DETERMINATION by megabrutal
The more DETERMINATION and LOVE you get, the worse your situation will be.
This is sort of an Undertale fan game.
I originally wanted to submit this game into Compo, but I missed the deadline because I procrastineted and started late.
Does not work with Internet Explorer and I have no intention to support it!
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ARROWS – move.
SPACE – shoot (when you're filled with DETERMINATION).


| HTML5 (web) | http://games.megabrutal.com/ld40/ |
| Git Web | http://git.megabrutal.com/?p=ld40.git |
| Git Clone | git://git.megabrutal.com/ld40.git |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/determination |
Ratings
| Overall | 1110th | 2.6⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1089th | 2.48⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1121th | 2.22⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 744th | 3.22⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1057th | 1.9⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 962th | 1.762⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1055th | 2.28⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 31🗳️ | 26🗨️ |
@makiyoshi: Actually, the movement getting out of control is the fulfilment of the „worse it gets” part of the theme.
@CallumLTurner: To be honest, I was tempted to hum „Finale” in my own voice and put it under the game. But I was glad I was able to reach the Jam deadline at all. Wish I started earlier...
The mechanic of your movement becoming faster and therefore more difficult to control as you level up does fit the theme well.
Keep up the good work!
The movement seems to deteriorate a bit when the game gets faster, but I do think it does generally hit the theme.
Could definitely benefit from some sound, but pretty fun overall once I got the hang of it!
Your game could be improved by some scoring system, I do not know if you'd prefere counting the time stayed alive, the number of defeated enemies or something else. Choosed carefully, the scoring objective could give an atmosphere to the game: defeat enemies = shoot = take stars = nervous gameplay / stay alive = dodge shots = move precisely = avoid stars = careful gameplay.
but when you understand how to play it's a pretty interesting and original game idea and good interpretation of the theme. Although I don't know why you want to convice us that more love and determination will make our situation worse ;) (I haven't played Undertale)
The game would definitely benefit from some sound!