Monster Mash by Budda

[raw]
made by Budda for LD33 (COMPO)
Create your own monster and take on adventurers in Monster Mash. Use the bones of your foes to morph into a faster and deadlier version of yourself to fend off the growing number of bold adventurers that want your head.

[Instructions]
Download the zip file, extract everything and run the following:
- If on Windows: run game.bat
- If on Linux: run game.sh
- If on Mac: run game.command (you may need to chmod +x game.command first)

[Cheat Mode]
Press Ctrl+Alt+M at the title screen to receive some bones.

NOTE: When limbs have gone red, click in their icon in the design window to pay to heal them.

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall 2.86 706
Fun 2.59 749
Graphics 3.24 385
Humor 2.28 650
Innovation 2.93 509
Mood 2.57 722
Theme 3.48 408

Feedback

TheZiggy
24. Aug 2015 · 03:02 UTC
I was not able to run the game on mac. I tried running game.command as well as the jar, but neither launched the game.

The game looks and sounded great though (from the screenshots and description).
broiledvictory
24. Aug 2015 · 03:08 UTC
This game was very fun to play and I really liked the graphics, I see a lot of potential in this game, in fact.
A_Cat5
24. Aug 2015 · 03:16 UTC
Great game did'nt fit my style
andyman404
24. Aug 2015 · 03:43 UTC
I was able to get the game to run on Mac. I opened up the terminal, went to that unzipped directory, did chmod +x game.command, and ran ./game.command. It worked, but I should have used some in-game instructions. My skeleton lasted through 2-3 battles before all the limbs got red. I was never able to buy anything though. Nice work for 48 hours!
ShIxtan
24. Aug 2015 · 04:34 UTC
game.command didn't work on my mac...
Quetzakol
25. Aug 2015 · 10:29 UTC
It looked like a good game, but I must have missed something... My skeleton died in the 3rd battle, all its bones became red and I couldn't do anything.
Despite that, graphics are very good and the personnalization of the skeleton was a good idea too :)
Afenda
25. Aug 2015 · 10:32 UTC
When i have all of my bones are red, I can't restart. Idea is fun ! good job
wesley werner
25. Aug 2015 · 11:10 UTC
This game is clever and fun. Nice combinations of limbs!
🎤 Budda
25. Aug 2015 · 13:49 UTC
Thanks all - just a note that you can pay to restore health on limbs by clicking on them in the design window after they are already selected. Not very intuitive I know, would've been one of the things I changed if I had more time.
Rothens
25. Aug 2015 · 15:12 UTC
nice game :P
imalerich
26. Aug 2015 · 03:25 UTC
Was super confused when I first tried it out, certainly needs a tutorial component, maybe also think about adding some feedback when the user performs various attacks. I could see this going somewhere pretty cool. Great work for over a weekend. Did you do this in swing or a library like LibGDX or something?
JoJoX
26. Aug 2015 · 09:05 UTC
A bit hard to understand the controls but funny concept!
GBGames
27. Aug 2015 · 16:14 UTC
I like the concept. It's simple, and I can see it being developed into a neat mobile game.

Unfortunately, when you lose a battle, the game is impossible. You have no bones to heal, and there's no way to quit.

I also found it impossible to get anywhere. If I ignore healing, I lose limbs before I can gain enough bones to upgrade. If I heal, then I lose limbs against a really tough opponent I can't fight against.
Biruts
02. Sep 2015 · 00:55 UTC
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
Patomkin
07. Sep 2015 · 14:29 UTC
The idea is very interesting, but after two or three fights the adventurer simply one-shotted all of my limbs and I couldn't do anything...