Delusional Thoughts by aCuriosity
Fast paced arcade action game play with and interesting scoring mechanic. Stay grounded to build up combos, take risks to build up multipliers, you can jump to avoid holes/enemies at the cost of your combo.. Collect rusty spoons because, well, who doesn't love rusty spoons... Wish I had tomorrow but have to call it a game, hope you enjoy it... PS it takes a few goes to get the hang of it, but you may find the WASD controls work a bit better than anticipated... eeeeeek...
WASD - move LeftShift - sprint SpaceBar - jump hold to jump further Smile - have a good time
Scoring- 1. build combos by remaining grounded while destroying tiles 2. stay near the edge for a risky boss eye bonus 3. collect rusty spoons for a permanent(per play) bonus multiplier
| HTML5 (web) | https://acuriosity.itch.io/delusional-thoughts |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/delusional-thoughts |
Ratings
| Overall | 212th | 3.609⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 136th | 3.664⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 386th | 3.148⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 186th | 3.9⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 490th | 2.935⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 16th | 3.963⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 31th | 3.745⭐ | 55🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 124th | 3.5⭐ | 51🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 75🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
@willops i planned to scale up difficulty as well as have levels/completion conditions per level but had to call it done sat night so some things were rushed.... eeeeeek
@khaotom cant tell you how fun it was trying to make a song after i learned i had to make my own sounds
And I love Salad Fingers, I loved the atmosphere you created, I smiled at rusty spoons... great job. It may be an average game for some, but for me, it was a very special game (and I'm still smiling while writing this). Thank you for creating this!
Also, as you @acuriosity said before, thanks for the HTML5!
Excellent job, I had fun playing this one!
good job!
I would love to see someone beat it XD.... anything above 30,000 or so is respectable...
The audio was interesting I liked it a lot :smile:
game play wise I found it surprisingly challenging. The board is just large enough that if you don't pay close attention to where you have been you can set yourself on a path that you may not be able to escape from because you either cut it off or the missiles might have destroyed your path.
....anywho... Scoring explained
-each consecutive tile is worth its combo value
-there is a 1.5x for on one edge, 2x for edges on both sides
-for each rusty spoon you get an additional xNumSpoons
.... there is some serious potential to get an obscenely high score, my current best is around 425,000...There is some serious route optimization stuff to consider... prioritizing those spoons without breaking the connected areas can be super strategic.... eeeeeeek, i'm getting myself all excited.... wish I had implemented a global high scores.. would love to hear what people are getting!
@inferture so glad you enjoyed it. i love it when the rusty spoons voice over happens to fit perfectly into the song where it says "Stop for a "...
@masterkrepta there are so many things I would have liked to adjust, its hard to say which one bugs me the most, but I wish I had adjusted the missile a bit, it can feel a bit obnoxious. anywho, glad you enjoyed it XD
Do you think you could upload that music somewhere ? I'm not a native english speaker and it was kinda hard to focus on both the gameplay and the lyrics, which I'd like to hear !
Great job, especially in 48 hours !
By the way please feel free to leave us some feedbacks on our game!
The audio is really great ^^
The only cons i found was that spoons could spawn above the void, and they aren't reset after a death ( they don't despawn ). Also, a little visual effect before that the spoon disseapears would be cool, cause it's hard to reach them, and it's frustrating to see them dissapear in front of you xD
I also really appreciate that you made the music looping even when you retried, it made it easier to continue playing for a long time without getting bored, and it allowed me to listen to more of that awesome soundtrack!