The Legend of Shoe by Alexbrainbox
You are a Hero, sent to end the evil reign of the Shoe - but you were caught! Make your way through his labyrinthine castle, vanquish the Shoemaster, and ESCAPE* its terror!
WASD or arrow keys to move, space to shoot.
*Yeah, okay, it's tenuous.
WASD or arrow keys to move, space to shoot.
*Yeah, okay, it's tenuous.
| Web | http://alexbrainbox.co.cc/LD21 |
| Source | http://alexbrainbox.co.cc/LD21/src.zip |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-21/?action=preview&uid=3304 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 1% | 311 |
| Overall | 2.56 | 352 |
| Audio | 2.25 | 229 |
| Community | 1.89 | 372 |
| Fun | 2.63 | 257 |
| Graphics | 2.31 | 354 |
| Humor | 2.00 | 205 |
| Innovation | 1.88 | 445 |
| Theme | 1.73 | 486 |
(That'll teach me to upload without checking late at night!)
Theme: The theme wasn't really explained in-game. The theme explanation felt like an excuse to fit the game after making what you wanted to.
Graphics: Things resembled what they were meant to be, which is good. I'm not sure if I quite liked the cursor sprite or the wall sprite, which didn't fit in with the rest of the art style.
Audio: The music was 8 looping measures, which could definitely be expanded into something worthwhile. The sounds themselves were okay, but a little uninteresting.
Fun: I was a bit irritated by the level design, mostly because the rooms just seemed to cut off right at the borders, which looked a little odd. The level design also did some weird things that ended in awkward maneuvers to shoot at enemies. The boss' hitbox is, well, a box, and you can get hurt while walljumping on the above platforms. Also, you never explained that you can walljump.
Overall: I don't want to be rude, but this game needs work in all departments before I consider it worthwhile. I can see the effort, but I don't know just how well it turned out in the end. Maybe use this advice to make a better game next Ludum Dare, or practice on your own time! You can only improve from here.
I found the walljump to be a bit too hard to use with a keyboard. I always fell from really frustrating places and it didn't feel fair.
Nice music and art though; it all fits the same theme.
There is nothing about escaping in this game, though. :P
I ended up winning with a score of 870.