Lightning Rod is an endless runner where you try to last as long as you can running up a lightning rod. You constantly lose energy and must replenish it by defeating enemies and absorbing energy from the rod, or else face the long drop to earth. in addition you have a limited amount of health, so try not to lose too much!
Controls: Space to dash. A to jump. D to slam.
Enemy Profiles:
This is the Wall, it can only be defeated from behind.
This is the Turtle (ik weird name), it can only be defeated from the front with a dash. This is the Arrow , it can only be defeated from below.
I'm not entirely sure if the game is supposed to be sideways. Not sure if that is a bug or something. The game was entertaining. It could use some effects on destroying enemies though.
The game looks pretty slick graphically and I like the slam mechanic. The sideways view feels like it requires some time to get used to but it's an interesting design choice nonetheless. :)
I like the overall look of the game and the varying enemy types add some variety. I some audio feedback on killing enemies would add a lot. Overall nice entry!
I like the graphics and the mood! Are you sure about this orientation though? It's turned 90 degrees anticlockwise on my computer... Okay, nevermind! I've just read the description. :) Keep it up!
Is it normal that the game is "verticaly / ahead to the top" playing ? I had troubles with that and thought it was not by choice :/ Also i don't know why but my D key didn't wanted to work anyway.. :/
It's a shame because i liked the way your character looked and the overall ambient of the game, but cant enough understand what was made by my own hands on my keyboard xD
This is a good entry for a jam regarding to the visual style for me tho :)
interesting game. most people have already commented on the vertical gameplay, and i have to agree because i rotated my monitor so i could play it more easily hahah. The controls were a little weird,and the wall's mechanics of "defeated only from behind" doesnt really make sense since you can't go backwards. To me it seems like there's a max distance you can go, unless the enemy spawning is random in which case it's just chance whether you get a good run or not. i really like the graphics and idea! good job
I would have liked to try the game, but running the game required making changes to my system according to windows, which is a no-go for me (Windows 10).
Nice take on the runner genre. If it was a bit faster, and had music, it would be really fun. Game over happened for no apparent reason and then pressing enter didn't restart the game. Also, where is the theme?
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It's a shame because i liked the way your character looked and the overall ambient of the game, but cant enough understand what was made by my own hands on my keyboard xD
This is a good entry for a jam regarding to the visual style for me tho :)
The controls were a little weird,and the wall's mechanics of "defeated only from behind" doesnt really make sense since you can't go backwards. To me it seems like there's a max distance you can go, unless the enemy spawning is random in which case it's just chance whether you get a good run or not.
i really like the graphics and idea! good job
More animations (enemy death, scrolling background) would be great, but it still a good jam entry.