Anno Luciferus by madjackmcmad
:imp::fire: Cultists yearn to die in lava in your name. Deny them.
:imp::fire: Twin-stick Arcade Melee, with a dash of Demon Pong.
:imp::fire: Collect the heads of Grand Viziers who have failed you.
:imp::fire: Rule Hell forever with your unspeakable name atop Dreamlo leaderboards.
Twin-stick Arcade Melee, with a dash of Demon Pong. You're huge, the enemies are tiny, so have fun stomping around and knocking them all the hell over the map. Sacrifice the Grand Vizier of the house that has lost your favor, or just take the head of the winner because you're a demon that's what demons do.
Cultists get progressively more devout and come up with ever greater methods of trying to get past you and throw themselves into lava so that they can die for you. But don't let your guard down, if they expose you as a false idol then they will die but in a different way which somehow is less good. Or bad.
Controls
Left Stick / WASD : Move
Right Stick / Arrows : Aim/rotate
Fire / Space,Z,X : Hold to bring up your shield and charge your hammer.
When you release the fire button when the hammer is charged, you'll smash your hammer down knocking enemies back. If enemies touch your shield, you will drink their souls. Drink 5 souls and you can throw your hammer, killing enemies for points. Bounce your hammer back repeatedly to increase the score multiplier.
At the end of every wave, select one House for sacrifice. They will grow in their passion to jump in the lava, and you will get a reward.
Ratings
| Overall | 111th | 3.725⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 41th | 3.95⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 118th | 3.55⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 331th | 3.2⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 108th | 3.8⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 180th | 3.225⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 123th | 3.275⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 114th | 3.55⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 20🗨️ |
PS: I really enjoyed watching your stream throughout the process. Today, the last day of the Jam, it felt like something was missing. I'll have to stop by again. :thumbsup:
And i saw the menu and some kind of arrow after mission, but have no idea how to control, wasd and arrows does not work.
- The graphics are nothing to laugh at either.
- Player going on the X axis and being able to turn 360° feels kind of a waste, but I appreciate the possibility.
Good game, well done!
Very solid arcady game. Good job.
The mood is so cool!
very nice job ;p
The visual and audio effects play very well together and it's a joy to play.
I wasn't entirely sure when I die, I assume it's after three hits, so that could have been communicated better by adding a lives indicator. The rest of the game is communicated very well, though, so it is immediately clear what this is about, that you collect souls to enable the shot, how the hammer windup mechanics work and so on, great job!
I also love the upgrades and the decisions that go with them. This leaves a lot of experimentation to get a particularly good high score. The score board adds so much to the experience, it's such a pity that the score does not reset upon dying. I would have loved to try getting to the top, but it feels like cheating now, so I quit. I think fixing this minor bug is allowed as per LD rules and you could reset the scoreboard to make it fair again. Should you do that, shoot me a message and I'll definitely play the game again to see how far I can get.
It's a very good entry, and I had a lot of fun!