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Crazy Potion by zapdos2

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made by zapdos2 for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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My second Ludum Dare submission.

This time I used Game Maker Studio 2, which was much more intuitive than Unity, and therefore allowed me to make a more complete game than last time. Still missing a lot of things obviously (like sound... D:), but I'm still quite happy with the result.

Used tools/assets:

  • Game Maker Studio 2
  • Graphics from “Kenney Game Assets 1”, with some additions for the boss
  • https://opengameart.org/content/potion-0 for the potion in the start menu
  • Made the bull icon myself, because I couldn't find a good public domain one :P

How to play:

Every few seconds the random ability at the bottom of the screen gets automatically(!) cast. Walk with WASD, and aim abilities with your mouse.

Abilities: - Fireball: Shoots a fireball - Firebreath: Breathes out fire, hitting multiple enemies - Bull: Charge towards the mouse, player is immune while red. On collision with enemy, stuns and damages them. On collision with a wall, stuns player. - Cross: Heals everyone (even enemies!) in a small radius around the mouse cursor.

Screenshots:

crazyPotionLevel2.png crazyPotionLevel3.png crazyPotionLevel4.png

Link https://github.com/sadamczyk/ld49
Link https://sadamczyk.itch.io/crazy-potion
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/crazy-potion

Ratings

Overall 1258th 3.081⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 774th 3.403⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1210th 2.855⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1042th 3.21⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1073th 2.385⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

A.I.
04. Oct 2021 · 23:42 UTC
I really like the concept of random powers, keeps you on your toes. And all of them having various ranges brings some tactics into play. Pretty fun little game!
LelulaGames
05. Oct 2021 · 02:15 UTC
I like the concept, and it works the way it is supposed to, but the randomness of the spells just gets too chaotic. I think if you had some sort of control over it, say pick two spells but you can't control which is working, or something like that, it might be better.
agameortwo
05. Oct 2021 · 02:26 UTC
Hard! The concept is good. My strategy was to ball up all the chasers and focus on the fireball throwers. Also I really loved the firepunch(?) spell. Felt great to use. One piece of feedback is that it would be nice to not have to restart the whole game on death.
TsFreddie
05. Oct 2021 · 04:22 UTC
Very intuitive and simple game. I like that the abilities do feel distinct and have strategies to them.
Devez
05. Oct 2021 · 20:24 UTC
This got a bit hard at level 3, did not manage to get past that after a couple tries, cool simple game though!
ooyjian
05. Oct 2021 · 22:39 UTC
The mechanics are simple but really fun. UI is very clear and intuitive as well. Well done!
(One thing I'd want is to know the directions of the fireballs before it got activated, or control them)
fabioecco
06. Oct 2021 · 01:09 UTC
Wow, I loved that, really simple mechanics and fits the theme so well. I would play more levels, keep working on it!
Death Pups
06. Oct 2021 · 01:21 UTC
It was quit har it hard. You had a very interesting take on the theme
Castoor
06. Oct 2021 · 06:42 UTC
Really nice idea with random spell casting ! ;D Level 3 and 4 are insanely hard x). I would love to manipulate the randomness and the spell rate. Nice one Gg !
CloudLunar
06. Oct 2021 · 06:44 UTC
The mechanism of random abilities is quite interesting.
However, compared to the number of monsters, player abilities are triggered too slowly. It feels like a faster pace of the game might lead to a better experience in this game.
Overall, a nice game~ Nice job
Haise
06. Oct 2021 · 09:25 UTC
I agree with @cloudlunar that the game would benefit from having faster paced gameplay, but nevertheless I had fun playing it. Also maybe the healing hability could heal the player as well? I could've used the extra health for level 4 xD
Good work!
🎤 zapdos2
06. Oct 2021 · 15:15 UTC
@haise Thanks for the comment! The healing ability DOES in fact heal the player as well, it's just a little hard to aim when moving around.
I wanted to add a little aiming area to show where exactly abilities will hit, which would have helped a lot I think, but I ran out of time unfortunately. ;(
Cookie_CHR
06. Oct 2021 · 19:50 UTC
Died at level 2, evidently I'm not good at this, but I had great fun!
ZaneDD
06. Oct 2021 · 19:57 UTC
I think I've seen this idea done before by some of the winners of a different game jam (GMTK maybe?), but it's very well executed here! Difficult, but in a fun way that makes you want to try again.
GreenXenith
06. Oct 2021 · 20:01 UTC
That boss fight was harder than expected :) Neat mechanic, fits the the theme well.
elmismopancho
06. Oct 2021 · 20:01 UTC
Fun concept. The problem with healing is I forgot how to use it during game, since it doesn't have feedback of the area that is going to heal. The space to skip levels, help to not have to retry the first levels, but a retry button would have been better.
Oune
06. Oct 2021 · 20:06 UTC
For a second jam, it's a nice game. I agree with previous comments on the slow path of the game.
Karsinis
06. Oct 2021 · 20:08 UTC
Thought the main game mechanic was interesting and unique. I think the quality of the game is great especially knowing it was made it such a short time! The levels are cool and I like the different enemies you included. I do think that the player should have some other way of interacting rather than just waiting for abilities to automatically be cast, maybe you can fight with a sword while you wait for your abilities to recharge. I felt like I was waiting a lot. Overall, very good job!
Fractal
06. Oct 2021 · 20:12 UTC
Very interesting concept and very well done, I did pass all levels and it feels satisfying :)
The Enigma
06. Oct 2021 · 20:14 UTC
Congrats on completing your game. It is a neat idea, if you were to continue this I think it would benefit from reducing the timer and adding some additional element of strategy and adding more interesting AI for the melee guy. Its fun
stvnchng
06. Oct 2021 · 21:00 UTC
Congrats on the second submission! The idea of random unstable abilities activating is cool, and the gameplay is fun.
Raphiell
06. Oct 2021 · 23:13 UTC
Yay I won! I feel that the random timers between moves made it hard to strategize much, and waiting 5 seconds for an attack was a bit long. Other than that I had a good time! Well done!
Ma-iN
09. Oct 2021 · 19:47 UTC
Simple and fun !!!