Suzy v Dark Lord by Jonapulse
Suzy v Dark Lord
Apprentice Suzy goes on an irresponsible adventure, using runes that make portals!
The game is beatable, though there was no time for polish so it might not make very much sense. A few important points:
- there are 5 runes you can find in the game. You pick them up with SPACE and throw them, and they will make a portal to a new area. You find new runes in those areas. - New runes won't make portals until you pick them up and throw them. If two portals overlap, the overlapping area will create a double-portal. You overlap portals to find new runes, moving farther and farther until you find a scary guy and beat him using your brain*.
- when you encounter monsters, they can be defeated if they end up walking out of there area into the right area. Hint: the skeleton you first see will die if it leaves the forest and enters the sunny library. The monster you find after that will not die in the forest or the library.
Thanks to Ludum Dare and the tools I used (Unity, inkscape, sfxr for sound, http://www.fakemusicgenerator.com/ for music.)
*You can beat him by getting all 5 runes to overlap and having him walk in that area. You'll know you've won when you get another letter from your boss.
Apprentice Suzy goes on an irresponsible adventure, using runes that make portals!
The game is beatable, though there was no time for polish so it might not make very much sense. A few important points:
- there are 5 runes you can find in the game. You pick them up with SPACE and throw them, and they will make a portal to a new area. You find new runes in those areas. - New runes won't make portals until you pick them up and throw them. If two portals overlap, the overlapping area will create a double-portal. You overlap portals to find new runes, moving farther and farther until you find a scary guy and beat him using your brain*.
- when you encounter monsters, they can be defeated if they end up walking out of there area into the right area. Hint: the skeleton you first see will die if it leaves the forest and enters the sunny library. The monster you find after that will not die in the forest or the library.
Thanks to Ludum Dare and the tools I used (Unity, inkscape, sfxr for sound, http://www.fakemusicgenerator.com/ for music.)
*You can beat him by getting all 5 runes to overlap and having him walk in that area. You'll know you've won when you get another letter from your boss.
Ratings
| Coolness | 45% | 1550 |
| Overall | 3.33 | 409 |
| Audio | 3.31 | 208 |
| Fun | 2.85 | 784 |
| Graphics | 3.41 | 345 |
| Humor | 3.05 | 236 |
| Innovation | 4.07 | 59 |
| Mood | 2.88 | 611 |
| Theme | 3.81 | 297 |
lvl 1 - the library: pick up the rune and throw it in the bottom middle of the stage. You'll reveal the forest level, a skeleton, and another rune.
lvl 2 - stay roughly where you are (moving a bit if the skeleton gets stuck on a tree.) Let the skeleton walk towards you until it enters the library stage area--it will die. Go and grab the new rune (if you can't tell which one is new, grab them both. Once they've been revealed they'll stay at the top level even if you pick up and close your first portal)
Level 3 - if you throw those two runes so that they're near each other, they'll overlap and you'll see the ice level. There is a monster in the middle of the stage that you'll want to avoid triggering (if you do trigger it, it's slow, so you're not totally screwed.)
The next rune is in the top right of the stage behind the ice pillars. If you're being chased by the ice monster, grab that rune and throw it near the others - the 4th level is hot and kills the ice monster.
Lvl 4 - grab the runes and throw them all in the middle left of the stage (where you'll find the new rune). There are three monsters surround it, but they're stationary. They will die in any level besides this one, so if you just pick up a rune near them you can kill them.
lvl 5 - if you throw all the runes in the middle the final boss will come out and chase you. There is a 5th rune near the top middle, but off to the left. If you throw them all together it will open a portal to the moon . If the boss walks on it he'll get sucked in and you'll win. If you walk on it you'll be fine... because I didn't implement death there.
I kept getting a bit stuck on the scenery, and there doesn't appear to be a "reset" option after death? Those two things were a little frustrating, but I think I've rated this higher than virtually every game I've played so far, so well done for that :D
It wasn't until I read the walkthrough that I understood where the second rune had come from (I didn't spot it initially because there was a spooky skeleton coming at me!). I'd have liked the runes marked separately (or maybe have new ones "shine" until you pick them up).
I'd like to see this idea fleshed out in a post-competition game.