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Poltergeist by Gib

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made by Gib for LD21 (-)
First Ludum Dare, yay ! This has been fantastic :D

So you're kind of trapped in kind of a castle, and there are kind of ghosts everywhere, and you kind of need to escape their wrath and get out of the place.

Also, some ambient sounds. Put headphones on :)

A bug which makes the game to crash can sometimes be encountered after obtaining the second key, sorry..

EDIT 23/08 : I know the game is way too hard, but to challenge myself I've tried to beat it, moving slowly and hiding myself. And I did ! Just to see that I've failed my final trigger and the ending won't launch haha, owned..

EDIT 04/09 : An improved version of the game is now up on Kongregate. Remember to vote only according to the original "Web" version though :)

Made with FlashPunk. I used a slightly modified version of the lighting engine by Noel Berry.

Windows http://armeljgibson.com/LD21/Gib/Poltergeist.rar
Web http://armeljgibson.com/LD21/Gib/index.html
Web ( Improved version ) http://www.kongregate.com/games/Gib_/poltergeist
Source http://armeljgibson.com/LD21/Gib/src/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-21/?action=preview&uid=3222

Ratings

Coolness 7% 68
Overall 3.24 130
Audio 2.95 109
Community 2.53 237
Fun 3.00 142
Graphics 3.63 67
Humor 2.13 177
Innovation 2.76 253
Theme 3.42 118

Feedback

JoeCool
22. Aug 2011 路 11:17 UTC
This is a very cool game. A little hard, but really fun gameplay. Congratulations to that entry!
KavuDX
22. Aug 2011 路 18:44 UTC
GODDAMNIT. I spilt all my coffee when the first ghost screamed. That was some DAMN FINE audio improvisation my friend.

This is LD#21 most scary submission till now.

But I agree with the other comment, the game is really fun, albeit hard.

Congrats! CongratsX2 as this is your first time!
kavs
22. Aug 2011 路 19:28 UTC
Horrifying audio. ;) Fun (but hard) little game!
pgil
22. Aug 2011 路 19:38 UTC
Looks cool, but the screen scrolls at about half the speed that my character walks. Anyone else having that problem?
馃帳 Gib
22. Aug 2011 路 21:34 UTC
The scrolling speed is not actually a bug. I just wanted to encourage the player to progress carefully and not rushing too much. Didn't have the time to tweak the scrolling speed thought, it may be a bit slow..

Thanks for your comments :)
rawbits
23. Aug 2011 路 00:10 UTC
My heart is crashed because of the sound they make... uhh.
And it's impassible to avoid them to get the first key imho, so this is no fun for me.
R3ason
23. Aug 2011 路 00:11 UTC
Good gravy! Heard the first ghost and jumped outta my skin, accidentally hit a bunch of keys (which flipped desktop spaces on my Macbook Pro), and promptly died (in game). Job well done!
mikelovesrobots3
23. Aug 2011 路 04:04 UTC
Dude, rock on for the nice lighting effect and animated main character. I died near instantly though to specters three or four times in a row, couldn't figure out how to avoid them. Still though, nice entry, just ease people in a bit.
callidus
23. Aug 2011 路 11:19 UTC
Dood this rocks! really nice entry. Nice mechanic, trying to run away from ghosts is quite scary. Good use of sounds and lighting to build a compellingly scary atmosphere. Although I like a good challenge but this game is perhaps a touch hard to start.
matthias_zarzecki
23. Aug 2011 路 12:33 UTC
This is hrad, but fun. Especially the introduction (but isn't it speeled "spectre"?

The atmossphere is also well done.
Felipe Budinich
23. Aug 2011 路 18:18 UTC
The sound design was good :-)

My only grief with the game, is that I got killed by ghosts too many times while walking near de edge of the camera field of view. It would be better if the camera was centered on the player.
BurnZeZ
23. Aug 2011 路 21:05 UTC
Amazing entry. The only problem is the resolution. On monitors with smaller screens, you can only view a portion of the game.
Shigor
24. Aug 2011 路 07:08 UTC
Oh the horror! :D Excellent entry, took me few times to learn to escape from ghosts (nad yeah, it might be a bit too hard)
Canyon
24. Aug 2011 路 11:18 UTC
I eventually got pretty good at avoiding the ghosts. But is there an end to the game? I got to the bottom right corner and you could just leave the map. Pretty awesome lighting. Congrats
馃帳 Gib
24. Aug 2011 路 12:53 UTC
@Canyon I edited the description of the game, I failed my final trigger, so the ending won't launch even if you reach the exit, sorry <_<
tequibo
24. Aug 2011 路 15:39 UTC
Interesting mechanics. Looks promising, but unbalanced as it is. Sounds were too loud for my liking.
And game wouldn't fit in my browser window.
Anyway, good job!
kevglass
25. Aug 2011 路 14:00 UTC
Found this really hard, maybe too hard to be lots of fun.
Doft
26. Aug 2011 路 14:18 UTC
"Sounds were too loud for my liking. And game wouldn't fit in my browser window."

I beat it and nothing happens =(
Neilo
27. Aug 2011 路 10:36 UTC
Damn you! I had my headphones on quite loud and then it screamed >_< Nice work! Hard game, but I may go check my pants now after that rather loud scream -_-
Shadow
28. Aug 2011 路 17:48 UTC
Loved the graphics and the whole mood of the game. It really gives you the feeling that you need to escape from that place quick before it drives you nuts. The sound annoyed the hell out of me. Difficulty is kinda high though.
angrygeometry
29. Aug 2011 路 02:30 UTC
apart from the resolution problem, this game is terrific. the atmosphere especially! i was nervous playing it!
Rolpege
29. Aug 2011 路 17:02 UTC
Loved it! Screen resolution too big, tho :P
tcstyle
04. Sep 2011 路 08:31 UTC
Looks great. I was really shocked at my first contact with a poltergeist. The game is very hard. You have to be so cautious to avoid the ghosts.
uuav
04. Sep 2011 路 16:56 UTC
ahah! this game scares me so much !!
Chaoslab
05. Sep 2011 路 22:36 UTC
Gotta be the scariest entry yet! :-)