LudumData

Forest Mage by Lewwwer

[raw]
made by Lewwwer for LD35 (JAM)
You are a tiny magician, living in the forest ruling all living creatures. Practice you spell casting skills, transform to deadly animals and rise above them!

Move with the keys WASD and use the mouse to perform the trickiest spells by drawing to the screen. Press X to attack and B to open/close your spellbook, where you can find the previous spells you learned.

Post update:
There was a bug with the 3rd notification and it messed up everything in the spellbook. I fixed it after the deadline. Both old and new versions are available on the Google Drive.

-Technical information: Sometimes Windows detected the game (smart screen) as a treat during tests. You can disable it and the game will work-
itch.io all https://lewwwer.itch.io/forest-mage
Drive all https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_JuYAUiWg9naHlGZ1ZDUjF6OEE&usp=sharing
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=92963

Ratings

Coolness 94% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.04 723
Fun(Jam) 2.81 784
Graphics(Jam) 3.11 670
Humor(Jam) 2.63 447
Innovation(Jam) 3.11 501
Mood(Jam) 2.93 674
Theme(Jam) 3.52 406

Feedback

iapc
19. Apr 2016 · 13:20 UTC
The grasses aren't on ground level, so really annoying to hit.
FatalFemalesVideogameFactory
19. Apr 2016 · 13:31 UTC
Best game for me at the moment :) only problem was that I cant hear audio :(
batmagus
19. Apr 2016 · 13:36 UTC
Fun concept, really cute graphics. I just wish it had checkpoints, even if you remember all the spells it takes a lot to get back to where you were when you die.
fb_holzbaum
19. Apr 2016 · 13:58 UTC
The idea is indeed interesting. But it's very hard to gauge the distance to the objects. Maybe you could cast a small round shadow on the ground. It might make it a bit easier. And this game could be improved with some simple soundeffects.
The spellbook was implemented well.
Crimson713
19. Apr 2016 · 14:12 UTC
The idea to draw spells to cast them is great and it's well implemented. The graphics are friendly and look nice in the 3d world. Nice game.
🎤 Lewwwer
19. Apr 2016 · 14:59 UTC
Thank you all for the positive feedback! I'm not an expert in sounds and I always leave it to the end, so that's the main reason I didn't have enough time to include. Also there are minor bugs and some balance issues, but I'm happy it is still enjoyable.
Thank you all again for the positive feedback! It means a lot to me, as this is my first LD.

Lewwwer
LooksLikeSomething
19. Apr 2016 · 16:10 UTC
It's hard to pick items. Drawing spell to cast them is a great idea !
Fabraz
19. Apr 2016 · 17:11 UTC
Ah! Clever, shapeshifting as in drawing shapes. I love clever ways of working around a theme.

We also went with a 2D sprites in 3D world look, so naturally I'm inclined to enjoy that! :) The aesthetic has a cute, children's book look to it. Cool stuff!
Gravedrinker
20. Apr 2016 · 10:41 UTC
Really cool, I like the graphics a lot. :)
Raptorij
20. Apr 2016 · 12:07 UTC
very cool game bro 10\10
ruchirbapat
21. Apr 2016 · 08:42 UTC
NICE GAME!!! i liked it
play and rate my game here: ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=88260
Hankenstien
23. Apr 2016 · 03:43 UTC
I really like the way you cast spells, good job on your submission.
djfariel
23. Apr 2016 · 14:35 UTC
The spell shaper box was a cool idea. Unfortunately, I found that I didn't have quite enough hands to manipulate all of the controls effectively. Great entry!
Titangea
23. Apr 2016 · 15:40 UTC
I didn't vote because in my case, the game has a bug at the start, the UI of the tutorial appears, the keyboard keys works but the Ui didn´t dissapeared, I can't continue playing. My PC is a Lenovo All in one with Windows 8.1. Let me know when you fixed it to try it again and vote you.
🎤 Lewwwer
23. Apr 2016 · 16:23 UTC
By default, you can open/close the spellbook UI by pressing the B button.
BSODDevTeam
23. Apr 2016 · 17:29 UTC
Beautiful and cool game play.
AnMorfeusz
24. Apr 2016 · 17:22 UTC
Great control, nice spell casting mechanics.
I would be with the rabbit!
medidog
28. Apr 2016 · 05:06 UTC
The graphics are OK and the game is playable. But I don't really get the point of shapeshifting in this game. It does not give me any special powers like being faster or anything as it says. My speed was the same when I was a grass and when I was a rabbit.
🎤 Lewwwer
28. Apr 2016 · 12:01 UTC
Shapeshifting can put you to different places in the Food Chain. So being a grass means the fox will not attack you. While the fox at the beginning attacks both the Mage and the rabbit. I think I have written it in the Spellbook.
haveric
02. May 2016 · 13:21 UTC
Drawing spells was interesting, but clearer indications of which direction the spells were supposed to be drawn would be very helpful. I really liked the parallax style of map and I think with some more work and some polish, this could be a fun game.
phi
02. May 2016 · 15:45 UTC
I absolutely love the pseudo-3D graphics style. The idea of shapeshifting into different characters with different skills is nicely implemented into the level. Drawing the spells is kind of cumbersome, especially if a fox is chasing you and you have to shapeshift quickly. Overall, a cute little game with a good setting that could really use some fitting sound effects (maybe something for a post-compo version?). Great work!
lanestp
06. May 2016 · 00:42 UTC
I liked that game a lot! The graphics were top notch and the gameplay was really good. The spell casting was unique as well. All in all one of the best this year!
MayankUnreal
09. May 2016 · 10:47 UTC
Really nice concept and game design. The music and graphics are quiet decent