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ONMYOBUSTER by happyhour

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made by happyhour for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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The onmyoji are historically known for divination and warding off evil spirits. Unfortunately, some onmyo-enthusiasts in the area misunderstood the concept and ended up summoning a bunch of nasty creatures instead. Lucky for you -- you can call some of your own to clean up this mess.

DOWNLOAD HERE to PLAY: https://happyhour.itch.io/omb

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  • WASD movement
  • Mouse to aim + Left click to shoot with the paper doll shikigami.
  • E Key: If you collect a shiny OFUDA item, press E to summon a shikigami.
  • There's 2 types total -- Katana and Wolfdog. They come out in order.
  • Right Click: If you have the Katana shikigami, spend your entire meter to use the slash attack.
  • Gain meter by killing enemies + collecting the DOLLARS or slowly by landing shikigami shots.
  • Wolfdog shikigami attacks automatically when he's ready. He is a strong boy and cannot be harmed so don't worry.

Try to beat all the stages. Feel free to post a screenshot of the end + the score. Enjoy!

All assets were made by me except for the music and font.

Music: https://opengameart.org/content/electric-loop-song

Font: https://www.kenney.nl/assets/kenney-fonts

Link https://happyhour.itch.io/omb
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/omyobuster

Ratings

Overall 123th 4.065⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 109th 4.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 626th 3.326⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 222th 4.125⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 50th 4.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 214th 3.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 382819
16. Apr 2024 · 07:03 UTC
Brilliant ideas, unique design—I'm really loving your game!
telo.philippe
17. Apr 2024 · 00:36 UTC
A very relaxing game, with amazing art, congrats!
CaptainSpaceCat
17. Apr 2024 · 03:47 UTC
The difficulty felt very fine-tuned! The levels near the end took several tries to beat, but never felt out of reach. Great job!
Bowen
17. Apr 2024 · 03:54 UTC
![QQ截图20240417115410.png](///raw/0eb/c4/z/63f93.png) Amazing animation! Good work！
monkseal
17. Apr 2024 · 09:41 UTC
I love the art in general, it really goes well with the theme, creating this sort of futuristic japanese lore. The movement also feel really fluid. and it feels good to have the wolfdog fight alongside us.
derllie
17. Apr 2024 · 12:33 UTC
omg i really like atmosphere in this game, im ready to play it all day!
Gorr
17. Apr 2024 · 12:34 UTC
Oh, I love it. Fun little game, lovely graphics
pres2300
17. Apr 2024 · 12:34 UTC
The sound design and art style of this game were really well done! Nothing really felt numb because the sounds made it clear that something was happening. I don't know if I was either not using the summoning correctly or what, but I felt as if I would complete 80% of a stage on my own until the summons finally become useful, and then I'd have to start over on the next stage. Overall, great game! Nice job!
xazens
17. Apr 2024 · 12:38 UTC
Awesome great feel, nicely polished. Had fun with it. I can imagine playing such a game more as a couch multiplayer game. :thumbsup:
Wakobu
17. Apr 2024 · 12:41 UTC
One of the best entry so far. The only pain point is that enemies are a bit too bulky in my opinion
Landerack
17. Apr 2024 · 12:44 UTC
great vibes, really love the overall gameplay and once I got how to use the blade and the summoning order it felt pretty good. do think a dash would be lovely, I kept pressing shift as it felt like there would be one :) excelent game! also so pretty
Nycoisdreaming
17. Apr 2024 · 12:44 UTC
I like the aesthetic, and abilities are nice too! Would've been nice if there was a movement ability though
PizzArt64
17. Apr 2024 · 13:05 UTC
very fun, i like it. love the hyper light drifter-esque art!
🎤 happyhour
17. Apr 2024 · 15:33 UTC
@landerack thank you. if i ever do a followup, i'll definitely consider some movement options.
LDJam user 390584
17. Apr 2024 · 16:37 UTC
Pretty fun stuff! I did enjoy learning the mechanics, and smooth controls. Everything was tight, but the single movement pattern for the enemy did wear on me. There's also the sort of all or nothing play-style that emerges when you are fighting a bunch of red enemies. If the pack touches you at all it's an instakill. Could be nice to have some invulnerable frames when you take a hit, or another way to reduce the importance of swooping around at a somewhat plodding pace. I know it's pretty tired but some sort of dodge roll could really make moving more interesting.

I love the clean pixel art and the de-saturated color scheme is really nice. Congrats on completing the jam!!
Aaron Hart
18. Apr 2024 · 12:00 UTC
Man this is very fun!! Great job, the shooting is very juicy! And the controls are tight. Artwork is on point, highly rated :)
GoldyXEN
18. Apr 2024 · 12:42 UTC
Very nice art. I had fun playing.
Trux
18. Apr 2024 · 16:26 UTC
Fantastic looking game, and fun to play on top, nice job!
Timur_Bahadir
18. Apr 2024 · 20:04 UTC
Beatiful sprites and animations! Those monsters looked creepy af
Ategon
20. Apr 2024 · 22:57 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
🎤 happyhour
21. Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC
@ategon hey thanks again for trying it out. totally fine with it being used for the video.
Blue Pin Studio
21. Apr 2024 · 10:24 UTC
I could tell this was meant to be a lot more than it ended up being because the art was nice, the sounds were nice but the gameplay felt incomplete. I managed to get through 5 or 6 six stages before stopping so it was fun enough! I don't really see the point of the summons tho, by the time i got the wolf i was basically already done with each stage. Nice entry tho, would love to see your next one!
Neandi
01. May 2024 · 20:34 UTC
You kinda know it's gona be a good time if you can go "brrrrr" in the first 5 seconds. Most fun I've had this jam!