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Subpoena Magus by agentparsec

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made by agentparsec for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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Game

As the court bailiff, your job is to summon witnesses that are called, and evidence that is presented. Hold the right mouse button to view the Court Record to study what the summoning symbols for each are, and hold the left mouse button to start drawing a symbol (release button to cast).

You will also be asked to unsummon witnesses or evidence after they are no longer needed; use the unsummoning symbols on the left side of the court record for this.

Art by Kamiyoshi!

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Features

  • Drawing magical symbols
  • ...Yeah!

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Tips

  • Start drawing from the position of the star on each symbol
  • If you summon the wrong thing or wait too long, the judge will ask you to make the proper corrections to reach where they wanted to be
  • Once each witness and evidence is summoned and unsummoned when requested, the game is won! 3 mistakes and you lose.

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Tools

  • Unity (programming)
  • Reaper (music)
  • GoldWave (sound effects)
Windows https://agentparsec.itch.io/subpoena-magus
Mac (untested) https://agentparsec.itch.io/subpoena-magus
Linux (untested) https://agentparsec.itch.io/subpoena-magus
HTML5 (buggy, audio doesn't play right) https://agentparsec.itch.io/subpoena-magus
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/subpoena-magus

Ratings

Overall 558th 3.583⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 486th 3.542⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 255th 3.75⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 264th 4.063⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 479th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 480th 3.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 534th 3.109⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 513th 3.625⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 389806
15. Apr 2024 · 23:37 UTC
(Fixed by dev) I don't think you have added downloads on itch yet?
Really cute art, love the style
🎤 agentparsec
15. Apr 2024 · 23:51 UTC
@absolute-garbage I noticed that, the settings on it were wrong. Should be fixed now!
LDJam user 389806
16. Apr 2024 · 00:08 UTC
Creative! I had fun playing this.
Merb1000
16. Apr 2024 · 02:43 UTC
I had a fun time playing this! I like this double entendre of "summons" being used in multiple senses of the word. My only critique is that there is a lot of down time as you wait between different summons. This could be made more enjoyable by having quicker or more obscured cues for summoning that require the player to pay attention the whole time. Alternatively, the text bubbles could be replaced by illustrations re-enacting the crime of whatever this trial is for. This would add some story, more engagement, and possibly some humor to the mix.
Again, overall a great game with a very very clear level of quality, which is no surprise coming from a clearly experienced game dev such as yourself. Great job!
ruruie
16. Apr 2024 · 03:07 UTC
Not the career I'd envisioned with this skillset but I suppose it pays the bills!
ferelily
16. Apr 2024 · 03:49 UTC
Love it! Would def play if it ever gets expanded
Dobrila
16. Apr 2024 · 14:52 UTC
I couldn't really progress for some reason, maybe I keep drawing the symbols wrong but I get the game over screen each time I try to draw them. But I really loved the idea of following the conversation and summoning the witnesses and people xD It was a very cool take on the theme.
Kirass
16. Apr 2024 · 21:43 UTC
Interesting game! I like it!
LDJam user 382819
17. Apr 2024 · 15:28 UTC
Although I've seen several games with similar gameplay mechanics, playing yours still brought me great joy. Especially since you've polished this game to such a high standard, where both the gameplay and the audio-visual effects are perfectly synchronized. Frankly, it's hard for me to describe you as merely a "skilled" creator; I'd much rather call you a "genius-level master." You've made my day incredibly happy, and I sincerely thank you for bringing us such an outstanding game.
Weine
17. Apr 2024 · 17:48 UTC
Cute, smart and fun! Good work!
orbitaldot
17. Apr 2024 · 17:49 UTC
I love the mood created by the graphics and the audio! Had a smile on my face playing this one, well done :D
shaneshanekavanagh
17. Apr 2024 · 17:55 UTC
Very clever. Reminds me of the DS games that had drawing elements. Nice job!
Bollatix23500
17. Apr 2024 · 17:58 UTC
Its a very original idea and the grafics are soo adorable <3. I was confused because i didnt know that the start was the first to draw and not the final but still Great Job
Franminaverry
17. Apr 2024 · 18:04 UTC
Very cute and fun to play, it would have been awesome if there were also funny dialogues in between!!
Dan Allison
17. Apr 2024 · 18:16 UTC
Ah I love this! Just an incredibly well polished jam game that's full of charm. Very clever to combine two different styles of summoning together into one theme. Love the art, love the sound, love the general vibe, expecting to see this game get very high up the rankings.
Pandalk
17. Apr 2024 · 18:21 UTC
I love the concept ! the artstyle is really cute ! I thought you were supposed to end the summon with the start at first, so I quickly lost my first game :p
Ategon
20. Apr 2024 · 23:15 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game to the stream! If you wanted to watch it again in the future heres the vod of the stream (with a chapter for your game)

https://youtu.be/eQrmE5W6CWU

And I'm the host for the ludum dare score chasers tournament this Ludum Dare. Wanted to ask if youre fine if I put some gameplay of the game in an intermission video. Last year for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM_eIvjBmIQ
josang1567
02. May 2024 · 08:46 UTC
Good game, love the art style