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Escape of the Slime Monster by airfrog

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made by airfrog for LD33 (JAM)
In this game, an intrepid janitor chases down an escaping experiment gone wrong as it breaks out of the laboratory, tiptoe-ing through slime puddles and dodging slime zombies.

You, the player, play both the role of the slime monster and the janitor who chases it. Every decision you make as the slime monster will make your job easier or harder as you traverse the same level a second time as the janitorial hero.

CONTROLS
Movement - Cursor Keys
Spacebar - Slime Attack (as the Slime)

My brother and I made this game for our first Ludum Dare. Enjoy!

TOOLS
JavaScript
Phaser
Tiled
Piskel
GIMP
Web http://airfrog.github.io/SlimeEscape/
Source https://github.com/airfrog/SlimeEscape
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=14250

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1668
Overall(Jam) 3.04 677
Fun(Jam) 3.04 537
Graphics(Jam) 2.57 879
Humor(Jam) 2.17 833
Innovation(Jam) 3.17 404
Mood(Jam) 2.67 845
Theme(Jam) 3.74 298

Feedback

goodolvic
24. Aug 2015 · 23:17 UTC
Nice idea! Dealing with the aftermath of a monster's rampage is seldom given its due attention.
Wevel
25. Aug 2015 · 01:05 UTC
Playing as the slime was fun, sometimes got stuck on edges. Nice how playing as the slime affects the level when you play as the janitor.
Vacso
25. Aug 2015 · 01:23 UTC
Cool concept
jirrev
25. Aug 2015 · 01:29 UTC
I got stuck quiet a lot of times, also, the fact that scientists can see you through the walls is a bit of a bummer, seeing the fact how I'm the monster and they got x-ray eyes XD.
Overall not too shabby for 3 days of work but it's a bit on the low side for me.
LandoSystems
25. Aug 2015 · 01:58 UTC
Great game, Got a bit of a theseus and the minotaur vibe from it. I did get some bug where as the janitor I was sometimes able to walk though walls.

I have a special place in my heart for puzzle type games, so Great game!
Jakob37
25. Aug 2015 · 16:17 UTC
Nice graphics and enjoyable game mechanics! Very hard!
psychonull
26. Aug 2015 · 00:05 UTC
Nice game but very hard to play. I got caught many times :(
dollarone
26. Aug 2015 · 09:21 UTC
Cool two-character concept, although I initially didn't get what the deal was with the janitor as I didn't use the slime attack :) Some levels were pretty hard! Good work
justinooncx
27. Aug 2015 · 10:00 UTC
WHAT A TWIST.

Annoying that the movement gets stuck a lot, but otherwise pretty alright!
Vladirien
29. Aug 2015 · 16:31 UTC
The character switching is a nice mechanic but the game is a bit too hard as the enemies are able to see through walls :p
Slashee the Cow
31. Aug 2015 · 01:31 UTC
Seems a bit hard when you get to the janitor stage, since you can't defend yourself from the turned scientists (which you need to turn to actually get to that stage since they're in the way).

Definitely good for a first entry though. One of the more original ideas I've seen.
Larzan
31. Aug 2015 · 13:35 UTC
Nice idea, liked the intro screen, but VERY difficult, the janitors could see me through walls (u should check Phaser examples: tilemap raycast) and i could not finish the first level, got stuck at the edges quite often (you could shrink the players body).
mubox
01. Sep 2015 · 13:58 UTC
Very good idea. :D