Heartbleed by terminal29

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made by terminal29 for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Heartbleed is a roguelike with a twist, you can respawn at the cost of your health.

Your goal in Heartbleed is to make your way to the bottom of the map while avoiding the obstacles and enemies along the way.

When you die, you can buy perks with the gold you have collected from killing the critters, like a bigger light source, quick reload, double shot, and faster bullets, and you can purchase heals too, however you lose your perks when you die again.

At the cost of an additional heart, you can respawn yourself where you died and carry on (if respawning would kill you then you cannot do this obviously), or respawn from the beginning without costing an extra heart!

Additionally, the more damaged your heart, the more gold is dropped when killing critters. Play risky to earn big.

What awaits you at the bottom of the cave? You'll have to see...

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Ratings

Overall 375th 3.583⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 352th 3.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 670th 3.111⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 923th 3.083⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 89th 4.176⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Audio 523th 3.031⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 279th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

xeno-software
21. Apr 2020 · 05:23 UTC
Great mood and sound effects, loved the movement of the character. I would prefer the WASD over arrow keys a bit more, but that's it for input. This game could've used a bit of ambient music to better set the mood, but overall, this is one of the best games I've played for this jam.
Naghen
21. Apr 2020 · 05:26 UTC
Love the graphics, the sounds and the idea, but you should be able to jump with "w" as well, I think :thinking:
Really really nice!
khaotom
21. Apr 2020 · 05:31 UTC
I did not make it to the bottom. The platforming parts were too difficult for me. I like the art and sounds!
mikejzx
21. Apr 2020 · 05:38 UTC
Excellent game! The sound effects are great and the 2D light too. At first I was a bit confused about the controls at first, like @naghen said, jumping with 'w' would be nice.
xmatos
21. Apr 2020 · 05:39 UTC
Good little game, it's impressive that you've done it in 2 days!
There was a jump in particular that was very unfair, you couldn't see the bottom. Earning lots of money in your last life is pointless since you can't use it anyway, maybe you should be able to get upgrades while you're alive.
Overall it was a fun experience, congrats!.
n00b
21. Apr 2020 · 05:45 UTC
This game has that "just one more try" quality. I did ultimately give up because I made it pretty far and there was just no chance in hell that I was starting over after that.
Pro
21. Apr 2020 · 05:45 UTC
It was quite fun however there were a few problems
the way the gun works is kinda.. weird, as the projectile changes trajectory along with you movements upon firing.
And the character moves a bit too fast which makes the low ceiling lava part hard to complete. But other than that, great game! keep it up
ColeHorvat
21. Apr 2020 · 05:45 UTC
Great mood and art. I was very immersed in the game. The movement of the character was great, but I found the shooting a little bit unsatisfying and unresponsive. Otherwise great game!
marvalgames
21. Apr 2020 · 05:47 UTC
Agree on the W key. I Imagine an easy tweak. Weird gripe. I die a lot :) but I have to use the mouse to click restart. So a hot key or the focus on the menu with arrow navigation would be nice. Minor though. The player controls better than most finished games and. Nice response. Hard but fair. Graphics amazing. Sounds good but need more.. Still playing because fun.
Eamon Kane
21. Apr 2020 · 05:49 UTC
Cute little guy, with a glowing gun. Felt like the jump could have been a bit more gentle and weighty but love the art style.
Jerm
21. Apr 2020 · 06:50 UTC
This game was quite fun and I think I got to the end (it said I completed Stage 1, but it didn't look like there were more stages).

I liked the lighting effects, and the controls were good too. Sometimes the game could be quite punishing such as sometimes when I jumped down to the next part of the level I would land on a slime and it was impossible to avoid.

I don't think I understood the respawning mechanic as it seemed I couldn't choose the Respawn and Die options in the menu sometimes, but had no idea why.

But overall I thought this was a great game!