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Reaping Riches by Purrfexionator

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made by Purrfexionator for LD 44 (JAM)

Reaping Riches is my second ever ludum dare entry, and once again, I created it with my friend William. Scheduling was more of an issue this time around, as it didn't take place during the summer like the last one we participated in, and ultimately we weren't able to make everything we wanted to in the time we have, but we hope that the 2 levels of content that are here are still enough to keep you occupied for a couple of minutes. Reaping Riches is a fast-paced bullet-hellish game in which Gold is everything. You get gold by collecting it scattered throughout the level or taking it from your slain foes. You use gold to pay your way past toll gates. You use your gold as a weapon to defeat monsters. Gold is the source of your life, and if you run out of it, you die. Play as some grim reaper looking guy on a hoverboard as you shoot through tons of enemies and crush (two) giant bosses in your quest to do... nothing, really.

p.s. If you want me to rate your game, just leave a comment. I make it a point to get to all of my commenter's games.

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Windows https://purrfexionator.itch.io/reaping-riches
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/reaping-riches

Ratings

Given 15🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

moi93101
01. May 2019 · 22:50 UTC
Maybe have some enemies with less than 3 lives would be cool (or, a colorswap/something to say bullet do something)
The delay between two shots is maybe two long, with these two thing, I only avoid enemies and don't kill them at all
🎤 Purrfexionator
01. May 2019 · 23:43 UTC
@moi93101 Thanks for your feedback! Having enemies with less than 3 hits was part of the plan initially, but unfortunately we couldn't get around it. I didn't think too much about the length of the delay at the time that i programmed it, but looking back i do feel that it is a little too long and my discourage players from shooting all of the enemies. Then again, killing every enemy and collecting every coin is meant to be impossible so that players are given the challenge of quickly assessing the most logical way through the level, and what is worth skipping. I haven't had the time to play and rate games lately, but when I get around to it I promise I'll play yours. Thanks again!
ShakierHeart53
04. May 2019 · 23:38 UTC
Great game man. It was an interesting interpretation, and I enjoyed it. However, I think that it could've benefited from having some music, maybe just a little thing in the background. The arts not that great, but it's better than what I can do so...
Loved the sound design as well
Firepit games
04. May 2019 · 23:45 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme. I agree about the delay between shots, it feels a little long. The enemy designs are varied and each offer a unique challenge. There are plenty of places where you can take an extra risk to get an extra reward of coins which is pretty good.
cppchriscpp
04. May 2019 · 23:55 UTC
This was a fun interpretation of the theme! It's not the first game I played using the theme this way, but it executed it well.

I managed to survive without shooting at all until I got to the first boss, which was pretty challenging. Having the large balls drop gold made the fight much more feasible. (Though certainly not easy!) I quite liked that you showed what was required for a checkpoint as you progressed through the level. (Bonus points for changing the color based on whether you had it or not!) The tutorial area was also a nice addition, as well.

Congrats on a fun entry!
ursagames
05. May 2019 · 00:28 UTC
Thank you for submitting your game to be played on my stream!

Once the stream is finished you can find the video here: https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos
If you want to know when it was played you can find your game in the queue here: https://tinyurl.com/y5rdokvp
🎤 Purrfexionator
05. May 2019 · 00:36 UTC
@shakierheart53 Thanks for playing! I know that the game could have benefited from some music, but the thing is... we aren't any good at music. Glad you enjoyed the sound effects, Will designed them all in bfxr himself. I know the art isn't really the best in the world, i'm not much of an artist, although I am really happy with how the playable character came out. Thanks for your feedback, and i'll be sure to check out your game when I get around to it!
🎤 Purrfexionator
05. May 2019 · 00:52 UTC
@firepit-games Thanks for checking out our game! I'm glad you enjoyed the variety of enemies, it was tough to figure out new ways to make them shoot things without making them feel too much alike, and I was a little scared that there weren't enough. Also happy that you enjoyed the risk-reward system that i incorporated into the level design. While I was designing it, I wasn't sure how well it would work in practice. Thanks again, and I promise to get to your game as soon as I can!
🎤 Purrfexionator
05. May 2019 · 00:53 UTC
@ursagames Np! Thank you for playing my game on your stream!
Sherlock527
05. May 2019 · 03:26 UTC
The game play is simple, fun and difficult. It seemed like enemies weren't worth spending the money to kill so I did my best to just avoid them. Overall, good job.
🎤 Purrfexionator
05. May 2019 · 13:25 UTC
@sherlock527 Thanks for playing! You're not the first to mention that killing enemies wasn't worth it. Since they were all 3-hit kills, it likely may have been too much risk for too little a reward. A few people have played this game on stream, and the ones who beat it often just tried to avoid enemies. Thanks again, and I'll check out your game as soon as I can get around to it!
madjackmcmad
06. May 2019 · 01:22 UTC
Excellent presentation, controls felt great, enemy patterns felt readable and fair which is a really big deal for scrolling shooters. Awesome work!