Esgobert's Escapade

by martoow
co-authored: @fibe, @slyntan, @feha, @synt4x
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.74
The dwarf Esgobert has had his beard shaven by the resentful MORN WENWIK and has been sent out to the outer planes. His physical form is now in flux and every ten seconds he is sent to a different plane of existence! It seems as if the next plane he is sent to depends on the enemies he slays...

Comments23

Bxyzzz4 Oct 2022, 01:58
Looks interesting, but I've been getting an error when I try playing it: "Failed to read the 'serviceWorker' property from 'Navigator': Service worker is disabled because the context is sandboxed and lacks the 'allow-same-origin' flag." The graphics drew me here though :)
ChrisDeDev4 Oct 2022, 02:01
I would post an itch.io link. I have seen this error a few times on html/web games on LudumDare.
ben_throop4 Oct 2022, 02:23
Hey I'd like to check this out but it gave a "Failed to read the 'serviceWorker'" error. If you get it fixed drop a reply so I can try it! Good luck!
nativetq4 Oct 2022, 02:27
fun to run around avoid the bullet hell! I like the idea of being sent to different planes every 10 seconds, though I'm not sure what my goal is in the game. I might also recommend adding a cursor or sight line of some kind so I can more easily tell where I'm shooting (:
LDJam user 259831
LDJam user 2598314 Oct 2022, 02:38
Cool game! I like the different lighting and effects, it really adds a lot! Good stuff
JackOfCups
JackOfCups4 Oct 2022, 02:45
I really enjoyed the look of all your enemy sprites! Especially the tall ones. Pretty fun how the world shifts every 10 seconds. Made me want to see all the possible world-looks!
LDJam user 239741
LDJam user 2397414 Oct 2022, 16:16
really enjoyed the game, the effects are top notch for a jam game!
Ninnec5 Oct 2022, 00:30
I also Got the following error: Failed to read the 'serviceWorker' property from 'Navigator': Service worker is disabled because the context is sandboxed and lacks the 'allow-same-origin' flag.
Mateu
Mateu5 Oct 2022, 01:20
This has some good stuff going for it. Visually, it looked very nice. The environment change was also really pleasing to look at. Unfortunately I think the gameplay left a bit to be desired. The whole concept of running around fighting enemies and changing your environment is super awesome, but there was no goal except to survive as long as possible, which usually just meant running around for a while while shooting back at enemies. Also, some audio would have been nice but of course it's a game jam game so that can be excused. Overall very nice job. I very much enjoyed the graphics and I think you have a really cool concept going for you!
Martoowauthor5 Oct 2022, 20:38
@ben-throop, @ninnec, @chrisdedev, @bxyzzz, we seem to have been able to fix the problem with chromium browsers not being able to run the game. There might be some nebulous issues with the controls in Chrome though, according to @FiBe.

Thank you for all the feedback, we are extremely happy that you have taken your time to try and play our game. :)
feha5 Oct 2022, 20:43
@pennycook We thank you very, very, much for the aid with that issue
Deseteral
Deseteral5 Oct 2022, 22:07
Good idea with the player being sent to different planes every 10 seconds - creative use of the theme.
Stone Tape Studios5 Oct 2022, 22:08
Cool visuals and concept. I agree with other commenters that the gameplay could be fleshed out with a little more variety. Also audio would have definitely helped the game but I understand there might not have been time with the Jam limits. Great submission overall!
Lorwon
Lorwon7 Oct 2022, 22:03
I love the art ! It make me think of ROTMG :).
The game is great but I did not figured out what really happen each 10 seconds, more ennemies maybe ?

The game is very fun good job
Tatha8 Oct 2022, 22:15
I thought the wee man's run is cute and funny/ Loved the bullet hell, but I wanted to find an exit and couldn't. I wanted a goal. Maybe there was one and I didn't have the skills! But fun game! I wanted SFX too.
MrBamboo
MrBamboo9 Oct 2022, 17:41
This is a lot of fire !
LDJam user 298496
LDJam user 29849611 Oct 2022, 08:29
Nice little game this, I really like the fireball effects. Perhaps different enemies should use a colour-shifted version of those? Or perhaps different planes should have different fireballs? Would love to see more from this!
Grizwhirl13 Oct 2022, 00:24
Would be cool to be able to collect different power-ups in different phases
1Kirik318 Oct 2022, 09:01
Good working on effects and graphic, but for me gameplay is monotone
kleinzach19 Oct 2022, 01:59
The graphics look good, but a lot of the enemies and environments felt very same-y
Oliver Richmeier19 Oct 2022, 02:57
The art is nice and the game is pretty fun. Could use more content or some kind of meta, but is nonetheless satisfying and addicting. i was also reminded of rotmg :)
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