Monster(モンスター)

by arthg
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.69
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.54
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★52%
Journey through the darkness. Bring your victims to their ultimate fate.

(Best enjoyed with headphones.)

Controls:

A - Go Left
D - Go Right
Space - Jump
W - Slash

Slashing close to the victims makes them jump, but if your blade touches them, they die.

Chase your victims to the end, and follow them.

Genres: platformer
Tools: GameMaker

Comments18

dickpoelen
dickpoelen24 Aug 2015, 14:32
Cool. I like how you're herding your victims instead of killing them on the spot.
RedFil24 Aug 2015, 14:46
Pretty hard to "slash" without killing them, a reset button would be nice ;)
Good job
Pyrofoux
Pyrofoux24 Aug 2015, 15:34
The concept is very interesting. Nice, for a second Ludum Dare participation !
Frozen Fractal
Frozen Fractal24 Aug 2015, 16:30
The sound is appropriately creepy. But I found that my victims would often not stop running, and all fall like lemmings down a hole.
StrideWide24 Aug 2015, 19:22
Interesting premise, a bit hard to keep up with the victims and I would like a reset button, but all-in-all I liked it. Fun sound design.
Lianne Booton24 Aug 2015, 23:14
Very creepy! A reset button would be a welcome addition. I like the herding mechanic, having to refrain from slashing people was a lot harder than I expected!
Crowbeak
Crowbeak25 Aug 2015, 08:09
This is a really neat concept, but the controls need work.
AlexPGilbert
AlexPGilbert26 Aug 2015, 02:21
I literally had a laughing attack for like 10 minutes due to this game... Omg this is amazing! I really love the idea. Forcing your victims to things against there will is about as much of a monster you can get!

What I liked
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The mechanics were very creative and I liked that.

What needs Improvement.
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forcing your guys to jump is hard... Just the timing of their jump is hard to nail down. Also there is no reward for freeing the victims.
crucknuk
crucknuk26 Aug 2015, 22:52
there is something creepy and mysterious in this game. The sfx are terrible...I'm scared
Robot Souls Games
Robot Souls Games26 Aug 2015, 23:17
There's pretty much no repercussions for killing them, and no way to get them back, even when you die. They don't really get chased well.
AlexSet26 Aug 2015, 23:22
Liking the concept, as mentioned above a way to reset would be welcomed.
tehPHEN
tehPHEN27 Aug 2015, 01:41
Whoa. Creepy as heck when they screamed!
Slothmachine
Slothmachine28 Aug 2015, 21:10
Interesting concept, but really hard to control.
rudra
rudra29 Aug 2015, 14:17
Really liked the idea. The idea of chasing your enemies instead of killing them was pretty well made and implemented. Good job!
MattV30 Aug 2015, 19:10
Love the concept! Wish there was a reset button to get my people back and try again.
Dianouille31 Aug 2015, 17:30
Nice game ! You could add more obstacles ;), but the end is really cool (particularly the red screen with the sentences, really creepy !).
Lady Beardo1 Sep 2015, 02:45
Interesting concept! Must admit that I slashed more than I herded...

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