Ludum Dare #32compo

Sophistication Annihilation

by newt_

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.78

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.78

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.97

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.55

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.66

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★58%

In Sophistication Annihilation, you are cast as two gentlemen attempting to protect culture and sophistication from the boorish influence of uncivilized media.

Translation: You fire missiles at televisions from the back of a horse.

Not convinced yet? Features include:
*Intense side-scrolling battle against difficult enemies.
*Utilize the power of words by literally blowing things up with them.
*Skill-demanding mechanics test your inner gentleman.
*At least several mind-blowing sound effects
*Cameo appearance by High Horse, who was not animated by a matter of artistic choice, and totally not because I ran out of time.
*Score based, so you can brag to all your friends about how successful you are in life and why they are puny and meaningless.

Thanks for downloading! I appreciate all feedback!

UPDATE (4/20): Fixed a typo and an annoying backspace bug that I didn't notice last night. Source updated as well.

Comments22

el_kloklo20 Apr 2015, 12:57

Some word were refused, i don't clearly understand zhy, but that was funny.

Kasmilus20 Apr 2015, 13:21

Incredibly fabulous horse!

Newt_author20 Apr 2015, 16:29

@el_kloklo: Which words? Also, you can't fire a missile until a TV comes onto the screen, so maybe that was it.

Paulozz20 Apr 2015, 22:04

That's a very fun concept.

Leandrus20 Apr 2015, 22:04

Good game. i made 22954 pts
very funny. i was freking out qhen they take away my keys hahahaha
Thanks for sharing.

hexdie20 Apr 2015, 22:36

Very interesting idea! Could use some music and some animation though.

chaosed020 Apr 2015, 22:38

Amazing. Near the end I was reduced to typing "ha" as fast as I could; made it to 79036. Only complaint is that there isn't any music.

matthewd67320 Apr 2015, 22:53

I don't normally enjoy typing games but that was actually really fun! Good work.

gene-z21 Apr 2015, 00:52

very interesting concept, congratulations

celisoft21 Apr 2015, 12:32

Nice idea and I like the fact that it's made with Python / PyGame. How did you generate your .exe file from the .py ? It's very useful ! I keep the game on my hard drive in order to replay it, this is very fun !!

parzivalTheVirtual21 Apr 2015, 19:55

Awesome concept. I haven't played word making games in a while but I really enjoyed yours. Great job!

RyanNielson22 Apr 2015, 01:19

Great concept, it really tested my vocabulary. Losing keys was also a great way to limit the player and penalize them from taking hits.

The only recommendation I could give would be a way to more quickly delete entire words quickly without having to press backspace over and over.

Newt_author22 Apr 2015, 03:09

@RyanNielson Thanks for playing, and for the suggestion! I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but when you a guess a word incorrectly, you can either backspace or just start typing to clear the panel and enter a new word.

dallonf22 Apr 2015, 14:55

They took the vowels first.

10/10

Acrimiens23 Apr 2015, 00:25

Haha, i like it, good game. Rly rly fun! Thanks for make this game ^^

F. Wiktora23 Apr 2015, 00:47

Heh, another great entry! You should really keep it up!

FrederickK23 Apr 2015, 01:00

Great idea!
5 stars on innovation! :D

BIZM23 Apr 2015, 18:12

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Very innovative idea, and very fun and addictive to play. My high score was 142732! :D

FeniX23 Apr 2015, 20:53

Great! That's an awesome idea! I really like the mechanics of losing letters when hit by TV. :D That's a pitty there are only few sounds in the game. Nice background music would make the game feel better.

CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD25 Apr 2015, 13:48

Wow, that's was super-challenging! Really unexpected gameplay =) Also like easter egg on funerals =) Nice dark humor. But with more and more tries i want faster way to replay. Like spacebar or something.

CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD25 Apr 2015, 13:51

Sorry, messed up browser tabs =)

KaiseanGames6 May 2015, 16:58

Very nice concept.
Destroying my keys? No, you don't! :p

Well done!