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Tiny Chtulhu by Chtulhu

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made by Chtulhu for LD23 (JAM)
Description:

You control Chtulhu, a tiny creature that needs to get fed in order to retrieve his powers. The more humans you kill, the more you get powerful, and GROW!

The game has no end. Enemies will spawn randomly and the world has no limit. The only aim is fun.

In fact this game should count as a LD48 entry because I made it in 48H but I didn't see the submitting form... so i wrote an article... Anyway I didn't participate to win but to train myself so it doesn't matter. It was my first participation to LD =)

I used Java, Eclipse and Gimp.

Thanks to ra4king for letting me use his server.

Twitter : @Chtulhu1

Thanks for writting me some comment. I love to have some feedback.

The game (JAR) http://www.ra4king.com/public/mib_2xpmrz/tinyChtulhu.jar
Sources http://www.ra4king.com/public/mib_2xpmrz/src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=12980

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.31 226
Audio(Jam) 1.33 203
Fun(Jam) 2.72 137
Graphics(Jam) 1.73 254
Humor(Jam) 3.23 40
Innovation(Jam) 2.19 214
Mood(Jam) 2.35 186
Theme(Jam) 2.29 220

Feedback

mailman105
23. Apr 2012 · 23:23 UTC
Has good potential! keep going.
RiamuDiMentis
23. Apr 2012 · 23:55 UTC
Hey, it's really neat, I'd like to see this as a finished product after the contest.
uberneen
23. Apr 2012 · 23:59 UTC
ia! ia!
liger13
24. Apr 2012 · 00:00 UTC
Fun idea, it's always great to see new participants.
MadGnomeGamer
24. Apr 2012 · 04:39 UTC
WTF it sticks the window in the top of the screen and cuts the bottom part (with the hero in it presumably) off?

Any idea what might've caused that?
armornick
24. Apr 2012 · 04:44 UTC
Cool game, but it didn't really fit 'Tiny World', in my opinion.
🎤 Chtulhu
24. Apr 2012 · 13:59 UTC
MadGnomeGamer can you show a screenshot of your problem? I've tested the game on linux and windows several times and I didn't see something you describe. I would like to understand what's going on.
zorf
24. Apr 2012 · 16:00 UTC
Iä iä! More and harder enemies would be cool!
unicornpooping
24. Apr 2012 · 16:17 UTC
That was a lot of fun! Lol. Great job!
jeroenimooo
24. Apr 2012 · 16:51 UTC
Endless killing games are always fun! never played chtulhu before :)
ziomorti
24. Apr 2012 · 17:27 UTC
I liked the concept and I think you got the theme in a good way.
Eelfroth
24. Apr 2012 · 19:03 UTC
Through the continuous growth of the player character this game gives you an impressive feeling of super-human power.
I would have liked some more interactivity and a proper ending. But nice theme-interpretation: when you are huge, the world becomes tiny. Funny to see those tiny mortals trying to stop a Grat Old One.
Zoomyzoom
24. Apr 2012 · 22:21 UTC
Keep going! needs some work. otherwise its looking good!
Lawrence Esswood
24. Apr 2012 · 22:24 UTC
Wonderfully silly! A good improvement would be a choice of attack - space mash hurts my thumb. Nice going!
devwil
25. Apr 2012 · 00:22 UTC
***I'm posting this on all non-browser games I bring up in an attempt to encourage folks to make browser games next time around. Do not take it personally.***

When hundreds of people make non-browser games, that means that, to play all of the entries, I would need to download hundreds of games to my computer. I typically use OS X, so Windows-only entries are particularly inconvenient.

Please consider making a browser game next time.
Pacifist Games
25. Apr 2012 · 00:26 UTC
Not bad for a beginner. The game would really have benefited from some sound effects. I didn't even realize I was being killed.
🎤 Chtulhu
25. Apr 2012 · 00:49 UTC
Yeah I made some sound effects with SFXR but I didn't have enough time to understand how sound work with Java. I'm new to Java programming so I had to learn a lot during these 48 hours.
jfroco
25. Apr 2012 · 03:27 UTC
Congrats for your first Java game :)
BubuIIC
25. Apr 2012 · 17:43 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme :-) And I love Cthulhu!
Shadow
28. Apr 2012 · 21:15 UTC
hahaah, it was fun, really. needs more polish though. It's quite nice for being your first LD. Congratulations.
Tourgen
30. Apr 2012 · 22:13 UTC
hahah pretty funny and pretty good.
netmute
01. May 2012 · 19:44 UTC
Weee! I had so much fun! :)

DIE! STUPID HUMANS
ghRibacki
06. May 2012 · 20:14 UTC
Awesome concept! Too bad my Cthulhu stopped growing after sometime... I really wish he was able to fill all the screen with his foot!

Good work. =)
KevinWorkman
12. May 2012 · 04:04 UTC
Hahaha this is an awesome idea. It's a great job for a beginner, and now you have a platform to add things to, like different kinds of enemies, powerups, jumping, the works. Awesome job.

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