Grishnek Legacy by D0vid

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made by D0vid for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

🎩🔮 Attention all brave souls and adventurous spirits! 🎩🔮

Are you tired of the mundane, the ordinary, the utterly vanilla existence? Do you yearn for a dash of danger, a pinch of peril, and a sprinkle of sorcery in your life? Look no further, for great warlock Grishnek is here to spice up your daily routine!

Picture this: a dark, ominous castle perched atop a mountain peak, lightning crackling in the sky, and the faint scent of brimstone in the air. That's where you'll find Grishnek, brewing his nefarious plans and conjuring unspeakable horrors from the depths of the abyss.

But wait, there's more! Grishnek needs YOU to assist in the summoning of an evil entity so malevolent, it makes your mother-in-law look like a fluffy bunny. Yes, YOU! Whether you're a seasoned sorcerer or just a humble peasant with a knack for trouble, your skills are needed to bring forth this wicked being and wreak havoc upon the land.

Combine tapping the correct runes to the rhythm and drawing the correct glyphs in a shortish window to succeed.

Our second participation with my friend @aeoncl, we hope you enjoy our game :)

The game is playable in a browser, with mouse and keyboard only.

Controls : WASD, Spacebar, Mouse

Visit the itch.io link to play : https://d0v1d.itch.io/ld55

Offline leaderboard :

| Rank | Name | Wave | Combo | |------|-----------------------------------------------------|------|-------| | 1 | @toc | 16 | ? | | 2 | @fusionnist | 11 | 84 | | 3 | @fanatrick | 11 | ? |

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Ratings

Overall 191th 3.966⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 113th 4.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 241th 3.768⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 466th 3.81⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 362th 4⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 160th 3.929⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 421th 3.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 145th 4.074⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

ToC
16. Apr 2024 · 10:27 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this game. The combination of DDR-style button presses with drawing the glyphs works surprisingly well. Using a tablet helps a lot with the drawing, I had a hard time doing it with a mouse.

I did find out that just putting any small line inside the glyph shapes counts as a success, you do not need to draw the whole shape. This made the game a lot easier, but it felt like cheating :smirk:.

I made it to wave 16 that way. does the game have a final wave or is it endless?
🎤 D0vid
16. Apr 2024 · 10:34 UTC
@toc Thanks a lot for your feedback :D We're glad you enjoyed it !

Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to try to fix that "cheat" :( We had already spent lots of hours to try and make the system work, for the sake of fairness, we hope people will still try to trace the symbols ;)

Congrats on getting to wave 16 though, that's impressive :D

The game is indeed endless and gets faster every wave after a while. We wouldn't want Grishnek to ACTUALLY summon an abomination, right :D
Aaron Hart
16. Apr 2024 · 11:13 UTC
This is great! Though my post-jam reactions may be somewhat lacking (it got tough to draw at around wave 5 :D)! Really like the animations and the music SLAPS! Bravo
ROBOWARRIOR1982
16. Apr 2024 · 11:20 UTC
The introduction of the game terrified me and i have immediatly close the game ! Good job !
moonlightbomber
16. Apr 2024 · 12:22 UTC
Combining the mechanics of DDR and Elite Beat Agents was a stroke of genius.
PromZona
16. Apr 2024 · 14:08 UTC
Ohh, I am too old for being this fast in drawing. Liked this game. Good idea to combine those mechanics

Have a nice Jam!
Inkweeper
16. Apr 2024 · 14:31 UTC
I love the drawing mechanic. feels like really casting spells! but the time limit is hard haha
LDJam user 387002
16. Apr 2024 · 15:33 UTC
No notes! The mechanics are tight, the difficulty ramp is intense, and the music is one my favs so far. Amazing!
jbisnee
16. Apr 2024 · 17:01 UTC
I like art
and start cut scene it's cool
and music of course
and gameplay it's really fun (but it may be harder for touchpad users, if you are planning to make postjam you can make penup-pendown button I think)

Conspiracy theory: grishnek is a fallen angel, look at his death animation
StaNov
16. Apr 2024 · 18:57 UTC
You saw me playing it live :)

The drawing gameplay was hard to implement I guess, so kudos for that!

Maybe some more articulated sounds for the success/failure would be nice.

I didn't had time to enjoy the graphics because of the gameplay in the middle.

Thank you for stopping by!
Unx
16. Apr 2024 · 19:50 UTC
Very fun idea. It reminded me of rythm games. I kept replaying every time I lost
LDJam user 387594
16. Apr 2024 · 19:59 UTC
The drawing itself is quite impressive game mechanics. You have good skills.
Codeman1010
17. Apr 2024 · 00:20 UTC
![image_2024-04-16_181953885.png](///raw/425/b2/z/63ed7.png)
fusionnist
17. Apr 2024 · 00:34 UTC
A fun mix of rhythm and drawing game! Looks good, sounds good, plays good. I like it! My highscore is wave 11, 84 combo :)
JHax
17. Apr 2024 · 11:44 UTC
Really cool idea and brilliantly put together! Need to work on my mouse control though, I am shockingly bad at drawing the runes XD
TheGreatCarpet
17. Apr 2024 · 11:57 UTC
Simple and pleasant art, but you want to play the game to achieve the highest combo)
fanatrick
17. Apr 2024 · 12:03 UTC
All hail Grishnek, took him to wave 10. One of my fav submissions yet.
OgelGames
17. Apr 2024 · 12:09 UTC
Tough game once it gets going, but really fun! I kept messing up the spiral glyphs, but I managed to get a decent score :)

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Macibacsi56
17. Apr 2024 · 12:15 UTC
wow, this is simple and amazing. Really good combo. A little idea to add, could even be typing words to utilize the entire keyboard. :) good job :)
Starless
17. Apr 2024 · 13:39 UTC
WOW! I really liked the game! Fun gameplay and amazing art style: pleasant colors, lovely character and background designs. Good job!
RubixNoob13
18. Apr 2024 · 05:12 UTC
Pretty fun game, I enjoyed the DDR / Guitar Hero type gameplay combined with drawing the glyphs. Pixel art was cute. A solid entry!
Yanato
18. Apr 2024 · 20:11 UTC
Hard for me but i like the idea to draw spells or smth. Good job guys!
MateusBoga
19. Apr 2024 · 19:21 UTC
Playing this on a drawing tablet feels like cheating, but it's sooo fun! Thanks for submitting the game on stream! Here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2124124912
frozenfire92
29. Apr 2024 · 00:34 UTC
This was a great entry! I had a lot of fun, and the combo between buttons and drawing was nice. Sometimes the drawings were a little unforgiving :sweat_smile: Keep on making games!

![Screenshot 2024-04-28 213325.png](///raw/6f9/1/z/64ded.png)
Nuanda79
01. May 2024 · 16:56 UTC
Truly a well-executed rhythm game! You've utilized the theme in an original way and didn't just make another tower defense game with summonings! Very well done.
Shess
03. May 2024 · 14:04 UTC
Games like this are oftentimes my greatest struggle because I'm bad with rhythm, multitasking, and precision. The ultimate combo! Thankfully, it wasn't that hard after just a little bit of practice, and the spoooookeh music really helped get in the mood :3
johnnysix
03. May 2024 · 22:23 UTC
DDR but with demons, the combination of drawing and buttons was very challenging ! :v: