Appeasing the Quadopus by dk5000p

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made by dk5000p for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Play as a dwarf who has nothing in life. Defeat the food in order to feed the Quadopus and acquire gold. Controls: Move: A,D or Left, Right Arrow Keys Jump: Up, Space, or W Throw Pickaxe: X Space Donut.PNGHenemy.PNG

Ratings

Overall 460th 2.809⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Fun 322th 3.064⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 466th 2.418⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Theme 496th 2.182⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 443th 2.564⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Audio 318th 2.689⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Humor 42th 3.657⭐ 56🧑‍⚖️
Mood 380th 2.837⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 62🗨️

Feedback

AdroitConceptions
07. Oct 2019 · 00:10 UTC
interesting use of theme, game play was ok, voice acting was interesting but hard to understand.

had some weird behavior with some jumps. and wasn't clear how to hurt the donut until I accidentally hit it.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 00:12 UTC
@adroitconceptions Thanks for playing. Yeah I can understand it not being directly obvious how to hit the donut. Happy you made it that far and saw the whole game.
Bobothegreat
07. Oct 2019 · 01:49 UTC
I really liked your creativity with the boss fights. They had a nice quality to them :) The controls were a little bit glitchy at times and I ended up kind of cheesing the second boss, but the mechanics were definitely there. Good work nonetheless :D
BootyGangDisciple
07. Oct 2019 · 01:50 UTC
Voice acting wasn't very clear, but I do like how you implemented it since I haven't seen anyone else do it yet. I think the movement was a little slow but overall it was pretty fun to play.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 01:54 UTC
@bobothegreat Actually I made it so you had to cheese the second boss. Didn't have time to add other options for the character.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 01:55 UTC
@bootygangdisciple Yeah, I overdid it on the bass and reverb, but since there was also text it was more to just add a menacing feel. Yeah, in the last level the bigger map does make the speed feel slow.
blobo
07. Oct 2019 · 02:55 UTC
Haha, this is adorable. I love the art, and the animations are hilarious. Nice boss fight design, though some of the attacks are a bit hard to dodge, and the death leading to a complete restart of the game is pretty harsh.
MusicBlox
07. Oct 2019 · 02:58 UTC
10/10 Voice acting. Pretty nice boss rush with a story. Donut could be a little bit more clear how to hit, and controls seem to be a little bit buggy what with getting random 4x jumps. Overall looks like you had fun making this and it seems to bleed into the game.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 03:01 UTC
@blobo Yeah, if I had a little more time I was going to have restart of the level but was going to take a little longer to program that with the end screen.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 03:03 UTC
@musicblox Yeah, seems I have received a few people having trouble understanding Donut. Yeah the controls might have had some issues, but happy you found it fun.
TheseusInABottle
07. Oct 2019 · 03:06 UTC
Definitely worth playing for the amount of giggles I had while playing. I was already charmed by calling it a Quadopus but when I saw the hamburger take of his top bun to use it as a shield I knew that this was going to be good. Only real complaint is that its really hard to understand the voice acting but you put text with it as well so that wasn't a real problem. Also some glitchyness with the donut fight but nothing game breaking.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 03:08 UTC
@theseusinabottle Yeah the voice acting was more to make it sound menacing, tough to do a deep voice distortion without losing some of the audio. Happy I got you to a giggle. I loved the hamburger bun shield idea also.
Brandon JS Lea
07. Oct 2019 · 03:55 UTC
Feels really messy and botched together and yet it's still works! Had fun with this, great job!
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 04:11 UTC
@brandon-js-lea Happy you had fun.
Hcursino
07. Oct 2019 · 06:40 UTC
The game starts and WOW! Voice acting, so cool! Then that coke came at me swinging punches like crazy, dude! It was terrifying, I got so scared. The burger and the donut felt less threatening but still cool characters never the less. The hit boxes are a bit unclear so I had some trouble with those platforms and dodging projectiles, but who cares? I have so much HP I am nearly immortal.So crazy! The only bad thing about this game is that it ends. Good job!
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 15:03 UTC
@hcursino Happy you enjoyed it, surprised you thought the coke was the hardest
ofursnati
07. Oct 2019 · 17:39 UTC
Game looks great. Controls a bit wonky when jumping. Nice game.
Reasonable Games
07. Oct 2019 · 17:44 UTC
It was fun to play despite being a little glitchy. It would be cool for the character to have a jump and idle animation.
🎤 dk5000p
07. Oct 2019 · 17:55 UTC
@reasonable-games He should have an idle animation where he moves his arms up and down. Yeah a jump animation would have been nice
J0ye
07. Oct 2019 · 19:26 UTC
That's one funky game. It as the whole "Game Development Beginner" aesthetics. The controls are a bit clunky and unpredictable. Beyond that, it is great fun. Keep learning and you will nail it in april.
PurpledArtFrog
08. Oct 2019 · 01:00 UTC
What a fun entry :rofl:

:purple_heart: :dart: :frog:
🎤 dk5000p
08. Oct 2019 · 01:22 UTC
@purpledartfrog Happy you enjoyed
ropedog
08. Oct 2019 · 02:03 UTC
What a bizarre game. I don't know what I just experienced, but I liked it! Fun and funny game with cool enemy mechanics. I enjoyed how each enemy would have different phases, each with their own attacks and strategies for defeating them. Neat voice acting too!
The music felt a little disjointed and jarring, but I appreciate that music was included (so many LD games lack audio).
Wild entry!
🎤 dk5000p
08. Oct 2019 · 02:25 UTC
@ropedog Yeah, music is hard. I didn't want to do just have ambient music, though. Thanks for playing.
Brallex
08. Oct 2019 · 04:42 UTC
A little to glitchy and harsh for me, but I it was a bit charming:)
🎤 dk5000p
08. Oct 2019 · 05:40 UTC
@Brallex Thanks for playing. Yeah, spent a little too much time trying to get three interesting enemies and failed to have the platforming be great.
Jupiter_Hadley
08. Oct 2019 · 10:57 UTC
Funny game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 45 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/aEgrmplySyU
RaineTheGlutton
08. Oct 2019 · 17:50 UTC
The game give me some Cuphead vibes which was fun. The voice acting was a little hard to hear during the narrative, but a welcomed addition since not many people tend not to add it.
🎤 dk5000p
08. Oct 2019 · 18:16 UTC
@rainetheglutton Yeah, I over distorted my voice, it was more to just sound scary, since the words were onscreen. Thanks for playing.
Hare Software
09. Oct 2019 · 19:34 UTC
The last boss battle is actually quite a lot of fun, hope you had as much fun making it as I did while playing it!
🎤 dk5000p
09. Oct 2019 · 20:51 UTC
@hare-software I did have fun making the game. Wanted each enemy to feel different and hope they did. Thanks for playing.
velvetlobster
09. Oct 2019 · 23:56 UTC
the darf animation is creepy and lovely at the same time ... the cola enemy is creeeeeepy man this has a very interesting aesthetic that is at the same time cute and creepy ... the char seems to stick a bit too much to the platforms though
🎤 dk5000p
10. Oct 2019 · 00:01 UTC
@velvetlobster Yeah the platforming ended up being very poor. I am happy you like the art.
shrapx
10. Oct 2019 · 01:31 UTC
I am glad to say i completed it and saved the dwarfs life, very crazy and quite hard platformer! Well done for making it for the compo! I streamed it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/492370802?t=02h56m36s
🎤 dk5000p
10. Oct 2019 · 02:14 UTC
@shrapx Thanks for playing, I'll watch the video
Swordishmage
10. Oct 2019 · 17:43 UTC
I enjoyed the game! Challenging and funny. :)
🎤 dk5000p
10. Oct 2019 · 18:14 UTC
@swordishmage Thanks for playing, happy you found it funny.
p-r
11. Oct 2019 · 12:55 UTC
I love the sound, but the controls need some tuning.
🎤 dk5000p
11. Oct 2019 · 16:28 UTC
@p-r Yeah, focused a little too much on having a few bosses with different abilities and the platforming ended up being bad. Thanks for playing.
Space Wumpus
11. Oct 2019 · 19:27 UTC
I like the variation in the bosses - though I found the first one by far the hardest!
Space Wumpus
11. Oct 2019 · 19:27 UTC
P.S. Love the Quadropus!
🎤 dk5000p
11. Oct 2019 · 20:01 UTC
@space-wumpus Thanks, I have heard a lot of people thought the cola was the hardest, definitely harder than the hamburger, meant to have the hamburger attack and defend at the same time the whole fight.
ogre
16. Oct 2019 · 06:08 UTC
Fell through the level fighting the first boss. Doesn't seem to be anything I can besides reloading the page.
🎤 dk5000p
16. Oct 2019 · 18:43 UTC
@ogre Weird, what did you do to do that?
Karanveer
18. Oct 2019 · 08:53 UTC
I loved the part that you have included VOICE ACTING, as it is pretty rare..not everyone does it. Good work overall!
🎤 dk5000p
18. Oct 2019 · 16:47 UTC
@karanveer Thanks for playing.
Omiya Games
21. Oct 2019 · 22:44 UTC
Great game, 10/10.

OK, unhelpful review aside, some actual constructive criticisms. The game is, for the lack of better words, very buggy with some fundamental game design flaws in an otherwise solid (if, a little too safe) basis. To me, this actually added to the charm of the game, to a point where I started enjoying the game for being "it's so bad, it's good." As you can see from our stream below, we basically just cheesed every boss and exploited any bugs we can find.

I did think the game could have used some significant polish in a number of factors. For one, I always felt either the player's hitbox was too large, or the boss' attacks were too large to dodge. It would have been nice to have the gravity boosted slightly to make it much easier to jump between the Cola bullets, or at least add some hold-jump-button mechanic for taller heights to make it easier to execute short-hops. The player seemed to have a clear hit animation (though rudimentary), but it would have been nice to see a similar effect appear on bosses as well for successful hits. The current visuals for the axes being launched made it difficult to predict its range, and arguably since it's so close-range, it doesn't always feel effective. Also, the flip point of the player isn't quite centered properly...

Finally, the bosses really needed a large amount of animations (or at least, some sort of visual effect) to provide a "tell" for when certain attacks are coming. As a player, it was difficult for me to predict what the next upcoming attacks were, and how to work with the new situation the game has thrown at me. This was why cheesing was more satisfying to me than trying to play the game the "intended" way: I didn't really feel the Cola and Doughnut bosses were "fair" (Hamburger was just strange).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq_qRoOOl-s
🎤 dk5000p
22. Oct 2019 · 04:02 UTC
@omiya-games Thanks for the extensive review. Yeah the game was a little rushed with trying to include three enemies. Cheesing the enemies actually is kind of how I intended.
AllBetsAreOff
22. Oct 2019 · 21:19 UTC
I played this game on stream with @Omiya-Games.

This game is freaking great. It needs a bunch of small polish stuff like telegraphs for enemies. But overall, this game is wacky and just fun. @omiya-games was the one actually playing this one on the stream, so I don't feel comfortable offering too much more serious feedback. I can see he has already posted the stream link if you want to see our reactions.
🎤 dk5000p
23. Oct 2019 · 02:10 UTC
@allbetsareoff Thanks for the review, yeah I wish the gameplay ended up being a little better.
itsdanidre
23. Oct 2019 · 04:13 UTC
Let's say, I appeased the quadopus at the end :rofl:
The constant boss battle after boss battle must have been tough to handle, as they each have different events when at differing healths. The Quadopus eating them at each's end was hilarious though xD

While the art is inconsistent (some objects really detailed- player; some objects plain and simple-platforms) and the music was questionable to the ear, I still enjoyed the throwing pickaxes everywhere lol.

Short but nice! :thumbsup_tone4:
🎤 dk5000p
23. Oct 2019 · 17:50 UTC
@itsdanidre Yeah I have trouble drawing background and objects, also have to cut corners with only 48 hours. Thanks for playing.
BrokenMirrorMedia
29. Oct 2019 · 07:24 UTC
Haha now this is real gaming, I love the random visual style, feels very programmer-art-y, and the gameplay is fun too. I wouldn't call it polished... but it's certainly something lol. Nice work.
🎤 dk5000p
29. Oct 2019 · 07:31 UTC
@brokenmirrormedia Yeah, thanks for playing. Tough to put a game out in 48 hours and didn't have as much time as I would have liked. Spent a little too much time trying to have multiple bosses, so some of the overall gameplay suffered.
Papaver
29. Oct 2019 · 15:50 UTC
Impressive, these different enemies! I enjoyed playing, and also the music & voice. :) I finished the game :smile:
The controls could use some polish, in my opinion. :) I didn't notice the double-jump in the first level.
I wish the restart was without the intro (then I noticed that the 'Continue' button is every time on a different spot).
🎤 dk5000p
29. Oct 2019 · 17:09 UTC
@papaver Thanks for playing, Yeah spent too much time making multiple enemies. The continue being in different places was so you wouldn't accidentally click through everything.