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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201533You are the MonsterDominioncompo4653.132.893.493.352.972.782.893.1771

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Comments by Sypanite

LD33 — You are the Monster

Brog The Builder by mungoman1 2015-08-24T15:34:00

A little buggy, but it was great!

Death Bus by mr.possoms 2015-08-26T11:52:00

Good take on the theme. Imo there's not enough gameplay - it's too easy. Audio would have been a great addition to this; explosions, explosions, explosions!

A Shadow In The Night by tripleVisionGames 2015-08-29T12:01:00

That was great - pretty difficult in places.

Space Pong by MortalWombat 2015-08-25T23:07:00

Cool idea, nice looking game. I feel it's too easy to score on your own side. At any rate, I got my ass kicked! :)

VINDICTAE by Pickens Inc. 2015-08-28T21:21:00

Cool concept, rather difficult though - I feel the enemies react way too quickly.

Possession is a nice idea... *hint* *hint*

Virion Alpha by Bloodyaugust 2015-08-27T09:34:00

I had this exact idea for another theme - great minds!

It could have done with some sort of timer imo, it was too easy to beat. More levels would have been great!

Monster1 by McFood 2015-08-26T12:28:00

That was awesome! I also got stuck on the password part.

Escape From Science by ryanisaacg 2015-08-26T12:43:00

A fellow Java entry!

Quite difficult in some places. I found constantly jumping made me significantly harder to hit. ;)

Dominion by Sypanite 2015-08-25T17:36:00

Thanks guys!

Yeah, sorry about that - I had a real nightmare with the movement/physics. What you see in the final game is in fact the *best* I managed to get it - it's definitely something I'm going to play around with.

Haha, apologies dancingmad - I'll write up a 'TL,DR' / condensed version.

Dominion by Sypanite 2015-08-25T21:42:00

Your comments mean a lot, thank you!

@TFR - Yes, apologies - I tried the game on my laptop (same resolution) and had that problem too, but that was just after the compo ended, so I didn't have time to do anything about it. It's definitely something I'll bear in mind next time!

@Caspila - The music was generated by "Fake Music Generator" and implemented with about half an hour left until submission - I was not too picky, haha! As for the speed, I feel exactly the same - I messed around with it for quite a bit, I just couldn't get it right.

@Kaype - Thanks! Noise was my method of keeping a constant theme to the artwork and hiding my awful art skills! :) I saw that crash yesterday - it's nothing too game-breaking, I don't want to modify the game for minor issues (it feels like cheating to me, even though it's explicity stated that it's allowed).

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I said in the changelog that I wouldn't patch again, but earlier I realised that the download included two 'resources' folders (the one it uses is in the JAR). I have removed the external, pointless one; it has been replaced with the 'data' folder (stores level data). I can't load this inside the JAR using the current code.
I've also quickly patched the bug where the world does not render properly for a frame or two when a possessed entity dies (I was missing a condition, sleepiness for the win).
I won't alter it again, not unless someone discovers some horrific game-breaking bug of pain, death, and misery.

I'm already looking forward to LD34!

Dominion by Sypanite 2015-08-26T15:58:00

Thank you!

The conversation system did not turn out as well as I'd hoped due to time constraints, but I guess that's how it is. :)

The Devil's Daughter by SinclairStrange 2015-08-27T09:14:00

That was great! Very impressive taking into account the limited amount of time.

Vampig Rampage by wischutz 2015-08-25T22:59:00

I'd eaten 136 cows before they finally got me, I had a small army chasing me. That was great!

Blop Avanger by Mimus 2015-08-24T02:37:00

I also had trouble moving - it seems I kept getting stuck in the ground. I like the art!

Pro Gardener - Monster Edition by JoshyOshKenoshi 2015-08-26T12:00:00

I win! Great take on the theme, and pretty entertaining.

I was expected it to get really hectic / difficult as I went on, and it just... didn't.
I'd have liked some variation in the sounds the plants made - a random sound out of a selection, or perhaps a sound for each requirement.

Killer Fish by Mantlair 2015-08-26T17:14:00

It was pretty hard to steer, but then I'm never a fan of A/D turning.

All in all, cool idea! The sound effects were amusing.

Foolish Adventurer by Rakholl 2015-08-26T10:15:00

The concept is great, and it's always cool to hear voice acting.

The controls are awkward, and it's too dark - a dim ambient light would have been a good idea imo.
A model for the heedless adventurer (even a simple one, like the monster) would have made the game look much nicer - I feel like I'm chasing a bouncing cube, not an adventurer.

It's not often one sees a Blender game! I'd love to see it more... complete, it's a really cool idea.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Kalm004 2015-08-25T21:58:00

Really cool take on the theme! I've always been a fan of the Jekyll/Hyde concept.

Some variation in the levels would have been nice, rather than replaying the same level with less time - that's my only issue!

Eternal Rest by Matzigon 2015-08-26T12:09:00

I rather enjoyed this. I've seen this take on the theme quite a few times, but the game is interesting (I enjoyed tactically placing traps and appearing out of nowhere) and the graphics/audio are great.

Where did the world models come from? Are they yours, or are they from a public 3D tileset? I'd love to use them myself!

You are the star by Dizzly 2015-08-29T12:22:00

I love the concept, rather unique! The game was great.

Inner Monsters by psypol 2015-08-26T11:38:00

I had a very similiar idea for this theme (didn't go with it though) - great minds! ;)