Call of Monsters by NiceAlexanderAS

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made by NiceAlexanderAS for LD28 (COMPO)
Instructions to install:
* Download the .zip
* You need to have Microsoft .NET Framework Redistributable 4.0 installed as well as Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0
* EXTRACT EVERYTHING ... If you dont do this then the game is not going to work
* Play the game and enjoy :3
* Any errors or bugs please report immediately!

Personal Note:
So.. this is my 7th Entry on the Ludum Dare competition :3 I had fun!!! this time i didn't use old code (to copy paste xD) because i need to practice my skills but that lead me to a not very good game :S. As far as a progress on my skills i can say that my drawings are getting good as well as my coding logic.
Also i was live-streaming for the first time but of course nobody was watching but that's okey n_n i didn't talk, i only played this awesome music that i found this week! Anyways, i had fun :D Ludum Dare is awesome!!!
I hope you guys had fun! Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to all :3

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.54 143
Audio 3.17 181
Fun 3.60 83
Graphics 3.04 444
Humor 3.16 170
Innovation 3.30 237
Mood 3.15 253
Theme 3.87 47

Feedback

TheWhiteLlama
17. Dec 2013 路 23:58 UTC
doesn't work for me :/ Can't start it: nothing happens!
Venks
18. Dec 2013 路 05:00 UTC
The game also isn't starting for me. Checked out the screenshots though. Dang those things look freaky. Hope you get this fixed soon. Good luck!
馃帳 NiceAlexanderAS
18. Dec 2013 路 06:03 UTC
That is weird... everything is working fine O.o i test it on my other 2 computers, my only guess is that you don't have this:

* You need XNA 4.0 : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914
* And also you need .NET Framework 4.0 : http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=17718

Thanks for trying to play i guess :P xD
dremelofdeath
18. Dec 2013 路 06:20 UTC
Funny idea! At first I was like, what this is dumb. Then I realized you could line up the zombies and kill them all with one throw if you're good and then I was like daaaamn. So in the end I liked it! You have some small typos in the text :)
Pitoum
18. Dec 2013 路 06:42 UTC
Simple game but with some great features which make it deeper that classical of games. Nice work (even if it was really boring to install everything for just a jam game... next time try to fix that! :) )
MRvanderPants
18. Dec 2013 路 07:56 UTC
The game works fine here. I really liked the ball mechanic in this game.
Fenixin
18. Dec 2013 路 08:35 UTC
Very good game. Had a lot of fun playing it. Humorous, nice graphics and well themed.
raisedmedia
18. Dec 2013 路 19:16 UTC
Was fun to play. Got very hard. Good concept.

I would suggest making the game error out (with a message!) in the absence of the XNA framework. You might miss out on feedback for those that can't play it.
Adam Tea
18. Dec 2013 路 19:17 UTC
I used to be a loyal XNAer until I began work with Unity, and honestly, multiplatform + web player make it king. Might be worth considering if you're OK with a slight learning curve. That way everyone can play your game, AND with minimal effort ;)
Anyway, I did think this game was quite fun. Good job :)
StMatn
18. Dec 2013 路 19:36 UTC
Cool game!
I loughed at the ending :D
Nice graohics and fitting sound.
Good work!
Nelien
18. Dec 2013 路 20:08 UTC
I had to get XNA and then it worked. It's a good concept and I like that monsters slow you down, but they slow you a bit too much which makes it frustrating. More content would make a really good game.
JellyMan64
18. Dec 2013 路 21:33 UTC
Sorry, my firewall says no.
spx
19. Dec 2013 路 02:18 UTC
I really like the billiard-like game mechanics.
dementor561
21. Dec 2013 路 02:39 UTC
its fun
NightShadow0
21. Dec 2013 路 14:49 UTC
Silly game haha, gets pretty easy once you figure it out but it's a fun mechanic!
Noah Ratcliff
22. Dec 2013 路 02:27 UTC
Really fun! Great to see another XNA dev :)
badlydrawnrod
22. Dec 2013 路 17:08 UTC
Enjoyed that. Nice game mechanic.
nyrrrr
23. Dec 2013 路 03:09 UTC
Hey man.
I like your game :) Just played thru it.

You might consider making it easier for people to play your game. Like providing a web player or some simple download-doubleclick-and-play exe ;)
Was no problem for me. But might be for many others.

All in all I like the game :) cool idea

btw, this is no real bug. but you might not have noticed, that moving diagonal is faster than vertical or horizontal movement ;)

SPOILER: The last level is it really intended to end the game once you lose the ball? :)

good job!
mtinkerhess
06. Jan 2014 路 02:37 UTC
Nice take on the theme. Hitting a lot of monsters in one shot is really satisfying. I would have liked to know how much health I had left but that didn't matter too much because restarting levels was so quick.
uchiro
06. Jan 2014 路 07:55 UTC
I won :) Interesting gameplay. Good work.
Poxymyr
06. Jan 2014 路 18:42 UTC
Really good idea, that was hard te beat but fun enough to keep me trying :) I just dont know what the sprites look like XD
goerp
06. Jan 2014 路 18:51 UTC
although using a left handed mouse is a bit broken in XNA (I had to use the other mouse button) I had surpsrisingly good fun with this game.
I thought the elements were just right. A bit of tactic to hit as many enemies with one throw, but also a bit of randomness because aiming isn't perfect, so it becomes a bit hectic.
The monsters were nice.
If I would wish for anything it would be some more soundeffects (real gory ones, please).

Good game!
pet_snake
06. Jan 2014 路 20:23 UTC
Only problem I had was that it got a little difficult to move with all the dead bodies remaining, but past that it was great.
RodRoy1
06. Jan 2014 路 22:05 UTC
awsome game, funny concept and good method of making it into a game. Loved the sillyness, and the music was pretty good too. I had a ball... (sorry bad pun) XD
Raphy
06. Jan 2014 路 22:05 UTC
Very nice, well done ! Music is awesome.
jfroco
07. Jan 2014 路 00:50 UTC
Great game.. A time ago I made a similar game but it was a FPS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fK8A0Agak , but yours is more arena type of game. I really liked, I liked the idea of losing if the ball is out of the map. Congrats.