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CthulhTunes by DaleP

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made by DaleP for LD33 (COMPO)
Puny mortals know that the only way to appease the tentacled horror is to send a sacrifice to play it a song. The monster responds in kind, vibrating its tentacles to mimic the mortal's music. The ritual is complete when the mortal loses his mind from the sheer power of the monster's rendition of the song, and becomes its servant.

As the tentacled monstrosity, you can't let the mortals down by failing to reciprocate in the ritual. Play back the mortal sacrifice's constantly changing melodies to enslave his mind forever.
Web http://lab.dalepricewebdesign.com/ludumdare/cthulhtunes/
Source https://github.com/daprice/LD-Cthulhtunes
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=25195

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 3.03 558
Audio 3.63 78
Fun 3.00 472
Graphics 3.03 494
Humor 2.83 414
Innovation 3.38 234
Mood 2.90 543
Theme 3.56 353

Feedback

greysphere
24. Aug 2015 · 05:16 UTC
This is great. Fun take of the theme. Classic gameplay with a great twist, a recipe for success!
guoboism
24. Aug 2015 · 05:38 UTC
Great concept. But I am no good on copying meledies
Zerkruemler
24. Aug 2015 · 05:41 UTC
Very cool. I like the synth sounds. You can also play chords with this instrument. Unfortunately my keyboard does not support to press all keys at once.
Cool graphics with the swinging tentacles and the subtle hints
I will follow you master and give you a good score.
nonetheless
24. Aug 2015 · 06:17 UTC
Nice idea, little hard though (for no musical people) :)
KodingNights
24. Aug 2015 · 07:26 UTC
That was fun :-)
Andrew
24. Aug 2015 · 14:31 UTC
I'm not terribly musically inclined so I found copying the song somewhat frustrating. I do appreciate the idea and the squiggling tentacles though.
mantis
24. Aug 2015 · 23:39 UTC
Loved the tentacle-music!
Dianouille
25. Aug 2015 · 08:34 UTC
Nice concept ! A little hard for me cause I'm not really good at copying music haha, but your game is really cool !
aberdeenphoenix
25. Aug 2015 · 18:57 UTC
funny little game! nice musical take on the theme. I had more fun just playing around with the waving tentacles than anything else lol.
Jani Nykänen
26. Aug 2015 · 14:03 UTC
I like this game, even though music-driven games are bit hard for me, heh.
highlyinteractive
26. Aug 2015 · 14:19 UTC
Fun, but very strict. Sounds great
CheesyRamen
27. Aug 2015 · 07:18 UTC
A fun twist of the theme! Cthulhu music is the best!
P.T.A
27. Aug 2015 · 22:58 UTC
this game is great i play for many minutes, really enjoyable the cthullutunes congratulations!
Jelinib
02. Sep 2015 · 07:42 UTC
Love the smooth wiggling of the tentacles. The contrast between the two instruments was great and created a mildly haunting ambiance.

Also nice hinting at what note is supposed to be played by angling the flute towards it! It was quite satisfying to finally turn the tables and make the mortal follow me instead, haha. Very clean game. Well done!
Dining Philosopher
02. Sep 2015 · 21:19 UTC
Hey, you also made a typing game (sort of) :D
And memory, and musical interval training.
Fun little game, I liked how in the end the mortal mimics the player. The eyes were a nice touch but I feel there could have been some more to the transformation of the mortal. Also, a lose condition might have helped to create more of a challenge.
walsh9
14. Sep 2015 · 07:11 UTC
Great twist on a simon-style game. I had a lot of trouble until I figured out the subtle hint of the flute direction.
peterthehe
14. Sep 2015 · 15:22 UTC
Nice game. Very polished.