Zorla's Tavern by Nexushub

made by Nexushub for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Hi there! Come to our friendly neighborhood tavern to enjoy drinks with fellow adventurers and take on quests! Heheheh… I mean, no eldritch horror here, just a friendly place to rest! Definitely not a trap!

For a much more relaxing experience, play on a touchscreen device.

April 22: The html5 port is made immediately after Ludum Dare 46 as allowed by the rules (PC version is unchanged), with the following changes:

Fixed a bug where Zorla dies after winning

Fixed a bug where mute key activates every frame M key is pressed

Fixed a bug where speech bubbles changes too quickly

Fixed a bug where a big tentacle was 90 degrees off while growing

Gibs on death are hard-coded in html5 and slightly different

Music only starts after main menu and do not reset due to browser sound autoplay issues

You cannot alt-enter to fullscreen in html5, so no text indicating so

Due to touchscreen fat fingers, item collision box is enlarged in IOS and android

Youtube	https://nexushub.itch.io/zorlas-tavern
Youtube	https://nexushub.itch.io/zorlas-tavern
Youtube	https://www.kongregate.com/games/Nexushub/zorlas-tavern
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/zorlas-tavern

Ratings

Overall	496^th	3.815⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Fun	1003^th	3.426⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	1122^th	3.333⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Theme	617^th	3.944⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	335^th	4.25⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Humor	262^th	3.796⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Mood	410^th	3.852⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Given		34🗳️	18🗨️

Feedback

HomoLudens

21. Apr 2020 · 01:37 UTC

I finished the game! Congrats! It was beautiful and honestly, I stayed for the names. Unforutnately the core gameplay loop of dragging items got boring very fast but the rest of the game (and the humour) carried it

Maka

21. Apr 2020 · 14:51 UTC

The concept is really cool and I had fun, but the way of picking things up is a bit frustrating. Nice job!

lucisaurus

21. Apr 2020 · 20:51 UTC

Wow very nice game! such a nice graphic :) very well done!

JBDEV

22. Apr 2020 · 09:59 UTC

The art is amazing!! I think you should port this game to mobile, it's "pick'n'play" style would be particularly nice for that platform in my humble opinion. Great work!

AdrianKrawczyk

22. Apr 2020 · 10:01 UTC

beatiful art

cowa

22. Apr 2020 · 10:01 UTC

Very satisfying game when the plant grows and make devastating attacks!
Graphics are really really good, congrats on that.

But the gameplay is very tiring, only fast drag and drop. I did it on a trackpad, it was kind of tedious but I managed to complete it anyway :sweat_smile:

Good job on your game!

Gao Ming

22. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC

Good！！！😍

Miklou

22. Apr 2020 · 10:14 UTC

Nice ! I laugh a lot ! Well done

dq_201

22. Apr 2020 · 10:15 UTC

Good art work and music,it's really exciting to watch my monster grow up,the only thing is that my monster seems to be invincible, and no blood was lost throughout.

TechnoNugget

22. Apr 2020 · 10:16 UTC

I have a pixel art fetish and this pleases me. Awesome job on the art, such smooth animations. It felt more like an interactive short comedy than a game, reminded me of "little shop of horrors"

:ok_hand:

JAsonsumm1

22. Apr 2020 · 10:59 UTC

Yeah this was really awesome! amazing job on the art and humor :D I'd play that again!

Remus Rain

22. Apr 2020 · 12:56 UTC

by the was the "PC browser" built also works on mac!

Twistashio

22. Apr 2020 · 13:03 UTC

I did enjoy your game and found it really to get into. I liked the idea of you evolving your plant to grow bigger as you kill more people. That brings me to the art. Really good job on the art work you guys did. The animations were smooth and felt natural. There were no bugs that I could see. Good Job!

Roey_Shap

22. Apr 2020 · 13:12 UTC

@technonugget's comparison to an interactive comedy is a good description. I can't say that the core gameplay of clicking and dragging was all that engaging, but considering the length, the theming, party names (which maybe should be highlighted more or something?), animations, and juice of the rest of the game, it worked out. Great work putting all of your team's efforts together so seamlessly! Thanks for a fun few minutes.
(Nit-pick - aside from the click-and-drag maybe being more fun as, say, directing the attacks and just waving the mouse over the loot to have to balance where your mouse it at any given time, there was only a minor juicy sound effect overload near the end of the game. Not sure if it's fixable, but just so you know.)

civmaniac

22. Apr 2020 · 14:44 UTC

Made me laugh! Good story, introduction in the beginning is really great! Graphics are really nice. Gameplay loop is boring, you probably know it. Although, growing the beast is really satisfying. Seeing it tearing those silly adventurers to pieces. Great animations and good choice of sounds, btw! Not for the mouse, I feel like my carpal is coming back xD

Pierre CILLUFFO

22. Apr 2020 · 14:57 UTC

The animation of the monster is sublime.
But the animation of the enemies makes poor next to this.

Matootsy

27. Apr 2020 · 12:25 UTC

This is not in my taste, but I can say that the graphics and animations + introduction are very well made. Looking at the theme, it seems a little bit off. Not very original in my humble opinion, But the finishing is very clean. Congrat!

Le Don

01. May 2020 · 13:35 UTC

The art and mood of that game is great. I also liked the dialog and intro cutscene. I personally just wished there would be more gameplay-wise. And also in later staged I thought it get's a little hard to keep track of the mouse cursor. Maybe a bigger, custom made might work better.

Jupiter_Hadley

06. May 2020 · 13:41 UTC

Nice graphics, fun game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 46 compilation video series, if you want to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/LDazM6iYHxE