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Prestidigitaxation by TomatoLamp

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made by TomatoLamp for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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The kingdom has placed a tax on the casting of magical spells and now you're in a heap of debt! The tax collectors are coming and it's up to you to delay the inevitable by avoiding paying your past due taxes for as long as possible!

CONTROLS * E to Use Items and Shop * Shift to Dodge * Left Click to Fire * Enter to Pause

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https://tomatolamp.itch.io/prestidigitaxation

CREDITS * Programmed by Herchey and TomatoLamp * Art by TomatoLamp * Music by GibberingTaylor

A couple effects were made with All-in-1 VFX for Unity and left unchanged due to time constraints

CHANGELOG ```

CHANGE LOG (04/06/22 6:53 PM)

-Fixed bug where item held wasn't cleared on new game. Adjusted volumes.

CHANGE LOG (04/05/22 1:45 PM)

-Once again fixed issue with load screen that I reintroduced again like a dingus

CHANGE LOG (04/05/22 12:45 PM)

-Fixed issue with enemy spawn, Fixed shop buttons, changed UI placement

CHANGE LOG (04/04/22 11:00 PM)

-Fixed Shop screen

CHANGE LOG (04/04/22 8:05 PM)

-Fixed browser issues, Fixed UI scaling issues, fixed screen transitions ```

Link https://tomatolamp.itch.io/prestidigitaxation
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/prestidigitaxation-ld50

Ratings

Overall 333th 3.81⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 206th 3.828⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 677th 3.328⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 402th 3.897⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 547th 3.828⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 315th 3.724⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 110th 4.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 629th 3.536⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

FED44
05. Apr 2022 · 23:36 UTC
Definitely full marks for fun and humor!
vgel
05. Apr 2022 · 23:39 UTC
Maybe it's just because I've been stressing about taxes, but I didn't expect this to be as fun as it was. I've played a few run-around-and-shoot-until-you're-overwhelmed games, but this was one of my favorites -- funny, good controls, and the spells felt awesome.

Loved the little details like the ticking-up tax bill in the upper right, and how the spells mostly went where you want but sometimes did little turns away or homed in on an enemy.

My only complaint would be that the upgrades didn't feel like much -- I bought a few and didn't really notice a difference. I think they should either be bigger in magnitude, or permanent so they could stack and feel more noticeable over time.
ashley watson
05. Apr 2022 · 23:41 UTC
Very Fun, No one Can Run From the Tax man, Great game
milq
05. Apr 2022 · 23:41 UTC
Fun and addictive game! The music is very engaging and fits the theme. Maybe I would increase the difficulty faster. Still, great funny game!
Common
05. Apr 2022 · 23:43 UTC
I enjoyed the game. It is a weird concept but the power ups are fun. I do wish the shield had a visible model to let me know if its used up tho.
night_exe
06. Apr 2022 · 00:02 UTC
taxation is theft i only wanted to buy an energy drink
Kyra Sanchez
06. Apr 2022 · 23:53 UTC
Don't tell family about this... some of them work at the IRS
ProjectUnfun
07. Apr 2022 · 00:01 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this. It was a good humorous idea and the gameplay is engaging, well done.
Jozef
07. Apr 2022 · 00:09 UTC
Very fun game idea, executed well with quirky and smooth gameplay. I like the graphics style, coherent and simple, very effective for this type of game. Oh and I LOVE how you did the temporary exemption effect!
sega23333
07. Apr 2022 · 08:00 UTC
yes that top down shooter but with funny atmosphere .
Gatlink
07. Apr 2022 · 08:07 UTC
I'm surprised at how accurate I was given the camera! Your game feels good to play, and it's quite fun. Well done!
Minus
07. Apr 2022 · 10:12 UTC
Gameplay seems fun enough to spend some time playing this game. I feel like if I had enough free time I could spend alot of it with this game. Graphics are looking good, maybe a little bit too basic and lacking in post processing, but this also makes it have quite interesting look. Magic "bullets" kinda lose their target sometimes and are not able to refocus on other one, thus making them stay in one place and doing some weird circles. Other than that, game is fun to play and has pretty much no major issues.
DarriasArt
07. Apr 2022 · 14:15 UTC
I love the concept
🎤 TomatoLamp
07. Apr 2022 · 17:19 UTC
Thank you to everybody for playing and for all of the feedback and kind words; we'll be working through your games and providing feedback over the next few days!
Rialgar
08. Apr 2022 · 14:17 UTC
Muahaha, stupid tax collectors on their stupid feet can not catch me while I am floating!

Not really a challenge to evade them, but I don't care, since it just feels so amazing to play anyway! The music is fabulous and combines with the cell-shading to give it a brilliantly wacky and fun vibe. I absolutely love it!
potkirland
08. Apr 2022 · 23:11 UTC
best harry potter game i played so far! good mechanics sadly some like (pipes for example) didnt work for or i maybe couldt see them fire. other than that it was a pretty fun experience. good magic mechanics
Quite Good
09. Apr 2022 · 03:54 UTC
I really enjoyed putting an end to those pesky tax collectors! Didn't realize about the spell tax until it was far too late for me...
fizzbark
09. Apr 2022 · 08:17 UTC
Fantastic name, and the game's pretty good too. being able to see the amount of money I had in the shop would've been a nice QoL upgrade. Quite polished and well scoped - everything in the game was of a consistent quality and nothing felt unfinished.
Snowdrama
09. Apr 2022 · 11:35 UTC
"Welcome to the shop" lol Had a lot of fun, funny idea for sure, overall good game!
Wouter52
10. Apr 2022 · 10:47 UTC
Hehe nice! I like to think that those tax persons are acctually Mr. Smith (because of the sunglasses ^^") I like your game! The presentation and gameplay are polished and well executed. And most importantly: I had fun :-)
Jacinto Mba
11. Apr 2022 · 22:52 UTC
So fun to play, great job!
Hawkin
12. Apr 2022 · 01:12 UTC
Why did I feel like Neo in the Matrix, battling a horde of Agent Smiths? Lol. Also, was I murdering them and taking their pocket change, or was I prestidigitation-ing them into money? Hmmm.

This was a pretty fun concept. I would have liked to see some more variety or clarity in how the upgrades impacted the enemies or my strategies. But overall, moving around, dodging agents, and shooting magic was fun!
Calzone407
13. Apr 2022 · 23:09 UTC
The IRS is the main antagonist of the game, so 10/10 for realism
AlbertOZ
21. Apr 2022 · 11:13 UTC
Fit the theme 100%. It is funny as similar idea was on the white board at brainstorm... Well done!