MONSTER'S BUFFET by glitchu

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made by glitchu for LD35 (JAM)
*UPDATE* With the shift and space key if it doesnt work:
-Once you build up your meter you can press shift to hide.
-When you're near an object you can press spacebar to eat.

If you dont fill up the bar or you're not near anything to eat, nothing will happen.

But do let me know if you've tried the above then I will try and fix the problem and sorry for the confusion!


This is my first entry. I've had fun while I was making it but mainly entered to push my limits and trying out new things. Unfortunately I couldn't finish alot of the artwork as I was coding the AI for the people, which I suck at but learnt alot from it. Also that meant there's a lack of music and sounds, but I tried to get them in at the last minute.

You are a transformable monster and you are hungry for humans. Watch out for the agents as they will try to hunt you down. Use your abilities to sneak, escape and confuse your prey.

Fill up your gauge by successfully eaten things. Gauge can give you more hiding and stay in a body for longer periods of time. The eye tells whether you are visible or hidden.

You can also hide in inanimate objects and you will inherit the speed and body of the thing you've eaten.

You are invincible in hide form and you will move alot quicker so if use it if you need to escape. However, this will drain your gauge quicker so be careful. When you exit hide form you will transform back into a monster.

The game does progressively get harder as more agents will turn up.

Have fun :)

Controls:

W - UP
S - DOWN
D - RIGHT
A - LEFT
SHIFT- HIDE (only when you have meter filled, if it's empty then nothing will happen)

SPACEBAR - EAT (only works when near object/person(cant just eat the air), press again to exit body if no other thing is next to you)

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.32 460
Fun(Jam) 3.26 438
Graphics(Jam) 3.15 643
Humor(Jam) 2.96 304
Innovation(Jam) 3.24 392
Theme(Jam) 3.65 295

Feedback

Fabraz
19. Apr 2016 · 18:15 UTC
We had a similar concept we played around with when we discussed the theme on friday! Glad to see someone else tried it. Fun time waster until your inevitable death.
Team 63 Bit
19. Apr 2016 · 18:22 UTC
The mechanic and idea is fun.
Mak
19. Apr 2016 · 18:32 UTC
I really liked it, you say you got little time but the result is superb! You implemented the mechanics of stealth really nice. And it was really smart to include and escape mechanic like that, good thinking. I also really liked the animations of the monster and the eating.
Mekuri
19. Apr 2016 · 19:36 UTC
Took me a few tries, to get the hang of it- Quite a fun little game. There's something satisfying about "eating" people like that. Good job.
rahulparihar
19. Apr 2016 · 19:42 UTC
I am sorry but pressing SHIFT isn't doing anything for me. The other players don't seem to have this problem.
I made a game on GMS too, and some people complained that pressing R wasn't restarting the game for them, but it worked fine for most. I don't know why this is happening.
omlette.du.fromage
19. Apr 2016 · 19:55 UTC
Funny game, at first took me a while to get, had to get back on the page and check the controls. Maybe a quick complete tutorial would work better that the hints. And it suits very good with the theme. With a better graphic and maybe some controls for mobile, would be a cool game. With keyboard is a bit difficult tu chase people around :). Good luck! Stefan (omlette.du.fromage)
peter_szegedi
19. Apr 2016 · 19:55 UTC
Cool little game.
Drusilla
19. Apr 2016 · 21:17 UTC
I activated sticky keys. I really liked the cardboard boxes. It's very stealthy!
🎤 glitchu
19. Apr 2016 · 21:38 UTC
Thanks for the feedback guys :D I know a controls page is needed but I thought I'd just include it in the description as I was literally still working on it. Hence why there's alot of stuff missing like music on it. I will play all of your games and will try and give you guys feedback also <3
Ted Brown
19. Apr 2016 · 22:21 UTC
This game looks INCREDIBLY PROMISING! But at least on Windows 8, the Shift and Spacebar keys do nothing. Hope you can fix it!
serp
19. Apr 2016 · 22:28 UTC
I like the idea a lot.
🎤 glitchu
19. Apr 2016 · 23:58 UTC
Thanks for the warning about the shift and space key, I never knew that was a problem on windows 8. Will see what I can do in the mean time
Reiv
20. Apr 2016 · 01:06 UTC
What a fun game! I like the idea. I'm playing it on Windows 7 and Shift seems to do nothing.
🎤 glitchu
20. Apr 2016 · 01:24 UTC
So for those that can run the game but shift and space do nothing, I've updated the description so you can try that instead. It was my fault for not being clear on that in the first place. Otherwise hit me up and I'll try and correct the errors
keyboardmonkey
20. Apr 2016 · 16:55 UTC
I especially enjoy eating the agents who try to kill you. Nice entry!
kumoi
22. Apr 2016 · 18:28 UTC
Very fun game, I love the concept of stealth and its incorporation with morphing. If the people had walking animations this would feel like a complete and solid game. Better instructions at the beginning would be very helpful.
blob
27. Apr 2016 · 22:49 UTC
Took me a while but I eventually got it. Highscore 18. It was pretty satisfying to crunch on people.
Oh And i m just reading now that you can hide... I should try again.

I also made a game where you have to hide to eat people :D
Rock Eaters
01. May 2016 · 05:26 UTC
fun game i like the graphic and mechanic