Crushing Doubt

by fjalar
A little something for our first game.

Clearly we ran out of time before we could finish what we were working on. Assets and ideas had to remain unused.
But we're proud of it for what it is.

For a slightly updated/bugfixed version, and thus for the best experience, please use the web link.

-Objective-
You are a god and you are bored. Crush your followers with a huge rock for your own amusement. The more you get the better.

-Instructions-
Please read this part carefully and come back to it if you're left wondering what to do. Unfortunately there aren't any in-game instructions (time constraints), so this'll have to suffice:

Use your mouse for everything. Touch controls are implemented but untested.

Collect devotion (your currency) by building more followers. Reconvert doubters (the guys that are not walking), who are trying to ruin your name, by clicking on them. Don't let them fill up the doubt gauge.
Buy a rock with your devotion and unleash it with a right click.
To keep your little lemmings from moving out of view (which will kill them), drag and drop the tree to block their path. This will become harder the more followers you've spawned.

The secret to a high score is in not letting things get out of hand and knowing when to spawn the rock and drop it.

-Credits-
Visuals: N. Tisdell (aka WizemanTheWicked)
Everything else: J. Everts (aka Fjalar)

Two sound effects were made using samples from soundbible.com, the rest were recorded in-house.
The music is a variation on "Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Johannes Brahms, made in-house as well.

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Comments7

Team MAC21 Apr 2015, 15:53
The game ran, but I could not figure out what to do. I tried clicking everywhere but nothing seemed to happen.
Fjalarauthor21 Apr 2015, 16:02
We had no time to implement in-game instructions. Please read the description if you're having trouble figuring out what to do.
Thanks for playing. :-)
bpleonvong
bpleonvong21 Apr 2015, 16:17
Pretty casual game, having too many followers makes it hard to block both sides with just one tree. Music was nice.
terrykim42621 Apr 2015, 16:21
I tried to play a few rounds, only manage to drag a tree around. After that I have no idea what I'm trying to do here.
PoQA Games25 Apr 2015, 03:17
Once I finally figured out how to play, the ending was very satisfying.

I know you didn't have time to put in-game tutorials in, but you could have explained the controls better on this page!

For those wondering, you build devotion by clicking on followers who are standing still. Don't let them wander off the screen - move the tree by left clicking and holding.

Click the button on the right to buy more followers, which will make it much easier to get more devotion.
badlydrawnrod25 Apr 2015, 14:16
Interesting use of Lemmings style mechanics. The little followers were quite cute.
MegaBrutal10 May 2015, 07:32
At first I was confused how am I supposed to win, but then I figured it out, and I could do it in like the 3rd or 4th try. It's an entertaining game, if you get its goal. Anyway, the numbers are a little confusing, I don't always see how my actions affect my devotion and doubt.

Nice game, keep up the good work! :)
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