Daddy Ghoul by Maxom

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made by Maxom for LD31 (COMPO)
!I now included a bugfix version I made after the Jam!
!Of course you can play the normal Version, but there was an bug you could abuse very easy!

!Might be a problem with the Light on Windows 32-Bit!
!Please tell me if it's to dark and I'll fix it!

Try to die. It won't be a problem. In fact, it's the only way to complete the game.
Let your corpses rot away, but be carefull that the ghosts don't eat them. Rotten corpses will spawn bugs, who are killing ghosts.
If every ghost is dead, you win.

The whole idea was to integrate your old tries into the new try, so you get an entire game on one screen. Then, it became a little bit different.


Controls:
-Navigation buttons (Joystick or Keyboard)

Thanks for playing!

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall 2.95 806
Fun 2.63 934
Graphics 3.62 243
Humor 2.23 742
Innovation 3.08 592
Mood 2.89 600
Theme 3.45 753

Feedback

Waterman7
08. Dec 2014 · 13:25 UTC
Too dark. 10/10
p1x3lruckus
09. Dec 2014 · 00:03 UTC
looks good but I'm on mac.
Pulsartronic
09. Dec 2014 · 00:08 UTC
Reminds me a graveyard from Zelda Ocarina of Time.
Rene Damm
09. Dec 2014 · 00:16 UTC
Sorry, too tark. Can't see a thing :(
AndresGames
09. Dec 2014 · 00:19 UTC
Was pretty good except seemed kind of meticulous more than fun. Consider adding another element.
bobismijnnaam
09. Dec 2014 · 00:22 UTC
380 mb? Really? A runtime? Gosh, so much work. But worth it! The game is fun, good looking, and the mechanic is interesting. The win condition isn't very exciting (honestly I didn't even expect to win) but seeing the bugs going after the ghosts after you've drawn them away is pretty neat.
bobismijnnaam
09. Dec 2014 · 00:28 UTC
Also, nice pun :)
Headmade
09. Dec 2014 · 00:44 UTC
The Graphics are solid, but audio would have added alot to the mood.
I didn't understand what I was supposed to do. I thought I had to evade the ghosts as they were killing me. I read your description now, I wish I had known this before.
frenzyasii
09. Dec 2014 · 01:35 UTC
very cool! :)
alpha_rat
09. Dec 2014 · 19:36 UTC
I didn't understood what i was supposed to do at first, I needed to read the instructions.
The mechanic idea is very interesting, but need a bit of refinement (the first time I won without even moving, and the second time it seemed very tedious)
The graphics are neat, and overall, good idea but not easy to grasp at first
guldlock
09. Dec 2014 · 23:00 UTC
I like the mood of the game!
janovbyrnisson
10. Dec 2014 · 07:27 UTC
I guess the game isn't dark, probably your video card doesn't support Unreal Engine shaders or some other stuff. I have a poor Intel HD graphics card here in the office, the game is completely black, there are lights and ghosts only, everything else is "dark". I'll try to get an nVidia card or I'll try at home later. :)
CodeNMore
10. Dec 2014 · 23:11 UTC
I lime the graphic style of it.
EquipeJAM
10. Dec 2014 · 23:40 UTC
good job ^^
Crushenator
10. Dec 2014 · 23:58 UTC
Yeah cool graphics mate I liked that. It was not too dark for me.
TriSquare
11. Dec 2014 · 00:13 UTC
Nice game, It scares me but sometimes I can't see fix the lighting please
talecrafter
11. Dec 2014 · 05:35 UTC
Good game. Presentation is nice and gameplay is an interesting concept, although a bit easy perhaps.
A simple audio track would have greatly enhanced the already good atmosphere.
Lighting was good for me in Win-32 Version.
ricklesauceur
12. Dec 2014 · 08:25 UTC
First time i see a game using this engine. The runtime memory is a bit high but who really cares in the end. There is a lighting issue, strange...
Mach60KAS
13. Dec 2014 · 02:10 UTC
I really liked the idea, and the graphics were kinda nice. No audio though, which is a real shame! :( I liked the idea for the game mechanics - they were very original!

Maybe next time, try and have your download a little smaller. I wasn't expecting this to take a full 784 MB on my hard drive :(
Warboys
14. Dec 2014 · 10:11 UTC
Interesting mechanic... so you have to die in a place that's safe and then lure guys away with your next life so the corpse rots and spawns bugs to kill the ghosts? Haha that was a long sentence.

Graphics and lighting was very pretty and a unique mechanic indeed! Nice job
Hellequin
17. Dec 2014 · 20:01 UTC
Wow... I like the concept! And the graphics is just awesome! Well done!
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 19:52 UTC
ncie work