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Descent| by HernanZh

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made by HernanZh for LD29 (COMPO)
Descent↓ is a game where you can only go 1 way: down. Use your hammer to move blocks and crush enemies.
(Note: the game is called Descent "arrowdown" but I can't type the arrow down on this website)

This is the first time I entered ludum dare. It's tough finishing a game in such a short time! As a result the game is very short (only 6 levels), but at least I captured the essence I think.

Also I hastily added mouse/touch controls. On mobile, swipe to move, tap to use the hammer and touch the upper corners to restart. I spend hardly any time to get this to work on mobile though.

Tools/engines used:
The game is written in Javascript/HTML5 and uses the open-source engine Glue https://github.com/spilgames/glue
I used Bfxr to generate the sounds.
Web http://www.heigames.com/ld48/descent/index.html
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3851720/descentld48.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=36473

Ratings

Coolness 52% 3
Overall 3.86 83
Audio 3.09 347
Fun 3.78 79
Graphics 4.10 87
Humor 3.12 199
Innovation 3.53 242
Mood 3.45 225
Theme 3.92 70

Feedback

Pent
28. Apr 2014 · 02:00 UTC
Pretty polished, don't know how far it goes but it gets much harder!
ilovepixel
28. Apr 2014 · 11:38 UTC
Awesome game! extremely polished and fun! Very into the theme too.
Lucariatias
28. Apr 2014 · 21:58 UTC
A lot of fun, smart level design, and pretty difficult.
Kep
28. Apr 2014 · 22:54 UTC
A solid little game with simple mechanics and great art. I enjoyed it. Well done!
JimmyBoh
29. Apr 2014 · 01:49 UTC
Played it on mobile, it handles pretty well. I really like the art and gameplay mechanic. It'd be cool to see infinite levels!
Lost King
29. Apr 2014 · 02:04 UTC
Really nice looking, I'm not much of one for puzzlers though so I only played for a little bit. Impressive effort.
PlasterPhantom
29. Apr 2014 · 10:09 UTC
Cool game Hernan! Love it :) Grtz Riko;)
illugion
29. Apr 2014 · 18:52 UTC
Great game, plays nicely and the animations are awesome ! I couldn't get past the stage that the spiky dude runs after me D:
rylgh
29. Apr 2014 · 21:19 UTC
great job, had fun beating it all. enjoyable level of challenge, very nice sprites
SonnyBone
30. Apr 2014 · 03:01 UTC
Ooooooh! Fun! You and I made similar games in theme but yours is far more challenging and rewarding to play. Reminds me of an old penguin game I used to play on Master System. I got to the end after beating the last level in one attempt. I was very proud of myself. :p But you should be proud, too because this game is pretty cool!
niculistana
30. Apr 2014 · 08:29 UTC
I chose to look up this game because it had the same title as the game I made. It looks like you have really good art, and the game play is solid as well although I got stuck in the 4th or 5th level.

My game is playable here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=35234

Let me know what you think of it!
🎤 HernanZh
30. Apr 2014 · 16:52 UTC
Thanks for the comments everyone!
@niculistana: definitely! I'll try it out.
ezombort
30. Apr 2014 · 17:20 UTC
Simple gameplay with nice graphics. Well done!
SenorDiablo
30. Apr 2014 · 17:24 UTC
ace game:)
VividReality
30. Apr 2014 · 17:25 UTC
This was fun. The gameplay was solid, the graphics were good. The audio was fitting to the low resolution graphics. It has a nice overall style. I look forward to a post-ludum version with more levels.
dukope
30. Apr 2014 · 17:26 UTC
I expected a straight-up action game but was really happy with the puzzle elements. Great mix (and art and sound)!
adamwfindlay
30. Apr 2014 · 20:47 UTC
Fantastic game, loved the art style and the puzzles! Good work!
pancakecity
01. May 2014 · 15:09 UTC
Great puzzle game, fits well with the theme.
Lyje
02. May 2014 · 19:16 UTC
I love this game - one of my favourites! The graphics, gameplay and puzzles feel so old school and that's why I like it :)
crocantidepollo
03. May 2014 · 17:08 UTC
Good game! After beating the second level I thought for a while that the enemies would follow me to the next level. A bit of a shame they didn't really. The last level was quite hard and it took some luck to get past.
tomvert
04. May 2014 · 10:14 UTC
Best puzzle game so far, one of the best entry, the level design is excellent. I like how every level offers a different challenge, the level design is so great there was no need of introducing new mechanics. Great job !
mat1er
04. May 2014 · 21:03 UTC
Great! So sad it's that short...
CDK
06. May 2014 · 08:47 UTC
so i came to the.. 4th? level.. where you spawn next to an enemy.. And that level seem impossible to me - i couldn't run fast enough and when i got to "dig" area the enemy was at me before i fell
bombjack
06. May 2014 · 10:04 UTC
nice game!
SimianLogic
06. May 2014 · 18:26 UTC
Nice little puzzle game! I could see this translating well to mobile as well (tap to move, tap the block below you to drop it).
GeorgeBroussard
10. May 2014 · 08:14 UTC
Fantastic entry. Very nice puzzle game and mechanics +++ Perfect game length in terms of levels and attention span. I have nothing to add to make this game better except that you should finish it, add more levels and items and release it. Nice job.
Erkberg
10. May 2014 · 16:16 UTC
Great game with an interesting gameplay mechanic and good graphics + sound effects. The level where the enemy spawned right next to me and chased me seemed to require perfect timing, which I didn't have. :)
mortus
10. May 2014 · 17:00 UTC
Very cute animation and unusual and refreshing mechanics.
thaaks
10. May 2014 · 17:31 UTC
Great game! Wonderful puzzle idea and graphics and audio are fitting the theme. I didn't get very far (the level where the spiky thing follows you when you start) but it was fun to discover the game play up to that point ;-)
cageinabird
10. May 2014 · 23:10 UTC
Like others, I couldn't get past the stage where you're chased by the enemy. Maybe the delay between restarting could be slightly lower, but the controls and animations felt polished.
lorniebear
11. May 2014 · 12:54 UTC
I like his face when he falls!
🎤 HernanZh
14. May 2014 · 19:17 UTC
Thanks for the comments! Yes, the stage is probably too hard, it does have a very tight timing. The trick is to turn around at the first rock and make it drop.