Magical Resonance

by tjakka5
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.74

Step into the shoes of Ra'Oul. A rookie spellcaster tasked with protecting the Runic Forest

* Move around using the Arrow buttons.
* Progress dialogue with the Space bar.
* Cast spells with [1 - 5].

For this Ludum Dare I decided to remake one of my previous Ludum Dare entries: The Runic Forest.

I redid all the assets and programmed the entire game from the ground up in Unity.
Additionally, I added a boss fight which I think turned out REALLY well.

As for audio I had to reuse some things ( The main music tracks as well as some SFX ). For this reason I am opting out of voting for that.

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Comments14

Someday Not Today
Someday Not Today30 Apr 2019, 02:30
I lik graphics in this game, there is very well work with particles, but i don't like key controls, may be the problem with me. Thanks for experience!
Pixel_Error
Pixel_Error30 Apr 2019, 02:32
Pleases a lot of content. You even managed to insert voice acting into the game! It's great.
mharring30 Apr 2019, 02:35
Nicely done! The spell effects are great and very satisfying to use. I wish I could aim them a little more to hit the high flying enemies. Minor typo in the scroll in the first screenshot - "now" should be "know". Overall fun entry, good work!
Logicon211
Logicon21130 Apr 2019, 02:36
Very solid survival game. I made it all the way to the end but everything I did did no damage to the last boss. So I wasn't sure how to progress there.The spells all felt pretty good and looked great though. Good job!
Cuppycat
Cuppycat30 Apr 2019, 02:44
Sweet game, nice graphics. Small bug that confused me at the start, I clicked somewhere in the middle of the screen and it opened instagram links. Then I realized later that it was coming from the death/credits screen (But death screen wasn't open at that time)
aqws330 Apr 2019, 02:55
Love the graphics and idea, when i tought game was getting repetitive a new power gets introduced, keet me engaged for a while. I liked the variation of enemies too.
WFMG
WFMG30 Apr 2019, 16:05
Really engaging despite the slight clunk. The controls are a bit weird, the dub is slightly unintentionally funny, and the jumping is not fantastic. I recommend this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KiK0Aqtmzc
Nonetheless, this game is really engaging. You keep wanting to play "just one more time". It would've been nice if you could restart the level without restarting the whole game, though. The graphics are superb and I love the music! Well done!
Dennis Jeong30 Apr 2019, 17:28
Very cool game!
I enjoyed the variety of spells! I think you did a good job of making them have very different uses.
However, by the end, I felt like I had to spam a lot of attacks to win. I wonder if you can make enemies less spongy?
Mahou30 Apr 2019, 20:53
Start thinking: "When will this be fun".
30 minutes later: "Let me kill them for more 2 minutes, damn that particles feel so good!".
Two more things, usually people don't read things, but that narration grabbed my attention and well... I read it.
The last is the controls, maybe it has not a good idea, but it don't stopped me from enjoying the game.
BoxedMeatRevolution
BoxedMeatRevolution30 Apr 2019, 23:16
I enjoyed the boss fight. Combat was way too easy in general because of how strong healing is, but it was pretty fun just messing around with all of the different spells anyway.
Cardinal901 May 2019, 01:02
The best game I played so far! Good graphics and sound, controls are very well done. Every spell is unique and has its place. Wasn't hard after I stopped hitting the wrong buttons, but I still could not stop. A great experience overall.
Simon Rahnasto
Simon Rahnasto1 May 2019, 20:18
This is an amazing entry, there are so many small details that just make the experience on another level compared to what I am used to when playing Jam games. The production quality is baffling! Below are just a few of the many things in your entry that I found amazing:

- The way the screen tilts/rotates instead of standard screen-shake felt really nice, and it was tuned perfectly.
- There are so many cool spells, and they each have their own place when they are effective. You can't just spam 1 button and expect to do well.
- The particle effects are just top tier.
- It's so nice with voice acting, really makes a game stand out in my eyes (or uhm... I guess ears).
- Hands down one of the best bosses I have encountered in a Ludum Dare game, the boss had so many cool abilities.
- Really impressive art that is coherent and suites the game perfectly.
- Great to find a game with a story behind it.

Overall a masterpiece, thank you for making it! :smiley:
dblue3 May 2019, 19:27
Nice game!

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