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Shadow of a Thought by Docjekyll

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made by Docjekyll for LD30 (COMPO)
Title: Shadow of a Thought

Description: A point-and-click defense game where you try to stop the forces of darkness from invading our world.

Controls: Point and click. Simple! Hold left click to continue firing.

Features:
- dynamic "threat" system that manages enemy spawns in order to create challenging moments for the player
- 2 short music tracks built from scratch during the 48 hours
- original unicorn art with super awesome animated rainbow mane (trust me, I'm a pro)

Tech:
- Flash (AS3) (with GreenSock and MonsterDebugger)
- Flash CS4, Flash Builder 4.6
- Photoshop, Illustrator, GIMP
- FL Studio 9

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UPDATE
(14-08-24,22:10CST): File now hosted, so you don't have to go to Github any more.
(14-08-25,21:05CST): Added new screenshot.
(14-08-26,14:00CST): Added link to game on GameJolt.
Web (standalone) http://cjdevsite.com/games/ld30/
GameJolt http://gamejolt.com/games/shooter/shadow-of-a-thought/33167/
Source https://github.com/jhnsnc/LD30
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=41650

Ratings

Coolness 65% 3
Overall 3.46 308
Audio 3.94 31
Fun 3.57 164
Graphics 3.70 208
Humor 3.30 113
Innovation 2.97 704
Mood 3.53 151
Theme 2.95 755

Feedback

eatsleepindie
25. Aug 2014 路 07:34 UTC
Wow. I absolutely adore this game, and it is my pick to win so far. Everything is so polished and put together perfectly. The music is incredible, the animations, the art, I love it all! Games like this are what the Ludum Dare is all about for me.
Kuupu
25. Aug 2014 路 10:54 UTC
It is indeed well polished. The game pace is quite amusing. I loved the soundtracks.
Very nice work, congratulations.
renatopp
25. Aug 2014 路 19:16 UTC
Great Idea! The gampeplay is pretty simple but is solid. Congratulations.
danidre14
26. Aug 2014 路 04:07 UTC
It went absolutly fine until, it began coming fro all sides at once! And fast! Cheat! Still rate ya 5 starts though! :3
馃帳 Docjekyll
26. Aug 2014 路 04:33 UTC
Thanks for the feedback so far, everyone :-D

The game is indeed difficult (I don't like easy games!), but definitely winnable. There are 7 levels and the last one has a bit of extra evilness in the enemy attack patterns.
jshaffer94247
26. Aug 2014 路 04:40 UTC
Really liked the theme -- something other than shooting evil aliens with spaceships. Same mechanics but a different experience. Nice!
TheGamingProject
26. Aug 2014 路 05:28 UTC
The art was a little bland, but it was enjoyable to play. The movement of the pony around the crib was a little odd, but it made the game a little more challenging.
Danman9914
26. Aug 2014 路 05:30 UTC
Shooting lucky charms never felt better!
kirbytails7
26. Aug 2014 路 05:30 UTC
Simple and clean. The difficulty ramps nicely.
jormungandr
26. Aug 2014 路 05:32 UTC
The game bugged out a couple of times, and I could only have 1 bullet on the screen at once
avh4
26. Aug 2014 路 05:35 UTC
Having the unicorn move around randomly made this an interesting little shooter. Really nice-looking shadow sprites, too.
Lissar
26. Aug 2014 路 05:54 UTC
I always enjoying seeing overtly feminine things in action games. Music was catchy too!
馃帳 Docjekyll
26. Aug 2014 路 06:35 UTC
@Danman9914 if I had realized they looked like lucky charms, I'd have made a full set of them :-D
@kirbytails7 thanks! that comment means a lot, since that was one of the main things I focused on
@jorumungandr I'm sorry to hear that! I'd really like to know what caused that :-/
@Lissar thanks! there was a bit of truth the in the game flavor text about liking the rainbow mane a little too much :-P
Boberro
26. Aug 2014 路 11:16 UTC
Nice style, maybe it could work with shooting sound being in chord with music?

It did lag terribly on my mac (chrome).
fcpfoof
26. Aug 2014 路 19:29 UTC
Lovely and cute ;3.
(Found it using GJ newly added).
poojaPiqora
26. Aug 2014 路 19:43 UTC
Good work !! I rate it as 5 for 48 hours work
Loren
26. Aug 2014 路 19:55 UTC
very nice, really well put together
Jupiter_Hadley
26. Aug 2014 路 22:29 UTC
Cute game! I included it in part 9 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/LbmZDYffwi8
TrickFishPie
26. Aug 2014 路 23:07 UTC
Great presentation really felt slick to play as well.

Good job
Jupiter_Hadley
27. Aug 2014 路 01:15 UTC
Part 9 take two - Now with sound - http://youtu.be/lmQkJ525PNo
MintArcade
27. Aug 2014 路 08:16 UTC
Very well polished, solid and fun.
EndingChaos
29. Aug 2014 路 01:54 UTC
OMG fantastic! Great job man it was very fun to play! It got more and more challenging. Great music, atmosphere, and art. 5 stars.
Super Hamster
29. Aug 2014 路 02:01 UTC
Interesting game concept and I really liked the audio. I wish the game got harder faster and that there was more to the game then just dragging your mouse to where the monsters were. This game definitely has potential of getting better though. Good job! :D
LTPATS
29. Aug 2014 路 02:06 UTC
Nice music and atmosphere. The gameplay felt a little repetitive to me at times, though. Overall it's well polished, great job!
Cosmonautas
30. Aug 2014 路 10:49 UTC
nice xD
IamAcoconut
30. Aug 2014 路 18:41 UTC
Good game. The music and graphics were pretty good. I didn't like how the unicorn slowly moved around he crib, though it did make the game more challenging.
Sestren
09. Sep 2014 路 03:20 UTC
The music was awesome, and the graphics were cute and fun. Great entry!
Knowledge
09. Sep 2014 路 14:56 UTC
Cool game.
uberscientist
10. Sep 2014 路 05:15 UTC
I liked the unicorn :)
Moosefly
10. Sep 2014 路 17:34 UTC
Well, I made it to the sixth night, surely that at least annoyed the shadow lord, even if it wasn't enough to stop him! Nice aesthetic, but the gameplay could've used a bit more "something". Maybe the unicorn could have overheated (unicorns overheat right?) or have had a charge shot. Fine compo entry in any case!

Anssi@MooseflyGames
pjchardt
15. Sep 2014 路 14:49 UTC
Nice game :) The game has loads of charm and the music fits great. The difficulty curve felt really nice. The biggest drawback for me was that after about 5 levels I started to get a bit board as nothing new was being introduced.