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Walter the Wise by scottrick

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made by scottrick for LD34 (COMPO)
I chose the theme "2 Button Controls".

I recommend playing the game in Chrome. I didn't notice until after the deadline, but it doesn't play properly in Firefox. It works in Safari as well, but Safari has much worse javascript performance and it definitely affects the game.

Control Walter the Wise (Wizard for Hire) as he fights off enemies from the air and on the ground.

http://scottrick.github.io/ld34/

Update: I fixed the Firefox issue, along with two other bugs I found play-testing the hour after submission. I tagged the first release as 1.0 on my github project, so its easy to find what I originally submitted.
Web http://scottrick.github.io/ld34/game.html
Source http://scottrick.github.io/ld34/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=28822

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall 3.45 313
Audio 3.21 222
Fun 3.71 117
Graphics 3.26 394
Humor 3.18 161
Innovation 3.45 292
Mood 3.17 341
Theme 3.94 301

Feedback

ProjectX593
14. Dec 2015 · 04:29 UTC
Pretty fun game! The control scheme is pretty interesting - very simple but very hard to master.
Move127
14. Dec 2015 · 04:32 UTC
That was a lot of fun. That is one powerful owl.
SvenFrankson
14. Dec 2015 · 04:36 UTC
Nice control :)
TomBoogaart
14. Dec 2015 · 04:57 UTC
goeie game
Todnut
14. Dec 2015 · 05:00 UTC
Nice! Innovative controls - took me a bit to get hang of the the, but it was fun. If you just shoot low lighting you can beat most of the levels without looking!
Baknik
14. Dec 2015 · 05:00 UTC
Pretty easy, but lots of cool particle effects and a nice music track make it fun.
DomNomNom
14. Dec 2015 · 05:02 UTC
I really like the innovative controls and how they match the quirky wizard going pew-pew-pew everywhere.

Lightning seems to be a bit Over Powered compared to fireballs.

Having enemies that require both types of magic to kill would be a cool extension to the game.

Overall, a appropriate set of unique game mechanics implemented nicely making it fun to play.
swellbastion
14. Dec 2015 · 05:03 UTC
nice game. the music is pretty good
karlipoppins
14. Dec 2015 · 05:09 UTC
One of my favorite entries so far. Simple and addictive. The 2 mechanics and power work wonders. Love the graphics, the FX and the sound. Great job!!
Fanttum
14. Dec 2015 · 05:30 UTC
Interesting idea. Kinda easy to just spam the ground units with fireballs. Maybe add something to fire less if you keep with it.
GeeItSomeLaldy
14. Dec 2015 · 18:30 UTC
Spammy fun. I found myself wishing the arms would lower quicker though
eerongal
14. Dec 2015 · 18:31 UTC
Fun little game. Spamming spells everywhere is real fun! Nice work!
floppya
14. Dec 2015 · 18:48 UTC
That was a lot of fun to play, great job! Good job working with the two buttons theme.
Diventurer
16. Dec 2015 · 10:55 UTC
This was pretty fun. The last level was frustrating the first two times, but then I [spoiler] realised it was really just mashing the two buttons until it was over. :D

Nice graphics and audio, with good fitting controls.
crucknuk
17. Dec 2015 · 13:59 UTC
Nice entry. I wish air ennemies could drop bomb or something directly over the player because I ended up shooting electrical ray directly to the ground to damage only the ennemies that could hurt me. Still interesting mechanisms. Good job ;)
Geck0
22. Dec 2015 · 00:34 UTC
Funny game :)
Grahhhhh
22. Dec 2015 · 00:42 UTC
Was a nice take on the theme, more innovative than the curve so far! I think I cheated, I beat every level without lightning just by pounding on the keyboard, ouch carpal tunnel! Solid work, very satisfying!
acotis
22. Dec 2015 · 00:44 UTC
Nice! I love the music for this game, it's quite epic. I like to imagine this is the final showdown between Walter and a long-standing and powerful enemy.

Are you aware the the "enemies killed" meter doesn't reset when you die? That seemed off.
🎤 scottrick
22. Dec 2015 · 14:22 UTC
acotis: that was a bug that must have slipped through, nice catch. glad you enjoy the game!
TaoPhoenix
10. Feb 2016 · 13:08 UTC
Yep, me too!
Sometimes it's nice to have a game that just is lots of fun even when it is super easy!

Contrary to some opinions, there are plenty of hard games on LD, I probably would have been frustrated if there was a "fatigue meter".

For once I just liked doing two air raid bolts then hailing down wings of fire!