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Unmasked by BUDSTER16

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made by BUDSTER16 for Ludum Dare 57 (COMPO)

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I decided to take a metaphorical approach to "Depths" with the common figure of speech, "Depths of despair"

Unmasked is a game about either sacrificing yourself for your city or vice versa, The villains are based on common causes/triggers of depression, such as: Love life, income, self-worth, etc.

Controls: (for those who skip through dialogue) W A S D to move E to interact (with villains, portals, and building entrances) Click to shoot swords (when in hero mode)

BIG FIXES HAVE HIT UNMASKED! (About time)

0 NEW CONTENT, 0 ADDITIONS, ONLY FIXES TO WHAT WAS THERE!!!

-Task text is no longer offscreen

-Interact key works consistently

-Portal no longer goes missing in Desire's fight

-Player spawns at their bed (as intended) rather than a bus stop (left that in from testing...)

Once the Jam is over, I think I'll add a lot of what was missing but in the interest of following the rules and honour, I will only fix bugs. Thank you so much to everyone who plays, hope it's a much more playable experience now!

Source Code https://github.com/BUDSTER16/Unmasked
Itch (Web Build) https://budster16.itch.io/unmasked
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/unmasked

Ratings

Overall 226th 3.167⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 264th 2.75⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 223th 2.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 189th 3.361⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 266th 2.75⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 194th 2.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 111th 2.972⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 142th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Yossarian
07. Apr 2025 · 04:35 UTC
Just a heads up- the embedded LD version is not playing in my Chrome browser.

I was able to play on itch- interesting little twist there with Brennan! I read all of the buildings but I wasn't sure where to go from there.
sqqqwer
07. Apr 2025 · 06:06 UTC
Great game! Awesome interpretation of the theme! The story is super dramatic. Didn't like how enemies shoot from off-screen though.
LightningST
07. Apr 2025 · 08:16 UTC
Not sure what to do once I got to the boss?
🎤 BUDSTER16
09. Apr 2025 · 02:06 UTC
I finally went through and fixed up the bugs (without adding anything new) and I hope the game feels a lot better now!

Thank you so much @lightningst @yossarian @sqqqwer for playing despite the plethora of issues, I appreciate the feedback a ton!
LDJam user 280624
10. Apr 2025 · 17:58 UTC
Unexpectedly detailed and deep story. And I also loved the knife-throwing mechanic. Great game!
plexium.nerd
11. Apr 2025 · 18:17 UTC
Took me a minute to figure out I could aim the swords in different directions. Good job on the story! And comic book like art style!
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 06:19 UTC
Works great, smart version of the theme !.
kiv
16. Apr 2025 · 06:13 UTC
Good approach to the theme and overall I like the entry!
Adam Gallina
19. Apr 2025 · 01:22 UTC
Whoa, awesome way to use the theme! I really liked the story, you can definitely see Brennan spiraling into the depths of despair but still trying to do the right thing, really well written! The gameplay itself felt a bit empty, you could just kind of fly past the enemies and go straight to the boss, but the story really made me want to keep playing. One other issue I had (not sure if I missed a tutorial somewhere or not) was that I didn't realize you actually got to decide between capturing the villain or letting them free, which was a really cool thing to add once I noticed it. Great job!
woona
21. Apr 2025 · 06:52 UTC
I appreciate the amount of content there is in the game, especially when it comes to story. I wish there was more variety in combat mechanics and level design. But the story is great, I like all the different villains, just the ending where Brennan is left by his family felt a bit incomplete like you could have gone even further. 😁
ChuChuGeralt
21. Apr 2025 · 21:18 UTC
I like the "twist" with the theme!

I struggled a little bit with the projectiles of the enemy, since they didnt spawn straight from the gun and therefore could shoot directly "down" - and hit our hero even tough we weren´t in sight.

Other than that, a rich story and a lot of levels!
🎤 BUDSTER16
22. Apr 2025 · 03:05 UTC
@woona I definitely wish I had time for a more solid ending sequence! it was on the drawing board but I ran out of time! I appreciate the feedback a ton and I'm a little shocked that someone wants that ending to go... further!?
kack3y
22. Apr 2025 · 11:21 UTC
Story plus gameplay in the same entry in game jam is not so common.

This game need improvements on the aesthetic part and a more innovative gameplay, but I had a good time playing it.