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Indefatigable Zeal by fizzbark

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made by fizzbark for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

In the Swiss Alps during the 1700s, St Bernard dogs were bred to be first respondents to find buried victims after an avalanche. They carried casks of Brandy around their necks that the survivors would drink for warmth while they waited for the dogs to return with rescuers. You play as a dog and a monk partnership delivering Brandy to survivors on the way home to get help, but something sinister awaits them...

Content Warning:

Contains horror elements: blood, psychosis, alcoholism, and the most disturbing of all: scoping issues.

Controls:

  • Click to move The Dog
  • Right click to bark
  • WASD to move The Monk
  • Q to interact as The Monk
  • E to interact as The Dog
  • Esc for the pause menu

Puzzle Solutions:

​Are you stuck on a puzzle but want to see the rest of the game? Check out the walkthrough linked below ​

Post Jam submission changes:

​2023/05/02 Updated the credits page

Screenshots:

sscreen2.png screen3.png mad.png

Itch Page https://fizzbark.itch.io/ld53
Walkthrough https://docs.google.com/document/d/19V6fxV9E68ishwm-ZwWjKmmQv_ctAHFlRm-LXKgvvEo/edit?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/indefatigable-zeal

Ratings

Overall 663th 3.5⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 870th 3.104⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 290th 3.708⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1128th 3⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 624th 3.64⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 463th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 668th 2.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 395th 3.75⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 235915
02. May 2023 · 07:25 UTC
An interesting game, I liked it. It's a pity there aren't enough levels)
MKRaw
02. May 2023 · 11:27 UTC
Nice art, hilarious bark! Following the smell idea is very cool
filgreen3
02. May 2023 · 12:20 UTC
Two characters to play is always fun, especially when it has different interaction with the world! Agree with @mkraw, smell is cool idea
E-polygon
02. May 2023 · 12:29 UTC
Wow the art of this game is gorgeous, and controlling the dog and monk at the same time is quite an interesting idea, could see this being a longer proper game, could use some more work on the audio bits, but overall quite impressive.
maxds98
02. May 2023 · 12:29 UTC
The monk looks pretty scare, but I really liked the bark sound. The dog is so cutie!
Alex Chertilin
02. May 2023 · 12:31 UTC
Great story and playing. What a pity it's so short. I involved
BakosTyren
02. May 2023 · 13:06 UTC
Very well made! Sadly I did get stuck on the puzzle with the burning trees. Still this is very well made. Good Job!
Dylan H
02. May 2023 · 13:10 UTC
@maxds98 "Worlf!"
ChanceA
02. May 2023 · 13:44 UTC
Very creative, I really liked this one!
ANRQAngel
02. May 2023 · 14:08 UTC
Great little game, good idea controlling both characters, good story.. fun to play, interesting old school art style.. I really enjoyed this one even though the story is a bit bark and the dog kept telling me "f..koff!" c",)
Linnet5
02. May 2023 · 14:26 UTC
Super charming and atmospheric! I liked the dual character control scheme :D
bixarrio
02. May 2023 · 14:28 UTC
Nice little game. Too short, though...
boytoycomrade
03. May 2023 · 16:20 UTC
loved the game, I am captivated by the combination of such dark mater and bright gameplay to deliver it. it seems that we are truly living the experience of a resque dog! it is a bit hard to get around form the start because ui does not feel very natural, but nonetheless it is an exceptional work, thank you!
Hoffschir
03. May 2023 · 16:50 UTC
Very Cool game, nice !
WooferRae
04. May 2023 · 17:58 UTC
love the vibe, the art really brings it together!
Adam Jewell
04. May 2023 · 18:08 UTC
Really cool. I like the innovative concept of controlling one character with keyboard and one with mouse to collaborate on a single goal. Only took a few seconds to get the hang of and I would have loved to play more with the mechanic in a full version. Graphics were awesome and along with the gritty audio really added to the mood. The whole experience felt like something from a hundred years ago, maybe found in a dusty library if games were that old!
MrEliptik
04. May 2023 · 21:18 UTC
Cool idea, congrats for the entry!
StudioCherno
08. May 2023 · 05:00 UTC
Hey @zacbackdrop, @dylan-h, @milestto, @sarah-quinn, and @fizzbark awesome little game you guys put together!

I really like the visuals and the gameplay is quiet awesome! I like how the monk and the dog have to work together to solve some puzzles, looking forward to the post jam version with more content and the continuation to the story!

-Tim
Francis
10. May 2023 · 22:33 UTC
The puzzle where you have to control two characters and work together to solve is a cool idea!
The sniffing mechanic is interesting, but I'd like to see it present more interesting choices other than "sniff everything!". The avalanche sound at the beginning was really loud and rough on the ears. Would be interested to see what other kind of interesting puzzles you can make with these mechanics :)