Animancer

by nickw
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.37
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★32%
Robots have taken over the world

Wield the power of the forest to take back control of the planet from the robot usurpers.

Summon snakes, birds squirrels and more!

I decided to forgo the frustration of dealing with my color blindness (moderate protanopia) and do this one in greyscale. I think it came out pretty good!

Source for the Unity port is here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/154796290/AnimancerUnitySrc.zip

Comments31

Franklin's Ghost
Franklin's Ghost20 Apr 2015, 11:50
Liked that you had the animals help with the fight back against the robots and that you had time to include a boss. Took me awhile to beat him but once I had, I liked the surprise ending.
UltraRat
UltraRat20 Apr 2015, 19:22
I really want to know what sound does a summoned squirrel makes.
Liz England20 Apr 2015, 19:38
Am I the savior of the animals or sending them to their deaths?!

The sound & music is top notch.
syncxzoz21 Apr 2015, 05:58
lol... i like this game!!!

the summoner.... who summon animation.. then the animation will kill any enemy... lol

the sound and that trick to summon bird are good!
lorenzo45621 Apr 2015, 06:00
This game is awesome, I really like it. The sounds were really good, I loved the boss animations, you've really but in some small details like when you die your health goes all the way down before restarting, stuff like that. I really liked it :), simple and fun game. Plus boss was challanging.
sararyCow
sararyCow21 Apr 2015, 06:08
Good art & music, I love the animal animations. And what an end! :O
I enjoyed the experience.
The Pixel Collective21 Apr 2015, 06:28
This may be my favorite LD game I have played yet! Summoning a horde of animals feels so amazing. Animations are solid, sprite work is spot on, movement feels perfect. Spot on game!
wg_phancock21 Apr 2015, 07:14
I really enjoyed the greyscale, and I think it actually probably came out better than it would have if you had done color. The silhouettes just really feel "right." Overall a very sold platformer with a good challenge.

The part with the two bomb throwing guys on the stairs was tricky. Gave me trouble, but I got past it!
Adreqi21 Apr 2015, 07:19
Couldn't beat the boss *_* (well I suck at bosses anyway)
Great game though, I love sending animals to their death to kill robots :3
Liked both graphics and music, well it doesn't loop perfectly but it does the job.
Archonthewizard
Archonthewizard21 Apr 2015, 07:25
Great game, very well made. I felt super powerful summoning hordes of forest creatures to my aid.
GeorgeBroussard21 Apr 2015, 07:38
Great entry! I loved this. It was really satisfying to summon animals to attack. Loved the b&w style art. Music was great. And a terrific boss fight. Legitimately great entry.
GeorgeBroussard21 Apr 2015, 07:45
re: source...took a quick peek. Didn't see any Unity stuff and a lot of XNA source?
PIXEL^321 Apr 2015, 08:29
Nice solid game with some good potential here. The boss patterns were pretty good and the enemies were used in pretty smart ways. Could use a graphic overhaul and some more bosses, and whales.
Murchurl
Murchurl21 Apr 2015, 11:20
Really well presented game fore its simplicity! love the idea for the theme great job!
alpha_rat21 Apr 2015, 11:24
Great entry with a very original idea
I especially like the music
Nick Weihsauthor21 Apr 2015, 17:26
@GeorgeBroussard My process involves creating the game initially with an engine/tools set that I made based on XNA. I then import everything into Unity using a compatibility layer that I also made. I've linked the unity source in the description.
AtomicVikings21 Apr 2015, 19:14
I had fun. I loved the way you taught the player, without actually telling the player what to do, but through gameplay.
asobi tech
asobi tech22 Apr 2015, 08:38
I really liked this, great art style and animation. Lovely variety of animals to attack with, all with different speeds and sizes. A little sad they all got slaughtered by the robots.
The castlevania/megaman knock back was a killer, but I liked that as it made me more cautious.
Great variety on the final boss attacks and lovely ending.
Music and sound was all very fitting.
Excellent work :D
decodersmith24 Apr 2015, 05:01
Great music and graphics! A very impressive entry. All of the animal animations are really smooth. Feels like a long lost Gameboy game.
vidarn
vidarn24 Apr 2015, 20:43
That was amazing!
A fun, fast paced and beautiful game.
I think the game length was perfect, it was engaging the whole way through and the final boss fight was epic!
Buzzwerd
Buzzwerd25 Apr 2015, 06:42
We really enjoyed playing this on our stream. Super cool concept and really fun to play! It seems like a lot of thought was put into the game design.
tripleVisionGames25 Apr 2015, 09:35
Very lovely audio work and you've done a good job with the look of it too, particularly with the animations. Felt well made altogether
robboberty27 Apr 2015, 23:28
This is pretty fun. I think this could be a really awesome game if fleshed out after the Compo. I could see leveling and different animals to accomplish different tasks working out really good.

I made a video of my playthrough: http://youtu.be/xMZ2pqRubcc
Lukbebalduke
Lukbebalduke1 May 2015, 16:47
The animations are amazing!
Congrats =D
ChuiGum
ChuiGum2 May 2015, 04:33
I LOVE the idea, really innovative. Perfect with the theme too, well done!
joe40001
joe400012 May 2015, 07:46
Great, innovative well polished little game.
SteveSalmond
SteveSalmond2 May 2015, 11:22
That ending.. XD Really cool concept, and love the fact that you put in the boss battle at the end. Props!
Omiya Games
Omiya Games5 May 2015, 00:44
I enjoy commanding the animal kingdom to destroy mean robots.

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