Ludum Dare #33compo

Killer Librarian: Vengeance

by chanko08

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.17

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.05

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★33%

Ludum Dare 33 #

Killer Librarian 2: Vengeance ##

Little kids accidentally toppled a stack of books over you while there happened to

be a solar eclipse ... and all the planets were aligned with each other.

This has cursed you to become a vampire upon dying under the stack of books.

Now your one mission is to destroy all the patrons of your surprisingly large

library, and to collect the books they are guarding (reading).

Controls ##

If you have ever played Hocus Pocus (an old game), then it will be similar to that.

* Left Control Key - throw library cards

* Space Key - jump

* Arrow Keys - move

Credits ##

Programming, the arguably beautiful abstract art, and the symphony of sounds all

created by Alex Bechanko.

The Code ##

The code is available on github with

the MIT License.

The run the code you need to have Love2d version 0.9.2 or greater

(although greater has not been tested).

For Linux users, provided that Love2d is on you path you can simply run

`love /path/to/folder` and that will start the game.

Comments12

MoogleSensei25 Aug 2015, 20:11

Pretty fun, I love that you get to through library cards at people, something that I've always wanted to do. I have discovered a crazy bug/behavior though. I thought maybe I could press up and shoot at the same time. But holding up and pressing ctrl made the librarian float like crazy, and mashing ctrl while doing this produced some freaky warping effects.

SecularBaron27 Aug 2015, 01:32

I like how my weapon sounded like Galaga. I was able to fall out of the map on the right side of the 2nd level.

GameQuester27 Aug 2015, 01:36

At one point I fell ot of the level. Overall it was a pretty fun game.

neuroaktivo27 Aug 2015, 02:13

Knowledge sucks! xD

chanko08author27 Aug 2015, 02:15

Whoops, didn't realize I left that gaping hole in the level. Thanks for pointing it out!

IonProgramming27 Aug 2015, 02:18

Brilliant idea! A bit repetitive, but still fun.

thedashdude27 Aug 2015, 02:19

Fun, no bells and whistles, but better than a lot of prettier games. The walking was really funny. Reminded me why I try to never make animated images.

pkenney27 Aug 2015, 02:22

I remember enjoying Killer Librarian 1, the puzzle game, so I had to check out the sequel.

I beat the game, it had fun controls and I enjoyed jumping around, but I missed the puzzle challenge of the first one.

Heads up, on my first run I walked off the right hand side of the map on level 2, fell past the level, and sailed off into the void.

Oh wait, I see in the other comments I can throw library cards!

I just played a little more to try them, cool sound.

chanko08author27 Aug 2015, 02:29

Yeah this one I definitely bit off far more than I could chew. I'm hoping next time I'll have something a bit more complete. I do have to agree that I liked the puzzle element to the first as well more than I liked trying the platformer style. Perhaps... next time.

Slashee the Cow27 Aug 2015, 06:14

I was also able to fall off the right edge of the second level. Pretty gun though, maybe a bit easy. Was really nice to see another compo entry though, I'm sick of all the jam entries making me feel bad about what little I can accomplish in two days.

adsilcott3 Sep 2015, 13:16

Pretty fun platformer. The walking animation on the librarian looked like she had a crazy leg. My suggestion would be is to animation both of her legs. I also fell out of the map on the right side on the second level.

chikun Dev Team14 Sep 2015, 10:06

Nice to see another developer using the LOVE platform! Interesting mechanics including the use of a dynamic health 'bar' to make the game more seamless. Limiting the projectile weapons might make the game more challenging. Would recommend.

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