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Monster Buster by AsixJin

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made by AsixJin for LD31 (JAM)
You are sent to a dungeon to clean all the monsters up! Don't worry though because for Ludum Dare 31 all you have to do is get rid of some lowly slime, but it could get rough. Use the arrow keys to move and the space bar to advance battle text. Battle with an enemy begins when they are adjacent to you. Music can be muted with the M key. Have fun!

-on 12/09/2014 I fixed a bug that wouldn't allow you to move after a battle.

Everything in this game was made by me, however the only thing not done within the 72 hours was the music which I did in FamiTracker about a year ago.

Please give feedback! This is my 1st submitted Ludum Dare game and I really wanna know how I did. If you encounter any bugs please let me know in the most direct way possible so I can fix them for others (or if you wanna come try again).
Web http://www.gamejolt.com/games/rpg/monster-buster-ludum-dare-31/41270/
Windows http://www.gamejolt.com/games/monster-buster-ludum-dare-31/download-distribution/45184/?os=windows
Linux http://gamejolt.com/games/monster-buster-ludum-dare-31/download-distribution/45791/?os=linux
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=30137

Ratings

Coolness 52% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.53 955
Fun(Jam) 2.30 947
Graphics(Jam) 2.58 808
Innovation(Jam) 2.24 916
Mood(Jam) 2.73 718
Theme(Jam) 2.37 983

Feedback

Pinpickle
09. Dec 2014 · 05:50 UTC
This has good foundations, a battle system with enemies and exploration and experience at least (I did not encounter levelling up)

The movement block by block made it impossible to tell if you were moving in long, repetitive passages. The fighting seemed a bit slow paced to me, as well.

I like the graphics.
fueelin
09. Dec 2014 · 09:38 UTC
I got stuck in one of the hallways on the left side of the level. I liked the graphics though.
xerohuang
09. Dec 2014 · 09:40 UTC
I can't move right after defeated a Slime.
GAFBlizzard
09. Dec 2014 · 10:37 UTC
I did not rate this and did not finish it -- sometimes the arrow keys seem to get stuck so you cannot move in certain directions to continue.
CScribes
09. Dec 2014 · 22:08 UTC
Overall a good first game! The use of the theme and the graphics were nice. The music wasn't half bad as well. I did encounter a bug, I believe, which wouldn't allow me to move up and down.
🎤 AsixJin
10. Dec 2014 · 00:13 UTC
I was completely unaware of this movement bug! Thanks everyone! Are we even allow to fix bugs during the judging phase?
HotBoxGames
10. Dec 2014 · 00:14 UTC
A wild slime appeared!

Neat game - not keen on the block by block movement but it fits the turn based style :)

Good work!
🎤 AsixJin
10. Dec 2014 · 00:20 UTC
I see a lot of people aren't too happy with the gird based movement I implemented. It was easier to work with cause I haven't quite gotten use to how to move things in Unity. That is my goal! Thanks again for the feedback!
Murchurl
10. Dec 2014 · 02:28 UTC
I prefer the grid movement i see it in a lot of games like this! Good job, nice entry with simple gameplay. I like it!
Jacksendary
10. Dec 2014 · 02:35 UTC
For some reason after my first fight I couldn't move right
hissssssssss
11. Dec 2014 · 15:25 UTC
Like others, I had problems with movement after battles. Certain directions would stop working for some reason and I couldn't advance.

I like limited-resource RPGs, so I'd love to see what the game would be like if you fixed the bugs.
Linear
12. Dec 2014 · 03:26 UTC
Still can't move to the right after fighting a slime. This doesn't happen all the time, but about 30% of the time after a battle, moving right is disabled.
6DownStudios
12. Dec 2014 · 03:40 UTC
Nifty game! And congrats on your 1st submission! This was the first time I finished in time to submit as well, and I too didn't have time for music. Hopefully next time around we both will!
Hellequin
12. Dec 2014 · 19:16 UTC
Interesting concept! I really like the gameplay and graphics! Really a great job!
rzuf
12. Dec 2014 · 22:04 UTC
Wooo, another RPG! Please please please make a linux build!
rzuf
14. Dec 2014 · 14:58 UTC
I wish there was more to it.
I looove the presentation - low-res tiles, grid based movement and that HUD is like 50% of the screen - just like in early Ultima games! Music is fine as well.
This delay in fights (moster thinking thingie) is completely unnecessary. But overall, the game is just too easy and too shallow, there isn't really any strategy involved. Just mashing the space. :P
Oh, at one point I was fighting an invisible slime! :D
Canyon
28. Dec 2014 · 07:01 UTC
When I try to run the web build game jolt gives an error saying "Failed to download data file"
01rafael
29. Dec 2014 · 17:42 UTC
I like this green one eyed monsters xD