LudumData

Necro Chasm by Hjalte500

[raw]
made by Hjalte500 for LD31 (JAM)
A short game about killing zombies and their creator.

It is recommended that you play with an xbox controller but there are keyboard support as well.

Controls:
Open/close menu: esc/start
Restart game: r/back
Up/down in menu: arrow keys, WS, Right Stick
Choose in menu: Num Enter/A

Move: WASD, Left Stick
Change direction: Arrow keys/Right Stick
Attack: Space/Right Trigger


Programmer/Animator: Hjalte Tagmose
Sounds: Niilo Takalainen
Animator/Background: Thomas Frank
UI: Gustav Onsberg
Windows https://mega.nz/#!m1RVVD7S!P8-gs73A6LhVi-RCYvCuDoTeL1QNrMzLgqQUre3z9g4
OS/X http://goo.gl/F5R6aW
Linux http://goo.gl/6i5QPA
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=41033

Ratings

Coolness 36% 1818
Overall(Jam) 2.87 777
Audio(Jam) 3.00 392
Fun(Jam) 2.86 651
Graphics(Jam) 3.59 352
Humor(Jam) 2.37 612
Innovation(Jam) 2.36 875
Mood(Jam) 3.05 484
Theme(Jam) 3.41 631

Feedback

floorman
09. Dec 2014 路 00:53 UTC
The game itself is a bit awkward, and combat is not as fluid as it could be (IMO). But the graphics are awesome and sounds are cool.

Nice game. =)
kburkhart84
09. Dec 2014 路 00:56 UTC
Graphics are consistent. Dual-stick doesn't work well on PC, which is why you recommended the XBOX pad. I would recommend if you could have an option to just face the direction you move in. Also, I couldn't see any evidence of damaging the enemies.
馃帳 Hjalte500
09. Dec 2014 路 08:31 UTC
I suppose we couldve put in such a feature but I just wanted to be able to walk backwards and kill zombies infront of me. When it comes to evidence of damaging the enemies we relied 100% on sound. We will remember that next time. Thank you for your comment, kburkhart.
Thanks, floorman.
folmerkelly
09. Dec 2014 路 12:07 UTC
Digging on the graphics, combat is a lil' rough but once I played for a bit and got a feel for how it handles I quite enjoyed it. Good job!
acerunox
09. Dec 2014 路 12:27 UTC
Nice graphics and sounds, as said before - combat could be more fluid on keyboard, but after some time you get used to it.
taviandir
09. Dec 2014 路 12:30 UTC
Cute graphics but as someone else said, unless you have a controller the keyboard controls feels awkward :/
deyteris_team
09. Dec 2014 路 14:44 UTC
I try to survive. But damn pixel zombies killed me and ate my brains. Now I'm zombie too :( Nice game. I like it!
馃帳 Hjalte500
09. Dec 2014 路 15:30 UTC
I didnt realise the keyboard controls were bad till now because I only tested it with a controller. Thanks for the feedback. Its awesome to see so many people playing our game. Thank you.
skonkan
10. Dec 2014 路 11:30 UTC
I got overrun by zombies. Great work. Autoattack if you press space would be nice.
NickName
11. Dec 2014 路 01:50 UTC
The music is moody. The graphics are reminiscent of Sword and Sworcery / Hyper Light Drifter (a great comparison for a simple and effective style).

There is a lack of visual feedback for hitting an enemy / getting hit, though the audio does a fair job of articulating this.

Overall, good groundwork for a solid survival-based combat game. Great job!
maybeimelias
11. Dec 2014 路 14:28 UTC
Couldn't get it to play on my Mac
raisedmedia
12. Dec 2014 路 12:18 UTC
Also couldn't play it on a Mac. OSX 10.10.1
DrGeraud
12. Dec 2014 路 12:25 UTC
Graphics are really cool. =]
01rafael
16. Dec 2014 路 00:11 UTC
AAAAAA! This is super awesome! xD
ShellfishGames
17. Dec 2014 路 22:01 UTC
Good effort, only the combat is a little unresponsive - as mentioned before, visual hit feedback would be nice in addition to the sound effect (like particles, or the zombie stumbling back for a moment). Visuals are cool though, I like the animations. :)
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 路 21:43 UTC
nice pixel art and game