Lonely Dungeon by eerongal

made by eerongal for LD22 (COMPO)

A relatively simple maze-based game with a small twist. Arrow keys/WASD keys to move, space/left shift to "phase" through different mazes.

Written in C# using XNA. Graphics done via adobe photoshop and sound with Fruity Loops. Everything was created from scratch specifically for this competition.

The windows executable attachment is the executable that would be created with the installer. THIS WILL ONLY WORK ON PCs THAT HAVE THE XNA REDISTRIBUTABLE INSTALLED. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE XNA REDISTRIBUTABLE INSTALLED, USE THE WINDOWS W/ INSTALLER LINK.

It will install the game and the redistributable all at once.

I started working on the contest about 14 hours late, so I had to cut some things I wanted to add in.

Windows executables	http://mrvbaddin.com/development/ludum2011/LonelyDungeon.zip
Windows W/ Installer	http://mrvbaddin.com/development/ludum2011/alone.zip
Source	http://mrvbaddin.com/development/ludum2011/source.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=2978

Ratings

Coolness	0%	685
Overall	2.08	589

Audio	2.25	332
Fun	1.67	604
Graphics	1.83	617
Humor	2.14	241
Innovation	1.92	537
Mood	2.50	284
Theme	2.92	249

Feedback

iforce2d

19. Dec 2011 · 15:21 UTC

I think the player needs to be able to move faster, and have some clear goal to work towards.

binary_girl

23. Dec 2011 · 19:44 UTC

i agree.. i had to end the task aswell as i couldnt fingure out how to stop the game hehe.. good stuff tho :)

Tifu

24. Dec 2011 · 14:11 UTC

The theme is certainly present with every treasure you find =D
I like that the conditions to get the two endings are in complete opposition to one another and change how you have to play.

The player does move really slow, but really it is an incredibly small maze so I don't think it is too bad.

AyCe

29. Dec 2011 · 00:08 UTC

I specifically liked the different texts for each object ^^ Nice but short game! :D

ned366

03. Jan 2012 · 23:20 UTC

Hall crawlers are always fun. I agree with comments above: The player could move a bit faster. I really liked how you animated the player sprite's eyes to reflect the direction you were traveling! I also enjoyed the discovery screens that detailed the different items the player came across. I think the story could have been given some more attention. However, pretty solid entry for starting 14 hours late! And, I thought the lighting helped set the mood.

Notch

06. Jan 2012 · 14:54 UTC

The game went from "oh, one of these" to "haha" once I figured it out. Nice music, it really added to the mood.

lorancou

07. Jan 2012 · 15:23 UTC

So, there's an end, but it takes some self control to not halt the game before it, as this guy is so sloooooooow. Shame we can't move a bit faster. Just a bit.