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Dungeon Deadline by Orni

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made by Orni for LD27 (JAM)
Description:
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Welcome to 'Dungeon Deadline' !
You have to beat six dungeon levels under severe time pressure to collect enough gold to defeat the final boss!
Can you beat the deadline ?
Find out!

Controls:
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WASD or ARROW KEYS to move around
MOUSE1 to attack and use the UI

Credits:
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'Dungeon Dadline' is a game by Orni & tnk, with graphics by Oryx and music by Landon Podbielski

Orni: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/orni/
tnk: http://flavors.me/tnk
Oryx: http://oryxdesignlab.com/
Landon Podbielski: http://www.wonthelp.info/highres.html
Web (Flash) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2667903/LD27/index.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=10771

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.97 14
Audio(Jam) 3.59 74
Fun(Jam) 4.04 7
Graphics(Jam) 3.61 200
Humor(Jam) 2.44 280
Innovation(Jam) 3.01 276
Mood(Jam) 3.29 148
Theme(Jam) 3.76 37

Feedback

fdevant
26. Aug 2013 · 23:37 UTC
Awesome!
Feels just like making a Ludum Dare game!
rakyatmiskin
27. Aug 2013 · 02:09 UTC
very interesting game.... stuck with boss battle
DrSuperSocks
27. Aug 2013 · 03:28 UTC
This game is awesome! Died on the boss though :( I like the character development, seems pretty well balanced.
Tanser
27. Aug 2013 · 08:59 UTC
Just great game, good job!
Darien
27. Aug 2013 · 09:09 UTC
Oh, this is fun! Like everybody else, though, I found the final boss a bit too hard. I think one thing that would help, at least for the "fighter" character, is an autoswing rather than having to mouse at things to fight them.
eckcz
27. Aug 2013 · 09:09 UTC
Without the ten seconds level counter it would be a great game. You can develop the game further without the counter. Its fun to play. I loved the gameplay and upgrades.
🎤 Orni
27. Aug 2013 · 09:23 UTC
@everyone:
thanks for the feedback and playing my game :D

@Darien:
all classes have an auto-attack, you simply have to hold the mouse button down
in case of the fighter - he hits everything around him (regardless where you point your mouse - he's a badass)

@eckcz:
the idea is to find good routes trough the dungeon under time pressure to gather enough gold to beat the boss
MidCry
27. Aug 2013 · 09:51 UTC
NICE AND FAST GAME
namuol
27. Aug 2013 · 10:05 UTC
YESSSS! So much fun. Amazing how much gameplay you can squeeze into 10 seconds!
YopSolo
27. Aug 2013 · 10:14 UTC
damn good, well done !
GuillaumeGwi
27. Aug 2013 · 11:46 UTC
Good one !
RetroEpic
27. Aug 2013 · 12:38 UTC
This is a cool idea! I don't like the time limitation on it though, seems like the game will play better without the restriction on the time. Otherwise, looks and plays awesomely.
Good job
onzephyr
27. Aug 2013 · 14:50 UTC
Darn fine game. well designed and well executed. also top down shooter so +1. Feels like it could have a very long life well past Ludum Dare.
Misfit
27. Aug 2013 · 16:57 UTC
Awesome idea! Nice art/audio/gameplay.
JoeDev_net
27. Aug 2013 · 16:58 UTC
Really like this! Very cool idea and very fun. Definitely one my favorites so far. Great job!
Nerlin
27. Aug 2013 · 17:20 UTC
Are you an owner of all graphics to this game? Because it looks exactly the same as graphics in Realm of the Mad God in Steam.
aquilicoco
27. Aug 2013 · 17:20 UTC
Good job! Love the pixel art style
lcass
27. Aug 2013 · 17:29 UTC
Can I ask why so many games like this have exactly the same player and projectile graphics I seen 4 now.
Sh1rogane
27. Aug 2013 · 17:34 UTC
Very fun and solid game
🎤 Orni
27. Aug 2013 · 17:38 UTC
@Nerlin & Icass:
Just like 'Realm of the Mad God' and several other games, this game is using the 'LoFi Fantasy' graphic set - made by Oryx
You can find it here: http://oryxdesignlab.com/sprites/
MinionStudios
27. Aug 2013 · 17:42 UTC
Fun and fast paced, totally got your MadGod style.
Diogo Muller
27. Aug 2013 · 18:25 UTC
Great use of the theme. Would love more levels. :)
recursor
27. Aug 2013 · 18:57 UTC
After playing for a bit, I'm not sure how I feel about getting kicked out of the level every 10 seconds. I want to explore each level fully. Nice job on everything though. It was pretty fun.
Dir3kt
27. Aug 2013 · 19:04 UTC
Awesome frenetic dungeon shooter! Gonna do another try :)
tigerj
27. Aug 2013 · 19:10 UTC
really fun!

If you dev it further it would be nice to have a WASD move and arrow key shoot setup like binding of isaac style. I have a touch pad so it was real challenging.
H-Bomb
28. Aug 2013 · 09:09 UTC
I love it! For now, it's my favorite entry.
It could storm this dungeon again and again.
doctorscientist
28. Aug 2013 · 14:02 UTC
This is a beautiful looking game. I find the mouse aiming a little awkward but taking out would mean you would have to fire the direction you face(so you wouldn't be able to strife as easily). Also, I would take out the acceleration so that your character doesn't coast. Your team did a fantastic job! If you guys ever decide to work in Unity feel free to ask me anything.
pereubu
28. Aug 2013 · 16:43 UTC
wow, nice gameplay as usual D:
I love the realm of the mad god-ish pacing of it
aschearer
28. Aug 2013 · 18:05 UTC
Really well polished. Not initially clear what the goal was, but I had fun bouncing around in any case. Like the idea of a bumper cars/roguelike mix.
Lightmare Studio
28. Aug 2013 · 18:14 UTC
Nice pacing, very fun game! I would have loved to see original graphics to be honest, but I can understand that you prefered to focus on what matters. Nice entry!
unusualcadence
28. Aug 2013 · 18:31 UTC
Really enjoyed playing this!
rfgpfeiffer
28. Aug 2013 · 19:53 UTC
Great fun! The game is fast-paced and the music is fast and catchy.
Zammy
28. Aug 2013 · 21:11 UTC
Really cool game! Two suggestions:
- Remove the countdown before the start, or at least give the player option to start earlier and skip the waiting. Otherwise you're forcing him to cool off in a fast-paced game.
- Put somewhere in the levels a special "reward" which may remove the deadline, and give the player access to the whole level. I read some people want to explore everything.
🎤 Orni
28. Aug 2013 · 21:16 UTC
@zammy:
oh my god - that last suggestion of yours is amazing. I should have put 3 or 4 different "deadline-unlock" spawnpoint per level (chosen at random at level generation) so that you couldn't simply memorize the locations at each level - at least not as easily.
that would've been so great ... I wish I would have thought of that
(the countdown disable option is a nice idea as well)

I might contact you during the next LD to playtest a prototype of mine and get some suggestions ;)
Anachron
28. Aug 2013 · 22:03 UTC
Really good! It would be nice to have an option to adjust the counter, or to have different difficulty levels with different amounts of time.
ratking
28. Aug 2013 · 22:32 UTC
Very cool game, couldn't stop playing until I beat the deadline dragon! ;-) A bit too easy though, but that's a good thing.
Erkberg
29. Aug 2013 · 00:53 UTC
Very nice game, I really like the graphics style and audio.
Beardbotnik
29. Aug 2013 · 01:23 UTC
Fantastic game, love the music reminds me a bit of Golden Axe, the controls and movement was smooth the graphics were nice and the pacing was great too! Good job!
ddionisio
29. Aug 2013 · 01:36 UTC
This is a fun top-down-shooter game, it's nicely presented. Controls are good. I thought the game didn't have much difficulty because you seem to finish each level anyhow. But it looks like the main objective is to prepare yourself to beat the boss in 10 seconds. Nice concept! I don't know if I can get 999 coins for upgrades though :P
Typedeaf
29. Aug 2013 · 08:13 UTC
I really liked the game, but i was a little sad that i only had 10 seconds in each room. I wanted to kill all the monsters and explore all the rooms :) Then i got my ass kicked by the boss and died soooo hard!
leafo
29. Aug 2013 · 16:53 UTC
Really cool game. It's a shame the rooms are so big and you only have 10 seconds to explore them.
Zammy
29. Aug 2013 · 19:37 UTC
@Orni:
I'm glad you liked the suggestion. Will you do a post-jam version with updates?

And yes of course, I'll be happy if I can help you with feedback on your games, so please do contact me.
We may exchange contacts now if you wish?
How may one contact another trough this website anyway? Private messages or something?
gamepopper
29. Aug 2013 · 19:59 UTC
Really creative use of the 10 second theme! Not to mention a fairly decent Realm of the Mad God style shooter!
the.vaber
29. Aug 2013 · 21:01 UTC
Amazing game! The progression system is great, feels very rewarding. The swordsman controls were perhaps a bit unintuitive at first, but the mage plays great :) Good job!
ncannasse
30. Aug 2013 · 12:05 UTC
Great game but somehow does not play nice with the theme.
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
31. Aug 2013 · 12:56 UTC
Top marks for fun!!
If you develop it without the timer, it could be more forgiving
blackotus
31. Aug 2013 · 18:07 UTC
Very nice!
I really like how you have three different characters, and how you can upgrade them :)

Thought the knight was a little underpowered compared to the archer and mage.

Great job!
CuberToy
31. Aug 2013 · 22:10 UTC
Really enjoyed it overall. Cool concept of fast progression. I find it very frustrating to play only 10 second as I want to explore more (but that's not a downside). Very nice game !
BNeutral
01. Sep 2013 · 05:53 UTC
I win! Didn't even notice you could play as any of the characters until I read it in a comment.
ghRibacki
02. Sep 2013 · 01:26 UTC
Very well polished and fun! Always a pleasure to see Oryx's graphics (though some new sprites based on them would be even more sweet). I liked the music a lot, very inspiring and action-oriented.

The goals were very well defined and the game looks balanced, even though I couldn't beat the boss at the end. =(

Overall, good game! =D
foumart
04. Sep 2013 · 21:46 UTC
Awesome game! Just tried all characters and beat the boss only with the mage. It will be nice to be able to spawn in passed levels (with harder enemies ofcourse)
Sestren
05. Sep 2013 · 03:28 UTC
This was a lot of fun to play. The music was awesome, and the pace was frantic. Loved it!
The Evil Cult
05. Sep 2013 · 11:29 UTC
Nice. Took me until my 2nd playthrough to really get the hang of it and be able to explore the levels a bit more, then beat the boss. Graphics/sounds nice and the game felt nicely polished. No real complaints but it would perhaps have been nice to see some time powerups or something that allows a bit more exploration of your levels as I felt that I never got to see all the work you put into them! Overall, nice work :)
VAGABOND
06. Sep 2013 · 17:51 UTC
one of my favs to play so far in this jam!
voidstar69
06. Sep 2013 · 20:00 UTC
Lovely graphical style and music. I love the look of the dungeons so much that it is almost disappointing when the level soon ends.
LTyrosine
08. Sep 2013 · 15:08 UTC
Very nice music, furious action. Congrats
savethejets1
11. Sep 2013 · 05:28 UTC
Super cool, I think you could expand on this after ludum dare and you'd have a really cool game.
lordjosephdeburg
15. Sep 2013 · 00:31 UTC
wizard is good, I enjoyed this game. nice retro feel
MrBlade
15. Sep 2013 · 19:21 UTC
Nice work. Great sounds, nice graphics. I am an avid player of ROTMG, so to see Oryx's graphics (I know they are free and open and everything, it's just a bit weird.) and be like OMIGOSH SKULL SHRINE WHAAAATT, but kill it in a few hits was nice. Great music too. The levels felt solid and well built. Keep it up! 8/10.
bitowl
15. Sep 2013 · 22:02 UTC
This was so much fun. I'm still excited :O Need to kill dat bozZ...
BadgerPriest
16. Sep 2013 · 00:38 UTC
Great game! I finally beat it on my third try . Lots of great little touches, like having the three different classes (which I didn't realize when I first started the game) and making the time limit actually be a little longer than 10 seconds. Very fun and fast-paced.

If you work on this game a little more in the future, it would be nice to see different kinds of items and things to pick up in the dungeon.