Monster Training Simulator 2015 by iossif

made by iossif for LD33 (COMPO)

Welcome to the Monster Training Simulator 2015!

In order to become a monster, you need to undergo some training. If you fail, your monster status will be revoked!

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Done in ~10 hours by myself - @iossif

I had ideas and plans for roughly 20 levels but as usual, i found less time than i'd like to make the game. In the current version there are 3 finished levels:

- The Siren Challenge: Sing to lure in the ships
- The King Challenge: Attack planes that attack you
- The Ghost Challenge: Scare people with good timing

I hope you like it. Feedback is welcome!

If you are interested in other games i did, visit http://www.allcivilizedplanets.com

Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2440694/LD33/webglbuild/index.html
Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2440694/LD33/win32/MonsterTrainingSimulator2015_win32.zip
OS/X	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2440694/LD33/mac/MTS.app.zip
Linux	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2440694/LD33/linux/MonsterTrainingSimulator2015_linux.zip
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2440694/LD33/source/monstertrainer.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=23131

Ratings

Coolness	84%	2
Overall	3.16	442

Audio	2.69	479
Fun	3.28	285
Graphics	3.47	268
Humor	3.12	290
Innovation	3.15	374
Mood	3.03	440
Theme	3.48	408

Feedback

Lynx

24. Aug 2015 · 04:57 UTC

Very cool collection of mini games. The third one with the ship is just way too hard for me haha. But then again I'm a hunt and pecker kind of typer.

Well done.

Linus Lindberg

24. Aug 2015 · 12:27 UTC

I like it! The art style is fantastic!
Sometimes it didn't register a letter no matter how many times i clicked it.

🎤 iossif

24. Aug 2015 · 13:12 UTC

@linus: there is a built in spam protection. maybe that did prevent the button. i will see if it needs to be less strict.

LucaRedwood

24. Aug 2015 · 13:26 UTC

Cute! I too think the reduced palette works well and binds everything together nicely

ZzCalvinzZ

24. Aug 2015 · 13:37 UTC

Great work! I really enjoyed playing this.

ccglp

24. Aug 2015 · 13:43 UTC

Well done. I think that this can be a nice rhytm game

GameQuester

24. Aug 2015 · 13:46 UTC

That scream! Nice little mini game collection with pretty good graphics. I liked it.

🎤 iossif

24. Aug 2015 · 13:51 UTC

recording that scream with open doors was not smart. my little one got pretty spooked :D

Romaing

24. Aug 2015 · 14:06 UTC

I enjoyed the mini games !
The anims are fun, and the gameplay works well, good job

conormn

24. Aug 2015 · 16:10 UTC

Love the mini-games and the art is really great :)

Andrew Adams

24. Aug 2015 · 17:51 UTC

Fun little typing style game. I also found the boat level a bit too difficult, but nice challenge overall. Well done.

ovenchips

24. Aug 2015 · 19:15 UTC

Great concept - I love typing-based games (Typing of the Dead anyone?). :D All you need is more games and I'd be sitting here playing for a lot longer. Good job!

LeafThief

25. Aug 2015 · 08:09 UTC

Glorious art and the sound effects had me laughing. I loved the MONSTROUS drill instructor.
The siren scene was adorable :D

Zenkerdus

25. Aug 2015 · 09:00 UTC

Bit clueless at first on what to do until i noticed the letters.
Good work!

Tortoise

25. Aug 2015 · 15:38 UTC

Realy like it! Simple art style was nice and everything worked together well. But this does remind me of how bad I am at typing :)

StaNov

25. Aug 2015 · 15:40 UTC

It's obvious, this isn't your first game :) Nice minigames, nice animations, nice soundeffects!

gcrsaldanha

25. Aug 2015 · 16:14 UTC

Thanks for this game! It's put a smile on my face while watching the animations hahaha :)

local minimum

25. Aug 2015 · 17:06 UTC

I particularly liked the first mini-games calling out to the ship so it flowed backwards. The second one, I did press the correct letter when over the correct tile, but maybe it wasn't centered enough. If it needed to be centered, I think that should have been made clearer. This was the only part I never completed. I general a good game and well worked graphics.

🎤 iossif

25. Aug 2015 · 17:53 UTC

i got some feedback regarding the unclear ghost level. i think about how i can make it more clear what to do in that one for the post-LD version.

Jupiter_Hadley

25. Aug 2015 · 20:33 UTC

Simple, but very well made. I included it in part 4 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/NqmWO8MUX6c

🎤 iossif

25. Aug 2015 · 20:51 UTC

thanks for the video!

GeorgeBroussard

26. Aug 2015 · 13:35 UTC

This is a great idea and a great little game. Love the art and the different stages. Very clever. But, I suck at touch typing so it was too hard for me. Couldn't quite get through all 3 stages. Good job on the game.

orange08

26. Aug 2015 · 16:42 UTC

it took me a while to figure out this was a typing game... needs a tutorial that says "this is a typing game" to clear that up or something. They were fun little minigames, though :) Good job!

KevinWorkman

26. Aug 2015 · 22:14 UTC

This is cute, although sometimes it seemed to not get the letter that I typed correctly (or maybe it was showing the wrong letter). Also, it might be more fun if there was more time to type and maybe more things to type?

🎤 iossif

26. Aug 2015 · 22:24 UTC

i had way more planned but reality did strike and cut down my programming hours :(
i will add it to the list for the post-LD build!

GBGames

27. Aug 2015 · 21:03 UTC

Heh, I laughed at the drill sergeant.

Typing games! It seems that it dealt only with a subset of keys, and I wonder why.

It took me a few tries to understand why I had failed in the last challenge.

The graphics were very cohesive, although the sound effects were rough.

🎤 iossif

27. Aug 2015 · 21:37 UTC

i did choose a subset (basically 8 buttons only) to make it a bit easier.

Matthew Rayfield

28. Aug 2015 · 15:01 UTC

yeah!

nice mini game thing!

took me a bit to understand the scare game

but then i got it

and i'm a monster now!

good one!

good job!

Slothmachine

28. Aug 2015 · 20:43 UTC

Cute graphics and lovely mini games. Well managed with such a minimal colors. Good job!

rudra

29. Aug 2015 · 13:20 UTC

I really liked this one. Good job!