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Avenging Patricia Dare by pst723

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made by pst723 for LD 40 (COMPO)

John Luddum is not a man to be messed with. The more he has it in for someone, the worse they are going to regret it. It happens that John Luddum's wife, Patricia Dare has been murdered by a gang of drug-pushing cultists. It's time to get revenge.

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This time I went rather liberal with the theme and tried to focus more on aesthetics and execution. The game is inspired by certain popular revenge films. The theme had me thinking about the song "More" by The Sisters of Mercy, which also influenced the mood.

You can toggle pixel scaling on the title screen with P. If you are on 1920x1080 I recommend going full-screen and 4x scaling for best experience.

Tech used: Phaser

Post-jam fix: Changed attack key to 'Z' since apparently Shift is triggering the accessibility thingy on Windows for a lot of people.

HTML5 (web) https://pstiasny.github.io/ld40/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/avenging-patricia-dare

Ratings

Overall 640th 2.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 650th 2.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 673th 1.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 664th 2.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 331th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 386th 2.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 541th 1.765⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 418th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

guilhermesouza
04. Dec 2017 · 23:11 UTC
Suggestion: Shift isn't good for windows users :D

Good Game!
papacheech
04. Dec 2017 · 23:12 UTC
blood effects were top notch, and the music was great too. Good work!
Gus the Shark
04. Dec 2017 · 23:16 UTC
Great mood (atmosphere) and nice pixel-art graphics! The audio and gameplay are very repetitive though, I wish there were different types of enemies. Good job.
kerneltt
04. Dec 2017 · 23:21 UTC
the shift key ruined it for me, but liked the art a lot
Poorwill
04. Dec 2017 · 23:21 UTC
The slicing and dicing feels nice and the aesthetic + sound is pleasing. Although I feel that the enemies have way too much hitpoints.
🎤 pst723
04. Dec 2017 · 23:23 UTC
@gus-the-shark Yeah, I had more enemy classes in mind. However, this was my first time doing sprite based animations, so drawing and animating them took me a lot of time.
terakorp
05. Dec 2017 · 10:34 UTC
Like others said shift key to attack caused a problem for me too but I had fun trying to figure out the best way to take on these enemies. overall well done!
🎤 pst723
05. Dec 2017 · 20:00 UTC
I changed the attack key to something less offensive. Honestly, I thought most people would have the accessibility thing turned off.
Nammflow
05. Dec 2017 · 22:14 UTC
You've really nailed the art, scene, and character design on this game! I think it all fits well together with the music. I do find it a bit frustrating that the gun shooting people wreck me and keep hiding behind the melee enemies.
frescogusto
07. Dec 2017 · 20:04 UTC
the art and mood is pretty good, but gameplay has serious issues: hold space, spam Z, youll never die

you could try to telegraph the attack of melee enemies, and make them jump too maybe, or make them able to hurt you while jumping

btw +1 for metal lol
IllaBom
12. Dec 2017 · 01:48 UTC
Nice game you have here. SUPER WELL DONE!

Come check out my game if you like!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected
donvermo
24. Dec 2017 · 13:34 UTC
Nice pixel art, the mood feels great and the music ties it together nicely. This game is hard but enjoyable.