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BLOODDEER SEASON by neontropics

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made by neontropics for LD 43 (JAM)

IT IS THE BLOODDEER SEASON

THEY DEMAND FRESH SOULS

HELP THEM FEED AND THE CHIMNEY WILL BECOME A WARM ESCAPE

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Controls: Arrow keys (+ Space in menus, and ESC to quit)

I restarted after 1.5 days of the Jam, so it was pretty rushed in the end, but I was happy with the result.

The gameplay ended up pretty close to my first Ludum Dare (#35, entry at http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=90062 ) as well as my 7DRL entry ( https://itch.io/jam/7drl-challenge-2018/rate/230931 ), but the Sacrifice part was a nice twist.

How far you've made it is saved in between sessions so you can return to the latest level you got to.

Do let me know if you manage to get to the End screen - especially the last level is pretty hard!

macOS https://neontropics.itch.io/blooddeer-season
HTML5 (web) https://neontropics.itch.io/blooddeer-season-web
Windows https://neontropics.itch.io/blooddeer-season
Linux https://neontropics.itch.io/blooddeer-season
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/blooddeer-season

Ratings

Overall 405th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 166th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 473th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 457th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 368th 3.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 457th 3.125⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Humor 459th 2.972⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 488th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

pvp
04. Dec 2018 · 22:27 UTC
Its a solid game with good graphic. Amazing considering you restarted it after 1.5 days.
Mumboo
04. Dec 2018 · 22:32 UTC
Nice game! I like that evil deers :)
animagic
04. Dec 2018 · 22:33 UTC
Pretty nifty graphics! Those deer are creepy looking! The pathfinding on the deer seems a bit quirky and I found that they spun around in odd circles if you went too fast, but otherwise, the gameplay was pretty solid. The lack of various expected audio elements detracts a bit from the mood but the lighting does a pretty good job of providing ambiance and feel. Good stuff.
Kornel Meszaros
04. Dec 2018 · 22:35 UTC
Veery nice. Complete mini game with fun setting. It's a bit creepy but just enough. Just loosely connected to the theme.
Doug Graham
04. Dec 2018 · 22:35 UTC
Had a little "Theseus and the Minotaur" feel to it. Very enjoyable, good job for the self imposed reduced time.
Hygon
04. Dec 2018 · 22:40 UTC
Nice game ! I like the idea of getting the blooddear to eat the penguins, although in the beginning the goal of the game isn't made very clear. The music fits the nightmarish-christmas atmosphere very well.
Good job !
Nikolaj
08. Dec 2018 · 18:30 UTC
evil deer.. love it. and nice little strategy game
PurpoAppo
08. Dec 2018 · 18:38 UTC
Very fun game! I got stuck on level 5.
Evgeniya Zapolnova
08. Dec 2018 · 19:13 UTC
Nice game! I would like to meet this deer (but be in the tank)
rumor
08. Dec 2018 · 19:47 UTC
Cool puzzle game. Easy to get the hang of but challenging to think through some of the solutions. Excellent job on mood. What's the theme connection, that I'm sacrificing innocents by letting the deer get them? Since killing them is required it doesn't feel like much of a sacrifice. But yeah, I liked pretty much everything about it. Nice work.
devilqube
09. Dec 2018 · 20:42 UTC
A cool little puzzle game. Especially in the time frame
julianeder33
13. Dec 2018 · 09:13 UTC
Nice Game :v: I liked playing it!