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Thundersnow by Bluepir

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made by Bluepir for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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The Realms of Asgard are in Danger!

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Take a run through an exciting platforming side-scroller, in which you must prevent that dastardly Loki from starting Ragnarok!

Use Thor's ability to throw and summon his hammer to dodge and fight your way through both the realms of Asgard and Hel!

Controls W A S D or arrows to move
Mouse click to enter Hammertime
Space to jump

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Programmer: Hakuro

Artist: Blue

Audio Engineer & Musician: StoneTapeStudios

This jam incorporates so much that we've learned over the course of our previous jams as Vyfrost! 2D platforming from DO IT AGAIN, weather loops from In Season, the hammer's flight system inspired by the movement in Lil' Red Witch, and the caves and lighting such as those from Spitfire!

If you're curious, please have a look over at our itch.io page vyfrost.itch.io !

itch.io https://vyfrost.itch.io/thundersnow
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/thundersnow

Ratings

Overall 755th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 964th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 606th 3.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1012th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 351th 4.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 349th 3.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 537th 3.088⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 558th 3.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

breadstick
16. Apr 2024 · 04:57 UTC
A fun little game! Would've loved to see more stages getting to use the hammer ability--it was fun to send the homing projectile out (and took me a bit to figure out I could even aim the thing). There just wasn't enough to hit with it!

The game has a great, polished look and feel--nicely done!
Tykki19
16. Apr 2024 · 05:02 UTC
Nice looking game with interesting mechanics. The hammer throw could be even faster?
Bry
16. Apr 2024 · 05:07 UTC
Impressive work on the visual front. I thought the concept was innovative, never seen anything quite like it. Good job!
Kilthorne
16. Apr 2024 · 05:13 UTC
The hammer animation is a little much to see everytime you use it. I did enjoy the nod to Baldur in there
Rendow
17. Apr 2024 · 16:08 UTC
Really cool camera transitions and animations and a great concept! I had some trouble controlling the hammer at first but then I got the hang of it. I managed to win against the purple lady but somehow died immidately after haha, but that is something that can easily be fixed :)

Overall I had a good time, well done!
LDJam user 314045
25. Apr 2024 · 14:40 UTC
The visuals of this games are so awesome. Really nice game, good job!
Dymino
25. Apr 2024 · 14:54 UTC
Amazing graphics! As others have said, the hammer throwing animation is a bit annoying if it happens every time you throw it. Also, in the first level, I feel like Loki's projectiles come a bit too quickly. I think that could be fixed through a zoomed out camera but if you think that would get in the way of your art style then don't worry. I experienced a bug in the second level. When you defeat Hella, her attack can still happen, killing me in the final cutscene. Also, didn't Baldur say that Loki went to Hel? How come the final boss was Hella? Where did Loki go?
Dissonance Generator
25. Apr 2024 · 14:54 UTC
Cute! I definitely wish there was a bit more I could do with it.
hatmajaster
25. Apr 2024 · 15:25 UTC
I mean... The worst part is probably that its so short;) really nice cinematics.
As for the game itself... Well it plays nice, but you can just spam the hammer endlessly and with the game pausing its an easy win. I think it would be much better if you would need to grab the laying hammer again to use it immediately but it will get back to you after some cooldown of 5-10 seconds.
Codmen4000
26. Apr 2024 · 22:41 UTC
as a fan of all types of myths I have something to appreciate here. One thing is I was able to finish the Hel fight without her using a single attack. Then I replayed and I thought "Oh, wait! She attacks?"
Prismapunch
28. Apr 2024 · 05:32 UTC
Fun! The summoning of mjolnir is a bit jarring and confusing, but I get the idea, good work!
kjscott
28. Apr 2024 · 19:23 UTC
Using the up arrow/key to jump would have been helpful, making the game easier to play. Having space means that the screen sometimes jumps down if you don't full screen the game. As some other people have said, definitely need a cooldown for the hammer else the boss fight is over by just spamming the attack. Overall an interesting idea though.
nrankin13
29. Apr 2024 · 14:24 UTC
For being so short, there's a lot of craft here. Clean visuals, good audio, and *polished* controls. This would be fun to see expanded; the hammertime ability was well-done.
Fionnabhair
29. Apr 2024 · 23:10 UTC
Too short! I was really enjoying myself, but then I beat it, alas. It feels really polished, and I love the visuals. It's a really creative take on the theme. I'd love more!