Ludum Dare #27compo

Alcheminion

by bigbadwofl

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.72

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.28

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.17

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.84

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★71%

Step into the shoes of a lowly apprentice, destined to serve the greatest alchemists of our time!

Drink potions in your quest to serve your master ever faster.

Tools: Visual Studio, Photoshop, Fruity Loops, Audacity, PyxelEdit.

Works best in: Chrome > Opera > Firefox
Works not at all in: IE (older versions) and Safari

PS. All 10 levels are possible. Yes even the last one! Complete all ten and save your score in the global high score list.

PPS. I didn't really use the theme. Originally all levels were limited to 10 seconds (with potions that extend the time) but that really wasn't fun at all so I removed it.

Comments19

TheJackiMonster26 Aug 2013, 00:20

This game is awesome! But unfortunately I have to add that the theme was different..

Blanky26 Aug 2013, 09:13

Awesome game, it feels like TM nations forever in that you have to have perfects runs for the best score possible. That with a cool puzzle effect that involves failure. Awesome story line. I lived the scores.

Arrow-x28 Aug 2013, 17:09

GOOD GAME BRO ... LIKE U MADE A GAME ABOUT ONE PF MY PAST JOBS

berkano28 Aug 2013, 17:14

This is really well put together. Great level design and controls are smooth - very playable. Love the zombie rave soundtrack :-) Nice job!

Jimanzium28 Aug 2013, 17:25

Stuck on IE for the time being, might have to try this later

GlennBrann28 Aug 2013, 17:27

Really fum and really well made.

Foxtacy28 Aug 2013, 17:27

Would have had all my fives if you had followed the theme ^_^

Overall a really good game :)

Brian Stegmann28 Aug 2013, 17:28

The positive and negative powerups are cool, all around a fun collection game, but it doesn't seem like you did anything relating to the theme.

OkayHughes28 Aug 2013, 17:39

A very excellent entry, except for the fact that the theme wasn't really incorporated. The soundtrack was terrific, and the gameplay was quite fun. Very well done.

loxo28 Aug 2013, 18:39

Really great game! I finished it, it was fun to play. Had to use chrome, because it didn't get past the loading screen in safari.

Dining Philosopher28 Aug 2013, 19:54

Very nice game!

calimeraw28 Aug 2013, 22:38

It's nicely done! I can't do art/sound like that my self! Good jobs!

matthias_zarzecki29 Aug 2013, 06:43

Solid title! I like the graphics.

Endurion31 Aug 2013, 17:37

The music is awesome!

Why wouldn't that work on IE? Fell for WebGL?

UntitledQ31 Aug 2013, 17:56

I think this game is the most fun of the ~40 games I've played so far! Also has very nice finishing with the music, sound effects, art and highscore.
Too bad that the theme did not work out, but I guess that's bound to happen to a bunch of entries with a theme like this...

Raiyumi2 Sep 2013, 06:31

A nice, but simple game. :)

alts2 Sep 2013, 07:13

I really liked it when the game became more puzzle oriented than purely collection, but it quickly got to a point where it was dominated by trial-and-error (levels 7 and 8), after which I quit. If the order of potion requests was known in advance, it'd give the player some ability to strategize, since I don't get the sense that this trial-and-error sensation was an objective of the game.

Colapsydo2 Sep 2013, 09:13

The music is awesome, I could listen to it a few more levels.
I guess you make the right choice by focusing on the fun instead of the theme. I really enjoyed all the level, playing with the different potions effect (light blue + red, you're a super hero).

Darien12 Sep 2013, 09:52

Lots of promise here for sure. As others have said, the later levels are a bit too trial-and-error grind-y, and there's no real attempt to incorporate the theme, but you have a great base for a clever puzzler here!