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BUSY DUNGEON by MrLeePerry

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made by MrLeePerry for LD31 (COMPO)
BUSY DUNGEON!

The essence of Frogger, in a randomly generated dungeon, um... with backstabbing. What's not to like?

Here's what you need to know... see that door on the FAAAAAAAR right? Get to it. Done.

You can run into an enemy from behind to kill him! It's risky stuff, but earns more points! The dungeon happens to be 100 steps wide.

I always wanted to try making a game in a banner basically. This was a good chance. It's panoramic. Like wide, VERY wide. Like, banner ad wide. 8:1 wide 1200x150. Blow that non-Chrome web browser open and enjoy!

You have some serious monitor space? Want 2000x250? Try this link:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17611986/LD48-BusyDungeonHigh.html


I had a great time making this! I focused on mechanics prior to doing anything to make it look better than moving cubes, and I really enjoy playing it. I've been on a Frogger/Crossy Roads kick lately and this was something I wanted to try. I wanted some time to make a torch effect, and some gratuitous gib death maybe, but, such is LD48.

All the audio is recorded on my phone and edited in audacity, haha. I randomly generated music, slowed it down and made it "orc-like". That was fun :) I'll probably go ahead and make a version that scrolls soon, I enjoy the game enough to mess with it some post-jam for once.

Also, I'm not really doing PC and Mac builds. The funky aspect ratio plays hell on the various stand alone builds. I'm really sorry if you're one of the few who download entries!
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17611986/LD48-BusyDungeon.html
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17611986/LD48-OneScreen-PROJECT.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=30240

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1414
Overall 3.90 50
Audio 3.79 58
Fun 3.73 90
Graphics 4.17 51
Humor 3.14 199
Innovation 3.67 196
Mood 3.89 39
Theme 4.27 61

Feedback

Timm638
08. Dec 2014 · 13:42 UTC
Makes Fun, the unusual screen size makes it something special.
Good Idea, and good realization!
brokenbeach
08. Dec 2014 · 13:45 UTC
Gorgeous visuals, great atmosphere, lots of fun. A really great submission. The way the frame is framed, with only the player, start and goal highlighted is very clever.

Well done!
brokenbeach
08. Dec 2014 · 13:46 UTC
game* is framed
Thundercake Games
09. Dec 2014 · 03:13 UTC
Really like the idea of the game being kind of a banner.
Great atmosphere.
error031
09. Dec 2014 · 03:15 UTC
nice graphics, great gameplay!
Cat
09. Dec 2014 · 03:16 UTC
Fun! It's simple, but I played it for awhile! I think the fact that the enemies collide with each other makes the game interesting. I wish the restart loop was a little quicker (it feels a little drawn out and I just want to get back in and try again!)
cdwaddell
09. Dec 2014 · 03:17 UTC
This was very cool. I love the idea of a game fit into a banner. Now I want to design advertisement games. I like the art and style of the game quite well and the simple nature. Was simple and pretty hard. Tight design as well, no power creep, excellent work.
digibody
09. Dec 2014 · 03:17 UTC
unusual, and fun. Lots of fun, great submission, really liked it.
harley77
09. Dec 2014 · 03:18 UTC
Awesome all around. Very unique style and the graphics are awesome.
The Walking Kiwi
09. Dec 2014 · 03:18 UTC
Cool.
pkenney
09. Dec 2014 · 03:22 UTC
Very nice - a small scope done really well. Had a great mood. The difficulty was just right - it took me several tries before I learned to be really careful and then I was able to beat it just when I was about done. Also, the controls were tight and the enemies predictable, obviously key for this kind of game.

One thing, though... I never realized you could backstab anyone! It didn't make me learn this or tell me (unless I missed it).

Innovative use of the shape and nice nod to the theme. Congrats on a sweet game.
Sakuyan
09. Dec 2014 · 06:56 UTC
Really nice visuals! The colors you picked for the dungeon was really cool. I like the idea of having backstabs as your form of offence. I wish there was a way to make the game a bit bigger on my screen, because it was a bit thin.
Other than that, the controls felt pretty nice.
Also Thanks for the feedback!
Alter
09. Dec 2014 · 10:37 UTC
Great game! Nice idea and realization. Very addictive and funny.
GeorgeBroussard
09. Dec 2014 · 15:20 UTC
Great entry. Loved the mood and style. Loved how the wide screen is basically a progress bar. Neat idea. Still trying to make it all the way across :)
Ekanaut
09. Dec 2014 · 16:15 UTC
Great concept and looks fantastic. Well done Lee!
ArcturusDeluxe
09. Dec 2014 · 16:51 UTC
Cool idea, really nice graphics, love the lighting effects, its almost a shame I couldn't get a closer look at them. Still the crazy aspect ratio is an interesting choice. Good sense of atmosphere too, nice job.
mtanton
09. Dec 2014 · 22:31 UTC
Very cool use of the theme. The whole aesthetic is really nice. Good job!
ruerob
10. Dec 2014 · 22:07 UTC
It was a little bit tiny. but fun to play. Thank you for your game.
mrexcessive
11. Dec 2014 · 13:07 UTC
Hi there. Looks and sounds great. My reactions are just not up to it... seems that the run speed is not enough to catch up with mobs, so you have to run into them at their turn point. Only got about 200 pixels across... Good job though!
SusanTheCat
14. Dec 2014 · 02:09 UTC
Cool idea! My poor eyesight! Very much like rogue & frogger.
AnglerteamGames
14. Dec 2014 · 02:19 UTC
Fantastic entry. Fun, replayable, with great mood.

The banner idea is really engaging and only suffers a little bit from being a little bit small on the screen.

One of the games I'll look forward to coming back to!
mathmadlen
19. Dec 2014 · 21:47 UTC
You picked a very unusual ratio, and made very good use of it - clever idea. The mood is also fitting, with the light, music and sound effects. My only gripe is that the player speed is something I would expect from a rougelike, turn-based movement, and the enemies are pretty fast in comparison... Anyway, fun game!
SimianLogic
29. Dec 2014 · 16:27 UTC
2150. I would've liked it a lot more if it was bigger (really hard to time the assassinations at that scale). The camera could've panned along with us, but I guess that doesn't fit the them quite as well.