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Lying in Wait by whalebot

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made by whalebot for LD33 (COMPO)
You are the final boss in a dungeon, but you're sleepy. Try to stay awake until the hero gets through the dungeon so you can annihilate him.

I highly recommend playing the desktop versions as the flash version runs a touch slower, but it still works okay. Also I was seeing some strange font issues on the web target, but nothing game-breaking :)

Bonus! See if you can uncover the hidden music track!

Enjoy!

Made with:
Game: HaxeFlixel
Graphics: Gimp/Aseprite/TexturePacker
Audio: SFXR/Caustic3/Audacity

UPDATE:

I've taken down all of the original links and just put the link to gamejolt where the game is now hosted. This version has a few fixes and some balancing, but is the original game. Thanks for playing/voting for my game!!
Web / All Platforms http://gamejolt.com/games/lying-in-wait/91399
Source https://bitbucket.org/jahndis/ludumdare33
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=36369

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall 3.89 51
Audio 3.91 36
Fun 3.22 326
Graphics 4.20 47
Humor 4.27 16
Innovation 3.95 45
Mood 3.88 57
Theme 4.31 17

Feedback

Birke
24. Aug 2015 · 02:38 UTC
That's not a monster simulator, that's how you get through Ludum Dare! :D Really liked the game. Good art and nice polish effects. It should have been shorter though since there was not a lot of different actions to take so it quickly became a bit repetitive. Also giving the player an incentive to use all the different interactions would be a good idea
jstclair13
24. Aug 2015 · 05:42 UTC
Great art and interesting concept. It's a to slap yourself in the face. Nice work!
ianh
24. Aug 2015 · 05:46 UTC
I like the design of the monster!
SuperPokeunicorn
24. Aug 2015 · 05:46 UTC
Hilarious! Love the art. Actually got very challenging by the end.
Acerio
24. Aug 2015 · 06:08 UTC
Well, that slapped me in the face. Good work :D
Jelinib
24. Aug 2015 · 06:09 UTC
I got to the end! Seems like head-to-pillar and keeping the lights on is the way to go! Unfortunately, I accidentally skipped the credits by pressing space again...

If I had to nitpick one thing, it's when the red square appears too far on the left, where it's humanly impossible to react to it in time (other than waiting for the yellow bar to go all the way right, and back)... But I think it also fits--it helps to elicit emotions that make me feel just like the monster!

Art, music, concept--everything's great! Very well done!
filiph
24. Aug 2015 · 07:26 UTC
Haha, this was way too much fun. (Especially considering this is essentially a waiting simulator. :))
tuben999
24. Aug 2015 · 08:15 UTC
Haha really great work!
peterthehe
24. Aug 2015 · 09:40 UTC
This would make a great mobile game. Challenging and stable. Good Job!
boardtobits
24. Aug 2015 · 18:55 UTC
Felt a little long, but a cute concept for sure! I liked breaking through the pillar.
cinnamonmelonpig
24. Aug 2015 · 18:56 UTC
Really creative and funny idea! Spot on graphics, sound and execution. I think its a perfect fit for a game jam
Clurect
24. Aug 2015 · 20:47 UTC
Great game! The humor was nice!
colludium
24. Aug 2015 · 21:43 UTC
Great graphics and sound! I agree with the other comments about game length, but that was very well done.
xWarZonex
24. Aug 2015 · 21:50 UTC
Really nice concept, I liked the humor too. I thought the game lacked energy, but I guess that's the point of the game XD. I thought the gameplay was pretty fun, but it felt alittle slow. Good solid entry though! gj
Parappa
24. Aug 2015 · 22:17 UTC
I love the atmosphere of this game.
JustinJ
24. Aug 2015 · 22:33 UTC
Really cool! Loved all the art. Would be cool if the different methods of waking you up had different minigames, and it wasn't really clear to me how the different ones made a difference. Also loved the tunes!
Cake_Catastrophe
24. Aug 2015 · 22:39 UTC
That was pretty great. I mean, you don't need all the different interactions, but you end up trying them all just because that damn hero takes so long to reach you! I don't think I've ever seen a game use boredom to prompt the player to experiment, which is pretty neat - I genuinely mean that in a good way, too, since that is kind of the point and once you do start to experiment you find some fun stuff.

Obviously, it helps that the art and music are great, too. I was particularly fond of the Final Fantasy-ish boss battle theme that you can play once you've found the speakers behind the wall.
goodolvic
24. Aug 2015 · 22:39 UTC
Fantastic entry and perfectly designed for Ludum Dare! I enjoyed it, though as someone mentioned 5 floors is a lot to wait through with the limited number of options. But then I think that's your point...
garygreen
24. Aug 2015 · 22:40 UTC
Great looking game and I loved the idea behind it. :-) Nice work.
Pampattitude
24. Aug 2015 · 22:41 UTC
Hahah funny game, creative, challenging with lovely graphics!
EwChap
25. Aug 2015 · 02:58 UTC
Love the monster design and the animations. Good concept as well. few misses here and there were frustrating due to the red box being right at the start a few times, but outside of that real fun.
miotatsu
25. Aug 2015 · 04:28 UTC
awesome art, solid music, fits the theme well, and funny! good job :)
LukeZaz
25. Aug 2015 · 06:29 UTC
Really good game. Loved the music hidden in the wall. It was difficult to tell however why the screen was getting darker and even after I tried breathing hellish flames I didn't know the lights dimmed until I read the comments.
NAL
25. Aug 2015 · 09:32 UTC
Absolutely adorable idea, well executed. Really enjoyed this. Couple of notes: the blurry text (I think a result of drawing characters aliased on a .5 coordinate) was a little weird, and on my first try, I died just before the hero completed floor 4 - the popup for their completing floor 4 popped up mid-cutscene.

Great stuff though!
Jupiter_Hadley
25. Aug 2015 · 14:01 UTC
Such a funny idea! I included it in part 2 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/ml0OKpi-I0Y
paracatgames
26. Aug 2015 · 03:42 UTC
Awesome art, and I loved the humor! I would dig a post-jam version with other types of challenges besides timing the slider!
danialias
26. Aug 2015 · 04:57 UTC
Love this game! One of the best so far. The concept and the execution are great (art, sound and animation), and managing the lights and the sleep bar is a lot of fun. Great surprise inside the wall, by the way :)

Good job!
mickanio
26. Aug 2015 · 19:29 UTC
Awesome animations! Loved the music too. I really liked how the monster walked. Felt real good : )
zatyka
28. Aug 2015 · 02:02 UTC
Very well presented. Visuals and audio were very polished. Gameplay carried on a bit long, though I did like how new waking-elements were uncovered. It felt very unfair when the red box appeared too far to the left. Nice job overall. High marks in theme and graphics!
OnionBlaze
28. Aug 2015 · 04:10 UTC
Quite funny, ahahah
ButtonMasherBros
28. Aug 2015 · 16:01 UTC
Psssst! You are in today's Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOdeYnQVeU0
Slothmachine
28. Aug 2015 · 19:44 UTC
Sweet story nice graphcis. Dungeon bosses life is so exciting.
flokitall
28. Aug 2015 · 19:45 UTC
Fun game, good difficulty curve and fits the theme perfectly! Well done!

My only complaint would be that the red section sometimes shows up at the very start of the bar and is practically impossible to hit. I did later realize however that I could wait for it to fill up completely and then come back down, but that isn't very intuitive.

Overall, this was really fun to play, the intro was funny and the game-play would probably work well on a touch screen as well :)
chromebookbob
29. Aug 2015 · 10:37 UTC
Really cute monster, and interesting gameplay
Dizzyman572
29. Aug 2015 · 14:44 UTC
What a fun little game! What's funny is that I've been getting little sleep because of school so I can really relate to the character. Lying in wait is a really clever game, and I enjoyed every minute of it. :)
roaringcatgames
30. Aug 2015 · 19:25 UTC
"Quit hitting yourself, quit hitting yourself"

So, this is a very innovative take on the theme. I love it. The repetition and the longevity of waiting for the hero kind of killed the fun. I laughed and enjoyed it.

Great entry!

-Loi Lemix
walsh9
31. Aug 2015 · 07:32 UTC
I loved the design of the monster and I loved the music. This is a cool concept. I think playing at 3:30 AM may have added to the mood for me. Gotta agree with the people who said it was frustrating when the target appeared on the far left though.
6DownStudios
04. Sep 2015 · 06:07 UTC
I really dig this. Brilliant and hilarious take on the theme, and I have no problem with the repetitive nature of the gameplay. It complements the premise perfectly and gives you time to explore the environment and find the easter eggs, which I quite appreciate; art can be a very effective reward, especially in a game with such great character design, each frame of animation expressive. Soundtrack really grew on me too, but when I found the boombox, oh man. That'll keep those eyelids open. Great stuff.
Techblogogy
05. Sep 2015 · 12:28 UTC
Fantastic little fun game. Best on humour I've seen. great job!
conormn
13. Sep 2015 · 14:37 UTC
Great take on the theme, really well done :)