Entomophobia by DoubleS
The latest game from a certain company for a discontinued portable console. And it's all about arthropods! How lovely!
You play the main character, called by some name or another, whom you must guide in her quest to cleanse the world of nasty icky gooey bugs. With her trusty crossbow by her side and your steady fingers, you will soon have to face the dreaded king of arthropods, who rises from the oceans in defiance of your exterminatory goals!
Use WASD to move. Use the arrow keys or IJKL to shoot. Turn the volume up or down using the mouse wheel.
A game by @skslucher.
Music, Ludum Gal model and some code by @rcrburgess.
Art and graphics designed by @halfy314.
EDIT- In response to feedback, I've added an updated version of the game, with more balanced screenshake and less clutter. Just for fun.
You play the main character, called by some name or another, whom you must guide in her quest to cleanse the world of nasty icky gooey bugs. With her trusty crossbow by her side and your steady fingers, you will soon have to face the dreaded king of arthropods, who rises from the oceans in defiance of your exterminatory goals!
Use WASD to move. Use the arrow keys or IJKL to shoot. Turn the volume up or down using the mouse wheel.
A game by @skslucher.
Music, Ludum Gal model and some code by @rcrburgess.
Art and graphics designed by @halfy314.
EDIT- In response to feedback, I've added an updated version of the game, with more balanced screenshake and less clutter. Just for fun.
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.92 | 62 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.77 | 83 |
| Fun(Jam) | 4.00 | 23 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 4.01 | 160 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.33 | 315 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.72 | 107 |
| Theme(Jam) | 4.39 | 20 |
Also, is there a final boss? I got several levels in (15? 17?) but did not know if there was a number I was aiming for.
I was happy when that end boss appeared, it changed the pacing from "spin uncontrollably in circles while incredible intense screenshake makes you dizzy" back to "this is actually fun playing". Yeah, I never thought I would say this, but... please less screen shake.
The over-the-top upgrades are fun, but they don't help when you can't see a thing anymore.
Almost arthromited when the lgc bounced my brain. The game has so much charm though. Yayy!
Overall, excellent job.
Looks like you addressed the things I would've suggested in your postjam version. :)
Loved the game.. It was not that easy... but I managed to finish it without dying.. congratulations to you and your team...
and I wish my game boy did not vibrate that much! :P
I felt the music didn't really suit the GBC idea of the game, perhaps a full chip song written in LSDJ might have fit the bill a bit better? Still, that's really just nitpicking on my behalf.
I really loved little touches like particle effects appearing //behind// the screen, they helped add to the polish of the game itself.
I really liked this, keep up the good work folks! :D
Seems the new version is a big step in the right direction, there'e no better way to figure out what went wrong than to show it to other people. ;)
You should definitely add a link to this page on itch.io !
Congrats