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The Last Hearth by Jorim

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made by Jorim for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Hello! This is my entry for Ludum Dare 46. The theme ofcourse is "Keep it alive". How long can you hold out before 'The Last Hearth' falls? (Note: the game does not have a victory state. The goal of the game is to keep the fire alive as long as possible, before the darkness overruns you. The game does not make this explicitly clear, apologies!)

https://jorim.itch.io/the-last-hearth

Controls:

WASD - Movement

Left Mouse Button - Shooting, throwing

Right Mouse Button - Chainsawing, picking up items!

Changelist:

  • You can no longer saw and pick up items at the same time.

  • The rate of enemy spawning no longer increases while you are in the tutorial part of the game.

  • Returning to the menu from the defeat state no longer causes you to permanently lose new games.

Note: Thanks so much to everyone who played or commented! Your feedback is immensely appreciated, thank you :smile:.

Youtube https://jorim.itch.io/the-last-hearth
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-last-hearth

Ratings

Overall 1824th 3.229⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2073th 2.864⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2222th 2.691⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1118th 3.706⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1669th 3.279⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1069th 3.471⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 50🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

raguel
21. Apr 2020 · 10:21 UTC
Game is very confusing. Needs more polishing in the gameplay and control parts. I was able to pickup and cut some tree at the same time. I also died several times from unknown cause when I was close to the house.
LloydCorfex
21. Apr 2020 · 11:10 UTC
I agree, it definitely needs polishing
Pixel_Error
22. Apr 2020 · 13:58 UTC
It will be cool if you could throw wood in a spider and it will kill him. Nice game itself, but unfortunately I couldn't get the ending because there is a bug after one death which kills me in new game again and again
SophieMae0
22. Apr 2020 · 20:56 UTC
Very nice game, the simple controls made it easy to learn and the way you did the lighting gave it a great creepy vibe. Good job!
nick0124 creator
23. Apr 2020 · 15:40 UTC
Nice game, i like it
J_C - One Bit Studio
23. Apr 2020 · 15:54 UTC
The game has a nice atmosphere, I especially liked the spider sounds. They were creepy. The idea was pretty good as well. Good job.
Dhialga
23. Apr 2020 · 15:57 UTC
Nice simple game, but a bit boring. The idea itself is really cool but some more enemies and a faster pace. The controls felt smooth. Solid idea, has potential!
Damienp
23. Apr 2020 · 16:01 UTC
The game is hard, but of course I don’t think it’s supposed to have an ending. I like the graphics, particularly the fast animation of the character’s legs. :D
24. Apr 2020 · 04:44 UTC
It took time to understand the game but the idea and graphics are good!
Learus
24. Apr 2020 · 12:37 UTC
Neat game, a bit boring and slow in my opinion. It would benefit from being faster i think. Theme was great and it had a nice and stressful atmosphere. Did I say I hate spiders?
hwaet
25. Apr 2020 · 06:01 UTC
I love the feel of this one. The ambient sound and the art really combined nicely! It'd be nifty if this game had a victory state, but I also kinda like the whole metaphor of fighting against the darkness even though if the end result is the same. Well done!
Stickle
25. Apr 2020 · 07:11 UTC
The art and soundeffects sound on point but I couldn't figure out what I was fighting.
MattWoelk
25. Apr 2020 · 14:17 UTC
Scary! Good ambiance.
I wish I could see how long I lasted.
cvetk0
25. Apr 2020 · 17:23 UTC
Creepy spiders! I liked the graphics and sound, but it was not clear what the goal was. But yes, I didn't read the full description up front, which explains that more clearly :slight_smile:. Keep up good work!
EpiphanyG
25. Apr 2020 · 17:59 UTC
Difficult game but very good atmosphere. The spiders were actually quite scary and I loved the way the hearth got darker as it's fuel was depleting. Also my daughter loves the running with logs animation! :grinning:
Sergei
26. Apr 2020 · 21:24 UTC
I liked the gameplay! It requires some skill to shoot precisely which makes it very satisfying experience when you actually learn to shoot better!
invader
26. Apr 2020 · 21:26 UTC
Good looking art. Shotgun and chainsaw feel very nice too.

It would be nice to guide the player more in the beginning, since it takes some time to figure out what am I supposed to do. I was running around for quite a while trying to shoot somebody until I managed to cut a tree.

Maybe give the shotgun only before the moment first spiders are spawn?
Cristi Mihai
26. Apr 2020 · 21:26 UTC
It started nice enough, minding my own business, chopping around and wondering, why do I have a gun when WTTTFFF is that??? go away!! Did I tell you I hate spiders?
It has a nice mood to it, even with the raw graphics.
Kuiefs
26. Apr 2020 · 21:27 UTC
The creepy style is great and the audio is on point! The game play is difficult, even when I am doing well I am always just about to lose. Maybe increase how long a log keeps the hearth going for? I noticed I can really chuck the wood into the hearth at quite a distance, that said I wouldn't last as long if that wasn't the case. Nice entry!
Vesper
28. Apr 2020 · 09:46 UTC
I do wish the mechanics had a keyboard alternative. As someone playing with a trackpad it was a bit awkward and I kept accidentally sawing/shooting things when I meant to do the opposite, or shooting wood instead of picking it up, and hitting the spiders proved to be surprisingly difficult. But overall it was atmospheric and challenging, and with a bit of fine-tuning it would be really fun to play.
ShreyasRao_TS
07. May 2020 · 08:02 UTC
Great game. liked the pixelart style... but the spiders speed needs a little tweak. Liked the lighting of the game.! Good job!!!
Préda
07. May 2020 · 08:22 UTC
I love the idea of a shotgun chainsaw
DrSkort
08. May 2020 · 14:49 UTC
Cool Idea. I think the game could have used maybe a bit more feedback, since I didn't really get why I lost. The animations were pretty nice but I think the speed of the walking animation was very inconsistent. I think it could have used some polish but has a very nice concept :)
LaZZyDev72
08. May 2020 · 16:25 UTC
I like how the spiders arive from nowere. goodJob. :v:
g12345
12. May 2020 · 15:23 UTC
The atmosphere is great! I think I jumped several times while playing. It's also a bit hard for me to watch spiders and then aim correctly.