Ludum Dare #43compo

Behead

by wdelvi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.53

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.89

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.42

The Kingdom is in Peril!

A famine has reached our lands. The peasants are populating too quickly. Sacrifices must be made...

Controls

- Swipe over a peasant's neck to sacrifice
- Be accurate for the best score
- Get combos for bonus points
- Don't let the screen fill with dirty, dirty peasants

About

I had already had a game where you played an executioner on the mind, when suddenly you guys DELIVERED on this theme. As soon as I saw what it would be for LD43, I knew I had to join. This is Behead, the game of political famine. I'm really proud of how it turned out! And really enjoyed myself. Hope you enjoy it too!

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Too Controversial For Google Play. But Not App Store!

I'm happy to announce that Behead has been released in the Apple App store! I spent another 3 weeks or so on and off updating my game with suggestions from you guys as well as new sounds and a lot of polish. The whole game feels much better now! Unfortunately, Google Play seems to think Behead is "gratuitious," and "realistic," violence. What a shame...

New Builds (NOT Compo Builds)

Download Free on iOS

Play the Update on WebGL

IMPORTANT

iOS Build below was updated over 3 weeks and is NOT a compo entry!

Comments25

Jannick Larsen3 Dec 2018, 00:44

the amount of different death sounds haha. i like it, you have to act fast in the end. i made it to 42.

Swanijam3 Dec 2018, 04:02

This is super fun, juicy, and well executed. I loved all the death sounds. so many

kbf1233 Dec 2018, 04:28

Neat concept. Kind of like a edgy fruit ninja. Liked the art style too.

Though I find the name "Behead" a bit odd since you can only cut them down the middle.

justalocalhero3 Dec 2018, 04:49

This is a lot of fun. I wish the hitboxes were a bit more forgiving, but it's a great arcade experience.

Funkyjive3 Dec 2018, 06:08

I definitely felt stressed a few times when the pile started getting big. Was able to save it a few times by using combos to bring it back down. Nice game!

Darylsteak3 Dec 2018, 06:31

Very fun, very polished, I like.

Overall I really enjoyed it, and except for maybe the suggestion of some background music I don't have much more to say.

Great Job.

sky-coding3 Dec 2018, 06:37

I really enjoyed this game! It reminds me of fruit ninja too. Good job!

s4m4di3 Dec 2018, 06:41

but you can chop their head by just a click

wdelviauthor3 Dec 2018, 06:42

@s4m4di Sure but the real points are in the combos :wink:

arkinrev3 Dec 2018, 07:25

There was something a little bit extra satisfying when there were 5 peasant necks all lined up for a combo. Awesome game!

Flat-Anchor3 Dec 2018, 09:15

Got a score of 217. Kinda reminds me of the old flash game I would play at school when I was younger. Really great! Would have loved some music and a running score tally, not just kills.

Loved it.

nkrim3 Dec 2018, 10:19

Extremely fun, very nostalgic vibe to old, fun, score-grindy flash games form my middle school days. Loved, the sounds, the point system, the tutorial, and the especially the feel. Reminded me of the fishery memory in Edith Finch, but turned into an arcade game instead.

King Kujito3 Dec 2018, 11:36

Lol, very nice. This game makes me wish my screen was a touchscreen.

Daniel_Abeleira3 Dec 2018, 16:01

Ha ha nice game

Game_Coder283 Dec 2018, 17:04

Such a fun game, I love the artstyle, nice concept aswell

niborious3 Dec 2018, 19:07

Lol this is great. I love the animations on the end screen it adds a lot!

Barrier3 Dec 2018, 20:51

Good art, good sounds, good gameplay! :D

Derek Volker4 Dec 2018, 09:46

Ha, nice one! I recognize the sound of knife sharpening that i tried to use in my game but ended up not using, nice to know that i wasnt the only one of thinking this way in order to obtain this sound. The game fits the theme, and i guess it would be ever better to play in mobile. The graphics are simple, but functional for its purpose and i really liked the audio work. Nice!

Geckoo13375 Dec 2018, 16:25

Really funny. It fits perfectly with the theme. A game which could be really better on mobile devices. Thank you ++

wdelviauthor5 Dec 2018, 19:30

@derek-volker Yes! I just sharpened a knife a few times and it mostly worked. Thanks for all the feedback! I think I will put it on mobile. And I'll post here when it's available!