This was extremely tiring yet amazingly fun game to make in 72 hours. I'm shattered now but I'm hoping it'll be worth it in the end!
Anyway before I go on about the game, I highly suggest you download and play the WINDOWS version! The web/flash version is cut down and runs slower, so if you want the true awesome experience play the WINDOWS version!
So, what's it about? Well basically the Devil's daughter wants a new pair of shoes and her dad isn't giving them to her... Cue, collecting souls.
I wanted to do more with the game, a couple of extra levels and a intro dream sequence but time and energy was against me so sadly that had to be scrapped. Maybe next time.
So the controls are basically
(You can turn down the sound or mute by using the +/- keys)
WASD/Arrows to move Mouse - Aim W or Up Arrow - Jump Left Click - Shoot gun.
The attention to detail is stunning, the gameplay is amazing, it's incredibly well polished and the voice acting gets the sense of humor across really well.
I love the visual style of this game. Extremely well done. The level design was good. My only complaints are the controls were a little iffy and the character's voice got annoying after a while. Other than that, this is a very well made game.
Best entry of Ludum Dare I've seen so far! The amount of content (and extremely well made content I might add) is astonishing. The art style is perfect for the sort of game this is and it looks great, too. The music is well made and oldschool and the gameplay is not the most innovative idea ever but it's polished almost to perfection. It's also funny and has a charm to it that few LD games have. Overall, as I said, best entry I have seen so far! Only problem is the fact you jump with W. I really wished there was a dedicated button for it.
Gameplay felt polished, too, but the controls felt a bit stiff on the Newsgrounds version and at times I had problems differentiating interactable items from the background (the best way to ensure what was what was to shoot at everything, so nothing too biggie)
This game is plain awesome! The voice acting is sublime. The jump + wall jump controls are very polished Lots of content: map elements, enemies, cat gun!!!
The criticism I would give is that some map elements are hard to see, like the black bouncing tiles. Also the enemies could try to shoot at you, not just move randomly and shoot whatever direction they move.
Anyway, there is a lot of stuff there, and considering the little time we had, its amazing.
Not the most original of games, but: Graphics: Awesome. Art style: Awesome. Sound: Awesome. Great game overall. Gotta love the self ironic comments and the fourth wall breakage!
there's a lot of great games, but not many that are great AND look complete, hardly surprising with only 1 weekend, but you seemed to have pulled it off. The voice acting in particular was epic. Love the profanity laser xD. Note to those who wished for a dedicated jump key, i much prefer it this way, when your other hand is busy with aiming, having both keys about touching is much more practical for wall jumping, i find.
Awesome game. Congratulations on the art style and the look in general. Audio is great and the different in-game comments add to the fun. Profanity gun and kitty launcher are just wonderful. I'm maybe a bit retarded because i couldn't get how to use the wall jump properly for en entire game. It made the vertical level and the last one so difficult. My hands hurt now, but i beat the game. Hopefully there are infinite lives. Thanks a lot for that ;) Interesting level design too. Big plus for the one with the key where everything goes into planning in the first trip.
Is that a LD game seriously ? What a game men ! This is fu*ng awesome, level design is really well designed (especially the one when you have to get the key and come back, make me cry first time).
Too long, and the platforming difficulty is too high for the controls. The walljumping is more frustrating than anything I've seen so far in LD.
Which is a shame, I was incredibly impressed by the visuals and number of mechanics for a jam game. But now I just want to break something. The level with the 1 wide pillars with spikes at the top, with the falling blocks and bullet hell from the ceiling was my breaking point.
To add, don't get me wrong, I still gave a very high rating, because the game is amazing. I'm just disappointed to be leaving it in anger instead of amazement. I was mindblown during the first 3-4 levels. Amazing artwork.
So this is brilliant. I can actually see it being released commercially if you can fix up some of the control issues (I found jumping from one wall to another unbelievably difficult) but yeah, unbelievably strong idiom, fantastic audio, lot of fun. Nice!
Well done! Especially like the content (art and voice acting). It's amazing that you were able to accomplish all of this in the short time available.
Possible improvements:
- Wall jumps should be triggered by jumping close to a wall, not by jumping while pressing against the wall. This would make it a lot easier to alternate between walls.
I must say I am impressed with the amount of content. Level 8 was much harder than the boss the difficulty progression is fine until then so boss needs a buff. Most of the weapons are useless since the long invulnerability make extra bullets not do anything.
The amount of graphical polish in the game is astounding! Seriously it looks like a completed game. You did a great job on the visual design. Audio is lovely too. Controls were a little clunky to be honest, and gameplay wasn't super challenging, but I feel those are easily fixable. Great game!
Probably the best game i've played so far! Felt like a proper professional released game! I'd definitely pay money for a fuller version of this! My only complaint is that the climbing level with the springs was ruthless, and the level after that was near impossible!
This game is awesome and huge. I love the art style and the audio, the levels are well designed and it plays nice. It's very fun to both play and watch others play.
Very polished and nice looking game. Sometimes hard to actually see what was going on due to the colors. Some other ways of separation between foreground, background and eye candy would have meade it easier to play.
Felt really solid and complete all around. The map with the key was an interesting design and the other maps were also pretty different from each other so it didn't get too stale despite the basic run & gun gameplay. Humor and aesthetic was the best part for me.
Like some people have already mentioned some graphics were hard to see. Also the final boss could've been more interesting / harder in my opinion. Had some problems with jumping away from a wall too, but nothing too major. I would've also preferred it if the weapon pickups were static instead of random. Maybe there could've even been hidhden areas (like the area in one of the maps near the start with a weapon box in it and jump-blocks in the ceiling, didn't figure out how to get there) which would've contained some easter eggs or the best weapons in the game. But even as it was, it was really impressive for 72 hours.
Absolutely brilliant! I have no idea how you were able to churn out this level of polish and quality for the jam, but you did! Hilarious game, great mechanics, awesome style, inspired weapons - really good!
Solid entry, though a classic platformer but so much polish and absolutely super humorous loved it.
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UekiShurei10 Sep 2015, 15:19
Very polished! Even though perhaps it's a bit too hard for me, I still enjoyed playing it. The voiceover actually adds to the game's enjoyment, when voiceover is usually difficult to pull off well, especially in 72 hours.
Hilarious, extremely polished, great voice acting, amazing visuals and great gameplay. I have no idea how you did all this within 72h, it's just impressive.
How is that not a full game?! It works great, it sounds great, it looks great - it is awesome! Too bad I'm not so good at platformers and stopped at lvl 8...
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The attention to detail is stunning, the gameplay is amazing, it's incredibly well polished and the voice acting gets the sense of humor across really well.
I'm stunned.
I'm sad to lose my weapons when going through the portal though...
A bit of polish on the gameplay and some more content and I'd buy this.
Gameplay felt polished, too, but the controls felt a bit stiff on the Newsgrounds version and at times I had problems differentiating interactable items from the background (the best way to ensure what was what was to shoot at everything, so nothing too biggie)
Great job!
The voice acting is sublime.
The jump + wall jump controls are very polished
Lots of content: map elements, enemies, cat gun!!!
The criticism I would give is that some map elements are hard to see, like the black bouncing tiles.
Also the enemies could try to shoot at you, not just move randomly and shoot whatever direction they move.
Anyway, there is a lot of stuff there, and considering the little time we had, its amazing.
Not the most original of games, but: Graphics: Awesome. Art style: Awesome. Sound: Awesome. Great game overall. Gotta love the self ironic comments and the fourth wall breakage!
Note to those who wished for a dedicated jump key, i much prefer it this way, when your other hand is busy with aiming, having both keys about touching is much more practical for wall jumping, i find.
Visuals, audio, humor, mood. You got it all!
I'm maybe a bit retarded because i couldn't get how to use the wall jump properly for en entire game. It made the vertical level and the last one so difficult. My hands hurt now, but i beat the game. Hopefully there are infinite lives. Thanks a lot for that ;)
Interesting level design too. Big plus for the one with the key where everything goes into planning in the first trip.
One of my favorite game of this LD33 !
Too long, and the platforming difficulty is too high for the controls. The walljumping is more frustrating than anything I've seen so far in LD.
Which is a shame, I was incredibly impressed by the visuals and number of mechanics for a jam game. But now I just want to break something. The level with the 1 wide pillars with spikes at the top, with the falling blocks and bullet hell from the ceiling was my breaking point.
And dat kitty cannon!
It's pretty great.
I've been blocked at the lvl2, the area with the double jump spike walls. I cannot beat this.
I'll try again later.
Possible improvements:
- Wall jumps should be triggered by jumping close to a wall, not by jumping while pressing against the wall. This would make it a lot easier to alternate between walls.
Like some people have already mentioned some graphics were hard to see. Also the final boss could've been more interesting / harder in my opinion. Had some problems with jumping away from a wall too, but nothing too major. I would've also preferred it if the weapon pickups were static instead of random. Maybe there could've even been hidhden areas (like the area in one of the maps near the start with a weapon box in it and jump-blocks in the ceiling, didn't figure out how to get there) which would've contained some easter eggs or the best weapons in the game. But even as it was, it was really impressive for 72 hours.
Neat!