A Shadow In The Night
You are the shadow that cast the night. They are merely appetisers, mere mortal morsels to tempt your tongue. But tonight you must make do with what little scraps you can find...
* CONTROLS *
Use the mouse to charge jumps and hold down to float in the air - imagine a friendly mix of Desert Golfing, Super Meat Boy and the delightful taste of blood and you're on the right track.
You can have a practice in the title screen if you are unsure how to control it.
I'll make more levels if folks want to play them, I just ran out of time. I would also like to apologise for any bugs that may have slipped in. Once again, game jam conditions do not make for fully tested games.
Have fun you God forsaken bloodsuckers!
*
Created in 72 hours (only just)
Code, design and art by Andrew Stewart - @triplevisgames on twitter
Sound and Music by James Campbell - @obiwanbalogna on twitter
Special thanks to @ashtom_gva on Twitter for the Mac build. Go follow that guy.
* CONTROLS *
Use the mouse to charge jumps and hold down to float in the air - imagine a friendly mix of Desert Golfing, Super Meat Boy and the delightful taste of blood and you're on the right track.
You can have a practice in the title screen if you are unsure how to control it.
I'll make more levels if folks want to play them, I just ran out of time. I would also like to apologise for any bugs that may have slipped in. Once again, game jam conditions do not make for fully tested games.
Have fun you God forsaken bloodsuckers!
*
Created in 72 hours (only just)
Code, design and art by Andrew Stewart - @triplevisgames on twitter
Sound and Music by James Campbell - @obiwanbalogna on twitter
Special thanks to @ashtom_gva on Twitter for the Mac build. Go follow that guy.
Genres: platformer
Comments51
tripleVisionGames25 Aug 2015, 12:33
Ok, Mac version is now up. Massive thanks to @ashtom_gva on twitter :D
SecularBaron25 Aug 2015, 12:33
Very well made and polished!
Sunflower25 Aug 2015, 13:59
My absolute favourite so far; granted, out of only 15 games, but still I really like what you've done here!
The wow:
- sound effects and music (to put it in better perspective: I checked if there's any convenient soundtrack link, and not finding out I just left the game open in background)
- graphics & animation
- all-round-polish
The yay:
- creative and well-executed game mechanics
- well-designed levels
The nay:
- could use some sort of tutorial; but it pales compared to the overall impression
I'd like to see enhanced version, especially with a tutorial and saving + level selection screen (and maybe different zones with different soundtracks, too?)!
The wow:
- sound effects and music (to put it in better perspective: I checked if there's any convenient soundtrack link, and not finding out I just left the game open in background)
- graphics & animation
- all-round-polish
The yay:
- creative and well-executed game mechanics
- well-designed levels
The nay:
- could use some sort of tutorial; but it pales compared to the overall impression
I'd like to see enhanced version, especially with a tutorial and saving + level selection screen (and maybe different zones with different soundtracks, too?)!
NightShadow025 Aug 2015, 14:12
Clever concept, i like the using of your life as a resource to move.
The controls aren't very intuitive though, and it took me a while to realize you can float because i wasn't sure if i just had the wrong angle/strength to get through level 2. Some sort of guiding arc might have been useful.
Solid entry though, i like the artstyle and music, very Castlevania. Nice work!
The controls aren't very intuitive though, and it took me a while to realize you can float because i wasn't sure if i just had the wrong angle/strength to get through level 2. Some sort of guiding arc might have been useful.
Solid entry though, i like the artstyle and music, very Castlevania. Nice work!
foreverisbetter25 Aug 2015, 15:05
Love it. My favourite so far. never played anything quite like it
Saf25 Aug 2015, 15:31
Solid entry! Clever control scheme. It is a great arcade experience. Well done
Mathieu Muller25 Aug 2015, 15:46
Congrats to my first five star in overall. This game is clearly fit for a mobile device. Would buy it if it was on iPhone/Android.
And boy, I didn't expect the sunlight :D.
And boy, I didn't expect the sunlight :D.
Legulysse25 Aug 2015, 15:50
Great game over here
janiq25 Aug 2015, 15:58
Very very nice. Everything perfect and screenshake is super :-)
Mr. Jif25 Aug 2015, 16:55
I love the mechanic, although having it explained in game would have been nice, I didn't have too hard of a time figuring it out :) Graphics and Audio were amazing! Well done
randomhuman25 Aug 2015, 17:01
Takes a few tries to get the hang of, but it's super fun when you do! Mua-hua-hua-hua! Love those sound effects!
FiSilva25 Aug 2015, 18:38
I love the art!
Controls are a little hard but I guess that's part of the fun
Controls are a little hard but I guess that's part of the fun
crucknuk25 Aug 2015, 19:35
Really nice game. Good work !
Gamepopper25 Aug 2015, 19:42
Very well polished game. I like the novel puzzle-platforming idea that you have, and it would've been nice to have a bit more variety (I got as far enough to see the same platforms, people and spikes).
AlexPGilbert25 Aug 2015, 21:10
I love the polish! The game is fun. When I thought the controls were awful at first, but then after the first few levels I felt super bad ass when I timed and landed a jump perfectly. Great job!
SaintHeiser26 Aug 2015, 07:16
Nice atmospreic game! Puzzles are pretty well made =)
Theme also well interpretatied. Good job!
Theme also well interpretatied. Good job!
andyman40426 Aug 2015, 19:36
Thanks for putting up the Mac version! I like the movement/blood mechanic. Well done!
GameQuester26 Aug 2015, 20:14
That game is very good and polished. Didn't make it to the end yet, but I will try it later. The sound and graphics really stand out. You really did a great job here.
Kep27 Aug 2015, 13:23
Great animation and mood. Tons of levels. About as much frustration as I would expect from a Golf Sim/Super Meat Boy mix. (Hence my rage quit.) Still certainly one of the better games.
I would suggest you eliminate the retry screen and just respawn the player. That 2 seconds doesn't seem like much, but after seeing it 50 times, it gets annoying. A quit/main menu button on the screen somewhere would be enough.
I would suggest you eliminate the retry screen and just respawn the player. That 2 seconds doesn't seem like much, but after seeing it 50 times, it gets annoying. A quit/main menu button on the screen somewhere would be enough.
XaviorPenguin27 Aug 2015, 15:09
Oh yeah...frustrating...as...heck! :) I love it. I was able to get through all the way until I came across a scrolling level, previous levels didn't have a scrolling part, just what you saw on the screen. That was the part that got me to say "F it!" and throw my computer out the window only to see that it burst into flames only to tell me to Retry. Upon hitting Retry, my computer came back to me in its previous glory and this level was back on my screen. Did I do something wrong?
In all seriousness, if this was made in the amount of time given, you did a great job. There is definitely a learning curve but I think once a player gets to that curve, it is going to be a hard game to beat. Sound, graphics, gameplay are all really well done for this small of a game. Good job! I am enjoying it.
In all seriousness, if this was made in the amount of time given, you did a great job. There is definitely a learning curve but I think once a player gets to that curve, it is going to be a hard game to beat. Sound, graphics, gameplay are all really well done for this small of a game. Good job! I am enjoying it.
dickpoelen27 Aug 2015, 17:53
That was a lot of fun (and pretty!). Two tiny things that would be nice: A reset button (in case you mess up a jump to bad), and maybe have your jump charge just a little faster.
sararyCow27 Aug 2015, 21:35
Innovative, addictive and pretty. What else can be asked?
Solid entry.
Solid entry.
Frump28 Aug 2015, 03:56
That was fun. Unique mechanics and quite polished. Took a while to get used to the controls but when I did they felt great. Well done.
careless28 Aug 2015, 09:47
Excellent game, really had lots of fun playing this.
Graphics are spot on, very nice pixel art. Great concept, smooth controls.
Music is good too.
Another great entry, the mechanics could be applied to other themes to create all sorts of fun stuff :D
Graphics are spot on, very nice pixel art. Great concept, smooth controls.
Music is good too.
Another great entry, the mechanics could be applied to other themes to create all sorts of fun stuff :D
derr28 Aug 2015, 15:49
Great idea and well executed. It controls very nicely, I love it!
matthias_zarzecki28 Aug 2015, 20:27
Spooky! Nice work :)
inbetweengames29 Aug 2015, 10:17
Wow that was a lot of levels to go through!
Really fun gameplay mechanics and great theme!
Really fun gameplay mechanics and great theme!
OxyOxspring29 Aug 2015, 10:19
Brilliant!
wg_phancock29 Aug 2015, 10:24
Wow, this game was really really nice. Reminds me a lot of our game from last LD. Theme was great, art style was great, mechanics were clever. One annoying thing was not being able to move at all, and landing just outside the range of farmers and needing to mess around trying to do a tiny hop onto them.
Datamosh29 Aug 2015, 11:48
Attack animation is amazing. Great entry, polished and fun!
Sypanite29 Aug 2015, 12:01
That was great - pretty difficult in places.
Tselmek29 Aug 2015, 12:33
Really interesting mechanics, nice graphics and audio too. The level design is really great.
dunin29 Aug 2015, 13:03
Really cool game. Fun and beautiful.
SOmething strange in the difficulty curve (I had a hard level and then two or three easy levels...) but it is the only complaint I have. Great great job!
SOmething strange in the difficulty curve (I had a hard level and then two or three easy levels...) but it is the only complaint I have. Great great job!
steve29 Aug 2015, 13:06
Great pixel art and a fun movement mechanic that's tougher to master than it initially appears, good work! I would have liked a quick retry button though for when I mess up! Mwahahaha!
Xanjos29 Aug 2015, 22:03
Lack of a restart function definitely makes it slightly frustrating at times but I absolutely love the gameplay mechanics.
Eldan_Knight29 Aug 2015, 22:10
Yeah, absolutely 5/5! Great idea, perfect performance. Easy to learn and hard to master, like all the best games. Also outstanding graphics and music. It's the best game I have tasted in this Ludum Dare and definitely this should be at the top of many videogame markets! Congratulations, keep on the good work!
OnionBlaze30 Aug 2015, 01:50
Fun game mechanic. Love the pixel art and music also. Great work! :D
KhaoTom30 Aug 2015, 16:49
Excellent game, looks, sounds, plays great!
Sergi Montaner31 Aug 2015, 19:06
Very polished game and the visual feedback in the bloodbar is excelent.
The game mechanic doesn't need explanation.
So congratulations!
The game mechanic doesn't need explanation.
So congratulations!
HappyHour1 Sep 2015, 01:39
Pleasantly surprised by this one. Unique and responsive control scheme + nicely fitting audio and visuals.
Franklin's Ghost1 Sep 2015, 14:00
This was a great entry with polished graphics and audio. Liked the whole concept of using your life force as your movement and having to be careful with how you approached the later levels so you didn't end up turning to dust. Clever mechanic and nice use of the theme. Have added it to my list of favourites from this Ludum Dare.
Pomb2 Sep 2015, 08:07
This is awesome man! I love the feel. Some added animations on the take down would make it feel even more satisfying to get the kill. Great work!
NidzaKornjaca3 Sep 2015, 23:30
Great idea! The only thing I'd complain about is the exit on escape and the lack of level selection or something like that (you might see the two are somewhat related).
The graphics, mechanics, music and levels are great!
The graphics, mechanics, music and levels are great!
KrisDevelopment4 Sep 2015, 20:11
One of the best i have played so far, very nice!
Slothmachine13 Sep 2015, 21:13
I love your pixel art! The gameplay was solid and challenging. Really polished in so little time. Great Job!
Erkberg13 Sep 2015, 21:45
Very nice idea for controlling the movement of your character. It is pretty hard sometimes, but feels even more rewarding when succeeding. The visuals and audio are also very, very good. Overall, a great game, good job!
shawn4214 Sep 2015, 01:33
Lots of stars in my rating. ;) Very fun and unique.
walsh914 Sep 2015, 05:46
Really neat movement mechanics. Art and sound are wonderful. Game overall is very polished. Terrific game!
Jan Tuts14 Sep 2015, 20:11
Simply great overall :) Well done!
Jupiter_Hadley13 Oct 2015, 15:41
Lovely game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/K5Eh9xNFJGY
Thanks