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Vumpires: Night of the Bat-men by SeiferTim

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made by SeiferTim for LD 44 (JAM)

In Vumpires: Night of the Bat-men you are the sole survivor of an ancient curse who has to clear your town of a vumpire (umpire vampire) infestation.

A metaphor.

Controls

  • Left/Right or A/D: move
  • Z: Swing Bat
  • X: Jump
  • C: Throw Baseball

Gamepads might also work, too? Try waggling those buttons around and see what happens?

evil-power-surge-50.png moon-sky2-50.png vumpire-ahead-50.png death-50.png

The theme gave us the idea for "Vampires" but, other than that, we didn't really utilize the theme. Oops.

Credits

  • Tim Hely: Coding, Title and Intro artwork.
  • Naomi Hely: Level, enemy, and player artwork, music, sound effects

Tools Used

HTML5 (web) https://axolstudio.itch.io/vumpires
Windows https://axolstudio.itch.io/vumpires
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/vumpires-night-of-the-bat-men

Ratings

Given 31🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Wyatt
30. Apr 2019 · 00:13 UTC
Love the vumpire umpire running around sprite. Very cool Castlevania vibes.
TonyTugger
30. Apr 2019 · 12:30 UTC
Great fun. Hitting balls back at the enemies is very satisfying
Préda
30. Apr 2019 · 12:32 UTC
Cool game. But the controls are a bit hard to get used to.
wie_
30. Apr 2019 · 12:34 UTC
I like the graphics and sound, but the controls are very awkward. First of all, you have to use S/D to move left and right, instead of A/D like in the instructions. Also using z x and c is difficult while also using S/D. Character stops when swinging bat, which is annoying. Also the enemies attack far too fast, leaving no time to react. It seems i only got the enemies killed when they had already killed me and I had a little bit of invincibility
SingularityOddity
30. Apr 2019 · 12:35 UTC
I did enjoy the game, and felt it was quite fun. However, I did run into a few moments here and there that felt like bad level design that caused the player to run into a monster. For instance, there's a part where you drop down without seeing what's down there. I ended up falling into monsters. My only other main complaint is that the controls weren't a/d, they were actually s/d, but that could be a problem on my end. I loved the idea, the graphics, and the audio design. Overall, I felt like this was a pretty good game.
Maakus_1994
30. Apr 2019 · 12:36 UTC
Very nice platformer! Kicked my butt first time around. But it never felt unfair. The pixel-art is amazing!
Donitz
30. Apr 2019 · 12:36 UTC
Lol @ at that story. It's like Spacejam but baseball!

Nice graphics and sounds. Wish you could run a bit faster but the gameplay was still good. I don't know if it's just me, but it felt like the attack and jump buttons were reversed.
Lamossus
30. Apr 2019 · 12:43 UTC
The contols felt a bit awkward but the game is pretty fun
vladirien
30. Apr 2019 · 13:05 UTC
A polished game with a nice retro touch! Loved the fact you can send back a ball to an enemy!
JasonD
30. Apr 2019 · 13:09 UTC
The retro vibes are so totally on-point! All of the audio (that spooky baseball music!), intro, screen transitions etc are just awesome.

The controls do feel a bit awkward in practice (although it's not totally out of line with the era it's emulating =P). Also, as you mention, the theme isn't really integrated.
🎤 SeiferTim
30. Apr 2019 · 13:30 UTC
It *should* be "A" to move left, it's a typo in the code. Will fix ASAP.
Arrow keys should work though.
Sorry about that! (I blame staying up until 2am for Endgame :P)
josehzz
01. May 2019 · 15:05 UTC
The mechanics are great, I wish the controls were a bit less clunky. A platform mixed with baseball looks like a great original idea to develop futher, great entry overall
Nava
01. May 2019 · 15:10 UTC
Fun game! I really like the intro and the level design is also pretty good, but the controls could be a little more responsive.
Xankill3r
01. May 2019 · 15:13 UTC
Really liked the play on words in the title. The ability to kill enemies with their own balls was really interesting :smile:
Russ Moonbase
01. May 2019 · 20:28 UTC
This game feels and plays like a Nintendo game. I'm very impressed by the graphics, gameplay, and cleverness of this game. The game can be tough just like those retro games too!

I love how you can collect baseballs to throw at the enemies and it appears in the scoreboard at the bottom. It feels like a lot of work really went into the details of this game and I definitely chuckled a few times at the humor.

Great name too!
Rgarbati
02. May 2019 · 18:50 UTC
Funny little game, but the controls are quite strange ! Anyway wp ! BASEBALL