Lost with a compass

by zylann
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★14%
HOWTO:

Unzip files wherever you want, execute LD30.exe.

(.Net framework 4 might be needed)

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You are lost in a forest where phantoms seem to suck your health out of you. You have a gun, but cannot shoot them, because they are... well, ghosts.

However, their world is connected to reality with portals. These can be spotted with your compass. Kill as many phantoms as you can in their dimension, but don't stay here too long!

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I had difficulties to elaborate the full gameplay loop, but I actually came up with something a bit late.

The game is playable, there might be some minor bugs and lacks of things to do after 5 min playing, but I think I can add more gameplay in future updates.

Play with headphones for the mood! :)

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- I used SFML.Net and a custom C# framework for the code (porting to MacOS and Linux should be easy with Mono),

- Reaper DAW, my voice and free plugins for sound,

- Paint.NET for graphics

Comments8

ShivanHunter25 Aug 2014, 02:32
Excellent atmosphere! I like the use of shadows. Collision got a bit frustrating at times when I collided with the edge of trees and stopped moving.
hazzahazzam
hazzahazzam25 Aug 2014, 08:28
Very, very nice game, one of the better ones actually. Hard to play with small screen resolutions though.
renatopp
renatopp25 Aug 2014, 17:31
Nice sounds e graphics. Gameplay is repetitive, as you said, but works well to a LD game. Nice job.
TheGreenTie
TheGreenTie25 Aug 2014, 21:12
Wow. The atmosphere in this game is just amazing. I liked the use of the theme.
My score is 38 :)
Vandash26 Aug 2014, 09:06
I died, deep in a forest, in the dark, alone, surrounded by crazy ghosts.
metalchouchen28 Aug 2014, 09:54
(ps : sorry for the double post).

The atmosphere is great! My score is 21, may be it could be more fun with a more nervous shoot :)
Crefossus
Crefossus29 Aug 2014, 11:29
For me could use an end objective for a sense of completion besides score.
I do like the game over sound, text, and overall polished ui.

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