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Light of the Living Dead by careless

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made by careless for LD32 (JAM)
Light of the Living Dead - a cute horror random dungeon game.

You play Lanny, a female who is fighting her way through infinite rooms with only a torch to fight of nasties.

You have limited torch but recharge points that will top up your batteries, point the torch (cursor) at the bats and devils and burn them to bits. As long as your pointer line cuts through the enemy they will be hurt.

Missing from the game is difficulty progression and a boss fight, amongst other things. This is my first ever LD jam but feel free to be honest about the game.

Install: Make sure you extract the files

** Running on a mac? After running the jar check... Prefs > Security & Privacy > General you will have to allow the app to run if you only allow apps from the Mac App Store.
Web http://carelesslabs.itch.io/light-of-the-living-dead
Windows http://carelesslabs.itch.io/light-of-the-living-dead
OS/X http://carelesslabs.itch.io/light-of-the-living-dead
Linux http://carelesslabs.itch.io/light-of-the-living-dead
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=32413

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.69 152
Audio(Jam) 3.53 172
Fun(Jam) 3.65 139
Graphics(Jam) 3.67 331
Humor(Jam) 2.66 611
Innovation(Jam) 3.38 322
Mood(Jam) 3.61 157
Theme(Jam) 3.78 215

Feedback

Josh Riley
21. Apr 2015 · 00:55 UTC
Really cool lighting effects! The game also plays really nice too, it makes a shooter 10x better when there's a mechanic that gives you a reason not to shoot. Great work!
ruerob
21. Apr 2015 · 05:49 UTC
What a great atmosphere and what a great game! I like this entry a lot! Very great work!!!
tripleVisionGames
21. Apr 2015 · 09:29 UTC
This is amazing! The fact that collecting the power for your torch makes the room go dark really adds to the tactics of it. Good job!
Peach Pie Productions
21. Apr 2015 · 13:04 UTC
Fantastic Art and Design! 5 Stars!
TeamCalcium
21. Apr 2015 · 13:14 UTC
Really amazing game! I enjoyed the RPG elements to Upgrade your Weapon. Graphics were good too. I had fun while playing this.
SadSmile
21. Apr 2015 · 19:01 UTC
Realy cool man!
CodeNMore
21. Apr 2015 · 19:28 UTC
My idea was to use light as a weapon too! Of course, you accomplished this much better than I did! It was well polished and just felt great!
terpin
22. Apr 2015 · 16:02 UTC
Thank you for doing your lighting this way! So many made it a straight shot, having it dither off to one side or another really improves the experience and makes me want to keep exploring. Good job, creator!
OrkyOrks
22. Apr 2015 · 16:06 UTC
Great game. I like the concept and using light as your weapon is awesome.
reiknight
22. Apr 2015 · 16:09 UTC
Wow, the game is really something! It's like "Attack on titans" meet "Alan Wake" or something like that hehe, great work. As a minor complain... I got stuck on a level so maybe your algorithm for the dungeon generation have a little bug. Keep going!
StrayByte
22. Apr 2015 · 18:50 UTC
Great game. Spot on and in place with the theme. Good job.
Ryusui
22. Apr 2015 · 20:29 UTC
Very intense, not to mention difficult. I never made it past the second level myself. ^_^; Very professional-looking, on top of everything else!
Smiley
22. Apr 2015 · 21:00 UTC
mmm.. Box2dlights <3 I used it a lot in my entry last year :)
silentbaws
22. Apr 2015 · 23:02 UTC
JNI error occured
ConflictiveLabs
22. Apr 2015 · 23:05 UTC
Great game. A 2d alan wake? Why not?!
🎤 careless
23. Apr 2015 · 00:10 UTC
Thanks for all the great feedback so far.

I would really like to add more variety and a boss fight.

@silentbaws did you extract the game? What OS are you on please?
F. Wiktora
23. Apr 2015 · 01:00 UTC
Nice one! The effects are amazing! Keep it up!
DKoding
24. Apr 2015 · 15:24 UTC
One of the most playable 'use the light as weapon' games so far. I'm a sucker for lighting effects as you probably can see in my game as well. :-)
elitegoliath
26. Apr 2015 · 17:01 UTC
Slick game man! Well done!
NoorStudios
29. Apr 2015 · 03:19 UTC
This is by far the ludlum dare game that kept me playing for the longest so far. awesome game. Would be really awesome with a sense of progression, like the missing boss fight you were talking about. The trembling camera makes me expect something big and scary! good job =D
PaperBlurt
06. May 2015 · 09:13 UTC
This atmosphere is through the roof!
So eerie and spooky.
Nice use of lights.
HolyBlackCat
08. May 2015 · 14:59 UTC
Can't launch it: "A Java Exception has occurred.". Also, "Web" links are for games that can be played in a browser.

But screenshots look nice. :D
smokecastles
10. May 2015 · 22:42 UTC
Nice atmosphere thanks to the great use of light effects. That sense of uncertainty when you know enemies are around but you can't see them is very well done! A really good work, congratulations!
🎤 careless
10. May 2015 · 23:33 UTC
Thanks for all the great feedback.

@HolyBlackCat - my mistake I should not have put a web link in. Did you unzip it before running it? Sorry it didn't work.