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Darkest Decision by pmarincak

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made by pmarincak for LD 44 (JAM)

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Hey there best best friendo! Thanks for popping in. I'm sure you're super duper confused why a super amazing powerful guy like me is talking to you, right?

Listen.

You're just that great.

So like- hey. Help me, help you. I got this great deal. Just nominate some of your friends and I'll help you out, ok? Real easy, right?

Why don't you try it out?

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Credits

  • MUSIC/SFX: https://twitter.com/DisOmikronCJ
  • PROGRAMMING/WRITING/MONSTER: http://twitter.com/paigemarincak
  • ART/JUICE: ​https://twitter.com/BenstarDEV

Technical Stuff

  • ENGINE: GameMaker Studio 2
  • ART: Aseprite
  • MUSIC: DisOmikronCJ's ears, FL Studio 12 and Audacity

How to Play

  • Use your mouse or the arrow/space keys to interact.
  • Survive for as many weeks as possible!
  • Random Events might occur if you survive for a long time ;)

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Windows https://atemly-games.itch.io/darkest-decision
HTML5 (web) https://atemly-games.itch.io/darkest-decision
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/darkest-decision

Ratings

Given 31🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

barret
30. Apr 2019 · 04:13 UTC
for a game with such a dark theme I found myself laughing a whole lot. Wait do I have dark humor....
Marcus Dubreuil
30. Apr 2019 · 04:14 UTC
The art and animations, lighting, etc are absolutely top-notch. Great work!
MateusBoga
30. Apr 2019 · 12:07 UTC
I like this game a lot! Feels like a mix between Darkest Dungeon and Undertale is how I'd describe it. That villain is so cool xD Great job on this one!
OrbitalBlueprint
30. Apr 2019 · 13:34 UTC
AMAZING AMBIENCE! Definitely my favourite jam submission, great job. The graphics, the audio, and the writing is perfect.
DidiGameBoy
30. Apr 2019 · 15:12 UTC
Amazing mood! Nice stuff as always Ben! Good work guise!
silent
30. Apr 2019 · 15:18 UTC
My god, it's sooo good... I'm completely sold on the art part, it's nothing short of gorgeous. And gameplay is so nice and fluid, too!
Simply beautiful.
Hildebrandt
30. Apr 2019 · 15:43 UTC
This game is for sure one of the best in the LD44. Very well polished, the art is just amazing. It was a little bit confusing in the beggining 'till I get what goes up and down when I sacrifice someone. But overall amazing job. Great Game thx for sharing
jvolonte
30. Apr 2019 · 16:41 UTC
What an awesome atmosphere! Loved the characters, the music and sounds simply sell it to me, very well done!
Gear Steak
30. Apr 2019 · 17:16 UTC
This looks fantastic! We sort of had similar ideas though mines centred around decisions of your own life rather than other peoples.
I did find 2 bugs though;
You can gain more resources than there are visuals so I ended up with like 30 heart resource and when I started to lose it the visual didn't change until I was below the shown number.
You could gain and lose a resource from the same person, I was seeing the up and down arrow for multiple sacrifices
🎤 pmarincak
30. Apr 2019 · 17:49 UTC
@gear-steak You went and found the bugs I was going to fix this evening! But yes, thank you :) It'll be fixed soon.
Zugai89
30. Apr 2019 · 18:25 UTC
Great game, wonderful interpretation of the artstyle and the humor XD
only made it to week 6 though XD
HugoVaz
30. Apr 2019 · 18:42 UTC
I like so many things, but I felt my decisions were not so important. Maybe to create real consequences for bad choices may be a solution.
🎤 pmarincak
30. Apr 2019 · 22:24 UTC
Thank you everyone! I have fixed two small bugs + a spelling error and got the HTML5 port complete enjoy~
dasPanjo
30. Apr 2019 · 22:55 UTC
What an awesome little game! I really love the mood you have in that game. The smiley is funny, but creepy at the same time - a really good mix!
Fadex
01. May 2019 · 00:16 UTC
great, funny and sarcastic
DuzzOnDrums
01. May 2019 · 01:11 UTC
Nailed the atmosphere and it's dripping with juicy polish and audio. I agree it has a great darkest dungeon meets undertale feel. Amazing!
KonH
01. May 2019 · 08:32 UTC
Great atmosphere, really like it.
hadesfury
01. May 2019 · 10:05 UTC
Great atmosphere, really like how you fool us at the begin :) and it is really pretty
yopox
01. May 2019 · 10:20 UTC
I loved the graphics, and how much you polished the game ! Great entry :ok_hand:
ditto
01. May 2019 · 11:28 UTC
this is great. super juicy, and i like this concept of simple choices that have big consequences. and it's nice that you get such a cute and round friend to hang out with!
however, it got a bit repetetive after a while, i found myself just sacrificing people left and right because i just wanted to see what'd happen at the end? i got 13 weeks in at least :)
Drauthius
01. May 2019 · 13:24 UTC
Great game! Really liked the art, atmosphere, and the dialogue. I couldn't really understand exactly how/why the different values increased/decreased though.
d954mas
01. May 2019 · 13:45 UTC
Great atmosphere.
Jam373
01. May 2019 · 14:30 UTC
Great game! Creepy art and audio, fun gameplay but maybe just a bit too easy. Struggling to lose so I can see the ending.
Le Slo
01. May 2019 · 16:13 UTC
That audio and that atmosphere, amazing. The game has you in with the first second, the smily character is very well written (combined with the perfect matching sounds), and all the art is superdetailed. Little by little, I began to question if I really know what my decisions costed. At round 7 I started to play randomly (a lot of villagers per week, except on week 9, where only 3 decisions), until I finally died. Apart from the lack of weight on the decision, this game is one of the bests of this LD. Keep with the amazing work!
those-30-ninjas
01. May 2019 · 17:10 UTC
Love it. Great mood, funny dialogue, pretty pixels.
Kurt Roembke
01. May 2019 · 18:06 UTC
Top notch on everything!! <3
saucygames
02. May 2019 · 00:52 UTC
I see what you did here and I love it! Awesome art and juicy gameplay as well! very polished
LandoSystems
02. May 2019 · 05:37 UTC
What a solid mix of art and audio. The writing was great too. I never really figured out what factors impact whether a certain stat goes up or down, but it was enjoyable regardless. Really great work!
Fenderbate
02. May 2019 · 06:58 UTC
Really well made game, great job! :smile:
DeathBySnail
02. May 2019 · 12:10 UTC
Awesome, love the animation!
AtillaGallio
02. May 2019 · 22:21 UTC
That was intense lol
Aim
03. May 2019 · 07:01 UTC
The mood is exceptional. The visuals captivating. You've done a really solid job here.
Tekses
03. May 2019 · 14:41 UTC
I really liked the mood and simplicity of the style in this game. The Demon had a lot of character combined with the overlall spookieness. I didnt really get though how my choices affected the stats. Overall amazing look and feel!
pndaa
04. May 2019 · 17:22 UTC
Wow you really nailed the atmosphere. Sounds just fit perfectly. And arts are on point. Good job!
sylvie
05. May 2019 · 01:41 UTC
The atmosphere was excellent. Great job on the audio and visuals. I couldn't figure out how my choices affected anything though, so I didn't feel like trying again with a different strategy after I lost.
JUSTCAMH
06. May 2019 · 04:59 UTC
Wow guys, amazing creation! The only thing I would ask for is some different monster lines for the late game. By this point, every week it just talks about the birds, and how amazing it is. Maybe something new each week to keep it fresh?
mediyaz
06. May 2019 · 11:58 UTC
Very atmospheric and foreboding! I like the mechanics too - Only small criticism, I wasn't sure exactly what the icons at the top pertained to - I knew there was health and food and faith and stuff but I forgot which one meant which - Maybe like a hoverstate on the icons that come up with the names of them?

Lovely stuff - looking forward to your next LD entry!