Cupid's arrows

by oadt
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
You are a criminal in control of Cupid's arrows. Use them to distract the guards.

Controls: Use WASD or arrow-keys to move | Use mouse to select guards

I highly recommend playing in a recent version of Chrome, Firefox or Opera. Loading may take some seconds.

I hope you like it :)

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Comments34

Humanoid
Humanoid19 Apr 2015, 21:11
Really nice idea, especially the new mechanic from the last stage. It looks nice and explains itself pretty well. And what isn't explained isn't explained for more fun experimenting with love arrows.
minnouu19 Apr 2015, 21:46
I really liked this... after that mechanic on the last stage I think that this could really go somewhere. Too bad it wasn't a bit longer.
XeroCake19 Apr 2015, 22:40
This was really fun and I love the pixel art. The concept is quite imaginative, and the mechanics are interesting.
Vulkanmannen19 Apr 2015, 23:18
I felt frustrated when i played. Sometimes when i shot the guys i think they walked illogical and it feels weird that i have to walk to start the game when I want to start with shooting tha guys.
Mantlair
Mantlair20 Apr 2015, 00:37
Nice idea nice mechanics! Nice guards. They keep watching while "making love"!
koredozo20 Apr 2015, 06:08
Darn, and I thought my idea was original!

Your take on it is completely different though and quite fun. This concept has a lot of potential if you decide to make the game longer.
ForSpareParts20 Apr 2015, 06:15
It was actually the *second to last* stage that grabbed me the most. Super clever spin on the mechanic.
Nanolotl
Nanolotl20 Apr 2015, 07:36
Took me a minute to figure out, but when I did it was great. I very good concept. Would have liked to see more puzzles. Great work.
nightlord
nightlord20 Apr 2015, 07:39
very nice idea. i also thought about love as an unconventional weapon on Friday but went in a different direction. i like the graphics. one issue i had was telling when they can or cannot see me.
From Smiling20 Apr 2015, 07:42
Great novel use of unconventional weapon! Without being too literal, which is great! I felt Some of the colouring / visuals of the of the level design was a bit noisy!
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt20 Apr 2015, 13:04
I can't do anything but to rate this very high.
Xgor
Xgor20 Apr 2015, 16:25
Love the idea and i wish that it could been used in even more crazy ways. Like creating a love triangle.
pythong20 Apr 2015, 18:04
i wonder how many ppl fell for the last level :v
fserb20 Apr 2015, 22:49
Nice idea. :)
Vytheros
Vytheros21 Apr 2015, 18:46
Got a lot of fun out of the level with 3 guards by makign two hug the other. The weapon isn't really conventional as they are just arrows, which are commonly used in other games and media. The pixel style is pretty cool and the animations feel really bloopy (?) and fun to watch.
OrkyOrks22 Apr 2015, 13:05
Love the design and mechanics. Love the sound when you successfully bring the two people together lol. Great entry!
ruthiepee
ruthiepee22 Apr 2015, 13:06
I like the way you explain the gameplay in the game-- I feel like that's something a lot of people leave out. The gameplay is immediately clear since you did that. It's quite fun too! The splash screen and game over screen are really stylish and you game has a really nice color palette.
jojocanard
jojocanard22 Apr 2015, 13:16
Great mechanic, nice interpretation of the theme both literally and as a mechanic. And funny ending ! Make the line of sight visible and it will be awesome.
LandoSystems
LandoSystems23 Apr 2015, 03:57
This is the kind of stuff I love seeing at LudumDare! Great job.
sebasRez
sebasRez24 Apr 2015, 17:33
This made me laugh. I liked the mechanics to this and I thought a good back story if he is the ultimate thief that stole cupids bow for nefarious purposes is great.
ploy
ploy25 Apr 2015, 13:23
Gameplay is excellent, but shooting Lesbians is much more enjoyable than helping gays :|
lvoursl25 Apr 2015, 15:03
amazing game:)
I have a lot of fun, thank you:)
Javabot26 Apr 2015, 03:07
I hope level 3 rots in an unused directory! 10/10 Very funny.
Langouste28 Apr 2015, 15:52
Super game! I love it, thanks ;)
philipp30 Apr 2015, 09:42
Love the idea (haha) and how you setup the puzzles. Needed a little bit to grasp the vision of the guards. Really would have liked to see more content :]
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames2 May 2015, 09:52
I did really like this! The game was a little short, but the idea was definitely there, and the last level was a wonderful mix of creative thinking and humour.

Good use of the theme!
PlasmaErnst3 May 2015, 11:52
Haha! Great, enjoyed it very much. Some more levels/situations would have been super. Sweet graphics. Very cool!
TeamFlare
TeamFlare3 May 2015, 12:00
Really nice idea, and execution. :)
(Funny , I played a similliar game here, but instead of making people love each other, you made them hate each other ;) It was a platformer though, but similliar mechanics)
GenericTeamName8 May 2015, 02:08
really creative game mechanic. I would love to see this expanded with more complex levels and AI
Andy Gainey8 May 2015, 04:21
Very clever. Add a few supplements to this core mechanic, and I bet you could come up with an endless collection of interesting puzzles.

The loss condition felt like it happened rather abruptly, but upon reflection, I think it was just the fact that the game play screen was replaced by the "They caught you" screen. I think somewhere in my brain, I wanted to continue to observe the map and where I and the guards were when I got caught, and I was mildly surprised and frustrated when I couldn't. But that's just a minor UI polish sort of thing.
jk5000
jk50008 May 2015, 11:19
Well done. The game length is fine, for ludum dare.
Druid
Druid9 May 2015, 21:13
Wow! Really cool entry! I love that game mechanics!

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