Magic Sword Swallowing by gramozilho

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made by gramozilho for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Hey you!

Yes you, behind the screen!

Step closer and marvel at the best sword swallowing performance you have ever seen!

You will not believe your eyes when you see just how deep the sword goes!

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This is a short game where you are a magic sword and must help the circus performer do the best sword swallowing trick the world has ever seen. Drag the sword tip with the mouse and try not to kill your wielder! icon.gif

Ratings

Overall 358th 3.862⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 137th 4.017⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 153th 4⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 35th 4.448⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1052th 3.569⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 24th 4.328⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 520th 3.793⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

ShotgunSamurai_
27. Apr 2021 · 08:07 UTC
Funny game! Love the choice of music. Did you create it yourself?
Innovative idea. Congratulations :)
KAPA6UH
27. Apr 2021 · 08:19 UTC
The Idea is really original )
🎤 gramozilho
27. Apr 2021 · 08:22 UTC
@shotgunsamurai Thanks! Music is not mine, got it from freepd.com (awesome CC0 music website!)
LDJam user 237261
27. Apr 2021 · 09:04 UTC
Great application of the theme!
SaranBaran
27. Apr 2021 · 10:53 UTC
I really liked this game its so fun.
KyleTheCoder
27. Apr 2021 · 11:18 UTC
I thought it would be grosser. :smile: That said, I loved it! Really clean mechanic, unique and interesting idea, and truly a joy to play.
Ladycerberus
27. Apr 2021 · 22:50 UTC
Original and nice idea for a game! I love how you did something different and outside the box. Nice cover by the way :D
Ithildin
27. Apr 2021 · 22:53 UTC
Awesome, hilarious take on the theme! The choice of music adds the icing on the cake.

The mechanic is simple, but well executed(the purple guys are giving me trouble though) and clear to understand. I love the "ghost" graphics of your past attempts.

Congrats!
vsi-
28. Apr 2021 · 09:25 UTC
nice tutorial, good concept, good luck in future jams!
Alina Baybulatova
28. Apr 2021 · 11:21 UTC
Cool idea! I really have fun to play this game! Nice graphic and soudtrack! Good job 👍 Thank you)
GamesBySaul
28. Apr 2021 · 20:15 UTC
What a silly but fantastic idea! A great take on the theme! I'd only say maybe make the collision of the sword a bit friendlier as some corners were a bit finicky !
dude_the_hero
28. Apr 2021 · 20:51 UTC
This is one of the most inventive concepts I've seen from the jam so far! Twisting the little sword around felt really satisfying. It gets a little too clunky and imprecise I feel as the difficulty starts ramping up but I still really appreciated the breadth of mechanics gameplay as you descend into the poor fellow's bowels. The past attempt trails were also a really nice touch. Solid entry!
jonah
28. Apr 2021 · 22:37 UTC
Oh man avoiding those purple tape worms was really hard. The concept and mechanics really worked well for this theme.
Great job!
Copito
28. Apr 2021 · 22:39 UTC
that was... wait what lol... i feel like i'll remember ld48 for this game
shubart
28. Apr 2021 · 22:49 UTC
Exceptionnal game. Crazy idea ! Make me laugh a lot. The music is really nice. Good job !
wizard sino
28. Apr 2021 · 23:36 UTC
the small-intestine maze is a mite annoying, but the game in general was fun!
vanLeiden
29. Apr 2021 · 15:30 UTC
Ridiculously wonderful!
the_body
30. Apr 2021 · 14:14 UTC
:D :D nice!! Probably the most original idea I saw till now. Sympathetic visual and also sound. Easy and fresh. Good job!
DWink
01. May 2021 · 02:01 UTC
Such a cool take on the theme! And a really neat mechanic - it feels sort of like snake, but alternate controls. I didn't do too hot (couldn't make it past the intestine), but I did like that I wasn't sent all the way to the beginning each time.
NoelOskar
01. May 2021 · 20:05 UTC
Really cool idea, difficulty curve could be worked on though, the level with purple tapeworms is a too big ramp up in the difficulty in my opinion, also slowing down makes the game easier instead of harder, so i feel like a diffrent way to punish would be better, also more forgiving hitboxes would be nice, other than that the game was pretty sick
agrdev
04. May 2021 · 23:31 UTC
Perfect :rofl:
LDJam user 234807
08. May 2021 · 19:48 UTC
So difficult to miss those purple tape worms hahaha, they keep following the mouse pointer! Good job. Really enjoyable little game, and the painful yelling makes you feel so guilty. I love the music - very well done. Most enjoyable and original take on the theme.
Jesús González
12. May 2021 · 13:39 UTC
First 5/5 in this jam from me. Frustratingly fun. You've nailed that quick and constant die-learn-restart loop that makes games like VVVVVV work.
gamescodedogs
17. May 2021 · 16:27 UTC
Very funny :) good work with theme.