Guardian monster by albinobat

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made by albinobat for LD33 (COMPO)
When little kids go to sleep it's up to the good monsters to protect them from the nightmares.

Controls:
WASD or arrow keys to move and jump.
Spacebar for melee attack.
Lmb for ranged attack.

Spider = 1pnt
Pumpkin = 1pnt
Wolf = 2pnts
Skeleton = 5pnts


Programming + graphics: Gamemaker studio
Sound fx: sfxr
Music: LMMS

Made in 24 hours

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 2.97 607
Audio 2.63 508
Fun 3.03 460
Graphics 3.17 425
Humor 2.32 634
Innovation 2.71 644
Mood 3.10 391
Theme 3.37 487

Feedback

Acerio
24. Aug 2015 · 03:46 UTC
Very fun. And theme was like, almost cliche.
RadioLemon
24. Aug 2015 · 03:48 UTC
The only thing scarier than a tarantula is a flying pumpkin.
inurashii
24. Aug 2015 · 03:51 UTC
I really liked the graphics and animations! Plush spooky feel. The controls felt pretty good (though I kept clicking outside the window and losing game focus). Monotonous and unpaced gameplay, though, and the sound quickly got obnoxious and was a poor match to the mood. Still, really cute concept that could be great with a better backbone.
Jimbly
24. Aug 2015 · 04:00 UTC
Cute protagonist! I got bored pretty quickly though (47 defeated), the difficulty needs to start ramping up more quickly.
Chronodrax
24. Aug 2015 · 19:54 UTC
Although it's always the same thing after playing 2 min, i wanted to see if difficulty increases over time, but seems like not.
score : 1010
Maybe you can increase monsters' HP over time ? Because here if the player is extra careful the game will never end
raducumiczzz
25. Aug 2015 · 14:36 UTC
Animation rocks. Graphics are very cool. Theme is well chosen:D. Great game, good work!
tweedle
26. Aug 2015 · 05:19 UTC
Creepy! Enjoyed the art and animation. Solid controls as well. Would like to hear some different music eventually, and maybe some different enemies or powerups for the monster.
Neat game!
bakakyo
26. Aug 2015 · 16:46 UTC
Lovely looking game! What a sweet cute little monster! ♥
The environment is cool, great spooky mood. Nice work!
fragileannihilator
26. Aug 2015 · 19:49 UTC
Couldn't play, dropbox error 500
OxyOxspring
26. Aug 2015 · 19:51 UTC
Very cute! :D
zenmumbler
27. Aug 2015 · 16:20 UTC
I'd have this little guy protect me too.
DruhinM
28. Aug 2015 · 03:32 UTC
Nice take on the theme. I liked it
Slashee the Cow
28. Aug 2015 · 03:59 UTC
The basic gameplay is good, but it gets a bit boring (I gave up and just let them win, I was at 350 points). Art style is great, sound gets a little annoying (but you have it, which is more than can be said for a lot of entries).

Main problem I have is the theme. I mean sure, you literally play as a monster, but you could replace the monster you play as with the child's parent or a talking can of soup and it wouldn't change the rest of the game one bit.
daveh
28. Aug 2015 · 04:13 UTC
Enjoyable game. The monster is really cute. I like your take on the theme by turning the monster in to a friendly monster protecting the child. Nice ramp in difficulty.
Dizzly
28. Aug 2015 · 19:47 UTC
Cute the monster, it reminds me of a movie character when I was younger. Gameplay is also immediate and fun. Good Job!
paquinn
01. Sep 2015 · 06:53 UTC
Really liked the gameplay, was a little hard to hit the monsters mostly like telling where the border of their body was. But I loved how when purple guy jumps he turns into a little ball, and it was fun shooting them. Didn't make it too far, only about three minutes or so, but would love to see how it continues further on.
Jelinib
02. Sep 2015 · 07:56 UTC
Cute monster and shooting sounds! Sometimes I would get like 10 seconds of nothing happening, and then a bunch of them all swarm (slowly) in at once. Slightly mean, but it breaks up the repetition a little! I let myself die at 93 points or so.

The enemy sprites/animations were also pretty awesome. Nice job. :)
Brightstar
07. Sep 2015 · 05:45 UTC
I like the cute Guardian Monster. Simple and fun.
Drogulisk
10. Sep 2015 · 07:18 UTC
My favorite part was the adorable firing sound, good choice on that one!
nihilaleph
12. Sep 2015 · 01:35 UTC
Very cute! Great the graphics! Audio is a bit off I think, but it gets the job done. Mechanics are nice, I think it's weird when my speed is the same as the bullet, but no big deal. There could be more level progression though... Maybe having bigger waves, or having an end to the night. Other than that great job!