Xbowan by VikingJonathan
Here's the game I made!
I've spent about 25 hours in total on development, during the 48 allotted hours.
Controls: WASD and Left mouse button.
There's no sound in the game (woops).
The game is very short.
It was created with the intention of being a lot longer, but failure to decide upon a proper setting/look for the game made the development take a lot more time than I initially thought.
It's also missing a brightness setting, so monitors with a darker setting might have a hard time seeing things.
The theme was supposed to be reinforced in the form of the bolt/arrow that you're shooting, but it might have ended up a bit vague.
I've spent about 25 hours in total on development, during the 48 allotted hours.
Controls: WASD and Left mouse button.
There's no sound in the game (woops).
The game is very short.
It was created with the intention of being a lot longer, but failure to decide upon a proper setting/look for the game made the development take a lot more time than I initially thought.
It's also missing a brightness setting, so monitors with a darker setting might have a hard time seeing things.
The theme was supposed to be reinforced in the form of the bolt/arrow that you're shooting, but it might have ended up a bit vague.
Ratings
| Coolness | 41% | 1259 |
| Overall | 2.19 | 969 |
| Fun | 2.26 | 876 |
| Graphics | 2.80 | 564 |
| Innovation | 2.37 | 818 |
| Mood | 2.58 | 626 |
| Theme | 1.90 | 945 |
Feedback
postmodestie
16. Dec 2013 路 14:38 UTC
Cool crossbow!
Nelien
19. Dec 2013 路 13:33 UTC
Took me a little while to figure out I could stand on the bolt to climb, and it was very hard to see where to go or figure out what to do. But the idea is very interesting, and I like the look of the bolt lighting up it's path (similar to our game in fact!).
馃帳 VikingJonathan
20. Dec 2013 路 05:19 UTC
@Nielen I checked out your game, and the way you did the exploration with the light is just fantastic. I only wish my game could have been more like yours! :)
Phyyl
20. Dec 2013 路 05:30 UTC
Really hard to find a goal, maybe some instructions?
danbo
20. Dec 2013 路 05:52 UTC
I really liked the abstract nature of the environment. The message on the floor at the end was pretty nice too :P
馃帳 VikingJonathan
20. Dec 2013 路 05:53 UTC
@Phyyl I really wanted the game to be self-explanatory, but here's a quick guide/walkthrough if you just want to get through the game; At the first part you jump on the bolt to get up, after that you light up the torches (shooting through a torch lights the bolt on fire), and shoot the ice block/wall with a fire bolt. Then just make your way to the other side of the maze area, you can light up torches for more vision.
The Evil Cult
20. Dec 2013 路 06:24 UTC
Took me awhile to get it but I really liked the idea once I learned what was going on. I think the brightness I had was a bit too frustrating to work with in the end though.
01rafael
21. Dec 2013 路 03:31 UTC
Well, I'm confusing a little bit. There are no goal. But, crossbow is inspires ))
Xaychru04
21. Dec 2013 路 09:58 UTC
Strange, abstract mood and nice concept, I'd like to see it developed further! :) But the game is too dark in my opinion...
ratboy2713
01. Jan 2014 路 15:46 UTC
Would have liked a reticle, I also died because I clipped through the floor. I liked the lighting that the bolt gives you. Nice for looking ahead and plotting a course.
Raphy
06. Jan 2014 路 23:34 UTC
Strange game, lacks instruction, concept seems cool though !