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Ghostup by leafo

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made by leafo for LD28 (COMPO)
You're a measly ghost strapped for cash. Head to the human world to haunt strangers and earn some extra ghost bucks. Be careful, you're not very strong so you'll only have a single haunt before you evaporate. Buy some upgrades with your ghost bucks to go deeper into the human world.

Watch out for red ghosts, they can suck your life away. Dodge them or try to haunt them to oblivion.


Controls:
Arrows move
X to haunt
Z to open doors (if you have a key)

How to play:
You only start with one haunt, but you can keep replaying the game with accumulated upgrades. Try to haunt some humans to get some cash, then buy additional health and haunts that will allow you to advance further in the game.

Red ghosts will hurt you if you touch them. If you are careful you can kill them by haunting them, or you can just avoid them.


Features:
Three levels
Two songs
Cool sound effects
Health and haunt upgrade system

It's not as done as I would like (which you'll see if you get to the end) but I hope you enjoy it regardless.

Made in LOVE 0.8.0 with MoonScript http://moonscript.org

Source: https://github.com/leafo/ludum-dare-28
Windows http://leafo.net/dump/ghostup-win32.zip
OS/X http://leafo.net/dump/ghostup-osx.zip
Linux/LOVE http://leafo.net/dump/ghostup.love
Source https://github.com/leafo/ludum-dare-28
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=4321

Ratings

Coolness 42% 1231
Overall 3.71 77
Audio 3.82 21
Fun 3.25 253
Graphics 4.04 63
Humor 2.96 234
Innovation 3.18 312
Mood 3.40 141
Theme 2.64 626

Feedback

Robinerd
16. Dec 2013 · 07:07 UTC
Nice concept, and the graphics are stunning! Music is so happy and catchy, did you make it yourself?
Brodenino
16. Dec 2013 · 07:14 UTC
Really enjoyable to play. It is nice that you managed to get quite a lot graphical content in this short time. The music reminds me of mod tracker music, or music from some old console.
jmcrafty
16. Dec 2013 · 07:31 UTC
Really enjoyed this. Good music and everything pretty much. Just wish it could be longer. Way to go!
biscuitdough
16. Dec 2013 · 07:34 UTC
Great graphics and sound, kept me playing as long as I did, found game its self was a little bland, but top notch experience around it. Good job!
Crigs
16. Dec 2013 · 07:45 UTC
Neat mechanic! Great graphics and controls as well. I think the level design is brilliant as well, big fan of narrow hallways and the bouncy protagonist .
MRvanderPants
16. Dec 2013 · 08:03 UTC
Love the graphics and audio in this game! Nice work
fysx
16. Dec 2013 · 13:22 UTC
Fun little game! Controls really feel ghost-like ;D. Also very good graphics and music! Also I like how the interactions feel and are animated, i.e. how the keys drop on the floor and the "Boo"'s. Well done!
recursor
16. Dec 2013 · 20:05 UTC
Quite a fun game. The controls for the ghost feel a bit 'floaty' especially when he bounces off things. It can get a bit frustrating, but I guess that might be what it would be like to remote-control a ghost. Great sound and graphics.
joserodolfofreitas
16. Dec 2013 · 20:56 UTC
I liked the idea of haunting for fun, at least that's the mood built up with the happy music.
The graphics are very nice too.

p.s.: I just don't get it why do I need a key to open doors since I'm a ghost and could walk through it, hehehe. Just kidding, man. Nice job!
thatwhichis
16. Dec 2013 · 21:29 UTC
This is by far the most adorable entry I have played so far. The "Boo" sound makes me happy- and I don't even like being happy! It detracts from my curmudgeonly image!
Giovanni Cappellotto
16. Dec 2013 · 23:24 UTC
Really nice game! Great to see games like this developed with Love and moonscript!
HuntTheWumpus
17. Dec 2013 · 00:18 UTC
Very much and very good content for 48 hours. Very cool and fun :) [A little bit annoying: Having to start from the beginning after dying and bouncing off everything can make controls hard. But I think that's the live of a ghost ;) ]
LOVE2D ftw!
MarekkPie
17. Dec 2013 · 01:20 UTC
Another excellent entry. Aesthetically pleasing. Can get a bit repetitive.
mystakin
17. Dec 2013 · 03:34 UTC
Very fun game, but requiring the player to redo the early areas after running out of haunts is a bummer. Use of the theme was pretty light, but the graphics are killer. Great work.
josefnpat
17. Dec 2013 · 03:58 UTC
I always love the art style you have for your games. What a great tileset! And fantastic music!

Great job!
SiENcE
17. Dec 2013 · 08:46 UTC
Wow really great game! Very nice fitting music and sounds. I love the ribbon on the ghost :). Nice details!
fullmontis
17. Dec 2013 · 13:21 UTC
Nice! First thing I thought of when I saw the graphics is old snes games like Zombies ate my neighbours. It's a little repetitive but the fact that you keep your upgrades motivates to go on. It's impressive that you did all of this in just 2 days!
Terry
17. Dec 2013 · 16:39 UTC
Really great graphics and audio, esp for 48 hours :)
Mirroar
17. Dec 2013 · 21:45 UTC
Neat game, had to play it twice because I didn't have the sound on at first ;)
BradleySmith
04. Jan 2014 · 20:43 UTC
Beautiful pixel art.