Ex-Sword-Stential Crisis by Team Ex-Sword-Stential
Presenting a game by Team Ex-Sword-Stential(AKA, the Ludum DaVengers):
"Ex-Sword-Stential Crisis"
Rusty is a sword. An ENCHANTED sword.
Rusty also has feelings -- an unfortunate side-effect of awakening as a sentient being.
After a dangerous brush with actual adventuring -- and the realization that he can't stand the sight of blood -- Rusty ultimately decided to lay himself down and go into business doing the next best thing: Professional Landscaping.
THE KING has asked you, Rusty (CEO of "Rusty's 'Cutting it Close' Landscaping Co. Ltd. Inc."), to personally cut his fantastic lawn – and to make sure to avoid his precious, award-winning herd of goats and sheep that wander about the lush grass. He's agreed to allow you to keep whatever you find, to help pay for upgrades to help your progress. THE KING has warned you not to hurt the animals, however -- else lose whatever riches you find hiding there.
... Or you'll go insane from too many unfortunate accidents.
Whatever comes first!
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SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: https://soundcloud.com/pxldj/sets/adventures-of-rusty-soundtrack-ludumdare-32
Get the "Ex-Sword-Stential Crisis" Soundtrack by Audio Artist Thiago Adamo (PxlDJ) for FREE at SoundCloud!
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Game Design: Daniel Snd & Taunia Sabanski
Programming: Daniel Snd
Visuals: Taunia Sabanski & Rachel Rios
Audio & SFX: Thiago Adamo
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NOTES:
- If you experience any lag-related issues you can press "Y" to turn off post-processing effects to see if that helps.
- Joysticks are supported. :) A to jump, Left Movement Stick to Move, Right Movement Stick to rotate camera, Start to Pause.
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"Ex-Sword-Stential Crisis"
Rusty is a sword. An ENCHANTED sword.
Rusty also has feelings -- an unfortunate side-effect of awakening as a sentient being.
After a dangerous brush with actual adventuring -- and the realization that he can't stand the sight of blood -- Rusty ultimately decided to lay himself down and go into business doing the next best thing: Professional Landscaping.
THE KING has asked you, Rusty (CEO of "Rusty's 'Cutting it Close' Landscaping Co. Ltd. Inc."), to personally cut his fantastic lawn – and to make sure to avoid his precious, award-winning herd of goats and sheep that wander about the lush grass. He's agreed to allow you to keep whatever you find, to help pay for upgrades to help your progress. THE KING has warned you not to hurt the animals, however -- else lose whatever riches you find hiding there.
... Or you'll go insane from too many unfortunate accidents.
Whatever comes first!
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SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: https://soundcloud.com/pxldj/sets/adventures-of-rusty-soundtrack-ludumdare-32
Get the "Ex-Sword-Stential Crisis" Soundtrack by Audio Artist Thiago Adamo (PxlDJ) for FREE at SoundCloud!
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Game Design: Daniel Snd & Taunia Sabanski
Programming: Daniel Snd
Visuals: Taunia Sabanski & Rachel Rios
Audio & SFX: Thiago Adamo
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NOTES:
- If you experience any lag-related issues you can press "Y" to turn off post-processing effects to see if that helps.
- Joysticks are supported. :) A to jump, Left Movement Stick to Move, Right Movement Stick to rotate camera, Start to Pause.
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Ratings
| Coolness | 75% | 2 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.81 | 105 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.92 | 64 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.63 | 149 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 4.47 | 46 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.91 | 60 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.89 | 75 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.73 | 114 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.89 | 139 |
Overall really polished! could have yourself a mobile game in development!
I'm joking. I thoroughly enjoyed slaughtering the silly beasts.
I didn't see much point to jumping though, especially since all of the animals seemed to corral themselves in the starting area. Not that that stopped me from jumping around everywhere or anything. :P
graphics and audio are quite good. Well done.
I'll try to beat the highscore soon!
Could make coins and stuff auto-collect to make the game easier a bit :P
poor goats, killed a couple :P
The character is appealingly bizarre, but lawn trimming is monotonous after a while.
Everything else about the game was excellent!
My only real complaints would be that the controls seemed unreliable, and that magnetism was not fast enough/reliable enough to gather coins.
Awesome job!
definitely very silly, enjoyed it.
Graphic -> Oh man, is beatiful is the right graphic for the right theme! 5/5
Innovation -> I see a innovation here, but not that much! I guess the game need more gameplay! Some skilss perhaps! 3/5
Theme -> 5/5 No doubt, it makes me remember all the trash loots of my old rpg's
Audio -> Honestly? The music didn't match with the game, and after some time is kinda of annoying 2/5
Humor -> 5/5, man this game is fun!
Mood -> Maybe was the music or the controls, but i didn't see too much mood here. 2/5
Fun -> Already say it 5/5!
Overall -> Im giving you 5/5, this game deserve a proper full game, =) so start to work on it so i can buy it later on Steam!
Good Job!
The actual physics of the sword made the controls really unresponsive. Even with all the speed upgrades, I really wanted the sword to change directions faster.
The sound effects and the visuals were great. The world looked cohesive and the visual effects were nice. The world looks great, with its large area and varied terrain.
Killing animals has a nice effect, but it took me a long time to realize it also cost you cash every time you collide with an animal.
Overall, cool idea and pretty polished execution. Just need to tighten those controls up a little.
I know what is to be a masterless forgotten sword now!
i love the music and the mood too!
Nice shader/colors.
Controls are hard, but i guess it's the twist of your game, and it's nicely tied to the theme.
Would be perfect if you bind Z & Q keys for f*****g european keyboards :p
Nonetheless, i enjoyed this entry.
Cute game though, very polished, and quite amusing. Good stuff!
All those poor goats and sheep though :(
Anyway, amazing job!
I have learnt a lot about myself playing this game and realising my mounting urge to destroy.
Perhaps man itself is an inherent agent of destruction?
Would recommend.
I was stuck on the upgrade screen at first. I didn't realize you had to press esc or enter to continue, was expecting a close button since the upgrades were also buttons.
Like, I can't honestly say this was fun to play, even taking into account the humor aspect.
Congrats =D
(also, 1st place on my first attempt </brag>)
I saw my opportunity to take revenge and I took it. ;D
My mission is complete. *blasts off into space until the next LD*
Good luck with your future endeavours.