Hatsumei Mage by OrangeeZ

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made by OrangeeZ for LD28 (JAM)
You are a mage that knows a secret spell "You Only Get One..."

By adding one last word you can turn your enemies into dust or... well, do something else.

Controls:

When prompted, type in a word that describes what you'd like to leave enemies with. "Shield" or "Sword" are the most basic ones, but there are a couple of other words.

It's a kind of an endless dungeon crawler, so you go until you die.

P.S. Here's the cheatsheet for words available:

Hatsumei
Enemy
Sword
Shield
Axe
Hand

Ratings

Coolness 97% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.92 342
Audio(Jam) 1.21 479
Fun(Jam) 2.42 431
Graphics(Jam) 3.58 174
Humor(Jam) 2.54 216
Innovation(Jam) 3.72 32
Mood(Jam) 2.68 349
Theme(Jam) 3.49 74

Feedback

ryanmurakami
17. Dec 2013 路 01:51 UTC
nice. wish there was sound!
MattHartley
17. Dec 2013 路 02:11 UTC
I like the graphics and it's a very cool gameplay idea!
hoqjed
18. Dec 2013 路 02:55 UTC
The web link isn't working!
馃帳 OrangeeZ
18. Dec 2013 路 05:30 UTC
@hoqjed, reuploaded, please try now
JaymeeMak
19. Dec 2013 路 19:06 UTC
Neat idea, but when I typed shields after my first sword battle, I didn't get any shields?

Also, the animation for the mage to come to the next battle takes a bit too long.

And lastly - I've tried a bunch of various words but can't figure out what to write apart from sword or shield, which greatly diminishes the fun.
Will Edwards
19. Dec 2013 路 19:41 UTC
Strong on theme, but any cheat-sheet on the words? It took me a while to even work out which side I was playing. The graphics are gorgeous.
Nelien
19. Dec 2013 路 19:42 UTC
That was a really neat concept! Got a bit easy when all they were spawning with was swords and I could just take them away, but the idea is really cool!
馃帳 OrangeeZ
19. Dec 2013 路 19:49 UTC
Thanks everyone for the feedback! Updated the description with the list of words available.
PlayHabit
19. Dec 2013 路 19:55 UTC
I like this concept.

The only extra word I have found so far is 'enemy'. It didn't help, but it was pretty funny.
wdebowicz
20. Dec 2013 路 15:33 UTC
Funny concept. More possible words would improve it.
The Evil Cult
20. Dec 2013 路 16:34 UTC
Interesting one. I really like the concept here but I was a bit confused because the spell removes all of a type of item, it doesn't leave them with a type it like you said in the description. Graphics were great, love the style. Combat felt a bit luck-based. Would love to see this game expanded upon because it looks like a solid idea :)
Zener
21. Dec 2013 路 14:53 UTC
Very good idea, and the graphic style is awesome
local minimum
21. Dec 2013 路 14:54 UTC
I like the use of the theme in a quite novel way. However I found it hard to see what the enemies were holding in their hands. I tried some times, but never got very far.
archaeometrician
21. Dec 2013 路 16:47 UTC
Cool concept, I like the way the characters are designed. Nice work !
Sebastian
21. Dec 2013 路 16:56 UTC
Very neat idea, needs more word possibilities to keep my attention though. Cute graphics ;)
LordHellMaX
22. Dec 2013 路 01:41 UTC
Wow that was weird! Very luck based, but idea is good.
Diptoman
22. Dec 2013 路 09:37 UTC
That was a very unique take on the theme. And damn, the gfx are beautiful. This idea could be made into a gorgeous adventure!
psc1997
24. Dec 2013 路 09:25 UTC
I like graphics and idea (and gameplay)... Something other, and very good ;)
But without available words list I have problems ;p
Seriously thank You for list ;-)
Develop full game with more words, sounds and other things! ;)
Xanjos
24. Dec 2013 路 18:37 UTC
Too bad there's no sound but I absolutely loved the gameplay concept and the graphics were really pretty to look at.
OneDee
25. Dec 2013 路 15:54 UTC
Very unusual game :)
ViliX
27. Dec 2013 路 10:37 UTC
5/5 for fun and innovation :)
iiechapman
28. Dec 2013 路 23:23 UTC
Hey there, wanted to let you know I updated the game to fix the problem you were having!
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=14399
taocayo
31. Dec 2013 路 22:13 UTC
Even as simplistic as it is, graphically speaking, the mood is great and the concept is very interesting.
hadesfury
02. Jan 2014 路 14:55 UTC
Need more words :D
BradleySmith
06. Jan 2014 路 16:54 UTC
I really like the quirky 3D art style in this, really neat and fairly unique gameplay mechanic too. Rated highly. :)