Where's Waldy by Dartictheunic

made by Dartictheunic for LD 41 (JAM)

This game is about an evil knight who's been transported to our times by a magician. Problem is, the princess he had captured was teleported too. You have to take her back, but you are lost in a strange place with loads of people.

In this game we tried to mix a where's Waldoo with the hack'n'slash genre.

Lore You are the evil knight Mortis and you just kidnapped your first princess. What a shame that the well known wizard Gandoulf defeated you and teleported you in another dimention. But you feel like the princess has been teleported too. You go on to find her.

Intentions Our goal was to make a hack'n'slash investigation game but the genres are very different so we came up with a basic gameplay but lots of feedback (hack and slash is very active, while investigation is more passive). We made a mix in the universe by putting a monster in a place where harmony and peace should prevale, but we also added loads of colours and joyful music while the actions are horrible. All af that is supposed to make you feel like the player doesn't belong here at all, and we hope we made it !

Note You should try your first playtrough with the non-epileptic version (also if you ARE epileptic) as the feedbacks are more readable. But we'd love that you try the epileptic one, as we loved developping it ! For the bravest there are 3 princesses hidden in the level, but only one is needed to win ;)

Note 2 Even if we didn't make the musics, turn up the volume ! There is still a lot of work on sound design !

Controllers: Mouse to move WASD or ZQSD to protect yourself from paparazzis

Screenshots: 30831753605329209829699993540591_n.png

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Updates:: 05/03: Added 1 more level and fixed some bugs (passing through walls i.e) Soon: Better feedback when finding your princess !

A game by

Maximilien Fouchou-Lapeyrade - Animations, Chara design, Environment & UI

Hugo Guisnet - Animations, Chara design & UI

Louis Houyez - Game design, Level design, Fx & Sound Design

Alexis Jouanneau - Game design, Programmation & Fx

Every musics rights belong to their respective authors.

HTML5 (web)	https://dartictheunic.itch.io/wheres-waldy
HTML5 (web)	https://dartictheunic.itch.io/wheres-waldy-no-epileptic-version
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/wheres-waldy

Ratings

Overall	417^th	3.597⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Fun	338^th	3.565⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	268^th	3.71⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Theme	500^th	3.71⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	349^th	3.855⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Humor	87^th	3.95⭐	32🧑‍⚖️
Mood	259^th	3.677⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Given		28🗳️	29🗨️

Feedback

Kayouh

24. Apr 2018 · 01:32 UTC

Although your first run will be pretty rough and you will die quickly (took me about 5secs, tops), once you get how the game works you have a really good time slaughtering cosplayers left and right, which isn't actually the main objective, but it's pretty damn satisfying. Would love to see the game evolve as I believe it has great potential especially as a mobile game.

Note : Turn up the volume, but AFTER you spawned in game, you'll thank me later.

LHouyez

24. Apr 2018 · 02:07 UTC

As @Kayouh said we encounter a problem with the music when the game start . Moreover the game isn't fully optimised , you could take some time to spawn , sorry =).

🎤 Dartictheunic

24. Apr 2018 · 02:50 UTC

@Kayouh thanks a lot, the beginning of the game is actually messy (sorry for anyone who lost its ears) but thanks for the feedback ! We're glad you liked it beside the problems !

Riddhee Dutta

24. Apr 2018 · 14:10 UTC

Thats a nice 2D Game. Great job tbh, the artstyle is what i liked the most. Keep it up. Feel free to drop a review at our game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/boomball

Iak

24. Apr 2018 · 14:12 UTC

The web player crashes each time I click to start the game D=

PatrickRMC

24. Apr 2018 · 14:13 UTC

I really liked the art! The music was a bit unexpected though.

bobismijnnaam

24. Apr 2018 · 14:14 UTC

I thought this was a very interesting game to play! The controls are kind of weird and there are things happening everywhere so it's total chaos, but after getting used to it for a bit it's a very nice and unique way to play a where's-waldo kind-of game. I thought it was really hard to properly defend against the paparazzi but I imagine that's exactly what you guys tried to achieve. I also like the way the sound effects make the whole thing more confusing!

Sintel

24. Apr 2018 · 14:19 UTC

This has to be the most over-the-top game ive ever seen. I love it!

Jenonator

24. Apr 2018 · 14:19 UTC

This Game is Awesome!
But you should improve your loading time, or add an Loadingscreen ^^
I woud like to see more in the future!

jcwelgemoed

24. Apr 2018 · 14:21 UTC

boy boy did I suck at it. total confusing, which is what makes this work. Nice

HAUO

24. Apr 2018 · 14:22 UTC

At first I was not that positive. Did not get the controls at first, and with a bit of lag I lost just seconds after starting. However must say that it was rather fun after the second try when you get the hang of it! The setting is great and so ludicrous with you being a evil Knight that gets "undetected" in a convention is brilliant. The mechanics themselves work well, your character is itself your "enemy" as it makes it harder for you by killing everything automagically, so you have to work kind of "against" the typical hack-&-slash mindset (kill everything on sight) to not to attract to much attention and find the princess. It really embodies this Theme for Ludum Dare so well because of that. Great work! Hope to see more. Also a big plus for the very nice graphical style and ambience sounds.

GeraldFIngBurke

24. Apr 2018 · 14:35 UTC

This was hilarious. Difficult at first, but that's fine by me. Loved the concept.

🎤 Dartictheunic

24. Apr 2018 · 14:56 UTC

@Riddhee Dutta will do for sure !

@Iak yes I know, I'm actually working on a lighter build and a working HTML one but thanks for feedback !

@PatrickRMC To be honest we weren't expecting to put these songs at the beginning of the jam but well, exhaustion happened

@bobismijnnaam thanks a lot, we should have worked more on the controllers are they are real hard to get used to but we're glad you enjoyed it !

@Sintel Well we're glad you felt like this because that's how we wanted it :smile: thank you very much !

@Jenonator It's the first time we make a game that heavy (data-wise) so there's a lot of optimization to do, but I'm going to try and realease a faster build !

@jcwelgemoed Ahah thank you ! Hope you enjoyed despite the confusion

@HAUO Wow that's exactly what we wanted the player to feel ! Thanks a lot for the description, it helps knowing how people get into the game !

@GeraldFIngBurke Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the humour as well !

HAUO

24. Apr 2018 · 15:18 UTC

@Dartictheunic Np, was a fun experience :) Also wanted to point out I liked the "emojis" that pop up, really adds more to the feel to the location itself, and how out-of-place you really are.

Bitten Toast Games

24. Apr 2018 · 15:41 UTC

Enjoyed it but not my style of game, I really love the graphics though! :) if you have a second and want to check out our game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/shipwrecked-on-robot-island

theamazingb

24. Apr 2018 · 15:56 UTC

I love that this game just dumps you straight into chaos. At first I tired not to kill eveyone but that's just a recipe for failure! lol Just have fun slaughtering everyone and find the princess as fast as you can!! Didn't really seem to matter how many thumbs down I was getting! Are the emojis supposed to be the thumbs up? If so, I would change the UI on top to reflect that. I kept expecting blue thumbs ups! It would be nice to be bale to switch from mouse control to arrow key movement or point and click. The only thing I really didn't like because the Knight would immediately start going making it hard to control. Maybe move the start UI so it's in the center of the screen where your toon spawns, or spawn it at the mouse position so it doesn't just take off. Other than that it's a fun game

🎤 Dartictheunic

24. Apr 2018 · 16:15 UTC

@HAUO thanks, we're currently building optimized versions, and we may add new Level Designs during the week so don't hesitate to come back !

@Bitten Toast Games Thanks, will do for sure

@theamazingb Well actually red thumbs are when you're not slaughtering anyone, acting like a "timer" for you to find the princess. Love the description of how you felt playing, thanks a lot ! We are currently working on the "start" phase which stil feels weird, we'll try and implement what you suggested

Bayokeee

24. Apr 2018 · 16:42 UTC

Really funny game, the gamefeel is good, even in epileptic mode, and thanks a lot for this mode, people like me can play it with this mode, the character and the animation are really good and work really weel with the mood of the game ! Congratulation !

🎤 Dartictheunic

24. Apr 2018 · 16:59 UTC

@Bayokeee Ahah we felt like it was too much even for non-epileptic people and it's how we had the idea to make it ! Glad you enjoyed it

Narudgi

24. Apr 2018 · 17:40 UTC

Messy af -> nice af

🎤 Dartictheunic

24. Apr 2018 · 18:46 UTC

@Narudgi Ahah thanks

wramp

24. Apr 2018 · 22:59 UTC

I like the music, i think game is fun aswell.

blobo

25. Apr 2018 · 01:46 UTC

It's interesting how the character slaughters everyone on his own. Not a bad thing, just interesting.

🎤 Dartictheunic

25. Apr 2018 · 03:24 UTC

@wramp Thank you !

@blobo Creating an evil character was the make the investigation phase less boring, like having a child you have to keep your eyes on but that child has a 2m long axe ^^

hezeal

25. Apr 2018 · 08:00 UTC

Really cool and really good idea to think about Epeletic guy

🎤 Dartictheunic

25. Apr 2018 · 12:30 UTC

@hezeal thanks !

SphinxFr

25. Apr 2018 · 23:15 UTC

Nice feedbacks ! So funny to kill some fking weebs at this convention ! Thank you ! Just rename it Paris Game Week Shooting Simulator plz ! GG ALL !

FouchouMaximilien

26. Apr 2018 · 14:54 UTC

@sphinxfr sorry but it's not Charlie so we can't^^

🎤 Dartictheunic

26. Apr 2018 · 14:55 UTC

@SphinxFr t'abuse. And glad you liked it :heart:

Anthony Dunlap

26. Apr 2018 · 15:44 UTC

Great Concept! Bit hard to understand the game at first, but its a great game. Love the graphics.

nidup

26. Apr 2018 · 15:49 UTC

I :heart: it! So great artwork, so much feedback, such awesome :hammer: The web player crashed once, then lagged a bit on first ten seconds, i guess my computer is epileptic. Cool entry, real experience, congratz :thumbsup:

Gerickos

26. Apr 2018 · 16:27 UTC

Noice !

FouchouMaximilien

26. Apr 2018 · 17:32 UTC

@anthony-dunlap @nidup @gerickos Thanks a lot guys ;) And yes @nidup we are doing our best to solve this problem ;)

Nillard

27. Apr 2018 · 01:50 UTC

Constant mix of audio sources creates a chaotic mood and I love it. Convention setting helped there too. Genres mix well since you can clear out everything you're not looking for. Overall both fun and got a few laughs.

Guilhem

27. Apr 2018 · 12:04 UTC

A fun and messy game!

🎤 Dartictheunic

27. Apr 2018 · 15:55 UTC

@Anthony Dunlap thanks a lot ! glad you liked them they were actually really fun to produce

@nidup Yeah no I've been working on making the game run on every computer in the HTML version but it's actually quite hard for me ^^'

@Nillard thanks ! We tried to make it feel like you're in a real convention with sounds coming from everywhere since we wanted the player to feel lost

@Guilhem @Gerickos thanks dudes :heart:

Anubhav Kashyap

14. May 2018 · 12:32 UTC

I lost the first time since I thought it was a cutscene (I know). But seriously, amazing job. Really awesome animations. :thumbsup: