Wrath of Zeus by Rost

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made by Rost for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Screenshot 2022-04-04 203910.png Zeus is angry at you and is throwing huge rocks at the island you are living on, try to delay the inevitable. Rebuild your island as fast as possible and try to survive as long as possible

Controls:

  • ⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️ for movement
  • A for dashing
  • S for building

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Ratings

Overall 599th 3.587⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 320th 3.717⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 277th 3.717⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 63th 4.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 642th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 701th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 452th 3.364⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 721th 3.455⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

moasip
04. Apr 2022 · 22:06 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this game. The graphics and sounds are great. The destructible tiles are awesome. My only complaint would be the lack of music.
ADerpyChickenStudios
04. Apr 2022 · 22:10 UTC
Awesome idea I really like having to try and rebuild the island my only grip is that the building mechanics controls were a bit clunky, like I couldn't build easily so I kind of had to sit and keep trying till it worked.
NicLee
04. Apr 2022 · 22:13 UTC
Loved the art and the gameplay was super fun. Great job!
ManEggAdverureMan
05. Apr 2022 · 00:19 UTC
The Art style was really good, my only problem being that it was hard to build in some spaces.
Str8griz
05. Apr 2022 · 16:33 UTC
Nice submission! Took me a couple tries to get the building mechanics down but once I got them I came up with the ultimate strat!

I accept all challengers, this has to be the best score! Zeus ain't got nothing on me!

![120.PNG](///raw/baa/e2/z/4caee.png)
voxar
06. Apr 2022 · 14:27 UTC
I love builder games even if it's just dumping dirt in the water!
ocwal
06. Apr 2022 · 14:46 UTC
So intense but fun! :sweat_smile:
It felt nice to have the ground in the shape of a heart at the game over screen. Made me feel better after having failed. Also Zeus sprite looked neat!
p-r
07. Apr 2022 · 18:28 UTC
The reason Zeus is so pissed is because there's no animals in that island
Matt E
07. Apr 2022 · 18:34 UTC
@str8griz
Challenge accepted.

![Screenshot 2022-04-07 193107.png](///raw/538/44/z/4d68e.png)
Biku
07. Apr 2022 · 18:35 UTC
Intense and fun :)
🎤 Rost
07. Apr 2022 · 18:54 UTC
@str8griz Wow nice! I haven't scored this high myself :joy:
🎤 Rost
07. Apr 2022 · 19:03 UTC
@p-r Yes, I guess so :joy:
🎤 Rost
07. Apr 2022 · 19:04 UTC
@matt-e wow. That's really high! Never imagined someone could make it to 141 seconds
kr0s
07. Apr 2022 · 19:09 UTC
It's a fun game, the increase in Zeus's rage makes the gameplay pretty intense. A shame I couldn't beat the scores others poster here, but oh well.
Unbugged
07. Apr 2022 · 19:32 UTC
Simple and yet an amazing game! The best quality/theme ratio I've seen during this competition! I salute you my friend. This is an awesome piece of art!!!!
Raphiell
07. Apr 2022 · 19:59 UTC
Fun game! I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to build at first, so maybe some clarification on that via tutorial would be nice.
Stefan Funke
07. Apr 2022 · 20:25 UTC
Nice game. I tried to build outside the map, but Zeus still shot at me. Still worth a try. :D

Building could be a bit smoother. Like resume walking after building, when I still have the move buttons pressed.

Good job on the game. Had a lot of fun :)
ikelucas
07. Apr 2022 · 20:35 UTC
Interesting concept! I really liked how you can feel the inevitability coming towards you. I liked the visual style, it's simple but with its own complexity. And memorable! The audio was good too. My only setback was the dirt being randomly generated, for a valuable resource being like this makes the game have too much control over the player's progress. Anyway, the game is fun and applies the theme in all of its glory. Good job!
Brachistosauro
08. Apr 2022 · 09:49 UTC
Very nice game! I love the artstyle and seeing Zeus absolutely destroy the island is very fun to see. I thought I had found an exploit by building a peninsula away from the center, but at 122 seconds he got me.
elysiagriffin
09. Apr 2022 · 11:37 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1450143040?t=7h59m29s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
macaroni.dev
09. Apr 2022 · 21:44 UTC
Cute and fun! Felt like I discovered a fun arcade game :)