Demon's in the NFL by Duck_Games

made by Duck_Games for LD 41 (COMPO)

This is a game I made in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare game jam. The game is about midget NFL player named Mark. Mark gets teased for being a midget and decides to extract revenge. But after trying revenge Mark uncovers a plot to...... something to do with demon's I think?

Anyway, basically, it's a stealth-sports hybrid game. The problem was that it rapidly evolved past the genre itself. What I mean by this is that a quickly found that the game that I could make and wanted to make, really didn't fit with the theme as well as it did the beginning. But it still loosely fits the theme, and I'm happy with it. I did make the game in 48 and had to cut corners in some places.

I couldn't add any music because I didn't have the time. And the final boss broke towards the end and I didn' have enough time to finish it so I just cut parts. Also, you may find yourself dying because of "You strayed too far off the map". Basically, my Box Colliders were not working so I was forced to make the player die upon straying too far. I hope that this clears some concerns up. If the game does well, I will go back and fix these things.

I hope you enjoy the game! And if you have the time to leave a detailed comment please do. Because I really want positive feedback and I want to improve my skills in the future. Lasts years Ludum dare's feedback greatly helped me this time and I hope the feedback from this years one does too! Also please comment bugs and problems with the game so I can update them.

Windows	https://duck-games.itch.io/demons-in-the-nfl
Source code	https://gamejolt.com/games/ZITNFL/335132
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/demons-in-the-nfl

Ratings

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Feedback

gilborn

23. Apr 2018 · 16:47 UTC

Looks interesting, but I have no idea how to open it.

Articulated9

23. Apr 2018 · 16:58 UTC

Well I played it almost the end without it crashing! I had a couple of ideas that would improve the game experience.

It seems like the collision box for the player is a bit larger than the sprite. This is leading to a few frustrating deaths, especially on the coach's level. Also if you just put the collision box over the sprite's feet, it will give the player much finer control and also give a cool fake-3D effect to a range of 2D sprites.

🎤 Duck_Games

23. Apr 2018 · 17:11 UTC

@gilborn What problem did you have?

Vasco Freitas

23. Apr 2018 · 17:39 UTC

Fun idea for a story :) The interface was confusing at times (what does "start", "finish" mean?), I unintentionally skipped part of the story because of this. Also, the red letters don't contrast well sometimes, especially with the blue background. The mini-games were entertaining, although sometimes they started or changed so quickly that I had to die a few times to figure out what was going on. Anyway it was intriguing enough that I played to the end, nice job :)

🎤 Duck_Games

23. Apr 2018 · 19:23 UTC

@Vasco Freitas Sorry about the interface mix-up. I should have been more clear. "Start" means to start the dialogue. "Finish" means to finish the dialogue when done or to skip it all together.

phi

26. Apr 2018 · 19:25 UTC

Cool story bro :grinning: But seriously, the level design and storytelling is quite good, and it's what kept me playing until the end. The aesthetics however were quite arduous, especially the color and font choice. I found the respawn and don't-go-too-far-off-the-map somewhat unintuitive and annoying, especially since the visuals sometimes weren't clear. I ended up having to replay a couple of levels just because my brain didn't manage to recognize the objects on screen within the first two seconds. Other than appearance, I don't think it's a bad game at all. So, if you clean up the visuals a bit (less is more!) and maybe put in some appropriate music/sound, this could be awesome! Especially since the ending is totally worth the struggle :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Supernapie

10. May 2018 · 16:43 UTC

The minimalistic graphics are actually very cool. The hit area of the cameras were a little off balance, so i couldn't make it till the end. I also wouldn't place the text 'main menu' in the middle of the screen. Maybe you need to trigger the menu when the player presses the 'esc' key. The story was very funny and the game was very fun.