The WeeZard by Kornel

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made by Kornel for LD 43 (JAM)

The WeeZard - a third person shooter with hand painted 2D assets. As a crazy wizard you have to clear out every room in this mysterious dungeon. Be aware of dangerous creatures, take care of your health and mana.

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Ratings

Overall 281th 3.689⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Fun 208th 3.678⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 840th 2.744⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1013th 2.167⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 188th 4.122⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Audio 73th 3.967⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 30th 4.156⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Mood 295th 3.602⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 63🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

one-seed-fruit
04. Dec 2018 · 10:17 UTC
Haha it's so pretty and feels good. But I'm not very good at shooters so I died really quickly, and it's also kinda hard for me to recharge the mana.

I can't stop laughing at the animal heads on sticks. Hahaha!

I also notice the monsters have the power on/off symbols on them. Hmm....
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 10:36 UTC
@one-seed-fruit thank you for a lovely comment :smiley:
Pyjamaboy
04. Dec 2018 · 11:03 UTC
Okay. First I'd like to say that your music was spot on, good job. The game was really fun to play, however at times I ended up running out of mana and just ran around juking out the monsters. Otherwise it was a fun little game.
spigaru
04. Dec 2018 · 11:25 UTC
Wow, I run out of mana too soon but manage to reach the heart escaping from the horde. Funny graphics and music. Well done!
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 11:37 UTC
Thanks @pyjamaboy @spigaru :) Yeah, the game might me a bit on the harder side. Have you fond the rooms with additional mana and health?
Pyjamaboy
04. Dec 2018 · 11:43 UTC
Yeah I found the rooms, I feel like there could be more when there are bigger fights, and the doods that take more hits should perhaps drop more, I dont know.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 12:05 UTC
@pyjamaboy yeah, you're probably right, sorry about that. Again. thank's for the feedback. We'll keep it in mind during out next LD!
spierek
04. Dec 2018 · 12:40 UTC
Pretty nice. Random drops (especially when it comes to mana) can be a bit annoying but aside from that, the game is quite solid.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 12:45 UTC
Thanks for playing and the feedback, @spierek :slight_smile:
AmigoPadilha
04. Dec 2018 · 16:22 UTC
Awesome! Loved the graphics of the game and the audio. I agree with the other feedbacks as the random drops get in the way, even if you have perfect accuracy, you can find yourself out of ammo.

Great Job!
PierKwadrat
04. Dec 2018 · 16:30 UTC
The soundtrack is great! Gameplay is great ! My favourite game so far !
J0ye
04. Dec 2018 · 16:33 UTC
The game is really very polished. Very very good. I can't say anything about the music except it's the best I've ever heard in a game jam 7/5. There's a little too little ammo in the level.
Corvin
04. Dec 2018 · 16:37 UTC
I really like your art style it has something special. Very well done!
nolifedev
04. Dec 2018 · 16:38 UTC
It's a great game overall, loved the use of kazoo cover of "Final Countdown", really can't think of a better soundtrack to fit this game, use of 2D sprites on a 3D plane is a smart choice & looks surprisingly good,nice job.
Syrapt0r
04. Dec 2018 · 16:38 UTC
This is definitely the most fun game I've played this jam. Super cool graphics and music, solid gameplay and an amazing experience overall. As already mentioned, you can run out of ammo even if you play really good but I managed to expertly sneak through all rooms anyway. You could counter the ammo problem by giving the monsters a higher ammo drop chance once you reach the second half of your ammo. Amazing game nontheless!
CausaCreations
04. Dec 2018 · 16:41 UTC
Thanks for the funky ride. Overall a good dose of weirdness with some hilarious moments!
special_bonus
04. Dec 2018 · 16:52 UTC
Very smooth and fun--having little rooms with fun surprises (Pug Lisa) was a really really good touch.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 17:26 UTC
So many comments! :smiley:

@amigopadilha, @pierkwadrat, @j0ye, @corvin, @nolifedev, @syrapt0r, @causacreations and @special-bonus - thank you for playing our game, your lovely comments and your feedback!

@syrapt0r you're right, I think I'll do a post-LD 1.1 version right now.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 17:27 UTC
Post-LD version is live!

Changelog:
post-LD 1.01 version:
- due to popular request drop rate of mana has been increased (and more placed on the level itself) - thank you everyone who mentioned it!
- updated Game Won text
- lowered volume of some sounds

Thank you everyone!
Thiago Ferraro
04. Dec 2018 · 17:38 UTC
Funny nice game!
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 18:18 UTC
Thanks @thiago-ferraro! :smiley:
GoldRanger
04. Dec 2018 · 18:20 UTC
The graphics in this game are charming! Also, the gameplay is smooth.
However, to be honest, I don't really feel "sacrifice"
Maybe you can add some mechanism like sacrificing your health point to restore mana.
Then it fits the theme and also gives players more mana to fight the monster.
Currently, I tried a few times and I was like 0 mana for 90% of the time, which is not satisfying :cry:
captainweeaboo
04. Dec 2018 · 18:31 UTC
Hahaha music and gameplay is so fun, I really like it. A bit laggy for me, but overall is very great.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 18:36 UTC
Thanks @captainweeaboo :)

@captainweeaboo yeah, the random number generator seems to spoil a bit of the fun, sorry about that :( I will do it another way next time. And this is a really nice idea with the mana - to tell you the truth we run a bit out of time to execute that part better. Thank you for your feedback!
GoldenMelon
04. Dec 2018 · 18:46 UTC
I liked kazoo :D

Fun to play.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 18:52 UTC
Thanks @goldenmelon :slight_smile:
kloscunha
04. Dec 2018 · 19:25 UTC
This game looks so good. SO GOOD.
I also really liked the sound, the character designs, all of it's great.

However, the mana/ammunition was a problem. Sometimes you kill the first 3 enemies, they don't drop any mana, and then your hands are tied to your and you can't cast any spells, forcing you to restart.

I didn't make it very far, so I also didn't see where the theme connects to the game. Other than that, great entry!
xPheRe
04. Dec 2018 · 19:39 UTC
Great job! I haven't laughted so much in days, hahaha. It's a cross between Wolfenstein3D and Nanowar of Steel. The graphics are lively and lovely, the gameplay it's actually really fun, and the music... Oh, the music. Although I missed a final boss battle... Thank you!
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 19:44 UTC
Thank you @kloscunha and @xphere for playing the game and for your lovely comments :smiley: I've written your feedback and will keep it in mind during next LD
dry-squid
04. Dec 2018 · 20:04 UTC
the art in this game is sleek as heck! cool effects too
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 20:33 UTC
Thanks for your feedback @dry-squid! :smiley: My friend drew even more monsters but we didn't had the time to put them in to the game :(
blobo
04. Dec 2018 · 21:01 UTC
I love the kazoo music. nicely done.
🎤 Kornel
04. Dec 2018 · 21:06 UTC
Thanks @blobo :slight_smile:
EliasCizl
04. Dec 2018 · 21:37 UTC
I think there's space to tailor the sounds more to the mood. The basic gameplay was fun but it started to be repetitive very soon with not much to do (and empty mana source).
Synthphonia
04. Dec 2018 · 21:50 UTC
@eliascizl yes you're right, but I made all of the SFXes and music in almost 2 hours so :P Thanks for review by the way! Cheer up!
EliasCizl
04. Dec 2018 · 21:53 UTC
@synthphonia I know. Of course it's awesome that you've made such product in one weekend. Excuse me but I just tend to be critical :D (not like our game is any better).
Thiago Andre AS
04. Dec 2018 · 22:32 UTC
Excellent game! Really fun to play and the music is spot on. The graphics are charming as well. I think the only thing that kinda killed the experience for me was the random drops, cause sometimes the first enemies don't drop any mana and you don't have much to do about it.
🎤 Kornel
05. Dec 2018 · 07:52 UTC
Thanks @thiago-andre-as :slight_smile: Yeah - The Mana Problem - this is probably our biggest snafu in this game, sorry about that :(
GerardB
06. Dec 2018 · 15:12 UTC
Very good funny game. Also I really dig the art! Congratulations!
🎤 Kornel
06. Dec 2018 · 16:45 UTC
Thanks, @gerardb :smiley: We appreciate it a lot.

PS: Just played your game - it's very nice and the arty style is very lovely!
peterfonts
07. Dec 2018 · 08:58 UTC
Good game. Visuals are nice! Maybe you didn't need to create a huge level, instead to polish things like balance better the mana (random drops), player damage feedback, player die feedback, add more monster sounds, etc. Congrats!
🎤 Kornel
07. Dec 2018 · 13:36 UTC
Thank you for your feedback, @peterfonts. We'll keep it in mind for our next game!
Gurbx
07. Dec 2018 · 18:14 UTC
Really cool game! The art is fantastic, and the general game feel is really nice. The music is spot on and really funny as well!

I agree with most others here about the mana. In the original version I ran out of mana quickly, and then ran around trying to find more without luck and eventually dying. In the new version on the other hand there were plenty of mana, and the cap was just a slight annoyance. I think having limited mana doesn’t really contribute a lot and just having it unlimited would have been better. Alternatively, it could be rarer, but you’d give the player a weaker non-mana using attack as well. This way you’d have to choose in when to use the mana.

I’d also love to see more variety of enemies as the two types there are now are basically doing the same thing and it gets a bit boring after a while.

Overall it’s a really solid entry! Well done!

Also, the pug paintings were awesome :D
🎤 Kornel
07. Dec 2018 · 23:34 UTC
Thank you @gurbx for trying our game and for such detailed feedback! :smiley:

Your idea with the non-mana attack is ingenious!

As for the enemies: I totally agree. We had planed (and even graphics) for at least 5 types. Including a stationary and a shooting enemies (with avoidable and non-avoidable, but telegraphed, attacks). Unfortunately we (or to be precise I) run out of time to implement them :sob:
falak
21. Dec 2018 · 19:04 UTC
Really well made! Good Luck!
🎤 Kornel
23. Dec 2018 · 18:50 UTC
Thanks @falak :smiley: