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Leap of Faith

By lustdante

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness298
Graphics1633.69
Overall1693.48
Audio1703.19
Mood2133.23
Innovation2233.35
Fun2913.19
Theme3293.18
Humor3652.56

Comments

ctatz 2013-12-16 04:32

Hahaha. Super cool concept!

zconnelly13 2013-12-16 04:33

Wow! The intro was fantastic and the gameplay (although a little unintuitive) was interesting :) I'd like to see this with different "levels" or something and with a bit more forgiving learning curve. But seriously excellent job! How is working with unity? I'm considering switching :3

switchbreak 2013-12-16 04:42

Interesting idea, though far too difficult. I wasn't able to make it to the top. I really love the artwork and the music is fun, though.

evildan 2013-12-16 04:45

Awesome! Didn't get terribly far, but love that I'm dealing with a boss battle right out of the gate.

endesga 2013-12-16 04:54

Art is great! I love it!

lustdante 2013-12-16 04:58

Thanks for the comments! I really didn't know the game was unforgiving until I started hearing about it :(

@zconnelly13
I would encourage you to hop on the Unity wagon :)

cbit 2013-12-16 05:23

I like the Cave Story style graphics and audio for this game, and the idea fits the YOGO theme well. If this was further developed into a full game with the same style, I would probably buy it. :)

ambi 2013-12-16 05:27

Some weird hitboxing and issues with jumping and avoiding missiles but other than that, pretty neat idea and game.

tyro 2013-12-16 05:30

Nifty. Sometimes it seemed a little hard to hold onto the ladder. Otherwise, solid effort.

ultravisitor 2013-12-16 05:33

I like how simple this is. The missiles are really hard to dodge other wise its pretty fun.

zzzev 2013-12-16 05:41

Very fun, and gorgeous pixel art. I couldn't make it to the end, must have died ten times on the rockets that come down vertically. Would love to see what came next though, the screen shot that looks like above ground is teasing me!

lustdante 2013-12-16 05:47

@zzzev Due to many people pointing out the difficulty of the game, I uploaded 10 Lives version without touching the original submission.

emmelineprufrock 2013-12-16 05:58

I love what you did with the theme. Very cool.

piat 2013-12-16 06:33

Game play was a little rough (being able to climb off the screen confused the heck out of me). Art style was great as was the music. Lots of potential.

sean-noonan 2013-12-16 07:06

Really nice. Very polished. Adorable. But hard as nails (to it's detriment).

tklovert 2013-12-16 07:12

Good take on YOGO. The theme didn't give a lot of liberty this year, and it's cool to see people who did something other than one (minute/bullet/character/weapon/life).

silentbunny 2013-12-16 07:13

Really neat take on 'on-the-rails' gameplay. Catchy backing tracks too!

tklovert 2013-12-16 07:13

Good take on YOGO. The theme didn't give a lot of liberty this year, and it's cool to see people who did something other than one (minute/bullet/character/weapon/life).

thein 2013-12-16 07:14

Very unique concept, I enjoyed it while it lasted. The art is awesome as well. Good job!

catonmars 2013-12-16 07:19

Nice dodging game~ The graphics looks nice, the overall gameplay is fun. Well done.

lustdante 2013-12-16 07:26

@tklovert The theme was too limiting for mechanic innovation so I tried it on ending instead. Unfortunately, the mechanical flaw of the game overshadowed that attempt :/

thatguy 2013-12-16 08:34

Amazing artwork and an awesome take on bullet hells, great work. Also, good call on adding more lives, 3 was just brutal (not that 10 is much easier). I hope to see a whole 'line' of these.

whoaconstrictor 2013-12-16 09:01

Graphics and sound are slick, gameplay is really neat, overall very well done. The gamer in me tried (and failed repeatedly) on the 3-life version. Them missiles.

lustdante 2013-12-16 10:41

@WhoaConstrictor

I'm starting to think whether I'm not only person who can clear 3 lives version without dying a single time.

majorcrampas 2013-12-16 11:50

collision checking could be more forgiving. But a cool game overall, liked the story :D

primaerfunktion 2013-12-16 11:58

I like this a lot. Although it's really hard.

tsumei 2013-12-16 13:04

I really like your sprite for the Boss thing, I think most of the "fight" mechanics are pretty good, But the "Jump off ladder and get back on" mechanic feels more like a "Well shit that kind of works" Than an actual action.. It's incredibly clumsy and just became frustrating when it didn't work for the fifth time.

Overall I am impressed though, you have music, you have a storyline and you have a generally good game concept - The only thing I would've liked would be some more polished mechanic to avoid the missile going right down the ladder.

latfoued 2013-12-16 13:34

Cool concept and gameplay but when you die (all 3 lives) sometimes boss attacks launch when you are on the ground, dont know if that is intentional.

fadobo 2013-12-16 14:38

Cool game, but those damn rockets!!!

atmospherium 2013-12-16 17:40

Cool concept, and really well executed. I like the limitation in controls and the gameplay felt like the right level of challenge. The story aspect of this was actually pretty satisfying as well. Only complaint is that pressing up while falling didn't always catch the ladder right. Great work!

myfrosch 2013-12-16 19:45

I love the art :)

lorniebear 2013-12-16 19:48

Great graphics... it scared me a bit!

jillytot 2013-12-16 19:52

Hah, its even got a story. Good job dood.

hawke55 2013-12-17 00:35

Fun game! really liked the concept

yapshuter63 2013-12-17 01:25

Cool game, liked the theme! Very difficult though.

soundguy 2013-12-17 03:53

nice!

cheshyr 2013-12-17 03:57

great game. rough choice. solid gameplay. well done.

fued 2013-12-17 09:42

fun game, reminds me of oldschool megaman lol

alcorrius 2013-12-17 16:39

Great game! I like it!

cwkx 2013-12-17 18:19

The two endings are so sad, I tried to press Left and Right :( Excellent game.

bsowers 2013-12-17 18:21

Very cool concept. I got both endings - managed to realize what I had to do for one of them on my first go without seeing your screenshot.\

I'd recommend reducing the bounding box size; seemed like I was getting hit by bullets. Also I didn't once successfully jump off the ladder and return... always ended up jumping to my doom.

dohan 2013-12-17 19:07

This seems to be one of the saddest takes on the theme :(
Great game!

toureiro 2013-12-17 23:42

Great look and fun game!

jdpalmer 2013-12-18 15:27

Nice gameplay but what a sad ending..

keithe 2013-12-18 20:20

that was crazy tough. Really like the concept. Always loved all the Contra wall climbing bosses and this is like a super difficult runner version of that classic gameplay. Did not properly beat in 3 life mode. Good job!

lacutis 2013-12-22 00:15

Really cool entry. Was extremely difficult though, I couldnt get to the end. Art was great and I think the concept has a lot of potential!

johnnysix 2013-12-22 03:58

Loved the animations and art, though wasn't able to make it to the top. The guided missiles got me every time. :(

archaeometrician 2013-12-27 16:31

Nice game, it's really challenging I love it !