Lycan Trail by Souperstrawer

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made by Souperstrawer for LD35 (COMPO)
Lycan Trail is a side-scrolling shooter. During nighttime you must escape hordes of werewolves. After that you can spend all your precious coins to upgrade weapons and buy supplies.

Controls:
Movement: W,A,S,D
Fire: Left Mouse Button
Reload: R
Boost: Space

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall 3.44 265
Audio 2.38 549
Fun 3.50 204
Graphics 3.35 323
Innovation 3.03 520
Mood 3.47 147
Theme 2.71 808

Feedback

Idkfawin32
18. Apr 2016 · 07:09 UTC
Wow I absolutely love the reload mechanic, it adds a ton of challenge
Reis Mahnic
18. Apr 2016 · 07:11 UTC
Had a lot of fun with this! Really difficult but it definitely felt like any mistakes made were my own.
Beautiful visuals, and a tense scenario.
Shades
18. Apr 2016 · 07:45 UTC
Pretty good game. It reminds me of something I played a few years back called "Reanimator". Very challenging while still being fair about things.

Also makes me wonder what these guys did to tick off that many werewolves. :)
Anikki
18. Apr 2016 · 08:03 UTC
I like it. Just too hard for me.
Saladon
18. Apr 2016 · 08:17 UTC
Very cool concept. It's quite hard but I like the challenge.
jollyserpent
18. Apr 2016 · 09:08 UTC
Might look like a simple game, but there are some genuinely interesting ideas in the gameplay. Glad I checked it out!
Tygrak
18. Apr 2016 · 09:42 UTC
Very fun, the reload mechanic makes it hard but fair. I really like the graphics.
Berserker_Chris
18. Apr 2016 · 10:29 UTC
The Werewolfs are shapeshifters
Cool game after time reloading is not fast enough.
Sporeczek
18. Apr 2016 · 11:44 UTC
Very interesting idea :)I like the climate.
Jupiter_Hadley
18. Apr 2016 · 15:36 UTC
Really neat game! I included it in my video compliation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/NeUaByS_1JI
Azumiar
18. Apr 2016 · 16:01 UTC
Nice sidescroller!
KodingNights
18. Apr 2016 · 16:07 UTC
I see what you did there. :-)
Quite difficult but fun.
Max Amaden
18. Apr 2016 · 17:10 UTC
Really cool game! The background art and gameplay are utterly fantastic, I only feel that the werewolf sprites and UI let it down a little bit (but hey, it's Ludum Dare).

Keep up the fantastic work!
ito123456789
18. Apr 2016 · 17:14 UTC
One of the most fun I played so far, I like the moving background, and it's very well balanced in terms of dificulty. I also like the art style.
Brice
18. Apr 2016 · 17:15 UTC
Had a lot of fun with this. I wish that the first level had been a bit shorter so I could have gotten the excitement of the upgrade stage earlier - I had died a few times and almost gave up.
wg_phancock
19. Apr 2016 · 07:53 UTC
Wow, this was challenging. The art was fun and definitely reminded me of classics like Oregon Trail.

I think the game might be improved by slightly shorter levels, so you can get to the fun of the upgrades a bit more often.
Humorcet
19. Apr 2016 · 19:25 UTC
Fun game, some music would add a lot it tho.
James Coote
19. Apr 2016 · 19:35 UTC
The reload-shoot mechanic was very well balanced, as were the enemies. Barrels were a little tough to both shoot and then get the pickup, but guess that's part of the skill of the game.

Took me a while to survive one night, and looks like a nice idea to give the game a bit more depth/longevity. Guess in an expanded version, you could add people to your party/cart, add new weapons and all the other trappings of an RPG
Cerno_b
20. Apr 2016 · 19:04 UTC
I love the graphics: Parallax scrolling, the motion of the sky, the horse animation.

Gameplaywise there is also a lot more depth than meets the eye. The upgrade mechanics, the obstacles that force the player to keep in the middle and having to shoot the barrels for bonuses.

For me, personally the difficulty ramps up too much. I upgraded reload and damage in the first night and stood no chance in the second night.

Reloading on RMB would be cool, or at least E instead of R, since R is too far away from WASD, especially since the player needs it constantly.

Some spooky music would really augment the experience, as would better and more sound effects.

Overall great entry!
Freank
24. Apr 2016 · 17:58 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
🎤 Souperstrawer
26. Apr 2016 · 15:25 UTC
@Freank Sure, feel free to :)
Rock Eaters
01. May 2016 · 22:24 UTC
nice graphics !