Mission: Decomposition by MurderPunch

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made by MurderPunch for LD35 (JAM)
Welcome to parasite paradise! In Mission: Decomposition you must defend your nest of friendly maggots from attacking parasites. Eat enemy parasites to defend your adorable friends. Eat enough parasites and you'll get a chance to evolve into a fly! Be careful though, while a maggot is evolving, you also have to defend the pupa from enemies.

Use WASD or Arrow Keys or Left Stick to move. Press Spacebar or X on a controller to lunge at enemies. Press Enter, R, or Start to start or restart the game!

-Defend your nest! If you lose your nest, you lose the game.
-Eat enemy parasites by using your lunge attack on vulnerable areas of enemy parasites.
-Once your maggot transforms into a pupa, use your new maggot to defend both the pupa and your nest.
-Evolve flies from pupae to beat levels!

This game was produced in under 72 hours for Ludum Dare 35 by Sebastian Karolkiewicz (@Murder_Punch) and Dan Lance (@DanLanceGames). Music and Sound by Tyler Caldwell and Thom Strom.

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1626
Overall(Jam) 3.42 364
Audio(Jam) 3.21 360
Fun(Jam) 3.21 474
Graphics(Jam) 4.00 184
Humor(Jam) 3.63 93
Innovation(Jam) 3.11 501
Mood(Jam) 3.42 298
Theme(Jam) 3.11 711

Feedback

panurge
19. Apr 2016 路 13:48 UTC
Nice! I didn't know maggots were so cute or so aggressive. :) Lovely atmosphere, great presentation and slick gameplay. Good work!
馃帳 MurderPunch
19. Apr 2016 路 13:59 UTC
Thanks panurge! We are super stoked that you liked it!
Fabraz
19. Apr 2016 路 18:29 UTC
Fun concept, getting a serious Edmund McMillen vibe from it.
WeaverDeveloper
19. Apr 2016 路 18:34 UTC
Cute little game. Looks like R doesn't trigger a restart though.
JALgames
19. Apr 2016 路 18:38 UTC
The restart button does not work for me... I had to reload the page each time to restart the game, which annoyed me after a few times, so I stoped playing (but I guess that it is probably an issue on my side...)
The art is absolutely gorgeous.
Cowa
19. Apr 2016 路 18:40 UTC
Fun game! And nice graphics :)
馃帳 MurderPunch
19. Apr 2016 路 18:42 UTC
Thank you all for the feedback guys! @Fabraz, that's a huge compliment! Once the competition is over, we'll make sure to incorporate some of the feedback we are getting here.
馃帳 MurderPunch
19. Apr 2016 路 18:45 UTC
For those experiencing issues with restart, try hitting R after waiting for a slow count of about 5 seconds. If you hit R right away, it may not kick in. Sorry about that! Something we plan to address after the competition.
aCoupleGames
20. Apr 2016 路 00:16 UTC
really cute graphics. I love those colors ;)
Red_Fan games
20. Apr 2016 路 00:17 UTC
Looks like issac.Plays like a charm. :)
馃帳 MurderPunch
20. Apr 2016 路 00:25 UTC
Thanks guys! Glad you liked it!
mrStrings
20. Apr 2016 路 05:18 UTC
That's cute in a weird way haha

I enjoyed the concept, the artwork and sound design. One thing I did note is that some of my attacks didn't hit the enemies as expected. Not sure if I'm missing something...


Hey! If you are interested, our LD35 entry is in my teammate's account: you can play WolfBit here:
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=87729
abuzreq
20. Apr 2016 路 06:04 UTC
Good graphics, it was hard to kill the parsites though
The sounds were ..weird :P
Allthebees
20. Apr 2016 路 10:33 UTC
Absolutely disgusting, but in a good way? I enjoyed it and it definitely has a strong aesthetic!
馃帳 MurderPunch
20. Apr 2016 路 15:59 UTC
Thanks guys! The trick with the tapeworm is to hit it at the thicker side of it's tail for an instant kill!
esayitch
21. Apr 2016 路 11:04 UTC
Great entry, very polished xD Who knew it owuld be so fun to control a maggot? I got a Binding of Isaac (the original) vibe from the aesthetic.

I wish there was a way to incorporate playing the flies into the game, as that would have featured the theme also in the gameplay as opposed to just in the graphics/story.

Aside from that, insanely good and polished work :) Good luck!
馃帳 MurderPunch
21. Apr 2016 路 13:38 UTC
Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback! We definitely plan to add some fun fly mayhem once the competition is over ;D.
olilie19
22. Apr 2016 路 03:03 UTC
Pretty amazing game. cool concept, truly enjoyed it.
L-Ree
22. Apr 2016 路 03:06 UTC
Super addicting! The sound/music is bomb and the graphics are sleek! Never did make it to a fly though :'(
馃帳 MurderPunch
22. Apr 2016 路 14:30 UTC
Glad you guys like it! We've got big plans for further improvements post comp!