VampShift: The Bloodening by abaines

made by abaines for LD35 (COMPO)

VampShift: The Bloodening is a platform game in which you shapeshift into a bat to get through each room.

Controls:
WASD / Arrows: Move
Space bar : Turn into a bat

Made in C with SDL2, SDL2_image and SDL2_mixer. Available to download for Linux and Windows, or as an HTML5 web version created via emscripten.

Source code: https://github.com/baines/ld35

The creation of the game was livestreamed, see twitch.tv/insofaras/profile for the VoDs.

Changelog:
19 Apr 01:20 UTC: Added web version (emscripten)
23 Apr 20:20 UTC: List the controls here

NOTE ABOUT THE WEB VERSION:
The web version is an emscripten port that was done *A DAY AFTER* the compo ended, and has some collision/physics/timing related fixes to make it work.

If you plan on rating the game, then, in the spirit of LD, you should probably rate based on the buggier downloadable versions that were created within the 48 hour time limit.

Web (emscripten)	https://abaines.me.uk/ld35/
Windows	https://abaines.itch.io/vampshift-the-bloodening
Linux	https://abaines.itch.io/vampshift-the-bloodening
Source	https://github.com/baines/ld35
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=64951

Ratings

Coolness	37%	1626
Overall	3.31	378

Audio	3.13	271
Fun	3.27	374
Graphics	3.00	465
Humor	2.18	473
Innovation	2.84	636
Mood	3.00	401
Theme	4.00	76

Feedback

w1n5t0n

18. Apr 2016 · 01:26 UTC

Hardest game I've ever played in a Ludum dare. I love it!

mactinite

18. Apr 2016 · 05:24 UTC

Wow, that was difficult.. lol

16BitsOfAwesome

19. Apr 2016 · 01:44 UTC

I got really close to the end of a complicated screen (The one where you have to go right, down, left, down, right, then straight up and it's mostly covered in lava), then I threw my keyboard out the window haha

Pretty good!

My only complaint is that I didn't like that if I die as a bat, I respawn as a bat. Makes for awkward starts sometimes.

nintendoeats

19. Apr 2016 · 19:16 UTC

Aside from some bugs I know you are already aware of, that was very well done. I'm not big on massocore, but I could identify that was a good example of it. I do wish that tapping the fly button was a viable strategy since I usually try to make several tiny adjustments to get through places, but that may not be what you were going for.

Oh, the music was good but hearing the same 8 bars over and over again after dying 4000 times can be a bit grating.

karln

20. Apr 2016 · 17:37 UTC

argh cannot play too hard

fun idea but I could barely play it at all :(

Weeping Rupee

20. Apr 2016 · 17:39 UTC

Boy, I'm a sucker for difficult platforming games. This one was fun and had good style too! The only thing I would suggest is making the fly button the same as the transform button.

tanis

20. Apr 2016 · 20:33 UTC

Damn those hitboxes are way too big for me! Challenging and very hard! I loved it! Very well done!

It would be better if you would spawn as vampire instead of a bat when you die as a bat though :)

sheepsalamanderfox

20. Apr 2016 · 20:41 UTC

Some hitbox issues but I like the idea ! Definitely worth trying it !

LadyEmaSkye

22. Apr 2016 · 21:44 UTC

Not a wholeheartedly unique game, but it's well polished. It's rather difficult -- and you don't list the controls anywhere.

webadev

22. Apr 2016 · 23:11 UTC

Too hard... but the rest of the game is really nice :) Graphics are cool and sounds.

ReactorScram

23. Apr 2016 · 02:12 UTC

The controls are unforgiving, and it was hard to get a handle on the rhythm when I would respawn with the left or right arrow still held down. It was difficult to get the timing right for tapping up as a bat, especially since I was panicking from having only two seconds of life at any point.

But the particles and sound were good, and you followed the theme, so I'm ranking those highly

endel

23. Apr 2016 · 11:15 UTC

Very difficult. The challenge reminds me console games from the 90'. Congrats.

Freank

24. Apr 2016 · 12:41 UTC

Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description

drazil100

25. Apr 2016 · 21:38 UTC

Very fun game. SO hard at times.

Rock Eaters

28. Apr 2016 · 23:32 UTC

like the styly, like the game too but its hard !

badia_r

30. Apr 2016 · 20:36 UTC

Very hard game! Fun to play and addictive, great entry :)

ZeroFaction

01. May 2016 · 05:31 UTC

So difficult.