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Dungeon of Jest

By ithildin

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor5392.50
Theme6043.57
Mood6892.79
Fun7682.86
Overall8842.88
Graphics9412.49
Innovation11182.13

Comments

2014-12-08 02:43

can't open in windows...:(

ithildin 2014-12-08 03:01

Does it crash? What version of Windows have you got? :S
I've only tried it on my machine (Win8.1, 64b) and it worked fine, so I may need to go through the specifics of how to deploy Windows targets from Haxe.

Just to be sure, I've just re-uploaded the *.7z with the Windows binaries again. If anything, I've removed an old executable labelled as "NewProject" that had been bundled in addition to the final one (LD31.exe), so that's some space saved.

hunterloftis 2014-12-08 03:38

Nice level design! Some parts reminded me of Ninja Turtles for the NES.

johnbrynte 2014-12-08 12:04

I love how I first thought it looked boring and simple, while after taking the first orb immediately found it interesting. Simple and good take on the theme.

ithildin 2014-12-08 12:12

Thanks!

That's the effect I wanted to achieve, but I admit that it would have helped a lot having at least twice as many levels.

random-abductions 2014-12-08 13:32

Nice short game. Plays well and controls well. Art style is decent, but could use some work. The colors on the characters don't really fit the world. The rest of the textures are good. Good implementation of the them into the game. HTML5 version is super awesome.

hexagore 2014-12-08 14:11

Nice cape. :) Difficulty is a bit easy for me, but then again I actually finished it which is pretty rare! Nice :)

oh_andrej 2014-12-08 14:13

Cute graphics and a nice idea. I think it actually fits the theme well, as it's always the same screen but with a morphing environment (as evidenced by the character's remarks :D ) If there was a longer version I'd want to play it!

tasteslikefuture 2014-12-08 14:21

Short but fun! Classic platforming mayhem. Excellent job!

fede3751 2014-12-08 14:23

Cool game! Wish it was a little bit longer, but still a good concept!^^

myyyvothrr 2014-12-08 14:25

Short but fun, nice work!

eruditespirit 2014-12-08 14:57

This makes me think of DOS platformers! Nice use of the theme too. I'd love it if your platforming was a little less floaty.

blue-thumbs-gaming 2014-12-08 15:45

Fun, would have been even better with a backing track.
Ben.

dix 2014-12-08 16:29

Nice game :D I like how the level changes :D

amt 2014-12-08 16:39

I was unimpressed by the first screen, but the dynamic transitions were really cool. The layouts reminded me of a simpler, side scrolling Chips Challenge. I think it would play a lot better with some tweaks to the platforming physics though, namely variable jump height and a tiny bit of momentum in the movement. It feels really stiff and awkward as-is. Still, decent execution and way better than I expected.

figglewatts 2014-12-08 17:29

Nice game! Interesting way of circumventing having only one game screen.

darklightteam 2014-12-08 17:31

I liked it. Same as @johnbrynte, the interesting part came after the first orb.

Is there any way to kill the enemies? jumping on them kind of worked only for the first one.

A couple more levels would have been very nice, as you stated above. Very good job! ;)

trixton 2014-12-08 17:34

I love the way the level is regenerated around you when you complete it, and that you start where you completed the level. Fits the theme very well!

sanojian 2014-12-08 20:05

Nice concept and execution. The jumping was a little bit floaty. Maybe increase gravity a little? Great job.

paperscraps 2014-12-08 23:21

Simple little platformer. Solid mechanics.

naufr4g0 2014-12-08 23:24

Good interpretation of the theme. Level advance without change the entire map. The game lack a bit of animations.

nobuyoshi 2014-12-08 23:31

It's fun. But the jump is awkward, kind of floaty.

cyrixd 2014-12-09 02:14

I enjoyed the floaty jump... :)

gabbmonkey 2014-12-09 02:17

Simple... but cool

rulrite 2014-12-09 04:25

The simple mechanics lend themselves well to a clean game with a clear and interesting use of the theme. I very much liked the focus of the level being 'rebuilt' around the character!

There's a lot of potential for additional mechanics and innovative puzzles, if you ever do choose to expand the game.

ferraware 2014-12-09 06:12

First of all: Loved how you kept the HaxeFlixel start screen, not many people give credit to their engines these days :P

I really liked it, thought it was pretty fun. Loved the change-level animations :P Could use some background music, and I think the levels lack a bit of depth. Keep it up!

ithildin 2014-12-09 08:13

Thank you all for your comments!
I've taken notice of most of the feedback (particularly about the physics, amount of levels and visual style -well, to name it in some way n_nU) in case I give it a try and expand it (or for future games, of course!).

As for jumping on enemies and not killing them, that's a bug, I'm afraid. I'm bumped into that (pun intended) myself a couple of times :S

ithildin 2014-12-09 08:14

Typo at the end: "I'm bumped" should be "I've bumped".

mrexcessive 2014-12-09 10:02

Hi there. Nice presentation, appropriate sounds. Found it tricky after level 3 but I suck at playing platformers. Good job.

aaronjbaptiste 2014-12-09 12:51

Nice idea, the character speech bubbles are funny too. A few more levels would have been great!

goutye 2014-12-09 20:43

Some trouble with controls (Or lag ? I dunno). But nice entry! A little bit to short x) I wanted more! Well made! :)

beerman 2014-12-09 21:36

Pretty cool. Really like the level warping, it's a great way to interpret the theme.

rzuf 2014-12-10 11:16

It's awesome and suprising, when the game unfolds. :D

kill0u 2014-12-10 12:44

Nice little game :) Not fan of the physics (jumps), though. Feels more like flying than jumping ;)

gre 2014-12-10 13:24

Nice start. Wish there was more levels.
gravity is too low I think, also miss some juice to be fully enjoyable.

rainshapes 2014-12-10 19:22

Nice level design. Movement felt a bit floaty though.

themeorch 2014-12-10 23:31

There's a cool foundation here, and I'd love to see where it could go with more levels that get much more challenging. The jump is a bit too floaty for my tastes, but I enjoyed playing. Nice work!

6downstudios 2014-12-11 00:08

Really clever interpretation of the theme, well done!

gamepopper 2014-12-11 12:10

Great platformer, just needs some music, animations and more levels and this would be a full game!

zener 2014-12-12 10:35

Excellent game!! A pity is a bit too short. The level warping idea is very clever. Has already many elements that give it more depth than just jumping.

lmt 2014-12-12 21:47

Really nice interpretation of the theme (very similar to mine). However perhaps death could be a bit less painful, e.g. just die from where you start off in that level part.

si1ver 2014-12-13 09:55

Really nice!
I like how level is changing.

albertosm 2014-12-14 17:26

Instead of going from level to level, you generate a new one over the existing one. Good thinking :)