Eldritch Vessel Academy by tomrijnbeek

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made by tomrijnbeek for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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If you play our game, let us know your best time in the comments!

⌨️ Commands

  • E (or Xbox X / DualShock Square): Summon or return to your body. You can only return if you have a clear view of your body!
  • Enter (or Xbox A / DualShock X): Interact with objects
  • WASD/Arrow Keys (or left stick): Move

📖 Lore

Eldritch Vessel Academy ★ After Dying In A Brutal Car Accident Due To Poor or Non-Existent Regulations Regarding Crumple Zones In The Front Of SUVs I Reincarnated As A Silent Protagonist In A Ludum Dare Game! Now I Absolutely Must ~Summon~ Horrors Beyond Human Comprehension To Prove Me A Worth Vessel For The Old Ones 2: Reloaded Demixed


In this game you play as the protagonist who has been conveniently sent to another world where he needs to summon demons to help him become a suitable vessel for the elder horrors.

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👨🏽‍💻 Credits

  • Tom: Code, Level Design
  • Will: Code, Music, Graphics

🛠️ Tooling

  • Code: Godot 3.5, all in C#
  • Music: GarageBand (and my old guitar/bass)
  • Graphics: Aseprite

🖼️ Screenshots

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Ratings

Overall 70th 4.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 39th 4.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 353th 3.619⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 125th 4.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 414th 3.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 52th 4.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 22th 4.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 182th 4.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

Rokevicius
16. Apr 2024 · 09:30 UTC
Love this game! Music is awesome, especially once you spawn an Imp! :D he is so small :D
Sampai
16. Apr 2024 · 09:32 UTC
Lovely idea, great execution. The timer could maybe be made a little bit shorter as I barely ever felt stressed because of it, but that's my only nitpick.
The self referential humor of the the two protagonists is great!
MatthewDrake
16. Apr 2024 · 19:42 UTC
Really great humour, audibly laughed the first time I summoned the imp and the music changed so drastically. Also really enjoyed the banter between the protagonists. Puzzles were straightforward once you understood the mechanics which I really appreciated.

Best time was 08:41, a speed runner I am not, but I had a good time with this one.
Noona
16. Apr 2024 · 19:55 UTC
Imp music theme is everything! The narration boxes looks very stylish
thimmythimble
16. Apr 2024 · 20:03 UTC
Love the imp
RoughSkin
16. Apr 2024 · 20:20 UTC
Nice shader usage for the transformation. The UI it's very pretty! I can see it worked into a full game, nice level design, Great entry!!
zeminyok
16. Apr 2024 · 20:32 UTC
Neat mechanics merged with good humor and fun gameplay!

Feeling of the moment when summoning the imp kept its joy until the end of the game, nice execution! Also how imp works is designed pretty smart, makes you look at the level from another perspective and small time pressure with distorting visuals boosts the experience as well. Dialogues are pretty funny and.. TODO: Finish the comment
winie
16. Apr 2024 · 20:45 UTC
Nice one
DubiousDuck
17. Apr 2024 · 05:32 UTC
Love the visual and audio contrast when summoning the imp. Makes solving the puzzle much more dynamic and exciting. Great work!
JHax
17. Apr 2024 · 09:24 UTC
Very cool game, really good level design on top of a solid core mechanic!

Wasn't getting any sound first time I played it so dipped back in for a second go after seeing all the comments, and it was well worth it!
Yxure
17. Apr 2024 · 10:04 UTC
Fun game. Loved the humor xD
Rubikon
17. Apr 2024 · 11:09 UTC
R'lyeh gang 4eva!
Luka420
17. Apr 2024 · 11:14 UTC
The level design and the puzzles are so creative! Also the game is very funny, great job!
JUSTCAMH
17. Apr 2024 · 14:49 UTC
A rather intense game, not what I expected from a puzzle game, but I enjoyed it! The levels flowed really well, which made it simple to navigate even when panicking about the timer! :heart:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2122044081
Talif Moor
18. Apr 2024 · 18:04 UTC
This is certainly one of the best games I've played during the jam! The puzzles were clever, adding the timer made for puzzle-solving to be a bit more hectic. I got stuck for a moment on (I believe it was) the penultimate level before figuring out what I was overlooking. The amount of polish was staggering!