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Olympus is Falling by Charging-Llama

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made by Charging-Llama for LD 43 (JAM)

Details

Its been awhile since I participated in a Ludum Dare, the last one was LD34! I went solo this route, but went for the Jam to have an extra day. Initially I wanted to go with a Joe vs the Volcano route, but saw quite a few preliminary games going that way so changed it up and went a Greek mythology style. Spent a large portion of this relearning how to UV map a model, unwrap it, and then paint everything using Photoshop. I have some audio recording equipment but I didn't have time to do anything of my own, so the music and sound effects are from a freebie library that I had found, as such I disabled scoring for all audio.

Game Idea

The idea is that Mount Olympus is under siege and that you must sacrifice falling objects from the gods to repower them, if any of the gods fall (altar timer runs out) you lose. I went with a simpler idea this year since its been awhile since I made anything.

How to play

Run around using WASD, Cursors, or Left click with your mouse to move. Pick up items and drop them off at their matching altar.

  • Arrows -> Athena
  • Lightning Bolts -> Zeus
  • Swords -> Ares
  • Tridents -> Poseidon

Tools used:

  1. Unity 2018.18.f1
  2. Photoshop CS5.1
  3. Audacity
  4. Maya 2017

game.png

HTML5 (web) http://www.ldb4.com/programming/ludumdare43/WebGL/
Windows http://www.ldb4.com/programming/ludumdare43/Olympus_Win.zip
macOS http://www.ldb4.com/programming/ludumdare43/Olympus_OSX.zip
Linux http://www.ldb4.com/programming/ludumdare43/Olympus_Linux.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/olympus-is-falling

Ratings

Overall 975th 2.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 993th 2.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1002th 2.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 840th 2.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 753th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 804th 2.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 869th 2.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

PotatoEZ
03. Dec 2018 · 22:25 UTC
Good, bit of jittery movement so it was kinda boring to finish, but i finished the game it was also a bit anti-climatic
🎤 Charging-Llama
04. Dec 2018 · 02:17 UTC
@potatoez Thanks for feedback, ya its pretty simple, first game I've made from start to finish in like 5yrs. :)
rexpeppers
04. Dec 2018 · 21:03 UTC
Interesting, I would have liked to have been competing with another faction for points or something.
wheatleyscience
04. Dec 2018 · 21:04 UTC
good idea, maybe adding some extra mechanics will be better, because movement isn't very smooth and fast so it will create some boredom after some point. graphics are cool for one man band, but sometimes they are colliding with plane and character. beside of this critics, it was a good effort, i hope one day i will create my own compo :)
Krylos
04. Dec 2018 · 21:08 UTC
Hey man, this is a solid entry, especially considering you haven't made games in a while!

I like the fact that you went in the direction of greek mythology.
Zugai89
04. Dec 2018 · 21:32 UTC
The tridents seemed a bit big and the sword could need a bigger hitbox, else pretty solid. Maybe not the most fun game, but it's complete and I hope you learned something along the way :D
tayl1r
04. Dec 2018 · 21:39 UTC
Neat! Congrats on finishing.
MetalFox Dioxymore
04. Dec 2018 · 22:47 UTC
Congrats on finishing the game =) ! It is simple, but works pretty well ! The link with the theme is a bit light however
Mikabrytu
06. Dec 2018 · 23:31 UTC
I liked the idea and it's fun to play a little, but the lack of difficulty and the music don't looping make the game kinda boring after a few minutes.
But the animations are nice and the itens are really great!

Congratulations and I hope you can participate in the next jam :)
JLV
07. Dec 2018 · 00:40 UTC
Nice little game based on item collection. The graphics were nice for a jam game, the controls are great, and the balance is on point.

Pros :
- Nice 3D graphics, and general level of polish
- Great controls scheme (not always a given in item collection based games)
- Good balance (I didn't manage to finish in time on my first try, because of a few stupid errors)

Cons :
- Gameplay gets repetitive after a few objects.

All in all, great job !
Ninnec
08. Dec 2018 · 04:50 UTC
I really liked the graphics. I wish the character was a bit faster and wish that I could switch items. The feel of the game is great!
rplnt
11. Dec 2018 · 20:20 UTC
I miss a high score at the end, was hoping for a high one :)

And it could get harder a bit faster.
andrazg
18. Dec 2018 · 20:47 UTC
the controls here are really someting... its really easy to graps and play
Zetorama
24. Dec 2018 · 01:48 UTC
Pretty little game. I like the graphics and music. Gameplay could be more challenging though. At least, god exhaustion could be quicker, as it was easy to win from the very first attempt. Honestly, I expected there'd come some enemies to deal with, as there are so many weapons around :)

Congrats on coming back to LD :)