Backwards Quest by Lone_Wolf
You find yourself in a room, there is a dead body beside a strange note, and to the north there is a doorway. You were dead a few seconds ago, but now you aren't. Who are you? Where are you? ~~I'll do you one better: Why are you?~~ Should you go through the doorway?

Controls
- WASD or Arrow Keys to move
- SPACE or LeftClick or ENTER to attack
Tutorial
- Press the 'What?!' button ingame after clicking 'Play'
FAQ
- I don't like the size of the game in my browser -> Try a downloadable version
- Why are the files so big? -> Godot
| Play In Browser | https://lonewolfht.itch.io/backwards-quest |
| Download | https://lonewolfht.itch.io/backwards-quest |
| Github | https://github.com/LoneWolfHT/Lions-Dozing-48 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/backwards-quest |
Ratings
| Overall | 742th | 3⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 721th | 2.854⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 440th | 3.229⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 782th | 2.875⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 760th | 2.76⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 441th | 3.146⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 228th | 3.05⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 596th | 3⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 25🗨️ |
I wanted to have it so that you had to take the same amount of damage as your past self that originally fought through the boss, but I ran into a slight issue with doing the player health bar and decided to leave it until I finished more important parts of the game, never got the time sadly.
I figured controls might be a little weird at first but once you master them you can easily cheese the first boss. There are some tight blind spots where bullets don't cover.
I might try out using Arrow Keys/Mouse to aim the character's attacks if I get around to doing the post-jam version
Why didn't you rate me in audio/theme? I feel like I covered those categories. Got any extra feedback that would explain why?
a checkpoint system could work well. It seemed like you had one, but after a single respawn to battle 2 dying sent me right back to the start of the game :(
That said, the game looks nice, has a clever story idea, and I like the music! Good entry!
I also agree that the death at the very beginning is a pretty neat moment.
One other note: I enjoyed the music.