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Sanity Wars by JoshAnthony1990

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made by JoshAnthony1990 for LD 43 (JAM)

The Dread Overlord has taken over and crippled the world with terror. Will you sacrifice your sanity to find the tomes of knowledge needed to save the world, or succumb to the terrors inflicted on your mind?

Controls: - Arrow keys to move

  • Spacebar to Cast

  • "E" to use portals

  • Hold "1" To Gain Access to Fiery Rage (Fireball)

  • Hold "2" To Gain Access to Desperate Flight (Levitate)

"Gain Access" means you can't use the spells until you hold down the described keys for about half a second. This results in your sanity recharge amount decreasing. Aka, a sacrifice.

Changelog:

  • 0.1.1: updated 12/3/18 9:30pm CST to add missing instructions to title screen
  • 0.1.2: updated 12/4/18 2:45pm CST to fix music restart bug and enemy respawn rate bug
  • 0.1.3: updated 12/4/18 4:20pm CST to fix missing UI component for spell slots
Source code https://github.com/Jantho1990/sanity-wars
HTML5 (web) http://ld43-sanity-wars.s3-website.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/sanity-wars

Ratings

Overall 842th 3⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 755th 2.946⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 948th 2.556⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 977th 2.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 743th 3⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 37🗨️

Feedback

Flying Dog Fish
04. Dec 2018 · 18:06 UTC
This is a nice retro platformer. I wouldn't mind having a bigger game window though. The browser zoom feature helps with that a bit.
🎤 JoshAnthony1990
04. Dec 2018 · 20:16 UTC
@flying-dog-fish Yeah, that was a gameplay choice I made when I was still trying to induce a terror-ish atmosphere, to reduce the amount of vision you get. It didn't really play out that way, though.
Casey Macneil
05. Dec 2018 · 03:51 UTC
I liked blasting the eye balls with fire, I would suggest making the camera follow a little faster. Fun game!
sketchycode
05. Dec 2018 · 04:18 UTC
Fun platformer, I found it a bit difficult to control the character but that was probably just me.
justalocalhero
05. Dec 2018 · 04:41 UTC
I like the idea of incorporating spellcasting into platforming. The fact that you can choose whether or not to access spells is pretty interesting, it could lead to options for challenges, achievements, speedrunning, etc.

The color scheme and the floating eyeballs add some nice atmosphere.

The controls are responsive, but the relative vertical and horizontal speeds feel a bit off.

There are lots of ways to improve the plain old parabolic jump to make the character feel more weight(variable gravity, variable jump height or fall speed if you're holding the button, and so forth).

Good concept, plenty to improve on.
🎤 JoshAnthony1990
05. Dec 2018 · 05:13 UTC
@casey-macneil @sketchycode @justalocalhero Thanks for the feedback!
Meenners
05. Dec 2018 · 05:32 UTC
Awesome little platformer, i think i had the same issue as some people. Controls were a bit strange so, i couldnt get too far. Good job regardless!
Mania
05. Dec 2018 · 11:27 UTC
The music fits really well with the gameplay. Enjoyed it even tho I had a hard time with the controls
jharler
05. Dec 2018 · 20:18 UTC
I like the aesthetics of this game. The visuals and audio went well together to really set the mood. I had some difficulty with the controls. Making some jumps were more difficult than they probably should have been. Overall though, nice work!
🎤 JoshAnthony1990
06. Dec 2018 · 02:31 UTC
@meenners @mania @jharler thank you for the feedback!

Those of you with control issues, could you elaborate a little more on what specifically made it tough? I'm looking for feedback so I can implement improvements to the engine.
Azayiah
11. Dec 2018 · 12:25 UTC
Really cool game, the sound effects were very well done as well! Well done on a cool game and concept !
Neato
31. Dec 2018 · 16:03 UTC
Levitation is really hard to handle with that huge vertical speed. Cool game though.