Deliver Him to Derek by NicLee

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made by NicLee for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Derek always wanted to be a hero, but unfortunately he has no skills.

One day he meets 'The Butcher', who is capable of defeating any foe, however his moral compass doesn't allow him to end any life.

Derek and The Butcher must work together to take down foes with their complementary skills.

Ratings

Overall 1182th 2.65⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1198th 2.362⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1180th 2.383⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1212th 1.833⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1022th 2.694⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 699th 2.724⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 437th 3.355⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1165th 2.379⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

Martynas
01. May 2023 · 10:50 UTC
The gameplay lacked some polish, but the backstory video was really fun
freamdev
01. May 2023 · 11:06 UTC
The art is impeccable. :)
KyleTheCoder
01. May 2023 · 11:44 UTC
I never did like arrow keys for isometric, but the music is bopping! I think it could have been improved quite a bit, and if you were to make it mouse-movement-capable, I think you've got an interesting little game on your hands!
TyeGameDev
01. May 2023 · 14:41 UTC
Keys on isometric is never fun for me. Art and humor was what this has going for it. Gameplay was not fun. Sucks because the art style has charm! Keep on improving!
99Jason
01. May 2023 · 17:41 UTC
Your voice sounds great~ Art sytle great~
WASD in Iso map is confusing at first couple of times.
Maybe add some mechanics like butcher can only go two-way, boss only goes in certain ways, like chess?
Keep going man~
highskies
01. May 2023 · 17:54 UTC
mouse wouldve been nicer than wasd but the art is nice
Axelle Desquilbet
01. May 2023 · 18:02 UTC
I had a hard time trying to move, I think for this kind of gameplay a mouse button with highlited tiles works better

It looks like you had a fun time thinking about the bacstory and your chara design, it's pretty cool !
DankNStein
02. May 2023 · 12:27 UTC
great back story and general vibe. confusing at first when i started playing but pleased to report i did deliver the final blow in the end!
dianovvv
02. May 2023 · 15:30 UTC
I didn’t immediately understand how to play, but then I got stuck for about 20 minutes. Amazing art and a cool concept!!
Cody Holt
02. May 2023 · 15:39 UTC
I enjoyed that the backstory and the art has some personality. The gameplay felt too easy and the game was over in literally like 10 seconds.
cortexdeveloper
03. May 2023 · 09:11 UTC
Finally, I helped Derek to achiave his goal
lumue
03. May 2023 · 09:12 UTC
This is the most hilarious game if seen so far. Very cool!
I very much enjoyed the music as well.

As others have pointed out, it need some polishing.
Firstly, is there supposed to be audio in the backstory video? Cause I didn't hear any.
The game mechanics need more explanations. I didn't really get, what the red areas are doing, where the line of fire is that you've written about, why The Butcher is getting teleported away, or what the losing condition is. Also I think that WASD controlls don't match well with the isometric perspective.

I hope you find the time to continue working on your game!
Groundwater Studio
03. May 2023 · 18:24 UTC
Okay I imagine the backstory video had narration of some sort playing over it but good god was there something hilarious about slowly and silently zooming in on these characters. I couldn't help but laugh.

The teleporting to The Butcher feature was neat. Added a bit of strategy though at first I wasn't sure if The Butcher was an enemy or not. Reading the description cleared that right up tho.
a.huua
04. May 2023 · 03:41 UTC
Derek delivered the final blow, the final blow was delivered. Nice take on the theme and gameplay was simple enough to understand without the backstory, which I watched after the game!
Emty
04. May 2023 · 08:20 UTC
Looks fun, but i want to see that fire attacks, or ho do you call it a bit predictable, so i have at least illusion of control
Squeele
10. May 2023 · 11:19 UTC
Nice music and art! However the gameplay deserved a bit more explanation: I did not understand how I am supposed to take damage. The butcher was dope tho