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Loch Ness Monster : THE GAME by Darius

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made by Darius for LD33 (JAM)
You are Nessie, the adorable Loch Ness Monster. Since people keep pissing you off you have decided to act and kick their ass to the moon.

CONTROLS

- Arrows to move : the faster you swim, the faster you go up/down
- Spacebar to attack enemies from above / skip titles

GAMEPLAY

- You lose life if you move too close to the surface, but you can recover it by diving deep enough.
- Includes potato.

LINUX

Download the official LÖVE packages at https://www.love2d.org and run the .love sourcefile !


CREDITS

First time on Ludum Dare !

- Darius (@PyramidePanda) : code, design, coffee
- Sam (@A_somme) : design, screams
- Simon (Twitter is for hipsters.) : design, music, screams, chinese one too.

* Nessie doesn't actually spit fire in this game.
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9647393/nessie/NessieWinInstaller.exe
OS/X https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9647393/nessie/NessieOSX.zip
.love (Linux) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9647393/nessie/nessie.love
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=28093

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.79 119
Audio(Jam) 4.07 41
Fun(Jam) 3.68 119
Graphics(Jam) 3.57 436
Humor(Jam) 3.91 72
Innovation(Jam) 3.02 516
Mood(Jam) 3.56 211
Theme(Jam) 4.00 117

Feedback

wg_phancock
25. Aug 2015 · 09:16 UTC
Hahaha, the audio in this game is hilarious. I also laughed out loud when I saw the potato boat.

The difficulty spike is pretty sudden with the mine boats; I was thinking that the game was too easy right before that level and then it suddenly got difficult. So maybe the pacing was actually just right after all?

Anyway, super fun launching guys into orbit.
Reyn
25. Aug 2015 · 09:20 UTC
Excellent. One of them most polished games I'v played so far. Loved the art and the paralax scrolling. The story and art changes made me play the simple mechanic to the end. I agree with simon, twitter is for hipsters :P
TeamCosmitronique
25. Aug 2015 · 13:22 UTC
Great flair. The music and art were fantastic.
I had a lot of fun.
Literal Games
25. Aug 2015 · 13:35 UTC
Loved this! Great music and pretty funny!
toni343
25. Aug 2015 · 13:36 UTC
Great game. The graphics were nice, the audio was funny, the music was great and the theme was met. Good job!
RockhopperGames
25. Aug 2015 · 13:37 UTC
Sweet music and a really cute Nessie too!

If I had to give some advice, I think increasing her mobility would make the game more fun. Moving up and down was painfully slow in some places, and it was a little annoying to have to stop whenever you attack. It might make the game easier, but I think in this kind of game the main joy is in the destruction you can cause.
Wevel
25. Aug 2015 · 13:50 UTC
Really fun game, good job
HiVE interactive
25. Aug 2015 · 14:25 UTC
So funny, good work!
s_jmp
25. Aug 2015 · 15:42 UTC
I liked the pixel art :D
Rongefilet
25. Aug 2015 · 17:54 UTC
Very fun, very cute, awesome voice acting. >_<
Louspirit
25. Aug 2015 · 17:55 UTC
"Ooooh, I'm gonna die!" made my game. Long nice game. The scenario is a good point!
Nice references!
bigbuggames
25. Aug 2015 · 17:55 UTC
Hilarious voice effects!
bumbu
25. Aug 2015 · 17:59 UTC
Human sounds are very nice
Yamzho
25. Aug 2015 · 21:49 UTC
GotY ! Ah ah !
raducumiczzz
25. Aug 2015 · 21:52 UTC
Game is so sweet. I love nessie based games!
FieroNZ
25. Aug 2015 · 22:00 UTC
The audio was amazing hahaha, great job!
silentlamb
25. Aug 2015 · 22:46 UTC
The game is a bit lacking gameplay, there's nothing challanging there.

But...

I laughed my ass off! The audio is hilarious, and the music really great! I also played it till the end, so good job on this one! If only it gave the player more challenge it would be awesome game. :)

Thanks!
uvwar
25. Aug 2015 · 22:47 UTC
Amazing music! The momentum of Nessie and trying to line up your head is pretty annoying, but otherwise really awesome game.
dalbinblue
25. Aug 2015 · 22:56 UTC
Fantastic job! The game was fun, easy to control and very funny. Usually I like to leave some critical feedback to help people improve, but I've got nothing, so excellent work.
shelleyl
25. Aug 2015 · 23:45 UTC
The sound effects were great! Had fun launching the various boats into the air
lukepilgrim
26. Aug 2015 · 12:42 UTC
great graphics, great atmosphere, overall fun! I liked the use of sounds and music. could use a little more challenging elements, for example a bit more different boat behaviours? also I would recommend for the next gamejam to make a game which doesnt need to be installed, because it's annoying when you play a lot of games. good work!
benmcnelly
27. Aug 2015 · 05:06 UTC
Loved the game, got a little tired but just had to push through to see what was next :D
Slapunas
27. Aug 2015 · 06:02 UTC
great game, good music, decent graphics. a few tips are controls won't always respond, very easy, doesn't seem like you can fail.
headchant
27. Aug 2015 · 13:44 UTC
Fun game with pretty nice graphics! Do the guys you throw up ever come down again? ;)
NamNam
27. Aug 2015 · 15:04 UTC
I like the nessie face. This is funny but may be quickly repetitive
blubberquark
27. Aug 2015 · 18:26 UTC
I don't think I have much to add. This was fantastic. Loved the pixel art, the music, the sound effects. Hilarious.

It's really easy though, there's not much of a challenge.

I'm on a quest to check out all the Nessie games out there, since we made one too. This is the funniest and most fun yet.
Split82
27. Aug 2015 · 20:22 UTC
Awesome music and funny too.
eloanlagier
27. Aug 2015 · 21:52 UTC
love it! everything goes well to gether you guys got a real talent!
architect404
28. Aug 2015 · 12:10 UTC
another nessie game! seems a few of us went for this theme and it's great to see how different they all play. I had a lot of fun with this one, charming graphics, amusing voice acting and great music. the controls could be a little unresponsive at times and it wasn't too clear what affected your health bar (which I didn't even spot at first), but overall this is a fun entry with lots of nice touches like the waves and the outro etc. great work!
roaringcatgames
30. Aug 2015 · 19:16 UTC
This is a great entry. Nessie is an under used character, and this was a great use. The death animations are hilarious, just spinning away like that. I also like the intro/outro sliding into and away from the game area. Lots of fun, awesome job.

--Barry
LukeZaz
01. Sep 2015 · 22:27 UTC
All-around good game. Played through every level and loved the sound effects.