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Frankenstein: Do-It-Yourself! by t4u

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made by t4u for LD33 (COMPO)
[STORY]
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Your creator has deemed you useless and has thrown you away (shoot you from cannon as a matter of fact). Kill his familiars, use their body parts to get stronger and show the mad scientist the FURY OF FRANKENSTEIN!
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[MUTE]
Press M - to turn on/off music

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[ABOUT GAME]
Turn-based battle... with customizable body parts!

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[SAVES]
Game has implemented saves after each successful battle. I wouldn't really count on them as there is risk of bugs. It's better to finsih game in one go.
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[POTIONS]

Health and energy potions recover 100% of your health or energy. Attack potion doubles your attack for one combat. Attack potions don't stack.

Potions are considered used only if you won the battle.

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[ATTACKS]

Normal attack deals damage based on your damage.
Strong attack deals 1.5 * [normal attack damage] but has 75% to be accurate.
Special uses 15 of your energy. Deals [normal attack damage] but with 25% can deal double damage instead.
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[BUGS]

If you find any (You probably will) please PM me about them. At best on NG.
Play me online! http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/662557
Source Code_2 http://www.megafileupload.com/dp1k/Frankenstein.stencyl
Source Code_3 http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=1107420
Flash (play offline) http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=1108285
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=34334

Ratings

Coolness 88% 2
Overall 2.74 774
Fun 2.43 822
Graphics 2.37 803
Humor 2.33 626
Innovation 2.33 812
Mood 2.53 730
Theme 3.22 579

Feedback

Crypto137
24. Aug 2015 · 15:05 UTC
Fun little RPG / Strategy game. Combat isn't very deep and there's barely any story, but the game is done pretty well.
cudabear
24. Aug 2015 · 15:21 UTC
Fun little RPG. I love the amount of customization you can do, choosing individual parts worked well if not for the clunky interface.

Combat really isn't engaging, and even first-time fights felt grind-y.

Audio was minimalist but worked well. Graphics also suited the game, though they looked as though they were something right out of paint. Because of the level of character customization in the game, it doesn't surprise me you made them simple.

I like your interpretation of the theme!

Well done.
DrPumpkinz
24. Aug 2015 · 15:25 UTC
I liked it. I did find myself spamming the strong attack, though. The customization was especially interesting since the parts didn't go on a strictly "this set of parts is better than the last."
Malor
24. Aug 2015 · 15:32 UTC
Good idea, but it lacks dynamics
highlyinteractive
24. Aug 2015 · 18:11 UTC
Fighting wasn't very fun, but everything else was well done.
scambier
24. Aug 2015 · 18:17 UTC
A bit lacking in balancing and rythm, but overall it's a nice RPG with everything you need: fights and loot.
Valicitor
24. Aug 2015 · 18:21 UTC
Good little RPG, swapping parts is a cool idea to replace armor
miwuc
24. Aug 2015 · 20:16 UTC
Simple concept, yet quite fun. I love the character design!
evandaley
24. Aug 2015 · 21:18 UTC
Had to watch a 40 second ad, and the game never loaded. :( Dang
aprotasenya
25. Aug 2015 · 07:34 UTC
This is a very good idea yet it needs elaboration and even more effort, I guess: aside from the story and graphics, the central combat/customizing mechanics could be greatly improved. What if I could change parts right in the battle? What if I started fighting other self-customizing enemies and we could both change our parts in battle? What if parts had more stats or I knew more about them (for I sense zombie hands could have a higher chance of missing, but it's not stated anywhere)? What if my body was divided into more parts? What if there were more specials, they were (at least thematically) tied to the parts I'm wearing, had names and different effects and all that? What if different parts gave lower/upper hand over some other parts and I had to customize myself in battle seing the enemy?

So if YOU liked the game, I suggest you work more on it and then show us all the very best version of it. Or just live it a LD-game, that's also fine.

P.S. Also: compound objects in Stencyl? That's sick! *thumbsup*
Unept
25. Aug 2015 · 16:01 UTC
Nice idea. A bit tedious with the clicking, but I'm not a big turn-based RPG person. Great job for 48 hours though!
Cory Martin
25. Aug 2015 · 16:51 UTC
I don't really find this compelling outside of the skinner-box mechanics. It would be nice if there were something more here.
ETHproductions
25. Aug 2015 · 21:23 UTC
I agree with all the above comments; it's a good idea, but needs more elaboration. I think the upgrade/customize buttons need to be more obvious, as I didn't see them until I ran out of potions. 3/5
Grahhhhh
26. Aug 2015 · 00:58 UTC
It wasn't bad but it felt a little lacking. Seemed like a basic idea that could have more added to it to make it real fun... Are all my specials always ineffective?
squarepug
26. Aug 2015 · 13:04 UTC
I like the idea of this game, and the main character is cool. I think it is a game that could be expanded upon to actually become pretty decent.
SinclairStrange
27. Aug 2015 · 05:51 UTC
Great stuff! Nice gameplay and it felt well made, just wish it had some music in the background to create a more spooky atmosphere. But overall I had fun playing what I did and it'll be something I'll go back too when I have more time!

Awesome stuff!
LMT
27. Aug 2015 · 14:56 UTC
That was quite fun. I could definitely keep someone playing for much longer than most of the entries here. I enjoy these types of games also.
richardjs
28. Aug 2015 · 01:57 UTC
Nice animation, although more animations for different attacks would have been nice. I thought the body part upgrade system was an interesting addition.
Mach60KAS
31. Aug 2015 · 23:27 UTC
I'm a little underwhelmed that my reward for getting revenge was... nothing. Neat concept though.
Omiya Games
02. Sep 2015 · 22:03 UTC
I like the ability to use the body parts of your defeated enemies to improve your character, and if there were split paths and an improved UI, I can see this being the main selling point of the turn-based RPG. I also have to say I'm impressed that an RPG was even created at all without using RPGMaker for the Compo rule-set.

That said, the turn-based battle system is too simple, and the game often felt too easy. A wider variety of special attacks, as well as a party system would go a long way.

Overall, a good start!
bombjack
06. Sep 2015 · 19:47 UTC
the game is original.quite fun. could be better if more dynamic.
abcdef65g
09. Sep 2015 · 00:08 UTC
This idea is dynamic, I love the creativity, the growth using pieces of fallen enemies. My last Ludum entry was also a turn-based roleplay, so I know just how hard it is to implement that set of mechanics for a Ludum. Great job.