Wild West Devil Pact by Skyball
PLAY HERE: http://yanwittmann.de/game/wwdp/
GAME TYPE: A western-style 2D-Platformer and shooter!
STORY: You, Denton Straddy, want to scare the evil, gold stealing Bloid Dillon away. But you aren't strong enough! So you decide to make a pact with the devil. He lets you exchange your maximum health points against abilities.
So, you begin your journey to meet Bloid Dillon and compete against him! Will you succeed?
HOW TO PLAY: Use the arrows up, left and right to control your cowboy. Shoot by aiming and left-clicking with the mouse. You can reload by right-clicking. Your bullets bounce off the walls and the floor. By killing enemies, you get more health points you can spend later in the shop. In the shop, click on the button to purchase the upgrade. The more frequent you buy an item, the more it will cost the next time. What else? You can eat food to regenerate health and jump through portals to get to the next area. There are also a few puzzle areas.
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Ratings
| Given | 23🗳️ | 21🗨️ |
Unfortunately i got stuck right in second level, unable to jump over obstacle.
The collisions did feel a tad wonky, i.e. getting stuck on walls and switches. The combat also felt off with the bullets having unnatural arcs to them, especially when coupled with the bouncing.
Great job on the level design! I really enjoyed certain parts where the enemy had the high ground and it felt like you were being ambushed. Good work!
Well done!
Only the art really needed some polishing. The pixel art style of the character and the enemies really collided with the downscaled photographic textures of the surroundings. But thats really my only complaint (and possibly only because art was my main focus in our game)
The theme integration was a bit bland (removing the coin system for upgrades and instead paying for them with your hp) but you implemented it better than all other similar games I played. It didn't feel like a punishment to buy upgrades and you had enough healing oppurtunities in the levels themselves.
I know, the graphics might not be the best, but I didn't have that much time remaining at the end ;) I created all of the mechanics first. This is my first Ludum Dare or game jam in general, I definetely learned a lot during this time!
I would like to play on W,A,S,D too, should have the both options! :)
A very direct but well executed interpretation of the theme. I liked the fact that you also included some narrative into it (I'm a sucker for spaghetti westerns tbh.)
Great work on your first game jam!! :)