Bones to the Party by HALPCat

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made by HALPCat for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

peli.png Liven up the party with your dance moves!

CONTROLS:

  • Move with WASD - try to stay in the spotlight to get score!
  • Dance with the arrow keys! Level starts when you press an arrow key for the first time while in the spotlight. Press the right keys for a combo!
  • Hit ESC to pause or unpause the game.

If sound and music do not work, go to Options and use the sliders to activate them.

Have fun!

PS. Chrome might warn you about the itch.io download, but do not worry. The file is safe.

Ratings

Overall 1572th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1123th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1057th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2218th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1259th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 427th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1415th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

CreamyBacon2
23. Apr 2020 · 03:21 UTC
This is a silly fun game and I love it to death. I will say it is hard to focus on the moving spot light, and the arrow keys prompt below. I would've liked to see it appear above your head, but it's a minor nitpick. Also the changing camera angle was a nice touch. a solid jam entree for sure. Good Job.
belowzerogames
24. Apr 2020 · 02:52 UTC
Nice entry I was able to play through it pretty easily :)
Phoenix Fireflower
25. Apr 2020 · 20:43 UTC
The game was pretty simple in design, yet I had a lot of fun playing it.
The silly dance moves and camera angles are a nice touch.
Ommadawn
25. Apr 2020 · 20:44 UTC
Very nice, its well animated and the 4 levels are good and well executed :) It would have been a + to have the arrow needed to be pushed in rythm :smile:
Brachistosauro
25. Apr 2020 · 20:46 UTC
I certainly wouldn't have been able to come up with something like this ahah fun idea! The dancing skeleton also looks pretty cool, it's a shame that you have to stare to the botton side of the screen instead of watching the action, but other than that pretty good!
Team-on
25. Apr 2020 · 22:52 UTC
For me music never played in level, but always in main menu, and also my score never become something except 0
Rustywolf
26. Apr 2020 · 06:28 UTC
Love the mechanics, though I think the scoring needs to be harsher for missed keys.
NurkkaCthulhu
27. Apr 2020 · 14:26 UTC
@team-on Hm, it's weird that the music did not work in the level: the volume variable is shared between the level music and main menu music, so it should have worked... It could have something to do with how the game saves the user preferences into a file, maybe it did not have read/write access. The scores are also saved in user preferences, so that might also be why it was 0 for you. It's a shame that you could not experience the game in it's full potential! :cry:
Dis0rder
28. Apr 2020 · 01:02 UTC
Perskeles...

I wanted to try it out, but when I start the game I only see a black screen albeit the controls. Couldn't hear music either.

![dance.png](///raw/e4c/2/z/3374f.png)

I'm a Linux-user so I launched it through WINE. That's probably the reason, or then it's a graphics card -driver issue.

Most Unity-games work quite well with WINE, but I've noticed if the game includes bloom (?) or certain lightning effects, there will be trouble.

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It's understandable that including a native Linux-build might seem unnecessary (since we're the minority).

But whenever it's possible, try to include builds that can be run on different systems. :pray:

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PS. I like the fact you included a time-display. As you can see, I was trying out the game at the perfect hour for a dance-game.

If it wasn't for Covid19, I might be raving at the club even as we speak! :man_dancing_tone1:

Cheers! :beers:
🎤 HALPCat
30. Apr 2020 · 14:23 UTC
@dis0rder Hey thanks for showing interest for our game. I'm kind of hesitant of releasing builds for platforms that I can't test them on, but I added a Linux build of the game on our itch page anyway. If you end up trying it out, please let me know how it goes. Kiitos!
akai_0okami
30. Apr 2020 · 22:30 UTC
Nice game, the graphics and animation are awesome. Gameplay was OK, trying to keep an eye on the spotlight and the arrow keys was awkward. Maybe it would have been better to have the arrows appear above the character's head.
lilkrit
11. May 2020 · 11:32 UTC
It would be much easier if the prompt buttons were closer to the middle of the creen. Other than that, very cool
Space_man
11. May 2020 · 22:32 UTC
Cool concept, I love the dancing skeleton. I do think the arrow key prompts would be better near the middle of the screen though, I kept having to look away from the action so I could dance.
Solifuge
12. May 2020 · 10:38 UTC
I noticed your entry was a few votes short, so I played it on Twitch and gave some live feedback. VOD is up on Youtube, if you'd like to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi6oja9yekY

Sorry I didn't catch the line about needing to wiggle the audio nob before the music started; I ended up getting a fair way in before I actually heard the music! Loved the aesthetic of this... the VHS font, the subtle distortion and CRT effect on the corners... real nice! Impressive models and animations too! Enjoyed the challenge of doing a rhythm game with one hand, while controlling my slippery movements with the other. Thanks for making this! Any opportunity to shake my bony butt and keep Roller Disco alive is a welcome one.
NurkkaCthulhu
12. May 2020 · 19:18 UTC
@solifuge Thanks for the save and all the feedback, we barely got the ranking :v: Thank you for saving all those games! It was enjoyable to watch the VOD! :)