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By davidpeter

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Graphics1253.77
Mood2263.10
Humor3401.88
Innovation4002.55
Theme4292.76
Overall4312.73
Audio4371.75
Fun4922.23

Comments

msquirrel 2013-04-30 06:49

Very Nice, liked the graphics, liked the style, good job.

dertom 2013-04-30 11:00

Looks nice, but actually I have to admit that I didn't get how to use the space key 'to stun the moths'. I die at the first jump :D Maybe I'm still too tired :D
As you already mentioned no restart key, but I know restarting a game can be really challenging!

dertom 2013-04-30 11:04

Aaaa,...ok I finally got my first light off :D That I do call a difficult start :D plus dying at the first contact :D
Gratz for finishing, keep on rocking

davidpeter 2013-04-30 11:48

Yeah, it's a bit tricky at first for sure. That's something to fix for later. Thanks!

sheep 2013-04-30 14:14

Definitely a hard game. Fun nonetheless! Congratulations! Great mood. Would be awesome with some music.

johnfn 2013-04-30 15:51

Graphics are pro. 1 hit death is a little much. Didn't realize you had to jump onto the top of the lamps and mash space to get it to turn off. I died like 10 times before I figured that out. However once I did that I thought it was cool. And stressful, which is good.

I'm going to go ahead and agree with the last commenter. Music would have made this game so much better. Like omg.

tonbery 2013-04-30 22:01

I dont figure out what to do, this devil butterflies always get me! D= but nice art, and the control is really responsive ;)

psychomonster 2013-04-30 22:50

Cool artwork a very good mood... very hard gameplay.. there is not a single sound... and I'm dying all the time ... no problem at all... I think I'm to noobish ;)

degtyarev 2013-05-01 00:13

One hit death is too punishing! Nice visuals.

davidpeter 2013-05-01 01:37

For those having difficulty with the game and want some spoilers on how to beat it: keep mashing the space bar and time your jumps. You want to press space while touching the top of the lampposts, where the light is emanating from.

prelucid 2013-05-03 01:32

Nice graphics. Couldn't get very far, but interesting mechanic.

jceipek 2013-05-03 01:52

Nice graphics and mood, and I like the concept of the central mechanic, but the game difficulty doesn't feel very balanced. Getting past the first three moths was really frustrating because permadeath + the lack of a reset to just after the game introduction made the experience of losing quite tedious. I was about to give up before reading the other comments. After that, the game lost all its challenge and I played through in one go without losing. A gradual increase in difficulty to overcome obstacles (with a more forgiving start) would have been very welcome. The ending felt incomplete, and I tried to grab the fallen star and escape the cave for several minutes before I realized that there was nothing else to do.

Good work for a first/second LD.

evildan 2013-05-03 02:37

Interesting idea - like the mechanic and love the aesthetic.

the-jack 2013-05-03 06:14

Interesting concept, very difficult in the execution. Also a minor aesthetic nitpick but the vector perfect circles of light might have fit the art style better if they were more aliased. Congrats Shirmung on the 1st LD Jam.

pabloalexandre31 2013-05-04 03:26

Liked the graphics and of idea, but the death is very frustrating, because don't have a restart button (I know that you already mentioned no restart button). Good Job!

hatscat 2013-05-06 15:36

Nice! A music could add a lot for the mood

frederickk 2013-05-09 17:58

good style and graphics, congrats (die at first hit is hard..try to make this easier, please, hehe)

commanderstitch 2013-05-16 00:42

I made it to lamp 5 i think. 3 got me soooo many times. i noticed the lamp heights varied for every game i played. I like the starry background and the beautiful star. :D

cataclysmicknight 2013-05-16 04:42

I played about 8 times and couldn't get past first lamp, even after reading the other comments... I definitely wished that it was easier to restart after death, too.

finefin 2013-05-16 13:08

I died a dozen times on the first screen and the missing restart button makes this quite frustrating.
nonetheless the game looks just lovely and could be a hit with some more hours of work on usability and balancing.
so I give it a 4/5 overall.

wisegamer 2013-05-16 13:20

Needs a music, other than that it is good !

thijsku 2013-05-16 16:07

Too bad you have to restart the webpage when you're game over. Was kinda hard. I did like the art style though!

Nice job

jlauener 2013-05-17 22:34

Nice graphics and mood. Too bad there is this single hit death with a kind of empty screen :(

make-a-game 2013-05-19 10:39

I loved the graphics and overall mood, all very warm and fuzzy. Those moths are really evil looking! Aside from some animation problems, this game ran smooth. Hope to see you next LD!

ilo 2013-05-19 18:25

Certainly looks a lot less stressful than it plays! :) That's my main criticism really, that the difficulty and presentation don't seem to fit. But the visuals are charming, and it could easily have a great atmosphere with some music and sound effects.

georgebroussard 2013-05-20 20:31

Liked the graphics, style and base mechanic ideas. Jump was pretty floaty and the collision box on the player seemed too large making for unforgiving collisions.

bradleysmith 2013-05-21 00:42

Not bad.

onlyslightly 2013-05-21 00:50

Beautiful game. might be a tad difficult though. Loved the aesthetic and mood

monxcleyrproductions 2013-05-21 00:51

Strangely difficult, and without much of an introduction. I loved, loved the art though, and I feel the mechanic of turning lights on and off could definitely go places.