Magician's Monster by NomadicRockMan

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made by NomadicRockMan for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

You are a magician who has released a gigantic monster upon a village. From atop his shoulder, you sit ready to cast an ice spell to freeze the rocks thrown by the villagers below. Can you protect your monster until you reach the castle?

Play it in your browser here: https://nomadicrockman.itch.io/magicians-monster CaptureRe1.PNGCaptureRe4.PNG

Ratings

Overall 496th 3.815⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 785th 3.537⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 498th 3.667⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 116th 4.259⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 828th 3.893⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 969th 3.074⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 841th 3.596⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 37🗨️

Feedback

SanicSpeedGames
20. Apr 2020 · 19:54 UTC
I like the game.
I firstly dont understood, what i should destroy, but otherwise great job.
Ioan Pop
20. Apr 2020 · 19:55 UTC
The music, art, and overall setting of the game was great! One thing I think could be improved on is making the enemies stand out more, as well as the projectiles! :)
SodaKing
20. Apr 2020 · 19:56 UTC
Fun game! reminded me a lot of a certain scene from One Punch Man. It was hard to see the pellets sometimes, but it was super fun once I got the hang of it.
Sergei
20. Apr 2020 · 20:03 UTC
I liked the gameplay! And I loved the music! It's "The Long March" tune as I found out. While playing I thought I'd better protect those people dying because of the monster attack. It seems like a lot of people died there but my magic powers could be enough to kill the monster. = )
Hueson
21. Apr 2020 · 03:22 UTC
For some reason I really really enjoy the clouds XD. It was a bit hard to figure out at first but once you come around it plays nicely.
RodPraet
21. Apr 2020 · 06:11 UTC
Wow! I really liked this game!
At first I didn't see the stones coming at me but when I noticed it I was like "OMG watch out!"
Graphics are nice too.
Good job!
Pilgrim1987
21. Apr 2020 · 08:01 UTC
It is kind of engaging. The stones are hare to spot sometimes and villagers don't stop shooting even after the monster has been killed. Nice!
LoicRoger
21. Apr 2020 · 20:45 UTC
I love the concept, the contrast between the giant and villagers. At my first play I didn'tt understood that i can't freeze villagers but only projectiles. The graphics are apealing great game congrats!
joemid
22. Apr 2020 · 05:48 UTC
Nice! Love the scale! The gameplay kinda reminds me of Missile Command- only cooler because you are a wizard riding a giant! Seemed as though the kinematics kinda broke on the Monster- and the leg was messed up- but maybe that was broken by the stones? I'm not certain. Anyway- great job and thank you for the game!

![mons1.jpg](///raw/684/z/3229a.jpg)

![mons2.jpg](///raw/684/z/3229b.jpg)
Sarok
22. Apr 2020 · 07:47 UTC
Loved it! Easy to play and get it, simple but effective pixel art, a good attention to detail, I recommend it!
Nefrace
22. Apr 2020 · 17:08 UTC
From the first try :smile:
![2020-04-22_20-01-31.png](///raw/f75/8/z/326e9.png)
Really liked this game! Also sounds and music are awesome (:
Hellequinne
22. Apr 2020 · 22:46 UTC
I don't know why the villagers are so horrible to my poor monster. But I crushed them, so we're good. Imaginative concept, great execution. Excellent work.
guladam
29. Apr 2020 · 18:49 UTC
I loved the pixel art sooo much. So simple, yet so cool. Great concept, fun gameplay.

Sometimes simple just works. It would be a nice mobile game by the way :)

As some other people have already mentioned, it the projectiles could stand out a bit more, but other then that, awesome job! ^_^
Aspect11
07. May 2020 · 10:39 UTC
i liked the game so much ! the music really fits and the pixel art is on point ! my only complain is that the bullets are so small ! other wise the game is great!!!
Rhiz
08. May 2020 · 15:49 UTC
Definitely one of the more interesting things to have to keep alive during this jam.

Even though I beat it on my first try, it still felt a bit overwhelming, there is no way to block all the rocks. There also doesn't seem to be a deadzone in front of the monster, so villagers are able to just point blank him.

The art is very charming, especially the monster's walk animation.
dkviplounge
12. May 2020 · 21:47 UTC
Super cool concept. Music, sound effects, pixel art, all comes together in harmony. The giant getting bloodied and damaged with gore is a neat touch vs boring health bar. I beat it first try so appreciate it not being impossible and instead casual and light.