Ludum Dare #20compo

The Alone Sword

by psysal

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.71

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.96

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.54

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.88

Community★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★3%

- I did take an extra 15 mins past the deadline to work out a couple bugs, mainly with the title screen saving/loading but also an animation bug and some cut dialog.

Comments12

Zillix2 May 2011, 06:48

Oh man, I love the aesthetic of this one

Almost2 May 2011, 23:09

Saw blade just flew off the screen and doors are still closed. What do I do?

Almost2 May 2011, 23:15

Nevermind, just reloaded the page and was able to fight him properly. The game pace is a bit slow but the aesthetic is cool.

erik3 May 2011, 04:22

Nice. Very stylish and fairly interesting. Slow controls were a bit frustrating.

TomK323 May 2011, 09:58

Totally dig the looks of it.

alexlarioza4 May 2011, 00:04

Loved the graphics, definitely unique. Had no idea what I was doing though...

PsySalauthor4 May 2011, 08:04

Hey guys, I have put an important HINT as well as a spoilerific walkthrough that should help with judging. They are on the game page, linked to above...

SonnyBone4 May 2011, 21:30

WTF AM I lol

It's gaming in squigglevision!

I loved the obvious Zelda map nods.

Dark Acre Jack5 May 2011, 16:02

Superb. A bit slow but that was the point, yes? :)

Congrats on submitting!

quickfingers9 May 2011, 01:03

great game, not as big a fan of the 1 bit gfx as others here, but that's just personal opinion, overall though was a good play

mwest21 May 2011, 16:18

Wow that was wonderful! I rated the graphics highly, because they supported the idea of being in a dream very well for me - almost suggesting sound and form rather than spelling them out!

This really reminded of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman - also with perhaps a bit of a Cthulhu bent to it (though I think Sandman has that too if I recall correctly)?