Arrow Rain by Maxium

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made by Maxium for LD30 (JAM)
A game about Bows and Dragons.

Controls:
WASD - Move; Double-tap to dash
Left Mouse Button - Hold to draw bow; release to shoot.
Shift - Sprint

Art - Josiah Goodin (@josiahgoodin)
Programming - Isaac Goodin (@ilgoodi)

Ratings

Coolness 93% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.53 176
Audio(Jam) 2.82 470
Fun(Jam) 3.74 57
Graphics(Jam) 4.17 96
Humor(Jam) 2.38 399
Innovation(Jam) 2.78 528
Mood(Jam) 3.36 235
Theme(Jam) 2.64 577

Feedback

Demorro
26. Aug 2014 · 00:24 UTC
Pretty fun. I like the way the arrows behave, and having a boss character in there is pretty impressive. Couldn't work out if I was damaging him at all though, I assume so because I got him to fall over at one point.
H1S2
26. Aug 2014 · 00:25 UTC
nice look. like the low poly style.
jayemjee
26. Aug 2014 · 00:26 UTC
It's a little hard to tell that you're hurting a boss. I like the graphics, and the dragon and golem are pretty well-designed.

It's a little hard to get up the tree to do anything.
Robert
26. Aug 2014 · 00:27 UTC
THESE GRAPHICS O_O. But the controlls are very glitchy(the the 2 bosses). Did i say that i love these graphics !
Transmit
26. Aug 2014 · 00:27 UTC
Had quite a lot of fun playing it, ended quite abruptly though. But good job.
graebor
26. Aug 2014 · 00:28 UTC
Whoa, this is really neat! The first thing I did was shoot an arrow at a bird and to my delight it flew away. Love details like that!

My biggest complaint is that it was hard to tell when I was hitting the bosses. Some kind of obvious hit effect/red flash/sound effect to let you know you're doing damage would have been nice.

Overall great work, it was a fun experience :)
Robert
26. Aug 2014 · 00:28 UTC
THESE GRAPHICS O_O. But the controlls are very glitchy(the the 2 bosses). Did i say that i love these graphics !
PowerSpark
26. Aug 2014 · 00:31 UTC
Had some fun with the enemies, but the controls are awkward and the Golem is way too easy compared to the Minotaur in my opinion, but I guess it was because there are only two enemies.
LTPATS
26. Aug 2014 · 00:35 UTC
Pretty short, though I enjoyed the boss fights. The theme seemed a bit forced to me, especially since it was all text-based. I think having some visual feedback to the text would be nice. For instance, if the universe will glow red with fire, why not have some fire all around the map in the end? I think a little bit of additional visual feedback to compliment the text could go a long way.

Overall I enjoyed it, would love to see something like this more fleshed out with more bosses, consequences, etc.
🎤 Maxium
26. Aug 2014 · 00:52 UTC
We fixed some things due to feedback and comments, just barely in the knick of time. The golem now makes noise when you hit his weak spot, and a tip appears to make it more clear to aim for it.
Andrew Shouldice
26. Aug 2014 · 02:10 UTC
This reminds me in spirit of Titan Souls, or Shadow of the Colossus: just bosses. Neat! Maybe an idea worth expanding into a larger project.
PixelOaks
26. Aug 2014 · 02:16 UTC
Great job, love the arrow arc. Wish you moved a little waster.
AndyBrown
26. Aug 2014 · 03:01 UTC
That low poly art was gorgeous! The spear throwing animation for the Minotaur cracked me up. He ended up glitching out and throwing spears in the opposite direction as my character when I ran into him and right behind him, but it was a lot of fun.
jgthespy
26. Aug 2014 · 03:03 UTC
This is pretty cool. Shooting arrows is fun and I like the graphics. The golem fight was the best, although seeing the Minotaur stuck with 20 arrows was also nice.
Resonious
26. Aug 2014 · 03:05 UTC
Hahaha it's pretty choppy in a few ways (controls, indication of taking damage) but I thought it was awesome.
CRAZEERUSKEE
26. Aug 2014 · 03:17 UTC
Pretty cool game! I loved the art and the sound effects. The bosses were also pretty cool! Overall very nice! :)
hogtrick
26. Aug 2014 · 08:07 UTC
Nice monsters and preety good graphics
EnigmAraigne
26. Aug 2014 · 13:39 UTC
Really good graphic, especially dragon!
hb3p8
26. Aug 2014 · 19:14 UTC
Cool gameplay and very nice creatures animation. Great work!
RawboSaurX
26. Aug 2014 · 20:38 UTC
Yup, definitely keeping this on my hard drive. The artwork looks great and the arrow mechanics are fantastic. Really great work on this project. Wish there were more bosses to fight, or even some grunts around the map. Would definitely support a full version.
hbocao
27. Aug 2014 · 03:02 UTC
Nice art style and very fun to play. The second boss was kinda easier to kill. And I fucking knew it! You can trust dragons!
PapaCheech
27. Aug 2014 · 04:02 UTC
wow. Great game, and great graphics. For 48 hours, this is freakin sweet!!
Rage Paint
27. Aug 2014 · 04:08 UTC
Enjoyed playing your game. I liked the low poly look of everything. All those spears the Minotaur was throwing freaked me out at first XD
buckslice
27. Aug 2014 · 04:09 UTC
Controls are a little rough, but the combat is still pretty fun. Also, I really love the low poly graphics and animations. Nice ending lol.
dhargan
27. Aug 2014 · 15:49 UTC
I don't understand the connection with the theme. great game tho, good job :D
DragonXVI
27. Aug 2014 · 21:10 UTC
Ambitious idea, and decent enough. Collision seemed a bit off in places, specially trying to hit the Golem's eye? And a bit more feedback for when you successfully hit would be nice. Pretty lofty goal and reasonably well executed though, congrats!
paps
28. Aug 2014 · 03:39 UTC
Good game, nice poly graphics, I would have want a bg music during the boss fight to add more tension. And that minotaur is way harder than first boss, I jumped on my chair when he charged me.
pansapiens
28. Aug 2014 · 05:46 UTC
Love that low poly faceted look, and the feel of the bow (controls, animation, physics and audio combined) is great. While not perfect, the boss behaviors were decent too. A little more feedback on whether a boss hit was successful would be good. Overall, I liked what is there, but I think you could have got more mileage by having a level or three with lots of smaller enemies to shoot, followed by the boss. I'd also reverse the order of the bosses, since the attack sequence required to beat the Minotaur seems less complex (just shoot it anywhere ?) compared with the Golem.
HayManMarc
30. Aug 2014 · 07:22 UTC
This was a great 3D romp in a fantasy world. I liked the dragon a lot. Very clean, and well made FPS.
Aaron San Filippo
30. Aug 2014 · 18:39 UTC
Very ambitious :)
I like that you can shoot the birds and they react, and the general physics of shooting. The actual hit feedback is a little weak - would be cool if there were a hit effect, and maybe a slight flash or something on contact with an enemy. I was disappointed that I couldn't really see arrows sticking out of the targets!
mrexcessive
31. Aug 2014 · 17:56 UTC
Hi there. Great! First archery game played. Love archery IRL so this was good fun. Killed both and reached end... would love to see more of this game! Nice intuitive aim and move/dodge/sprint. Good sounds. Great job!
Partially Exciting
31. Aug 2014 · 23:17 UTC
I really liked the graphical style and the bow mechanics. The animations were pretty impressive for a jam. Nicely done!
eastes
01. Sep 2014 · 12:30 UTC
reddit sent me! Great game. I love low poly.
Wertle
02. Sep 2014 · 19:13 UTC
Nice work. I thought the camera felt a little low to the ground which made it tricky to navigate portions or the world with any sort of rise to them (like the spiral tree). It's interesting that you put the golem second when its combat mechanic seemed a bit more complex than the minotaur, but I liked the minotaur's attack. Something that could help would be some audio or visual feedback for getting hit, as it took me a long time to notice the hearts. My favorite thing was the bubble effect, it was stylized and felt kind of great.
jukimv1986
07. Sep 2014 · 10:16 UTC
Wow, I loved the "Zelda - Ocarina of Time" memories the first scene brought me. The visuals were great, however I find the controls very challenging to master and I was not hitting anything with my arrows. Good game!
George
07. Sep 2014 · 18:03 UTC
Awesome low-poly style! We used it in our game as well, so much fun to play with :) Love boss battles as well; everyone likes a good boss battle!
Jupiter_Hadley
07. Sep 2014 · 20:34 UTC
Nice graphics! I included it in part 20 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/3H1YVzN-nuA
Lokarunith
13. Sep 2014 · 10:40 UTC
Quite fun, It has a very abrupt ending, but it was a quite pleasant experience.