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Bryce Darling by Slothradamus

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made by Slothradamus for LD31 (COMPO)
Purpapus vs The Creature

Purpapus is controlled by WASD.
The Creature is controlled by arrow keys.

up & W = jump
left & A = move left
right & D = move right
down & S = attack

You have to click on the game window in order for it to take your WASD and arrow key input.

Made a really simple game as best I could from scratch. Had a great time this weekend. Have a ton to learn about sprite animation and physics!!
Web https://github.com/brycedarling/ludum-dare-31/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=45831

Ratings

Coolness 20% 2185
Overall 2.27 1179
Fun 2.73 879
Graphics 3.07 574
Innovation 2.07 1135
Theme 3.20 975

Feedback

Liam :D
10. Dec 2014 · 11:08 UTC
Oh neat! A 2 player game! :D
hoyt hoy
10. Dec 2014 · 11:20 UTC
Nice job.
But this kind of game was very common in this LD.
Maybe some innovation (powers, skills ...) make the game better
slarrimer
11. Dec 2014 · 03:58 UTC
Nice game! I like the creature designs.
spacedoubt
11. Dec 2014 · 04:25 UTC
cool characters!
panda
11. Dec 2014 · 19:41 UTC
Good characters, good use of the theme! That's a good start, keep on learning! One thing I noticed is that I can jump while falling. Also, the jumps may look better if a bit smoother: perhaps go up for a bit, then nothing, then go down for a bit (instead of up then down as you do now). Or you could use non-integer numbers and get something completely smooth.
🎤 Slothradamus
13. Dec 2014 · 02:23 UTC
Thanks for the kind words everyone!

@hoyt hoy 100% agreed. I desperately needed to add some "juice" to the game but ran out of time just implementing the basics. Next time I will leave at least Sunday for adding the extra fun bits like that.

@panda Hah, I didn't notice the jumping while falling bug some how, thank you, good catch. As you noticed, I had a tough time implementing the jumping physics and have a lot to learn about it before the next LD.

Thank you so much for trying out my first LD and giving me feedback!
6DownStudios
13. Dec 2014 · 04:31 UTC
Creature designs are cool! Might be neat if they had slightly different stats like in Toejam & Earl (speed/rate of fire maybe? Wrapping the map horizontally might let you add some AI entities (that both players have to dodge) without getting the level too cluttered.
jpcote
13. Dec 2014 · 04:34 UTC
2 player game! nice job