The Eternal Fight (for space in bed) by derpylz

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made by derpylz for LD 42 (COMPO)

A king size bed is not large enough for two people!

A fighting game with a combo system based on a couple fighting for space in the bed.

Based on a true story

Push your partner (the AI) out of bed. Create combos by chaining moves. Different moves have different effects, so experiment!

Failing a combo makes you fall asleep for a while (it's late, after all), so be careful!

Currently only single player!

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Created using Javascript, Html, CSS, Python, Krita, Photoshop, Acid Pro 8.

Ratings

Overall 484th 3.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 541th 2.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 106th 3.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 31th 4.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 390th 3.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 106th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 27th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

mike_inPrinciple
13. Aug 2018 · 16:54 UTC
I had no idea if my input was actually producing the effects in the instructions. I did a few runs and the only thing I found working was the left arrow. Pressing it mindlessly and repeatedly lead to a win. Yeah, so not sure if I can give you much more feedback other than "I don't know that the game works". Sorry.
manusaiz
13. Aug 2018 · 16:55 UTC
That sure was one way to share a bed! Still getting the grip of the controlls but it was fun.
EatThePath
13. Aug 2018 · 16:56 UTC
Very entertaining use of theme! The combo system was hard to get a handle on, which hurt the fun a bit, but still pretty good.
🎤 derpylz
13. Aug 2018 · 18:20 UTC
@mike-inprinciple Thanks for your feedback! It's true, the feedback can definitively be better. I added some suggested combos in the instructions to try out and start getting the hang of the system.
PhillSerrazina
13. Aug 2018 · 18:35 UTC
Me and my girlfriend actually giggled at this. Very good use of the theme, although the combo system was a bit hard to execute, but it was implemented! Good job.
GettingRekt
13. Aug 2018 · 18:37 UTC
Really nice idea and I appreciate the instructions. Even if I wasnt able to combo anything, just hold left key in order to win. The sleep effect gave some feedback about failing combos but I never knew why it failed. Good job!
garris
14. Aug 2018 · 02:55 UTC
I love it. This made me actually lol and I enjoyed every second of it. I agree that a bit better feedback would help, but winning wasn't really the point to me here. Just getting to experience a multi-layered joke in gameplay form was enough for me. Nicely done!
tuism
14. Aug 2018 · 06:39 UTC
Cool theme, but I didn't really understand anything about how the game works other than holding down the left key.

Conventionally, the main player is usually on the left, so that was a source of confusion too. Not saying that balking convention is a bad thing, but it feels like just randomly, and without any indication, changing things that people might expect to hold true might not be a good idea by default.

The music/soundtrack/ambience is interesting, I thought it was pretty well put together, though it also did feel broken at times, which is a punky aesthetic and that's cool. But not sure if it was entirely correct.
jharler
14. Aug 2018 · 11:59 UTC
Quite a unique take on the theme. The graphics were pretty cool and worked well. I will concur with other reviewers that the controls were a bit confusing and a lot of things I tried didn't seem to accomplish anything. I did end up winning though. Congrats on finishing your game!
DriagonV
15. Aug 2018 · 09:48 UTC
Nice Idea! Truly based on a true story, played for a while, all and all nice game. 10/10 would dominate bed again.
nicksmaddog
16. Aug 2018 · 01:04 UTC
Cool idea! It took a while to figure out how to get the combos working. I think it would help if there was some visual cue that you've hit a combo starter successfully. It didn't seem like my character did anything until completing a combo.
Jupiter_Hadley
16. Aug 2018 · 16:14 UTC
Neat game! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 42 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/x7vAI59f_1I
velvetlobster
17. Aug 2018 · 00:31 UTC
Could be a nice idea for a local party game.
Deaymon
25. Aug 2018 · 01:33 UTC
Funny idea, accompanied by simple but hilarious graphics and a cool song! Needs some more feedback when pressing the buttons. I had no idea what I was doing nor if I was doing it right and ended button-mashing. Also, I have no numpad, so I'm missing most of the combos, I guess.
cptalbertwesker
25. Aug 2018 · 17:41 UTC
What an amazing take on the theme!! When I saw the thumbnail I just saw 'The Eternal Fight (for space..) I was not ready for this concept! Absolutely brilliant. Unfortunately I did have a lot of issues with figuring out the controls, the placement of the keys you've used are quite effective once you're used to them, but I did find it quite tough to place, as velvetlobster suggested this would be great with local play!