Noob Reaper by Retrac

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made by Retrac for LD25 (COMPO)
WASD / Arrow Keys = Basic Movement
LMB = Shoot
RMB = Possess
Space + LMB = Flame Spitter
Space + RMB = Rock Bomb
Backspace = Main Menu
Escape = Controls

Goal: As an evil spirit, cause as much chaos as you can to those poor noobs who are just starting their careers as adventurers! Seasoned champions and priests will try to protect the noobs, but you can beat them, right? Survive the 45 second countdown on each level to progress.

Programs used:
-GameMaker: Studio Pro
- Gimp 2.8

Notes: This is my first time participating in the 48 comp and I am pleased with what I created. Sadly, there is no sound. I'm terrible at making art, but even worse at composing music.

Ratings

Coolness 39% 867
Overall 2.83 441
Fun 2.78 401
Graphics 3.06 313
Innovation 3.17 220
Theme 3.39 290

Feedback

Zathalos
17. Dec 2012 · 08:44 UTC
Nice job for being your first comp. I found your take on the theme interesting. The time limit creates some frantic fun and the art is not that bad.
ParaPup
17. Dec 2012 · 15:54 UTC
Good job for your first LD :3
Alex Rose
21. Dec 2012 · 03:18 UTC
It's an interesting take! Great name and idea - definitely fits the theme!

I didn't really understand how to use the secondary (hold space) weapons, but I had fun with the weapons I had. The villain himself is pretty cool too.

Well done man, keep it up.
vandriver
21. Dec 2012 · 04:11 UTC
yeah, don't sell yourself short. pixel art is about being iconic, and i immediately recognized what everything was supposed to be, i like the big-head sprites a lot.

the game was pretty fun, and what it could really use is a lemmings-style scan of the stage while paused before it starts, so i can get out of the way of immediately getting shot right off the bat in later levels, or plan my route. when things got hectic, the hold-space swaps while wasd-moving started to get kind of confusing, but i don't really have a suggestion to make it smoother.
Grungi Ankhfire
21. Dec 2012 · 05:29 UTC
Sorry I can't test your game (I'm on Linux). Looks fun!
galman
25. Dec 2012 · 20:47 UTC
Nice little game :) Had some nice times playing it
Dir3kt
29. Dec 2012 · 19:54 UTC
Was fun trying each weapon and seeing what they do :)
Doublecaster
29. Dec 2012 · 20:05 UTC
That was quite fun. You might already had this planned, but it would have been fun if the posessed noobs would attacked the champions. Also the graphics were awesome!
kibertoad
29. Dec 2012 · 20:26 UTC
Art was OK, game wasn't anything special, but for a first attempt - pretty good! Keep up :).
Rex Peppers
01. Jan 2013 · 14:13 UTC
Can't play windows games :-(
madpew
01. Jan 2013 · 18:26 UTC
great idea, would love to see a polished version of this. needs some sounds