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Sunset Death by DrGeraud

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made by DrGeraud for LD26 (JAM)
Hi everyone !

*SOLO MODE IS POST JAM*

Here is my game, made in 72 hours : Sunset Death.

Sunset Death is a 2 player duel game:
- The goal is to kill your opponent 3 times before he does the same.
- You can dash, backdash (both only once in a fight) and slash with your sword.

Controls are simples:
- P1: s (backdash) d (slash) f (dash)
- P2: l (backdash) k (slash) j (dash)

The game is a mix of reflexes, mindgame and alea. But the most important is that it keep the fight simple. Everything is in the atmosphere.

This is my first time making a game in solo, my first time doing art for game and my first time animating something. That was REALLY TOUGH !

Softwares :
- Photoshop
- Construct 2
- Audacity

Hope you'll enjoy it.


HEY, LISTEN !
- THE SOLO MODE IS POST-JAM
- Please, if you like the game, live a vote or a comment in the newgrounds page. Thanks !
- IF YOUR PLAYING ON I.E : there might be no sound.

Newgrounds http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/616707
Kongregate http://www.kongregate.com/games/DrGeraud/sunset-death
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=18891

Ratings

Coolness 88% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.64 89
Audio(Jam) 3.52 97
Fun(Jam) 3.17 167
Graphics(Jam) 4.56 12
Humor(Jam) 2.62 166
Innovation(Jam) 3.40 133
Mood(Jam) 4.00 22
Theme(Jam) 3.43 215

Feedback

MaxSzlagor
30. Apr 2013 路 04:17 UTC
Love the look! It's also nice to see a multiplayer entry. Couldn't understand what I needed to do at first. Keys didn't perform the same action on occasion - sometimes I would walk backwards and other times I would slash. Would also like to see some audio. Thanks for sharing!
Jonny D
30. Apr 2013 路 16:18 UTC
I got a Dropbox 404 :(
馃帳 DrGeraud
30. Apr 2013 路 16:39 UTC
I'm fixing that Jonny, sorry !
Skywilly
30. Apr 2013 路 20:52 UTC
Tr猫s stylis茅, j'adore. Et puis le multijoueur fonctionne tr猫s bien point de vue Fun. Bien jou茅 !
zatyka
30. Apr 2013 路 21:10 UTC
Great atmosphere, style, and animations. It took me a few rounds to really get the timing. It would have been great if there was an option to play the computer.
ramoncb
30. Apr 2013 路 21:46 UTC
well done! beautiful graphics! it will awesome if you put a single-player mode =)
kidevil
30. Apr 2013 路 22:19 UTC
Ah, looks like we made sort of similar games :) Love the art style and was nice to see a 2 player game. Great job!
zazery
30. Apr 2013 路 22:29 UTC
The attention to detail in the animations is incredible and the gameplay feels pretty tight. I'm a big fan of local multiplayer games so I'll try it when my friends are over.

I think it would look even better at 2x pixel resolution. Both Chrome and Firefox make the edges fuzzy when zooming in.
馃帳 DrGeraud
30. Apr 2013 路 22:46 UTC
Thanks !
Maybe I'll add a single player mode later, but I have a lot of work to do and playing the game alone would take of lot of interest from the game.
ArkadyDracul
30. Apr 2013 路 22:47 UTC
Wonderful!
KevinLaity
01. May 2013 路 01:14 UTC
Great look, good audio, fits with the theme!

Unfortunately, no single player option
Potentialing
01. May 2013 路 02:00 UTC
The graphics were gorgeous, and the game had a simple and dark mood to it, and the ambient atmosphere helped that. Unfortunately, the game got very boring very quickly, and it didn't take me very long to stop playing, let alone asking a friend to play it with me. Sorry!
atraxgames
01. May 2013 路 08:35 UTC
Best graphic style i've seen so far
ataxkt
01. May 2013 路 09:04 UTC
Classy! 5 stars! Can I ask why you chose to use SDF instead of the more standard ASD?
馃帳 DrGeraud
01. May 2013 路 10:11 UTC
Ataxkt --> I choose SDF + JKL because thoose keys are at the same position for both azerty and qwerty keybords.
Nezzhil
01. May 2013 路 21:39 UTC
A new classic game. 30 minutes playing with my coworker. 5/5. :O
Dohan
01. May 2013 路 21:39 UTC
Very nice multiplayer game.
someone
01. May 2013 路 21:40 UTC
That was awesome. Great concept and fantastic artwork.
Blizzil
01. May 2013 路 21:43 UTC
Simple but stylish!
rujo
02. May 2013 路 08:50 UTC
i simply love this entry. with a single player mode it could be perfect!
Thijsku
02. May 2013 路 16:50 UTC
Nice game. I love the art style. It was fun to play against my friend. Perhaps you could add some music to make it more interesting. Also a sound effect when you hit each other would be nice. Good job!
馃帳 DrGeraud
02. May 2013 路 19:42 UTC
Thijsku --> There are sounds and music, but I think it doesn't work on i.e. or old versions of firefox. Sorry ! :/
Tyro
03. May 2013 路 01:14 UTC
Too bad there wasn't a single player option... I don't think the AI would be too hard to program (at least I hope not.) Nonetheless, it has a lot of flair and replayability in its current form. The graphics were gorgeous, the gameplay smooth, and the audio fittingly sparse. Congrats on your quality LD entry!
Husky
03. May 2013 路 03:34 UTC
Pretty simple but fun!
I like the ambient and mood, it's really awesome!
aquilicoco
03. May 2013 路 10:58 UTC
Love the look too!
Jonny D
03. May 2013 路 14:26 UTC
Alright, I got back to it. The style is great. I only would have liked animated clouds. I think I would have liked it to be a bit faster, too. If the dodging recovered quickly it might be more fun hopping around as you pass for another slash. I played by myself and it seemed like the left player won on draws. Maybe it should be random?
mrx
04. May 2013 路 14:47 UTC
Really great artwork there man! I didn't enjoy the mechanic that much, but good job on making something.
I didn't understand why you could back dash but then not slash again.
ethankennerly
04. May 2013 路 21:59 UTC
W0W! Beautiful graphics and sharp sounds enthralled me. If you continue to develop this, I was not clear on the controls and the delays between button presses and the animation. I had been expecting the animated actions to respond instantaneously.
Cyboot
05. May 2013 路 14:00 UTC
Great graphics and very nice mood. Love the sunset :)

I played with a friend so I can also rate the gameplay. Its really fun and yet so simple.
But nevertheless a additional singleplayer would be great.

Great job.
Saturnyn
07. May 2013 路 11:34 UTC
Great graphics. Gameplay might be a little too simple though.
Jacic
15. May 2013 路 21:30 UTC
Very nice graphics and sound, and it's fun!
DDRKirby(ISQ)
19. May 2013 路 21:40 UTC
Solid 5-star entry. Great work on all aspects, this is pretty amazing work :) The little details all really add up.
itsZN
20. May 2013 路 16:26 UTC
Very nice graphics, and minimal style, nice multiplier game