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Can YOU help defend the kingdom from the horrors that await in THE VEILED WORLD? Will YOU be able to do it without killing any gnomes? The answers are YES and MAYBE.
The Veiled World is a platformer/shooter with light jumping puzzles involving the ability to switch between two worlds at will. There are four playable characters with different weapons and play styles.
As an incentive for playing, the game will rate your ability and assign you your own personalised spirit animal upon completion. :)
TIPS:
- Stone platforms exist in both worlds.
- Make sure your own weapons don't bounce back at you.
- Switch back quickly to get out of trouble.
- Try not to kill any gnomes. They're not bothering anyone.
TRIVIA:
- The game was made in Construct 2.
- All sound effects were made by me either using my mouth or objects within immediate reach of my comfortable desk chair. The one exception is the birdsong, made by local birds but recorded by me.
- All the art was done using Sprite Something, an app for iPad which allows me to still be productive while lying in bed, using the toilet or partying hard with friends (actually, that last one is a lie).
- The mac and linux builds are untested. If anyone does try them, feedback on any bugs would be appreciated.
Thanks for playing!
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POST-COMP VERSION NOW AVAILABLE HERE: http://panurge.itch.io/the-veiled-world
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 81% |
| #7 | Humor | 4.25 |
| #54 | Fun | 3.86 |
| #87 | Audio | 3.66 |
| #161 | Overall | 3.66 |
| #249 | Mood | 3.37 |
| #274 | Theme | 3.64 |
| #277 | Graphics | 3.56 |
| #669 | Innovation | 3.02 |
Comments
good work the animations are really good. love the death effect. that sounds strange, but it is really good
Nice pixel art, funny descriptions and sweet sound. Good work! :)
Very enjoyable! I especially loved the voice reading the character types. The gameplay has a good feel to it too.
I like it a lot! The game has a lot of personality, I love the character select screen voice overs, and how the enemies taunt you.
Nice game, but a little to difficult to controll for me (too fast and bouncy).
Is this the greatest game that ever was? At first I thought the controls were a little "twitchy", but then I thought "ba ba ba, ba ba ba-ran"
I had a smile on my face the whole time I played it. Possibly the best entry I've played so far.
Cool little game with a nice dollop of humour and sfx. Controls and the floatiness are not too my taste though.
Thanks everyone!
I think I upped the twitch factor of the controls too far because I was playing the game so much yesterday that it became deceptively easy for me. If I do a post-jam version, I'll definitely bring them down again.
@mrspeaker - I was hoping someone would notice that! :)
Yet with one character it was a good game, but the three extra game experiences are reinforcing the fun and the challenge.
You did a good job in balancing the four characters which leads to unique gameplay for each one.
Special prize for the mouth-made SFX, they are great.
I will not mention 'Humor' since it's a high value constant in your LD entries, but my favorite rank and totem are "0! sexy bear".
I came back and played again for 30 minutes or so.
I'll be back for more tomorrow, for I am soresoreserous.
Wow, 4 playable characters in a ludum dare game?! UNHEARD OF! Very polished and very fun.
Physics here is totally broken, but suddenly its pretty fun :D Graphics/animation feels really neat! I enjoyed your game a lot!
Great game, love the art and sound. Wasted quite a bit of time just flicking over the characters on the select screen and listening to their names, hilarious.
Ended up getting paladin, cheerful rooster with the Ranger. Impressive entry definitely one of my favourites so far, will have to come back and play more.
Hahaha, Sorcecerer!xDDD
Liked the game mechanics a lot, but it's a bit frustrating since the acceleration in-air is too sensitive and I usually fail on jumping at the platforms, maybe it's just me that i'm pretty bad on this haha
anyway good job mate!
Those sounds are golden! Cool and fun game.
But when I press the up arrow key all enemys float up in the air. Could be a bug or maybe a magic spell or something. Who knows, right?
@primaerfunktion - Hahaha. I could be sly and congratulate you on finding a secret gnome-levitating spell but the truth is I had no idea that would happen - I always use WASD to play. Thanks for giving me a laugh!
This was really awesome! Has some nice humor as expected from you. :) Played as barbarian and loved the bouncy axe. Now I have to try the other characters.
Haha, barbabarran! Cool shadow-world concept. Great graphics and sound. Jump controls were a little frustrating (jump and move seemed one or other). Really great presentation though and fantastic humor.
i love the misread names , the artstyle, how fast the movement was and everything else! there was some problemw ith the collision tho but it didn't really matter :)
Funny and enjoyable, when I heard the character pronunciations
I knew already that I'm going to like this.
Well done sir, had lots of fun!
Damn! How did you accomplished so much? I envy you. Awesome job, man. Very funny! I cracked up laughing at your voice overs. The first thing I did was to kill a gnome. Sorry.
like the way you used the theme. The jumping reminded me of Legend of Kage on the NES. Well done!
Games like this make my fingertips sweat. The text was hard to read when playing full-screen, but otherwise a very solid entry!
Fun game, would have liked a health bar, I had no idea I even was dying first time and thought my punishment for hits was just being repelled from the veil, until blood! everywhere! :P
Managed to beat it as the ranger, died as everyone else :D
I really liked the basic idea of the game but felt that the controls could have been a bit better. I had some issues (only with barbarian) that he missed a lot of jumps, but maybe it was me who had missed something. I liked that you had 4 different characters to choose from. :D
Well done! :)
Very funny; love the sound effects. The smushed font is also amusing.
yeah character pronounciation was great! i chose the barbarbarian and his axe was rad...
Pretty humorous, I felt the jumping wasn't responding sometimes. But overall a very nice game.
I suck at this game. Mostly because on my laptop, I can't use my mouse and keyboard at the same time. But I had a lot of fun anyway. the characters ar so cool! Especially the Rogue. the sound effect are awesome too
Sorry, I think I killed some friendly gnomes :P It's a nice idea. The controls are a little frustrating and there must be a problem with the font because I could barely read any of that text.
My first attempt was with the Barbarian and I wasn't very good. But then I played with the others and I could finish it. Nice art/animations and sounds. It's very funny! :D
Properly made me laugh out loud :D I liked the mechanic for moving between worlds - great job!
Omigosh I laughed so hard at the start. Possibly funniest thing I've seen in a Ludum Dare game? (I am a little sleep deprived at the moment though)
The camera is a little shakey, which annoyed me, but I had fun.
Lovely entry, very promising, loved the humour, but couldn't work out how to right-click on my mac's touchpad. Ctrl-click and Cmd-click didn't do it :(
Well done. I included it in part 14 of my Ludum Dare 30 Compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/fQEfK1MQqVU
The sound effects are funny. Are you sure that we're not supposed to kill gnomes - they look like they enjoy it when they're shot. Nice pixel art, and definitely one of the funnier games.
Easily the most fun entry I've played so far. Sound effects are really charming. :D
My spirit animal is a drunken unicorn! That was great, except for the jumping physics, which were a bit of a beast.
Psssst - you are in today's episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiOCPZZx_Fc
I really like the mechanics of this game. The audio was a nice touch. High marks here.
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I lol'd pretty hard at your character pronunciations. I played as the 'rarangerar' :) Mechanic was cool, enjoyed the sound effects and your spritework. Polished game all around, good work!