Ball vs Rope: Escape from Hell by nik184
The character, lost soul, is literally caught in a loop by a demonic rope preventing it from escaping Hell
== CONTROLS ==
Press LMB to aim, release LMB to shoot
Kill the red shapes hitting their sides
Avoid the angles... or die
== STORY ==
Sometimes the souls meant to Heaven don't go there. They are being caught in a loop of a demonic rope and dragged straight to Hell. They give up and stay there forever, tied to a pillar of despair.
But not this one
This brave little soul will fight the demons, gain power from eath victory and one day finally become strong enough to rip the rope and break free.
But... How many demonic ropes are there?..
== LICENSE ==
All the assets (not created by the team) are taken from free resources. More
| Youtube | https://areywarlord.itch.io/ball-vs-rope-escape-from-hell |
| Youtube | https://github.com/nik184/ldjam47 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/ball-vs-rope-escape-from-hell |
Ratings
| Overall | 1192th | 3.222⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 930th | 3.241⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 936th | 3.222⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1509th | 2.692⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1138th | 3.074⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 25🗳️ | 32🗨️ |
Must admit I couldn't finish it as it ended up being quite frustrating. IMO this is due to the random enemy spawns stopping any kind of strategy being formed to beat the levels. Also I think you should be far more lenient on the click radius in order to get control of the ball. Overall, reclicking a moving ball seems to be the most powerful and fun tool for the player, but you have to be sooo accurate with your click that it ends up rarely working and being frustrating instead.
Also the logic behind what is an attack vs what is a bounce seems off. Many times I hit a shape with a large force but get no kill simply because the swing was initially in the opposite direction.
Still a good game and glad I played it!
Unique and fun entry overall!