Helga Kills Everything by mutatedsoftware

made by mutatedsoftware for LD31 (JAM)

An endless NES inspired arena fight with an emphasis on making each play through unique. Walk over and kill the 'play' text to get started. Mouse clicks also work for killing stuff. See how many kills you can rack up!

This was my first Ludum Dare and I'm really happy my wife and daughter were able to join in with their artwork and soud effects. Was a fantastic experience!

Engine: Unity3D
Music: Famitracker
SFX: BFXR
Art: GIMP and MSPaint
Font: Press Start 2P http://www.1001fonts.com/press-start-2p-font.html

Anywho, any feedback is greatly appreciated. Can't wait to check out your projects! Exclamation points!!! (I'm very tired)

Web (Unity Webplayer)	https://www.googledrive.com/host/0B6m8Qv2pFPCmN3piakg3ZnBucjA/
Windows	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6m8Qv2pFPCmRTZYZHNuSGxXakU/view?usp=sharing
OS/X	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6m8Qv2pFPCmbmxIZVFtcjhJMDA/view?usp=sharing
Linux	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6m8Qv2pFPCmUTczWF9SX3NHODA/view?usp=sharing
Android (With updates)	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6m8Qv2pFPCmUDJ2Wld6MllqMXc/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=45026

Ratings

Coolness	66%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.26	448

Audio(Jam)	2.82	463
Fun(Jam)	3.64	128
Graphics(Jam)	3.33	472
Humor(Jam)	3.82	61
Innovation(Jam)	2.77	680
Mood(Jam)	3.15	424
Theme(Jam)	3.95	165

Feedback

ViliX64

09. Dec 2014 · 04:19 UTC

Funny, yet great entry.

SpartanIceCream

09. Dec 2014 · 04:22 UTC

Pretty fun! The only downside to the game is that the movement felt a bit funny.

stvr

09. Dec 2014 · 04:22 UTC

Unfortunately Control + Arrows is bound to a lot of stuff in OSX, so this is really hard to play for me. But it's pretty fun! Why can't I kill the title?

JoshuaBurr

09. Dec 2014 · 04:22 UTC

I don't seem to be able to press play. Helga just swings her axe. Music is good though!

LandoSystems

09. Dec 2014 · 04:23 UTC

Nice game, the character design and art cracked me up. Great work!

Acuity

09. Dec 2014 · 04:23 UTC

I like the art! And your hitboxes work well, unlike the ones in my game. :P

hoqjed

09. Dec 2014 · 04:23 UTC

i tried playing the web entry on kongregate, but all i get is a red screen. i didn't put any ratings, so i might check back later to see if it's working.

Phyyl

09. Dec 2014 · 04:23 UTC

Wow, really liked the style and the idea! Nice humour!

OttersDen

09. Dec 2014 · 04:23 UTC

That was very fun! It felt quirky and humorous. Great variety of enemies! The only drawback is that I wish there was a way to see how much health you had. Music also stopped after a while.

Still, thumbs up from me!

error031

09. Dec 2014 · 04:24 UTC

Helga rocks! Absolutely great expirience!

Grindstorm

09. Dec 2014 · 04:24 UTC

Curse that bear!! HELGA WILL CRUSH YOU!
Cool game! That bear scared the s*** out of me man!

SwiftIllusion

09. Dec 2014 · 04:25 UTC

Sweet entry, had a heart attack when the bear came out haha. Nice variation in enemies and simple but easy to access premise :).

sharp911

09. Dec 2014 · 04:41 UTC

Not bad. Nice retro feel to it. Good job

sharpcoder

09. Dec 2014 · 05:37 UTC

Nice job! Fits the theme well and I had fun playing it :)

Kwask

09. Dec 2014 · 17:24 UTC

66 murder points! Fun little game!

Diventurer

09. Dec 2014 · 17:52 UTC

I feel it could be more polished. Although, I do like the progression of difficulty.

Liam :D

09. Dec 2014 · 17:52 UTC

I saw Helga in one of the posts during the jam, and was really, really confused. I'm so glad I found it in the list of games. :D

GAFBlizzard

10. Dec 2014 · 10:13 UTC

I was very amused by the bear animations. It would be nice to have a health meter of some sort so I know how much damage Helga has taken though.

Also it would be cool if I could win instead of just surviving!

Pat Kemp

11. Dec 2014 · 04:41 UTC

Haha, hilarious! I cracked up when the bear came out. Super cool to hear it was a family collaboration. Great job!

Samm

11. Dec 2014 · 04:42 UTC

Ha, "Murder points" :D

Rothens

11. Dec 2014 · 11:21 UTC

What did I just play? XD Nice one anyway :D

rodobodolfo

12. Dec 2014 · 14:37 UTC

Loved It, controls feel solid to me!
maybe too hard when mages and the bear appear...

hissssssssss

12. Dec 2014 · 14:54 UTC

This is an absolute riot! Well done!

One bug I noticed: I died, and at that time a wizard was throwing a dagger. When I went back to the title screen, the dagger continued on its path and hit the Toggle Music button, triggering it! I had already swung at Play so I had to play that round with no music. XD

Cake&Code

13. Dec 2014 · 02:02 UTC

D'aww, only 32 kill points, that bear destroyed me!

Pretty fun, but gets very hectic too quickly, I'd have liked a smoother ramp up to get used to all the enemies more progressively. For example, the first wizard had only come out only moments ago while ago when suddenly 3 wizards and a bear spawned, hilarious and terrifying all at once :)

🎤 mutatedsoftware

13. Dec 2014 · 04:18 UTC

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. They've all been right on the money. I'm also happy to report that after reading how the bear startled people, my daughter has added 'programmer' to the list of things she wants to be when she grows up :)

Tipyx

15. Dec 2014 · 12:45 UTC

Good job for a first entry !

Bonobo Games & Mechanic Moon

16. Dec 2014 · 10:48 UTC

Fun and addictive. Best not to use the system keys for the game.

wavertron

20. Dec 2014 · 07:33 UTC

Quite fun and humorous. But the bear killed me everytime :/
Nice game

alyphen

20. Dec 2014 · 11:42 UTC

This was fairly amusing - it didn't keep me hooked for very long, but it was fun while I was playing it. The music was good, some of the art could do with brushing up, and it would be nice to see a health bar or something so I knew how far away I was from dying. The huge bear usually killed me pretty much instantly - I think it would be nice to make it more obvious when you were hit, too.

snickersnacks

29. Dec 2014 · 04:41 UTC

As a woman, I felt very empowered! GO HELGA! This game could really go somewhere. I like it a lot and I think the potential to have a decent amount of fun is there. I LOL'd great job!