Return to Diamond Castle by reostra

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made by reostra for LD27 (COMPO)
Navigate the twisted maze that is diamond castle, but beware: Every 10 seconds, a ghost will appear to try to drive you away!
Only the holy candles, placed at the four corners of the maze, can protect you against them.

Controls: W/A/S/D moves, Space jumps, q/e rotates

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1196
Overall 2.94 688
Audio 2.36 654
Fun 2.77 685
Graphics 2.93 529
Humor 2.19 582
Innovation 2.67 787
Mood 2.92 407
Theme 2.74 902

Feedback

atgaubatz
27. Aug 2013 · 03:22 UTC
Loved the use of lighting to further the gameplay. Started out feeling like a pac-man clone, but ended up taking on a really cool survival horror feel.
KunoNoOni
27. Aug 2013 · 03:23 UTC
Nice! A First Person Pac-Man game! That was really cool. Nice use of theme.
TheThirdOne
27. Aug 2013 · 03:23 UTC
I don't see how this pertains to the theme, sensitivity felt too high, and I didn't really know what to do.
prettymuchbryce
27. Aug 2013 · 03:25 UTC
Interesting. Kind of reminded me of a 3D Pacman.
ChrisGaudino
27. Aug 2013 · 03:29 UTC
Mouse was way to sensitive for me. Would definitely benefit from a sensitivity setting.
Jeff Melton
27. Aug 2013 · 03:29 UTC
A little hard to control. I did not really understand the mechanics.
BlennosoftGames
27. Aug 2013 · 03:34 UTC
When I first started playing I thought "hmmm... feels... familiar", after the first 10 seconds, "Could it really... could it be..." and then I got my first invincibility power-up, I nearly screamed "3D PACMAN!!"

Lovely idea, and well executed.
tigerj
27. Aug 2013 · 03:50 UTC
Man did it take me a long time to find that last gem I missed.

At first I thought it was a maze until I died..

then I thought it was a survival game until I found a candle..

really nice concept. good play and good game.
Zephyr89
27. Aug 2013 · 06:21 UTC
There was an original diamond castle?
Anachron
27. Aug 2013 · 06:24 UTC
I got 99 problems but a diamond ain't one. Are the ghosts invisible?
ravine
27. Aug 2013 · 19:47 UTC
Fun Pacman type game. Being able to jump did feel a bit useless. I did press jump a few times when I turned around and was startled by a ghost, though.
Nick Weihs
29. Aug 2013 · 08:50 UTC
I really dig it man! First person pacman coolness but it was only one level : ( Jumping didn't seem to do anything or am I missing somethin? Nice!
loxo
04. Sep 2013 · 18:12 UTC
Nice idea! I like the simple graphics. A minimap and easier controls would be nice . I don't know why, but I was startled by the candle sound effects.
g_o
08. Sep 2013 · 20:51 UTC
Pretty nice game
Jedi
16. Sep 2013 · 22:41 UTC
It made me smile when I realized I was playing Pac-Man from a first person perspective! :D

I would have like some music and sound effects for picking up diamonds.

Like atgaubatz said, the colored lighting for the ghosts was a brilliant touch! It took me forever to find the last 6 diamonds but when I did, the ending made me laugh out loud. :)