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The Pearl Thief by Furfel

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made by Furfel for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

WARNING: It's not a good idea to play this after dark or before sleep.

Protect the magical pearls from Kraken or your space-time continuum will become more unstable.

Controls: WASD Space

Space is registered only when the stability is high. This piece of code should explain it :)

if Space and RandomFloat() < CurrentStability then Shoot()

https://youtu.be/qpxt-VAyP00

Link https://github.com/furfel/ld49-the-pearl-thief
Link https://furfel.itch.io/the-pearl-thief
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/the-pearl-thief

Ratings

Overall 450th 3.056⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 514th 2.538⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 411th 2.963⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 302th 3.481⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 288th 3.389⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 147th 3.5⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 269th 2.731⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 167th 3.481⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

AppoxGames
04. Oct 2021 · 07:42 UTC
Haha, interesting game! Not sure if my hits registered tough but i felt i hit the monster a couple of times. Also when it "crashes", it actually crashed my browser, had to reopen it :) A very unique idea, I liked it!
Fonkin
04. Oct 2021 · 07:46 UTC
Yep, definately got unstable alright! love the effect you had for the unstableness. The only problem I had was that the demons moved so fast and hitting them was pretty hard
JaviCoder
04. Oct 2021 · 07:58 UTC
I liked it. It has reminded me of games like "don't starve". Very good sound, movement and effects.
🎤 Furfel
04. Oct 2021 · 08:08 UTC
Thanks for the kind feedback!

@appoxgames - yes, with less stability you have less chance of spacebar triggering shooting ;)
GoldenEvolution
04. Oct 2021 · 12:40 UTC
Simple but enjoyable game. Also that kraken is super speedy!
osh.studio
04. Oct 2021 · 13:58 UTC
Man I was chasing this dude everywhere, found it slightly difficult to aim at the guy. The unstable visual effects worked well to stop me getting to the dude.
BougieBirdie
04. Oct 2021 · 18:33 UTC
I couldn't hit the kraken for the life of me lol
The unstable graphics are honestly nightmare fuel, I'm glad you put in the warning not to play after dark. Even with the lights on it gave me a good spook, so I'd say you've done very well at making that atmosphere come alive.
Arttu Halonen
04. Oct 2021 · 18:34 UTC
A unique experience! Gameplay was a bit difficult, but the glitch effect looked really nice!
Pincushion
04. Oct 2021 · 18:43 UTC
Cool idea. World of Alpacas - yes! The instability effects were just super. The kraken often was too fast for me to get to him, but aside from that, it's pretty solid.
ThatmanRobin
04. Oct 2021 · 18:47 UTC
Seemed incredibly difficult, don't think I hit the kraken once but the game idea was cool. Loved the effects.
LDJam user 261208
04. Oct 2021 · 21:03 UTC
The kraken is damn fast. I couldn`t hit one songle shoot. I also had a hard time to aim. Butnoce game. Good job
LDJam user 209292
05. Oct 2021 · 20:15 UTC
I tried to defeat the kraken, but the kraken defeated me and the monitor began to hiss unstably. I was wondering how you managed to achieve such a believable kraken sound? This is genius!
Silurus
05. Oct 2021 · 20:31 UTC
The atmosphere is really good,
The filters that are added as well as the crackling are great.
Goodjob!
Glen Chang
06. Oct 2021 · 00:52 UTC
lol. I love how the crash litterally is what it is.
JoshuaRabbit
06. Oct 2021 · 05:47 UTC
I love the screen effect which creates a sense of urgency, when I never succeed to hit the ghost
suisou
07. Oct 2021 · 04:49 UTC
Really Like mood of this game,I feel sad about alpaca because it can't defeat kraken.It created a great sense of powerlessness. I waited for a while after the game got stuck (I thought Kraken's big face would appear on the screen to scare me):D Great work!
digitaldude555
07. Oct 2021 · 13:32 UTC
Yo I actually got spooked by the screen, very nice effect. Like the design of the cute alpaca. But from reading the comments everyone including me cant hit the kraken, I think the hit detection is just broken.
🎤 Furfel
07. Oct 2021 · 16:11 UTC
Thanks everyone for the kind comments ;)

@digitaldude555 - yes, it's planned - the less stability there is, the less likely space will be registered. And kraken can only be hit when it's going for the pearl or staying on it - that's also planned for more difficulty ;D
lesinvisible
08. Oct 2021 · 13:12 UTC
I think that this game is a little bit too difficult due to the control. But overall it's a nice experience with cozy graphics.
Szkocka
10. Oct 2021 · 11:31 UTC
Yep, thats moody ;-;
kumber
14. Oct 2021 · 13:20 UTC
Omg the kraken was very quick! I couldn't manage a single hit in three runs. Good concept and nice implementation, the unstability of the world was well rendered. Keep up the good work!
Ve_ret
20. Oct 2021 · 16:10 UTC
Well, apparently pearls did not defend well, I lost to the enemy :с .
Interesting idea how to play with instability, for me it was new))