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LycanQuest by mactinite

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made by mactinite for LD35 (COMPO)
I added a fixed version to itch.io. It keeps your progress between deaths (just puts your character back at where he started physically, but all the monsters you killed will stay dead and the items you picked up stay picked up.) and also adds controller support. More details on the itch page.

LycanQuest: A metroidvania style mini-adventure. Take your wolfly shapeshifting powers and destroy the evil spirits residing in the cave system below.

Controls: (Controller Support soon....)

Arrows: Move and Jump
Z : Attack
C : Shapeshift (Once you have the item)
Esc: Pauses the game
Web (WebGL) https://mactinite.itch.io/lycanquest
Windows https://mactinite.itch.io/lycanquest
OS/X https://mactinite.itch.io/lycanquest
Linux https://mactinite.itch.io/lycanquest
Source https://github.com/mactinite/LudumDare_35
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=26320

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall 3.72 126
Audio 3.33 180
Fun 3.72 107
Graphics 3.98 84
Humor 2.09 508
Innovation 2.89 603
Mood 3.58 119
Theme 3.79 183

Feedback

ProjectX593
18. Apr 2016 · 04:46 UTC
Pretty cool platformer, but some checkpoints would be nice!
F4KETHIS
18. Apr 2016 · 04:49 UTC
I wish there was more of it. Love the animations.
jcmonkey
18. Apr 2016 · 04:55 UTC
nice game, reminds me of castlevania. i couldnt get the web versions to work, but the windows version works fine. in my opinion the combat is the only thing i had issues with. other then that nice game.
mukult
18. Apr 2016 · 04:56 UTC
Supercool platformer!
Love the level design too!! Animations are just perfect! :)
DieWithDustin
18. Apr 2016 · 04:56 UTC
I'm not very good at these sorta games but this was great.
abaines
18. Apr 2016 · 05:04 UTC
Fun game with a nice presentation. Didn't complete it fully, I agree with the checkpoint suggestion.
sol_hsa
18. Apr 2016 · 05:18 UTC
Really nice, pretty and atmospheric. As others have noted, some checkpoints would be nice, and longer levels would be nice.

Some of the sound effects are so loud they clip which doesn't sound too nice.

I could easily see this become a bigger game with actual story and stuff =)
Pent
18. Apr 2016 · 05:55 UTC
I adore the shapeshift transition and damage screen-effects
adamprack
18. Apr 2016 · 06:14 UTC
Nicely done! There are some good mechanics in there and a generally good sense of movement. Combat was decent enough, and the level was nicely put together. The damage effect was great. I would've liked a little smoother combat in human form, the music could use another pass to make it fit better, and the sound effects worked but could use improvement. It was still fun to play, though, even if I wanted more.
Syldarion
18. Apr 2016 · 07:34 UTC
Your shapeshifting is top-notch. As everyone else said, some sort of checkpoint system would be great for this.
Pietdagamer
19. Apr 2016 · 06:29 UTC
Top notch graphics and audio!
akirassasin
19. Apr 2016 · 13:16 UTC
Cool shapeshift and damage/death effects!
Also like the fact that you can attack while running.
🎤 mactinite
19. Apr 2016 · 16:45 UTC
Thanks for all the awesome feedback so far guys. I really appreciate it! I love this community <3
JoseArias
19. Apr 2016 · 18:33 UTC
It remembered mi a lot to Altered Beast. Very nice done!
tentacode
20. Apr 2016 · 10:00 UTC
Animations are sick! love the transition morphing effect! Cool music, though some sound effects are a bit painful too "crisp"
Fumiko
20. Apr 2016 · 14:31 UTC
Nice graphics and solid platformer, the music reminded me on a game about robin hood i played on the nes back in the old days
HolyBlackCat
20. Apr 2016 · 14:31 UTC
Nice game!
Graphics is pretty good. Despite being too simple, it definitely has some nice style in it. Also, that shader effect on taking damage was fancy.
Sound is ok, but it could be heavily improved. I think it would sound a lot better if you would remove all high-pitched noises from effects using equalizer in Audacity or something similar.
Also, as others have mentioned, some checkpoints would be nice.
Good job overall!
hpearson2
20. Apr 2016 · 14:34 UTC
Loved the damage animation of screen! You get the ability to shape shift into dogie right before platforming section :(
Jupiter_Hadley
20. Apr 2016 · 15:09 UTC
Love the look of this game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/KyB-5ZqWXwk
RafaSKB
21. Apr 2016 · 01:19 UTC
Awesome graphics and use of the theme! Reminds me of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Chaoslab
21. Apr 2016 · 08:43 UTC
That is some fun! :-)
egos
22. Apr 2016 · 07:28 UTC
very well polished fort a compo entri (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
because of the mob rush in some zone i think too checkpoint will be nice
neontropics
22. Apr 2016 · 08:21 UTC
Nice! Very satisfying attack as the wolf, good graphics and *amazing* effects
Green Soda
22. Apr 2016 · 08:33 UTC
ahhh brings back the good 'ole castlevania feels... love this game... pls add savepoints so that players won't put down the controller when they die after significant progress... :) Good one bruh
endel
22. Apr 2016 · 08:41 UTC
Very solid gameplay, the movement difference between characters allows you to create clever levels. Loved the transition effect. Congrats!
humble_ray
22. Apr 2016 · 13:05 UTC
Amazing platformer game！I like the animations！
sheepsalamanderfox
22. Apr 2016 · 13:46 UTC
Sober and simple but very effective ! Nice looking animations !
PinkIndian
22. Apr 2016 · 14:35 UTC
Neat game! I liked how the human form controlled. And the shapeshift effect was cool. Reminded me of Teleglich. Great work!
LOSTALLOY
23. Apr 2016 · 00:02 UTC
I love this game! Fluid animation, cool music, neat hit effect on screen! Simply too good! :D
sP0CkEr2
23. Apr 2016 · 02:10 UTC
this was a very well done game - great graphics and i loved the effect during shifting - i hope you included that in the source code :)
pirate_shell
23. Apr 2016 · 14:28 UTC
This was a good entry. The graphics style was quite intersting but simple. The screen effects did look really good and added a lot to the game feel. I enjoyed the music as well. The controls felt tight and the two forms were similar, yet different enough. The enemies were quite tough to defeat, but fun to do so, especially the wizard guys. Overall, solid entry!
Griz
23. Apr 2016 · 17:22 UTC
Great entry with sweet gameplay. Are you planning on updating it in the future?
🎤 mactinite
23. Apr 2016 · 17:37 UTC
@everyone thanks for the feedback guys. Really love it.
@Griz I just recently patched it with bug fixes controller support and a former of a checkpoint system, but I might update it and expand it a bit in the future. Totally depends on the feedback I get here and other projects I happen to fall into.
LinealGames
23. Apr 2016 · 22:24 UTC
Fun with great graphics and animations!
Freank
24. Apr 2016 · 17:48 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
🎤 mactinite
25. Apr 2016 · 05:43 UTC
@Freank Hey Thanks for checking it out! I just went through the process of putting my game up on your site. It was a little confusing at first. but here is the link:
http://www.indiexpo.net/en/games/lycanquest

Thanks!
MrMordem
26. Apr 2016 · 18:50 UTC
Nice game, i love the "low fi" sound effects like in old dos games, the graphics while simple were really nice and the music was good as well, a bit hard on the combat side with the "ghost" like ennemies but good game nonetheless.

I was able to play it and rate with the windows download, however in case you don't know I had this error while trying to play the web version on the LD page :

404 Not Found https://storage.googleapis.com/itchio/upload2/game/62188/190377
🎤 mactinite
27. Apr 2016 · 03:17 UTC
Hey MrMordem, thanks for playing! Unfortunately, looks like the error you got is related to how itch.io serves up their content. :/
Rock Eaters
01. May 2016 · 22:52 UTC
404 storage error ...