That Fateful Night is my entry into Ludum Dare 33, and my second game made for Ludum Dare!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0KHKjjldk = A short video demonstrating most of the Intro
That Fateful Night (TFN for short) follows the story of young girl and an enigmatic person who just so happened to break into her house.
From there, it is up to you to locate the girl and try to stop her from snitching! If you can't though, that's okay (Because it will never happen), but you can take out revenge on her before the police arrive. The parting words at the end differ depending on your performance in the game, so experiment a little (but not too much (please don't break my game!)).
Over the past 40 hours I have had a lot of fun making this little game come to life. The concept changed a little bit over the course of development, but for the most part, it was rather smooth sailing. My favourite part of the experience was seeing and hearing the intro sequence come together. The Sine wave scream fits so perfectly.
I hope you enjoy playing!
CONTROLS:
A/D: Move left/Right
W: Enter door/Climb Stairs
E: Interact
Press LMB: Use Axe (Holding for a second gives a faster and larger swipe)
A/D + RMB: Dash (Used for evading attacks (bullets, pesky knives))
BUGFIXES:
V1.01:
- Fixed shots and footsteps being audible after death.
- Fixed application not exiting post-death.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #13 | Theme | 4.33 |
| #22 | Mood | 4.08 |
| #55 | Overall | 3.88 |
| #153 | Fun | 3.54 |
| #163 | Graphics | 3.79 |
| #321 | Audio | 3.04 |
| #1415 | Coolness | 45% |
Comments
I really loved the exploration aspect, and the fact that you can move from house to house is interesting. The rain effects are trippy yet cool. I would've thought that this game would be marked as inappropriate for some users as it is quite gory, but it was fine for me.
@Anaglyph, I thought I had marked this game as inappropriate. Thanks for the heads up.
Really cool, only nitpick: the shooting during the gameover screen was annoying. Other then that, had great fun!
@mantis Yeah, I need to fix that. I'll be submitting a slightly fixed version soon that adjusts the volume on death, as well as fixing a bugged timer. The game is meant to exit on death and it doesn't do that at the moment, either.
So intense... Why was startled by what happened? Great impact!
Great concept and I loved the thought put into it, it had nice atmosphere too. It was also a nice take on the theme.
I *really* wanted to kill that little girl. I thought it was expected of me. The Nuremberg defense, anyone? Nice job!
Solid 5's all around. I feel the horror genre is hard to pull off and too many people take a slasher approach. Blood and guts are good for shock, but not actual fear. I felt it in this quick and simply animated game. Fantastic.
Nice game, I actually got scared at some point lol, nice graphics. Good job.
I think your sound design needs some work. I turned myself in so I'd never have to hear anyone scream ever again. Apart from that, it was fun in a unique way. Kudos!
Got stuck in the first room for a while as I kept trying to open the door, but didn't realize I needed to move further left, quite liked the graphics, the footstep sounds and the sudden character switch
Very cool, great mood / theme. It can be so fun hunting and killing a little girl :-)
(From my point of view, it would be better you write less about the story in the comment - you spoil the shock of finding the parents killed a little bit; and it was executed so good in the game :-)
That was amazing and dark. I loved it. I had to try every ending. :)
A great, intense experience. It is short but sweet, and I love how the mood is spread in this game. Pixel gore is something quite interesting, and I loved the openness of this experience. Didn't feel like a Ludum game, it felt quite finished in my opinion.
Oooh really atmospheric :p When the killer appeared it made me jump!
I like the sound when you kill people too, also nice pixel art!
Really nicely put together, goooood job!
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Absolutely loved it! Short yet tense, gah, fantastic job!