Hero's Evolution

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.08
Theme★★★★★★★★★★1.92
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.52
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★46%
My most complete ludum dare entry yet!

If you are wondering about how it fits into the theme, I thought the evolution of character would work, as I didn't feel like making a more literal themed game.

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Created with FlashDevelop, Flashpunk, Gimp, Audacity, BFXR, Autotracker-Bu, and Ogmo Editor.

Comments19

admung27 Aug 2012, 01:54
That ending was priceless.
Mamick27 Aug 2012, 05:16
I love the ending, and the rest of it was pretty good. I think applying the theme to this is a stretch though.
Thurig27 Aug 2012, 05:18
Really good entry!
AndyBrown
AndyBrownauthor27 Aug 2012, 06:38
Thanks all! I thought the evolution of hero to villain was fitting for the theme, but I can see how others might not think so. I just didn't feel like making a game about a character evolving physically.
Skulls
Skulls27 Aug 2012, 08:01
Interesting story, although I can't help but feel that the ending screamed "rape". Mechanically it was quite simple I found the best way to beat enemies was to get a one or two to follow you then just hit them a couple times running away if you needed more space.
Cell27 Aug 2012, 18:26
Cool, i really like it. A bit confusing tho.
lekochen
lekochen28 Aug 2012, 12:06
Adorable and hilarious!
AndyBrown
AndyBrownauthor28 Aug 2012, 22:33
I didn't mean for the ending to scream "rape" but I guess it is open to that interpretation.
Doft
Doft29 Aug 2012, 05:03
Noo, I read the comments before playing and the ending was spoiled :(

Really liked the music!
AdventureIslands
AdventureIslands29 Aug 2012, 18:41
SPOILERS!

I'm giving you 5 stars for humor, this was hilarious little game! Okay, technically and graphically this wasn't the most brilliant entry and fighting was pretty hard until I figured out how to attack propely, but the story and ending were funny. "You start to think Jammon had the right idea" made me laugh.

Next time, give him faster attacks and more range. Nice job though, I have been amused!
Orni
Orni29 Aug 2012, 22:01
autotracker never produces such fine tunes for me

the story was interesting and I'd really like to see a sequel to this :)
AndyBrown
AndyBrownauthor30 Aug 2012, 05:41
Thanks guys! I agree I was really lucky with autotracker! It was actually the 4th song I generated. I usually get some pretty odd sounding stuff.
dengzo
dengzo30 Aug 2012, 17:29
good stuff! works really well!
DaveDobson
DaveDobson30 Aug 2012, 22:51
A fun game; nice, simple art, and a lot of it. The simple attacks got a little routine after a while; I'd have appreciated some more exciting combat (bow and sword, e.g.). I also have a hard time seeing this as a good fit to the theme, although I appreciate the hero-to-villain thing - that helps justify it. Anyway, a solid game, well made, good sounds, works very well. I appreciate the save points being gentle - a lot of games in LD don't do that, and I often get frustrated. Good work!
Porter31 Aug 2012, 05:28
Haha, I love that the king dies in 1 hit. Graphics were great considering the time, music was decent, sounds got the job done. Would have loved to see a side quest or two, to up the attack of that sword, but 48 hours is tough, so it's all good.

Also, can't believe I didn't see you in the IRC at all, I Was on quite a bit.
dector
dector31 Aug 2012, 18:54
Die in treasures (where is white monstr) :( What I'm doing wrong.
BrothersT
BrothersT31 Aug 2012, 22:31
Haha, really funny game :P
yanmania6 Sep 2012, 19:52
Really enjoyed that! Loved the character progression. Do you thik you'll do a follow up with more features?
pjchardt
pjchardt11 Sep 2012, 03:41
Great entry. Love how the game plays out.

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