Ghostlord Depths by HelixFox

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made by HelixFox for LD29 (JAM)
A top-down action RPG. You have been murdered and buried deep beneath the surface, but your spirit wants revenge. Fight your way through the spirits of those who wronged you and claim your vengeance.

Developed by Kyle Rodgers (@kylerodgers) with audio from Will Bedford (@WBedford)

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.77 65
Audio(Jam) 3.79 89
Fun(Jam) 3.74 51
Graphics(Jam) 4.29 72
Humor(Jam) 2.36 454
Innovation(Jam) 2.88 423
Mood(Jam) 3.59 147
Theme(Jam) 2.97 468

Feedback

NicoM
29. Apr 2014 · 01:24 UTC
gorgeous character art and animations, and pretty enjoyable gameplay, I found the environment art to be a little stale, but I'm sure that was due to time constraints, anyways, really great job:)
enosshenk
29. Apr 2014 · 10:50 UTC
Feels like it could have used a bit more decoration or variety to spice up the areas. But it's quite fun and very playable!
Lyje
29. Apr 2014 · 14:20 UTC
Really hard! Apparently there's a boss so I'm determined to get there. Love the graphics, sound and controls!
cavf88
29. Apr 2014 · 15:03 UTC
Those skulls are really evil
BoTreats
29. Apr 2014 · 15:03 UTC
Really fun! Repetitive, but still good considering time constraints. The boss made me say "Ahhh! Boss!!!", so there was that.
KickBack
29. Apr 2014 · 15:03 UTC
Died at the boss (couldn't find a better strategy than just kiting him). Overall it was enjoyable, the controls are quick and responsive.
fullmontis
29. Apr 2014 · 15:04 UTC
Very nice atmosphere! Gameplay is quick and intuitive, I like it. I wish i could move while I shoot though. It becomes very hard very quickly.
daandruff
29. Apr 2014 · 15:05 UTC
Really awesome game! Loved the sound and graphics and really enjoyed getting to the boss and ALMOST beating him!
cudabear
29. Apr 2014 · 15:05 UTC
Loved the feel of this game! Gameplay was solid, art was beautiful, and music was very fitting. The only complaint I had was the first level got stale really fast after fighting the boss and dying. It would be better of the enemies sought you out rather than just waiting for you to come. This feels like a solid start for a much bigger dungeon crawler. Nice work!
Mr. Jif
29. Apr 2014 · 15:08 UTC
Very good graphics and I enjoyed it!
acerunox
29. Apr 2014 · 15:12 UTC
Fantastic game. Art, music, gameplay - just everything!
thinkster
29. Apr 2014 · 15:24 UTC
Great character sprites and I really like the attack animation. Would love to know how it was done. Only thing that I would have liked to have seen is a bit more of variety in the enemies
PriorBlue
29. Apr 2014 · 21:38 UTC
The pixel art is just perfect!
SFBTom
30. Apr 2014 · 10:29 UTC
Really lovely stuff Kyle! Figured out the best way to fight right as I was at 9% health, which made everything much more intense!
mrexcessive
30. Apr 2014 · 18:37 UTC
Hi,
I like the presentation and speed here, the attack moves give a good sense of power.
GarethIW
30. Apr 2014 · 19:07 UTC
Fun game Kyle, almost reminiscent of Gauntlet for me. Got to the boss twice but completely failed to gain vengeance!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
01. May 2014 · 08:22 UTC
Really fun game and nice graphics. It's hard but overall well balanced.
Nichii
01. May 2014 · 11:11 UTC
Its an addictive game, the graphics are pretty good and the monsters come flooding in which adds a challenge. Well done XD
Kuchalu
01. May 2014 · 11:12 UTC
Really addictive. Love the art style, music and gameplay. Very well done.
Delca
01. May 2014 · 16:54 UTC
Okay, so I am a floating skeleton dressed in Death's clothes, and I fight flamming and giant floating skulls with psychic powers. I think I have a new definition for 'badass game'.
Seriously though, your game was awesome. Nothing more to say, except that I was left wanting more.
petey123567
02. May 2014 · 08:07 UTC
Skulls! Scene wipes! Creatively Avoiding Walkcycles! Lovely!
petrih
02. May 2014 · 12:41 UTC
Excellent game, me like!
CogComp
06. May 2014 · 06:15 UTC
This is a great action RPG! Loving it! Is it possible to get kill the boss?
JavadocMD
06. May 2014 · 22:31 UTC
Loved the character design in this.
xdegtyarev
15. May 2014 · 14:20 UTC
pretty cool game
UltimateWalrus
19. May 2014 · 22:14 UTC
It's a fun little game though it feels a bit bare. I think you guys need to disable mipmapping on your textures, as the game looked very blurry on my graphics card (example: http://i.imgur.com/Zp6lod0.png). The boss took me from almost 100% to 0% in one attack which felt a little cheap.
wilbefast
19. May 2014 · 22:32 UTC
Goddam boss ganked me with his red aura thingy :'(

Love the music, very melancholic. The art is great too :) The gameplay is a tad repetitive though, and I've got some resolution issues on my laptop (can't fit the whole game in frame).