Torture and Ascension by Fenderbate

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made by Fenderbate for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

You were blessed with immortality when you were born!

Or is it a curse?

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The empire found you, and now, you must become a soilder.

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Dodge the incomming traps, and survive the treaterous test!

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* I only had 10 hours or so to make this, so lemme know how bad it is! * 😁

* Be sure to leave some kind of comment with your rating, so I can rate your game as well! * 😄

Ratings

Overall 102th 3.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 44th 4.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 138th 3.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 446th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 169th 3.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 162th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 65th 3.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Delightfullymad
04. Apr 2022 · 17:14 UTC
Im not good enough to complete it, but I had fun. good work!
reneantunes
05. Apr 2022 · 17:05 UTC
Hell yeah. This is very good. Super polished, restrained. I really have no critique. Also very thankful that the intro only plays once (the intro is great though).
RoughSkin
05. Apr 2022 · 17:09 UTC
I just beaten the game, and great job! I would love to see a mobile build with swipe controls!
malero
05. Apr 2022 · 17:11 UTC
I tried quite a few times. I'm guessing there's no beating the last one?

Sometimes the simple games are the most fun. Nice work!
Cryptomnesic
05. Apr 2022 · 17:12 UTC
Very tight, nice work. I could see this scaling up to NecroDancer sized levels for sure
WALK
05. Apr 2022 · 17:12 UTC
Love to see grid based action games. Difficulty curve is a little steep but overall this is good :)
SAGIII
05. Apr 2022 · 17:15 UTC
Hello! I've finished the game, I liked to tryhard it. I have some weak points to highlight. The game is a bit static, maybe some squash and stretch could be enough. I think it would be better with a good music to put you in the mood. Anyway the concept is really cool.
Quinn_Patrick
05. Apr 2022 · 17:17 UTC
This is a simple concept executed very well. Not a lot to complain about. The script could use another pass (it's spelled 'soldier' where I'm from) and some sort of an endless mode would be cool since, as it is, there's not much of a reason to continue playing after you beat it, which takes about 5 minutes. The fact that I want to continue playing it, though, is something that not many other LD games achieve. Great work.
UkuleleFury
05. Apr 2022 · 17:32 UTC
:) Very fun! Simple mechanic, but very well executed and a lot of fun to play. I like the ominous voice sound effect, and the spikes and blocks sounds are good too. Very nice pixel animations. Nice game!
Chocolat-Endive
05. Apr 2022 · 17:35 UTC
Really nice for a 10h game! The graphical aspect is simple and efficient, sounds are balanced, everything is fine. I have exactly the same "complaints" as @quinn-patrick though, there's a typo on "soldier", and an endless mode (or different challenges with color palette changes ?) could be nice. Your little game feels very polished, even if it really short. I've enjoyed it!
LDJam user 279610
05. Apr 2022 · 17:40 UTC
Really nice. I wanted more. You really nailed the mood on this one.
Seng
10. Apr 2022 · 11:04 UTC
Nice entry. A nice soundtrack in the background would have made it even better. Other than that solid game for 10 hours. Keep it up!
LDJam user 280755
10. Apr 2022 · 16:22 UTC
Only 10 hours? This is fantastic. Simple concept that's well executed. Feels like this game would go really well with music timed to the beat. And perhaps making it even longer with more difficulty, and a checkpoint-style system that let you continue close to where you left off when you die. Great stuff!
Crygos
10. Apr 2022 · 20:33 UTC
Really nice game. Was a lot fun to play and surely not too easy. For 10h this looks super polished.
Molpe
18. Apr 2022 · 21:38 UTC
Simple, yet fun to play :slight_smile: Challenging, but not impossible, loved it :slight_smile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHQnUz9nmB8