Spooky Mansion by Jeremia

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made by Jeremia for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Instructions

tl;dr Find the golden key, possess it and take it to the locked golden door while evading Gargoyles.

Story

You are a ghost, and you have enough of residing within your tiny empty room with nothing. You decide to explore the mansion for an escape. According to an ancient legend there is a golden key which will open the golden door of the mansion. That is your only way out because the old magically enforced outer walls are impenetrable, even for a ghost like you. But beware of the Gargoyles since they are determined to keep you inside forever. Luckily you can hide inside old golden paintings which will render you completely invisible to them.

Controls - Move -> WASD keys or arrow keys - Rotate -> Hold right mouse button or ‘R’ ‘F’ Keys - Zoom -> Use scroll wheel or ‘period’ and ‘comma’ keys - E to possess and release the golden key, or hide inside a golden painting

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Ratings

Overall 541th 3.473⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Fun 398th 3.473⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 309th 3.541⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 933th 2.764⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 409th 3.75⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Humor 424th 2.985⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 371th 3.568⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 43🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Shaolin Dave
07. Oct 2019 · 22:29 UTC
An HTML version would be helpful for us Mac folks.
I do like the concept and the graphics look amazing for a weekend game.
Noshiz
07. Oct 2019 · 22:46 UTC
Is the windows build available at itch.io ? I can't seem to find the download link.

Nevermind found it sorry.
Danielk
07. Oct 2019 · 22:48 UTC
@shaolin-dave This is sadly not possible because of the 'Fog of war' we use, this won't get rendered correctly with OpenGL (html).

We have uploaded a Mac version, maybe you can test it for us?
Ericbolseiro
07. Oct 2019 · 22:53 UTC
Nice Game guys
Noshiz
07. Oct 2019 · 22:56 UTC
I have to say so far this is one of the best games I tried. Simple concept but fun to play, nice graphics and fitting music. Good job to the team.
Question: Are the rooms pre-defined and randomly placed in pre-defined spots ?
changemewtf
07. Oct 2019 · 23:32 UTC
So cute! Simple gameplay, fun music. I just can't get that key to that door yet!
Yaroslav Kravtsov
08. Oct 2019 · 00:13 UTC
I like this moment when I think that I can avoid gargoyles forever until I get the key :o)
Mad Brokli
08. Oct 2019 · 09:19 UTC
The music is great! Cant find the bloody key yet, but its quite fun
smileyface
08. Oct 2019 · 11:50 UTC
I actually thought this game was very fun even though I couldn't even get past the first round since I could never get the key to the door. I think despite some minor balancing issues this game is very challenging in the right way. You should check out our game as well, its actually surprisingly similar to yours.
Sarizard
08. Oct 2019 · 13:46 UTC
I had so much fun playing this! One of the bests i've tried so far! Great job
mimusangel
08. Oct 2019 · 13:50 UTC
I like the gameplay, it's really crazy!
WhatNameGames
08. Oct 2019 · 13:52 UTC
This was pretty cool, I like the music too. Would be cool to see it expanded into something more.
Sergio1811
08. Oct 2019 · 16:42 UTC
Really nice music, i love the vibes! Nice gameplay idea, maybe you can exploit it.
ScalphaMission
08. Oct 2019 · 18:13 UTC
Nice models and graphics.
Dima Zaitsau
08. Oct 2019 · 18:24 UTC
Difficult but interesting
🎤 Jeremia
08. Oct 2019 · 18:54 UTC
@noshiz the whole level is actually static. We just have about 5 different spawnpoints, each with its own rotation.
Danielk
09. Oct 2019 · 08:49 UTC
@yaroslav-kravtsov Yes, that's the challenge but you can leave the key by pressing 'E' againt to run from the Gargoyles and later return to the key :smiley:
fedz
09. Oct 2019 · 11:04 UTC
very cool game
Monish Vyas
09. Oct 2019 · 11:21 UTC
Took me a while finding the key, I wish I could fly through walls after possessing the key. Music was awesome, that too multiple tracks. Solid entry
Gatlink
09. Oct 2019 · 11:24 UTC
I like the idea but I got hit by gargoyles so many times without seeing them coming to me!
Narffy
09. Oct 2019 · 11:30 UTC
Very good sound, nice graphisms, but maybe the gargoyles are faster than the player and the game is hard, but good job !
Meta-link
09. Oct 2019 · 11:47 UTC
Cool game ! The gameplay is really fun, and the music suits it really well :)

Good job !
Mikeorma
09. Oct 2019 · 16:02 UTC
Interesting gameplay but it could be nice if the player could sometimes move a little faster, maybe with some stamina or something like that, so there was a possibilty to escape from the gargoyles. Anyway, good job!
Samuel Gendron
10. Oct 2019 · 03:02 UTC
very hard but loved the game!!
Danielk
10. Oct 2019 · 10:25 UTC
@mikeorma Stamina sounds great, thanks for the idea!
BarracudaDisaster
10. Oct 2019 · 13:57 UTC
Game looks very nice, the mood's great and flying around with the ghost is fun when you go through everything. There could be some kind of a hint or indicator or a "treasure map" to the key. Now I'm just kinda flying around until I get lucky. And I didn't :D Still, a very nice game and the visuals are nice and the "ghosting" is fun! And the fog of war fits the game nicely.
Shaolin Dave
10. Oct 2019 · 16:00 UTC
Sorry it took so long to test, Mac version doesn't work. Just shows error message:

The application “Mac.app” can’t be opened.

No further details given.
Gneetix
10. Oct 2019 · 19:54 UTC
A little bit hard for me but the game is really good a like it !
Enzo_B
12. Oct 2019 · 12:35 UTC
nice atmosphere great jobe ! :D
MrsTari
21. Oct 2019 · 14:33 UTC
wow the mood is really good and i love the graphic and the sound :heart:
Danielk
24. Oct 2019 · 21:30 UTC
@shaolin-dave no problem, thanks for trying!
Danielk
24. Oct 2019 · 21:31 UTC
And thank you all for the nice reviews, hoping for your support! :smile: