutscenes or tutorials on the start of the game.
That was... interesting haha
But in the first fight I was scared there was going to be alien sex o.O
Next time use Screen.lockCursor or something like that, sometimes after passing a level the mouse cursor wasn't in the center of the screen, making it harder to play. I also didn't understand what each option did after you beat a level.
Love the graphics and music! Controls were perfect! A shame it was so short :(
The idea is good, but bad implemented. The parts don't connect right, and sometimes you enter a room and is already being shot at. Make the rooms bigger, or make them continuous.
You really should make it able to get 100% global evolution, and make that be the end of the level, with a zoom out to show the result of all your clicks :)
Great game. Only problem is that it's too short. Also I always pressed the wrong keys, because the view is angled 45ยบ >___>
It was too hard, and for the wrong reasons :( controls made it a bit frustrating. Other than that it was interesting, music was nice too.
The screen shaking was a bit annoying... also colision was strange... when you got hit you just teleported, make it a force that throws the player back.
@LiteLab, yeah, you're not allowed, but if you want to release a post-compo version this is something you could change to make it better, in my opinion. Also, if you're near the wall you get teleported inside it. Next time try to make the player get some speed on the direction you want to move him, instead of teleporting.
The graphics were good, the critter were very cute. But like other I had no idea what should I do. Also, did you use the sound from age of empires (when you add more animals)?
The shooting sound was too loud, other than that it was pretty interesting. The controls could be better too, for example making the character move diagonally
The controls need some work. Make the player slide instead of getting stuck on collision. Also it was a bit boring roaming around only to find a dead end.... Other than that nice graphics, and kudos on putting so much content.
@shard123 Yeah, the music was made in the last hour, and I admit it gets annoying, that's why I was sure to make a mute button (m) :)
@BumpkinRich Yeah, if I had time i would definitely add compass and map :D
@Crushenator it's not a very strong relation, the idea is that you get new itens and get stronger, which is a kind of evolution. This was the only idea that motivated me (making a zelda like game), I didn't want to make a game about blobs or things getting bigger since most people would also have this idea.
@andreyin But you were so close to the end of the game :(
@zakchaos Did you really like the music? Even I thought it was crappy :D I almost didn't put it in the end
Sorry for the delay guys, finally added source.
You should be able to use M to mute the music... And they are not rabbits, they are rats lol
@azurenimbus She is ;)
Actually, I put enemies on the doorsides on purpose, to catch players by surprise. But I agree about making them stay still until they have line of sight, shouldn't be to hard to add with Unity's Raycast.
Noo, I read the comments before playing and the ending was spoiled :(
Really liked the music!