Unholy Cow by oligue

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made by oligue for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Unholy Cow

WhatsApp Image 2024-04-14 at 19.39.21.jpeg Protect the unholy cow from the farmers as they want to destroy her.

Let your companions collect the bones of your enemies to sacrifice them and summon thee.

Controls / How to play

Kill enemies with your mouse.

Let Companions pick up and deliver their sacrifices.

After five sacrifices, get new Skills and companions.

Survive for as long as possible.

  • Mouse: Aim
  • LMB: Summon active spell
  • 1 - 4: select spell

About

Some friends created a game for Ludum Dare 55 with the theme "summoning"

A lot have never used Unity or any other game engine before and are very proud to release their first game.

Hope you enjoy :)

My Highscore so far Highscore.png

Ratings

Overall 538th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 214th 3.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 968th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 996th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 274th 3.583⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 506th 3.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

OddballDave
15. Apr 2024 · 15:16 UTC
I enjoyed that. It wasn't even too bad playing it on my laptop trackpad. Nice range of spells. Nice gameplay loop. Good stuff :8ball:
LDJam user 202408
15. Apr 2024 · 15:23 UTC
Haha this was a blast, once you get all weapons the game turns into a chaotic dance of switching between weapons and planing your next move. I really enjoyed the strategy aspect of this game but I feel like it can turn off players who are more used to casual games lol. the variation in weapon types is really nice, no weapon feels like it was added just for the sake of filling the gap, especially the explosions and freezing effect. really cool entry!

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Elbbard
15. Apr 2024 · 15:25 UTC
I enjoyed playing the game and got to a score of 570 on first try. I just struggled a bit with the cooldowns. I didn't know when I could throw the bomb.
The music is nice but it was also a good idea to add the mute button ;)
I like the pixel art and how you made a progression with spells and more enemies/allies.
Overall the game is complete and fun to play. There were just some small moments where I had nothing to do at the beginning. But soon I was overwhelmed with enemies :)
dotblank
16. Apr 2024 · 19:07 UTC
I really enjoyed this, the moment I found out holding down the laser gave a beat was pure dopamine joy. Sometimes I zoned out blowing up the villagers(?) and forgot the cow was under attack, some kind of visual aid might help with that.
maxflav
18. Apr 2024 · 16:15 UTC
This was fun! I got a high score of 598. I liked having to switch between the weapons and balance the cooldowns. I noticed the helper guys went out to collect bones so I tried to let the enemies die closer to the middle to make it easier for them. Also the techno music that plays when you use the laser is a nice touch.

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GoBigRedFan
20. Apr 2024 · 17:02 UTC
This game has some _aggressive_ sound design and I am here for it. Lots of fun.

Balance needs to be adjusted between the spells; cooldown on 3 and especially 4 feels very long compared to 2, which is a powerhouse.
zoranac
20. Apr 2024 · 17:04 UTC
Fun game! I just wish there was a visual for the cooldown on your weapons. It was fun to attack to the beat, until things got too crazy to do that.!

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DeltaMain
25. Apr 2024 · 07:02 UTC
Laser sound hits hard! Found that laser is the most useful, as explosion and freeze spells have a little bit too much of the cooldown. Overall enjoyed the game!
LDJam user 374168
27. Apr 2024 · 19:41 UTC
Pretty fun game, I wasn't that great at it (got 342), but I really liked the variety of the spells and the level up system of using bones to light the candles. It would be cool to see new types of spells past the 4th one as you level up more. It's pretty tough, and I think the default resolution on itch could be bigger, since you have a much smaller window size if you're not fullscreen. Great job on this submission!
HerryFabien
28. Apr 2024 · 21:34 UTC
Fun game it get chaotic really quick
Jonathan Lorenz
01. May 2024 · 14:38 UTC
I laughed at the musical choice, but it did work with the game! It gave the cow a little gangsta vibe! Would be cool to have more things to do, like move your cow and make it fetch something, so you'll have more things to keep an eye on. Cool little game overall, good job!
ChuChuGeralt
01. May 2024 · 16:08 UTC
Really did like the sun and the music, especially from the laser :D.
Would have been even more fun to get some changes after you finished the first levels, but we did all work with limited time.
Nice entry!