Ludum Dare 33: August 21st-24th, 2015

[Deozaan]

Hi folks! LD33 is next weekend.

Right now voting for a theme is taking place.

http://ludumdare.com/compo/

I won't be participating this time, since I'm heading out the door any minute to start a week-long trip. I won't be back home until partway through the game jam.

I'll update this post with more of my usual details (like links to past events and stuff) sometime after I get back.


See previous DC posts about Ludum Dare:
Ludum Dare 32 - (I made Time Bomb during LD32)
Ludum Dare 31 - (I made Worm Wars during LD31)
Ludum Dare 30 - (I made Planetary Devourers during LD30)
Ludum Dare 29 - (I made It Came From... Beneath!! during LD29)
Ludum Dare [29] topic for other games - A thread about LD29 games.
Ludum Dare 23 - (I made Be Tiny, World! during LD23, and continued to work on it and improve it for years afterward!)
Ludum Dare - Game Programming Challenges

[TaoPhoenix]

Here we go!

Less revved up this time, but I feel a tradition I have to poke my way at least a little around the LD's.

First up is one that's gonna be darn tough to beat in the Mood dept.



The thing is, it's a fairly simple "tree decision" adventure, and it makes or breaks if there's actually a way out.

I poked at it, but I wasn't up to trying to grind it out. And I don't know the mood here, if people want "spoilers" or to do it themselves. Maybe if someone finds a win ending, they could use that spoiler tag we have here.

Game page:
http://twistedwords.net/ld33/Salvie.swf

LD Page:
http://ludumdare.com...review&uid=35091

[TaoPhoenix]

This section goes for some quick posts without a big writeup:

- Play as a ghost in PacMan! (Amazing that Namco isn't grumpy! I think I saw someone else got yelled at by Nintendo.)
http://ludumdare.com...review&uid=57513
The web version doesn't seem to work though. I had to download the Windows version.
Rated Phoenix Easy if you use strategy.

[Deozaan]

This section goes for some quick posts without a big writeup:

- Play as a ghost in PacMan! (Amazing that Namco isn't grumpy! I think I saw someone else got yelled at by Nintendo.)
http://ludumdare.com...review&uid=57513
The web version doesn't seem to work though. I had to download the Windows version.
Rated Phoenix Easy if you use strategy.

-TaoPhoenix (September 02, 2015, 09:53 PM)

I played a game like this many years ago called "PacMan vs." It was up to 4 or 5 players (can't remember for sure). One player would play as PacMan and the others would play as the ghosts. The Pac-Man player could see the entire screen but the ghost players could only see within a relatively small circle around themselves.

[TaoPhoenix]

Okay, this is one of the early fun finds for me in Ludum Dare 33 "You are the Monster".

MadMonsterMassacre [MMM]
http://ludumdare.com...review&uid=46957

The art is almost not to be believed for so short a time - I think the devs said they borrowed stuff, but it's still grand!



It's pretty well balanced too. I got to 3600ish points, and I'm sure someone with good reflexes and the patterns down can get over 5000. It really wards well timed combos!

It is a Windows download with an installer, but it's worth it. The devs stayed focused and didn't try to over-do it, and worked hard to get it smooth. I didn't see many bugs. There's possibly one where you shoot the big flame and your health keeps going down, but that's minor.

So a lot of fun!

[Deozaan]

Wow. Crazy game! It kind of reminds of of Defend Your Castle.