Another f****ng escort mission by dodormeur

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made by dodormeur for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

This is my participation for the ld46 :D

In this game, you must escort one of the worst NPC... Will you be able to keep your sanity alive ?

This game was made in 48h for the ludum dare 46, even the mouth-crafted sound effects (I think this explains the quality of the sound effects).

Controls

  • wasd/zqsd to move
  • mouse to aim
  • right click to aim, release to fire an arrow
  • space/enter to validate in menu and advance in the dialogues

The small red circle around the NPC indicate the zone of danger, if a monster get into this zone, the NPC will kinda insult you, resulting in your character getting angrier. The larger orange circle is for clarity, allowing you to easily differentiate living monsters and corpse.

Scoring

For the score, here are the values :

| Combo | Score gained | |-------------|---------------------| | 1 killed | 100 points | | 2 killed | 250 points | | 3 killed | 450 points | | 4 killed | 700 points | | 5 killed | 950 points | | 6 killed | 1250 points | | more than 6 | 50*floor(x*x^(2/3)) |

Have fun !

Ratings

Overall 227th 3.76⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Fun 190th 3.735⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 681th 3.102⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Theme 196th 4.02⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 658th 3.204⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Audio 98th 3.837⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Humor 7th 4.337⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Mood 131th 3.765⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 61🗨️

Feedback

PronomicalArtist
20. Apr 2020 · 17:30 UTC
You managed to capture all the annoying bits of an escort mission. I must now go and scream into my pillow right before crying in the shower.
PolyPickle
20. Apr 2020 · 17:30 UTC
Black screened on my mac after the prince picked a flower, didnt get to the core gameplay.
Tero Pulkkinen
20. Apr 2020 · 17:33 UTC
The sound design looks pretty amazing. I didn't even bother to look at the nice circle graphics once I heard about the music/sound design.
SpacialSeasoning
20. Apr 2020 · 17:34 UTC
Got the same backscreen as PolyPickle. I am using Windows and the Brave browser (similar to chrome).
niklasriewald
20. Apr 2020 · 17:38 UTC
More fun than I expected from the title ;)

The combination between distanced and close combat is very cool.
Furfel
20. Apr 2020 · 17:40 UTC
5/5 for the audio and humor - this narration is outstanding :joy:. I also thought at first about adding my voice into my game but didn't find any place for it.
MrSchlag2
20. Apr 2020 · 17:41 UTC
Thanks for this game ! pas mal l'accent français !
cogcomp
20. Apr 2020 · 17:42 UTC
Well done! The annoying insults made me laugh at times :-)
Brandon JS Lea
20. Apr 2020 · 17:43 UTC
Very simple game is easy to get into whilst still has enough to it to be fun, voice over elevates it to something great.
Basileios
20. Apr 2020 · 17:46 UTC
the best game ever made 10/10 give this guy an award
🎤 dodormeur
20. Apr 2020 · 17:58 UTC
@polypickle @spacialseasoning : the bug should be corrected now (and if not, on brave you can remove the shields to play the game, brave is also my main browser but on itch.io I lowered the shields so I didn't realize the game didn't work with them)

@furfel if you want to add your voice, you can download the project on itch.io, and override the sound tracks in sounds/danger, they are the lines of the NPC ;) (you can also override the dying folder, those are the sound the monsters make while dying, and kills are the double/triple/etc kills). To start the game then, just open the index.html file :)

@mrschlag2 merci fieu, c'té pas simple a faire :p
SpacialSeasoning
20. Apr 2020 · 18:02 UTC
@dodormeur Thanks for fixing the bug! It works now, and I have rated your game!
singleshoe
21. Apr 2020 · 10:24 UTC
Hahahha what a fun surprise of a game. Had a great laugh. The music is great, and the dialog during the game is even better. Loved the inclusion of different dialog choices when talking to the king and how in-character is for him to ignore whatever you said.
Nice game!
FrancescoPanini
21. Apr 2020 · 17:30 UTC
Your game is really cool !
Very funny. I really like the mood you chose, all the tiny references and jokes. I'm impressed by the quality AND quantity of content you integrated in such a short time. Music and sound design work really well with the tone too !

Gameplay is very straight forward but not less effective, and the close combat system is a smart way to implement more possibilities in a 2 days home made game =)

It is quite tense to keep monsters away, but knowing that we're gonna get insulted if we don't manage to do it is much more motivating that i would have expected haha (I guess it would not be so fun if the game was taking it more seriously ^^).

I didn't manage to end the game yet (if there is an end) but knowing that we killed that impudent prince when we lose is kinda relaxing even if we've lost (is that a socially acceptable feeling ?... Wait, not sure I wish to hear the answer x) )

I'm curious to know : What technologies did you use to develop it ?
Pagetb
21. Apr 2020 · 17:37 UTC
Really funny game
🎤 dodormeur
21. Apr 2020 · 18:46 UTC
@francescopanini thank you ! The technologies were dirty old javascript with a basic canvas ^^
This is my go-to language for game jam, it's a bit dirty code but I know it well and can quickly make prototypes with it :) (and for the recording and drawings, audacity/gimp/synthfont, I really wanted to test my new shinny microphone :D )

There is an end, after two level (the first one of 60 seconds and the second of 90 seconds), and don't worry about killing the prince, everything will be clear once you get to the end :p
oda
21. Apr 2020 · 20:53 UTC
Aïe haden't loafed so hard since a longue time, fanke iou very mutche !
Amazura
23. Apr 2020 · 11:43 UTC
:frowning: i don't even know that was a good ending or not. but i think it's good for the knight tho :laughing:

handled every single elements in game on short period of time is hard, but you manage them well here. even the art is cute i think. really enjoyed the game, nice work :thumbsup:
SvartTand
23. Apr 2020 · 12:14 UTC
Very nice game. Here is the video of me playing your game:

https://youtu.be/fE1MTMTPYA4


I really enjoyed the style. both the graphics and sound complemented each other nicely.
fabula_rasa
23. Apr 2020 · 17:44 UTC
I had a good laugh with this game! It is a very impressive work for a compo game - I didn't notice any problems, bugs and so on. I loved the humor - the escort missions are indeed the worst!

Were you per chance inspired by this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug-DZM2bhmo :laughing:?
🎤 dodormeur
23. Apr 2020 · 20:05 UTC
@fabula-rasa : Thank you !

I did not know this video, it is really funny ^^ I will now have to watch all the serie :D
Doritolord
24. Apr 2020 · 10:34 UTC
the dialogue and voice lines were golden! also the music was fire. nice entry!!
meelo
24. Apr 2020 · 14:42 UTC
I really *really* wanted to murder my escort. Nicely done. This was all very funny, but I especially liked the "Help" choice on the menu. I found the controls a *bit* awkward, but not terribly so - the aiming feature was a nice touch.
linluk
24. Apr 2020 · 15:53 UTC
haha that was fun!

nice game and hilarious sounds voice overs :)
SleepyStudios
24. Apr 2020 · 16:11 UTC
Loved the hilarious voice acting. Quite impressive that you managed to get a conversation system in too. The lining up targets to shoot with the arrow was really cool too. Nice work.
disperse
24. Apr 2020 · 18:10 UTC
Well done, very satisfying to get multiple zombies with one shot.
Taddl
24. Apr 2020 · 18:17 UTC
Really fun game.

But next time please, make dialog skippable or faster.
Maksd777
24. Apr 2020 · 18:24 UTC
rly nice game. dialog is funny. idea good. music not bad. great job
Gorypixels
24. Apr 2020 · 20:26 UTC
What an hilarious game! jajajajaj loved the concept and the voice acting was superb, very well done!
Baby Dino Herd
25. Apr 2020 · 01:01 UTC
I think you managed to capture everything you wanted to about escort missions! A very well-executed entry, managing to capture a good balance of annoying, charming, and funny. The dialog sequences and 'choices' were a nice touch as well. Well done!
dingotime
25. Apr 2020 · 02:52 UTC
Funny game. Good job with audio and variety of voice overs!
Somniac
25. Apr 2020 · 05:00 UTC
It's actually funny, good work. Though the gameplay does indeed capture the escort mission frustration.
mikouaji
25. Apr 2020 · 11:18 UTC
hahaha nice one :D man did the kid get on my nerves :D very fun and funny, only thing i would change is the conttrols, i would prefer the player to follow the cursor
Sciman101
25. Apr 2020 · 14:52 UTC
Wow, this kid sucks! I will say, there were a lot of UI decisions that I really liked, like the colored text to indicate the hostility of your response and the line for the bow and arrow. Overall fun to play, though the difficulty scaled a little fast imo.
marcusnystrand
25. Apr 2020 · 22:17 UTC
Pretty funny but also pretty hard. Nice touch of humour, I like the voice acting :)

Also, what an asshole king!
loveapplegames
29. Apr 2020 · 23:31 UTC
Definitely the funniest thing I've seen! The sound is great. The aiming system to line up monsters in a shot is a great addition.
PhilStrahl
11. May 2020 · 02:12 UTC
First: I am so sorry for my stereotypical ""French accent"" in my stream. Second: At least I wasn't alone with that. Really liked the humor and hated the spoiled brat, my favorite line was that zombies only go after brains ;) I had a bit of problem with the controls but that's probalby because I am not used to top-down sword-fighting games. And boy, the kid really got on my nerves! Here's my latest stream featuring the game, by the way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP012VKTPV8