SUMMONING ONE by arcticleaf

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made by arcticleaf for LD28 (JAM)
Survive for 5 waves
Press Space to attack
Press Z to use special attack
the special attack will be randomized by system for each interval of time, you can only use 1 skill
You only had one life, your hp and mp will not reset for each battle.

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POST MORTEM UPDATE
fixed delay issue
fixed difficult issue
reupload and fixed missing link

TIPS -
I suggest to use Commander Stance, it has healing skill for Hp and Mp,
To counter ranged mobs, i prefer to use Knight Stance than Guardian.
and about talent, Passive first, add def and strength active talent, make it equals, the rest is up to you.

The point you've spent for Regeneration talent will not return once you use reset talent.

You only had ONE life, your hp and mp will not reset for each battle.

Beat all stages and show ur score to me :)
Have fun playing.

Important for Updated Version : Use keyboard in mapscreen,
I = Inventory
S = to access Talent screen
A = not available for this update.
Z = Start
Always check inventory after battle win or lose

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.93 340
Audio(Jam) 3.28 146
Fun(Jam) 2.57 377
Graphics(Jam) 3.79 139
Humor(Jam) 1.76 414
Innovation(Jam) 2.34 443
Mood(Jam) 2.81 301
Theme(Jam) 2.16 464

Feedback

mtinkerhess
17. Dec 2013 路 04:04 UTC
Beautiful background, character animations, and music. It wasn't clear to me when I could use the special attack.
馃帳 arcticleaf
17. Dec 2013 路 04:25 UTC
ya actually it will need Mp , and also timing, we're worrying about the time as well so we've suspnded a lot of features, but everything works here, passive and active talents, etc full version might be come later in a couple of days after
馃帳 arcticleaf
17. Dec 2013 路 04:30 UTC
and thanks a lot for playing :D
Chaoseiro
17. Dec 2013 路 05:01 UTC
Nice art and the idea seems to be good, but I had a hard time trying to read the skill tree... and the time between waves is really long. I didn't go very far so I don't know if there is something to do in this interval, but at least in the firsts stages it sometimes seems the game has frozen.
馃帳 arcticleaf
17. Dec 2013 路 05:56 UTC
okay, point noted, thanks for playing
KEFIR
17. Dec 2013 路 07:24 UTC
Very nice entry! But you could include audio with better quality - it's almost 2014 year! Internets are fast :)
Lissar
17. Dec 2013 路 07:36 UTC
Gorgeous backgrounds and animation! Would be nice to have the controls listed in game.
SnoringFrog
17. Dec 2013 路 07:40 UTC
That wave of 4 stronger looking enemies is surprisingly difficult. Never was able to beat them. I agree with the person who said the time between waves is oddly long.
馃帳 arcticleaf
17. Dec 2013 路 07:50 UTC
thanks for playing, it's easier with hit and run :D
Strangelander
17. Dec 2013 路 08:27 UTC
It seems like the player is immobilized between waves for half a minute -- completely unnecessary. It's completely unclear what you're investing in for passive and aggressive talents.
馃帳 arcticleaf
17. Dec 2013 路 09:29 UTC
thank you, yes i know it seems i forgot to state it inside the game :D, i've listd it above tho haha
nka
17. Dec 2013 路 10:01 UTC
Really good, I liked straight forward gameplay. The only issue is that white text is hardly readable on bright yellow background.
windwalkerranger
17. Dec 2013 路 17:28 UTC
Only problem is white characters were unreadable over yellow background. Other than that, I like such simple mechanics and the game seems to be well thought out. Also, other than the menu, excellent visual presentation. Well Done.
01rafael
17. Dec 2013 路 17:31 UTC
Great concept. You need to polish this game in future!
Hypermagical
17. Dec 2013 路 17:36 UTC
The fighting is nice and solid. Good gamefeel for that part.

I don't like how you can't move the character while it's displaying the 'next wave' text. Makes the pacing feel choppy. The game would probably feel better if it accepted, or at least acknowledge input at times like that and the 'battle start' pause.

I can't tell what the things in the talent upgrade screen do; some text to explain them (or even just names) would probably help.
StMatn
17. Dec 2013 路 18:46 UTC
Nice game!
The art and music are really great :)
Nice work
馃帳 arcticleaf
18. Dec 2013 路 00:31 UTC
thanks for playing, about the next wave delay, it's mainly because we're at first / tutorial stage, it will decrease to no delay at all, makes everything hard ,
about talent, yes above you can see it, listed all of it :D
hoqjed
19. Dec 2013 路 06:18 UTC
The thing that pulled me into this game was the art style, and one of the few things I ended up truly appreciating by the end of this was the art.

Don't get me wrong, the mechanics work well and there isn't anything inherently wrong with the game if you don't mind grinding at hordes of enemies for a while. But I don't like grinding at hordes of enemies.

The use of the theme is a pretty huge stretch, somewhat comical considering the use but still a very large stretch.

Oh, the audio was nice, that was an enjoyable too.
ColdBrain
19. Dec 2013 路 06:22 UTC
Very nice game, fun to smash itself, but pauses misleading and brakes the flow. Anyway, good job!
hamster_mk_4
19. Dec 2013 路 06:29 UTC
The music and character animation was fantastic, but the game play was a bit repetitive. I kept playing longer than I would normally just for the music.
馃帳 arcticleaf
19. Dec 2013 路 07:36 UTC
thanks for playing, i agree about pauses, will polish it in full version of the game
Diptoman
19. Dec 2013 路 11:58 UTC
Artwork is beautiful, but gameplay is kind of disbalanced. The time between waves is rather high, and I don't get why you stop him from moving during that time. But otherwise, nice work!
moomoo112
20. Dec 2013 路 01:41 UTC
The art is great, but it goes so slow between stages
Benjamin
20. Dec 2013 路 01:50 UTC
When I was allocating my points in skills I had no clue of what skill do what. In the game I found the wave messages a bit too long, and most of the time I didnt find better techniques than holding space.
I also noticed that the sword in my back is not moving on the standing animation.
Apart of that, the game have nice landscape and there's a lot of work on the hit effects.
Gamelabbers
20. Dec 2013 路 11:44 UTC
Nice game dude! I like the animations and the different attacks. The font was a bit unreadable and the locking of controls was slightly annoying. But other than that: nice! :D
fluffypillow
20. Dec 2013 路 12:00 UTC
Nice graphics! Really liked the animations. This could turn into a great game.
Right now, the text is hard to read and it's not always clear when you can use a skill. As the others have said already, the delay between waves is a bit too long too.
馃帳 arcticleaf
20. Dec 2013 路 12:35 UTC
thanks a lot for playing, right now im still busy with exams :D, after that i will write my post-mortem also update it with no delay version
DanielSnd
21. Dec 2013 路 02:40 UTC
My first impressions on the game :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH7JhWYRUiI
馃帳 arcticleaf
21. Dec 2013 路 10:07 UTC
yay awesomee, thanks mate :D
javifugitivo
21. Dec 2013 路 21:55 UTC
There are very nice effects when attacks!
van noctar
21. Dec 2013 路 22:51 UTC
Great graphics! I not find the theme!
馃帳 arcticleaf
22. Dec 2013 路 00:57 UTC
you only'd one life, your hp and mp will not reset for each battle, only with one life you should able to clear all stages :D
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
22. Dec 2013 路 14:49 UTC
Amazing! Had lots of fun in an OdinSphere kind of way! Top marks!
TeamQuadratic
23. Dec 2013 路 05:45 UTC
The game graphics and music was cool but the game wasn't really that fun
kind of beat the game mashing space
lotusgame
23. Dec 2013 路 09:15 UTC
Really nice game extremely well polished. Too bad it's a little repetitive. If you let space pressed, you beat waves after waves without doing anything else. But make this game in 48 hours is a real achievement ! Bravo :)
馃帳 arcticleaf
23. Dec 2013 路 09:26 UTC
about Space, i designed it like that, it makes easier than pressing space to space to chain the combo, thanks for playing
zkenshin
23. Dec 2013 路 18:57 UTC
Really nice graphics and audio, nice entry. :)
glovecat
23. Dec 2013 路 19:59 UTC
Good job! Great graphics and audio :D
OneDee
24. Dec 2013 路 02:45 UTC
Love it!
馃帳 arcticleaf
24. Dec 2013 路 07:30 UTC
thanks a lot for playing, yeah im gonna work the full version after done with my exams , i've planned a lot before, story, gameplay, music etc but only this i can achieve for ludum dare, :D ;D
archaeometrician
26. Dec 2013 路 01:21 UTC
The graphics are awesome, really nice artwork ! I like the customization of the character with the different talents.
mmickyman
27. Dec 2013 路 17:29 UTC
Using the upgrades screen before even playing the game one time is hard to apprehend.
A couple of solid things, like the background music and animation. I could go through the first level just by holding space down and waiting though.
somepx
27. Dec 2013 路 19:36 UTC
Good background and animations, should be a little faster!
anvoz
29. Dec 2013 路 05:04 UTC
It looks very impressive right from the screenshots. The animation and music were awesome. The skill system was really well made. Great work!
FrederickK
30. Dec 2013 路 05:27 UTC
It looks a very huge game and I think you guys were at the right direction.
With some changes, this could be a great web game.
My complains is that the level up system is too complex, but gameplay is too simple.
Other than that, very good!
ayame9joe
30. Dec 2013 路 10:26 UTC
Amazing work for a jam!
henrykun
30. Dec 2013 路 16:51 UTC
Great art, nice concept. The only thing I didn't like so much was waiting so long to start.
馃帳 arcticleaf
31. Dec 2013 路 03:54 UTC
now there're 2 version, Updated and Original, just read my post above for instructions
loxo
31. Dec 2013 路 10:41 UTC
Great game! I like the graphics and the gameplay. But it takes some time to understand the complex skill system. I played the web version and had two problems with the game. The text looks different to the screenshots provided by you. The letters are a bit bolder and less space between them, so sometimes the text is really hard to read. The second problem is the recognition of the z key. It takes several key presses to switch to the next screen.
馃帳 arcticleaf
31. Dec 2013 路 11:26 UTC
thanks for playing, about several key , no it's not, when you press Z, the loading will start, just wait it :D :D :D
okay okay thanks for noticing me
Techblogogy
02. Jan 2014 路 12:15 UTC
Game is very good. Love the art style.
ENDESGA
05. Jan 2014 路 06:14 UTC
Great game, awesome graphics :)