Hellgate by hatmajaster

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made by hatmajaster for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Made by me and pep

Will add more info later.

You are a TINY MAGICIAN ;) saving the village from apocalypse. Hellish gates are spawning. You have to close them by approaching them.

The main mechanic is rope. You can shoot the rope to move quickly, jump above houses, etc. See controls in game.

Gfx made in krita, trenchbroom, blender

Sfx from soundsnap.com

Made in godot 4.3! Finally stable

Ratings

Given 12🗳️ 1🗨️

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Dylan Shumway
07. Oct 2024 · 23:56 UTC
Really fun and charming!!! The grapple hook is really satisfying to use and fly around the stage with! I do wish there was some way to see the hellgates on a city wide level (a minimap or the like) but I know that's a lot of extra implemetnation. Still fun to play!
MakerBaker
08. Oct 2024 · 00:09 UTC
Takes a few tries to understand. Feels a bit spooky and that scream after death... oh gosh. Kind of fun tho. But sometimes it feels like the hook gets stuck and does not let you go as fast, less fun when that happens, but maybe I'm just bad at the game.
Ansible
09. Oct 2024 · 21:30 UTC
Nice! This is good fun, the grapple is nice and smooth and it's satisfying when you get a good run across the rooftops!
brainles etertainment
13. Oct 2024 · 08:03 UTC
Background screams are really doing the mood.
jedontrack
20. Oct 2024 · 18:55 UTC
Good fun, really enjoyed the grapple hook mechanic. It's a lot of fun swining round the city fire fighting. I struggled to get a good flow going with the grapple, would be nice if there was a way to control your movement a little mid flight to swing past what you're aiming at. Overall really solid game though, good fun, and great atmosphere.
BoxedMeatRevolution
20. Oct 2024 · 19:14 UTC
It was fun grappling around, I liked when you ramped off of a building and could take a moment to choose where you went next. Got 35 at my best.
CiaranW
20. Oct 2024 · 19:33 UTC
I had a really fun time playing this, it was really tense zipping around trying to close all the gates, trying to path and be as accurate as I could! Gameplay was very good. Graphics were simple but look nice, and I'm glad you managed to get a bit of audio done too.

I wish the game preserved momentum a bit more, I think it would be fun to 'ski' across the roofs after you zip to them. It also seems like the jump was not particularly useful (and often didn't seem to work when on a slanted roof).

Excellent jam entry though, I had a great time playing it!
Nicolas Diniz
23. Oct 2024 · 20:01 UTC
The grapple hook is very nice to use ! Spent much more time than I thought playing your game ahah
Amikatag
25. Oct 2024 · 19:19 UTC
Solid mechanics but the scream was truly something...