A game where your goal is to survive for as long as possible against zombies. This is my first entry to Ludum Dare and I did not have as much time as I wanted to spare this weekend.
Pretty cool. I liked the lighting / visibility. It's hard. I have trouble living long enough to even get the first upgrade, and beyond exploiting the zombies by getting them stuck on corners, I'm not sure what to do.
Good idea to use "fog of war". On little sceen player still have what to explore. But this game too hard for me. I can recommend to use round shapes for collision to prevent stucking near corners. Also give player little time to learn how and where he can move before zombie spawning. Just as little learning curve.
The lighting effect with large pixels is nice. You could have put the tutorial information like controls and objectives on the main screen. I didn't quite understand the upgrading mechanics.
Tutorial is a little tough to read when there's a zombie coming at you from the start, but the lighting effect is REALLY COOL! Sadly I didn't get to progress much. I think if zombie health were to be cut in half this would be much more playable.
Congrats on your first Ludum Dare entry! I like the atmosphere of the game, the lowered vision really adds to the tension and difficulty. I did want the shooting to be faster though, since it was tough to maneuver in the rooms and the zombies had quite a bit of health. I did die once to a zombie attack me through one of the walls, which was kinda funny! Good job!
Game would be a bit funner if you could shoot a bit faster, didn't tend to get stuck on enemies, or moved a bit swifter.
That being said, the fog of war mechanic was awesome. I know it's only one component of the game, but having the "giant pixel" fog of war system totally made the game for me. Great entry!
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Graphics are definitely weak point.
Theme & Mood are pretty beautiful though!
That being said, the fog of war mechanic was awesome. I know it's only one component of the game, but having the "giant pixel" fog of war system totally made the game for me. Great entry!