/cast

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.16
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.69
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%
Hello and good day there! :) Meet /cast. Personally, the very first game I've ever made. I think it's quite a simple yet difficult game. Imagine charades without the constant hand-holding of clues mixed with the vastness of possibilities alike a text-adventure. And to top it off, an accelerated failure state!

Update: NEWB DETECTED. Totally forgot about WinRAR. Uploaded. RARs are now available for all platforms.

> How do I PLAY this game:
Played Charade before? Then you'll know how to play this! Get guessing - get spamming, my friend!

> How do I WIN this game:
Through trial and error (and HINTS!) you will be able to solve the 3-word string to cast the spell to push away the apocalypse before the meteor hits!

> How do I NOT LOSE this game:
#protip Each keystroke on your keyboard will push back the meteor a little but it will also increase the speed of the meteor. So, yes, spamming is a completely viable tactic - until the meteor builds up too much speed and then you're boned hard. :O #notsoprotip

I'm a first-timer for Ludum Dare. I wanted to find an excuse to learn in a crash-course manner both programming in JS and the Unity engine itself. And oh boy, it was a mad but fun journey! :)

> Asset credits.
>>> Comet: http://soundbible.com/1141-Comet.html
>>> Electric Sweep: http://soundbible.com/1795-Electrical-Sweep.html
>>> Magic: http://www.freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/216089/
>>> BGM: http://www.earslap.com/page/otomata.html
>>> Elementals v1.1.1 by G.E.TeamDev on Asset Store.
>>> Movement Animset Pro Lite v1.151 by Kubold on Asset Store.
>>> 8 FREE Substances (for Mobile) v1.0.2 by Allegorithmic on Asset Store.

Note:
Upload for Windows, OS/X, Linux, and Source, are to come. I have a slow connection.

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Comments27

wer2chosen
wer2chosen8 Dec 2014, 14:27
I didn't see the theme in the game. I liked the concept, liked the graphics, but not real juicy or engaging. Disliked the worm's eye view.
ilikescifi
ilikescifi8 Dec 2014, 14:40
I dont really get it but it´s looking awesome and has a fine mood!
yongcamu
yongcamuauthor8 Dec 2014, 15:23
Hey wer2chosen & ilikescifi,
So sorry about the vagueness. x) Added a little extra game-play description to hopefully help with that. Thank you both for the visit! x)
shedevil9098 Dec 2014, 15:39
need another hint for Word 2, please))
Morgawr
Morgawr8 Dec 2014, 21:05
Hi! I'm on Linux so I can't use the unity web player. Downloading everything from Google drive takes way too long (I can't download the whole directory?). Can you please host it somewhere else or just zip it please? Thanks :)
ProfessorRekyl8 Dec 2014, 21:07
Looking good but find it very hard, interesting.
Maurogik
Maurogik8 Dec 2014, 21:13
Nice game, i somehow managed to not find the last word, but it was still kind of fun to try to guess what kind of sick word meant "a warm feeling in our heart".
goodbadokay8 Dec 2014, 21:17
Cool visuals and sound! Feels very nice and meditative
Arkrothe8 Dec 2014, 21:26
Pretty awesome!!! Figured it out (with the help of the preposition cheat sheet :P), and it was quite fun!! Would have loved a longer game with more content.
OneMuppet
OneMuppet8 Dec 2014, 21:55
Nice graphics and a good wibe! I couldn't figure out the words, only the first one. I would have liked more challenges, to complete to get access to more clues.
yongcamu
yongcamuauthor8 Dec 2014, 22:50
@Morgawr,
Update with RARs, mate! So sorry!

@ProfessorRekyl & @Maurogik,
Muahahaha, it's a good thing that it's difficult. Supposed to really bring out that "OMG BUT IT COULD BE ANYTHING" kinda feeling. Thanks for playing! x)

@goodbadokay,
Music is from, http://www.earslap.com/page/otomata.html. Great generator! Thanks for the visit! :D

@Arkrothe & One Muppet,
Thanks for playing! x) I would love to add more, but my programming skills doesn't allow that, ahaha! I'm too much of a newb, caused a lot of thing to break when tried adding more. /Facepalm.
apiotrw8 Dec 2014, 22:51
I liked your visuals but were pretty disappointed in the gameplay. It had better use in a text adventure but I think your game deserved some more innovative gameplay
ponk
ponk8 Dec 2014, 22:52
I really like the scene :) !
Didn't find the charade, english being not my mother tongue.
Just going to come back later, looking for a spoiler in the commments :3 ...
hypnoticbytes8 Dec 2014, 22:53
Nice graphics and sound, but is really, really difficult...
liquidmedia8 Dec 2014, 22:54
Grate artwork, but play once and done, if you don't get the words you done, and if you know them it's 5 seconds to win.
yongcamu
yongcamuauthor8 Dec 2014, 23:50
@apiotrw,
Sorry to disappoint, mate. Maybe next jam when I'm better with programming! :D Thanks for playing!

@ponk,
Heh, thank you!

@hypnoticbytes,
GLHF mate, that's all I can say, ahaha! Spam those words out. Thanks for playing mate!

@liquidmedia,
Mhmmm! :D A college mate who thinks alike got it down in less than a minute! Thanks for playing! x)
Jupitron
Jupitron9 Dec 2014, 00:12
Awesome graphics, really cool presentation but couldnt get through i suck at this kind of games.
yongcamu
yongcamuauthor11 Dec 2014, 02:50
@Jupitron,
Thanks for trying! x) Haha, I think it's my fault, general consensus have been saying that the game a little to difficult.
udo
udo11 Dec 2014, 03:52
Congratulations on finishing your first game, your first LD, and in fact your first programming project. I really liked the atmosphere and the mood in this one, but couldn't really figure out how to play it (nothing happens when I type stuff into the prompt). Anyway, keep it up, looking forward to seeing your entry in the next Ludum Dare!
mactinite
mactinite11 Dec 2014, 06:04
Nice visuals and nice presentation. Also nice job on learning some programming and Unity ;) But, damn! I could not figure out the last word....
Franklin's Ghost
Franklin's Ghost14 Dec 2014, 01:03
Congratulations on finishing your first LD, thought the visuals worked really well but did struggle figuring out the last word. Multiple clues could be a nice addition.
Wilou142814 Dec 2014, 12:03
I didn't manage to figure out the last word. Nice idea, original :D
Pulsartronic
Pulsartronic14 Dec 2014, 21:43
Well... strange entry but nice the sensation saving the world with the s* p* :D
janovbyrnisson25 Dec 2014, 17:06
Heh, nice game, managed to guess the spell. :D
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