Im im the mood for playing some storydriven text games while being sick so thats your time for a shameless selfpromotion xD. Im kidding of course i really enjoy playing playing this kind of games on game jams because they are really original and interesting while being full ot humour

On the whole, the game turned out pretty well, particularly for the Compo time limit. As always, there's things I would change. However, I now think I'll develop this into a more complete title based on the feedback received, which is really exciting.

You can play M.O.N.K. here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/the-m-o-n-k

So what went RIGHT?

• Asset usage and Simplification. Originally, the game was going to be in colour, with lots of buildings. I ended up just using the same asset rotated and scaled to create variety. Keeping it mostly monochrome I felt added to the atmosphere a little.
• Animation. This anim was the quickest to make, and I like it more than the others combined. :laughing:

So what went WRONG?

• Conveying the concept. It seems a few people misunderstood the core game, responsibility for which lies firmly with the developer, not the player. You gain MANA when your converted followers are killed. I could have easily solved the problem by giving NO mana for converting, then players would have understood this mechanic more clearly.
• Caves. These allow your player to hide from danger, but there were too many. It would have been better if new ones were revealed as a reward for converting towns.
• Rushing the end game. Gain enough MANA for spell 3 (Armageddon) and you win the level if you cast it next to the Fortress. However, there's a CAVE outside the Fortress, so there's absolutely no danger getting there.
• KNOW YOUR TOOLS. Having not used Unity for a long time, I had plenty of opportunity to get back up to speed. I wasted several hours trying to understand the Audio Mixer component and Audio Snapshots, before abandoning them entirely and going back to the simple AudioSource component scripting approach.

Conclusions

I'm sad I left it so long between this and my last LD (which was unfinished). Particularly because so much time was spent re-learning Unity and dealing with some of it's quirks.

I find that time pressures can really be beneficial and help developers and content creators simplify and concentrate more on the game.

And finally, I'll be back for the next Ludum Dare!

Greetings to all!

So while browsing games to rate have you ever noticed that zero option?

A present icon? It's as if even the person who added it to the menu wasn't paying much attention. But anyway, it's for games that have received "zero" or very few ratings. Of course this doesn't necessarily mean that it's full of just bad games, some people can get unlucky or _forget to rate people on the first day and get buried as a consequence.

So I'm going to write a series of posts this month to help promote games that unfortunately wound up somewhere they don't deserve.

To kick things off let's start with Arden's Artisan Artefacts:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/ardens-artisan-artefacts

A very bizarre take on the theme but a very unique game in its own right.

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with @blinry , (personally I myself wasn't) but he and his "team" have made some very good games even in past jams so I'd highly advice you to check them out:

https://ldjam.com/users/blinry/games

They use a rather obscure tool called the LÖVE engine which requires you to download it's runner from the website, which by the way is cross-platform. So I can't really get mad at that. It has a flash-esque feel to it which is personally something I don't mind in the slightest.

The idea is to build "Sacrifice Statues" for "various occasions!", be it for banishing demons or appeasing the tooth fairy. Intentional or not AAA has this very "flash game" feel to it gameplay wise as well. I first thought what I was getting into was a simple dress-up variant but only a few seconds in I realized just how wrong I was. The"sacrifice totems" you build are barely about design, since these customers all have very specific requests you're given varying constraints:

Take for example the first order you'll receive:

On the right side is a shelve full of items to choose from, but I had to cut it out of the image because of the website deeming the image size too large. So I took a couple of mops and made this:

Other categories beside weight include: - cuteness - hardness - shininess - and even shape!

I'll reiterate it's not a game about designing what you want, it's about designing it as the customers want but while taking quite a few "artistic liberties".

The main issue I had is that from the image you'll notice that there's a base for this one, but in later levels you'll have to hang them down a chain for instance. That wasn't a big problem, what was though was the way pieces attach to each other. You can't move the base or chains so if you want to tear something apart you have to start from the very edges, and even then you might run out of shelve space. And yet for the most part I was having too much fun to complain about it, I'll just assume they can fix this post jam.

There's minimal writing but they take every opportunity they get to squeeze in some golden humor.

So I'd recommend checking out this game to all of you who've noticed this post and giving them a rating. I don't think they appear in zero anymore because I kind of "rescued" them before writing this but still they deserve all the attention they can get! Thank you for your attention and have a great day (^_^)

Web build of MEDIC ! is now out !

Due to some bugs (unity doesn't want you to have 16/9 so it stretches the image), we highly recommend you to play full screen.

Aaaand you can check out the game and play right here

Ever dreamt of saving lives ? That's great ! Only problem is the theme... Mmmh, sacrifices must be made... would it mean... ? Yes ! You won't be able to save everyone's life...but you will try !

Buy ressources, upgrade your medics, and choose wisely to save as much citizens as you can !

If you like killing bears with bees, this is the game for you! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/bee-defence

https://www.twitch.tv/anfaas1618 join to add your game on list will give ratings too

Our game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/the-reincarnation

Thanks guys for all the good feedback! This is my second time on the Ludum Dare, and my first time using Godot here

I really liked how this is going and that an idea so simple could work so well :)

I did all the coding and the art by myself, and used some royalty free sounds and music, but sadly I couldn't work on this the whole 72 hours the ludum takes place :(

I'm thinking in making a "post ludum" version, maybe a mobile port and of course fixing a few bugs, so stay tuned!

Link to my game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/volcano-island

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/ludum-dare-the-game

Play here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/friends-or-food

why don't you play ma game!

here u have a screenshot

Here u have a link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/the-hunt

Are you looking for a breathtaking game which is both challenging and relaxing? Check out Ursa, a gorgeous platformer where you get to play as a celestial cub on a journey to find his mother. In this unusual experience, you have to navigate your way through space full of obstacles. Give up the skills you learn to support your mother as you help her through her golden years.

Stunning graphics, beautiful soundtrack, with a bitter sweet story to keep you engaged. :)

As always, we’ll be making sure to rate the games of anyone who leaves feedback.

PS: Our beloved composer uploaded the soundtrack to soundcloud. You can listen to 3 perfectly hand-crafted songs. Check it out if you haven't already! https://soundcloud.com/user-502573498/sets/ursa-ludum-dare-43-entry

Enjoy!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/ursa

The monsters are attacking the city! You, as the only hope of this city, will decide its destiny. Will you sacrifice few people to save more people? Or will you sacrifice your own health to save more people? Anyway,use your strategy, try to save as many as possible! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/electric-kaiju

... Because in YOU ARE FIRED you'll be in charge of a corporate using profit and vertical expansion to escape the rising ocean levels. Your job is simply to manage the employees. By firing the slacking ones.

Fire bad employees and keep the productivity up, allowing you to survive the climate change!

Drop a comment here if you give it a play, we'll make sure to give your game a visit!

i lost my high speed data connection and my father is in the hospital (dont get wrong here he is a Doc)so when he comes after 2 hrs or so he will give his phone to me and i will play all the games then but follow my account to be in tuch of me when i start the twitch live it will be smooth gameplay (i have a macbook so will be able to play only Html and mac suppoeted games) https://www.twitch.tv/anfaas1618

We're trying out games today, and we need you to help Abortion Boy not to get aborted! Also make sure to check out our breakdowns about our game :

Procedural generation in jam game

VFX - how to make a waterfall

Time to play and vote 🎉

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/hell

Feel free to comment your games under mine or in the section below :)

Come on https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/keyboardgod

I would love to play some of your first person games or any web games in general. If possible I would like not to download anything as my internet is especially bad today....

(btw shameless promo : https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/we-fight-together)