Dr.Acula, Busted! by Jimsen
The culprit of missing blood bag has been found! And it's none other than local Doctor Acula!
Gameplay Mechanic:
The more health you have, the worse your other stats will be.
The more stats you have, the worse your health would be.
Use your health as a resource to upgrade your speed, fire rate and damage.
Don't be afraid to upgrade your stats since you can bring back your health up by downgrading and sucking blood!!!
Controls:
Arrow Keys to move.
Z to upgrade your speed. (Yellow Syringe)
X to upgrade your fire rate. (Green Syringe)
C to upgrade your damage. (Blue Syringe)
Shift to bring the health back up from other 3 stats. (Red Blood Bag)
Space to shoot.
Developer's Note:
Could not add tutorial due to time. If you did not understand the mechanics, don't worry, upgrade your stats one by one and see what changes.
Experiment and I hope things will soon clear up.
Tools:
- Godot Engine v2.1.3
- GIMP
- BFXR
My very first entry for Game Jam, enjoy!
| Windows | https://jimsen.itch.io/dracula-busted |
| Linux | https://jimsen.itch.io/dracula-busted |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/dr-acula-busted |
Ratings
| Given | 4🗳️ | 3🗨️ |
I love the sprites, especially the vampire doctor and the syringes. It's a good use of the theme.
## Suggestions
The controls are the biggest problem. The character's movement feels sluggish and it is very difficult to move and shoot at the same time. This is because you have to move in the direction you want to shoot before you can. If you tie the shooting to the arrow keys or the mouse, you can make it easier to dodge and fire at the same time.
Would love to see a mac or web version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSZlFcYnh4
However, it is pretty easy to be almost immortal by avoiding shots during the first dozens of seconds and then sucking up the blood of enemies gathered at the center of the screen. I managed to maximize all my stats this way and ended up letting myself die at 1733 points almost without shooting the whole time.
That being said, the graphics are nice, and I like the theme. Congrats! :)