Deceit by xWarZonex

made by xWarZonex for LD34 (COMPO)

Deceit is the story of a where a madman loses his memory, and the voices in his head take him over. The voices tell him to do stuff he doesn't agree with, but he complies out of fear. You play as the madman, where you must follow the voices is this horror shooter game.

I put a lot more effort than I ever have into this Ludum Dare game! This is defiantly my most advanced and complete game I have ever submitted during a Ludum Dare.

MY NAME IS TANNER DANIELS, AND I AM A 16 YEAR OLD DUBSTEP PRODUCER, AND THE AUDIO IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME! PLEASE VOTE KINDLEY IN AUDIO. This game features advanced vo-coding and vocal time and pitch manipulation. Creating all the vocals and such were incredibly hard, and you won't find this form of vocal-editing in ANY OTHER LD GAME!I spent a lot of time on audio.
I am not a artist, and I am amazed I was able to accomplish what I did, the lighting is once of the biggest things that brings my game together.
I had a lot of fun working on the gun mechanics (even though they were a pain). I am super proud that I accomplished creating a automatic gun!!!

I am super excited about this game and I really hope you enjoy the game!

Lets get top 25 in audio this LD! (I reached #26 last LD...)

Controls :
-Arrow keys to move / jump
-Space bar to shoot
-Click on wooden crates to open them!
-Its actually pretty simple.

Again! Thankyou guys for playing! AND LETS GET TOP 25 IN AUDIO!
My soundcloud page... https://soundcloud.com/noobstep-544260267

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR! THE GAME FITS THE THEME BECAUSE AS YOU FOLLOW THE VOICES WISHES, HIS POWER, AND YOUR EYES WHICH WERE GIVEN TO YOU BY YOUR VOICES, GROW!

Web	http://www.stencyl.com/game/play/32882
Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/275699050/Deceit.swf
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/275699050/Deceit%20Source.stencyl
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=39237

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall	3.02	670

Audio	4.15	16
Fun	2.62	806
Graphics	2.81	640
Innovation	2.70	732
Mood	3.78	81
Theme	2.19	950

Feedback

paraboxx

14. Dec 2015 · 03:37 UTC

Nice atmosphere! I always die after I shoot the second monster and walk right a bit though, but I don't know why. The game just restarts when this happens.

brandloose

14. Dec 2015 · 03:39 UTC

Not sure how the game fit either of the themes. Otherwise, cool intro, awesome music, and semi-fun gameplay (Felt a bit generic though)

Dooskington

14. Dec 2015 · 03:39 UTC

I liked the audio, but the controls were really annoying, so I just gave up. The whole dark atmosphere was interesting.

FireSlash

14. Dec 2015 · 03:42 UTC

It's weird mixing mouse and keyboard controls in a platformer.

There's also an annoying physics behavior where if you try to jump while moving but are stuck on a ledge, you will only jump up, which; combined with a lack of ramps, makes it pretty annoying to move around.

It also seems like early enemies have way too much health.

Good audio, graphics set a nice mood as well.

mf1214

14. Dec 2015 · 03:42 UTC

Nice voice effects! Movement sometimes glitched out though.

SvenFrankson

14. Dec 2015 · 03:48 UTC

Great atmosphere indeed, and obviously a really nice work on audio !

🎤 xWarZonex

14. Dec 2015 · 03:56 UTC

@Paradox, you are running into one of the plants, watch where you walk xD

@Brandloose, The game fits the theme because as you follow the voices commands, the power (represented in your eye) grows as you kill his enemies. Your eye clearly grows.

@Fire Slash, I didn't mix controls, I just had you click on one crate.

merrak

14. Dec 2015 · 04:24 UTC

I liked the introduction. Audio is great and the atmosphere is spot on.

I didn't have any problems moving, but one of the early jumps--over the very first plant--felt a bit unforgiving for such an early stage. The low ceiling makes it hard to clear.

ShadedVertex

14. Dec 2015 · 04:34 UTC

It's really cool! And the audio is awesome. The atmosphere and lighting is especially appropriate, though the game doesn't seem to fit any of the themes. Sweet gameplay, though!

ceosol

14. Dec 2015 · 04:39 UTC

I had that getting on ledges also. It seems like if you are pressing an arrow key and hit up, you catch the corner of the ledge. If you press up and then an arrow key, you do not catch it.

I think the darkness was a little bit too much. I got to level two and was able to kill the first few guys, but then kept dying. I tried moving around to find if there was one of those red 'V' things, but didn't see anything. It is nice in these game to be able to learn from your mistakes. If you can't see anything, how can you learn?

Other than a number going up, what grows with the narrator? I was hoping that your light source would grow.

aiden-deloryn

14. Dec 2015 · 05:12 UTC

Amazing! Very immersive and great atmosphere. Well done.

danieldsj

14. Dec 2015 · 05:55 UTC

Good use of lighting and atmosphere. Didn't really see the theme though. Also, switching between mouse and keyboard to perform actions is not the best UI choice.

Evannex

14. Dec 2015 · 06:03 UTC

Great atmosphere, audio and graphics. I'm not fond of having to click on the crates when everything else is done with keyboard and the movement seems a little glitchy. Overall a good entry!

Pantelis Petsopoulos

14. Dec 2015 · 11:05 UTC

lighting+audio are what make this game. If I had to pick sth out, it would be that the controls/movement is a bit unresponsive and glitchy.

nonetheless

14. Dec 2015 · 18:09 UTC

Good mood

pjimmy

14. Dec 2015 · 21:36 UTC

spooky environment, the audio is great

dmecke

14. Dec 2015 · 21:56 UTC

The atmosphere is really great (audio & visuals)! Unfortunately the controls killed the fun a bit, as after the third time I ran into that flower-rish thing it was because of the controls. Would love to play it with improved controls, it reminds me a bit of the game Limbo.

WastelandDan

14. Dec 2015 · 22:46 UTC

I like the atmosphere, though I did get stuck in a few walls, the game was still a blast to play. It's in my second video for Ludum Dare, check it out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8VkmdfxG14

esayitch

15. Dec 2015 · 03:41 UTC

Could have done with another keyboard button instead of the mouse button... other than that, for someone who doesn't do graphics at all, the game looked good :) Music and sound direction are top notch, but I felt the game just lacked a bit of meat in terms of gameplay.

Cool entry, good luck!

Jupiter_Hadley

15. Dec 2015 · 19:38 UTC

How do I get it to start? Its just stuck on the start screen for me.

MercuryXGames

16. Dec 2015 · 11:18 UTC

nice game!

local306

16. Dec 2015 · 16:43 UTC

I wasn't really a fan of how the mouse was mixed in with this. Kind of broke the immersion having to switch over to it...

🎤 xWarZonex

16. Dec 2015 · 18:33 UTC

Jupiter. It takes 9 seconds for the scene to switch from the start scene to the first cutscene so the sound of the slowing down title track can play all the way through and not cut into the cutscene. That's probably what happened.

And guys! You only have to use your mouse two times in the game! I did that because it was the only way trigger the event without risking it to repeat the behavior more than once.

StrehFox

17. Dec 2015 · 16:05 UTC

Cool atmosphere. Found this to be really difficult, I died a lot because of jumping mistakes.

Taldius

17. Dec 2015 · 16:05 UTC

the gameplay should be more polish and fit the theme.
But the atmosphere and sounds are very nice.

Geckoo1337

17. Dec 2015 · 16:30 UTC

Nice mood - and terrific atmosphere. The music and tracks are just awesome. However the controls are a little weird. Overall it's a good entry ++

Jupiter_Hadley

18. Dec 2015 · 00:36 UTC

Lovely sound! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/7EMaRu1rC0U

rd127p77

18. Dec 2015 · 19:08 UTC

The voice effects are amazing, I can tell that you put a lot of work into the audio so kudos in that area. And the darkness with a little light is a neat effect too.

tribrain

19. Dec 2015 · 20:31 UTC

Good concept, though leaping forward is a bit complicated and frustrating, good entry overall!

Jakob37

19. Dec 2015 · 20:52 UTC

Nice atmosphere in this one! You did well with the visuals and the sound. I found the controls to be a bit hard to work with sometimes, the jumping sometimes became locked straight upwards, and the clicking on the crate felt a bit unnecessary.

Overall I found this a very interesting entry to play. Well done!

Geti

20. Dec 2015 · 03:32 UTC

Unfortunately got extremely laggy on my laptop. I liked what I saw of the audio though :)

the-arrival

26. Dec 2015 · 10:38 UTC

spooky... and thats really an achievement for a jam game

BlackBulletIV

28. Dec 2015 · 06:15 UTC

Great audio and atmosphere! For constructive criticism, controls were somewhat buggy and the implementation of theme is very weak (I didn't even notice the eye's power growing).

Also, I'd advise against telling people how to rate something. Not saying I didn't rate audio highly because of it, just that it comes off poorly.

kabel

28. Dec 2015 · 21:02 UTC

Music and SFX are great, but it's way too difficult!

Christina Nordlander

29. Dec 2015 · 22:44 UTC

I've seen this plot done before, but it's still pretty good in terms of horror, and you've created a nice sense of mood with the darkness and limited vision. A problem with the graphics: sometimes I would see a lit area at the back edge of the screen (i.e. the direction my character wasn't facing). Other than that, the game looks pretty good.

Good music, though the intro tune felt a bit too upbeat for a horror game. I'm a bit unsure about the voices, though: the distortion was a bit over the top.

The jumping felt a bit stiff. Other than that, a pretty good game.

Catmoo

03. Jan 2016 · 17:45 UTC

The audio (VO & music) and atmosphere of the game was great, but jumping was a little iffy, but it didn't stop me from playing it :)

PowerSpark

04. Jan 2016 · 20:33 UTC

The sounds were well made. I think the controls were clunky though, the player gets completely stopped by a ledge and you have to press the direction again. Great voices though.