There are 180 different spells in the impressive arsenal of our hero the Wizard, but as it goes, on each level He Can Only Get One.
============== LOW FPS NOTICE ==============
If the game runs slow for you even with low enemy count, please consider trying downloadable swf version. I will really appreciate if you let me know if it's any faster in the comments.
========== POST-COMPO ==========
Post-compo changes are very minor and I actually had them planned before compo ended but forgot to add on the last minute.
Added 1 sound effect - enemy death Decreased electricity damage Decreased electro nova projectile amount modifier Increased nova fire delay
============ INSTRUCTIONS ============
Arrows to move. Mouse to shoot.
After each level you have first to craft one new Spell Gem. Then you select from 1 to 3 of your available Spell Gems to form a spell of your liking.
Extremely good entry - I can't believe you managed to implement such complex mechanics in such little time. The spell combining is very cool in the later levels, great job!
Awesome! This is easily the entry that addicted me the most so far. Really nice mechanic for creating spells, I just wish I understood how it worked a little better e.g which gem controls the firing pattern, which controls the damage type etc. Nice job!
Quite liked it. Had some problems with lag that might have to do with optimizations, but it was very creative and really got my interest. Crafting spells is a great mechanic.
My one critique is the lack of a volume slider. Otherwise great.
Really good work! I'd have liked a visible health meter and maybe a faster movespeed? The core idea is really clever and well implemented given the 48 hours! Well done on all counts :)
Tsumei: I'm getting lag only at later levels and only with specific weapons and tactics and I was testing on a slow machine, so that's strange. I'll add downloadable swf version in case it could run faster out of browser for some people.
mtrc: There is a life meter - small hearts in the left-bottom corner of the screen.
Pushing novas (anything + air + air) are awesome. This game is awesome. I would have kept playing for hours if my browser hadn't accidentally gotten out of focus - the game kept playing and I died while going back to my window! You should definitely fix this. Just have the gameplay pause when the window's not in focus.
This was so much fun! Great crafting system on the spells and great overall variety! Good music, good sprites. I suppose, I would recommend making it WASD movement and adding a sprint feature (if you were to make any post-dare changes)
I really love everything in this game: graphics, the roguelike gameplay, music, and simple controls. Aslo addictive. Quite good given just a short time...
WOW ! The best game I played so far, and I'm sure it will remain the best ! I can play this for hours. Audio is amazing, graphics are real cool, core mechanic remind me Binding of Isaac, but it's way more funny ! I'm really impressed.
I found an invincible gem: Wind then fire then electro. You can't get hit with this one :p
WOW ! The best game I played so far, and I'm sure it will remain the best ! I can play this for hours. Audio is amazing, graphics are real cool, core mechanic remind me Binding of Isaac, but it's way more funny ! I'm really impressed.
I found an invincible gem: Wind then fire then electro. You can't get hit with this one :p
Cool game! Congrats! :) I just wish there was a way to see what spell will you have when you combine the gems, before you actually enter the dungeon. So you could check the possibilities and choose the one you most like.
I liked the crafting system, reminds me of magicka, however, I'd like to have different strategies when fighting enemies(besides choosing the spell). You get to capture a feeling of empowerment with this game.
P.D.: I want to invite you to replay our game ("The sidekicks"). In the settings menu people can customize the difficulty and create crazy rules. We added this feature because we didn't have time to balance the game. It's a cool feature and some users missed it.
Thank you for the kind feedback, everyone! It motivates me quite a lot, especially given that I wasn't so enthusiastic about the final state of the game myself when I finished it.
Ludipe: that's great news, I really liked your game concept and was sad it's so easy. I will surely check it out once more!
Really good one. Loving to explore new spells, although some of them are insanely weak. However its understandable given the limited time. Hope you will take the game further.
The number of different effects you created in that short time is really impressive. I had a blast playing it and may actually be revisiting it to test some more gems :) Good job!
This was a ton of fun. I really liked the spell mechanics. Great for 48 hours. The trap form is really underpowered though and is the way I almost died every time.
great entry! this was neat and looks really polished. i love the concept of only having one spell per level. it would be cool to get a clue as to what you will be fighting next so you can strategize and choose the right spells/gems
The concept is a really nice one and it was fun to test out the different combinations. If you continue working on a post-compo, I would fix the following things: make the character move faster and add a lot of juicyness like effects on hitting enemies or getting hit, more soundeffects etc.
*slaps your wrists with a metal ruler* And let THAT teach you not to make a mouse aiming based game without WASD movement. Ow my wrist. Neat idea. A little stretching of theme. And at first I didn't think there was an ending because I kept dying. This feels like it could be explored further though.
Good job :)