Lux by Shadow Dreamer

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made by Shadow Dreamer for LD33 (JAM)
This is an unfinished game, made for the Ludum Dare 33 Jam. I basically finished the essentials for the game, but there is currently only music I cooked up in 20 minutes, no other audio, no great level design, the file size is very big, and the game can occasionaly be slightly laggy, etc.

But the concept should be pretty clear, and most of the basic functions are in place. After the Jam is over, I'll probably upload a more finished version of the game. Thank you for playing!

Instructions:

Move with the arrow keys, pause with "p", restart with "r".
Avoid the light and devour your enemies.

Everything in this game was made by me in under 72 hours, using Stencyl, Cubase, Audacity, and paint.net (getpaint.net).

Ratings

Coolness 36% 1752
Overall(Jam) 3.48 303
Audio(Jam) 3.37 274
Fun(Jam) 3.24 388
Graphics(Jam) 3.75 347
Humor(Jam) 2.25 795
Innovation(Jam) 3.55 155
Mood(Jam) 3.58 197
Theme(Jam) 3.80 244

Feedback

Shaw
25. Aug 2015 路 09:02 UTC
This is a really wonderful concept, the art is simple but effective and the pacing is perfect. Excellent work.
mantis
25. Aug 2015 路 10:03 UTC
Very cool game! I wish there was more levels!
chromebookbob
25. Aug 2015 路 10:06 UTC
Really fun actually, I like the challenge, but I think you should get punished more for being in the light, instadeath
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
25. Aug 2015 路 15:19 UTC
@Shaw

Thanks, dude! Glad to hear you like it. Your game is awesome as well, btw!

@mantis

Thanks, dude! I wish there were more levels too, but I just started studying at a university, in the middle of the competition, so there are a lot of things I didn't have time to do :(

@chromebookbob

Thank you! I guess that could work for some level designs, but with the current ones, some levels would be unbeatable, and you wouldn't have time to see the "monster" :D
bigbuggames
26. Aug 2015 路 14:45 UTC
Nice game! You should keep improving this!
DruhinM
26. Aug 2015 路 14:52 UTC
Great concept. Really fun game
SeaMonster131
26. Aug 2015 路 14:54 UTC
Nice concept, it was fun. Good job :)
Connors
26. Aug 2015 路 15:01 UTC
Sorry man, I gave it maybe fifteen minutes and it didn't load. I think something IS wrong.
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
28. Aug 2015 路 20:38 UTC
@bigbuggames

Thanks! Hopefully I will, once I get the time ;)

@DruhinM

Thanks a lot!

@SeaMonster131

Thank you :3

@Connor

It still runs for me, which means it's probably something with your system (it shouldn't load longer than 10-30 seconds, depending on your system). Did you try different browsers? Did you try removing cookies?
The game actually has a legit loading screen, but for some reason, itch.io compresses the files in such a way that it won't show, which is why you can't see that it's loading. But if you really waited that long, you could try several things (like updating your flash player).

I'll play all of your games when I get the time, probably tomorrow! Thanks for the feedback ;)
PowerSpark
09. Sep 2015 路 04:33 UTC
Cool art and concept! It's really similar to what my game is like, so of course I'll love it.
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
09. Sep 2015 路 10:04 UTC
@PowerSpark

Cool! Thanks a lot :3
I'll check your game out at a later point today ;)
bossmojoman
10. Sep 2015 路 01:53 UTC
Moody, music was perfect match to the graphics. loved the stealth gameplay. Excellent job!
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
10. Sep 2015 路 08:27 UTC
@bossmojoman

Thanks dude! I'll check your game out right away ;)
Patomkin
10. Sep 2015 路 09:22 UTC
Grim setting, awesome art style, innovative gameplay - great entry!
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
10. Sep 2015 路 14:56 UTC
@Patomkin

Thank you! I'll play your game later today, when I get back home ;)
bloomingbuds
11. Sep 2015 路 07:12 UTC
Very nice concept and art!
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
11. Sep 2015 路 09:43 UTC
@bloomingbuds

Thanks a lot! :D
athaclena
11. Sep 2015 路 17:03 UTC
Your monster is the most adorable monster I've seen. I can see what you mean about being unfinished, but it's still really good. Great work!
pixzleone
11. Sep 2015 路 17:47 UTC
Nice game!
馃帳 Shadow Dreamer
11. Sep 2015 路 18:08 UTC
@athaclena
@pixzleone

Thank you both :3
MrTwister
14. Sep 2015 路 21:58 UTC
This is just great. I love "stealth" games and this one is incredibly beautiful and fun. Enjoyed every minute of it.

Awesome music and nice graphics. It's very aesthetically pleasing.

Could definitely be longer! Good job! LOVED IT!