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I have to defend my town but they only gave me an arrow by xenok

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made by xenok for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Made for the 50th Ludum Dare Jam.

Your town is full of dynamite and some unknown enemy is trying to use it on their advantage, help your people escape by delaying the enemy fire.

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Intructions: - ​WASD -> Move - Hold left click to aim, release to shoot. - Run over the fire to put it down. - You only have an arrow so aim well, Run over te arrow to pick it up again.

Link https://xenok.itch.io/i-have-to-defend-my-town-but-they-only-gived-my-an-arrow
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/i-have-to-defend-my-town-but-they-only-gave-my-an-arrow

Ratings

Overall 540th 3.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 301th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 177th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 106th 4.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 727th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 792th 2.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 207th 3.853⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 527th 3.647⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Karahan
05. Apr 2022 · 00:10 UTC
Fun game! Aiming visuals are a bit glitchy but definitely links the theme!
Thomas Hegarty
05. Apr 2022 · 00:52 UTC
Brilliant game, could play this for a while.
ruruie
05. Apr 2022 · 11:45 UTC
The aiming had a very unintuitive display but it was a great mechanic.
Dannyk1994
05. Apr 2022 · 11:51 UTC
Great game! Having to collect your arrow can be a bit frustrating when it goes to the other side of the map.
Apart from that it was really fun game. I love the visuals of the villagers leaving the town. Tweaking the arrow mechanics or the character movement would make this game very fun to replay ! Well done. :)
twinkietalks
05. Apr 2022 · 11:52 UTC
nicely executed, I had trouble prioritizing whether to get the arrow or put out fires, encapsulated the theme super well :D
alpacalypse
05. Apr 2022 · 15:24 UTC
This is a neat little game but I have to agree with the others that the arrow not shooting toward my mouse really threw me.
elysiagriffin
09. Apr 2022 · 11:37 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1450143040?t=8h19m30s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
Aldebaram
10. Apr 2022 · 04:21 UTC
I felt a little difficult to visualize the direction of the arrow at times and I missed a button to restart the game (skipping the cutscene). But apart from that it was really fun, great game.
Marianoa213
18. Apr 2022 · 23:56 UTC
Very fun and original game! You should make the game a bit easy. I really enjoyed it as well. At the beginning, I didn't know enemies spawn very quickly, very hard and fun game! 11.25/10


I hope you get to 20 ratings too! ;)
quadtree
19. Apr 2022 · 08:34 UTC
Pretty nice graphics, although I did find the aiming a little tricky.
Squidmobile
20. Apr 2022 · 17:54 UTC
Neat game! Having to go retrieve the arrow forces you to keep moving and prevents you from just puppy guarding a fuse. You also have to consider what angle you're going to shoot at to make getting your arrow back not a waste of precious time. If an enemy lights a fuse it just leaves, so you have to consider if it's even worth it to shoot the enemy or to shoot something else and just put the fuse out. Tricky and fun. Goes well with the theme and has good style :)
zimny11
20. Apr 2022 · 18:04 UTC
I love the idea! The aiming mechanic is just evil :P Nice art style too. Nice job with the game.