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Death Touch by uheartbeast

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made by uheartbeast for LD32 (COMPO)
Death Touch is an *extremely difficult* game inspired by DeadBolt and Gunpoint.

Use your teleportation ability to blow your enemies apart and navigate the levels. Can you defeat the goblin king? How fast?

Check out the YouTube Video of me playing the game. Watching the video is a good way to learn how dodge the goblin attacks.

(I don't have Mac or Linux machines hooked up to my GameMaker Studio so only windows this time. Sorry guys...)

*** Changelog ***
Fixed glitch in highscores
Itch.io (Fixed highscores) http://uheartbeast.itch.io/death-touch
Dropbox (Original with highscore glitch) https://www.dropbox.com/s/yrupnop6jpaf5u9/Death%20Touch.zip?dl=0
Dropbox (Fixed highscores) https://www.dropbox.com/s/c7gbwo1tlbgjnuo/Death%20Touch%20Fixed%20Highscore.zip?dl=0
GameJolt (Fixed highscores) http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/death-touch/61478/
YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anffEJ_ribI
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=39781

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1347
Overall 4.09 30
Audio 3.20 281
Fun 4.00 26
Graphics 4.24 48
Humor 2.54 651
Innovation 4.00 62
Mood 3.85 49
Theme 3.94 121

Feedback

The Anderson Project
20. Apr 2015 路 02:20 UTC
AWESOME
Lynx
20. Apr 2015 路 02:45 UTC
I was really looking forward to this one! Is it only Windows?
zeejfps
20. Apr 2015 路 02:49 UTC
I could not really tell how the monsters were killing me. I got stuck on like the 3rd of 4th lvl when I was trying to walk up the stairs I got insta killed, other than that its pretty fun and a nice concept.
wcwedin
20. Apr 2015 路 02:50 UTC
Climbing stairs seems like a fated death in a lot of situations, depending on whether there's a goblin that you can't see facing the exit point. Am I doing something wrong?
馃帳 uheartbeast
20. Apr 2015 路 02:53 UTC
Unfortunately it is only on windows.

You can hold the teleport button down after going through a door in order to aim at the goblins. The game is very difficult.
Kahztein
20. Apr 2015 路 03:11 UTC
Great game, but it is some times easy to mistake the character staying in the void for dying when a goblin attacks you, but it was a great game, especially for 48 hours!
thumbgarden
20. Apr 2015 路 03:38 UTC
Cool game. I like the atmosphere and graphics. Would be cool as an auto runner.
FuzzyWuzzie
20. Apr 2015 路 03:43 UTC
Really really well done! The feel was perfect, and teleporting around destroying things was *a lot* of fun! My only issue was that the enemies were a little *too* quick on the draw.
GhostBomb
20. Apr 2015 路 04:01 UTC
SO GOOD

The controls feel so right. The level design is spot on and the boss enemy was fantastically designed.

just amazing
Yaroslav Kravtsov
20. Apr 2015 路 04:01 UTC
Oh, those mosters to hard for me. They kill me in one moment. And why I can't teleport to the second floor? If I can teleport through the obstacles then I expect to teleport though anything, including ceiling.
馃帳 uheartbeast
20. Apr 2015 路 04:16 UTC
You can teleport through anything that has an open path. (That is why you can go through corners)
Recursiveanomaly
20. Apr 2015 路 05:31 UTC
Really great idea! The boss was quite difficult, and it took me a while to figure out I should break the pots to make him easier. The controls feel great and the teleportation is very satisfying.
OnErrorResumeNext
20. Apr 2015 路 07:57 UTC
Good graphics and mood. Kinda hard for me, but fun until I got killed and killed and killed :)...
fozzip
20. Apr 2015 路 12:15 UTC
Very cool mechanic and smooth gameplay . Only complaint i had is that it was a bit unclear when monsters agroed to you . fun game overall
YM
20. Apr 2015 路 12:30 UTC
You need lightning reflexes, the enemies who are at the veeeeerrrrry edge of the screen still mostly obscured by the vignette keep killing me. Exiting stairs near an enemy is also a pretty unfortunate situation.

Other than the gruelling difficulty right off the bat, it's pretty nice. I like.
ambi
20. Apr 2015 路 12:32 UTC
It's a fun game. Minor annoyance for me is how the enemies have zero reaction time, or maybe I'm just bad at the game. The difficulty level rose a little too fast. It's very reminiscent of Hotline Miami gameplay.
tompudding
20. Apr 2015 路 12:59 UTC
Superb presentation, very slick and a great idea. It was too hard for me though, it's very frustrating to get sent back to the start of an area!
guigrillo13
20. Apr 2015 路 16:44 UTC
Have some really fun playing this game!!
Awesome job ben
danidre14
20. Apr 2015 路 17:51 UTC
Waaah! I don't like this game! The enemies are too hard! =^=

Just kidding, but I find it unfair! XD

Fun game. A bit on the scary / creepy side, but overall, nice.

Thank you for participating.
馃帳 uheartbeast
20. Apr 2015 路 18:36 UTC
Yeah, the game is easier when you find out that you can hold down the left mouse button to avoid enemy attacks but I think most people don't learn that mechanic. Thanks for the feedback.
Tselmek
20. Apr 2015 路 19:05 UTC
Awesome! What else to say. In more details, I particularly love the menu system and the mechanics feel really great to play. I know the game is meant to be hard but I sometimes feel like it is a bit more unfair than difficult. The graphics and animations are amazing yet the shadows foten are a bit off. Amazing job.

Good luck!
Aske
20. Apr 2015 路 21:36 UTC
Love it!
johnnwfs
21. Apr 2015 路 02:04 UTC
Great game. Love the movement and monster dynamics. Very complete. Fun figuring out the boss.
PlasterPhantom
21. Apr 2015 路 10:46 UTC
Very cool game! I've really enjoyed this. The controls feel fluid, it's visually interesting and there's a good mood set. The boss battle was well designed and it's great how you learn about the game using trial and error. Well done!
SadSmile
21. Apr 2015 路 12:25 UTC
Wow. I would buy this game.
nameoftheuser
21. Apr 2015 路 23:19 UTC
Great job, i was watching the stream :3
Reis Mahnic
22. Apr 2015 路 01:40 UTC
SO GOOD!
Loved the teleportation mechanic.
Great visuals and vibe.
Really just a great time!
NoxNode
23. Apr 2015 路 02:46 UTC
THIS GAME IS AWESOME! So smooth, no bugs, love the difficulty. My best time is 50! :D Speed runs ftw!
馃帳 uheartbeast
23. Apr 2015 路 12:20 UTC
Wow! 50 is insane! Well done.
NoxNode
23. Apr 2015 路 16:15 UTC
Thanks, like you say it's a lot easier once you get used to holding down the mouse button cuz you're basically invincible. I'd love to see more levels added to this game.
馃帳 uheartbeast
23. Apr 2015 路 20:46 UTC
Yeah, I need to come up with a good way of teaching that mechanic to the player. It is a very important part of the game. I'm seriously considering developing it further.
Gabemeister1201
25. Apr 2015 路 00:40 UTC
Wow, this is a great game! One of my favorites for the comp! I can't wait to see more done with this!
sorlok
25. Apr 2015 路 17:17 UTC
The teleportation mechanic was cool, but the void mechanic made it really interesting. Great job!
LandoSystems
02. May 2015 路 01:39 UTC
You aren't kidding about the 'extremely difficult' bit... It felt like there were a lot of unexpected/unexplained deaths. That said, the style is really cool and the gameplay is unique and interesting, so great work overall!
mike.cullingham
04. May 2015 路 01:49 UTC
Punishingly hard but fun. Some screen shake or some other feedback when you're in the void for too long could be a cool addition. Very nice job.
racing121
11. May 2015 路 20:54 UTC
Great game, very hard even with your stalling tip mentioned in the video :) Must get