The Dull Dagger Gang
Times are tough!
Join the Dull Dagger Gang, a band of occultist thieves, in well-timed heist amidst a revolution that threatens to overthrow a despot monarchy in this lockpicking-themed rythm game.
Submitted for the Fuck Capitalism Jam 2023
Controls
W A S D - Pick
I J K L - Wrench (same distribution as WASD, but more to the right)
▬▬▬▬ ADDITIONAL INFO ▬▬▬▬▬
- Try to use your ears to discern each song's rythym!
- You can change the volume pressing Escape. This was intended to be a pause menu, but we couldn't manage to make it work correctly on WebGL. We'll try to upload an executable version asap.
- Locks can be brute-forced. Give it a thought if you're struggling.
- Any similarity to real life events and locations is probably intended.
▬▬▬▬ A SHORT GAME MADE BY: ▬▬▬▬▬
- Music, SFX, design
- Programming, art, design, writing.
▬▬▬▬ LISTEN TO THE OST HERE ▬▬▬▬▬
https://soundcloud.com/lex-artis-project/sets/the-dull-dagger-gang-ost
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We went for a game idea we established before the jam but that we hadn't executed yet, and we had a very crude prototype "working" a week before the jam so we could focus on the visual and sound parts of the game.
Other than this, all the game's actual content and most of it's assets were developed during the month of June. We're kinda tired.
▬▬▬▬ TOOLS WE USED: ▬▬▬▬▬
-Pixel Art texturing brushes from Brainwash Gang for brainwashing
▬▬▬▬ OUR THANKS TO: ▬▬▬▬▬
-Pablo Jiménez: Testing tracks, 3D assistance, emotional support <3
-PRINCESS INTERNET CAFé: Last-hour Technical assistance
Download
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Development log
- The "let's fix that already" updateAug 21, 2023
- The Ethereal Zenith Protocol UpdateJul 03, 2023
Comments
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102268! that was a really unique approach to rhythm games and I enjoyed it a lot. I wish the arrows were a little more visible, since I think that's what added most of the difficulty for me, but was still plenty of fun.
Awesome style! The game itself I found the inputs were a bit off from the music (might be on my end but IDK) which made it hard for me, and I found the dialogue was slow (like the speed at which it appeared, not slow as in boring) but I still enjoyed the story and visuals. Also I adore the character designs.
Final score was 49734
the visual chaos mixed with double handed controls and need to quickly react to appearing and changing notes makes for a stressful experience that had me doubting my competency as a lockpicker. even then, i was somehow able to get through with the guards being completely oblivious to my presence.
this game is sick as! it was a little bit too difficult for me but i enjoyed it nonetheless
114990, LOVED this! the assassin goes hard fr
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103375
um pause menu when
also latency calibration engine when
Tanto los personajes como la musica estan muy bien hechos, veo mucho avance desde que jugue Rat Lich, espero seguir viendo que otros juegos sigues desarrollando, saludos
Muchísimas gracias!! Me alegra ver que sigues subiendo videos de cosillas a las que vas jugando y me hace mucha ilusión que te haya molado!
Un abrazo muy fuerte! 🗡️👑💥
94656 Good game, music is really moody and good to listen to. And it's kinda hard to multitask the controls like that. Overall Great Rhythm game with a story to it.
86056! The art was absolutely beautiful, and i'll absolutely be replaying multiple times!!!
The game is really well-polished in terms of aesthetics and music and overall integration of soundtrack into gameplay etc -- but it was extremely difficult for myself as someone who's not used to rhythm games at all. Some clearer explanations, and/or a written-out tutorial would have been very helpful. It's especially hard working with different direction inputs for each hand at the same time (I would assume this would be expected at much more advanced levels than only a few minutes in, if this was a full-length game). I ended up giving up at the last lock. :(
Skill issue /j
There is an easy difficulty option on the main menu when you launch the game! Finish it you missed the ending!
Hey, really cool game! BTW I'm working on a beat mapper app for music-based games. It's called MBOY Editor (https://vfpe.itch.io/mboy-editor) Do you want to try it for your game? Vic
Loved it! Got a 77300, but had to call an extra pair of hands.
This game has pleasantly surprised me. The art style is beautiful, and the music is very pleasant. At first (without the ez difficulty), I thought the difficulty level was too high, but certainly, after managing to pass the first lock, the rest have been easy for me.
Glad you enjoyed it :P
The OST is linked in the description if you wanna check it out sometime again
Fun game, and amazing artstyle. Very well done!
This was amazing! The music and artstyle were great and i was actually interested in the story and dialogue.
glad you liked it ^^
Woah, really nice game! I'll take 66762
63193, I may not be good at it but I loved the music and aesthetic. Definitely gonna keep an eye on you guys.
Neat score!
The Dull Dagger Gang has eyes everywhere and has noticed you showing the way of larceny to the outside world through "The Twitch". We are very thankful for that.
Hope you had fun!
thanks😎
i love this!! the music flows and works along great with the story plot and setup, lol i love the silly art style and how u gotta think quick.
only problem for me was trying to figure out mechanics it kinda works for the game tho. I just wish there were settings or another way to do this without the layout im not used to
Glad you liked it ^^ If you want to hear any of the songs the OST is now on the description of this page :3
Would it be possible to get a non-browser version?
You got it! An executable version is now available for download
Thank you!
Great game, great style! Super fun, and I love the characters.
i having a problem with the resolution i dont know how to fix it
can you give us more details? we haven't experienced any resolution issues so please let us know what to look for!
really cool game and style i would love to see more of the dull dagger gang.
Very impressive visual type and polish, loved the writing on the characters.
It took me forever to figure out the mechanics, snapping the pick quite a lot and having to sit through that dialog every time was a bit rough
This was so badass. Loved the characters' style and animations
good work!! the Dull Dagger gang is impressed by your achievements and will follow your carrer with great interest 🗡️👁️🗡️
my total score was 99834! fucking amazing, great concept and songs <3 you two are a powerhouse!!
impressive score!! The Dull Dagger gang hereby grants you the title of Master Thief >:)
i can die happily now
No sreenshot so didn't happen. I hold the record muahaha! (I know you do have a screenshot don't upload it plz 🥺🥺)
you're lucky itch is still having server issues ahaha
holly molly
SICK! freakin love your style
thanks!!! developing the visual identity of the game was a blast and my favourite part of making games