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The Devil and Some Aliens Went down to Georgia by David Markham

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made by David Markham for LD 44 (COMPO)

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Controls

Player movement: Arrow keys or W-A-S-D​ Aiming: ​ Put your mouse cursor where you want to aim Shooting: Left mouse button

Top-down shooter where you make pacts with the devil for better gear.​ Defend your self from waves of enemies by shooting them down. The devil has gone down to Georgia and he brought some alien friends with him. Make bets with the devil. In exchange for your soul the devil will offer you better gear to fight off the aliens are you willing to wager your soul for a leg up?

Tools Used

  • Godot 3.1
  • Photoshop
  • Bfxr
  • Autotracker-C
HTML5 (web) https://dmarkham421.itch.io/devil-and-aliens-georgia
Windows https://dmarkham421.itch.io/devil-and-aliens-georgia
macOS https://dmarkham421.itch.io/devil-and-aliens-georgia
Linux https://dmarkham421.itch.io/devil-and-aliens-georgia
Source code https://github.com/DavidjMarkham/PactWithTheDevil
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/the-devil-and-some-aliens-went-down-to-georgia

Ratings

Given 25🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

pwroff
29. Apr 2019 · 12:13 UTC
The sound was a bit much, but overall had fun playing the game.
PurpledArtFrog
29. Apr 2019 · 12:14 UTC
nice entry @david-markham
kuro
29. Apr 2019 · 12:28 UTC
Nice game, simple enough gameplay. Something really cool could be made out of the bets with the devil/reward mechanic, cool idea! The game was a bit slow for my taste, as in the player moved slow, and bullets were faster than the player. It is kind of a bullet hell (or bullet purgatory, not so many bullets), so it makes it a bit awkward to try to dodge at first. Overall, thanks for this game, I had fun :)
🎤 David Markham
29. Apr 2019 · 13:34 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everyone! @kuro yeah it definitely starts slower, maybe a bit too slow. You do get movement and fire-rate upgrades after rounds 4 and 7 (among other upgrades later). So by round 8 it should start to feel more like a bullet hell game.
m4cgregor
29. Apr 2019 · 15:08 UTC
As @kuro said, the player movement is too slow. The player graphic could be more worked.
Mia Devs
29. Apr 2019 · 18:42 UTC
nice game
GettingRekt
29. Apr 2019 · 18:53 UTC
Solid entry, it fit the theme and nice touch with the dialogue to start. As people pointed out, the movement is a little bit slow in the beginning. I enjoyed the music. Good job!
MrSchlag2
29. Apr 2019 · 18:55 UTC
Nice game ! Classic gameplay but still effective ! Rounds deals are nice, but I think there is a bug on the speed up bonus, no speed added to the player. A GUI with remaining life and current upgrade would have been great ! Thanks for this game !
Dumivid
29. Apr 2019 · 19:04 UTC
Cute little game. I do like the devil quotes and theme, however, the sound design is way out of balance (I think you are aware that some sounds play only on left ear and alien collision sound is way too delayed). If you fix sound and game pace, I could become much more appealing. Good luck, hope you had fun making it!
paul59
29. Apr 2019 · 21:19 UTC
Needs the Charlie Daniels fiddle :D Nice little game but definitely needs a health bar!
marcmagus
29. Apr 2019 · 22:03 UTC
Nice. The press-your-luck on powerups was an interesting touch. Lack of any sense of current health was frustrating (since it's not classic bullet hell one-hit)
OmnipotentIndie
30. Apr 2019 · 00:03 UTC
I absolutely love the concept, really creative. Gameplay was a bit slow at the beginning
cheesepencil
30. Apr 2019 · 00:42 UTC
love the couplets
🎤 David Markham
30. Apr 2019 · 02:17 UTC
@mrschlag2 found and fixed a bug related to Double or Nothing rewards (speed up bonus, etc.) not being given, thanks!
shp
30. Apr 2019 · 07:42 UTC
A bit basic and slow, but the concept is good. Congrats on finishing it!
PseudoBytes
30. Apr 2019 · 08:49 UTC
I really liked it, though I think everything feels a bit slow. Especially because of the slow player movement it felt a bit unsatisfying.
grllle
30. Apr 2019 · 12:46 UTC
Didn't know robotic vacuum cleaner have souls :D
I enjoyed playing!
Ahmed Ali
30. Apr 2019 · 15:31 UTC
I really Liked This Game!
candlesan
03. May 2019 · 10:02 UTC
Fun game, liked the upggrades. Solid combination with the music and audio too.
Al Bueche
05. May 2019 · 03:10 UTC
I liked the devil's deals appearing periodically (even though I always took them, so not really a choice for me).

I really wanted a health bar to determine how I was doing. I think I took 4 hits on the round I died, but not even sure if I got healed up between rounds.

I liked that upgraded enemies appeared eventually, but I would like to see the progression sped up considerably (player and enemies). I'd suggest having a deal every round with enemy progression to match.