Linda, it's time to go by DustyA29

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made by DustyA29 for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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Death comes to Linda to collect her soul. But she rejects.

Use WASD or Arrow key to move.

Survive as much as you can.

Yeah, everyone dies someday but we don't want to...

until then... Have a nice day, folks!

Game Design, Development, Art by me

Sound : freesound(sfx) , DARK FANTASY STUDIO(bgm)

Font : https://www.gg-onestore.com/Font

Ratings

Overall 1304th 2.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1244th 2.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1290th 2.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 445th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1082th 3.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 741th 2.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1316th 2.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

karpovame
03. Apr 2022 · 13:28 UTC
Nice game! I had fun.
How many touches with death do I have?
🎤 DustyA29
03. Apr 2022 · 14:21 UTC
@karpovame Thx 4 playing. Player's HP has been set to 20 and each of death' dmg is one.
Crimsonshade
04. Apr 2022 · 12:45 UTC
Nice game! Made fun to play it! Very creative way to use the theme. I realy like the soundeffects when a death appears, or a death hitts us. They sound very good. The background music is also very good!
Mooptychunk
05. Apr 2022 · 01:35 UTC
This is adorable. If Linda was my gf I would fight for her.
BoClow
05. Apr 2022 · 12:29 UTC
Nice little game! I loved that you could use the purple souls/ghost/things to block the reapers. Pretty art style as well.
🎤 DustyA29
05. Apr 2022 · 13:31 UTC
@crimsonshade thanks. I got that bgm made by Dark Fantasy Studio from humble bundle.

@mooptychunk Any game with awesome gal is awesome. No exception.

@boclow Thanks. That dark blue whatever thing can be used as a barricade for you or against you. Also, you can push that to sweep the reapers out. To be honest, I didn't specify what's that 'things'. I just draw them like that because the normal block isn't cute enough.
LDJam user 245740
06. Apr 2022 · 23:45 UTC
Pretty fun! After a few tries I got a decent strategy going. Felt great to cheat death! I personally saw the barriers as other souls I was sacrificing for my own survival!
amkingTRP
08. Apr 2022 · 11:13 UTC
Quite fun little game; good use of movable obstacles to slow down the opponents (normally this sort of game is simply a bullet hell style thing)
LDJam user 234120
18. Apr 2022 · 15:55 UTC
Had a bit of trouble running it in Brave browser, but Chrome browser worked perfectly fine. Just a heads up there.

Anyway this was weirdly fun! Seemed very simple at first, but the fact you have barricades that can be manipulated made it a MUCH better experience! Definitely would have loved more powerups and a leaderboard, but given the solo development and overall charm of the package, that can certainly be forgiven.

Played it quite a few times. You should be happy with what you put out so quickly.
JakobTheQuizGuy
18. Apr 2022 · 16:05 UTC
Nice game! Had fun with it for a bit but it needs more variety to stay interesting imo, like a different type of enemy.
Roka Josh
18. Apr 2022 · 19:13 UTC
Interesting take on the theme and I liked hiding behind the objects until they broke as a little reprise. Good job!
LDJam user 279546
19. Apr 2022 · 02:05 UTC
Fun game with simple yet satisfying gameplay. Good submission.
🎤 DustyA29
19. Apr 2022 · 15:19 UTC
@kinart @amkingtrp Thx 4 playing. This game is made to use the obstacle and you got the idea pretty fast.

@cyzaine Yes, even I noticed some of the other games made for browser have some troubles and I don't know why exactly. Sorry for inconvenience. And I'll consider adding items or leader board for a post jam version. Thanks for the advice.

@jakobthequizguy Different type of enemy you say? Alright, let's do this!

@roka-josh Awesome, I didn't expect many people would play this game just as I intended. Hope you have a great time.

@jzucc12 Thanks!
LDJam user 4886
19. Apr 2022 · 15:50 UTC
40 seconds! Nice :D
OwnGamesGamer
19. Apr 2022 · 16:17 UTC
survived 52 sec
epb9000
19. Apr 2022 · 16:28 UTC
Woo! 98 seconds! I laughed harder than I probably should have at Linda's "Meh" in the intro screen. This was adorable. I'm seconding the additional enemy type suggestion. Like a bat reaper that follows more erratically, or just sweeps across the field. Some variety in enemy strategy would have likely kept the longer games a little more interesting. After a while I was just running in circles.
OccultOne
19. Apr 2022 · 16:31 UTC
87 Seconds. Good entry. The blocking objects were a good touch to keep me from circle strafing forever.
ClaytonRumley
20. Apr 2022 · 02:36 UTC
I made it 84 seconds...fun game...matches the theme. A health meter would have been nice. I also think having something that would break up the endless circling (say a door that randomly appears and teleports you to the opposite corner) would be a fun addition to keep the gameplay interesting. Good effort!
Syyyybil
21. Apr 2022 · 13:57 UTC
40s haha. Lovely art and fun to play.