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Cursed Temple by SirJson

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made by SirJson for LD25 (COMPO)
A survival Game for 1 Player

Update: I managed to fix the OpenAL crash. The game is now working on Windows 8 and on the Windows 7 PCs who reported this error to me!

Dependencies:
# Windows (Tested on Windows 7 but should run on every Windows where OpenGL is available)
# .NET 4 Client Profile (If isn't installed see the included installer)

Reported Bugs:
* There seems to be an OpenAL Problem on Windows 8
* Select Sound hangs on the Game Over screen. It stops when you restart (via [Space]) or close the Game

Controls:

A = Left
D = Right
Left Mouse = Fire
Space = Continue
ALT+F4 = Exit

Windows http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22221093/cursed_temple.zip
Source http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22221093/cursed_temple.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=18639

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 2.89 414
Audio 2.65 284
Fun 2.79 393
Graphics 2.64 490
Humor 2.29 439
Innovation 2.52 523
Mood 2.77 368
Theme 3.03 444

Feedback

馃帳 SirJson
17. Dec 2012 路 16:25 UTC
Sorry guys for the bad "Game Over" sound ;) It seems to be an bug..
arhpositive
17. Dec 2012 路 16:42 UTC
Not a bad effort. Maybe if you could've added one more mechanic to the game, it'd be much better. Nice effort on the graphics. :)
rustybroomhandle
17. Dec 2012 路 16:52 UTC
I like the guy's walking animation!
SmallDeadGuy
17. Dec 2012 路 16:55 UTC
Needs improvement. Graphics are pretty poor, glitchy if you move towards the edge, arrows seem to have varying/very little range and no physics, upgrades aren't that effective, sound was annoying, no music, etc. Sorry if I sound so mean but this seems like a fairly generically bad game
tumoxep
17. Dec 2012 路 16:57 UTC
Nice. Characters animations looks adorable :)
Ramuh
17. Dec 2012 路 18:00 UTC
Does not work on Win8 :(
馃帳 SirJson
17. Dec 2012 路 18:03 UTC
@SmallDeadGuy You can not walk down the mountain. I know this a bad solution :X Normally you can also shoot from the mountain but because of a last minute change you can not shoot trough this invisible border :/ Maybe because of this "Bug" you think the arrow range is too low
comrad_gremlin
17. Dec 2012 路 20:06 UTC
Great villain feel. Defending the temple seems to be well done. I enjoyed playing it, but it gets a bit repetitive with time.

Still, great job man.
jmaasing
17. Dec 2012 路 21:16 UTC
Sorry, can't rate, I don't have windows.
HeroesGrave
17. Dec 2012 路 22:14 UTC
Quite addicting until it gets too hard
FinalMirage
18. Dec 2012 路 02:02 UTC
This is quite fun! Adding some extra weapons would be a cool addition, maybe even some melee weapons for close range.
Slushy
18. Dec 2012 路 08:17 UTC
flesh it out!!! :D
kewry
18. Dec 2012 路 18:47 UTC
Gets too repetitive, aside from the health of paladins increasing there's nothing more there
berkano
18. Dec 2012 路 18:50 UTC
I get an OpenAL problem on Win7: Unhandled Exception: System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
at OpenTK.Audio.OpenAL.Alc.OpenDevice(String devicename)
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController..ctor()
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.OpenTKGamePlatform..ctor(Game game)
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game..ctor()
at CursedTemple.Program.Main(String[] args)
ix
18. Dec 2012 路 18:55 UTC
I get the following when trying to launch on Windows8 64-bit:

Unhandled Exception: System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load
a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
at OpenTK.Audio.OpenAL.Alc.OpenDevice(String devicename)
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController..ctor()
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.OpenTKGamePlatform..ctor(Game game)
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game..ctor()
at CursedTemple.Program.Main(String[] args)
馃帳 SirJson
18. Dec 2012 路 19:11 UTC
Ok that is strange.. It seems to be an bug inside of MonoGame :/
h.attila
18. Dec 2012 路 21:12 UTC
The idea is good, but the game gets repetitive fast. You could've added different weapons, different enemies, etc.
Also, I think it's weird that the arrows just go in a straight line. Adding gravity would've added some realism and more challenge.
The graphics and sound effects are fine for an LD game.
moomoo112
18. Dec 2012 路 21:22 UTC
goes incredibly slow at moments for no apparent reason, and I have a pretty fast computer
HeyChinaski
19. Dec 2012 路 20:54 UTC
Nice work. I liked the "King of the Hill" gameplay style.
zenmumbler
20. Dec 2012 路 21:09 UTC
Graphics were flickering rather badly but that was likely caused by some VMWare driver incompatibility with some XNA thing (though haven't had this problem with other XNA games) but I could play.

Simple setup, maybe if you have multiple levels that you can retreat to as the Paladins advance it would add a bit to the strategy and tension. Retreat into the temple and defend the purple idol as the last stand! etc.
olkeencole
21. Dec 2012 路 18:56 UTC
I thought this was pretty fun. I wish there was a block function, though.
Eniko
23. Dec 2012 路 08:02 UTC
Good effort. Eventually the difficulty ramps up unexpectedly and upgrades aren't enough to cover it. Seems to me that the HP and movement speed upgrades aren't worth it, since you're going to be pinched in between the knights anyway if your damage isn't high enough.
fishbrain
26. Dec 2012 路 10:21 UTC
Not a bad game, would be better with a bit more work/expansion.
impulse9
29. Dec 2012 路 23:23 UTC
Fun little game. :)