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Golem by intXparts

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made by intXparts for LD33 (JAM)
Golem -- A grumpy rock golem disturbed by the noises from the humans living at the base of its mountain decides to charge down to restore peace & quiet. However, he must get through the ever treacherous and changing mountain landscape without breaking to pieces.

- A simple dodge the obstacles game

[Controls]
- Left
- Right
- Accelerate
- Decelerate
- Continue
- Exit

[Features]
+ wall bouncing physics
+ golem breaks to pieces slowly if it hits the wall
+ randomly generated obstacles/terrain
+ two game endings

[Tools]
Graphics Library: pygame 2.7
Language: python 2.7.10
IDE: pycharm
Sound: Audacity
Art: Gimp & Paint

[Sounds]
Boulder Crashing -- Slammed two boxes of ramen noodles together
Boulder Rolling -- Rolled a can of vienna sausages across my table

[Background]
This is the first game that I've written that wasn't a classic board game, but it was a blast creating it. I had several issues that absorbed a good portion of my time so I didn't get to add the polish I would have liked to the audio, visuals and some of the gameplay physics.
Windows https://github.com/intxparts/ld33_submission/releases/download/0.0.1/Golem.zip
Source https://github.com/intxparts/ld33_submission
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=55548

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1268
Overall(Jam) 2.44 1062
Audio(Jam) 2.21 647
Fun(Jam) 2.25 1042
Graphics(Jam) 2.35 944
Humor(Jam) 2.39 727
Innovation(Jam) 2.48 900
Mood(Jam) 2.21 1015
Theme(Jam) 2.46 1018

Feedback

tigerrenko
25. Aug 2015 路 20:31 UTC
i couldnt find files
馃帳 intXparts
25. Aug 2015 路 21:05 UTC
@tigerrenko -- whoops, thank you for letting me know! I used a url shortener and they appear to have disabled the links. I've updated them to just be the direct links. You should be able to access them now. =)
Mr. Chocolate Salmon
25. Aug 2015 路 22:50 UTC
I found the collision detection to be a bit off, and the rock would speed up and slow down without me doing anything. But the game was alright :)
BulvarMulyavina
27. Aug 2015 路 22:37 UTC
5 for humour, that game is a nice joke. A little bit less painful next time, please
ponk
27. Aug 2015 路 22:46 UTC
It's cool for a first game ! I like the golem's face :)
brianbruggeman
29. Aug 2015 路 14:06 UTC
No mac port. Couldn't play. (sad panda) Looks like fun, though!
DarkBoulevard
29. Aug 2015 路 14:08 UTC
Nice idea! I liked it, but it was very hard! Good job!
Nikteddy92
29. Aug 2015 路 14:13 UTC
Lol funny golem face! :D
I liked it, maybe a little too short, btw nice idea!
HotBoxGames
29. Aug 2015 路 14:14 UTC
I like the idea, but I just found it way too hard to play with almost zero friction :(

The rock's face made me chuckle though ^_^
metalchouchen
29. Aug 2015 路 14:33 UTC
Cool for a first game :) May be you shouldn't show the gameover screen just at the same moment of the collision.
Drunkteam
29. Aug 2015 路 14:35 UTC
It is a good game, challenging and entertaining. I just miss music.
bossmojoman
29. Aug 2015 路 14:59 UTC
Fun but short, could be made into an endless runner type game. Godd job
jofra
29. Aug 2015 路 15:03 UTC
The hit box seemed a little bit off for me :S
But a simple and cool entertaining mechanic for a first entry.
The golem have an awesome face X) aha
1y1e
29. Aug 2015 路 15:53 UTC
First off, congratulations on finishing your first Ludum Dare! This has the potential to be a serviceable endless runner game given a bit more time, so now that you've had the practice your next LD will be even better I'm sure :)

I'm not sure the mechanics match the rest of the game - you're meant to be a big tough stone golem, but you break apart instantly as soon as you graze an obstacle. Having said that, I liked the sound effects and went back to listen to them again when I found out what the sources were.

Keep up the good work!
zeid
30. Aug 2015 路 04:16 UTC
Fun little endless run, a little more liberal hitboxes would be nice. I managed to get a victory after a number of failed attempts so that was satisfying.
freaknarf
02. Sep 2015 路 07:23 UTC
Cool idea, it could be nice especially on mobile I think. Game over was a bit radical, and sometimes i think collisions were not really fine, maybe with more precise collision masks (it feels like a square bigger than sprite) and some freeze (not to feel the game cheats with this) before the game over screen could make it more enjoyable and less frustrating :) i only managed to win when the level generated some clear way right until the end ahaha...