For Greater Good by BayLock

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made by BayLock for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

For Greater Good

Eradicate all the ghost from the map to save the remaining babies from dying.

Controls - -Movement - WASD -Divine Aura - Spacebar

Sometimes we have to sacrifice smaller things to save or acquire something greater. For Greater Good is a 2D platformer game where you play as a exorcist who is locked in room with some babies out of which some are possessed by ghost. Every 10 seconds, ghost kills the possessed baby and possessed the next one. We must kill all the ghosts before they possess all the babies. Yes, we will have to kill some babies in the process, but we will have to that ,..... FOR GREATER GOOD

Go near every baby and use the "Divine Aura" to detect whether the baby is possessed or not. But be careful because there is limited number of times that you can use the divine aura for. Once you detect the possessed baby it will start running and you will have to catch it before it 10 seconds or it will possess another baby.

And remember, we can't save everyone, but the ones we can.

Good Luck!! Screenshot (155).pngScreenshot (156).pngScreenshot (158).pngScreenshot (160).pngScreenshot (161).png

Ratings

Overall 511th 3.592⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Fun 511th 3.458⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 405th 3.528⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Theme 455th 3.789⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 184th 4.215⭐ 74🧑‍⚖️
Humor 134th 3.814⭐ 72🧑‍⚖️
Mood 346th 3.7⭐ 72🧑‍⚖️
Given 87🗳️ 129🗨️

Feedback

Keerti Shetty
03. Oct 2022 · 21:33 UTC
Awesome visuals and sound
movement is smooth
Sh4dUp
03. Oct 2022 · 21:39 UTC
Damn those babys lookin lit
Gousen Pride
03. Oct 2022 · 22:59 UTC
I liked the music and the art style a lot, but the sound effects are disorienting they don't seam to fit properly in the game. The gameplay is good, although I think you could put more mechanics in the game, it tend to become tedious after the fist playthrough. Other than that, great job!
LDJam user 0
04. Oct 2022 · 05:48 UTC
Daaaamn crazy .. i love this game....
Aayush shah
04. Oct 2022 · 10:09 UTC
Amazing Game
LDJam user 298496
05. Oct 2022 · 13:59 UTC
Novel idea, nicely put together!
Iancplatt341
05. Oct 2022 · 14:02 UTC
That was a hoot! Took me a minute to find the baby / ghost but stellar game loop!
VictorFinger
05. Oct 2022 · 14:12 UTC
HAHA this game was so funny bro! amazing. you should totally work more on this and make it a release to be honest!
IzhVaryag
06. Oct 2022 · 12:19 UTC
Its Amazing! Good job!
firellon
06. Oct 2022 · 13:12 UTC
Very well done idea, from start to end. I'd hope there would be more levels, perhaps - and maybe, the holy aura shouldn't be limited as the most limited resource is location of your priest and it's presence near the ghost.

Nevertheless, cool stuff :thumbsup:
amarokczukay
06. Oct 2022 · 13:17 UTC
very polished design and spooky sound. i got lucky at first but after that i had to follow possessed babies all over the room it was not as easy haha
great work on all aspects!
LDJam user 302468
06. Oct 2022 · 13:20 UTC
This is a great idea. The audio is really fun and sets the mood. Sometimes you can get lucky and finish the level very quickly. This however does not stop me from replaying it. Thanks for submitting :).
NeverLucky
06. Oct 2022 · 13:42 UTC
Nice music and sound effects, ties well with the environments and the animations for a great looking game. I liked the idea that the Ghost could hide itself again if you didn't catch it quick enough. I did get stuck thinking I could go between two tables which was a little confusing, but I still managed to finish that level.
tosk3
06. Oct 2022 · 17:06 UTC
wow, its pretty good game !
Ryan Dotsikas
06. Oct 2022 · 19:05 UTC
This was super unique and interesting, and a lot of fun! Nice job! I thought it was very clever to be rushed to try to figure out the ghosts and catch them before things got worse. It could definitely be a bit frustrating in that you couldn't cover every baby in 10s so inevitably they would die and the ghost could now be in one of the ones you just finished checking. Also, man I wanted to fit between those two tables hahaha But really great job with this, I love the art work, in particular the aura looked great!
Dahut
06. Oct 2022 · 20:43 UTC
Well that sure is a dark setting :smile:
The art is nice and the concept is fun, nice job !
Brainloaf Studio
06. Oct 2022 · 21:06 UTC
What a concept! I like how hectic it feels trying to discover which of the babies is possessed and check every baby in time, although sometimes it feels impossible to check them all before the time runs out, in which case it becomes more about luck. It'd be cool to see more levels in the future, and maybe a way to move faster? Overall though it's such a crazy concept, props on that. Nice work!
LDJam user 279507
06. Oct 2022 · 21:09 UTC
Poor babies. Loved the kooky art style and animation. Musics and SFX set a spooky mood and works well! I think i'd have liked a faster way of moving around to check out different corners of the level - like a portal. Nice work on the game!
Tamasik
07. Oct 2022 · 04:33 UTC
Dark Humor !! Music and graphics are fun yet spooky...GG
KatBoo
07. Oct 2022 · 10:47 UTC
Really fun concept and well executed. Bravo on doing something a bit brave and out there :)
Ambear
07. Oct 2022 · 11:42 UTC
Why can't I rate sounds? ahaha it is so amazing
Really played only to hear the scream of ghosts xd
Nice job of making sprites I like animations
Druvsaft
07. Oct 2022 · 14:02 UTC
The graphics are really great, and the concept really works well! I especially like how you have to strategize when to use your divine aura to catch the most amount of babies with each use! Great job!
ManTou
07. Oct 2022 · 14:21 UTC
It is so weird... I love it!
spacecadet
07. Oct 2022 · 15:39 UTC
Maybe a bit confusing in the beginning how the mechanics work but once you get the grasp of it it was pretty funny. Might benefit from a bit more variation on the levels or the a amount of the ghosts. Overall a solid entry.
Haotian Chen
07. Oct 2022 · 17:24 UTC
yup, we're finally here, a game that kills baby. I really like your art and animation, adding more contents will make it a very fun game, and it is already a pretty good game for now, well done!
asfdfdfd
07. Oct 2022 · 17:38 UTC
Kinda my workday.
fireKS
07. Oct 2022 · 20:05 UTC
I could only say that this game idea is crazy as HELL, haha! Very interesting thing, but sometimes i got issues when i can't go trough some objects, but the game itself is very fun with it's own unique charm!
Maxime Declerck
07. Oct 2022 · 21:11 UTC
This game was fun, I liked the look of the game and the overall feel.
BoClow
08. Oct 2022 · 10:47 UTC
I must say that the theme of the game is a bit too dark for my taste and especially the screaming voice of the ghost felt too overwhelming compared to other sounds.

However, gameplay was pretty smooth and the basic loop was interesting and fun to execute. Also the graphics were well made and it was really clear to see what is what.
I think it is a solid game jam entry! Well done!
Alex de la Cour
09. Oct 2022 · 22:13 UTC
I was laughing the whole time I played this - great art, music and SFX, a funny, morbid setting and a very original take on the theme. Well done!
Kregap
10. Oct 2022 · 13:22 UTC
Great polish, impressive art and overall cohesive mood... That is besides the scream sound, that scared me. Σ(っ °Д °;)っ
thedude3600
10. Oct 2022 · 23:03 UTC
Ha! Funny concept! I feel like the art style really matched the humor the game was going for! I did think the player character could have moved a little faster just to help with the 10 second time limit, but over all good job!
Itskdog
10. Oct 2022 · 23:19 UTC
Fun idea! Liked the art work. The 10 seconds worked well in this game. I think the player could move a little faster and some more levels would be great.
MrBamboo
11. Oct 2022 · 00:16 UTC
Awesome game ! So funny to kill demon babies. But in fact ... Baby are always demons no ? 😉
Sito
11. Oct 2022 · 06:05 UTC
Fun concept! The art and music are both really nice. The gameplay felt a little one-note to me though, not a whole lot of reason to play it more than once, but a solid core, and darkly comedic concept.
digital bacon
11. Oct 2022 · 08:38 UTC
Quirky little game. Nice graphics, interesting concept. Well done!
Demogia-AV
11. Oct 2022 · 09:19 UTC
It's quite funny to have such a catchy music while the theme: "kill babies" is present. The counterpoint works well, the black humor finds its place well.
The visual aesthetic is also very well done. The choice of shapes and colors are top.
However the level design is problematic, because the hot-box of the characters is not good, too approximate. So sometimes the possessed baby or even the others can go to places that we can't go. This could be a gameplay choice, but here we understand quite quickly that this is not the case, because it does not use this feature as it should.

The game would deserve to have a little more work with an increase of the difficulty in time, different levels or even different enemies (baby that turns into a monster and it's us who have to escape in 10s, or teleportation powers of the possessed baby etc...)
Very good game in any case.

postscript: sorry, not being good in English, this is a Deepl translation from the French language

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
fosf0
11. Oct 2022 · 20:15 UTC
Visually it is very nice. Conceptually I also found it fun and original.

I also agree that a level change would be nice, but it's also understood that it was made for a jam, so I think it's more than fine.

Good job guys!
Skel3ton
12. Oct 2022 · 13:13 UTC
great music, I liked the animation chuze, I had fun even though the whole game is sick :D but in the right way. good job
MikroPiru
12. Oct 2022 · 15:51 UTC
Amazing graphics and animations! I also like the original and rather funny idea/theme. It does get a bit repetitive quite soon but I know creating lots of different kinds of levels is a real challenge in a jam.

Really solid work!
nullval
12. Oct 2022 · 19:02 UTC
really good artwork and the music works really well, I had some trouble navigating the map at times, because of some weird hitbox issues :/ still really good first entry :)
LDJam user 263763
12. Oct 2022 · 23:13 UTC
Cool art and mechanics, I think need some sounds but I enjoy it, the player movement is funny and the baby animations to, nice job!
leekanarchism
13. Oct 2022 · 22:07 UTC
Interesting game! The art work is very solid and professional, nice work!

It was fun to try to optimise my route through the level -- it took me a few rounds to figure out what was actually going on, but once I got it I enjoyed it :)
cdunham
14. Oct 2022 · 05:11 UTC
Neat little game. Description makes it sound VERY dark, not sure why they had to be babies. Seems a little buggy, as I have to grab the babies even after they jump out of the body. Nice setup for a game though, could have huge levels with dozens of demons hiding and the player has to find the ones that blend into the crowds.
frenchbread
14. Oct 2022 · 06:57 UTC
Great game visuals. Also liked the idea of the game. Good job!
frenchbread
14. Oct 2022 · 06:57 UTC
Great game visuals. Also liked the idea of the game. Good job!
LDJam user 259666
14. Oct 2022 · 08:39 UTC
I like the concept, but it's a little bit easy, and repetitive, Great Job for the music, the visual and the gameplay !!
broodjethomaat
14. Oct 2022 · 11:13 UTC
Soundtrack and graphics were 10/10. I liked the overall vibe. My tip for taking this further would be to implement different types of ghosts, and different types of levels, with a few powerups or something.

also, thanks for rating my game! :)
Joshua Pitaniello
14. Oct 2022 · 20:15 UTC
From weighty weenie! Love your game!
PostFrog
14. Oct 2022 · 23:36 UTC
Got some nostalgic flash game vibes from this(^:
Mercuryal
15. Oct 2022 · 20:52 UTC
Very dark concept, incredible art and music, the sfx could be better and maybe the game is too short, sometimes I killed the two ghosts in less than 1 minute, but this is a great submission overall, fun mechanic and great art.
Roka Josh
17. Oct 2022 · 13:58 UTC
Really polished entry, would like to see more levels and I occasionaly had issues with the objects in the level blocking movement where it looks like it should be possible. Really nice for a game jam though, great job!
LDJam user 298334
17. Oct 2022 · 16:07 UTC
I was super confused at first, but once I understood the game was pretty fun. Cool idea, game is very polished. Great job!
Fort
17. Oct 2022 · 18:37 UTC
A very good game I must say. The '?' (Help) section came in handy as I was confused on what to do. The art style is amazing and the animations are cool. Overall, its a fun game :thumbsup:
monika
19. Oct 2022 · 05:46 UTC
Pretty fun and great art! Movement while near objects seemed a little wonky, but apart from that, no major issues. Good work!
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