VILLAGE MAYHEM is a top down action arcade game where you control a cloaked hellish creature with a goal of causing as much havoc and destruction in your path as possible while surviving against hordes of tiny warriors and guards defending the cozy small villages and cities which you plague with your dark magic!
Controls:
* Arrows keys - move
* Spacebar - Shoot
* Shift / Ctrl - Lock direction
* Z - Dash
* X - Knockback
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #29 | Fun(Jam) | 4.04 |
| #46 | Overall(Jam) | 4.04 |
| #51 | Audio(Jam) | 4.00 |
| #93 | Graphics(Jam) | 4.36 |
| #145 | Mood(Jam) | 3.71 |
| #186 | Theme(Jam) | 3.88 |
| #315 | Humor(Jam) | 3.19 |
| #462 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.08 |
| #1415 | Coolness | 45% |
Comments
Definitely well-polished. The screams of the villagers is hilarious too. Had 75% then died. Would play again.
I'd love to play this but it crashes immediately when I run the exe. The screenshots look stunning and there seems to have been a lot of effort and hardwork put into it though :)
@Maramasa Any error message or similar? Very odd that it would do that. You could always try the multi-platform option.
Fun little arcade game. I found the controls difficult to use since I had to face the direction I wanted to shoot. But, that's probably part of the appeal and difficulty. ;) Good job!
Not so easy as the graphic suggest!
I really like the artistic style you used in this game!
The gameplay is smooth and nice!
Well done, nice entry! :D
@CrazyMinnowStudio Holding shift or Controls allows you to lock your direction.
I really like this game! The gameplay is smooth and funny and the graphical style is amazing! Well done! :D
Very impressive! neatly polished, fast-paced, feels alive and looks and sounds absolutely great! The colors of the village houses etc. could have a little more contrast to the background, it is sometimes hard to make them out.
Also, as a fellow LÖVEr, this was easily changed, but you should try to stay away from Z and Y as control keys, a lot of european keyboards move them around.
This game is very well made. It's very polished, the graphics are incredible for such a short time frame, and the gameplay is superb. I very much enjoyed it. :)
Darkly comedic! HAd some gameplay issues- often boundaries are hard to discern in the grass, so I got stuck + died. Strafing shooters need more open arenas to be effective. But, I love the look and theme, and dashing about was fun!
Great game as usual! I'd like it if the controls were a little less awkward but the game itself was solid. Great job!
Not bad =) Fast action and these SMALL BUGS HUMANS! MUHAHAHAHAHAH!
Very good and smooth, hard to imagine that has been done in so little time, congratulations.
Hardcore gameplay, nice villagers reaction, nervous style! VERY NICE ! Thanks a lot for the game !
The aiming takes a bit of getting used to and even then didn't really click with me, but other than that, it's really amazing. The graphics are appealing, but the villagers are a bit hard to distinguish from the background sometimes. The extra skills are fun to use and add to the fast paced gameplay really well!
One of my favourite games I have rated.Very nice game!. Congrats!!
Another great game from you. The graphics and animations are just stunning, and the level of polish is superb. I felt like the dash was unnecessary, since I never used it and don't really see the point to it (didn't want to dash through the nice scenery and destruction).
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A level of polish you wouldn't expect from a 72 hours game. It reminded me of Dark Souls somehow, maybe because of its hardcore gameplay.
An excellent job you've done there!