Armageddungeon

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.16
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.54
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.51
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★89%
A game created in 48h by @DielMormac for the Ludum Dare 34

Made with Game Maker Studio Pro

Click in the images to see it animated!

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Z = Jump

X = Shot

Alt + Enter = Toggle Full Screen

Esc = Close the game

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About the Game:
The original idea was to create a NPC merchant where you can buy new weapons and supplies, but unfortunately i didn't had time :(

There's some features I didn't finished in time:
-NPC Merchant (Change your gold for weapons, ammunition, health and extra life);
-NPC Death (Change your souls for new outfits and characters);
-Light, Mist and ScreenShake effects;
-Save score;
-Game Over Screen;

I am currently working in a post compo version with all this features, so stay tuned!

Twitter: @DielMormac

About me:
-My name is Marcos Marcon a.k.a. Diel Mormac;
-I'm a 24 years brazilian, graduated in Game Development Since June 2014
-It's my first Compo (Not Really*) entry and I'm very happy! :D
-I have made de code for "Dagobert" - (JellyHard) at Ludum Dare 32 (JAM)

*I tryed to participate in the last compo at LD33 but due to personal troubles I had to abort the mission in the first day :(

I'm a programmer/game designer and I have been studying pixel art since last Ludum Dare to participate at this one!

I'm very happy with my evolution!
And what you think about it?
Please, tell me rating my game!

Thanks for playing!

Kind Regards,
Diel Mormac

Comments28

Jstank14 Dec 2015, 10:23
The sprite work here is excellent, well thought out well executed tight controls. There is a lot to love here!
intXparts
intXparts14 Dec 2015, 17:56
Excellent work, this is a nice solid game! There's a lot going on mechanics-wise in the game on top of nice artwork and sounds.
laFunk14 Dec 2015, 17:59
Highscore: 535. I see a lot of potential here! The gameplay could use some tweating (I didn't like the jumping arc) but it's a great game! Nice work
Diel Mormac
Diel Mormacauthor14 Dec 2015, 22:42
First I want to thank all you guys for your comments, they are very important to me!

@laFunk
The original idea was to create a NPC merchant where you can buy new weapons and supplies, but unfortunately i didn't had time :(

@All
I am currently working in a post compo version with all this features, so stay tuned!
Peekotus15 Dec 2015, 00:28
Art is amazing
DustyStylus
DustyStylus15 Dec 2015, 00:40
Proper oldskool, I love it. :D Even though I'm on Mac, it runs perfectly with WINE.
deadpixelsociety
deadpixelsociety15 Dec 2015, 00:45
I'm blown away here. You pulled a lot of nice detail out of such small sprites, and I think the color choices were excellent. I don't know where you were at last LD to compare, but where you are at now is pretty damn good.

That music track was bumping, too. I kinda want it in my playlist.

Critique wise I'd like to see the jumping touched up. In particular the two bottom spots were really hard to hit when jumping from the middle section. Either raise the platforms or flatten the jump arc?

Regardless I t think there's a lot of potential here and this is one of my favorite little games so far.
NidzaKornjaca15 Dec 2015, 02:57
A lot of potential, excellent graphics and decent audio work. There appears to be some input lag for the shooting though.
dvdfu
dvdfu15 Dec 2015, 03:40
Nice spriting/music! Unfortunately, I found it very difficult to get past the first level, but it's a neat way to do a platformer-shooter with 2 buttons!
PixlWalkr
PixlWalkr15 Dec 2015, 12:12
I like the way that it is fast paced and the music also supports it. nice pixel art also.
Drury
Drury16 Dec 2015, 01:19
The aesthetics reminded me a lot of Cave Story, but the pumping soundtrack made it special.

No really, am I the only one seeing an armed Mimiga in the main character?
Rodaja16 Dec 2015, 14:46
Cool game! Nice pixel art, and I like the game idea. It's too hard for me, but overall seems nice. Good job!
antonuklein17 Dec 2015, 15:41
Huge potential for a full title, excellent graphics, excellent music, excellent polish, although personally controls didn't feel responsive (although they were well executed) and it was easy to lose the playable character.
Carnivoris19 Dec 2015, 17:47
Everything about this is fantastic! Impressive visuals and audio. Simple but unfamiliar/intriguing controls, too.
Hot Box Games
Hot Box Games20 Dec 2015, 15:03
Really nice colour work on this one!
The jump was a little hard to get right but can see some serious potential!
Great job
Ivan Volkov20 Dec 2015, 18:40
The graphics are great! I really liked your visual style!
But! Why monsters have healthbars, if they are dying from one hit? :)
Also why there are no highscore button and what is the money/kills give you?
In summary, I really liked it, but I don't really understand what was happening during the game.
Also the idea is pretty good :)
pkenney
pkenney20 Dec 2015, 18:43
The sprite art for this game is awesome! I think that it makes a small mistake by having the main character not visually pop more though. The character often disappears from one place and appears someplace else on the screen so in the first few minutes of play it was super-easy to lose track. I think more contrast making the main character visually unique would have been a big help.

But the art really looked awesome!

Gameplay wise I had fun but I did feel like the level didn't set me up to have a ton of options about jumps. Is it even possible to make the jump at the very bottom? I always hit my head and fell in when I tried, every time. The game was also pretty tough about being over the edge... none of that forgiveness about being a bit over the edge that many platformers include these days.

Because I couldn't make all the jumps I felt like I had a bit less agency. The game looked and sounded great, and felt pretty good. But in the end my most successful strategy devolved into very rarely using the jump key, and just constantly mashing the shoot button... which meant I was rarely making decisions. But that strategy was safer because I learned the loops my character would repeat, so I knew where to expect her, and the shooting would clean up most enemies if I just nonstop mashed it. Then I only jumped to avoid the occasional incoming collision, or sometimes to just mix up the action or go for a pickup.

So I think this is a clever idea about how to use the two buttons, that looks and sounds fantastic, but ended up not really capitalizing on the potential of the good ideas and dev skills.

Still, a solid around-entry, just a shame to see the potential not quite click for me as a player.
Galvesmash21 Dec 2015, 22:47
Excellent game but it needs some effects and adjustments. The gameplay feels a bit odd because I don't have much control over the player, maybe he is too fast and jump too high with low distance.
But overall great job! Hail fellow brazilian developer! :D
Zyow
Zyow22 Dec 2015, 14:30
Nice sound and graphics, this is really good! I think the player sprite need a another color, it's really hard to see with a lot of monsters.
elizeu27 Dec 2015, 00:33
Nice pixel art, good sound, two buttons control are ok!
Missed only be able to change direction, perhaps pressing both buttons together :)
Consistent overall.
Good work.
johnnwfs
johnnwfs28 Dec 2015, 03:56
Good job - the graphics were nice and the gameplay was difficult but learnable. Probably would be more fun in a future version to have more than 2 buttons :-) Awesome work for the theme, though.
Ithildin
Ithildin28 Dec 2015, 19:22
Art, sound and concept are awesome! Controls-wise, jumping over gaps was near impossible when the jump would hit the ceiling (basically, on the bottom). It wasn't too punishing as you'd reappear on the top of the screen instead of dying as in other games (this was a clever detail), but it didn't feel right. I'll be waiting for the post-compo version to see what you can do there, everything else is really solid. Good job!
dregamr2 Jan 2016, 11:28
It's hard, but I liked it! :)
Bacontree
Bacontree3 Jan 2016, 17:36
Great interpretation of the theme, solid gameplay, and really cool pixel graphics. Good job!
crucknuk
crucknuk3 Jan 2016, 19:52
Excellent entry! I first believed it was a jam until I saw that it was a compo! It is nervous, addictive and polished! Well done ;)
Nega Drive3 Jan 2016, 20:32
Cool game! Nice pixel art, good use of the theme, great music too. More responsive controls are needed though, I feel like sometimes I didn't jump when I wanted to. Nice work overall though!

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