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Demon Chalk by AmberFall92

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made by AmberFall92 for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

(WebGL version available on your itch.io link if the one here doesn't work)

(The scoreboard is broken in the Jam version, here is a fixed version https://amberfallstudio.itch.io/demon-chalk-working-leaderboard, We swear on honor that no other bugs have been fixed, you should judge us on the Jam version, howerver, if you want to score, play this one)

Can't draw a circle to save your life? Well you better learn, or you're boned.

Draw circles to summon an army of rainbow minions in this chaotic action game, and see if you can get on the leaderboard!

You can play with mouse only, or with keyboard (controller is half broken). Mouse: - LMB to move - RMB to draw - scroll wheel to cycle through minions

Keyboard: - WASD or arrows to move - J or Z to draw - K/L or XC to cycle through minions

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This game was created by: Castitatis - Game Systems Programmer & VFX Martin - Music, SFX, and balance Maya (aka amberfall) - art and animations

Link https://amberfallstudio.itch.io/demon-chalk
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/demon-chalk

Ratings

Overall 34th 4.282⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Fun 42th 4.226⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 30th 4.266⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Theme 11th 4.581⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 87th 4.476⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Audio 93th 4.081⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Humor 489th 3.198⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Mood 274th 3.908⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 92🗨️

Feedback

jeremydi
16. Apr 2024 · 02:51 UTC
Scoreboard is broken but I would like to believe that I got to 2nd place. Had a lot of fun playing the game!
comigor
16. Apr 2024 · 02:52 UTC
LOVED IT! I only wish I could come a little closer to the enemies without taking a hit. I also appreciate that the title screen worked kind of like a tutorial to understand the mouse controls. Well-polished and innovatived, congratulations!
agentparsec
16. Apr 2024 · 02:53 UTC
Very well done, interesting gameplay and usage of drawing circles as both an attack and a summoning mechanic!

My biggest issue was the controls. With mouse, I have a tendency to move my mouse pointer well ahead of where I want to move, and it often put it out of the window, causing the right click to open a menu overtop of things. Controller would have been the perfect alternative, but for some reason the stick only allowed me to move left and right, so I had to use the D-pad, making it harder to draw actual circles.

As a result, I was unable to get very far; sorry about that! What I saw was very nice though!
Alfredo Cossetin Neto
16. Apr 2024 · 02:56 UTC
The game is so smooth and clean and can barely believe it was made during the jam. Its a delicius gameplay, once you have all the miniums, feels like playing Vampire Survivors.

In web, the use of the RML sometimes open pop-ups.

The goblin is way too op also ![chrome_VESMUIIEfN.png](///raw/e07/d4/z/635ab.png)
LDJam user 388782
16. Apr 2024 · 03:13 UTC
Very fun, very polished. Everything feels very though out. I don't really have much else to say here
Kilthorne
16. Apr 2024 · 03:37 UTC
very nice, I really enjoyed your theming. Would be great on the mobile market
Waterspirit
16. Apr 2024 · 03:37 UTC
I love it! The art is amazing, the sound design fits so well. Its a very cute and unique concept. The cards felt a little weird and like they didn't match the style as much as the rest and I wasn't sure how to reference them again but that could very much just be a me issue lol :)
Hazard Game Dev
16. Apr 2024 · 05:43 UTC
Such a great game!
The artstyle is so clean and clear.
The gameplay mechanic is great.
Rincs
16. Apr 2024 · 06:02 UTC
This is amazing! I can see this being very fun on mobile or with tablet support!~!! I love the overall look and feel!! Very nice.
reaxt
16. Apr 2024 · 06:07 UTC
This ones so fun!! Had a lot of fun with it, i can see myself playing it more come morning :D
Sheepolution
16. Apr 2024 · 06:38 UTC
This is really good! The sound when you create the circles is really satisfying, and because you have so much chalk juice you don't need to make that perfect circle. Unless you want to have it big of course, but I like that this automatically gives you the option for different strategies. The cards are a cool addition, giving some variety to the gameplay as well. My only complaints are that I'm not sure when I get a new card, and that the pacing is a bit slow. But I really like that you have a leaderboard. Great music as well. Amazing job!
Mhanicos
16. Apr 2024 · 07:24 UTC
WOW! It's soooo cool, very fun
LDJam user 389319
16. Apr 2024 · 07:47 UTC
Man that some super sick game! Absolutely lovely <3 Well fricking done!
MissingPixel
16. Apr 2024 · 08:54 UTC
Incredibly cool idea! Feedback was satisfying. I loved the game loop and the idea of using movement for summoning. So for the best game I suck at laughing: I kept drawing ovals instead of circles. Definitely coming back to this!
LDJam user 337598
16. Apr 2024 · 11:37 UTC
Super artwork and the idea is well executed ! Nice job team !

Everyone feel free to share your goblin pics

![capture.jpg](///raw/eb6/25/z/6395a.jpg)
*Goblins go brrrr !*
Castitatis
16. Apr 2024 · 14:29 UTC
thx a lot for playing the game people, it's really nice to see the leaderboard slowly getting bigger :id:

@aznoqmous @alfredo-cossetin-neto you should try the Shroom build :D
LDJam user 261538
16. Apr 2024 · 15:39 UTC
Yeah, Casti! I am so happy to see my goblin babies shine. During our playtesting, it was the mushroom build we thought would be most OP. But definitely looks like we have a bit of balancing work to do. I'm still waiting to see someone post a shroom-filled screen :D
Domenixius
16. Apr 2024 · 16:39 UTC
Absolutely stellar game! Love it so much!![Screenshot 2024-04-16 183530.png](///raw/15b/d5/z/63bd6.png) And I will take a fourth place! The leaderboard was not happy with me entering the same name twice I think! Some small bugs I encountered. When you die while you have the scrollwheel menu open the game stays slow motion even when you retry. And if you don't summon the Golem the game just stops spawning new waves because it wants to give you the goblin but cant if you havent summoned the golem first I think? The game got a little bit too easy once goblins were unlocked. I felt like I could have kept going forever. A steeper increase in difficulty would have been nice or even better a bossfight! I dig it that you can play the whole game only with the mouse! And I must say it has again been an absolute treat seeing Mayas art, the music was banger too!!! Great job you all!
sirJupitron
16. Apr 2024 · 16:41 UTC
Man! godlike entry. What else to say. Thanks a lot
LDJam user 261538
16. Apr 2024 · 16:53 UTC
wow @domenixius thank you so much for your kind feedback! We ran into a whole bunch of bugs on the last day, without enough time to fix them all, but I'm so glad you were still able to enjoy our game.
Castitatis
16. Apr 2024 · 17:26 UTC
@domenixius Thx for the great feedback, you can now enter the same name in the leaderboard twice, sorry about that, it's the first time we use this, still figuring out stuff :D
Literally Void
16. Apr 2024 · 23:23 UTC
~~*Alright, now that we've unlocked the Goblin the game is pretty much over---*~~

Awesome game, the feel and juice is *on point*. Congrats!
Kseniya
16. Apr 2024 · 23:47 UTC
It's a very unusual and interesting game, but at some point it becomes difficult to understand what's what, but I think I'll try it again to figure it out! Good luck in the development of the game
Baluj
17. Apr 2024 · 00:46 UTC
Incredible mood, nice game although I feel like I have little mana.
breadley
17. Apr 2024 · 08:50 UTC
Y'ALL that was STELLAR!

Was legit the whole package! The act of drawing the circles was real satisfying and made for some nice tension. Allowing the circle to both summon and do damage also made for some fun strategy.

Amazing job all around!
Yopin
17. Apr 2024 · 14:11 UTC
I can see that as a game that people would pay for (or download on phone). Graphics are really pretty, sounds are fitting, and gameplay is so addictive.
GRaAL
17. Apr 2024 · 14:40 UTC
Few, a bit hard for me, but that is not game's fault. I like how it looks and sounds. BTW, is there a way to listen separate soundtrack? :)
Drawing around enemies to hurt them - is a brilliant mechanic!
NinjaCatz
17. Apr 2024 · 18:26 UTC
Cool implementation of the theme! I like an idea to draw circles to damage/summon. But as soon as you unlock goblins, the gameplay turns into this xD![Screenshot 2024-04-17 212303.png](///raw/453/e1/z/6427f.png)
But it's addictive anyway
LDJam user 387002
18. Apr 2024 · 14:08 UTC
I enjoyed playing your game, team! I found it through some very nice feedback @amberfall92 left on my game. I really loved your art by the way, and the music was quite thrilling as well. Great job! <3
Ruslana
18. Apr 2024 · 19:13 UTC
Wow this is so cool!

This is very nice solution of the theme with unique mechanics. It's also very interesting to play and art is great. You added a lot of progression to enemies and the character.

Sounds are great. I enjoyed the most a circle drawing sound effect.

Very nice game!
gasgiant
18. Apr 2024 · 21:12 UTC
Pretty fun and a very polished one. I like that the core mechanism for summoning has an additional element in dealing damage to the enemies inside the circle. It would be cool to see more stuff of that kind. Maybe we have different kind of chalk that can draw obstacles, or live a damage over time thing on the ground, require different shapes etc.
TheGreatCarpet
18. Apr 2024 · 22:14 UTC
Wow... It's just a very interesting idea, cool art and animations! So this game is also addictive and I want to find out how much more difficult it will become next! Good job!
Anton Florey
19. Apr 2024 · 00:00 UTC
Best game I played so far! Wow...
I really love the feeling of drawing circles to kill enemies and the card progression.

It would be nice if you kept working on this game a bit, its seriously addicting. Some features and tweaks I would propose are:
- Make cards selectable via keyboard buttons (1,2,3, ...) (the scrolling interrupted the gameplay a bit)
- Make the different summons effective against different types of enemies (so just spamming one summon is not a viable option)
- Maybe some deckbuilding mechanic where you have to select your cards before each level.
- Maybe some updgrade mechanic that lets you double down on one playstyle
FishMasterino
19. Apr 2024 · 01:30 UTC
Very impressive game ! The gameplay is very intuitive and smooth, congrats !
yellow
19. Apr 2024 · 02:06 UTC
Fun, really fun! Initially influenced by browser gesture operations. Now I want to play another round!!! Very interesting design!
jordantanner
19. Apr 2024 · 04:38 UTC
This is a super impressive entry! The simple but clever 'draw the circle' mechanic hooks you in right away and is a smart take on the theme. The music was FIRE too. Excellent work -- I really enjoyed this one!
TWTwoFace
19. Apr 2024 · 19:36 UTC
It's a really interecting simple game with good visuals and SFX! I really like FX's too!
Forik
20. Apr 2024 · 18:29 UTC
Awesame game and I really like your character! Great work!
Emiliabea
20. Apr 2024 · 18:40 UTC
Love love love!! The graphics are so cute! I love drawing the chalk circles and seeing it activate. It's so fun to think about what cards to use and the amount of chalk that you have, this game feels addicting in the best way possible. You guys truly did an amazing job.
Ategon
20. Apr 2024 · 23:26 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game to the stream! If you wanted to watch it again in the future heres the vod of the stream (with a chapter for your game)

https://youtu.be/eQrmE5W6CWU

And I'm the host for the ludum dare score chasers tournament this Ludum Dare. Wanted to ask if youre fine if I put some gameplay of the game in an intermission video. Last year for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM_eIvjBmIQ
Vary
21. Apr 2024 · 00:05 UTC
Very neat game! Once I got over the initial hump around when I unlocked the squad (can get swarmed very easily), it's smooth sailing, especially once goblin towers get unlocked. I was expecting a boss fight or something but seems like it just keeps going which is completely fine for a jam game! As someone else pointed out, I wish you can get a bit closer to enemies without taking damage, it's a bit difficult to tell what their range is, but other than that, really solid foundation and great entry!
Castitatis
21. Apr 2024 · 05:45 UTC
@ategon Thx for playing the game on stream, and yes feel free to use some gameplay :)
Jvdwijk
21. Apr 2024 · 20:27 UTC
Great entry, I struggled a bit creating circles (I know, even that's difficult :sob: ) but I loved summoning all the different creatures, so much art went into this!

If you want to rewatch my playthrough, you can find it here on YT:
https://youtu.be/VrinXzvnhho
Jennyhe
21. Apr 2024 · 22:00 UTC
Fun game but not suitable for Mac :(
SonnyBone
21. Apr 2024 · 23:26 UTC
The only thing holding this back at all is the method for drawing circles. Everything else it top tier, and t here's tons of content here and it's interesting to see what you unlock next. GREAT USE OF THEME! This has a lot of familiar mechanics and elements but it somehow feels completely fresh at the same time. Good freakin job!
EX3D0
22. Apr 2024 · 21:01 UTC
Fun and action packed! The music gets you hyped and the graphics are top notch. The gameplay feels similar to something like Pokemon Ranger with drawing circles around the enemies to damage them but very unique at the same time.
kanity
01. May 2024 · 21:14 UTC
Wow, that's a pretty cool idea! I have to say I appreciate it a lot you gave us main menu as a tutorial on the mechanic. That's a great usage of main menu, and gave me time to figure out the technique. I think it's very responsive in terms of circle (it doesn't have to be too precise and feels good). And the visual style is really cute too!

I didn't play a lot because there is more pressure on my hand pressing two mouse buttons all the time and I am recovering from mouse-hand pain now so ;_; but I did play for enough time to die for the first time! xD and see a few diff cards and enemies ^^ all the details are very pretty and the game looks very polished!