Carnival Mayhem by TomekS

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made by TomekS for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFBc03KXa8

In Carnival Mayhem you are a young boy who is terrified of clowns. Within a nightmare you are placed in a clown filled amusement park to face your worse fear. Every round you start with bare hands (Start with nothing)) and pick up weapons as you go, Also be smart with aiming as almost everything is destructible, making the path for the clowns shorter to get you.

Game contains multiple unlock-able levels, with increased difficulty. You have access to 4 weapons: bare hands, pistol , machine gun (can hold mouse button down to automatic shooting) , and grenade launcher. You unlock weapons and collect ammo from crates dropped by defeated clowns. Almost everything is destructible, and you can make chain reactions i.e. barrel explosion damages enemies as well as other props (including barrels).

Controls: - mouse position - aim - mouse left/right button - attack/fire - arrow keys/WSAD - move - 1 - 4 buttons or click on weapon buttons - select weapon

GAMEPLAY HINTS: - in melee aim directly towards enemy to do damage - enemies attack directly in front of them, you can dodge the hit by going around them - gather more enemies into group and kill them with barrel explosion - save bullets :)

*If your control feels laggy, choose lower quality or screen resolution from the launch menu. Sorry we didn't have time to optimise :)

Out team includes: 1 artist and 1 developer, total development time was around 22 hours. Everything except sounds was made from scratch.

Main theme: Night at the Carnival by Brandon Fiechter.

Software used: Unity 2019.2.6, Blender 2.79, Photoshop.

* for anyone who spotted the typo, try this maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAHEM :D

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Ratings

Overall 177th 3.882⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Fun 158th 3.795⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 907th 2.705⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Theme 951th 2.73⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 21th 4.526⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 239th 3.417⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 158th 3.889⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 41🗨️

Feedback

Kisann
07. Oct 2019 · 15:25 UTC
Great graphics! Amazing characters!
Paulo Brunassi
08. Oct 2019 · 02:14 UTC
I loved to kill those killer clowns. Great graphics and fun gameplay. Good job guys!
BearlikeLion
08. Oct 2019 · 15:46 UTC
Impressive game play and art! I got into the second level before running into trouble with enemies. Well done!
mimusangel
08. Oct 2019 · 15:46 UTC
Amazing graphics! The game is really cool and fun to play!
Rrawrr
08. Oct 2019 · 16:01 UTC
Nice graphics, it attracts. Well done guys. Good job from scratch. Also I like the last weapon and the death animation, its 'meaty':D , but for me third level a little bit long, while gameplay in it is almost the same as in previous two.
Avon
08. Oct 2019 · 16:08 UTC
Great game. Controls were smooth, awesome graphics. Had fun slaughtering clowns. Maybe the lighting could have been a bit darker to make it scarier. The last level was a bit slow, a lot of waiting around the first couple min.
Guilb
08. Oct 2019 · 18:03 UTC
Great game, nice graphics and control. Would love to see some ranged knife throwing clowns, or maybe some explosive balloon throwers
SaltFactory Studio
08. Oct 2019 · 18:35 UTC
Art assets are stunning and fit the atmosphere of a haunted carnival. The animations and effects were also really appealing. I felt a bit of input delay from the controls, but that might've been just on my end. I would also suggest making the UI bars for the Player's Health and Clowns at the top to be larger so that they're easier to see.

Overall though, very impressive work!
TongueEnvy
08. Oct 2019 · 23:04 UTC
This one's pretty sweet. Looks great, it's fun, and it's got good music. The only complaint I have is that the controls aren't as responsive as they could be.
🎤 TomekS
09. Oct 2019 · 04:18 UTC
@avon yeah sorry for that, we run out of time to do proper balancing :(
🎤 TomekS
09. Oct 2019 · 04:20 UTC
@saltfactory-studio @tongueenvy the controller lag is due to poor optimisation probably :< Sorry for that.

Also we will fix the UI for next update (if any :))
Thanks for your good words.
kr0s
09. Oct 2019 · 07:45 UTC
Nice graphics, fun to play, bonus for a creepy factor. I agree with the previous reviews, the controls are a bit laggy.
thor1
09. Oct 2019 · 21:25 UTC
Great game!
stuckne1
10. Oct 2019 · 02:58 UTC
Really awesome graphics!
🎤 TomekS
10. Oct 2019 · 03:15 UTC
@kr0s @thor1 @stuckne1 Thanks for good words. We really appreciate you coming to try our game.
tinykidtoo
10. Oct 2019 · 03:25 UTC
I really like the whole atmosphere, from the clowns to the eerie laugh at the end of a level. It reminds me of one of my favorite B movies Killer clowns from outer space. I just wish the character felt a bit more responsive. This might be from the slow fire rates, slow movement speed, and slow turning rate. Overall a great entry. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/
Birdybirdkirby
10. Oct 2019 · 04:26 UTC
Art is great, I'm afraid of clowns but its still great!
Martin Sellmair
10. Oct 2019 · 16:05 UTC
creeeeeepy, I am way too scared to play this
Hartvichio
10. Oct 2019 · 16:29 UTC
Slapping them clown ass cheeks is now my favorite past time :D very fun
T8kk
10. Oct 2019 · 16:57 UTC
@hartvichio I put extra love on that thicc boy booty. I’m glad you found joy in those curvy details.
CrazyHomeboys
10. Oct 2019 · 17:08 UTC
Very funny, art freaks me out, the characters are super cool and everything is so polished. Good job fellas! :D
Erkberg
10. Oct 2019 · 19:43 UTC
Really impressive visuals for a jam game! I especially liked how the "upper" parts of the level come really close to the camera. The gameplay is also rock solid, the most fun weapon is ofc the grenade launcher, it feels pretty damn good. The music you chose is also very fitting.
It would've been great to be able to switch weapons using the mouse wheel. Also, a proper ending after the third level would've been nice.
Still, it was great fun wreaking some havoc among these clowns, good job overall!
Nisovin
10. Oct 2019 · 20:10 UTC
That was a pretty great game. Graphics are good, the gameplay feels great, the music is spot on (though perhaps a bit repetitive after a while).
digitaldude555
11. Oct 2019 · 09:15 UTC
Graphics are fantastic, incredibly well polished and music is consistant with the art style, game play its fun but the levels go on for far too long in my opinion. This game reminds me of cash gun chaos if you ever played that game. My only critic is the theme wasn't done well, Great job regardless.
mahalis
12. Oct 2019 · 15:20 UTC
Wow, this is incredibly polished! The second level is pretty hard, especially at the outset - it'd be really helpful to have some kind of health pickup, I usually was under half health by the time I even got a weapon. I think the top-down view doesn't show off your art as well as it could - an angled perspective might have worked a bit better. Still, though, amazing work!
🎤 TomekS
13. Oct 2019 · 06:25 UTC
@mahalis thanks for the review. We actually noticed same thing about too down view, as you see we even added some screenshots from other angle, because we agree it looks more Interesting 👌
PIXAMENTORY
13. Oct 2019 · 09:16 UTC
"Impressive game, Very cool concepts. I left wishing that there is more.
Had a lot of fun "
MrsTari
14. Oct 2019 · 10:38 UTC
WOW it fits all very great - awesome Job :hearts:
ahistyap
14. Oct 2019 · 18:59 UTC
A solid arcade shooter game, plus it's not too difficult too. Had a great time playing this game! The graphic is amazing too. Great job!
🎤 TomekS
15. Oct 2019 · 02:33 UTC
@pixamentory @mrstari @ahistyap thank you for good word :) we are happy you liked our game :)
croewens
17. Oct 2019 · 09:56 UTC
Hey, @tomeks, @t8kk !

👉 Things I liked about you guys's submission:
- General vibe is on point (from graphics to small little vfx)! (I dont generally like clowns though lol)
- Game felt really polished (controls and small effects)
- Great music choice!

Levels felt like they took a little too long, I missed an "ending", and I kept using scroll to switch weapons :laughing:

Overall great submission!
asfdfdfd
17. Oct 2019 · 18:17 UTC
I like how polished this game looks. Also shot from grenade launcher is SO satisfying.
Zachary Shah
18. Oct 2019 · 21:42 UTC
HOW IS THIS GAME A JAM GAME? The level of polish is absurd and the graphics are stellar. I honestly don't have any complaints, except for the fact that I hate clowns as well!
aeveis
19. Oct 2019 · 07:01 UTC
nice visuals! Once I was able to get a gun it was pretty straightforward, but nice visual polish! The clowns had a lot of knockback, so it was not as difficult to slowly pick them off, or use a grenade if there was a group of them. Perhaps having different harder clowns that would spawn later or so. Keep up the good work!