Labyrinth: The Watering

by shared
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★39%
IF CHROME DOESN'T LET YOU DOWNLOAD, PRESS CTRL+J TO FORCE IT TO

This is my first try at both making a game, and at Ludum Dare.

Use your bottomless watering can to drown your ennemies, killing them slowly, but surely.

The game features :

- 3 Levels: An introductive one, the Labyrinth and a boss.

- Atari-ish sound effects, this plus the crude programmer art make the game quite linked with your imagination.

- A rudimentary score system

- A very satisfying ending.

NOTE : This game is NOT easy, but you can get to the end (I did it, you can do it too)

How to play :

- WASD to move

- Mouse to pour water

P.S. : The game is locked at 1024 x 768 resolution.

P.P.S. : If you're stuck in the very first room, try watering the whole place, you should find it out.

Comments16

sxmn20 Apr 2015, 03:34
those two big black snakes got me from both sides
guigrillo13
guigrillo1320 Apr 2015, 16:51
really good game man!!!
Keep doing it
seankimdesign
seankimdesign20 Apr 2015, 16:52
Just as an FYI, Chrome browser labels your game file as 'malicious' and force removes your game after download.
bace100020 Apr 2015, 16:53
You should really have made it easier. When someone's trying to rate the game they'll probably give up really early. Good work for 48 hours, though.
Ilseroth
Ilseroth20 Apr 2015, 16:56
Was about to say screw it then saw the P.P.S. and decided to persevere. Until I cleaned out the 2nd room and got tackled by the snake repeatedly. The concept is fine but your attacks have little feedback and with instant death it means a lot of pointless deaths.

Also that sound for pouring water was unbelievably annoying.
Iak20 Apr 2015, 17:09
Jup, same situation as seankimdesign mentioned...
elpaulo20 Apr 2015, 17:09
Black snakes are hardcore ! maybe you shoud implement a life bar to not die at the first hit.
Congratulations for your first game !
Shared
Sharedauthor20 Apr 2015, 17:22
Added Info in the post for those who can't download it
benmcnelly
benmcnelly20 Apr 2015, 17:42
I like that its hard, I know people tend to bail on your game early, but a walk in the park just isn't fun. Hard mode or get out! Good work!
Artylo
Artylo20 Apr 2015, 17:45
I try playing games without looking at the instructions on the page, and yours is the first one that explains itself pretty quickly. I like the aesthetic, the sounds are nice. Could do with some music. Gameplay is great and difficult.
WebFreak001
WebFreak00120 Apr 2015, 17:49
Insanely difficult. But im a person who really likes difficult games. So hard but i had lots of fun. They werent even frustating deaths because the game is kept simple, so there are no invisible walls that block me unfairly.
nuprahtor20 Apr 2015, 20:39
It took me ~10 respawns to leave the first room, and then the black monster killed me.
Strangely addicting, I like this game.
CornflowerBlue
CornflowerBlue21 Apr 2015, 02:05
This is probably one of the more difficult LD entries I've played. I think water as the weapon was simple yet a very nice choice. Nice work for 48 hours.
LuckyCassette21 Apr 2015, 13:01
Fun concept. Reminds me of the set up of some old atari games, esp with the beep boop. I get stuck on walls often, though. Hard to evade enemies as a result.
adnzzzzZ21 Apr 2015, 13:08
This is difficult but in a bad way. Look up steering behaviors to make entities follow a player in a more interesting and less punishing manner. The way they follow you now and the way they explode make it for very uninteresting gameplay and unfair gameplay.
Dohxis27 Apr 2015, 18:21
Nice entry :)

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