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Ascension by Erkberg

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made by Erkberg for LD 41 (COMPO)

A building strategy bullet hell about becoming a god.
All platform versions and source are available here: https://erkberg.itch.io/ascension

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~ Controls ~
Mouse to summon believers and heal them
WASD or ZQSD to move
MouseWheel or left shift and space to rotate

~ Special thanks ~
To my beloved co-jammers guckstift (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/shelter) and grimgraybeard and my dearest tester Mör

~ Tools used ~
Unity, Blender, FL Studio (VST: DSK Overture), Audacity, jfxr

~ Timelapse ~
https://youtu.be/F87iYmi_XZw

~ Mini post mortem ~
The theme was kinda hard for me (again). Brainstorming was really fun, but took very long and got a little exhausting in the end, so I just decided to give it a go with an idea I was not completely confident about. The jam itself went quite well, but there was just too much stuff to implement and I didn't have enough time to polish everything to the state I wanted it to be (that UI is just hideous). Also, the mechanics don't really work together as well as I hoped they might. In the end though, I had a lot of fun (especially with the sounds and animations and generally jamming together with friends) and learned quite a few things. Now I'm really looking forward to playing and rating as many of your creations as I can.

Yours sincerely,
~ Erkberg ~

HTML5 (web) https://erkberg.itch.io/ascension
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/ascension

Ratings

Overall 95th 3.833⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 142th 3.662⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 101th 3.838⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 343th 3.603⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 381th 3.171⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 80th 3.652⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 92th 3.574⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 117th 3.529⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

batmanasb
23. Apr 2018 · 03:43 UTC
A little hard to align to dodge the diagonal shots, but I guess once you get enough big followers it doesn't matter as much since I was able to reach the cap and get ultimate power, at the price of a good portion of my followers... worth!
paulhocker
25. Apr 2018 · 04:45 UTC
This game was quite fun. I was very suprised because at the beginning I was like wtf is this? The mechanic actually worked quite well. Great job.
Darby Costello
29. Apr 2018 · 14:02 UTC
After a few goes, I started to get the hang of this. The graphics are very charming and the frantic gameplay really brings a sense of enjoyment to the game. Great work.
goffmog
29. Apr 2018 · 21:24 UTC
A bullet-hell God game sounds like a great way to ruin one of my favorite genres, but turns out to be a really cool Ludum Dare entry, well done! :)
Steffo
29. Apr 2018 · 21:30 UTC
Fun and original!

Loved it! :smile:
Radnyx
29. Apr 2018 · 21:43 UTC
This is a really fun idea! Managed to get a full board of level 3's. I had a little bit of a tough time distinguishing between the followers when it got crowded though. Maybe each level could be colored differently?
tifu
29. Apr 2018 · 22:58 UTC
Cool game. Top 10 anime betrayals.

At first I thought WASD wasn't working "it's just moving the camera... no wait it's the island that is moving! cools!" Cool mechanic/mix of genres and really nice music going on!
01. May 2018 · 12:29 UTC
I found this quite enjoyable :)
drtizzle
01. May 2018 · 12:37 UTC
I really like this! The models and animations are very cool, loved the dancing and praying animation. Also, the music fits perfectly since the gameplay is pretty relaxed. At first, I wasn't sure about how much fun it would be, but it turned out pretty fun after all! The only downside is that it is hard to see where the bullets are going to be when they reach the platform. Got all 3's and played on for a bit but I guess there is no win-state?

Very well done!

p.s. WOLOLOOOO
tigerj
01. May 2018 · 13:00 UTC
Really loved playing this. At first I was scared because I believed that one shot would kill my people and played it overly careful. Then I realized that I could take a fair amount of damage. I think the difficulty might be a little easy for me but I think the ramping is fair to most people playing. You really designed the additional content and exposure well. Nice work!
🎤 Erkberg
01. May 2018 · 13:00 UTC
Thanks for all the kind comments and feedback so far, I really appreciate it!
@drtizzle: The win state is to get to 500 faith, should've probably made this more clear I think. Wololo!
Yashpal
01. May 2018 · 13:26 UTC
I like it.
:smile:

Good flow of the game. (Game is become more difficult as it progress)
New ability unlocks.

It's Great & funny story.
ted
01. May 2018 · 16:44 UTC
Great pacing and progression up... until the end game, at least for me. :) An imaginative entry that taxed my mousing abilities to their fullest!
Andreas Roschal
02. May 2018 · 12:46 UTC
Really interesting and innovative idea. I like the goofy sound effects.
Indie Gaming
02. May 2018 · 17:54 UTC
Check out my play through of this awesome game, and make sure to hit that subscribe button to see more playthroughs of LD41 entries! : D
https://youtu.be/GzhfUtnJ6YQ
kpded
02. May 2018 · 19:30 UTC
Awesome! I wish there were cynicism parameter in ratings)
Smooth
03. May 2018 · 23:24 UTC
Nice
irwatts
06. May 2018 · 18:07 UTC
The feel and timing from intro to end screen was incredible! The music was perfect for the mood, and I love the little dance the followers make. Wonderful on all counts!
Dovakla
06. May 2018 · 18:32 UTC
It's a pretty good game! I think it would be better if you gave the player a little more space, both to move around in and also to have more time to react to bullets. I think making the camera non-orthogonal would help too, since it was sort of hard to judge where shots would be going and at what angle. I also wish that the different tiers of believers could have been more visually distinct.

Good job!
NvrSkipGameDay
08. May 2018 · 03:09 UTC
I laughed out loud the first time I heard "Whananaaa." Great nod to nostalgia right there. :) The mechanics of this are very interesting, gotta say it was a cool mashup of genres. Nicely done!
FuriousWitch
10. May 2018 · 16:03 UTC
Hey there, as always great work. I especially loved the music and sound effects. The general mood was interesting. The animation was exceptional. The ending was very sad though :)

Congratulations!
guckstift
14. May 2018 · 15:45 UTC
Wololo! The worship-dance is so hilarious and adorable. The end is the best :'D "goodbya y'all". Good job dude! Maybe add some more build-up-RTS elements like buildings and resource gathering :D