Ludum Amare by Jaime von Schwarzburg

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made by Jaime von Schwarzburg for LD26 (JAM)
After playing Dark Souls, I was struck by two things: the importance of timing, and my own incompetence. LVDVM AMARE is my attempt to distill that core experience.

A, W, D, and SPACE all do something.

Pictures by Sophie Hollitt & Colin Capurso
Sounds by Joshua Douglass-Molloy (you can play his compo entry here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=7157)

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1636
Overall(Jam) 2.55 481
Audio(Jam) 2.06 412
Fun(Jam) 2.10 511
Graphics(Jam) 3.00 313
Humor(Jam) 2.50 186
Innovation(Jam) 2.45 422
Mood(Jam) 2.58 386
Theme(Jam) 1.95 559

Feedback

Skulls
30. Apr 2013 路 04:09 UTC
Took me a little while to get used to the controls. I don't want to spoil anything in case this confusion was intentional but after you get over the high learning curve it's a simple game about using his 'dodge'
loxo
30. Apr 2013 路 23:40 UTC
Interesting concept and graphics. I think the controls need some improvement to allow a better game experience.
Purplescape
01. May 2013 路 08:05 UTC
Cool idea. The controls were really difficult to use. I liked the animations and atmosphere in this game.
馃帳 Jaime von Schwarzburg
01. May 2013 路 09:41 UTC
Thanks for the feedback. I am working on a post-jam version with improved controls
Adipson
01. May 2013 路 17:03 UTC
cool idea and very fun
recursive frog
02. May 2013 路 06:17 UTC
Can't leave a rating on this one because I don't have a windows machine.
TehSkull
02. May 2013 路 06:30 UTC
Once I got a handle on the controls, the game became easier, but then I got stuck on the level with the bat. Nothing worked at that point.
Pixelfan Games
02. May 2013 路 07:20 UTC
I dont fun so much, crazy controls, like graphics.
Finn Stokes
03. May 2013 路 02:15 UTC
Really nice use of a single simple mechanic to drive the whole game. As others have said, the controls were confusing. I think they could just have done with some explanation.
donan
04. May 2013 路 10:16 UTC
Hard controls :/ but the idea, graphics and sounds are really cool :)
HelkeGames
05. May 2013 路 19:08 UTC
Nice game, i like the concept and the art! Well done :)
MinionStudios
06. May 2013 路 15:13 UTC
I showed you so much... tenderness.
kibertoad
20. May 2013 路 20:32 UTC
weirdly good thing.