/cast by yongcamu

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made by yongcamu for LD31 (JAM)
Hello and good day there! :) Meet /cast. Personally, the very first game I've ever made. I think it's quite a simple yet difficult game. Imagine charades without the constant hand-holding of clues mixed with the vastness of possibilities alike a text-adventure. And to top it off, an accelerated failure state!

Update: NEWB DETECTED. Totally forgot about WinRAR. Uploaded. RARs are now available for all platforms.

> How do I PLAY this game:
Played Charade before? Then you'll know how to play this! Get guessing - get spamming, my friend!

> How do I WIN this game:
Through trial and error (and HINTS!) you will be able to solve the 3-word string to cast the spell to push away the apocalypse before the meteor hits!

> How do I NOT LOSE this game:
#protip Each keystroke on your keyboard will push back the meteor a little but it will also increase the speed of the meteor. So, yes, spamming is a completely viable tactic - until the meteor builds up too much speed and then you're boned hard. :O #notsoprotip

I'm a first-timer for Ludum Dare. I wanted to find an excuse to learn in a crash-course manner both programming in JS and the Unity engine itself. And oh boy, it was a mad but fun journey! :)

> Asset credits.
>>> Comet: http://soundbible.com/1141-Comet.html
>>> Electric Sweep: http://soundbible.com/1795-Electrical-Sweep.html
>>> Magic: http://www.freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/216089/
>>> BGM: http://www.earslap.com/page/otomata.html
>>> Elementals v1.1.1 by G.E.TeamDev on Asset Store.
>>> Movement Animset Pro Lite v1.151 by Kubold on Asset Store.
>>> 8 FREE Substances (for Mobile) v1.0.2 by Allegorithmic on Asset Store.

Note:
Upload for Windows, OS/X, Linux, and Source, are to come. I have a slow connection.

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1461
Overall(Jam) 2.70 893
Audio(Jam) 2.82 463
Fun(Jam) 2.16 976
Graphics(Jam) 3.75 265
Humor(Jam) 2.00 764
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 524
Mood(Jam) 2.69 745
Theme(Jam) 2.50 970

Feedback

wer2chosen
08. Dec 2014 路 14:22 UTC
I didn't see the theme in the game. I liked the concept, liked the graphics, but not real juicy or engaging. Disliked the worm's eye view.
ilikescifi
08. Dec 2014 路 14:35 UTC
I dont really get it but it麓s looking awesome and has a fine mood!
馃帳 yongcamu
08. Dec 2014 路 15:18 UTC
Hey wer2chosen & ilikescifi,
So sorry about the vagueness. x) Added a little extra game-play description to hopefully help with that. Thank you both for the visit! x)
shedevil909
08. Dec 2014 路 15:34 UTC
need another hint for Word 2, please))
馃帳 yongcamu
08. Dec 2014 路 15:37 UTC
@shedevil909,
A little cheaty but. :P https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm That was my reference. :D It's somewhere on there!
Morgawr
08. Dec 2014 路 21:00 UTC
Hi! I'm on Linux so I can't use the unity web player. Downloading everything from Google drive takes way too long (I can't download the whole directory?). Can you please host it somewhere else or just zip it please? Thanks :)
ProfessorRekyl
08. Dec 2014 路 21:02 UTC
Looking good but find it very hard, interesting.
Maurogik
08. Dec 2014 路 21:08 UTC
Nice game, i somehow managed to not find the last word, but it was still kind of fun to try to guess what kind of sick word meant "a warm feeling in our heart".
goodbadokay
08. Dec 2014 路 21:12 UTC
Cool visuals and sound! Feels very nice and meditative
Arkrothe
08. Dec 2014 路 21:21 UTC
Pretty awesome!!! Figured it out (with the help of the preposition cheat sheet :P), and it was quite fun!! Would have loved a longer game with more content.
OneMuppet
08. Dec 2014 路 21:50 UTC
Nice graphics and a good wibe! I couldn't figure out the words, only the first one. I would have liked more challenges, to complete to get access to more clues.
馃帳 yongcamu
08. Dec 2014 路 22:45 UTC
@Morgawr,
Update with RARs, mate! So sorry!

@ProfessorRekyl & @Maurogik,
Muahahaha, it's a good thing that it's difficult. Supposed to really bring out that "OMG BUT IT COULD BE ANYTHING" kinda feeling. Thanks for playing! x)

@goodbadokay,
Music is from, http://www.earslap.com/page/otomata.html. Great generator! Thanks for the visit! :D

@Arkrothe & One Muppet,
Thanks for playing! x) I would love to add more, but my programming skills doesn't allow that, ahaha! I'm too much of a newb, caused a lot of thing to break when tried adding more. /Facepalm.
apiotrw
08. Dec 2014 路 22:46 UTC
I liked your visuals but were pretty disappointed in the gameplay. It had better use in a text adventure but I think your game deserved some more innovative gameplay
ponk
08. Dec 2014 路 22:47 UTC
I really like the scene :) !
Didn't find the charade, english being not my mother tongue.
Just going to come back later, looking for a spoiler in the commments :3 ...
hypnoticbytes
08. Dec 2014 路 22:48 UTC
Nice graphics and sound, but is really, really difficult...
liquidmedia
08. Dec 2014 路 22:49 UTC
Grate artwork, but play once and done, if you don't get the words you done, and if you know them it's 5 seconds to win.
馃帳 yongcamu
08. Dec 2014 路 23:45 UTC
@apiotrw,
Sorry to disappoint, mate. Maybe next jam when I'm better with programming! :D Thanks for playing!

@ponk,
Heh, thank you!

@hypnoticbytes,
GLHF mate, that's all I can say, ahaha! Spam those words out. Thanks for playing mate!

@liquidmedia,
Mhmmm! :D A college mate who thinks alike got it down in less than a minute! Thanks for playing! x)
Jupitron
09. Dec 2014 路 00:07 UTC
Awesome graphics, really cool presentation but couldnt get through i suck at this kind of games.
馃帳 yongcamu
11. Dec 2014 路 02:45 UTC
@Jupitron,
Thanks for trying! x) Haha, I think it's my fault, general consensus have been saying that the game a little to difficult.
udo
11. Dec 2014 路 03:47 UTC
Congratulations on finishing your first game, your first LD, and in fact your first programming project. I really liked the atmosphere and the mood in this one, but couldn't really figure out how to play it (nothing happens when I type stuff into the prompt). Anyway, keep it up, looking forward to seeing your entry in the next Ludum Dare!
mactinite
11. Dec 2014 路 05:59 UTC
Nice visuals and nice presentation. Also nice job on learning some programming and Unity ;) But, damn! I could not figure out the last word....
OldPeculier
14. Dec 2014 路 00:53 UTC
What in the heck?
Franklin's Ghost
14. Dec 2014 路 00:58 UTC
Congratulations on finishing your first LD, thought the visuals worked really well but did struggle figuring out the last word. Multiple clues could be a nice addition.
Wilou1428
14. Dec 2014 路 11:58 UTC
I didn't manage to figure out the last word. Nice idea, original :D
Pulsartronic
14. Dec 2014 路 21:38 UTC
Well... strange entry but nice the sensation saving the world with the s***** ** **p* :D
victorljs
14. Dec 2014 路 22:15 UTC
nice game
janovbyrnisson
25. Dec 2014 路 17:01 UTC
Heh, nice game, managed to guess the spell. :D