Chaos Conquest

I had a lot of fun playing your game! The story and characters are really funny. Although the gameplay was a bit hard, I managed to finish it. It's impressive how much content you put on this game and the atmosphere you created, making this engaging game.

In fact, I liked your game so much that I drew a fanart: https://imgur.com/8Q57oZe

I hope you like it. :)

Very interesting story! I included it in my GM48: Sacrifice compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/qZITVIm2pYI

Took me 2-3 tries to beat the sun and the evil clone, you def. need some i-frames during hitstun.

The game have impressively good variety for a jam game (and a first), but like poblematicar said, lots of rookie mistakes. At least collisions were working well, so that's a plus. But yeah, overall it lacks polish more than anything else.

This is the best bad game that I'll ever play.

I'll be completely honest, I have no idea how you managed to get so much content into this game in so little time, the first thing that comes to mind is that maybe you did everything kind of in a hurry, because the sprites are pretty bad and some of the coding is pretty buggy, like collisions, bullets, or movement.

I mean, this game has all of the "rookie mistakes" that you usually expect in a jam game, even the balancing is kinda off, and at a first glance it looks like it's made by a complete beginner.

So I'm betting that you either have a ton of talent and made a really fun game with lots of content without even knowing of the many rookie mistakes you made, OR, you're actually an experienced dev and tried to go for quantity over quality. Also great plot twist at the end.

I don't have many characters left so I'll keep this short.

Good Story, Good music, Bad art, Bad code, Good game.

Haven't got the courage to beat that sun boss, his attacks are way too hard to dodge and losing energy when shooting, considering it's your only option to win, seems a bit too punitive. Aside that, I love how you're into people's mind and how you managed to squeeze in bosses! Too bad the animations and visuals weren't that great

The game was fun, and a real challenge–maybe too much of a challenge. For example, the sun boss could've used some adjustment. I would've liked a double jump.

Good story and immersion. A good game for first game jam entry. Thanks for participating!

If lifetime was a rating, I would give you a solid 10 out of 10. I played it nearly 1 hour steak without even finishing it. It's impressive that you managed to make bosses and cutscenes when no one else had time for that (of them I've seen).

The icon and the banner looks unprofessional so they lowered my expectations. But the game was atually well made with several enemy types and fun gameplay. A downside is that it was at some points a little bit too EXTREMELY HARD!

Not bad for a first game (or is it just your first jam?). I agree with what Veralos said. Sacrificing followers is a good way of fitting the jam theme and exploring peoples minds is a great concept. But, losing health to attack is frustrating, especially when dodging enemies is usually not possible. Maybe sacrificing health could be for a special attack? I feel like I'm being punished for attacking instead of being rewarded the power to shoot in exchange for health, if that makes sense? It's a subtle difference, but maybe it's something to think about?

Also, the controls are a bit clunky, but decent enough. I liked the ability to hang on ledges! The music is repetitive, but set the tone for each mindscape which added to the atmosphere. Collisions are sometimes harsh and I got stuck on top of enemies a few times and died almost instantly. Sometimes it feels better for the player to have a smaller hit box, even if it isn't technically accurate.

Anyway, despite a few problems, I think you did a good job!

Interesting idea for a game. Having the levels be inside people's minds is pretty clever and I like how they feel like the person you're taking over.

Sacrificing followers to heal and gain powerups is a good idea that works well. Losing health when you attack doesn't work as well. It does fit the theme but it feels kind of unfair when you're forced to lose life just to damage a boss.

Speaking of bosses: The second and final bosses seem a bit too hard. It's almost impossible to dodge all the attacks. However, I did eventually beat them.

The visuals aren't the best but they do have some charm to them. The audio works well enough though the music loops are a bit short.

rly cute game with a lot of content in it love the name nyarlathotep XD

the backgrounds of the platforming areas could have been expanded to add more atmosphere, but i understand that that would be pretty time consuming to do

fun game, tho i cant beat the sun XD

Fun game and cool concept. The platforming and shooting elements are pretty clunky feeling, but they work well enough. The story/concept is really cool. I hate to say it, but the art is pretty bad. I had a pretty good time playing "Chaos Conquest"