The Golem

by ion232
co-authored: @banskin, @xenomote
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.40
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.31
You are a wizard who has entered the dungeon to add to your magic orb collection.
In your greedy haste you fall through a pitfall trap!
The Golem guarding the dungeon activates. How long can you delay the inevitable?
Genres: action

Comments16

vgel
vgel4 Apr 2022, 20:08
Cool game! I got a Celeste-like feel from it almost: "how is this area possible??" -> "ohh I get it" -> breeze through it in future attempts.

The movement seemed a little slow, though that could have just been lag in the web version (possibly the lights, which can be a performance hog -- an option to disable them could help).

Great work!
Legolula4 Apr 2022, 20:09
Its quite a hard game and the inputs are a bit glitchy at times (namely the doors) but some gameplay mechanics like the doors and the shooting are a cool twist on the classic pacman style games!
Kraghan4 Apr 2022, 20:12
The death was inevitable, I didn't get so far in the game, but it's funny !
Jared Lomangino4 Apr 2022, 22:20
I lasted 30 seconds at my best I thought that was pretty good xD. I actually liked the game a lot though. It stressed me out in the best of ways, simple mechanics but had everything it needed!
AndyZYZ5 Apr 2022, 02:01
Thanks for the rating man! Your game is great too. This game packs a lot of actions! And I like the dynamic lighting and the random door state. Pretty fun level design too. And also about my game there is a bug in HTML version. You can try the download PC version if you are still interested.
infecsean
infecsean5 Apr 2022, 04:01
the longer you play it, the better it gets. love the music. the golem do be kinda scary tho
Lakea5 Apr 2022, 08:06
A very fun entry, death was definitly inevitable I lasted about 40secs, graphics and sounds are good.
Calzone407
Calzone4075 Apr 2022, 15:25
Hey, I liked the graphics those were pretty nice. The gameplay was fun, although the player felt a little clunky. All around good job!
Logicon211
Logicon2115 Apr 2022, 23:53
Fun game! it kept closing doors on myself which was unfortunate. But once you figure out the loop it gets much better.

Great job!
milq
milq6 Apr 2022, 00:14
Good use of pathfinding! The truth is that it is interesting to learn the AI of video games. For the rest, the game is fun, perhaps it lacks a little more originality. Nice game!
not-tomo7 Apr 2022, 04:27
Had a tricky time closing the doors at time, but it was a fun take on the theme with a good balanced of mechanics. Well done!
bodCodes
bodCodes7 Apr 2022, 08:46
I like this a lot. Solid AI makes it challenging and it takes time and repeat runs to work out a strategy whilst looking ahead. Nice visuals and eerie soundtrack set the danger tone well - and a good use of the theme with the relentless Golem :sweat_smile: Good game.
Skyward4d
Skyward4d7 Apr 2022, 10:07
Hey, I enjoyed this one a lot!
The pathfinding of the enemy was snappy, and you fit the theme perfectly in that no obstacle in the game can be permanently overcome.
I think some of the visual conveying of information could have been cleaner. When you open a door, the cooldown bar appears right where the door was, which made me think it hadn't opened the first few attempts. And as far as I could tell you just had to remember if you had an orb or not. If you expand the game post-jam, maybe you could have the character visually hold the orb or something? These are both minor issues though, and the solid mechanics and game-loop more than make up for it. Nice job guys.
Terabyte
Terabyte16 Apr 2022, 19:25
Heh! Background music so amazing! I like this game! Nice job!
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