0 AD - Zombie Uprising by BrothersT

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made by BrothersT for LD28 (JAM)
While shepherds watched their flocks by night... they didn't notice the undead masses slowly advancing over the hills.

It's the very first Christmas Day, and Mary and Joseph are down the local inn, shirking their divinely appointed parental responsibilities. Thankfully, the man upstairs is on the ball, and has enlisted the help of jolly old Saint Nick to save the day.

The future of all Christendom rests in the hands of Santa, in whose hands also rests the *one and only* Son of God. Saviour of humanity. Vanquisher of zombies!

Merry Christmas Everybody!

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Credits:
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Code - Joseph Thomson
Animation and Art - Robert Thomson
Animation and Sound Design - Dom Elsey

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Controls:
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A+D or Left+Right = Run
Spacebar or W or Up or RMB = Jump
LMB = Aim and Throw

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.47 115
Audio(Jam) 3.39 114
Fun(Jam) 3.68 43
Graphics(Jam) 3.84 128
Humor(Jam) 3.85 22
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 214
Mood(Jam) 3.24 162
Theme(Jam) 3.16 149

Feedback

ENDESGA
17. Dec 2013 路 04:49 UTC
Hahahaha, this is pretty cool!
I'm surprised this has no comments :/ Remember to play other peoples' games to get ratings on yours :)
Well done!
馃帳 BrothersT
17. Dec 2013 路 05:12 UTC
@ENDESGA - Thanks! We certainly will! But for now... precious, precious sleep.
Vladp995
17. Dec 2013 路 05:12 UTC
This game is amazing, I really liked the baby throwing physics and how they blend with your movement.
Catchy music, great art and fun gameplay.
5+ Stars, well done.
Venks
17. Dec 2013 路 16:27 UTC
Really like the art for this game. A lot of love was definitely put into that style. I absolutely adore it.
Shigor
17. Dec 2013 路 16:30 UTC
The best :D baby jesus ftw!
Kayelgee
17. Dec 2013 路 16:56 UTC
Fun game good job. :)
goerp
17. Dec 2013 路 17:26 UTC
haha Christmas Zombies! I thought about it but couldn't make it fit the theme, but you guys did that brilliantly.
Great graphics and nice retro music.
Gameplay is fluent (except for the akward use of the mouse button for me)
I like the way Jesus bounces.

Good stuff!
Nisshoku
17. Dec 2013 路 17:31 UTC
Round 11 35k, good game!
daredevildave
17. Dec 2013 路 17:35 UTC
Baby Jesus saves. A most excellent game :)
Riilu
17. Dec 2013 路 21:30 UTC
I love this game! Very well made. Charming graphics, nice music, fun and cool gameplay. Movement felt smooth, attacking felt fluid, slam-dunking baby jesus into the head of a roman legionaire has never been this fun.
Jellycakes
18. Dec 2013 路 01:41 UTC
Pretty funny chucking a baby at people. Also I liked the art and gameplay. Seemed well polished. Good job!
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
18. Dec 2013 路 01:59 UTC
Ahahahaha! "The future of Christendom"! This is *awesome*! Top marks all around and Robert's art is amazing!
thatwhichis
18. Dec 2013 路 02:25 UTC
"...a graphical Tour de France..."

"...continues BrothersT's fascinating transition from genre gamemaker extraordinaire to indelible chronicler of historic times...."

You can use these on the box cover I won't mind. Variety's Justin Chang and filmmaker David Fincher might mind on the second one.
insane66
18. Dec 2013 路 04:53 UTC
That is pretty funny. The character art is really good. Game plays really smooth. I had a little difficulty throwing the baby both directions, sometimes it would only throw left, then other times it would only throw right - it would drop the baby on the other side. Neat game!
ocathalain
18. Dec 2013 路 07:39 UTC
Love it! Great art, great music, great idea, and by far the funniest entry I've played so far
TheWhiteLlama
18. Dec 2013 路 14:28 UTC
Hahaha! I laughed so hard! This idea :D Made really much fun.
Doctor Broccoli
18. Dec 2013 路 18:44 UTC
Is this blasphemy? I'm pretty sure this is blasphemy. It's really fun though.
馃帳 BrothersT
18. Dec 2013 路 19:13 UTC
@All - Thanks very much!

@goerp - Thanks as always! One of these days we will end up with a game that really fits the theme. Check out the updated blurb above for a hint at the theme.

@Nisshoku - Not good enough! You need to kill all of the zombies; granted, there are infinitely many, so you get points for trying :)

@thatwhichis - I think those, along with Riilu's "slam-dunking baby jesus into the head of a roman legionaire has never been this fun" will make it onto the box art :D

@Doctor Broccoli - Our game contains only divinely sanctioned violence.
馃帳 BrothersT
18. Dec 2013 路 21:22 UTC
@goerp - Seems I misread your comment about the theme. Thanks very much!
chiguireitor
18. Dec 2013 路 23:41 UTC
Loved the theme. Tossing baby jesus to kill zombies was hilarious. The sprites on the dark side shaded correctly and it was amazing that you cared for the lightning.
hadesfury
19. Dec 2013 路 12:26 UTC
Quite challenging ... succeed till wave 5
Und[0]ne Devs
19. Dec 2013 路 19:39 UTC
Very nice idea! That baby is so hardy xDDD Nice job!! :D
DanielSnd
20. Dec 2013 路 20:43 UTC
This was a pretty cool game. I really liked the idea of throwing a baby to kill zombies.
Jupiter_Hadley
20. Dec 2013 路 20:55 UTC
I felt like I was throwing baby Jesus as a sacrifice to the zombies. Really nice game. I included this game in my Ludum Dare Compilation series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/0DcB_uEEmYE
samooJAM
22. Dec 2013 路 06:22 UTC
Good job!
ParaPup
24. Dec 2013 路 20:32 UTC
Wow this was strange but lol It was great.
Peni6
06. Jan 2014 路 00:13 UTC
nice
michail
06. Jan 2014 路 16:55 UTC
I liked the graphics and audio, but zombies aren't very motivating enemy for me (I mean there are so many games about shooting them).
JaJ
06. Jan 2014 路 21:49 UTC
Hilarious! And really fun to play!