Valkyrie by mikemacdee
VALKYRIE
made by Mike MacDee (at yahoo dot com)
A simple shooty game with heavy emphasis on story. The language is abrasive at times, so if that's not your thing, best skip this one.
-UPDATE 3-
HA! Collision problems fixed...I think...
-UPDATE 2-
Lan can change direction faster between shots -- she shouldn't get stuck facing the wrong direction now.
Arrow indicators point to the exit on each map.
-UPDATE-
Alternate control scheme for crappy keyboards.
Bullets don't go through enemies at point blank.
------------
CONTROLS
ARROWS = move
Z = use weapon
X = change weapon
C = kick
SPACE = advance text
ENTER = skip scene
F4 = screen mode
ESC = quit
ALT CONTROLS
IJKL = move
A = use weapon
S = change weapon
D = kick
------------
YOUR MISSION
Ragnarok terrorists sieze the Bifrost Media Center while Artemis Dane -- commander of the Valkyrie Guard and indirect ruler of the nation -- is giving a public address. You are Atalanta Regin (Lan for short), a former Amazon Force commando-turned-Valkyrie who is tasked with the Commander's rescue. Make your way to the broadcasting studio, kill the terrorist leader, and get Commander Dane out alive!
The trouble is -- thanks largely to the resurgence of a long-forgotten childhood memory -- you're not so sure which side is the right one anymore.
------------
made by Mike MacDee (at yahoo dot com)
A simple shooty game with heavy emphasis on story. The language is abrasive at times, so if that's not your thing, best skip this one.
-UPDATE 3-
HA! Collision problems fixed...I think...
-UPDATE 2-
Lan can change direction faster between shots -- she shouldn't get stuck facing the wrong direction now.
Arrow indicators point to the exit on each map.
-UPDATE-
Alternate control scheme for crappy keyboards.
Bullets don't go through enemies at point blank.
------------
CONTROLS
ARROWS = move
Z = use weapon
X = change weapon
C = kick
SPACE = advance text
ENTER = skip scene
F4 = screen mode
ESC = quit
ALT CONTROLS
IJKL = move
A = use weapon
S = change weapon
D = kick
------------
YOUR MISSION
Ragnarok terrorists sieze the Bifrost Media Center while Artemis Dane -- commander of the Valkyrie Guard and indirect ruler of the nation -- is giving a public address. You are Atalanta Regin (Lan for short), a former Amazon Force commando-turned-Valkyrie who is tasked with the Commander's rescue. Make your way to the broadcasting studio, kill the terrorist leader, and get Commander Dane out alive!
The trouble is -- thanks largely to the resurgence of a long-forgotten childhood memory -- you're not so sure which side is the right one anymore.
------------
| Windows | http://gamejolt.com/games/valkyrie/files/valkyrie/download/11208/13089/ |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=6769 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 76% | 2 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.51 | 61 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.42 | 62 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.49 | 43 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.51 | 111 |
| Humor(Jam) | 2.03 | 247 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 2.71 | 190 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.92 | 12 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.08 | 198 |
graphics and sounds came out nicely though
The game gets much easier when you go around kicking with C rather than trying to shoot people.
Like dalbinblue said, aiming is fairly hard but I found it kinda adds to the tension. I might have enjoyed it more if there had been more checkpoints, it became frustrating starting from scratch again several times.
apparently it rings true.
I've extracted the folder inside the archive and launched the "valkyrie ld.exe". Do I need any frameworks or runtime-environments to play it?
@ NiceAlexanderAS: Is it the keyboard issue mentioned above? Try using the alt controls.
Also, props for the DOOM door sounds, I forgot how much I loved those until this game.
I'm not a fan of this genre, but I could tell it was a great game. Aiming was occasionally a little difficult - I guess that's a problem with wasd though.
All in all, great.
Excellent job though, really good atmosphere.