Alcheminion by bigbadwofl

made by bigbadwofl for LD27 (COMPO)

Step into the shoes of a lowly apprentice, destined to serve the greatest alchemists of our time!

Drink potions in your quest to serve your master ever faster.

Tools: Visual Studio, Photoshop, Fruity Loops, Audacity, PyxelEdit.

Works best in: Chrome > Opera > Firefox
Works not at all in: IE (older versions) and Safari

PS. All 10 levels are possible. Yes even the last one! Complete all ten and save your score in the global high score list.

PPS. I didn't really use the theme. Originally all levels were limited to 10 seconds (with potions that extend the time) but that really wasn't fun at all so I removed it.

All Platforms	http://bigbadwofl.me/Games/Alcheminion/
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=8326

Ratings

Coolness	71%	3
Overall	3.62	118

Audio	3.69	41
Fun	3.72	64
Graphics	3.84	109
Humor	3.04	191
Innovation	3.28	337
Mood	3.55	90
Theme	2.17	1123

Feedback

TheJackiMonster

26. Aug 2013 · 00:15 UTC

This game is awesome! But unfortunately I have to add that the theme was different..

Blanky

26. Aug 2013 · 09:08 UTC

Awesome game, it feels like TM nations forever in that you have to have perfects runs for the best score possible. That with a cool puzzle effect that involves failure. Awesome story line. I lived the scores.

Arrow-x

28. Aug 2013 · 17:04 UTC

GOOD GAME BRO ... LIKE U MADE A GAME ABOUT ONE PF MY PAST JOBS

berkano

28. Aug 2013 · 17:09 UTC

This is really well put together. Great level design and controls are smooth - very playable. Love the zombie rave soundtrack :-) Nice job!

Jimanzium

28. Aug 2013 · 17:20 UTC

Stuck on IE for the time being, might have to try this later

GlennBrann

28. Aug 2013 · 17:22 UTC

Really fum and really well made.

Foxtacy

28. Aug 2013 · 17:22 UTC

Would have had all my fives if you had followed the theme ^_^

Overall a really good game :)

Brian Stegmann

28. Aug 2013 · 17:23 UTC

The positive and negative powerups are cool, all around a fun collection game, but it doesn't seem like you did anything relating to the theme.

OkayHughes

28. Aug 2013 · 17:34 UTC

A very excellent entry, except for the fact that the theme wasn't really incorporated. The soundtrack was terrific, and the gameplay was quite fun. Very well done.

loxo

28. Aug 2013 · 18:34 UTC

Really great game! I finished it, it was fun to play. Had to use chrome, because it didn't get past the loading screen in safari.

Dining Philosopher

28. Aug 2013 · 19:49 UTC

Very nice game!

calimeraw

28. Aug 2013 · 22:33 UTC

It's nicely done! I can't do art/sound like that my self! Good jobs!

matthias_zarzecki

29. Aug 2013 · 06:38 UTC

Solid title! I like the graphics.

Endurion

31. Aug 2013 · 17:32 UTC

The music is awesome!

Why wouldn't that work on IE? Fell for WebGL?

UntitledQ

31. Aug 2013 · 17:51 UTC

I think this game is the most fun of the ~40 games I've played so far! Also has very nice finishing with the music, sound effects, art and highscore.
Too bad that the theme did not work out, but I guess that's bound to happen to a bunch of entries with a theme like this...

Raiyumi

02. Sep 2013 · 06:26 UTC

A nice, but simple game. :)

alts

02. Sep 2013 · 07:08 UTC

I really liked it when the game became more puzzle oriented than purely collection, but it quickly got to a point where it was dominated by trial-and-error (levels 7 and 8), after which I quit. If the order of potion requests was known in advance, it'd give the player some ability to strategize, since I don't get the sense that this trial-and-error sensation was an objective of the game.

Colapsydo

02. Sep 2013 · 09:08 UTC

The music is awesome, I could listen to it a few more levels.
I guess you make the right choice by focusing on the fun instead of the theme. I really enjoyed all the level, playing with the different potions effect (light blue + red, you're a super hero).

Darien

12. Sep 2013 · 09:47 UTC

Lots of promise here for sure. As others have said, the later levels are a bit too trial-and-error grind-y, and there's no real attempt to incorporate the theme, but you have a great base for a clever puzzler here!