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Ghost Pirate's Ship of Treasures

By immanuela

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Audio3272.71
Theme4252.82
Humor4261.84
Fun4812.42
Mood5012.23
Overall5302.53
Graphics5582.14
Innovation5891.96

Comments

bradleysmith 2013-08-26 17:51

Couldn't beat the first level. D:

redo 2013-08-26 18:00

The idea is fun but the game is to hard, the movements of the character aren't very fluid. It felt a little jammed.
Also it's to short. I hope that you continue developing this, if it is so, add some music and sfx.

immanuela 2013-08-26 18:03

Thanks for letting me know! Always good when someone other than yourself tests it :) I will fix that immediately.

split82 2013-08-26 19:47

I somehow liked the physics of the movement. It was fast as hell, but I enjoyed it :)

jayjay122 2013-08-27 00:53

It was fun, but level 4 was impossible for me to jump up onto the platform, I guess the levels are randomly generated?

immanuela 2013-08-27 01:02

@Jayjay which platform were you having trouble with? I tested the game quite a few times to make sure it was alright but maybe it's still too hard sometimes. The levels aren't randomly generated though :)

anachron 2013-08-27 05:31

Good start to a platforming game here...

william_edwards 2013-08-27 09:36

"Thanks for playing" :) Of all the games I've played so far, this was actually the first "platformer"! A nice little classic study in the genre imo.

pixelfan 2013-08-27 09:37

i like the idea, i take some levels, but sometimes when i jump dont stay inside the platform, i dont know is it a bug or what.

immanuela 2013-08-27 09:40

Yes, that is a bug that I didn't notice when I tested it myself, I'll be working on that for the post-Jam release :)

badgerpriest 2013-08-27 09:42

This was fun platformer, but I think the 7th level has an impossible jump in the beginning.

bitserum 2013-08-27 09:43

some bugs here and there. but i really liked the music.

qaterknan 2013-08-27 09:51

It was a bit tricky to control the player, which makes the game less.

larzan 2013-08-27 10:43

Nice visuals and music!

davisan 2013-08-27 12:04

Cool! But a bit short. A played all the level without problems. Also the music is good!

cschwartz 2013-08-27 14:24

Nice music, found the controls to be a bit floaty.
Liked the risk/reward mechanic of dying losing points vs getting enough gems.

nickw 2013-08-27 14:38

Music is very piratey, that's cool.

megamasterx 2013-08-27 15:33

This was a great deal of fun. It has kind of a speed-run feel to it, and I dig that. Yarrrrrrgh!

lordhellmax 2013-08-27 16:18

Cool game! The character move a little bit too fast for me and it make it hard to jump :) But very cool game, want some more level :)

ratalaika 2013-08-27 17:25

good job

seconddimension 2013-08-27 17:31

I completed it! Works best when you keep the momentum going

kbm0 2013-08-27 19:50

Fun little game, I loved the music! Graphics could use some work. Good job! :)

wine 2013-08-27 20:26

Passed all levels )

Just love it. The case when so simple and fun
Like Doodle Jump

stenol 2013-08-27 20:29

Good little game. Hard to control but in general it's good.

xgor 2013-08-27 20:42

Well it's a simple platformer, dosn't really have much of an twist but it works
Odd jump sound effect... I think a random sfxr sound would work better there.

immanuela 2013-08-27 21:36

@Xgor, that's the sound of the platform creaking when you land on it :D Thanks for all your comments so far everyone, it's really going to help me going forward with developing :)

hbocao 2013-08-28 02:47

Cool little game. You got a good idea, but I think you need a little more polish.

fgielow 2013-08-28 03:39

I liked the background music lol

in our game we also played with the concept of `what should u do with your time?`, I liked the evident duality in yours, but i'd make it harder ot get the money AND save yourself! =)

manuq 2013-08-28 04:01

Hey immanuela, you can do small bugfixing after submission, is allowed in the rules.

Being the time left an important thing, I found it a bit hidden in the sidebar.

crazi456 2013-08-28 05:38

Was fun! Had problems with some of the platforms too.

diptoman 2013-08-28 05:45

Graphics were kind of mismatched, could use some work. But otherwise, decent platformer; would have preferred not to have the acceleration though, that was the reason I failed most of the time. XD

reaperguy 2013-08-28 08:17

Pretty nice, but i found it quite hard to move the carachter.

immanuela 2013-08-28 10:32

Bug fix - player can no longer fall through platforms. If anyone is still having this issue, please let me know :)

mironix 2013-08-28 15:20

Excellent level design, player learns quickly what he has to do. Good difficulty.

zlowrance 2013-08-28 15:27

Decent little game. Wouldve liked to have seen more levels, I was able to beat it fairly quickly. Platformers are always fun though! Good entry

immanuela 2013-08-28 17:49

@zlowrance - I definitely plan to add more levels after Ludum Dare :)

chronusz 2013-08-28 17:54

I don't know why so many people are saying this was too hard, I actually think it was far too easy :D I beat every level and got every coin without losing a life. I would've liked to have seen the game go on for longer, but I understand time constraints :)

tomk32 2013-08-28 18:34

it's a good start for a platformer, a few animations would be great, they are the best thing you have to bring such a game to life. The UI could do with some margin to the edge of the view. while you're at it, imagining the game takes place under deck, a vignette for the background image and some animated lanterns as well. only thing that keeps the mood up is the good music selection. oh and high five for choosing a woman as your hero :)

pinktreeleaf 2013-08-28 22:58

solid platformer, cool music.

ld_lan_party 2013-08-28 23:54

It was over all too quickly!

georgebroussard 2013-08-29 00:07

Awesome song! Carried the whole game for me. Who doesn't like pirates? The jump physics were great (something you don't see a lot of in LD games) so it was super fun to listen to the song and run around levels. I'd work on this further.

croze 2013-08-29 02:01

Fully agreed @redo, but now the sfx are really annoying lol, there should be a mute button.

phocker 2013-08-29 02:37

nice game -- really good music

cwkx 2013-08-29 03:33

Simple and fun, with great music - good job :)

hypp 2013-08-29 03:46

Quite fun, but perhaps a little too easy? One of my favourites so far

angrycrow 2013-08-29 04:07

funny! The controls have a good feel and the length of the game is just right!

namrog84 2013-08-29 05:00

Fun

truiton 2013-08-29 08:09

I've got a black screen, is it normal?

immanuela 2013-08-29 08:51

@truiton, nope not normal. Someone else has mentioned that too, I'll look into it now.

alvivar 2013-08-29 09:10

really enjoyable. the music make the mood.

doonay21 2013-08-29 13:00

Love the audio! Graphics is also not bad. Good job!

nangie 2013-08-29 15:31

Really nice, i loved the music !

mekuri 2013-08-29 16:27

I was surprised to see people saying it was hard, I take it a few changes have been made? I beat I think 8 levels, and then it was done, and it was extremely easy. I liked the creaking sound when you hit the boards.

sengi 2013-08-29 18:10

Funny and fast game! Have a fun to play that

immanuela 2013-08-29 18:57

@Mekuri nope the levels are the same, some people have said it was hard and some say it was easy, I'm not quite sure why. Thanks again for all the comments everyone, seriously, it;s really encouraging :)

entity2d 2013-08-29 18:59

Pretty cool for something made in such a short space of time :)

esayitch 2013-08-29 19:14

Was pretty easy but fun regardless... liked the movement in this, felt natural... good first entry!

kristof 2013-08-29 22:35

Awesome music! The jumping felt precise and good.

proc 2013-08-29 22:43

Found it easy but missed a couple of gems. I walked many planks in this game... I'll get my coat...

finnegan2100 2013-08-29 22:58

Simple, but cute. Good game design, but I think the difficulty could have increased a bit more from level to level.

l0gical1nsanity 2013-08-30 00:15

Fun little game. I wish it had a pause button because gameplay went so fast >.<

otus 2013-08-30 01:08

Nice piratey feel.

Some animation on the character would be very welcome!

Keep at it!

gravyhands 2013-08-30 02:06

I really liked the controls. The jumping velocity/gravity was very nicely done.

miguelsantirso 2013-08-30 08:14

Some simple fun for 1 or 2 minutes. I don't think the game is too hard, but I agree it's very short. Good job anyway!

moosefly 2013-08-30 11:29

The game was way too easy :P. The graphics were decent enough and the audio good, gameplay also felt solid and the "risk vs. reward" system was really nice!

deammer 2013-08-30 14:24

Fun platformer, good fun for a minute :) Add more levels for sure!

unept 2013-08-30 18:15

Nice game, the simple gameplay is quite fun. I'd work on graphics, and maybe making the levels more incrementally difficult. Otherwise, well done.

vaelzan 2013-08-31 16:11

Pretty fun but a bit simple and a bit too short. I liked the greed aspect to it, would have liked to have seen harder levels where you have to make solid choices about which treasures you go for and which you have to leave behind.

hypnohustla 2013-08-31 17:37

I wished there would be a bit more variety in the level designs. Otherwise a solid little platformer :)

paperblurt 2013-08-31 20:16

Is probably the first pirate game so far. And now I must find more in LD27

haloflooder 2013-08-31 21:49

I thought it was too easy. Maybe adding obstacles would've been nice. But it's just simply nice.

epiphane 2013-09-01 00:43

Fun, solid little platformer. Not sure what happens when the 10 seconds runs out, since all the levels are fairly easy... It would have been nice to see some interesting gimmicks or new mechanics to the basic platforming game.

infernet89 2013-09-01 09:30

The idea is not so very original (there are a lot of limited-time platformer out there), but the realization is way better than most of the other games of the same kind. And the background music is so adorable!

xaizil 2013-09-01 14:22

I found it too easy, not that exciting but could be cool if it was more complex

jijaweb 2013-09-01 18:40

Cool game, and hard.

iiechapman 2013-09-02 18:42

This game plays very easily, found it somewhat relaxing getting all of the collectables, the music fits very well. Would be cool to see more game mechanics applied to increase difficulty

klianc09 2013-09-03 15:47

Level 10 is near impossible and Level 11 is impossible because you can't jump that high... maybe I'm missing something?

jason 2013-09-03 19:54

Nice job! Something felt a bit off with the spikes and contacting them. But otherwise it was a good game. I would have like to see the difficulty scale a bit more where timing and the proper route to the jewels required no mistakes to get them all. Maybe a way to repeat levels too, so if you finish it without getting all the jewels, you can try again.

zerot 2013-09-07 02:38

No audio controls :( and level 10 was seemingly impossible for me. Idk if it was just me or something faulty on the back end but I fell through certain platforms. Nice start to a platformer though!

p4nurge 2013-09-08 12:48

Simple but beautifully judged platforming. The controls were smooth and the short levels were nicely balanced. It was very satisfying to plot a course and bounce through them.

Special mention to the excellent music.

Good work!

kirbytails7 2013-09-14 19:01

Nice and simple. Sound effects and animation are a bit buggy; the creaking seems like it should only occur when landing on a platform instead of just when overlapping it, and face direction during jumping got off.

porglezomp 2013-09-14 20:51

I eventually got stuck, but it was fun before that. I liked trying to work myself out of the debt I built up early on, and the music and sounds were very nice.

hardgrafter 2013-09-15 22:07

addictive and good fun!

vile-smile 2013-09-16 12:49

The music choice was very good, but the sound fx got annoying after a while. Not much to do aside from collecting gems.