Tower of Darkness by Benjamin123

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made by Benjamin123 for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

A 2D dungeon adventure game where you travel further and further into the dangerous Tower of Darkness.

Use [A] and [D] to move, [Space] to jump, [Z] to attack, and [E] to use health potions.

There is sound in this game, so turn up your volume if you cannot hear anything!

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Ratings

Overall 757th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 780th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 818th 2.417⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 601th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 575th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 381th 3.265⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 569th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

glitchman
26. Apr 2021 · 14:48 UTC
Overall not bad! 👍
Kevin S
26. Apr 2021 · 14:49 UTC
Hi! I couldn't play the HTML 5 version as there was an error in the website. :cry:

I would suggest hosting your game for free on itch.io and joining a large community of creators and players!
Quinn_Patrick
26. Apr 2021 · 14:55 UTC
The music in this one is really good, and I liked the stylized visuals. There's still a lot of work to be done in terms of responsiveness and the collision checking. Also, you said that 'x' is the attack key, but for me I could only get the attack to trigger with 'z'? And even then it didn't work much of the time. The workings of a pretty cool game are here, but it needs a lot more work.
Kieron Woodhouse
26. Apr 2021 · 14:58 UTC
I'm having trouble running the HTML5 version or even downloading a Windows build. Please @ me if you can fix it or host somewhere else so I can check out your game!
🎤 Benjamin123
26. Apr 2021 · 23:20 UTC
@kieron-woodhouse and @kevin-s The website should now be fixed, thanks for letting me know
Chensu
27. Apr 2021 · 05:57 UTC
Love the art style, and the particle effect when health is changed. The lightings are awesome
Kieron Woodhouse
27. Apr 2021 · 07:56 UTC
Thanks for fixing that, I gave it a go. You've got some very nice art and audio. Unfortunately, I found the controls a little tricky. I mainly just had a really hard time getting the attack animation to trigger. It spoils the fun a bit when you can't tell whether you'll be able to hit an enemy in time. You can definitely tell some good work's gone into it, but maybe your time would have been better spent refining the core mechanics before adding more enemy types? Overall, good job though!
Jin9310
29. Apr 2021 · 15:15 UTC
The attack felt bit strange and I really couldn´t get the hang of it. But overall this is really nice entry that fits the theme well. Great job done!
rawbits
01. May 2021 · 09:26 UTC
Controlling the guy is very awkward - waiting for the animation, moving while attack, sometimes it just didn't attacked. Music is bad and annoying. Gfx are almost acceptable.
BTW, empty options screen? And can push buttons after start.
JaDonaGames
01. May 2021 · 09:30 UTC
Good game, I just had some problems with the attack button not responding sometimes.
8BitCharlie
11. May 2021 · 12:45 UTC
Cool music! Really.
Joshua Stone
13. May 2021 · 16:09 UTC
Hey, not a bad start at all! A lot of good fundamentals to take farther in your game dev journey. Definitely some issues with controls & combat, mostly had trouble feeling like I couldn't attack when I wanted to, so I'd just have to spam [Z] and hope it worked.
Jonathan Lorenz
13. May 2021 · 16:53 UTC
Not bad for a little jam game. I'm in azerty so the controls were a bit awkward.
variable_enigmatic
13. May 2021 · 18:24 UTC
Good job. I used the "z" key for my attack as well. If you are going to use the "z" key I would recommend not using "a" and "d" for movement. It doesn't feel very comfortable on the left hand. The animation for the attack had a bit of a delay. It requires the player to take that into account.
Kotzi
13. May 2021 · 19:12 UTC
Nice game! I had some issues with the attack not responding to the input and the camera following the player from behind (instead of showing more information about what's coming), but overall it is a good submission. Congrats!
Zuvr
13. May 2021 · 20:41 UTC
Reminded me a lot of Rogue Legacy in artstyle and mechanics.
As others have said, the controls were quite awkward and the attack had a weird delay.
otherwise a cute little entry.
good luck!
GullynGames
13. May 2021 · 20:52 UTC
I like the music! As some others have said, the attacking feels weird (there's a delay between pressing Z and attacking, and sometimes it doesn't attack at all). The levels and graphics are nice. Good job!