{"author_link":"\/users\/justuspan","author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":1137882,"comments":[{"id":1032793,"author_name":"WubbaDuck","author_uid":"wubbaduck","epoch":1713154025,"text":"That was fun! Gotta love a good 'ole dungeon crawl. I'd love to see it more fleshed out with better map design and more need for resource management. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1032818,"author_name":"LDJam user 388881","author_uid":"388881","epoch":1713154838,"text":"I enjoyed the game just wish that there was a score system or a minimap or something to judge my progress, especially when you get most of the way through and die. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1032831,"author_name":"Theyflower","author_uid":"theyflower","epoch":1713155139,"text":"It was neat running around and plopping down my little dudes. It would be nice if I could command them or upgrade the green guys so that I can get more attached to them and cry when they die. Really good for how long you made it! I hope you continue to improve this game later.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1032874,"author_name":"LightningST","author_uid":"lightningst","epoch":1713156260,"text":"The movement felt a bit stale and slow, but I loved the puzzle\/action of spawning monsters!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033266,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713168704,"text":"@wubbaduck Thanks.I planned to make multiple floors system this dungeon so that the resources management could be designed within several smaller areas.But eventually time is not enough so I have to make all levels together which loss some degree of challenge when you close to the end of game.But yes, I could do further improvement on the level design.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033273,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713168894,"text":"@legendarypie good point about the score system, this could show that how good a player \"solve\" this action puzzle.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033290,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713169363,"text":"@theyflower interesting idea about upgrading them. the first thing jump into my brain is Command and Conquer, the survivals after a battle will become stronger.In fact, I just wanted to use minions as a consumption for many local battle at the beginning, they won't follow player to next place, but I also feel excited about the upgrading idea, maybe I could put them into this design with some game mechanism adjustment","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033299,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713169506,"text":"@lightningst you're definitely right.At the very beginning, player character moved more quickly than current version, but it also break basic puzzle gameplay, so this is an workaround before I find a real solution. Thanks for reminding me of that.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033303,"author_name":"LDJam user 385671","author_uid":"385671","epoch":1713169647,"text":"Awesome game entry!\nDid really well at implementing the theme.\nLoved the artwork (especially the little bobbing of the main character).\nSound design could be a bit more fleshed out but considering timeframe it was good.\n\nOverall great work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033652,"author_name":"yohadams","author_uid":"yohadams","epoch":1713178415,"text":"Very fun game! Nice graphics and interesting combat\u2014one missing feature is a time tracker. With it, I think this could be a cool speedrun-type game to min-max movement and routes!\n\nOne thing I'm not sure about: was it intentional or a bug? But in the end, I had like 600+ green summons.\n\n![bug.png](\/\/\/raw\/f92\/c2\/z\/61b3f.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033861,"author_name":"Pe7e","author_uid":"pe7e","epoch":1713182544,"text":"Looks like an rpg, plays more like a puzzle game. Great job over all.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1035804,"author_name":"Ilari","author_uid":"ilari","epoch":1713210786,"text":"This is a fun little game! Simple but effective and cute art! The challenge was just right with the puzzle element and all. Had to restart a couple of times before solving it :) Good job! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1035840,"author_name":"LDJam user 376203","author_uid":"376203","epoch":1713211227,"text":"Liked it a lot. It kinda reminded me of desktop dungeons where it tries to be a roguelike, but it's actually puzzle game.\nI didn't expect it to be so engaging when I tried to play it it was great!\nAlso I liked the audio, there is just enough to make it feel good without it being overwhelming.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1037763,"author_name":"magnusfurcifer","author_uid":"magnusfurcifer","epoch":1713231508,"text":"I really like this game. Obviously the balance is a bit off, which is to be expected from a jam game, and ideally the movement would be faster but the actual mechanics are super fun and the exploration and progression through the map was interesting. I appreciated that the enemies required different strategies so I couldn't just spam green guys. \n\nGreat use of the theme as well, and the game looks great. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1039642,"author_name":"LDJam user 382819","author_uid":"382819","epoch":1713244781,"text":"Your game's style is truly unique; it's hard to believe this astonishing creation was made in just 48 hours. Seriously, buddy, do you have only one brain? I mean, aren't you one of those geniuses with a bunch of brains or maybe cyborg-enhanced? It's really incredible.\n\nAnd I absolutely love your puzzle design\u2014the difficulty is spot-on, challenging without being trapping. Your skills are the epitome of mastery, and it's genuinely enviable. Pal, you deserve high praise; I thoroughly enjoy your game and am eager to learn some valuable lessons from you.\n\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1047299,"author_name":"oligue","author_uid":"oligue","epoch":1713293973,"text":"That was really cool! Enjoyed this game very much :)\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1051353,"author_name":"AcsiD","author_uid":"acsid","epoch":1713318804,"text":"a puzzle rpg Great game.\nLove the simple art and the game mechanics.\nit look really good","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1055160,"author_name":"coatline","author_uid":"coatline","epoch":1713367296,"text":"Interesting game, I felt like exploring was pretty rewarding. Yes, i got some dopamine hits when I finally unlocked a room full to the brim of potions and keys (where can I go NOW?). I did feel like the movement was much too slow, especially for such a big map and a game jam where people aren't going to want to play the entire game either. I think the game may have benefited from making it to where enemies could only attack one unit at a time, though, I could just be missing the intent behind that. Overall, I played to the end and it was pretty fun!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060691,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713453648,"text":"@yohadams it's intentional because that I afraid the final boss is too powerful and I want to set the final boss as a reward rather than a challenge,because it's just a jam game, people won't play again after finish it, I want they could use as many minions as they want.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060708,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713453803,"text":"@drgcandle Hey bro you give me too much appreciation LOL.Thank you for playing the game.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060719,"author_name":"LDJam user 382819","author_uid":"382819","epoch":1713454008,"text":"@justuspan I have to say, mate, I've said all this because you've done a fantastic job. By the way, if you have the time and energy, you could also lend a hand to my friend. He's created a great game with excellent gameplay and artistic effects; it's just that it hasn't received the attention it deserves:https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/squiggle-sorcery","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060721,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713454014,"text":"@coatline Thank you for playing to the end. I'm quite happy that you got some fun from this. I'll pay more attention to the slow movement issue next time(when I join in next LD in future).Thanks again for your comments.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060745,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713454243,"text":"@meepster @pe7e @ilari @worldofmush @magnusfurcifer @oligue @acsid \nThank you guys for playing the game.I'm appreciated that you could like it at least in one aspect.\nAlso thanks for pointing out the shortcomings of this game.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060773,"author_name":"JustusPan","author_uid":"justuspan","epoch":1713454523,"text":"@drgcandle Sure.I had add both yours and your friends' game into my to-play list.I will play & rate & comment later this week when I'm avaliable.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1060781,"author_name":"LDJam user 382819","author_uid":"382819","epoch":1713454667,"text":"@justuspan You're really considerate, brother. I sincerely thank you, and I also convey my friends' gratitude to you. I hope this won't take up too much of your time. However, to be frank, what matters most is if you could help my friends; my game isn't of great importance.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1063367,"author_name":"Foursay","author_uid":"foursay","epoch":1713506658,"text":"This reminds me of the \"Tower of the Sorcerer\" game that I played when I was a kid, while unlike that STR RPG, this game brings in summonning and make it more action taste, while also retain the yellow\/blue\/red key design which is something I really enjoy as the (fake) OG gamer back in old days. I like those good old time and I enjoy this game as well - well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1063500,"author_name":"LDJam user 243193","author_uid":"243193","epoch":1713513868,"text":" Nice dungeon based game. I wish I could unsummon my green soldier and get some refund but joke aside, its fun game. I will need to replay this game sometime.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1072414,"author_name":"shared","author_uid":"shared","epoch":1713909276,"text":"Pretty neat puzzle game, the visuals are simple yet charming, and i like the summoning implementation !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1073304,"author_name":"Untitled Studios","author_uid":"untitled-studios","epoch":1714024844,"text":"Honestly way more fun than I was expecting based on my first impression! I really loved slowly unpicking this knot of a map, and figuring out where I should go to get what I needed. I also *loved* the \"twist\" ending where you get near-infinite guys to summon. Fun stuff!\n\n![Screenshot 2024-04-25 005834.png](\/\/\/raw\/2c7\/c\/z\/64c7d.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1076117,"author_name":"Flightless","author_uid":"flightless","epoch":1714416840,"text":"A very enjoyable experience! :smile: Would have loved for my troops to follow me or similar, but I understand that some of the puzzle mechanic of the game would have been lost in that case.\n\n![Sk\u00e4rmbild 2024-04-29 204929.png](\/\/\/raw\/985\/d\/z\/64e1a.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/5b\/5b4bff3d9aa1909618f36ab753aeab590aa03773c906e6f699433fec45018d69.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/JustusPan\/LD55_SoloChanting","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/justuspan.itch.io\/solo-chanting","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"94315","g_author":"1137882","g_event":"LD55","g_eventkey":"120","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"441447","g_title":"SoloChanting","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"85","g_commentcount":"30","g_site2_node_id":"391220","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"391220","n_urlkey":"441447","n_parent":"383062","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/solochanting","n_slug":"solochanting","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"137882","n_created":"1713131570","n_modified":"1776860714","n_version":"1211098","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD55","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":6,"author":137882,"body":"![GIF 2024-4-15 5-38-18.gif](\/\/\/raw\/a9a\/12\/z\/61509.gif)\n# Solo Chanting\n\n## Story\n**Solo Chanting: Pressured into Summoning Minions and Casting Spells Without My Tank**  \nYou losed your all teammates and have to continue your adventure by yourself.  \nTry to summon your magic soldiers to protect yourself and beat enemies.  \n\n## Genre\nAction & A Little Puzzle\n\n## GamePlay & Controls\nCollect potions to recharge magic slots for each summon creature.  \nEach time you summoned a creature, a slot was consumed.  \n\n**WSAD** - movement   \n**Mouse Left Button** - summon GREEN soldier on mouse position, they are junior units.  \n**Mouse Right Button** - summon BLUE soldier on mouse position, they are guardians, any monster will be absorb by this unit if it located inside his range.  \n**Space** - summon PURPLE soldier on player position, they will pick a random target and homing to it and kill it and also themselves immediately(except final Boss). 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