The Pied Piper by OriginalBigDan

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made by OriginalBigDan for LD32 (COMPO)
You are the pied piper. Using your magical flute, charm the children out of the rat-filled cave. Rats are dangerous! Use your flute to mesmerise them for a few seconds, whilst you get out of the way!

Sorry for the lack of menus, loading screens and other nice things. I was rushed :P

Feedback

lamphj
20. Apr 2015 · 05:59 UTC
Nicely done, but man that was a challenging game. It took we a while to figure out the little details about how to properly use the rat and children calls. At first I thought I was fighting the game but after taking my time I see what you were going for. I was able to improve my rat strategy and finally beat it. You won some points with how tightly the rats reacted. The only negative was the 4th kid. The third kids crazed rant was so good I had to get the 4th kid to see what was next! Still the third kid won my heart and my votes!
bradur
20. Apr 2015 · 06:26 UTC
At first:
[+] Love the lines after you rescue a kid
[+] Nice whistling skills
[+] Nice-looking models
[+] Good sounds
[+] Wilhelm scream!

[-] Could use a background tune / ambience that would go silent while you blow

the flute? For more atmosphere.
[-] This game is so hard! How do I even avoid the mice?
[-] The kids are so slow.
[-] When do I get more flute power?

After some time:
[+] Has depth & skill-based mechanics
* Move the mice out of the way, then go back for the kids
* If you run out of flute-power while escorting a kid, just block them while

you regenerate the power. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/ognLk1M.png

I managed to play through the game with full health & all kids )ed :).
DesignerNap
20. Apr 2015 · 13:23 UTC
Man that is hard! but good work :) I love the writing and voice acting!