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Arthur and the Staff of Arbitrary Arrangement by Rscar

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made by Rscar for LD32 (COMPO)
Arthur and the Staff of Arbitrary Arrangement - LD32 Compo - Second LD entry


Venture far into the depths of the unknown, this is your destiny. You have but one companion, the Staff of Arbitrary Arrangement; to everything else, you are but a rat in the basement.

Use the staff to translocate with any physical object. To complete your quest, this ability must be used with both finesse and caution. Falling off a ledge will kill you. Getting attacked by a zombie will kill you. Getting attacked by a fast zombie will kill you faster. Getting shot by a skeleton archer will kill you. Accidentally translocating into that one zombie you just tricked into running off the edge... will kill you. Good luck.

Press onward Arthur... Do not go gentle into that good night.


Controls:
WASD - Move.
Mouse - Aim.
Mouse 1 - Fire translocation bolt - if it makes contact with any object, you and that object will swap places.

Objective:
Discover just how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Toolset:
Game Logic: Libgdx/Eclipse
Image Assets: Photoshop
Sound/Music: There's no sound. Spooky dungeons are silent. Obviously. Have you ever been in a spooky dungeon before? With fast zombies... you don't hear them coming.

Total dev time: 30 hours
This was my second LD compo, and I had just as much fun as the first time! Looking forward to seeing everyone's finished games!
Java https://github.com/reidscarboro/AATSOAA/blob/master/AATSOAA.jar?raw=true
Source https://github.com/reidscarboro/AATSOAA/tree/master/LD32
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=26987

Ratings

Coolness 52% 3
Overall 3.68 144
Fun 3.23 402
Graphics 4.06 86
Humor 2.29 779
Innovation 3.71 176
Mood 3.60 122
Theme 3.71 257

Feedback

winmac32
20. Apr 2015 · 02:21 UTC
Love the lighting. Neat game mechanic; it fits the theme quite well. Some sound would have been nice.
ViliX64
20. Apr 2015 · 02:33 UTC
A bit too hard for me, but nice game.
guoboism
20. Apr 2015 · 02:39 UTC
Love the graphic!
shyupuff
20. Apr 2015 · 02:40 UTC
I really like the lighting and the graphics. The mechanics are really awesome. The generated levels are really cool. Really awesome (:
Croze
20. Apr 2015 · 02:45 UTC
Very cool concept, very Portal-esque. The lighting was great, but it would have been nice if it was a little bright, it was hard to see what I was looking at. Great work though, the item swap is very satisfying
TheBigShot
20. Apr 2015 · 02:45 UTC
The lighting makes this game. Great lighting and visual effetcs coupled with a nice retro art style. However the gameplay itself was a bit to clunky for me.
Uruca Games
20. Apr 2015 · 02:45 UTC
Light Effects is great!!!!
koredozo
20. Apr 2015 · 02:47 UTC
Really fun little game!

My only complaint is that it's really hard to see archer projectiles. I also agree that some ambient sound and SFX, if not music, would have gone a long way.
Justin Mullin
20. Apr 2015 · 02:52 UTC
Neat mechanic, though a bit frustrating. Level generation is cool, but I seemed to get trapped fairly easily. Overall I had a really hard time progressing, but it was still enjoyable.
sydan
20. Apr 2015 · 02:54 UTC
Quite a fun game, I really like the mechanic. I love how you can bunny hop through the game and also along sets of walls. The glow makes it hard to see the edge of the level a lot though and not knowing where you end up when you use the staff sometimes leads to some irritating deaths.
xn9q8h
20. Apr 2015 · 04:58 UTC
I really like the procedurally generated levels. It takes a while to get the hang of the shots, but once you do it's really satisfying. I wish they moved a bit faster! Some music or FX would have been choice.
nicotuason
20. Apr 2015 · 07:59 UTC
Super smooth movement and amazing lighting effects! All it needs is sfx and atmospheric music to complete the immersion.
DragonXVI
20. Apr 2015 · 10:23 UTC
28! Nice use of the dynamic lighting and interesting 'swapper' mechanic. Is there some procedural generation of the level going on too? Pretty nifty for 30hrs!
esayitch
21. Apr 2015 · 05:58 UTC
Great concept! Could have used some audio. Graphics are fine. Effects are great.

Good luck!
kabutakogames
23. Apr 2015 · 13:57 UTC
I think the graphics are awesome and the mechanic works well - really nice little project
Somnium
25. Apr 2015 · 06:34 UTC
Love the graphics and the mechanic. It was a bit hard to differentiate the the ground from the empty air sometimes.

Very hard, but very good :-)
TobiasNL
26. Apr 2015 · 10:43 UTC
Quite nice, good graphics! Gameplay felt alittle buggy, but it wasn't, really. Something in between :P Fun entry!
Jasonsumm
05. May 2015 · 18:52 UTC
Love the look and feel of this :)!
Mathieu Muller
05. May 2015 · 19:48 UTC
Very nice game, and very hard, too bad there wasn't any sounds; and very impressive for a second compo! Keep up the good work, you may end up in the top games soon!