It's Not Lupus! by Deozaan
Trivia/Educational + Arcade Game
You are a medical student completing your residency. You must first diagnose your patients and then be shrunk down to microscopic size to go into into your patients to destroy what is ailing them.
How to play
The trivia section of the game requires a mouse or touch input.
The arcade section of the game can be played with a keyboard or gamepad:
Move: A and D or Arrow Keys
Shoot: Spacebar
Destroy the large "virus" in the center to win the arcade mode.
Known Issues
- The arcade mode isn't very well balanced. This makes it either too hard or too easy.
Version History
v1.180430.1 LD41 Bugfix
- Trivia questions no longer repeat (until you've answered them all)
- Small viruses get removed faster after defeating the core
- Shortened transition times between scenes and questions
- Fixed various typos and a trivia question incorrectly saying it was lupus!
v1.180423.0 Ludum Dare 41
- Initial Release for Ludum Dare 41
Screenshots
| Windows | https://cmonkeys.itch.io/ld41 |
| Windows | https://cmonkeys.itch.io/ld41 |
| Linux | https://cmonkeys.itch.io/ld41 |
| macOS | https://cmonkeys.itch.io/ld41 |
| HTML5 (web) | |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/its-not-lupus |
Ratings
| Overall | 504th | 3.524⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 753th | 3.129⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 485th | 3.476⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 472th | 3.742⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 433th | 3.726⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 300th | 3.525⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 241th | 3.542⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 464th | 3.419⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 136🗳️ | 67🗨️ |
The audio is cool as well, it sets the mood perfectly.
Sorry the "shooty bits" are boring/easy/repetitive. We had plans for upgrades, different kinds of ammo, and attempts to add more balance/challenge but had to scrap a lot to finish on time. :slight_frown:
@Marcenat No, you are not supposed to get stuck on Mission Failed. It should take you back to the trivia section when you fail.
@kilosaurus Do you have any suggestions on how the controls could have been better? :thinking:
@Dancinoman I think most people find the shooting parts too easy. Once you know the secret, you will think so, too!
@seurimas Oh no! :fearful: There were two categories that were mistakenly disabled during the many times the site went down when I was trying to submit the entry. Humor is enabled now. Please re-cast your vote if you get a chance. :grinning:
I am pretty sure that xerostomia was the correct answer when the game told me it's lupus, though. Maybe I just misread the question.
@Beebo-Studios You're right! The Xerostomia question is marked as having Lupus be the correct answer. It's a classic off-by-one bug due to numbers starting at 0. That's an embarrassing bug for a game called It's Not Lupus! :blush:
@dijaguy Check the description (or other comments) for instructions on how to easily win the arcade mode. But once you know the "secret" you'll find it takes the fun from it. :slight_frown:
It would be great if you could skip the dialog in the diagnostic screen, with a button or with space bar, so that increasing difficulty gets easier.
Overall it was fun and I enjoyed playing it.
My only negative feedback would be to take some of the low-end out of the audio that plays while text is being displayed. Having that sound play with every letter makes it a tiny bit machine-gunish.
Great job!
Oh, and loved the eyebrow waggling!
I salute your work on storytelling, the diversity of dialogues and disease cases. They are all very fun. (the little jokes hidden in the scenery too)
the gameplay of the shoot party is original but may require a better balance. It is possible to finish the game not moving and shooting continuously.
However very good work !
I left my rating of your game, if you can leave your feedback in our game, Witch's Escape.
I hope you continue with the project.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/witchs-escape
"Umm... AIDS?"
"Correct!" *jumps eye brows up and down*
O_O