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Monsterhythm by danialias

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made by danialias for LD33 (COMPO)
You are a monster, and you are surrounded! Four magician warriors are trying to finish you. Will you be able to survive until they run out of stamina? Time to move!

Made on Pico-8 (http://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php)

Controls:

Move: Up / Down
Restart: Z (A button)

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WARNING
This game is super-hard! Some hints:

- The pattern is always the same! Try to remember the hard places to survive longer. Even if you die, the warriors will keep shooting, so you can check what is coming later.

- The hitbox of the monster is relatively small. You can wait until the very last moment before dodging (close-call!)

- The full pattern is "only" 30 seconds. What happen at the end?
https://twitter.com/danialias/status/636044925285437440

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FULL PATTERN VIDEO:

https://youtu.be/jQ8xv515iOE

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KNOWN BUG

- If you get killed by the very last magic, you will get a You Win an a Game Over at the same time :(
Web http://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=2307
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=36537

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.29 322
Audio 2.85 412
Fun 3.15 375
Graphics 3.38 308
Humor 3.20 261
Innovation 3.06 423
Mood 3.06 419
Theme 3.56 353

Feedback

DavidErosa
24. Aug 2015 · 13:46 UTC
Wow, an amazing little game! A bit too hard but the collision box are rather permitive, so... Still hard xD

I wanted to use Pico-8 for my entry too, but I still have zero experience with it, maybe for the next LD!

Great game, thanks!
JustinJ
24. Aug 2015 · 15:11 UTC
The monster poses are super adorable. Hard but fun!
Jonathan Whiting
24. Aug 2015 · 15:14 UTC
This is suuuuper hard. Love the monster animation.
Azlen
24. Aug 2015 · 16:24 UTC
Extremely hard, I survive for like... 5 seconds.
walaber
24. Aug 2015 · 16:50 UTC
super hard but fun game!
RHY3756547
24. Aug 2015 · 23:40 UTC
Love the monster poses, and the game feels pretty good once you get the hang of it. The only problem is that it's too difficult to play, even after a while of practice. It's probably different for you because you played for like, 2 days straight. Nice game tho!
🎤 danialias
25. Aug 2015 · 03:40 UTC
Thanks for all the comments! Really happy you liked it!

The game is purposely super-difficult :). But I would have liked to do it better, of course!

For example, the structure is too simple because my lack of experience with Pico-8 (my original idea was to put more magics per warrior and less speed). Also, I didn't have enough time to polish the pattern properly (steep start, weak middle).

Still, the pattern is always the same, so with enough time and practice is doable. I hope it can be rewarding for people with enough patience/time :)
richy486
25. Aug 2015 · 08:42 UTC
Great but too hard for me
inbetweengames
25. Aug 2015 · 16:28 UTC
Game is nails! Addictive though...I fear my record is not very impressive: 7.8 seconds...
gnuwilliam
25. Aug 2015 · 17:27 UTC
Really cool and hard game
spotco
26. Aug 2015 · 04:26 UTC
tough game, I like the homage to old RPGs. I think it's a little too tough right off the bat. Comes off more stressful than fun. Perhaps start off a bit slower and work up to a high speed around the middle of the game.
whalebot
26. Aug 2015 · 04:26 UTC
Jeez... I don't have the patience for this kind of game haha. That being said, nice work with it. I love the pico-8 games :)
Infernal
26. Aug 2015 · 04:45 UTC
Too dang hard! I can only get to 8 seconds at best.
zatyka
26. Aug 2015 · 16:26 UTC
Simple, very hard, but addicting. Cute graphics, I love pico-8 games. Displaying the stamina was a very good choice. It kept me coming back because I knew there was a defined goal. I found it interesting that playing with sound on made it much easier for me to recognize the patterns. After maybe 70 tries, I finally memorized enough of the patterns, and it was dance time.
Jani Nykänen
27. Aug 2015 · 05:57 UTC
A bit hard, but otherwise enjoyable game.
wicht
28. Aug 2015 · 08:59 UTC
Wouh, this one is really hard! The retro style is absolutely lovely. Felt warped back in time! Good job!
CheesyRamen
28. Aug 2015 · 09:26 UTC
Hard, but I really enjoyed it!
jhrrsn
28. Aug 2015 · 13:06 UTC
I really like your sprite work & animation! Challenging game, I love that you made it in Pico-8!
Kizler
29. Aug 2015 · 04:00 UTC
I love the way the audio comes together for this. I think if I get the right rhythm going I can last longer than 12 seconds.
panda
29. Aug 2015 · 06:01 UTC
This is fun, but hard! At least the pattern repeats, so that makes it possible. I love the retro LCD game feel!
tehPHEN
29. Aug 2015 · 18:27 UTC
Hard but challanging! I couldn't make it to the end but loved the concept!
🎤 danialias
30. Aug 2015 · 04:08 UTC
Thanks for all the comments guys! Even somebody reach to the end, that was unexpected (and makes me really happy!)

I made a video showing the full pattern. If you are interested in checking my strategy to reach the end, here is it:

https://youtu.be/jQ8xv515iOE
Thalikoth
30. Aug 2015 · 14:21 UTC
It's a pretty tough game. It takes a lot of trial and error to beat it. Making it easier, but with random patters could provide the game with replayability. (Perhaps it could be another game-mode in the future)
Grahhhhh
01. Sep 2015 · 01:46 UTC
10.3 is the most my brain can pull off haha. It's a good game, and strangely enough, I feel the sound effects would be annoying in any other game, but somehow seem to work well here. Nice game!
Sergi Montaner
02. Sep 2015 · 18:59 UTC
This one needs reflexes from the very begining.
It would be nice to have some different sounds to make you feel like you are doing some king of music.
Mach60KAS
07. Sep 2015 · 18:20 UTC
Incredibly difficult, but I live for those dancing frog monster sprites. Sound effects get a little rough to listen to after a while but apart from that I quite liked this. Sadly, I wasn't able to survive all the way to the end.
LandoSystems
09. Sep 2015 · 04:21 UTC
Loved the Retro feel of the graphics
tweedle
14. Sep 2015 · 21:57 UTC
Super hard, but rewarding! Really neat idea here.