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Altar War by Bernhard

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made by Bernhard for LD 43 (COMPO)

Slay and sacrifice the demons on the altar to keep the light ignited!

Compete for score in this action game made over 48 hours.

Screenshots

| Screenshot<em>1 | Screenshot</em>2 | Screenshot_3 | |------------|-------------------|----------------------------| |Title Screen|Starting the battle|The demons are getting close|

Controls

| Key | Function | |-----------------|---------------------| | WASD/Arrow Keys | Move | | SPACE | Attack | | ENTER | Pick up & Sacrifice |

3D Models

The models were created during the competition with Blender and 3D stamps from Oculus Medium.

HTML5 (web) https://schellingb.github.io/AltarWar/
Windows https://github.com/schellingb/AltarWar/releases/download/2/AltarWar_Windows_v1.1.zip
Linux https://github.com/schellingb/AltarWar/releases/download/2/AltarWar_Linux64_v1.1.tar.gz
Linux https://github.com/schellingb/AltarWar/releases/download/2/AltarWar_Linux32_v1.1.tar.gz
macOS https://github.com/schellingb/AltarWar/releases/download/2/AltarWar_macOS_v1.1.zip
Source code https://github.com/schellingb/AltarWar
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/altar-war

Ratings

Overall 293th 3.31⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 188th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 401th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 83th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 320th 3.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 292th 2.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 284th 2.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 198th 3.275⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Evan Overly
03. Dec 2018 · 01:12 UTC
I like the idea of the continuously randomizing level. Unfortunately in practice it doesn't actually do much because the player is incentivized to stay close, and more importantly; kill close enough for easy cash in's.

Score: 56
🎤 Bernhard
03. Dec 2018 · 03:04 UTC
@evan-overly Thanks for playing! Yeah the randomized mazes made more sense in the early stages but the only way I could make the game challenging was by focusing in the center. Maybe moving the altar with the phase change would have been cool. Hmm.
torquilmacleod
03. Dec 2018 · 18:20 UTC
Think the idea of randomising altar location could've been a good mechanic, as it is I quickly realised the best move is to just stand next to the altar mashing space and enter! Still, an interesting concept and well presented
gilborn
10. Dec 2018 · 15:35 UTC
Cool game!
I liked the audio and graphics, also the hack and slay worked great.
From the gameplay I see it as the comments above, a moving altar would make the gameplay much more intense.

Score: 53
mahalis
10. Dec 2018 · 16:01 UTC
I like this! The shrinking "safe area" is a clever mechanic, and the renegerating maze is neat - I agree it would've been interesting to have the altar respawn elsewhere. Good sound effects and visuals; I particularly liked the particle effect when you sacrifice something. Nice work.
sumathbrod
10. Dec 2018 · 17:01 UTC
Good game. Pretty interesting idea. Additional mechanics and weapons can be added to the game. Spawn other mobs. And different altars.
BenBurgh
10. Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC
Really cool! I agree with torquil's idea that randomizing the altar would be really cool, and incentivize moving more. I was able to get 118 by sticking next to it, focus on throwing in bodies and spamming attack when necesary. I like the slow creep in difficulty, and the sound effects do a great job of being unsettling! (Although my roomate was very annoyed by them!)
Roka Josh
21. Dec 2018 · 16:08 UTC
Nice game, it got hard very quickly after being easy for a while. Would like to see more be added to this, like perhaps different types of enemies? Great job and good luck!
VikTris
22. Dec 2018 · 14:56 UTC
It was kind of addictive tbh!