The Guardian by CsOmega

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made by CsOmega for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

The aliens just invaded your dimension and you are the only one capable of defending it.Gather your strenghts and kick those aliens out of existence.Test your skills, evolve and become the strongest guardian in town.You have all the time in the world, as you will always be here,stuck in a neverending loop.

CsOmega[Programmer] Giordas[Artist]

[Post Publish Updates]

-Fixed misspelled sentence

-Fixed enemies spawning (some enemies were spawning outside of playable area)

-Tweaked monsters stats

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Ratings

Overall 655th 3.603⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 572th 3.538⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1210th 2.936⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1581th 2.513⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 148th 4.325⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Humor 913th 2.53⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 773th 3.421⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 50🗨️

Feedback

HappyGamer500
06. Oct 2020 · 00:27 UTC
Good graphics, Good Gameplay, good progression. I still dont understand what levels do though or how to use upgrades.
PeaNud
06. Oct 2020 · 01:25 UTC
The Graphics are awesome but I dont understand where the game fits the Theme :P
🎤 CsOmega
06. Oct 2020 · 04:18 UTC
@happygamer500 I know unfortunatley we didn't have enough time to expand them and actually make them readeble
🎤 CsOmega
06. Oct 2020 · 04:21 UTC
@peanud Well the idea is that you are now stuck to fight these aliens forever in a neverending loop of fighting and dieing
WilliamBenichou
06. Oct 2020 · 08:54 UTC
Nice submission guys! Love the mood of the game
Crede
06. Oct 2020 · 08:55 UTC
Game looks good, and it's fun to play. But don't know how to get upgrades
Amin_JK000
06. Oct 2020 · 08:58 UTC
the game looks perfect but a little bit confusing. great job :v:
🎤 CsOmega
06. Oct 2020 · 09:43 UTC
@crede @amin-jk000 Thank you guys! Yes,the upgrades and how the power works are quite confusing, didn't have enough time to make them a bit more explicit.
JagsyFox
06. Oct 2020 · 14:24 UTC
Looks great
EasyGoingDubber
06. Oct 2020 · 14:28 UTC
Where it fits to theme? besides awesome graphics was made <3
daidiimon
06. Oct 2020 · 14:30 UTC
Runs a little slow, but love the art!
Also same here, a lil confused on how to get upgardes
ANRQAngel
06. Oct 2020 · 14:47 UTC
game looks amazing, controls are wonky though, and I didn't see the instructions on the right at first.. all in all good job
Feesh
06. Oct 2020 · 21:01 UTC
Super amazing graphics while I also had a whole lot of issues with the controls and it doesn't really fit the theme
Keldy
06. Oct 2020 · 21:21 UTC
The graphics are so good, but the controls are kinda wobbly and i don't get how i could use the upgrades. Good job on that!
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 10:48 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
Cerka
07. Oct 2020 · 10:51 UTC
Awesome looking game! Fun to explore, though I couldn't use the upgrades :D
🎤 CsOmega
07. Oct 2020 · 14:03 UTC
@anrqangel @feesh @keldy Thanks! could you explain a bit what do you mean by wobbly controls ?
🎤 CsOmega
07. Oct 2020 · 14:04 UTC
@etrealjunior Thanks! I will check your game out.
Somogy
07. Oct 2020 · 22:46 UTC
What an incredible game it ! I liked the fun it provides
MatthewDavisGames
08. Oct 2020 · 01:15 UTC
Really love the art
🎤 CsOmega
08. Oct 2020 · 04:10 UTC
@somogy @matthewdavisgames Thank you guys!!
melvinng
08. Oct 2020 · 07:51 UTC
Visuals are on point!
Mackandrius
08. Oct 2020 · 14:33 UTC
Great entry, loved the graphics, especially the enemies! The sound seems to be too low though and not entirely sure how it related to the theme? Regardless, great job!
TheEpsi
08. Oct 2020 · 14:47 UTC
Good job in general but there are a couple of things I didn't understand. First I don't see the theme fitting here, then I didn't know where was my health bar, I tried to die to use the upgrades but it was impossible for me, I just left myself in the middle of all the enemies after a while and I didn't die. Then I understood that the power bar is also the health and it was that high at that point that the enemies were unable to kill me. Maybe make them hit harder so it is worth it to die and take upgrades!
Besides that, I can see that there is a lot of effort in this game and that's pretty nice! keep working! :smiley:
🎤 CsOmega
08. Oct 2020 · 14:59 UTC
@melvinng @mackandrius Thank you guys!
🎤 CsOmega
08. Oct 2020 · 15:01 UTC
@theepsi Thank you! Yes, I am actually planning to redo the whole enemy script and the upgrades. Thanks for letting me know about the health bar not being very obvious.
shadowhaxz0r
09. Oct 2020 · 09:19 UTC
Cool game! I wish I could hold down the lmb to shoot and would not have to click all the time. Also the enemies dont do much damage so I did not die unless I stopped moving and shooting, could recude player health by a lot.
BenSlaney
09. Oct 2020 · 09:28 UTC
Really good graphics and I like the core concept. Clearly there are some balancing issues in terms of gameplay and bugs but it's pretty good for a jam game!
🎤 CsOmega
09. Oct 2020 · 14:41 UTC
@shadowhaxz0r @benslaney Thanks for playing our game and for the feedback! Yes I will actually update the game once the voting is over.
Balazs Takacs
09. Oct 2020 · 20:05 UTC
I really enjoyed the game. I played it a good 30 minutes reached level 1000 but I had no idea how to upgrade and had no clear feedback on what the levels achieved. As it stands I really like the two basic abilities, I do not know if there would be more. I did not die, what the game stated needs to happen to spend upgrade points. Overall I really enjoyed the core gameplay. Was totally my kind of game. I think it just needed a clearer indication on how to progress our little mage guy. I was also astonished that even sometimes I had like 50 enemies I never got stuck anywhere. Butter smooth movement :)
🎤 CsOmega
09. Oct 2020 · 20:38 UTC
@balazs-takacs Thank you man! And wow 30 minutes, i never actually expected someone play that much time.Yes i am actually planning to update the game and add more stuff.
sergei201613
10. Oct 2020 · 09:59 UTC
Great graphics! It's a pity that there are not enough sound effects and animation.
ToC
10. Oct 2020 · 10:11 UTC
Fun Game, kept me entertained for a good 10 minutes. After that my mouse finger started to cramp :P. Shooting while holding down LMB help a lot with that.
sanojian
10. Oct 2020 · 10:16 UTC
It looked incredible, but I found it almost impossible to die. I had to stand still and let things beat on me for minutes before I finally died.
🎤 CsOmega
10. Oct 2020 · 11:17 UTC
@sanojian @toc @sergei201613 Thanks for playing guys! I am aware of the problems, actually fixed them but i don't think I can publish them untill the voting is over.
madhed
10. Oct 2020 · 18:24 UTC
Cool graphics! I see someone is watching Imphenzia's youtube channel ;) The gameplay was a bit monotonous but I kept playing till the fire spitting monsters appeared. I didn't understand how to use the "3 upgrades" available though. Does that happen automatically?

A "laser line" for aiming would have been nice as I kept losing track of my mouse cursor often.

Overall good entry.
🎤 CsOmega
10. Oct 2020 · 18:47 UTC
@madhed Thanks for playing! Interesting idea with the laser, definitely going to add it. Yes, I wanted a rock monster and I remembered his channel and the video, and it was exactly what I wanted.
🎤 CsOmega
10. Oct 2020 · 18:47 UTC
@madhed Thanks for playing! Interesting idea with the laser, definitely going to add it. Yes, I wanted a rock monster and I remembered his channel and the video, and it was exactly what I wanted.
WiseClock
11. Oct 2020 · 20:15 UTC
Like all other comment mentioned, the graphics are super awesome!! I think there's a potential market on mobile platforms for the game if you finalize and polish it XD
🎤 CsOmega
11. Oct 2020 · 20:23 UTC
@wiseclock Thank you!!Once I figure out how the controls would work on mobile, than yes, mobile FTW :)
Rushikesh Charapale
12. Oct 2020 · 07:32 UTC
The graphics are really cool!:) I liked the game! Please visit my game too and rate it!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/the-dumb-robot
MrBamboo
12. Oct 2020 · 15:29 UTC
Nice job for 2 days Jam it's impressive
piscythe
13. Oct 2020 · 03:23 UTC
This game looks really cool. I hated having to mash the fire button to get anything done, and I really felt as though I was fighting against the power bar instead of the monsters. I only saw the death/upgrades screen at all because I died on purpose. The power bar is an interesting idea, but I think as it is it's, in principle, really easy to end up in death spiral mode. Also, I tried wandering too far away from start and had all kinds of weird geometry glitches. Still, good work!
AreyWarlord
14. Oct 2020 · 19:17 UTC
Very good-looking and fun action game.

For me gameplay session was too long, I'd advice to increase aliens' power with time.