MiniLD #40compo

The Legend of Blush

by dasrkrain

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★99%

This was my first time making something for a Ludum Dare (mini or regular). I also used this opportunity to fulfill my onegameamonth quota! :)

This is your basic dungeon crawler, but very short. Only 9 rooms.

The basic idea is that color has been stolen from the world and you must restore it by collecting the Red, Green, Yellow, and blue emeralds.

Walkthrough video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvxFJW1Uc6I

The game can be tough to beat, so I've made a quick walkthrough video if you need some help.

Comments9

Hayawi27 Feb 2013, 21:48

I like the idea, but the game play kind of got bland after a while

dasrkrainauthor28 Feb 2013, 00:47

@Hayawi thanks for the input! The game is only meant to be played for a short amount of time so I can see where you would get tired of it. A good example to use is the walkthrough video you see me beat the game in about 4 min. :)

Martin_Monosys1 Mar 2013, 18:18

So actually, it's a series of bossfights, not a bad idea.
Also liked the concept of restoring the colors and how they came back to the screen when you grabbed a gem. It's really OK for the given time and might be developed into something bigger.
PS : Did you do the music yourself ?

dasrkrainauthor1 Mar 2013, 18:41

@Martin_Monosys Thanks for the review. The sounds were made on the spot with sfxr, and the three songs you heard were done by Andrew Riley.

dasrkrainauthor1 Mar 2013, 18:46

Also my source is here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/udh5ohm7a9f1e3v/9rOJ_HTte2

Took me a little bit to figure out how to do that with GM:S.

Jorjon2 Mar 2013, 02:07

Having only one projectile at a time felt really frustrating. You should consider storing an array next time :P

dasrkrainauthor2 Mar 2013, 02:33

@Jorjon thank you for the feedback! That's a really cool idea! If I do progress this game any further I will definitely add this feature!

Spelchan6 Mar 2013, 03:22

Found the game a bit too difficult but well done.

dasrkrainauthor7 Mar 2013, 03:24

@Spelchan Thanks for the reply. You can check out the walkthrough video if you haven't already. The link is in the description above.

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