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Super Rashomon RPG by Tyro

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made by Tyro for LD28 (COMPO)
Super Rashomon RPG is an action role playing game. You can initially only view the world as a powerful magic-wielding knight, but playing through his story will unlock two additional perspectives. Experience the same game through three singular, isolated views, each preceded by a lone line of dialogue to set the mood.

As the main protagonist, collect gems and hearts while fighting your way to the dark magician's tower.
Every ten gems you find will increase the rate of your magic regeneration, which allows you to use spells. Your regular shot will consume a single point of magic, while your special attack consumes five but blows away enemies easily. In addition, any golden hearts you find will permanently extend your lifebar. Good luck!

Controls:
arrow keys: move, choose perspective on the title screen, choose to continue if dead
Z - shoot
X - shoot special weapon
Escape - exit.
Fullscreen - F4
Windows https://app.box.com/s/ged54ljxb2z09y6jcc9k
Source https://app.box.com/s/ged54ljxb2z09y6jcc9k
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=12708

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.56 134
Audio 3.44 98
Fun 3.47 133
Graphics 3.65 179
Humor 2.28 480
Innovation 2.70 635
Mood 3.31 186
Theme 1.95 928

Feedback

abeing
16. Dec 2013 路 01:15 UTC
looks very nice. but suddenly the game broke. there was a error dialog from windows and then super strange soundeffects. very creepy!
vanaficionado
16. Dec 2013 路 01:20 UTC
This games art and music is the best ive seen so far. But it crashes... alot... couldnt play it through all the way.
馃帳 Tyro
16. Dec 2013 路 01:21 UTC
Thanks guys, I'm currently fixing the game breaking bugs... I think I know what's wrong. Should have it updated in a moment.
vanaficionado
16. Dec 2013 路 01:21 UTC
Its had something to do with entering an illegal state with threads. Or something. Dont remember.
馃帳 Tyro
16. Dec 2013 路 01:46 UTC
Alright, the crashing should stop. Music won't play post-death for reasons unknown, but I can fix that later after some sleep.

Thanks again for the responses, guys. Looking forward to playing your games!
vanaficionado
16. Dec 2013 路 02:49 UTC
After going back, it worked perfectly. The game is really fun and looks very polished and professional for 48 hrs! Cant believe the quality and amount of content for such a small period of time. Great work man. Looking forward to giving a good rating.
headchant
16. Dec 2013 路 03:00 UTC
Nice game and very nice graphics! Only one thing: The gems looked like underpants to me:D
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 路 03:05 UTC
It was intresting, I was a little lost but got somewhere.
ming_tea
16. Dec 2013 路 03:17 UTC
Fun game and great music! When I restarted the music disappeared.
CogentInvalid
16. Dec 2013 路 03:33 UTC
I wasn't able to finish the blob's perspective, because the game crashes after I hit the first green switch. There also seemed to be some issues with the music not stopping or starting at the appropriate times, so I started the second perspective with the boss music still running (not that I'm complaining- it's really good music.) The gameplay is deceptively challenging, and there's a surprising amount of content here for something made in 48 hours. Overall, I enjoyed this experience quite a lot.
evan100216
16. Dec 2013 路 03:49 UTC
Crashes instantly upon entering the overworld
馃帳 Tyro
16. Dec 2013 路 04:00 UTC
Sorry about the crashing issues, folks. I've been playtesting for a bit myself and have gotten them as well. They're pretty much due to the lack of familiarity with the audio .dll I'm using. Might end up switching it out for something else if this keeps up.

Anyway, hopefully the most recent version is better.
AndrewShepherd
16. Dec 2013 路 04:22 UTC
Great game dude! I rate it 5 stars!
ViliX
16. Dec 2013 路 05:48 UTC
Enjoyed playing this.
Cezel_
16. Dec 2013 路 05:57 UTC
That was great!
tklovert
16. Dec 2013 路 05:58 UTC
Pretty good game.

Has nothing to do with the theme though, so it's pretty hard to believe you just did this in 48 hours. If you did then take this as a compliment I guess. If not then you're kind of undermining the whole point of Ludum Dare.
TheSheep
16. Dec 2013 路 08:18 UTC
Very nice. I absolutely adore the music! The controls are smooth.
rubna
16. Dec 2013 路 12:12 UTC
Fun little game! I like the enemies and the different "views". You did a good job!
kyyrma
16. Dec 2013 路 14:54 UTC
I'm amazed at how much content there is. Varied tiles, enemies, locations... This is really cool, probably the best game I've played so far this compo. If you pulled this off in just 48 hours, you really know how to manage your time!

Having tried to make an exploratory game myself, this really puts my entry to shame :D
lordjosephdeburg
16. Dec 2013 路 18:07 UTC
Very nice level design and gameplay. You can tell a lot of time went into polishing this. Well done!
garygreen
16. Dec 2013 路 21:30 UTC
Cute game. Really liked the graphics and audio and I just enjoyed exploring the world you created. Nice work.
SuperPokeunicorn
16. Dec 2013 路 22:45 UTC
Superb visuals and excellent game design. this game could have easily gone down the generic path but it did not. It reminds me of Zelda in a way. Only problem is that the music cuts out at times (when you die and respawn, when you go underground). This game is also the longest here I've played so far. You could probably get several hours out of this. I did not even finish the first perspective!
Thommy
16. Dec 2013 路 23:12 UTC
Good work with the music and the sprites. The controls are a bit problematic if you have a german keyboard layout like me because the Y and Z Keys are swapped here and therefore X isn't next to Z. Keep that in mind for future games :)
馃帳 Tyro
16. Dec 2013 路 23:57 UTC
Thommy:

Thanks for the heads up, apologies for that. I always try to program customizeable controls into my games but usually don't have enough time to make an interface for changing them. If you open the file in the game's directory that says 'Settings', try changing the value of 'Shoot' to 89. That should fix things for you.
Mutt
17. Dec 2013 路 03:28 UTC
Yay! An action-rpg! Definitely my favorite LD entry I've played so far. Very polished, and damn, the game is HUGE! Lots of variety in scenery and enemies too. If I could change one thing though, it'd be to make the run speed a little higher. I'm impatient damnit, I want to explore faster!
mize_VS_mildmojo
17. Dec 2013 路 03:46 UTC
Unbelievable for 48 hours. Very nice!
SimonRhys
17. Dec 2013 路 15:16 UTC
Awesome game! Love the graphics and the music! :)
Kane
18. Dec 2013 路 12:39 UTC
Really nice game, well designed and with a good music, it's impressive in only 48h!
Optimus6128
20. Dec 2013 路 20:12 UTC
Plays very nice, has some cute music and gfx, didn't played much further though to understand the connection with the theme. I broke some boulder in a cave, next screen and then back and couldn't break it again, so I was trapped.
Husky
24. Dec 2013 路 06:43 UTC
WOW!
I love the different views idea, actually it is really fun!
So lucky that I find a secret path to continue going, and fight the boss, got his view.
Good job!! :D
Husky
24. Dec 2013 路 06:51 UTC
And I got a little same feeling of "Nier Replicant".
jprogman
29. Dec 2013 路 02:23 UTC
Heheh, funny that I can play as a couple of enemies. Very nice work!
SnoringFrog
04. Jan 2014 路 06:26 UTC
Even though they were shorter, I liked having the alternate perspectives, particularly the boss character. Very interesting story bit with just that little bit of text. Other than the music not loading after I died, I didn't experience any problems with the game.
greytram
05. Jan 2014 路 14:22 UTC
Very nice game (although I don't see well how it relates to the compo theme)! Graphics are cute and map is large.
Aiming at monsters is a bit difficult sometimes.
Well done overall!
Cake&Code
06. Jan 2014 路 20:17 UTC
I lOVE the different perspectives aspect of it. It would be fantastic if you were able to expand on those. Really enjoyed the game, and I think it had a very classic feel to the gameplay and the graphics. Great work!