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[rbelmont000]

Hey there! I just finished my newest game, Demon Boy. I haven't made a GM game in forever...

Description

Demon Boy is an arcade-y action platformer with 50 levels and 1 boss fight. The goal of the game is to destroy the Morbus Lab which is polluting hell. The object of each level is to get the key and make it through the door (original, right?). The Demon Boy can jump, double-jump, and perform an air dash which lets him avoid projectiles. The game gets more difficult as it goes on, but it never gets TOO hard. If you want a real challenge, go for all 50 medals, you may just unlock something (warning: unlockable is pretty meager).

Controls
Arrow Keys - Move
A - Jump
S - Shoot
D - Air Dash
Enter - Read sign
R - Restarts level (handy for medals)

Video
Gameplay Video

Notes
I've been making games forever, but I find it really hard to actually complete them. This is one of the few games I've finished. I started this game years ago, but just started work on it again maybe two weeks ago. I thought that would be easy, but it was so poorly coded and convoluted that I had to code around the old code or rewrite it all together. A huge pain. I don't recommend doing it.

Tips
If you are going for the medals, make sure to look for different paths. If you are missing the record by multiple seconds, it's probably not your speed but the actual path you are taking through the level. And in levels with enemies, it's generally better to try to get past them without wasting time killing them. Though sometimes you have to.

Also, there is a slight glitch where if you open up the game after a save file is created, it'll delete your medals. Don't worry, if you get into a level and exit they'll all be there.

Download

Anyway, thanks for playing! Tell me how it is.

Edited by rbelmont000, 06 August 2011 - 07:53 PM.

[ZacharyKrodel]

Great game! Lots of fun, nice retro graphics, and catchy music. Although, I do get an error message ever so often. I just press ignore and it's fine. Here's the error:

___________________________________________
ERROR in
action number 1
of Draw Event
for object obj_shoteffect:

Error in code at line 1:
   if obj_main.direct = "right" then draw_sprite(spr_shoteffectr,-1,obj_main.x+8,obj_main.y-3)
                       ^
at position 22: Cannot compare arguments.

EDIT: There is a major problem. On levels 43 and 44, you get this error message continuously after you die. You have to press ignore like 20 times before the room restarts and you can resume playing. It makes completing these levels quite annoying.

___________________________________________
ERROR in
action number 1
of  Step Event
for object obj_ghoster:

Error in code at line 2:
       if obj_main.direct = "left" or obj_main.direct = "upleft" or obj_main.direct = "downleft"{
                            ^
at position 27: Cannot compare arguments.

Edited by ZacharyKrodel, 07 August 2011 - 12:12 AM.

[rbelmont000]

Grr... Thank you for pointing that out. I added some transitions and new animations and didn't think it would affect anything. I uploaded a new version now, it should work with your old save.

I really appreciate the feedback.

[Mornez]

Are you going to put it on the regular YoYo site?