VIRAL ARENA by EnchaeC

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made by EnchaeC for LD 40 (JAM)

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STAB THINGS!

Enter the arena and stab some tumorous monsters! Take the radium that is so rightfully yours. But the more you collect, the more mutated you opponent becomes!

Controls: WASD to move, LMB to stab, Space to dodge, F1 for Fullscreen.

EDIT: No more installer! Now it's just a zip. Much better.

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Ratings

Overall 41th 4.105⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 21th 4.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 188th 3.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 201th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 96th 4.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 36th 4.167⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 125th 3.912⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

Manan
05. Dec 2017 · 02:45 UTC
The graphics in this game are really nice, and it was fun to play. I would suggest having the player fight more than one creature at a time.
professor
05. Dec 2017 · 02:47 UTC
The gameplay is straight up fun! I loved the graphics as well. Thanks for finishing this game.
🎤 EnchaeC
05. Dec 2017 · 03:35 UTC
Save system seems to be broken... Eh.
asixjin
05. Dec 2017 · 04:01 UTC
Graphics are nice. Got a little bored after awhile, but it was fun seeing how mutated the monster got.
Hiyek
05. Dec 2017 · 04:08 UTC
This was so amazingly fun and super addicting!! The fact that you did it in a weekend is astounding!! I got to 60 mutation before I failed lol but yeah amazing job this is definitely a winner!
Faktori
05. Dec 2017 · 17:44 UTC
Hey good to see you've entered the jam! Neat entry, feeling's good. The mutation thing tho, ends up being a typical difficulty increase. Monsters design and behavior are really interesting, definitely an idea worth pushing
jjjjason
06. Dec 2017 · 06:10 UTC
Cool game. Addictive gameplay loop that's essentially a super long boss fight. The generation mechanic works pretty well and keeps the game playable for a while. I'd agree that multiple monsters would be cool after a bit.
Racso
06. Dec 2017 · 23:31 UTC
Solid entry! Good job! I especially liked the audio, both the music and the effects!
Beebo Studios
07. Dec 2017 · 16:20 UTC
I needed a moment to figure out how to even start the game. It is a bit counterintuitive you have to hit a button several times in a menu. Graphics and sound are really cool, gives the right feeling! Combat works well and feels good. The enemy generation is a cool idea and works well. However, the same tactic worked every time for me, so fighting became a bit repetitive after a while. I stopped at around 50 mutation. More variety would be nice. Maybe more easier enemies for a round or different mutations? Or some obstacles in the arena.

All in all a really solid entry!
LeReveur
10. Dec 2017 · 18:33 UTC
I was bad at first tries, so I decided to retry, and I saw that saving is only necessary if I want to replay it later. Don't know if it's intended, it allowed me to understand how to beat the monster easily, but this is a little less challenging ;) It was fun to play, but I quit after only 30 levels, a little more variation in mutation would be great (perhaps with one or two more attacking parts or styles). Good entry anyways, well done!
yishalee
12. Dec 2017 · 09:23 UTC
This is a game that has no end and even no failure so I've got 150+mutations. Quite interesting menu. Art and sound is perfect for me. I especially like the feel when I click and my character stab on the enemy and then it flashes red. So impressive. I guess this monster is more harder to make than to defeat. Yet I found one way to defeat it easily with the loss of only 4 health each time, that is quickly rushes close it and hit the body ragardless of the arms. Overall I like it.
SalamiChild
17. Dec 2017 · 20:36 UTC
This is a really cool game~ I love the music and sound effect, and the visuals are pretty sweet too. If you made an expanded version of this, I'd love to see some character upgrades; maybe spend the radium you acquire to become almost as mutated the enemies?~
Jupiter_Hadley
22. Dec 2017 · 16:43 UTC
Neat game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktW2lunXI_s