Makeshift Mouse King by zkenshin

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made by zkenshin for LD29 (JAM)
After escaping the animal testing laboratory, TestMouse27 rejoices in his freedom only for it to be cut short by his unexpected trip to the local sewer.

**Known Bugs**
- Crash when throwing a weapon too close to an enemy rarely still. Updated build just to fix this game breaking bug made it a lot less common.
- Some weird axe movement when thrown sometimes.

Controls:

Xbox Controller(Recommended) (Windows/Web)

Movement - Left Analog
Melee - X
Crossbow - Right Trigger
Pickup/Throw Items - B
Jump - A
Progress Story - A

Keyboard

Movement - WASD/Arrow Keys
Melee - Z/J
Crossbow - X/K
Pickup/Throw Items - C/L
Jump - Spacebar
Progress Story - Any Key

(Mac/Linux builds are untested as of now)

Ratings

Coolness 76% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.11 435
Audio(Jam) 2.92 431
Fun(Jam) 2.98 383
Graphics(Jam) 3.36 380
Humor(Jam) 3.16 160
Innovation(Jam) 2.69 514
Mood(Jam) 2.71 566
Theme(Jam) 2.93 485

Feedback

tanner101010
29. Apr 2014 · 01:26 UTC
Fun game! I found that killing things with jumping is easier than trying to melee them. Very cute story. I wish they had longer arms.
chipcaramel
29. Apr 2014 · 02:19 UTC
Trying to be unbiased... ...hehee, this was fun to play! Good job!
torcado194
29. Apr 2014 · 02:26 UTC
the visuals are pretty good! the gameplay is lacking a bit but otherwise it was fun to play! nice job :3
Zephyr
29. Apr 2014 · 02:27 UTC
Great game! It did crash for me though when I threw an axe while really close to an enemy in the second area.
hexagore
29. Apr 2014 · 21:49 UTC
Very retro. Reminded me of old arcade side scrolling beat 'em ups, especially with the 'continue' thing. Couldn't beat that rat king thing though! Wow!
blockbot
29. Apr 2014 · 22:06 UTC
Nice take on the brawler, good vibe.
javifugitivo
30. Apr 2014 · 16:59 UTC
Good work with the story and the intro. The game is very fun too, but the controls are complicated to memorize. Nice entry!
Korwegian
30. Apr 2014 · 17:36 UTC
Le-Lemmiwinks?
lajos
30. Apr 2014 · 20:13 UTC
Fun brawler! I couldn't figure a strategy to win fights tough, and seems that sometimes just being close to another mouse decreases my "cheese".
LandoSystems
30. Apr 2014 · 20:15 UTC
Fun game, reminded me a Turtles in Time.
VDOgamez
30. Apr 2014 · 20:15 UTC
The game's quite hard, but it's also well-put together. Nice job.
elefantopia
01. May 2014 · 03:28 UTC
Impressive! Lots of fun playing it, cute mouse graphics and story.
LPGhatguy
01. May 2014 · 19:24 UTC
It was a little buggy, the enemies would follow where you're stepping parallel to you so they couldn't get closer to you and you couldn't get them. Other than a few bug issues, good job!
MattV
01. May 2014 · 20:15 UTC
I killed the first rat, then tried to run past the second and got stuck (we would both move at the exact same time and couldn't move up or down to get closer to each other)
DrPrettyPatty
02. May 2014 · 14:23 UTC
Nice game! It was kind of hard meleeing the rats with the prison shanks, but then it got kind of easy once you figure out the timing. The graphics are great!
icereci
03. May 2014 · 11:37 UTC
fun one. nice job.
mortus
05. May 2014 · 16:37 UTC
I like the overall feel and the idea, but the gameplay seems a little simple. The beginning was too easy for me, but the boss was fun, nice work! I also liked the retro feel of the game.
kristof
08. May 2014 · 12:01 UTC
Cool game. The fighting is harder than I expected. The graphical style is nice and the music gives the game a nice mood. The only minor complaint is, that the camera lacked behind a bit. I would have liked to see more in front of my rat. Still a good entry!
Moosefly
08. May 2014 · 12:31 UTC
Good graphics and nice audio. Needs a little polish here and there but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Well done!