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Secret Admirers of the Forest by orion_black

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made by orion_black for LD35 (JAM)
Secret Admirers of the Forest is a mini Coffeebreak roguelike focused on tactical positioning. I build it for both the Low Rez Jam(hence the 64x64 resolution) and Ludum Dare. The Ludum Dare version is a bit more polished, so don't get confused when downloading. It contains a readme with controls and some tips on how everything goes.

There are some abilities(5) that depend on you current shape, I think they are really OP.

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Changes
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- Uploaded a hotfix build that removes some debugging function that could result in some bugs.
Windows https://orion-black.itch.io/secret-admirers-of-the-forest
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=1990

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1808
Overall(Jam) 3.19 598
Audio(Jam) 3.13 403
Fun(Jam) 3.20 483
Graphics(Jam) 3.44 476
Innovation(Jam) 3.06 542
Mood(Jam) 2.94 664

Feedback

lkr
19. Apr 2016 · 19:57 UTC
That was really fun!
I wish there was a key to skip your turn, as I'd often take the initial hit from an enemy diagonally away from me, and my powers would be on cooldown.

Didn't make it further than the 3rd room, but had a good time playing a handful of attempts :)

Love the pixel art and music also.
Chaserbrown
20. Apr 2016 · 14:20 UTC
As short as it was, it was great! The shapeshifting mechanic confused me a little bit, but overall, great job!
Cowa
20. Apr 2016 · 17:10 UTC
I didn't understand everything but that was a nice game to play :)
And great graphics!
Windmill Games
20. Apr 2016 · 19:13 UTC
Very cute game, cozy art and fitting sound, I liked it :)

Good job with your entry!
El Cabaro
22. Apr 2016 · 02:46 UTC
A neat idea but a bit hard to figure out- such is the nature of LD games! I found the (debug?) feature of clicking to spawn enemies, so each turn I would just relocate all the enemies to a corner and (try to) waltz right for the exit. Unfortunately I kept getting stuck behind invisible walls.

Nice work for making a roguelike.
🎤 orion_black
25. Apr 2016 · 01:02 UTC
@El Cabaro Nice catch, I totally forgot to remove that function. It was precisely that what caused the invisible walls bug.
Freank
26. Apr 2016 · 08:37 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
Catwheel
30. Apr 2016 · 19:09 UTC
I like that the game was really chill and fun to play. I also didn't expect it, but I liked that the game window was tiny. It really makes me want to make a game that you can kind of play in the background while your doing something.