Metal Muscle Mage by Almax

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made by Almax for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

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A "band" of adventurers approach a lonely mountain

Legends tell of a musician of such rippling greatness that they need only 10 seconds to prepare the next face melting solo

Some legends are true...

== Credits ==
Code: Aaron Baumbach
Art: Rose Loughran
Music/SFX: Virginia Leo

Ratings

Overall 76th 4.111⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 94th 4.056⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 44th 4.167⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 229th 4.042⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 99th 4.375⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 3th 4.639⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 56th 4.143⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 78th 4.162⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 47🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 0
04. Oct 2022 · 00:33 UTC
Cool concept! I like the idea of a music battle RPG. Really loving the art, especially the colored highlights of each of the instruments against the stark silhouettes of the characters.

The gameplay itself unfortunately leaves quite a bit to be desired. Seems like there's not a lot of strategy or depth, and it boils down to just
1. Make a shield of the right color
2. Spam the attack sequences as fast as possible in order

There also seems to be only 1 enemy, which was very easy to beat once I got the basic understanding of matching attack color to shield color.

All in all, seems like a great concept and foundation for a much deeper game, but lacking quite a lot of content!
LDJam user 237261
04. Oct 2022 · 00:36 UTC
took me a bit to figure out what to do but i liked the music a lot after i got it!
Khadia
04. Oct 2022 · 00:50 UTC
Amazing. Love the vibe (art and music), and such an elegant concept. Light on content, but that is very understandable for a 72 hour jam ... the important thing is that the core elements are there to build on (and incredibly polished). So impressed! Well done!
janolt
04. Oct 2022 · 09:26 UTC
im very good at this game!
current speedrun record: 30.68secs!
Lex
04. Oct 2022 · 14:56 UTC
I got hyped while playing this, a good music is always great for the mood! Congrats!
puyo
06. Oct 2022 · 03:11 UTC
Fantastic game. Consistent graphics overall between UI/menus/characters/effects. Enjoyed the gameplay loop of scanning for the correct defense, and attacking otherwise. Fingers can really get confused! Good use of the LD51 theme. Well done
Anne Nichols
06. Oct 2022 · 03:12 UTC
Absolutely fantastic little game! The music design was fantastic, and I was sucked into it the second I saw that glorious splash screen. Love this concept and would like to see more levels!
Jag
06. Oct 2022 · 03:12 UTC
Absolutely fantastic!! Short but oh so sweet! I loved everything about this, I have no complaints or criticism whatsoever. Its 5 stars across the board from me. I only wish there was more!
goody
06. Oct 2022 · 03:16 UTC
the visuals and art are so good, great job. I couldn't tell when the enemy was going to attack or not, maybe some sort of initiative/turn-based system would work.

feels very polished
ryusui
06. Oct 2022 · 03:16 UTC
Short but ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS. I love the entire concept of the game, from the gameplay to its aesthetic. I would love to see this expanded into a full experience!
GERD
06. Oct 2022 · 03:16 UTC
Such a cool concept and world! Its also nice seeing another game jam game with a cinematic intro like mine!
SuicidalMango
06. Oct 2022 · 03:17 UTC
Short, sweet, and super intuitive! I think one thing I would have liked would have been to press maybe random keys per cycles, or maybe from a small list. Almost as if you were playing different chords. Very cool theme all together. Loved it!
IzhVaryag
06. Oct 2022 · 03:19 UTC
I liked it! I listen metal too and this game for me
Faust_Mi
06. Oct 2022 · 05:31 UTC
Beautiful, dynamic and challenging! good job!
Demigiant
06. Oct 2022 · 14:46 UTC
A fun and interesting concept. Absolutely great for a jam game, but I think it might also deserve an after-jam life, with more polish and all the blahblah. With a stronger feedback and some more rhythm-based mechanics it could be a fantastic full game, especially if you keep working with such great music.
LDJam user 298496
06. Oct 2022 · 19:32 UTC
Solid game and a really neat idea, more please!
JuanRod707
06. Oct 2022 · 20:41 UTC
This is fantastic! all of it, great job!
Euler Moises
07. Oct 2022 · 00:54 UTC
WOW!!!

This could be making something really big!

I imagine various enemies, lands and stories.

Think about it! It will be worth a lot!


Congratulations on the idea!
const_arch
07. Oct 2022 · 01:28 UTC
This has such a great vibe to it, well done! The mechanic works well for a jam game. It was pretty short, but enjoyable while it lasted.
AdrianGray
07. Oct 2022 · 01:47 UTC
Really great music and graphics. The gameplay looks good! I like the rock keyboard hero battle idea! Keep it going!
wildmusketeer
07. Oct 2022 · 01:49 UTC
I would be lying if I said I didn't smile the entire time I was playing this! Reminds me of Sonic Undergrounds :metal: Love the unique twist to the theme, music, and art! One feedback is the element type UI confused me a bit, but when I understood there were elements to the wizards attack, it all made sense :smile: A really great entry!
Paulsams
07. Oct 2022 · 13:36 UTC
Cool little game. There is some initial idea in your game and it's cool. Especially the UI is well thought out, although it was possible to come up with an a little better, but this is already a quibble. It was fun to try your game).
nardandas
07. Oct 2022 · 17:20 UTC
I really like the idea! The amount of actions felt a bit low for the length of the battle, but it was certainly frantic enough with just those. I sometimes found myself accidentally skipping the right element and having to mash out some face-melting solos to get up the right shield. I really liked the revive button combo, I think more combos of that length would've been nice. Maybe as like, super attacks.
Gonzalol
08. Oct 2022 · 21:45 UTC
Very funny little game. I had a great time playing and it got me smiling all the time.
Some thoughts:
- The art is amazing, congrats for the awesome introduction
- It's hard to understand how the shields work
MrBamboo
09. Oct 2022 · 16:00 UTC
Great music and style. The gameplay is simple but everything is in the art. Bravo !
DaryaArdo
09. Oct 2022 · 16:56 UTC
Wow! I really enjoy the atmosphere: art, music, epic introduction. At first I a little bit confused trying understand the game mechanics but than I joined the rhythm) Good job!
Hexela
09. Oct 2022 · 21:25 UTC
This is so epic, the art is stylish as hell, and the music is awesome. I really like how the soundeffects of attacks match the rythm, super cool. Great job.
BackwardsCap
14. Oct 2022 · 12:42 UTC
This was super cool. I loved the art and theme of the game. Great job!!
Codey
16. Oct 2022 · 12:01 UTC
I Like it! great atmosphere/mood, nice art, nice music! One of my favourites!
DrunkardWolf
18. Oct 2022 · 22:11 UTC
Love this one, idea is really good and the artwork is great, good job :)
MaximeG
21. Oct 2022 · 18:34 UTC
Wow, this is the best game I tested for this jam at this point, the introduction cinematic make a lot, and the gameplay is so satifying to learn and master!