Ludum Dare #22compo

For Glory!

by sliv

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.53

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.73

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.73

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.40

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.36

Community★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★42%

For Glory is a game about the dangerous expedition of a young hero into the depths of hell.

It's a dungeon crawler featuring candles, coins and a lot of skeletons. And perhaps a kitten.

EDIT: I've quickly assembled a gameplay trailer;

Comments11

markengley19 Dec 2011, 12:37

Impressed how much context you created. The lighting was probably the best thing here. The difficulty curve was completely punishing though - I couldn't get past the third screen! Good effort

Quimby20 Dec 2011, 13:09

I was really impressed with this one, I shat my pants when I died after being sneaked up on by an unseen enemy in a dark passage in the fifth or sixth level.
This game is brutal, but a ton of fun; Great work, feel free to pat yourself on the back. :)

Zesh2620 Dec 2011, 17:17

Aha, impressive. Love the lighting and damn the third level was hard, damn enemies in the corner shooting ;D

Milo21 Dec 2011, 02:11

Great game. It got really difficult quickly - after around the 8th level, I just ran for the exit (because my "heroic" exploits won't be known by anyone other than myself).

SonnyBone21 Dec 2011, 04:48

Love the lighting! Hard as crap... but at least I can look at pretty lights while I die repeatedly. :p Kinda hard to see the coin piles on my screen. I was NOT expecting the leveling system. Good work!

AyCe23 Dec 2011, 18:21

I played the first levels killing & collecting everything, after that i just rushed, so the boss battle was impossible for me due to not having enought XP. Very good game! :)

Stargoat28 Dec 2011, 03:26

The lighting is excellent. The gameplay is frustrating. Unless there's some trick to it, it's very hard to tell the melee skulls from the shooting skulls. What does gold do?

Hazard28 Dec 2011, 03:45

The lighting is great, but many rooms are way too dark. Great amount of content.

SLiVauthor29 Dec 2011, 22:39

I'm pleasently surprised by all the positive remarks. Thanks!

And yes, I realise the game is pretty difficult. For some reason all my games are. I guess it's because I'm usually the only playtester.

@Stargoat
The standard shooting skulls have orange eyes, whereas the melee skulls have red, glowing eyes. Just a nuance, I guess.
Also, the gold is part of the backdrop/story, but has no real gameplay purpose.

SusanTheCat4 Jan 2012, 00:58

Well balanced starting levels.
The lighting is awesome.

Cleggy6 Jan 2012, 19:13

As soon as the game launched I knew it was going to be good. One of the best games I've rated so far - and I have to say - it's one of the few that I'm going to keep. The only criticism I have is that the learning curve is a little steep - but that's what makes it fun.

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