The Tale of Lapkovius by ziege

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made by ziege for LD35 (COMPO)
Made with Luxe engine
Music by autotracker.py
Sounds by Bfxr

If you have issues with the web version please try the binary.

I really thought I wont make it in time and it shows. But I finished and it was FUN.

*EDIT*
Added windows binary.

Some help on what to do:

Find treasure in the dungeon and make your way out. And don't get discovered!

Shapeshift into a monster to conceal your presence. But beware! Creatures of the same kind will recognize impostors. Don't bump into anybody and don't show your magic!

*EDIT2*
Changed the main screenshot to a slightly different one. (The former is still there)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.75 108
Audio 3.33 180
Fun 3.64 130
Graphics 3.73 158
Humor 2.57 337
Innovation 3.58 193
Mood 3.30 218
Theme 3.98 86

Feedback

mutonizer
18. Apr 2016 · 09:12 UTC
Very, very cool!
Couldn't get past the Jarka Halls (level 3) due to time issues for now, but I'll come back to play more later on for sure!

No real comments aside from that. The game does exactly what the concept implies it should, it respect the theme perfectly, controls are tight and there a nice tactical/puzzle layer ontop.

All in all, good stuff. One of my favorite entries so far! kudos!

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(note: THANK YOU for adding mute keys for sound/music. Simple thing but much appreciated!)
jollyserpent
18. Apr 2016 · 09:14 UTC
Great! This is the first stealth game I've played this LD, and it's really fun. The only gripe I have is that I wish you wouldn't die when you bump into enemies. It makes sense when they are alerted, but when you look like one of the monsters and bump into an unsuspecting enemy it's a bit frustrating. :(
Saladon
18. Apr 2016 · 10:30 UTC
Very cool concept. The beginning was difficult because it took a little while to know that I had to be the opposite monster in order to pass the other.

But it's very fun to play. Good job!
spr
18. Apr 2016 · 10:36 UTC
Great work! I really like the style, and the music. Very consistent.
hunttis
18. Apr 2016 · 10:51 UTC
Interesting!
And difficult :D I died constantly :D
FenyesJ
18. Apr 2016 · 12:48 UTC
10/10
Per
18. Apr 2016 · 14:08 UTC
Very cool game.
A bit hard at the start until I realized it was a stealth game :)
Well done!
AscendedLudumDare
18. Apr 2016 · 14:09 UTC
This is getting bookmarked! I need to clock it!
Only criticism is it took a few minutes to get whats going on, a bit of help there would go a long way to get more attention from voters. Its too bad if they bounce because it is actually quite addictive
🎤 ziege
18. Apr 2016 · 17:47 UTC
Thank you for your kind words everyone ;-)
I added some help in the description to make the game a bit more understandable. (I hope that's not against the rules)
mountainstorm
18. Apr 2016 · 19:25 UTC
Love the bing when you pickup, very pleasing
hugheth
18. Apr 2016 · 19:27 UTC
Haha, fun and simple :)
anissen
18. Apr 2016 · 19:29 UTC
Fantastic game! Devilish hard, but a really cool concept once you get the hang of it. Very nice execution and polish :)
MalyTimi
18. Apr 2016 · 20:36 UTC
Very cool mechanics! 5 stars for fun :)
APantaloni
18. Apr 2016 · 20:44 UTC
Great stealth/puzzle game! Pretty difficult at first, or maybe I'm just too impatient and always get caught :D
tanis
18. Apr 2016 · 21:28 UTC
It's very difficult and I'm bad at stealth games, but I like it anyway :)

Graphics and musical score are nice :)
RealityCheck
20. Apr 2016 · 09:44 UTC
Very nice stealth game here, and good use of the theme. It was challenging as well, and that's a plus. Good music and nice simplistic graphics. Overall a solid effort.
Black Horn Studios
20. Apr 2016 · 09:55 UTC
Hey! I love the game concept and I think it is good start point to a game, but I don´t understand why if I shapeshift into a creature, the same type of monster still atack me. Nice pixelart and sounds.
PixVox
20. Apr 2016 · 16:06 UTC
Very cool! :thumbs_up:
knason
21. Apr 2016 · 19:05 UTC
I really liked the graphics, I died all the time :-) Nice audio as well. Good job!
MikeTheWayne
21. Apr 2016 · 19:05 UTC
Superb game, love the stealth aspect! Got 6960 in the end, absolutely worth playing.
WERT Studio
21. Apr 2016 · 19:10 UTC
Neat Game. But there is no system behind the coins right ? I mean i dont get anything from t hem anyway pretty stealthy thing.
🎤 ziege
21. Apr 2016 · 19:22 UTC
Once again, thanks everyone for playing.

The coins are there to get higher score which indeed doesn't mean anything. It was supposed to, but the deadline said: "No."

Also I wonder how clear it is that when you shift to some monster that the same kind of monster will recognize you since some people seem to be confused about it. Some kind of tutorial would probably help but again, deadline. And honestly, I didn't even think about it ;-)
dj_pale
24. Apr 2016 · 17:08 UTC
Nice mechanic! Also quite hard ;)
qikcik
25. Apr 2016 · 16:33 UTC
Nice :D
Foxtacy
25. Apr 2016 · 18:03 UTC
Dude, all my fives, seriously, i envy your simple and yet very functional art! I like the mechanic as well!
Retallicka
25. Apr 2016 · 19:17 UTC
Nice concept! I only got to level 3, but the gameplay is fun and intuitive.
Phaix
27. Apr 2016 · 08:06 UTC
Nice done!
davalcordub
30. Apr 2016 · 23:42 UTC
I couldn't play because it give me an error message
czester16
30. Apr 2016 · 23:52 UTC
One of the best for me.
frogcheese
01. May 2016 · 09:57 UTC
Great puzzle stealth game! I liked the audio and the graphics, they somehow fit well together. Took me a little while to wrap my head around the mechanics, but that felt like a part of the puzzle for me!
neilcorre2k6
03. May 2016 · 11:35 UTC
Nice game! I just played another game with the same mechanic, but this one has a better graphics! :D just sayin'...good job! :)
Rscar
05. May 2016 · 13:46 UTC
I really enjoyed this! The puzzle mechanic was really fun and felt good
damrem
09. May 2016 · 11:43 UTC
Difficult but nice!