Watching Them Go by IronyInteractive
Watching Them Go is an atmospheric, retro, pixel-filled platformer. In the game you play as a more-than-average Pleb, fighting back against a much larger race of invaders known as The Executors. Help your fellow Pleb, and they may help you too! Climb walls, push boulders, solve puzzles. Use your Plebs shouts to command others to do your bidding, or use a bow and arrow to strike down The Executors, as well as maniacal Plebs that are lost in blood lust. Ten second powerups, and ten seconds to heal from damage.
Controls:
W,A,S,D: Move, Climb.
S: Fetch Water/Use Slipgate
SPACE: Shout/Throw Water
CTRL: use Bow And Arrow (Acquired in level 1)
E: Talk to Plebs
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Minor fixes:
v1.10 Player start location fix.
v1.12 Executors chase distance bug fix.
Switched hosts.
Controls:
W,A,S,D: Move, Climb.
S: Fetch Water/Use Slipgate
SPACE: Shout/Throw Water
CTRL: use Bow And Arrow (Acquired in level 1)
E: Talk to Plebs
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Minor fixes:
v1.10 Player start location fix.
v1.12 Executors chase distance bug fix.
Switched hosts.
| Windows | https://www.dropbox.com/s/deqnkw842aqr2ie/Watching_Them_Go_v1121.rar |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=27384 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 24% | 1698 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.53 | 105 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.06 | 210 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.35 | 123 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.24 | 297 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 2.94 | 312 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.76 | 44 |
| Theme(Jam) | 2.41 | 538 |
But too depressed for me.
-Davey @IronyInteractive
One little thing, you should probably find a better file sharing host. Sites like 2Shared that have trick download buttons are dubious and can lead uninformed people to downloading spyware and whatnot. Have you tried dropbox?
We'd really like to thank you guys for catching what we were going for. The Oddworld feel is certainly not coincidental. Those games were a very big part of our childhood and much of our inspiration admittedly. (in fact, the Scrabs were mentioned during the animation process of the Executors). Yes, we did make this all within the timeframe aside from a very rudimentary husk of a movement engine which I had started a long time ago but never used; since we entered the Jam, not the Compo, we figured it would be alright. But The atmosphere is what we spent most of our time on, we wanted that to be perfect. So we really appreciate the recognition on that account. Thanks guys.
-Davey @Irony Interactive