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Summoning Shift by Quinnster

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made by Quinnster for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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A game where you're a demon working your job of hunting those who summon you! Always be prepared to be summoned at any moment, or your fired!

=-+ INFO +-=

The game is split up into days. Each day you are summoned three times, never knowing exactly when is next. Try to collect as much blood as possible, and get back to your summoning circle before you are summoned! If you miss the time, then you're fired. Spend blood on upgrades to hunt better and better.

Made by Slumbercat Games All art, code, design, and sound effects were made by me, Quinnster

Music is by DaGanglyGhoul

Community Discord: https://discord.gg/jT28mxfq

=-+ Tips +-=

The purple particles appear when your time is halfway up and the sigil appears when your time is almost out!

=-+ Known Issues +-=

Sometimes kicks player out of upgrade menu randomly. Sometimes puts player in forest level with unlimited time. Fireball damage doesn't scale with damage upgrade. If player is to fast they can clip through map.

Functional HTML on Itch! https://quinnstergames.itch.io/summoning-shift
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/summoning-shift

Ratings

Overall 535th 3.607⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 521th 3.5⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 867th 3.056⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 565th 3.704⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 625th 3.679⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 358th 3.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 734th 2.769⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 707th 3.444⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

DaGanglyGhoul
16. Apr 2024 · 02:57 UTC
Very fun, and the music is probably the best song I've ever heard in my life.
Tyler Law
16. Apr 2024 · 03:22 UTC
Really fun! A strong game loop to get you into things initially and simple fun attacks. Music and art are really nice too, I love the humans and the main character!
realwangziyang
16. Apr 2024 · 03:51 UTC
Really cute art style with solid game loop.
LDJam user 233659
16. Apr 2024 · 23:35 UTC
Yo, I am down for the colorful occult hijinks! I like the evil sounding 8 bit drum 'n bass track, I like the scared humans, but I love the main character best. Multi-thousand year old grump massacres countless humans for profit. :heart:
koosalagoopagoop
17. Apr 2024 · 16:03 UTC
I LOVE the art so much, it seems very polished! Also very rare to see fine audio in gamejam games, which is a huge bonus for your game :) I couldn't get past stage 1 because I could never kill all the humans in time, but I really wanted to see what's next :smiley:
Quinn Davis
18. Apr 2024 · 01:48 UTC
This was super fun. Very satisfying to get a couple upgrades and optimize your path through the level deciding where to shoot the fireball to maximize kills in the time limit. Great art and sound as well.
KirLosev
18. Apr 2024 · 03:03 UTC
The game loop is solid: trying to strategize your movement and upgrades in the limited time is fun. The music and art also fit the implementation really well! Kudos!
Brogan Ward
18. Apr 2024 · 03:18 UTC
Solid art style and love the retro soundtrack. I do wish there was more indicators for how much time is left before I need to get back to the portal, especially since returning to the portal does not guarantee a teleport back, but I do love the power grind for this and making sure I'm as efficient as possible!
Flokami
18. Apr 2024 · 07:27 UTC
Good art style ! The game loop is good but a bit frustrating. The invocation time is not simple to determine with the actual indicators. And the upgrades are a bit useless after the 4/5 day that's sad.
Minkki
18. Apr 2024 · 07:29 UTC
The demon is so cute!<3
Akusan
18. Apr 2024 · 08:53 UTC
Pretty good game you got. It's got level up system, progression, complete package in a game. Well done. Is there an ending?
Akusan
18. Apr 2024 · 08:54 UTC
Oh, I forgot to mention... I raised my speed really high and then ran into a wall and got stuck which ended my run lol
MoebiusMeow
18. Apr 2024 · 14:54 UTC
Fascinating soundtrack! It was really cool to hear two different remixed versions of the soundtrack in the title screen and in the game levels. It also fits the art style very well, providing the entire game an immersive feel.

I wondered if I can upgrade the speed of my fireball though. It seemed that upgrading the fireball doestn't really have any effects? I wish there was more end-game upgrades. It is still an excellent game after all. Nice work!
coatline
18. Apr 2024 · 16:54 UTC
It's actually a pretty polished game overall! There were times, though, when I would get the purple particles and then before the sigil ever appeared would end my run immediately. I think allowing the player to upgrade more often then once every three days would make it more engaging. But this is a good entry. Well done.
Kseniya
18. Apr 2024 · 17:00 UTC
A very cute game, and a very cute character
SaraFilipa
18. Apr 2024 · 17:36 UTC
I'm always in awe whenever there is a solo entry (or aaalmost solo) that looks like this. It really is very impressive. My favorite part were the graphics and little animations. I had fun playing this, thank you! :D
Padlynn
18. Apr 2024 · 17:48 UTC
Nice game! i really enjoyed playing it and the art is really cool, well done !
brainles etertainment
21. Apr 2024 · 17:19 UTC
Neat visuals, animations and audio. Speaking about gameplay, I didn't really got the mechanics. What should I do when tentacles begin reaching me? Should I back to pentagram or run to escape from them?
WhaleJam
23. Apr 2024 · 19:16 UTC
Very cute art, the animations are really nice! The sound effects and music are solid too. The hint of the summoning stuff appearing slowly was nice too so I had an idea of when to get back, but sometimes it was so fast I bearly had time to do anything. OVerall fun game, nice job ^^
PatteDeCanaard
24. Apr 2024 · 20:35 UTC
The gameplay loop with the upgrade phases is very nice, and the art is pretty. The music is good too, maybe it would have been nice to add a sound or an effect on the music when you have to return to the summoning circle. I enjoyed the game, Well done!
LDJam user 277851
28. Apr 2024 · 06:16 UTC
![summoningShift.png](///raw/b5d/34/z/64d8e.png)

it's a really fun game!
🎤 Quinnster
02. May 2024 · 01:40 UTC
@thyoi Wow! Thank you so much for the art, never had that happen before. Glad you enjoyed it!