Horde of the Demon Lord by PaperbackGorilla

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made by PaperbackGorilla for LD 43 (JAM)

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A 2D adventure game with turn based combat.

Quickly battle through hordes of demons to defeat the demon lord or save as many villages as you, the longer you take the stronger he gets!

There is a combat speed slider in the options menu.

Ratings

Overall 447th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 265th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 766th 2.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 894th 2.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 388th 3.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 252th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 690th 2.5⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 369th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

shieldgenerator7
04. Dec 2018 · 03:21 UTC
wheres the download button on itch.io?
dont forget you have to set access to "everyone" by clicking down the list until it becomes available
Emmanuel
04. Dec 2018 · 03:51 UTC
done, now you can download
chaosed0
07. Dec 2018 · 05:02 UTC
Some random thoughts:

- I think the UI elements, such as the action bar and the target indicators, could benefit from being a bit larger.
- I especially liked the story blurbs that appear upon receiving each ability - it helped with the tone a lot.
- I'm impressed at how many abilities you managed to fit in!

Overall, good looking game with some interesting combat choices.
Lyrcaxis
07. Dec 2018 · 05:13 UTC
Nice! I skipped through the text so I wont rate on Theme, Overall, Humor and Mood.
- Graphics, Sounds and Features work nicely together.
- You made a very good use of the mouse as input.
- The goal is clear, first attempt is functional.
- If you die, the next attempt is bugged(atleast was for me).
DogSquad
07. Dec 2018 · 05:14 UTC
Pretty good game! I liked the graphics a lot. I sucked at the game, but it was still fun to play. If you could try out my game then that would be cool.
GoldenMelon
07. Dec 2018 · 05:15 UTC
Nice game. But where is sacrifice?

Found bug. When you finish the game, if you start over, you will see map from finished game.
rjhelms
07. Dec 2018 · 05:17 UTC
Not sure if it's intentional, but after I died I kept all my abilities on the next run through - which actually kind of worked well as a checkpoint system, but it feels like it's probably a bug.

There's an impressive range of abilities here. Gameplay is pretty basic, but the fundamentals are good and it's a solid take on the genre.
CJN
07. Dec 2018 · 05:25 UTC
It was a really fun game but when I near the end all of the attacks got turned off and I couldn't do anything. I loved the graphics and the audio! It was a really fun game! Well done!
dob
07. Dec 2018 · 05:33 UTC
Fun game with lots of great art. I had a good time working through it and discovering the different items, although it was a little frustrating not knowing what they did or when to use them. I like the mix of game and narration, and I am impressed you got this done in such a short time.
Aumbra
07. Dec 2018 · 07:28 UTC
Very cool! The art was great and I loved the different attacks and items that you got. Maybe is was just RNG with my run but I felt like it was really well balanced which is impressive considering the time you get for an LD Jam.
Cloud Huai
08. Dec 2018 · 03:31 UTC
I really enjoy gaining new items through the battle! Wish there are more types of monsters. But overall is really fun, good job!
Papabirb
14. Dec 2018 · 17:52 UTC
That was pretty cool! Buggy, but cool. I lost the ticking timepiece immediately after I got it because I couldn't do anything except use it as a weapon, some kind of amulet? Once it was used up from I guess dying (which wouldn't be a problem if I'd been able to attack normally tbqh) I was able to attack normally again, but w/e. The towns were kinda buggy too - taking the middle path, I couldn't go to the top row when I got to the middle village that's connected to all three rows, but I was able to take the bottom path, so I did. A few typos in narration and could use some "you beat the demon lord!" music, but the music and art was super good! I'd love to see this as a full game with animations! I also really appreciate the options menu being available in-combat, as well.
huf0001
20. Dec 2018 · 00:46 UTC
Neat game, wish the theme was a bit more directly tied to the mechanics. Looked and sounded good and played well though.