Persephone by Stormharrier

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made by Stormharrier for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

Persephone

Help Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture, save her daughter Persephone from being dragged off to the Underworld by Hades' minions.

This is a tower defence game. You have 2 types of tower: wheat, and poppy (weaker, but does AoE slow). Poppy is only available from the second wave onward.

There are 4 waves of enemies, including the boss character Cerberus in wave 4. If even a single enemy reaches Persephone's garden, you lose.

Running the game

To run the game, extract the zip and run LD52Harvest.exe

Controls:

  • Mouse only.
  • Left click (preparation) - Place tower
  • Right click (preparation) - Switch tower selection
  • Right click (active wave) - Toggle fast forward

Notes

There's no audio because I ran out of time to figure out where to get any from!

Screenshots

Persephone01.jpg

Persephone02.jpg

Ratings

Graphics 106th 4.286⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Given 6🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

TanguyLcr
09. Jan 2023 · 23:20 UTC
Very cool tower defence, I loved the art. I tried hard the last round but didn't make it ! Speed up the battle is smart.
LDJam user 279233
09. Jan 2023 · 23:31 UTC
Great game, I love the Athenian pottery(?) Art-style! As a side-note, i don't know if this is a bug or just a quirk of the unreal engine, but i have a VR headset and it automatically turns on when i start this game. Not a big deal though :)
bartalomew
10. Jan 2023 · 09:44 UTC
very nice art style, love the idea and the implementation.
🎤 Stormharrier
10. Jan 2023 · 13:42 UTC
@noobman64 - Thanks for letting me know. The template project I started from must have it enabled by default.
Timur_Bahadir
10. Jan 2023 · 17:36 UTC
I adore the art-style. And a very unique interpretation of the theme!!
Azel Wkr
10. Jan 2023 · 17:41 UTC
It's been really nice, loved the art direction, the level design and waves was really well done. As mentioned by @noobman64 I had this little vr problem, which is really nothing x).

Great work !
TildeCat
10. Jan 2023 · 17:50 UTC
I like visual stylization! I had to replay the game several times before I beat the boss. Very fun experience. Only missing part is sound and music, but overall it's great game!
Sisyphean Games
10. Jan 2023 · 18:00 UTC
The art style is PERFECTION.

I also love the animations when the plants attack.

Took me a few trys to be able to beat the boss but i was having fun the whole time.

Well done!
LDJam user 300745
15. Jan 2023 · 15:24 UTC
I like the graphic style. Very nice.
JormaRysky
18. Jan 2023 · 20:55 UTC
Very interesting artstyle for sure