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BUTCHER by gnx

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made by gnx for LD25 (JAM)
BUTCHER is a an arcade game where you are the BUTCHER,
slash victims with your knives for points, but avoid the cops or your murdering days will be over!

Controls: arrow keys & spacebar.

In total I probably only worked on this game 8-9 hours due to a terribly busy weekend. I still wanted to get it "playable", and in that regard I consider it succesful :D

I would've had some rpg'ish ideas for this, but there simply wasn't any time implement anything apart from the basic gameplay.

Tools used:

ImpactJS
Paint.net
Audacity

Web http://akseli.virtuaalipalvelin.net/butcher
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=8333

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.21 121
Audio(Jam) 3.16 110
Fun(Jam) 3.30 68
Graphics(Jam) 2.69 242
Humor(Jam) 2.20 218
Innovation(Jam) 2.91 159
Mood(Jam) 3.19 97
Theme(Jam) 3.91 41

Feedback

Joncom
18. Dec 2012 路 08:35 UTC
Nice work.
Colapsydo
18. Dec 2012 路 09:01 UTC
I like the vision mechanic and the global idea.
The possibility to go outside should be avoided, it allowed to wait for people to spawn without being caught by the cops.
馃帳 gnx
18. Dec 2012 路 09:18 UTC
@Coolapsydo

Thanks for catching that bug, fixed now :)
Casino Jack
18. Dec 2012 路 17:59 UTC
Hey this game seems oddly familiar ;)
Loving the retro style right down to the Atari-esque 'fail' jingle. Only thing maybe worth changing is making the people run a little slower when they're running away - since they run the same speed/faster than the player it's pretty much pointless to chase them, where as I think encouraging that final chase through the halls would be fun (maybe even make speed proportional to health?)
Oreganik
18. Dec 2012 路 22:20 UTC
I like the vision mechanic, even if the villain moves a bit slowly, and the music was absolutely PERFECT. I also liked the fact there weren't one-hit kills: you sort of had to "buy-in" to the evil act. Overall, solid old-school feel.
JacksGamesSucks
18. Dec 2012 路 22:25 UTC
good job. good idea. good concept. i enjoyed playing.
i think that you should add restart option.
SecondDimension
18. Dec 2012 路 23:36 UTC
The music set the mood really well, it's amazing how even simple music and graphics can create such a great atmosphere if done right. The whole thing felt incredibly sinister, the field of vision fed into that really well too, I felt like a genuine serial killer lurking in alleyways waiting to strike. I think you've got a lot right with this game, well done
Spotlightor Gao
19. Dec 2012 路 07:23 UTC
Great concept. I think a darker enviroment will be better suited for the theme of this game. Also, good music and SFXs!
The villan is a little bit slow, but who care, I've got my saw!
Jiggawatt
19. Dec 2012 路 08:00 UTC
The audio adds a lot, quite unnerving. Controls are kind of sluggish, the victims seem to be casually walking even when a serial killer is chasing them.
Intoxicatious
19. Dec 2012 路 23:40 UTC
I wish I had owned this for Atari when I was young. I laughed so hard when I first saw the blood. So rewarding.
8bitDamage
19. Dec 2012 路 23:52 UTC
OMG the soundtrack makes me really uneasy! I love it!
BrothersT
19. Dec 2012 路 23:55 UTC
This is quality stuff. the difficulty progression feels nice. It's hard but not too hard if you know what you're doing. Pretty good graphics, great unnerving music. Really good overall.
Wuhao
20. Dec 2012 路 03:05 UTC
its fun, but how do you win? i butchered everyone including the cops
Alex Rose
20. Dec 2012 路 23:02 UTC
I found this actually really fun. Made me chuckle at the start too. The music really fit well.

Nice one.
dray
20. Dec 2012 路 23:03 UTC
Fun little game,
maybe a bit hard for me
Floko
21. Dec 2012 路 01:45 UTC
I didn`t get to win,but this was very fun! appart from the graphics,this game feels very atari-like . And this is definitely a game i would buy for my atari. Nicely done =]
rujo
21. Dec 2012 路 09:20 UTC
i like the concept and the realization!
maybe a little difficult and graphics could be improved but for the time available its ok.
01101101
21. Dec 2012 路 12:40 UTC
Very good indeed