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The Last Stand by fusionnist

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made by fusionnist for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

THE LAST STAND

Overview:

  • Play as the wanderer, in his attempt to protect "the Kid" from a hostile environment.
  • Your objective is to restore the Kid to full energy.

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Mechanics:

  • Hunt down energy-filled rocks, crystals and canisters in order to replenish yours and the Kid's energy.
  • Four available abilities: a short-range punch, a long-range shot, cube building and heal, each dependent on mouse aiming.
  • Fend off wave after wave of creatures. Keep them away from the Kid: they will start stealing its energy when nearby.

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Controls:

  • WASD: player movement
  • Mouse: aim
  • Left click: shoot
  • Right click: pick up/put down the Kid (when next to it)
  • Mouse wheel: toggle abilities
  • F4: Go fullscreen

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Team:

-KeithCrystals: Music https://twitter.com/mikesummers27 -Fufu: Programming, Game Design and a bit of music/art/sfx https://twitter.com/Fusionnist -Knightsunder: Game design, art https://twitter.com/Knightsundere -Essence: Game design, art + animation, sfx https://twitter.com/EssenceArtThing -Lobsterblues: Music, cover art https://twitter.com/lobsterblues

:star: Special thanks:

-Lommo: moral support https://twitter.com/Lommmmmo

Youtube https://fusionnist.itch.io/the-last-stand
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-last-stand-1

Ratings

Given 10🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

mike09123
21. Apr 2020 · 01:07 UTC
Looks really cool! Wish there was a web export though.
TeamNova
21. Apr 2020 · 01:23 UTC
This game is really good! I love so much the graphics!!! <3 Good job!!
NanoArch
21. Apr 2020 · 01:37 UTC
Very good game, I love the graphics and the concept, I wish the peripheral vision of the player wasn't blacked out though.
Argon
24. Apr 2020 · 20:45 UTC
Great art and mood, love the visual feedbacks, especialy those of the gun. I didn't understood what was the use of the cube, also is there a way to play in fullscreen ?
🎤 fusionnist
27. Apr 2020 · 17:18 UTC
@argon Thanks! The cube can be used as a barrier/lure, as well as a weak AOE, would you cast it on an invalid spot. (Just edited the page to add that key:) F4 toggles fullscreen, I forgot to mention it when writing up the post ;)
RandomLB
27. Apr 2020 · 17:34 UTC
Great job! The movement of the 'wanderer' felt really smooth, and I like how there are various abilities. In addition, the animations and art are also well done and environment gives a hostile atmosphere. This is a very polished looking game!
E-server
27. Apr 2020 · 18:18 UTC
Loved the game! I didn't play through the full game, but I could defeat everything with just punching. and pressing "Esc" automatically to pause closed the game for me for multiple times and that was annoying. I think you could have added some sort of pause menu or ask if player really wants to quit. otherwise great game.
Avzgui
27. Apr 2020 · 18:48 UTC
Wow, nice entry ! I loved the graphics and the mood :slight_smile:

The gameplay was simple but effective :thumbsup:
Joror
27. Apr 2020 · 18:50 UTC
Really solid game! Great graphics and sound - the controls felt pretty good. The harvesting of energy as the final goal was a bit hard to keep track - perhaps should be promoted a bit more.

The gameplay itself should probably ramp up a bit faster, to keep things interesting.

Nevertheless very solid entry.
🎤 fusionnist
27. Apr 2020 · 23:03 UTC
@e-server Duly noted, accessibility is always something we could work on more. I would recommend you try learning the games you test a bit more: well, what can I say... first time I ever hear this, over years of keeping exit on esc press on. Past your first mishap with that key, it might be up to you to avoid further pressing it on accident. Maybe the rest of the kit could have helped you complete the game as well? Sticking to the punch can do the trick, but I believe later game requires you to adapt around the AOE and projectile based enemies.
Thanks!

@joror Indeed! We always try to balance out our games to be a breeze for us to complete, so that testers have a decent challenge. Our better players might still want more, however, which is completely valid - this time around, we didn't really find ways to have the game adapt to the player, so to speak. Same goes for gameplay objectives - past writing up an intro here, and a bit of in-game feedback, we do get the player to multitask on the go - not the most elegant tutorial there is :P
Cheers!
Boaz
08. May 2020 · 08:04 UTC
Good game
n.feofentov
12. May 2020 · 19:34 UTC
Great entry! I love almost everything about it especially art and music. Controls and game design are good too. Great job!