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Symbiosis by SIMON_SIMON

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made by SIMON_SIMON for LD29 (JAM)
Hi everybody, welcome to Symbiosis : The Path to Equilibrium. A game made by :

@Pyrofoux (programmer, game designer)
@Blazingzboub (game designer, 2D graphist)

It's quite a special game. Our first intention was to create a rogue-like in which the character is defined by the real specificities of the player. Both are linked.

The rooms are randomly generated.

The idea is here, but the game may contain a couple of bugs and miss some planned features, because of the time limit. It's our first "real" Ludum Dare submission. Don't hesitate to give your opinion about it !

Move : arrow keys or ZQSD/WASD
Use potion : C
Use power : X
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69344892/Ludum%20Dare%2029/source/index.html
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69344892/Ludum%20Dare%2029/source/index.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=37390

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1460
Overall(Jam) 3.00 491
Audio(Jam) 2.43 566
Fun(Jam) 2.80 475
Graphics(Jam) 2.40 681
Humor(Jam) 2.88 249
Innovation(Jam) 3.67 101
Mood(Jam) 2.80 525
Theme(Jam) 2.71 565

Feedback

Hermes
29. Apr 2014 · 01:47 UTC
Not bad!
Cawrtz
29. Apr 2014 · 10:17 UTC
Nice game overall :)
Skywilly
29. Apr 2014 · 11:13 UTC
Very nice ! I want more levels ;)
Andrew Adams
29. Apr 2014 · 13:47 UTC
Wow.
Franklins Ghost
29. Apr 2014 · 13:58 UTC
Interesting concept, liked the intro quiz and the way you have to balance things.
Gravity Games
29. Apr 2014 · 14:32 UTC
The whole stats being decided by an intro quiz was pretty cool, but the game was easily broken by spamming the lightning ability, though I'm not sure whether or not this was due to some hidden stat.
🎤 SIMON_SIMON
29. Apr 2014 · 14:34 UTC
@Gravity Games : It's being fixed ;)
Pierrec
29. Apr 2014 · 16:24 UTC
The game itself isn't very fun, and way too easy (the lightning power is so powerful) but the concept is REALLY good! It's really something I'd like to see extended
MSaul
29. Apr 2014 · 17:49 UTC
Great game overall, and yes lighting too strong :). At the end the symbol was stuck in the middle of the window don't know if it's the correct end. And I don't really get the link between the begining and the end of the game.
🎤 SIMON_SIMON
29. Apr 2014 · 17:51 UTC
@MSaul : The specs of your character are defined by the mini-games ;)
magicspark
29. Apr 2014 · 18:09 UTC
The intro was fun! In the game the keys "s" goes left and "a" goes down, I think it should be the opposite, no?
Meedoc
29. Apr 2014 · 22:23 UTC
A nice little game. I wish I could play an enhance version, with a more complete dungeon to explore!
Mythalore
30. Apr 2014 · 14:07 UTC
As a seasoned roguelike player its really important to be able to get straight into the game, maybe add a random character mode for people who don't want to sit through the quiz each time they create a new character. That would even allow for more variation in the game.
Balloonsfor600
30. Apr 2014 · 23:05 UTC
I don't know if it was bugged, but I could not kill any of the monsters in the top down part. Did I miss something?

I like the idea of the game, but couldn't seen to get any farther.
Jupiter_Hadley
01. May 2014 · 03:03 UTC
So many little games in one! well done! I included it in part 5 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) youtu.be/HquvNllyc50
baykush_figtree
04. May 2014 · 17:12 UTC
The actual game was somewhat complicated, but the idea of using a "test" to determine in-game elements is awesome!