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Wisp by arrigo

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made by arrigo for LD 40 (JAM)

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Explore for as long as you can without being killed! It's dark but luckily you have your friend Wisp to guide you through the dungeon. Hopefully, the light doesn't attract monsters!

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Quick Guide:

  • wasd / arrow keys to walk
  • q / e - lower / raise brightness of wisp
  • more light = aggressive enemies
  • find the key and find the exit!
  • pick up potions to restore health!
  • survive as many floors as you can!

Programming by myself and my friend, Michal Porubcin. Our first time taking part in a Game Jam, as well as both our first game release! Built with Unity, and art from:

https://henrysoftware.itch.io/pixel-level-free

https://opengameart.org/users/buch

https://0x72.itch.io/16x16-dungeon-tileset

https://opengameart.org/users/redshrike

https://opengameart.org/users/williamthompsonj

and my girlfriend.

Sounds generated on bfxr.net

Source code https://arrigo.itch.io/ld40-wisp
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/wisp

Ratings

Given 16🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

almost
05. Dec 2017 · 07:52 UTC
(Windows) I received an error:
'The program can't start because UnityPlayer.dll is missing from your computer.'

I don't know where the file comes from but it seems that it should be included with the exe and data folder.
Wafiqsha
05. Dec 2017 · 08:21 UTC
Cannot play the game. Some dll is missing...
Wakka2
05. Dec 2017 · 11:52 UTC
Hice idea. What impact does the light have?
🎤 arrigo
05. Dec 2017 · 16:13 UTC
the light determines how aggressive some mobs are. though the hornets aggression level is unrelenting.

for windows, the data folder should be there, i'll double check in a bit
🎤 arrigo
05. Dec 2017 · 18:13 UTC
the windows error should be fixed. let me know if it still has problems!
jfraser314
05. Dec 2017 · 20:44 UTC
Interesting idea, I like the setting but the contrast was hard on my eyes. But I only got to floor 3... so maybe I am not the best judge.
almost
06. Dec 2017 · 05:14 UTC
It's interesting to balance being able to see and attracting enemies. The health potions helped a lot, since I often ran into enemies before noticing them.

The floors all felt basically the same, and it's hard to remember where I have and haven't been when looking for the stairs, so I think I checked some areas multiple times.
froge
06. Dec 2017 · 18:45 UTC
I thought about putting a minimap but then again we thought of a lot of things...unfortunately time was a limiting factor.
sparewizard
09. Dec 2017 · 03:30 UTC
Cool idea, I liked that leaving potions behind instead of always picking them up gave something for the monsters to move towards. I ran out of time on level 6 because there was too much space to search, and I couldn't find the stairs anywhere.
dimesto52
10. Dec 2017 · 01:22 UTC
interesting concept! the light makes more bug arrive!
ito yoichi
17. Dec 2017 · 10:13 UTC
nice concept. difficulty is hard for me. but I enjoyed this game!
rodobodolfo
17. Dec 2017 · 19:50 UTC
Good idea, and challenging game, it has some mood to it, and the gampley is simple yet very effective. Good job!
🎤 arrigo
22. Dec 2017 · 06:44 UTC
Thanks everyone!! :)
Mikeliosus
27. Dec 2017 · 22:54 UTC
Hi, guys! Checked your game, reached the 7th floor.
Nice entry!

Want to notice a few moments:
1. Game becomes kinda repetetive, I was already a bit boared on the 7th floor
2. Also I did not know that I can swith the light level with Q/E buttons during my play XD I cheked helped only after a play. It will be really good to pu this on the first level.

Until I realized that the light level can be changed I wanted to ask "why did you not highlited the stairs as you did with the key?", but I think for now this question have no point XD

Actually was a good balance decision)

In general - your game is pretty polished and it is a great entry for the first game jam!
Good job!