Witches Beware by Mads

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made by Mads for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

STORY

These are dark days, in the land of Ludum. Hunger and disease have laid waste to the brave people who live in the region. The death and destruction is blamed on the free-thinking women, who are accused of witchcraft and banished from society, if not burned at the stakes.

You, Romina, are one of these women. Banished from your hometown, you took to the roads, leaving all your belongings behind. After a long journey, you finally came upon the regions capitol, the city of Dare. A city where no one knows who you are.

Here at last you can begin to earn the trust of the townsfolk and eventually get your revenge on the city and its King, and take over the land of Ludum. You start with nothing however, so it will not be an easy quest.

CONTROLS

'WASD' or 'Arrow keys' to move.
'Space' to jump.
Mouse to navigate dialog.

HOW TO PLAY

Walk around in the city of Dare, talk to the townsfolk, and find ways to earn their trust. Use your skills as a witch to brew poisons and potions to aid you in your quest for revenge and power.

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Ratings

Overall 810th 3.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 953th 2.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1066th 2.361⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 996th 2.618⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 550th 3.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 347th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 451th 2.944⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 249th 3.75⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

DareGB
08. Oct 2019 · 02:21 UTC
I love the artwork. Nice job.
jordanvang
08. Oct 2019 · 02:30 UTC
I just want to say, this game sets mood very nicely. With the dark colors and the Very atmospheric audio, I was very enthralled by the immersion. It's also a grim tale, which I enjoy completely, and there is some replayability, which is awesome. All in all, a great story!
Kirke
08. Oct 2019 · 10:12 UTC
This game is amazing!!! I like your art style - it seems simple, but everything matches together. Music and sound effects are great, your dialogues / options are funny and enjoyable, too. Great story and perfect entry! :)
Jake Marks
08. Oct 2019 · 10:21 UTC
Witches beware, you're in for a scare!
Artyom Volkov
08. Oct 2019 · 10:23 UTC
I like the story and humour of the game a really cohesive story. Well done!
SageWare
09. Oct 2019 · 13:17 UTC
The mood and art style is phenomenal. The world really seemed alive in this game, and I cared about its characters. I felt badly about some of the things I was doing.
Possible Bug: If you cook the poison mushroom *after* getting the flower for the wife, it replaces the flower for the wife. Eventually got to a point where I couldn't progress any further.
One of the best of the jam I've played. Excellent work.
dk5000p
09. Oct 2019 · 13:25 UTC
This game got really dark really fast. I loved the music and atmosphere. The artwork also was cohesive and made he world feel alive.
Hcursino
09. Oct 2019 · 14:45 UTC
Holy s* this game is dark. You made me kill a little girl, a dog, a hobo, the major but when it came down to kill the priest no no no no. Come on, let me kill the stupid crazy priest. Well, it goes to show that if you kill everyone you become a king, or queen, or whatever. Really dark game, amazing art work to fit the creepy theme. Song is dark and disturbing, the speed is slow and unsettling, their expressions and text and sound effects, everything fits together perfectly. I was honestly just waiting for salad fingers to show up out of nowhere to show me his finger friends.
Yaroslav Kravtsov
09. Oct 2019 · 16:14 UTC
Perfect sense of darkest humor 😈
I wish to move faster between characters, because long walks brakes the pace.
Desenvolvedor44
22. Oct 2019 · 06:41 UTC
I haven't gotten enough ratings yet .. can you rate mine please? I rated yours in return
oxysoft
24. Oct 2019 · 15:22 UTC
I enjoyed my first couple of minutes, I liked the puzzle side of the game but I eventually grew tired of walking back and forth between places, couldn't get myself to complete the game unfortunately. I liked the way the game looked. the music was repetitive but did get the ambiance across.

and wow is the game dark

good work!
hiroboto
24. Oct 2019 · 15:23 UTC
hhh the characters are like the the ones in Dont Starve! I like the art style!
Solidival
24. Oct 2019 · 15:30 UTC
Nice work!
Solidival
24. Oct 2019 · 15:30 UTC
Nice work!
TaoPhoenix
25. Oct 2019 · 16:21 UTC
Grandly dark indeed!
I do agree a bit with the walking pace, I'll try to remember to play this one more later when I have patience. I think you can make decisions that block the win and not even really know, because one tenet of game play is to explore the menu buttons, the other is that probably "do everything" is the right gameplay.
Mec
25. Oct 2019 · 18:40 UTC
good atmosphere, the music really sets the mood. i ogt a little stuck on the sequence of things. the girl asked me to do something with the fisherman and i quckly forgot what it was and the second time i talked to her she just said hello again. then the guy next to her asked to take her a flower but all she says is "hello again". i went to the fisherman that gave me fish and went back to the girl and she just says "hello again"
🎤 Mads
26. Oct 2019 · 08:45 UTC
Thanks for the feedback @taophoenix, very appreciated. If you do find a way to block the progress somehow let us know :)