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Sophistication Annihilation by Newt_

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made by Newt_ for LD32 (COMPO)
In Sophistication Annihilation, you are cast as two gentlemen attempting to protect culture and sophistication from the boorish influence of uncivilized media.

Translation: You fire missiles at televisions from the back of a horse.

Not convinced yet? Features include:
*Intense side-scrolling battle against difficult enemies.
*Utilize the power of words by literally blowing things up with them.
*Skill-demanding mechanics test your inner gentleman.
*At least several mind-blowing sound effects
*Cameo appearance by High Horse, who was not animated by a matter of artistic choice, and totally not because I ran out of time.
*Score based, so you can brag to all your friends about how successful you are in life and why they are puny and meaningless.

Thanks for downloading! I appreciate all feedback!

UPDATE (4/20): Fixed a typo and an annoying backspace bug that I didn't notice last night. Source updated as well.
Windows http://bit.ly/1J2X5i1
Source http://bit.ly/1IxPzZk
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=34427

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall 3.63 182
Audio 2.55 614
Fun 3.78 94
Graphics 2.88 659
Humor 3.66 128
Innovation 3.78 134
Mood 3.50 162
Theme 3.97 103

Feedback

el_kloklo
20. Apr 2015 路 12:52 UTC
Some word were refused, i don't clearly understand zhy, but that was funny.
Kasmilus
20. Apr 2015 路 13:16 UTC
Incredibly fabulous horse!
馃帳 Newt_
20. Apr 2015 路 16:24 UTC
@el_kloklo: Which words? Also, you can't fire a missile until a TV comes onto the screen, so maybe that was it.
Paulozz
20. Apr 2015 路 21:59 UTC
That's a very fun concept.
Leandrus
20. Apr 2015 路 21:59 UTC
Good game. i made 22954 pts
very funny. i was freking out qhen they take away my keys hahahaha
Thanks for sharing.
hexdie
20. Apr 2015 路 22:31 UTC
Very interesting idea! Could use some music and some animation though.
chaosed0
20. Apr 2015 路 22:33 UTC
Amazing. Near the end I was reduced to typing "ha" as fast as I could; made it to 79036. Only complaint is that there isn't any music.
matthewd673
20. Apr 2015 路 22:48 UTC
I don't normally enjoy typing games but that was actually really fun! Good work.
gene-z
21. Apr 2015 路 00:47 UTC
very interesting concept, congratulations
celisoft
21. Apr 2015 路 12:27 UTC
Nice idea and I like the fact that it's made with Python / PyGame. How did you generate your .exe file from the .py ? It's very useful ! I keep the game on my hard drive in order to replay it, this is very fun !!
parzivalTheVirtual
21. Apr 2015 路 19:50 UTC
Awesome concept. I haven't played word making games in a while but I really enjoyed yours. Great job!
RyanNielson
22. Apr 2015 路 01:14 UTC
Great concept, it really tested my vocabulary. Losing keys was also a great way to limit the player and penalize them from taking hits.

The only recommendation I could give would be a way to more quickly delete entire words quickly without having to press backspace over and over.
馃帳 Newt_
22. Apr 2015 路 03:04 UTC
@RyanNielson Thanks for playing, and for the suggestion! I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but when you a guess a word incorrectly, you can either backspace or just start typing to clear the panel and enter a new word.
dallonf
22. Apr 2015 路 14:50 UTC
They took the vowels first.

10/10
Acrimiens
23. Apr 2015 路 00:20 UTC
Haha, i like it, good game. Rly rly fun! Thanks for make this game ^^
F. Wiktora
23. Apr 2015 路 00:42 UTC
Heh, another great entry! You should really keep it up!
FrederickK
23. Apr 2015 路 00:55 UTC
Great idea!
5 stars on innovation! :D
BIZM
23. Apr 2015 路 18:07 UTC
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Very innovative idea, and very fun and addictive to play. My high score was 142732! :D
FeniX
23. Apr 2015 路 20:48 UTC
Great! That's an awesome idea! I really like the mechanics of losing letters when hit by TV. :D That's a pitty there are only few sounds in the game. Nice background music would make the game feel better.
CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD
25. Apr 2015 路 13:43 UTC
Wow, that's was super-challenging! Really unexpected gameplay =) Also like easter egg on funerals =) Nice dark humor. But with more and more tries i want faster way to replay. Like spacebar or something.
CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD
25. Apr 2015 路 13:46 UTC
Sorry, messed up browser tabs =)
KaiseanGames
06. May 2015 路 16:53 UTC
Very nice concept.
Destroying my keys? No, you don't! :p

Well done!