Druid of the Catalyst by SchrodingersCult

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made by SchrodingersCult for LD35 (JAM)
You are the last living Druid. With your shapeshifting abilities and formation shifting allies, how long can you protect the Catalyst from the evil spawns that plan to destroy the balance of the world?

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I liked the theme and the hefty 72-hour duration didn't exactly pressure me so I really enjoyed my time working on this. Thank you so much for playing! #LDJAM

Featuring music by Eric Matyas
https://twitter.com/EricMatyas
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Tools used:
GameMaker
GraphicsGale
Audacity

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1294
Overall(Jam) 4.22 17
Fun(Jam) 4.05 26
Graphics(Jam) 4.58 23
Innovation(Jam) 3.82 88
Mood(Jam) 4.00 63
Theme(Jam) 4.32 18

Feedback

Khaoz_Fang
19. Apr 2016 · 13:51 UTC
The art looks great!
SengiG
19. Apr 2016 · 14:03 UTC
Great entry my pixel fellow. Can't remember I've played something similar like this before. Surely it's sort of tower defense in its core, but with some unique decisions. Overaal I do recommend this entry, nice job!
jollyserpent
20. Apr 2016 · 07:44 UTC
Loved this submission. All of the shapeshift forms are useful, ally formations allow for various cool strategies, and it's overall a very polished experience.
EdoCreate
20. Apr 2016 · 07:47 UTC
Cool game! And art, and sound, and changenig between shapes. But with the story mode would be better :P
Gameplay quickly exhausted.
EdoCreate
20. Apr 2016 · 07:47 UTC
One of the best game here
🎤 SchrodingersCult
20. Apr 2016 · 07:47 UTC
Thank you! Yeah I actually spent time figuring out on how each shapeshift forms would affect your current strategy and use them based on what situation you are in. :)
Pomb
20. Apr 2016 · 08:25 UTC
This is amazing! most fun entry I've played, I loved everything. Great game.
neilcorre2k6
20. Apr 2016 · 08:41 UTC
The art style was great! :D love the challenge, made it to wave 13, haha, good gameplay, too! :D

Kudos! :)
Weeping Rupee
20. Apr 2016 · 15:24 UTC
very well made horde mode type game I got to wave 11 the first try and then not much further the second... is that good? leade boards would be awesome if they dont already exist
The Vall
21. Apr 2016 · 07:43 UTC
The graphics/audio were great. Good use of the theme. The gameplay was fun. Only issue I had was that you couldn't close the window without either using the in game quit button or ending the process. Overall solid entry.
🎤 SchrodingersCult
21. Apr 2016 · 15:44 UTC
Thanks for the nice comments everyone! I have been informed that the game would somehow crash on some occasions. Please do mention if you ever experience it too.
yes
22. Apr 2016 · 00:22 UTC
Cute game, I really liked the style. Some decent ideas for a horde defense game.
VividReality
22. Apr 2016 · 10:04 UTC
I really liked the art and the game was fun to play!
Ironhead
22. Apr 2016 · 15:06 UTC
This is excellent! The art is beautiful, mechanics are solid, transformations are really cool and useful. Made it to the 11th wave on my first go. This game is one of my favorite entries I've played so far. Awesome Job!
Freank
23. Apr 2016 · 15:22 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
GGAlliance
24. Apr 2016 · 22:25 UTC
Very nice art work. :D
Mr MadCat
25. Apr 2016 · 17:07 UTC
Cool idea and well executed.
Regarding the melee-form I was sometimes a bit confused with the attack direction, since my avatar would always look my direction. Sime additional sprites showing him from behind would help with that.
Freank
25. Apr 2016 · 18:43 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
p.p.s. it's f**king cool !!
blob
25. Apr 2016 · 23:10 UTC
Awesome art and very complete set of special attacks and powers!
BSODDevTeam
02. May 2016 · 17:27 UTC
Really cool game! Nicely done!
DrPetter
03. May 2016 · 18:44 UTC
Got 223 on my best run. Graphics and sounds are very good. Gameplay works ok, but my main issue is that the mouse cursor tends to pull the view around too much, which is unsettling. Makes me want to keep it closer to the character, but then it's hard to aim properly. Not quite sure how best to solve it. Probably a larger dead zone where you can only aim, so you must point further away to begin moving. Could also use RMB to move, I guess. Once the window just randomly closed while I was playing.
Rock Eaters
05. May 2016 · 23:00 UTC
dope graphics, and the mechanic is cool too. did 85 point :)
🎤 SchrodingersCult
10. May 2016 · 11:05 UTC
#17 Overall! I am so grateful for everyone who took the time to check it out. Cheers. :)