For Democracy by Paulsams

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made by Paulsams for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Description

You are an employee of a corporation whose goal is to spread democracy throughout the world.

Your task is to use various summoning abilities to defeat the soulless enemies of democracy and destroy their buildings in all worlds.

Controls

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| Controls | PC | |:-------------------------:|:---------------:| | Player movement | Mouse cursor | | Entering combinations | WASD | | Pause | Ecs/P |

Screenshoots

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Versions

  • Jam version - You can exit after a loss through Ecs, but in general the version works;
  • Post jam version (+1 day in solo) - Improved UI, fixed many bugs and added logic spawn particles.

Ratings

Overall 647th 3.5⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 789th 3.242⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 749th 3.194⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 560th 3.71⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 535th 3.79⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 574th 3.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 836th 3.306⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

LightningST
16. Apr 2024 · 22:04 UTC
You should add a thumbnail! It'll help other people see your game :)
🎤 Paulsams
16. Apr 2024 · 22:58 UTC
@lightningst Thanks for the advice. I just wanted to fix big bugs until the end and only then design the page). Everything should appear now.
Eric Nguyen
16. Apr 2024 · 23:32 UTC
The song is a banger, and I really like the theming + writing. It felt good to have a giant army but I wish my soldiers would try to prioritize some of the more dangerous enemies instead of a building :laughing:. Great work!
ashia
17. Apr 2024 · 21:32 UTC
воу воу! да у вас просто шедевральная игра, восхитительно все: механика, визуал, нарратив, динамика и юмор. хлопаю стоя, очень жаль что у вас пока мало отзывов, я порекомендую своей команде так же оценить вашу игру. проделана огромная работа!
Antonova
18. Apr 2024 · 14:35 UTC
A cool game with a cool brainteaser!!
PieRo_PBeS_studio
18. Apr 2024 · 21:41 UTC
the graphic style is very original and gives a particular tone to the game...unfortunately I had difficulty understanding what I had to do to democratize the universe
VaustXIII
18. Apr 2024 · 23:34 UTC
Somebody has been playing a lot of Helldivers :D

Jokes aside - awesome game!. The core gameplay is fun and engaging, the music rocks, the visuals are good. It felt a bit grindy towards the end and not very satisfying to get a "bad" ending. But all in all: a great game!
James Dunlap
19. Apr 2024 · 01:18 UTC
Overall a great game. I am not a fan of using the mouse to move, but you implemented it pretty well. The combos add quite a bit as well. At first, it felt like I was not getting hurt at all, and then I hit the third mission which was more like hitting a wall.
ffffchai
19. Apr 2024 · 03:54 UTC
I'm really surprised how smooth this interaction is going to be. The graphics are also very nice. The prompts I want to enter also appear on the screen, and even though I memorized them, I'm still concerned about whether or not I succeeded. Nice work, I'm really enjoying this.
Kamizenki
19. Apr 2024 · 04:01 UTC
Nice game, I love the mechanics and graphics. The gameplay somehow have a bug when I am in the progress of the 2nd mission.
freso
19. Apr 2024 · 08:49 UTC
Cool game. At first I thought the combos needed the buttons pressed, which was hard, but then learned better. :)

Combos for summoning portals was pretty interesting, and worked really well. (Similar to our game where the combos are random letters)

Music was spot-on, but I missed some sound effects in-game. It was also a bit hard to see what was actually happening. There were blood splatter and enemies or friends all over the place. Didn't get a sense of what the strategy should be or when to avoid enemies.

The objects looked a bit floaty/pasted onto the background, but they were well-drawn!
Weine
19. Apr 2024 · 09:25 UTC
Very nice and chaotic gameplay. The summoning of fighting minions idea works great, and I can't believe how much content and game-play mechanics you were able to cram in during the jam.
yule4ka
19. Apr 2024 · 11:57 UTC
Great game! I am not a fan of pressing combos, however, the overall performance was so great that I forgot about it after the first level :) The music is great, messages also were good for the atmosphere, graphics perfect! The only thing that I missed was some strategic part of combining combos (not just press keys as fast as possible, but also think about when you should use each combo) - but it's not that relevant in the end
TheSmellofOxygen
20. Apr 2024 · 23:29 UTC
Tremendous entry! The game is very complete! The animations, particles, sounds, unit variety and everything is impressive. I clicked on the thumbnail thinking it would be a Helldivers clone, but you made it your own and the package is well done. Played for a while.
Tannimun
21. Apr 2024 · 14:11 UTC
Very interesting game, at first I was a bit confused how to play but figured out the game loop soon enough. Was a fun take to use different combinations to activate your abilities. Maybe would be worth trying to use WASD for movement instead of the mouse and your right hand for abilities (for instance with IJKL)
Gordy Keene
21. Apr 2024 · 14:26 UTC
I may have failed democracy.
RollCreators
21. Apr 2024 · 15:01 UTC
Отличная игра)
Но советаю писать всё на английском. Всё таки мировой джем)
🎤 Paulsams
21. Apr 2024 · 19:45 UTC
@rollcreators Локализация автоматически выбирается в зависимости от языка, который выставлен в Вашем браузере). Поэтому у тех, у кого стоит английский — игра будет на английском.
kiv
26. Apr 2024 · 09:57 UTC
FOR DEMOCRACY!
LDJam user 374168
27. Apr 2024 · 04:30 UTC
Fun take on the theme, and pretty cool control scheme of pressing a combination of buttons to summon things/activate abilities. I liked that there was some lore thrown in, and the art looks pretty solid. Unlocking abilities was cool and I liked the button combinations to trigger different abilities, though the overall gameplay style felt a little repetitive. I also think the mouse could've been replaced with a different set of keys, maybe WASD for combos and arrow keys for movement? Either way, this was pretty fun, nice job!
Rekiem
03. May 2024 · 13:37 UTC
Helldivers vibes! Well done haha