Dark Howl by Kakureta

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made by Kakureta for LD33 (JAM)
Dark Howl is a 2D platformer in which the goal is to clear all 10 levels.

You play as a werewolf who kills all NPCs he encounters. The more you kill people, the higher your score will be. Use WASD to move, space bar to jump and left click to attack.

Made in Unity
Graphics made in Photoshop
Sounds in Audacity
Music in 3ML EDITOR

Download Available
Web Available (Downloading the game is recommended for full enjoyment)

*WARNING* Game contains blood.

- Kakureta

Ratings

Coolness 64% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.59 1009
Audio(Jam) 2.53 604
Fun(Jam) 2.48 929
Graphics(Jam) 3.18 624
Humor(Jam) 2.23 807
Innovation(Jam) 2.03 1028
Mood(Jam) 2.59 889
Theme(Jam) 3.56 444

Feedback

Lucho9
25. Aug 2015 路 02:28 UTC
i really enjoyed the background and the stage! aside from the movement, i like the blood and the killing :P
mooncalf
25. Aug 2015 路 02:37 UTC
This game looks GREAT. Graphics don't make a game, but still, this looks really spiffy, great job!!

Audio could have been executed better, perhaps with the right software, team members, etc. I did the audio on my team, so one tip I can give you in using Audacity would be using the "Noise Removal" tool in the "Effects" tab. Highlight your sound sample, select the noise removal dialogue box, click "get noise profile," select the removal tool again, then click preview to tinker with it. Click "okay" when satisfied.

One big flaw is how I bounce when running against the terrain - I try to clear a gap, but since I'm already airborne, I fall in, having to run the whole thing from square one with no one to slice.
The other big one is how victims stand in place. If they ran around, that would present more of a challenge, but the challenge lies mainly in the platforming, which is satisfying (save for the bouncing).
馃帳 Kakureta
25. Aug 2015 路 13:34 UTC
Thanks for the feedback!
Grhyll
25. Aug 2015 路 14:51 UTC
I didn't went very far I'm afraid, although the game is pretty nice, but I got annoyed by what mooncalf mentionned, that is the fact we can't jump if a little bump in the field made you jump just a little bit, often making us fall in obvious pits, and restarting from the beginning...
CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD
25. Aug 2015 路 17:49 UTC
Quite challenging platformer, close to theme. Cool music, nice and atmospheric art. I like parallax effect on background.
AntonyBaasan
25. Aug 2015 路 18:47 UTC
Nice platformer. Improve controller little and ready for stores
ToloaGames
25. Aug 2015 路 18:49 UTC
The attack animation looks neat!
Jishenaz
25. Aug 2015 路 19:09 UTC
Neat game! If you wanted to develop it further, the NPCs should probably be able to inflict damage of some kind.
mantis
25. Aug 2015 路 19:09 UTC
Had some problems with physics, but good attempt!
guoboism
27. Aug 2015 路 01:35 UTC
Nice graphics. The animation is nice.
There is the jump problem near the pit. The little slope would stop player jump as player would be in air-state when they press SPACE.
adsilcott
01. Sep 2015 路 13:44 UTC
The wolf looks nice. I had difficulty with the jumping in the beginning of the level. If the humans were more a challenge to kill, I think the game would have been more interesting and fun.
arzi
07. Sep 2015 路 21:20 UTC
Werewolf games FTW!
Antokolos
07. Sep 2015 路 21:23 UTC
Nice!
jcsirron
07. Sep 2015 路 21:29 UTC
The bouncy terrain made jumping (and all other movement, for that matter) quite difficult. I found myself yearning for tighter movement and a less uneven terrain to move on. I love the artwork and simple music, though. The character animation was incredibly smooth and looked great.
collaboration
08. Sep 2015 路 14:47 UTC
Awesome concept, just need more work!
Acuity
14. Sep 2015 路 01:42 UTC
I don't like that you respawn all the way at the beginning of the level when you fall. Not bad though.