The Werewolf Among Others by arzi

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made by arzi for LD33 (JAM)
Be a wolf! Be an adorable 16-bit werewolf!

The #1 werewolf dating simulator!

Features:
- Massacre helpless villagers!
- Day and night cycle affects the gameplay!
- Over three levels of hairy lupine action!

A game by Arto & Tarkko.

Music by KevinMacLeod, everything else by us.

Edit: I wrote a short post mortem: http://ludumdare.com/compo/2015/08/28/the-werewolf-among-others-short-post-mortem/

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.74 139
Fun(Jam) 3.74 100
Graphics(Jam) 4.38 79
Humor(Jam) 3.21 305
Innovation(Jam) 3.30 304
Mood(Jam) 3.52 234
Theme(Jam) 4.02 110

Feedback

goodolvic
24. Aug 2015 · 23:13 UTC
Dig your approach! It reminds me of Drac's Night Out on NES. But man, that hunter is on you the moment you turn. Nice challenge I reckon.
Shaw
24. Aug 2015 · 23:17 UTC
Solid gameplay, the music and graphics work wonderfully together, lots of fun. Well done.
hrd_games
25. Aug 2015 · 14:26 UTC
Very cute game, great graphics. Some collision issues here and there, but really nice. Sad ending (T~T)
Laddo D
25. Aug 2015 · 19:49 UTC
incredible art
GAFBlizzard
26. Aug 2015 · 04:37 UTC
In the third level, the player sprite stayed in the werewolf form, though visitors would still talk to them.

The werewolf died with the other werewolf at the end. Hopefully that's on purpose and there wasn't any other ending?
GAFBlizzard
26. Aug 2015 · 04:38 UTC
I forgot to mention something positive, sorry! The graphics are super well done, great work. This pretty much nailed the 16-bit RPG look. The music was nice too.
Mark Smith
26. Aug 2015 · 09:20 UTC
This is a very well-made game. All the art is great and consistent. It has a simple and fun mechanic and the sound effects and music really wrap it up into a nice complete package. I did find that villagers sprites could be completely hidden behind buildings which was annoying sometimes but overall it was a great game! Great work!
Piotrek
27. Aug 2015 · 07:52 UTC
The game have some problems with ai, but it's very fun to play anyway. 16bit art looks awesome.
01101101
27. Aug 2015 · 09:15 UTC
Very nice game! The art is really good ad the gameplay is fun :)
Sometimes the NPCs tend to push each others and get kinda stuck but otherwise it works great.
Music is cool too :)
MintArcade
27. Aug 2015 · 21:34 UTC
Great fun. Neat graphics and sound. Very well done.
Sanju
27. Aug 2015 · 21:40 UTC
Fun game. Loved the graphics and music.
solarexplorer
27. Aug 2015 · 21:40 UTC
Awesome work, felt like the game needed a stealth mechanic to really flesh it out. Lot's of polish for a 72 hour game.
Team Klappermann
27. Aug 2015 · 21:41 UTC
What a depressing end....
Well done though

Keep up the good work! Really enjoyed playing through this!
TeamCosmitronique
27. Aug 2015 · 21:45 UTC
It's simple but very fun. I dig the art.
RoundFork
27. Aug 2015 · 21:48 UTC
It was pretty fun. Loved the idea of hiding before the night falls. Pretty cool stuff!
Logan
27. Aug 2015 · 21:49 UTC
Ha, I managed to wait around on the ending screen until daytime. The I changed back but the pink wolf didn't (though she got the villagers' ! over her head like she noticed me). At that point, touching her could kill me, so I just kinda shoved the hunter out of the way.

Then I waited until the next night, when we could finally be together! So I approached her, and... slew her where she stood! Oh, what a twist!

Ha, anyway, I enjoyed the game! Most adorable 16-bit werewolves yet!
Obvious_San
28. Aug 2015 · 14:23 UTC
Aweeeesome! :) The art is super sweet, and the gameplay is really satisfying. You two did a great job! "Have you met, Ted"? xD
eemmbbeerr
28. Aug 2015 · 14:28 UTC
I'd have liked some indicator on exactly when I'm going to turn back into a human, had to redo the last level due to 0.1 miliseconds being off on timing because there was just one villager left, yolo.
Was a great experience all-together!
baykush_figtree
28. Aug 2015 · 14:33 UTC
Great idea and i love the parody title xD
Sicilica
28. Aug 2015 · 14:43 UTC
Very well made game. There were a few graphical errors I saw: people clipping in front of buildings, shadows flickering, and if I died while in the middle of an attack animation, it would show a pool of blood under me while i was still standing.

Also, those monster hunters killed more villagers than i did, hahaha. I also felt like i should have been able to kill the hunters if I got up to them.

Overall, great job.
pirate_shell
28. Aug 2015 · 16:11 UTC
Ahaha! I love the little nod to The Wolf Among Us with the title. Other than that, solid, good looking/sounding and challenging game!
Techblogogy
28. Aug 2015 · 16:32 UTC
Great game! Had quite a big of fun playing it, but I've got a bit annoyed by Kevin Macleod soundtrack, probably because I've heard it a million times already.

Still, great job!
shawn42
28. Aug 2015 · 16:57 UTC
My favorite game so far! Nice polish!
Mach60KAS
28. Aug 2015 · 18:54 UTC
Very fun and impressive game. Were the hunters meant to kill half of the people for me, though? Seems like they were the real monsters! Loved the graphics work and the villagers' speech - everything is so polished. Great entry, fantastic work!
MinionStudios
28. Aug 2015 · 23:28 UTC
I love it, totally great delivery.
BuffaloPhil
29. Aug 2015 · 16:58 UTC
Appealing graphics and I like the day/night cycle idea a lot. Great entry
bombjack
02. Sep 2015 · 16:32 UTC
The game was nice. I found it hard 'cause I've been killed everytime by the guy with the gun ;)
janiq
05. Sep 2015 · 09:26 UTC
Nicely done. I played with my little sister and she enjoyed hunting villagers as well :-)
Pyrofoux
05. Sep 2015 · 09:32 UTC
Funny and well drawn !
djfariel
05. Sep 2015 · 13:22 UTC
Getting back to you about your comment: Yes! It's possible to destroy pretty much everything except the island itself. The building tiles stop taking damage after they're broken so you often have to break more than just the bottom rows.

Thanks for playing! I'm going to leave this open so I can get to your game after work. :)
Kakureta
07. Sep 2015 · 21:30 UTC
Nice werewolf game ;)
weirdway
07. Sep 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Game looks great and controls well. Noticed some villagers getting stuck on walls and in corners with each other. Liked that the hunters could kill villagers as well. Great job
Antokolos
07. Sep 2015 · 21:40 UTC
Funny, interesting idea, nice graphics and sound! Thanks, guys!
Darkflint
14. Sep 2015 · 21:56 UTC
Very nice Audio and Graphic. But this ending *sniff*
Btw, i love how the hunter kill each and everything trying to kill you. Even other hunters :D
Jupiter_Hadley
08. Oct 2015 · 19:15 UTC
Lovely graphics. I included it in my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/0AIZTu6ja8E