Devil Devour Alive by VirtuaWorlds
Welcome to hell! Your suffering will commence in a moment...
You have been eternally damned to keep the Insatiable Devil alive by feeding him the blood of the wicked as they descend into hell.
FEATURES:
• ARCADE STYLE ACTION
• INSPIRED BY CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM AND DANTE'S INFERNO
• LO-FI RETRO INSPIRED AESTHETIC
• "TATE" MODE GAMEPLAY (VERTICAL/PORTRAIT)
• ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
• KEYBOARD AND CONTROLLER SUPPORT
Gameplay Trailer: https://youtu.be/EUmjpH6lp-Q
Itch.io: https://virtuaworlds.itch.io/devildevouralive
Screenshots...
*SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS*
Tested on Windows 10. (maybe it works on others?)
Requires 250MB of hard drive space.
CPU/GPU: Should work on most systems that can run games from the last 10 years.
Should do 60 FPS somewhat consistently on an i7 or higher with an integrated GPU or higher.
Lowest spec tested on is i5 with intel HD4000 graphics old lenovo laptop. Got around 30 FPS consistently. (Playable)
Keyboard and Mouse or Game Controller
High grade speakers or headphones recommended for maximum spooks.
any problems, email us info at virtuaworlds dot io.
*HOW TO PLAY*
Use the KB arrows, analog stick, or D-Pad to collect the blood of sinners for the Insatiable Devil .
Miss 9 sinners and suffer a fate worse than death.
Share your high score online and enter the Twitter leaderboard by taking a screenshot/photo and tag us @virtuaworlds.
*CREDITS*
Game Design and Direction Mercurius FM
Programming melisssne
Art melisssne, mercurius fm
3D Art and Animation melisssne
Music and Sound Design Mercurius FM
*LINKS*
Virtua Worlds http://virtuaworlds.io
Mercurius FM http://mercuriusfm.com
Melisssne http://instagram.com/melisssne
* DEVELOPMENT NOTES*
This is a game jam game... software is prototype quality, but it works! There will probably be minor bugs. We opted out of the "Graphics category" because we used some base assets to start the game as well textures built into unreal engine. Most of the assets have been changed beyond recognition except for some of textures. Some sound assets were used for sound fx, however they have been cut up, changed, pitched and modified beyond recognition. Music is all original. If you find issues or have questions, feel free to contact us: info at virtuaworlds.io.
* KNOWN ISSUES *
-Sometimes the bucket flies into the air, but we reduced it and we're pretty sure this is a feature now because its kind of fun.
-Sometimes the background music doesn't stop when the game over music plays. (much more rare now)
-Performance could be better, but this is basically it for the game jam version.
-Black textures on some low spec machines (still playable)
*ASSETS AND TOOLS*
See README.TXT.
Copyright 2020
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
| Youtube | https://virtuaworlds.itch.io/devildevouralive |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/devil-devour-alive |
Ratings
| Overall | 977th | 3.588⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1194th | 3.333⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1825th | 2.973⭐ | 58🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1751th | 3.4⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 231th | 3.939⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 594th | 3.41⭐ | 52🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 278th | 3.973⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 80🗳️ | 92🗨️ |
Great job, guys!
And it is very satisfying to feed the devil ! :D
The only little criticisms, that I can make is that the UI was too "clean" for the art style, I think that a more pixelated one would fit better. And I found the game a little too easy at the beginning, it takes time to get harder, so I think that the difficulty should kick in sooner.
Overall, very nice work !
My score:
The gameplay is simple, but weirdly meditative. Played a couple of times with enjoyment.
@aj-jones thanks for the feedback. those are things we're looking to address with a post jam patch very soon. we're also planning a commercial version with expanded features and gameplay.
@brylamare @ROBOWARRIOR1982 thanks for playing guys. we're fairly new to game dev, and it was challenging to even fit in this much gameplay haha. however, we're planning a commercial version with expanded features and gameplay.
@Palvel thanks for the feedback. it's skippable with the mouse, but we ran out of time for everything else haha. we'll be implenting easier skip button or shortening it in a future commercial version.
@wavewava thanks for playing and glad you liked it. that's weird about the flashing... so the whole screen was flashing white? if so, what is your CPU, GPU and OS. we'll look into it!
@CreamyBacon2 @edalbung thanks for the feedback. those were things that we didn't have enough time to tweak, however we're planning a commercial version with expanded features and gameplay.
@hoseccan @krakadushka @adriankrawczyk @thebreakfast thank you so much for the kind words. it means alot and makes it worth not sleeping for the last 2 days! We're planning a commercial version with expanded features and gameplay.
This game is so weird yet wonderful!
Was playing on a Win 10 OS, as suggested. Here are my CPU and GPU:
Hope this helps!
If you want to know the timestamp of when your game was played you can see it in this spreadsheet:
https://tinyurl.com/yau8hjzn
And then look in my latest videos and find your game being play (after the current stream ends)
https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos
However all is well done with a solid mechanics. The main gameplay is clever, easy to learn, hard to master. I am a big fan of PS1 and I liked your attempt so as to create something similar. Neat. Thank you for your feedback ++
Fantastic! Really felt like a PSX era artifact. The menu was a great touch.
Loved how over the top the audio and VFX were!
@geckoo1337 @eran-haas Thank you!
