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Agent Hooker

By phoenix849

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall34.43
Innovation254.12
Fun84.27
Audio154.34
Graphics474.54
Mood554.07
Humor1043.68
Theme1434.12
Coolness161144

Comments

ludum34 2015-12-15 08:34

Good game, im enjoy it. Hello from Minsk LDJam!

aamatniekss 2015-12-15 10:43

Superb game!

andreasl 2015-12-15 10:57

I really like the game. Feels very polished!
I guess it can be argued that you didn't follow the theme. Because although the mouse itself isn't a button it's still used as a way to control.
if that makes sense. Anyway I felt that the game was in the spirit of the theme! Great work!

elit3dgaming 2015-12-15 10:57

Wow really good game, love the "OH YEAH" voice hahaha really enjoyed figuring out how to progress too

anael 2015-12-15 10:59

One of the best Jam! good job!!

radstar 2015-12-15 11:00

WOw!
My favortie entry so far!
Good gameplay , nice graphics adn catchy music!
Really good job.
Add a timer , I really felt like speed running it!

yamzho 2015-12-15 11:00

Amazing entry ! Well done !

donar 2015-12-15 11:01

Pretty awesome game. I love Graphics and Audio. Not quite sure if I can count two buttons + mouse movement as "two button controls" though; It's actually only two buttons but if I don't count axis or pointing devices, I could've created something with two analog sticks, two triggers and two buttons ;)

Anyway, great work!

delahee 2015-12-15 11:13

Really cool game! The art is really nice, the music is excellent and the game work smoothly ! I love the transition and the fast replay!

rocketship 2015-12-15 11:14

Very cool, difficulty is just right and doesn't make the game feel frustrating. The mechanics are clear and "snappy", everything works as it should. Very solid all around!

andarilhoz 2015-12-15 11:16

Really cool game, almost everything perfect, congratulations

farelle 2015-12-15 11:17

wow, this game is superb :D
music: hint of james bond movies and mission impossible
Fun: you don't walk, you just hook everywhere! (I didn't even try walking XD)
Graphics: fittingly cartoony and stylish with those sunglasses
Humor: the transition screen says "dr.evil industries". which side is agent hooker working for?XD who are those random people in labcoats standing around? why are there round saws covering walls? is putting on sunglasses on lvl exit making me see better in the next?;D
also....theme usage of using ingame representation of only two buttons aswell as only using mousebuttons for playing :D

ditto 2015-12-15 11:21

daaaaaamn, this is suuuuper tight! Good job!

andybrown 2015-12-15 11:25

Love this entry! The gameplay is a lot of fun and a nice use of two button controls. The difficulty seemed to do a really sudden jump, some more intermediate levels would have really helped your learning curve, but being a jam- I'm impressed with how much content you got in. Felt really polished and fleshed out.

evgenii-petrov 2015-12-15 11:33

Smooooth! Captivating and polished game, with very good fluency and 'feel' =) However, not sure if mouse pointing counts against 'two buttons' or not.

zero2121 2015-12-15 11:42

Cool action, and The character is funny

modoc73 2015-12-15 11:52

Great game. Great Audio. Great graphics. Great animations. Great job.

galvesmash 2015-12-15 11:54

Oh my good! That was perfect. The game was really cool, i don't know what to say, man!!! Perfect! My favorite game in this jam so far!

When you guys release the mobile version make sure to tell me!

commodorekid 2015-12-15 11:56

I got stuck on the level with 4 horizontal lasers and a little space that you cannot fit. Am I missing something?
I think it's a very good entry. You have everything in place and working. Good job.

paperboxstudios 2015-12-15 12:01

Nice! looks amazing and has a great mechanic

sunshiranui 2015-12-15 12:05

Great job! I got stuck on one of the levels though :(

am_games 2015-12-15 12:07

Well polished, fun and challenging. The music was fantastic too. All in all a great game.

rougerogue 2015-12-15 12:10

Real fun to play and the music and graphics only make it much better. I have to admit I was unable to pass the level with a bunch of lasers stacked on top of each other so I apologize if I missed anything huge that happens afterwards.

madball 2015-12-15 12:13

The first impression was great. Nice graphics, fitting music, and the overall idea is funny and well-executed. Also, hook physics are flawless.
The hitbox is too vague though.

The amount of things you can do with just two buttons... hooking to a wall, hooking twice to hang mid-air, cancelling hooks... Great, but too much maybe? It felt like the difficulty curve is too steep. Also, the fact that hooks are elastic and shooting a hook makes it release for some time make the game require more planning, and in this case it adds much difficulty.

Also, I'm stuck on a level where you begin under 3 lasers. I spent so much time there! How is it even possible?

trasevol_dog 2015-12-15 12:14

Very nice entry! Super hard too... I'm stuck at a level with parallel lasers that keep you from getting out of a hole in the bottom left corner. Can't find what to do :(

guoboism 2015-12-15 12:22

Wow X3!
Great concept and greatly done! Really potential!

tipyx 2015-12-15 12:26

Yeah, an hardcore game like I love them :D. I keep it aside to finish it. Love especially the music, the art, the gameplay. Well, i think I found my favorite :D

wizzardmaker 2015-12-15 12:33

Great Game!

zagony 2015-12-15 12:40

Really enjoyed the game! I got stuck on one of the later levels, but I pushed through it. I would honestly pay money for a version of this that was fleshed out into a full game. I think I got to the end of the game (still on a level, but blocked by lasers that don't disappear), loved it, and I hope you continue to work on it

metalchouchen 2015-12-15 12:46

I not very like "pixel perfect jump game" but this is a cool entry. I love the mechanism of two grasp. And the music is really cool! Congrats!

biobazard 2015-12-15 12:49

My favorite game for now :) !

bubsypoochies 2015-12-15 12:59

Great game with nice graphics, fun gameplay and cleverly designed levels. It's really well polished for a 72h compo, congrats!

Some times we miss having a scroll option to see what's beyond the camera view, but quick restarts make it less painful to die. Great job!

riftpoint 2015-12-15 13:18

One of the best games I have played in this ludum dare! Very creative and the art is amazing

esayitch 2015-12-15 15:43

Very polished, feels very complete. I liked the art and the sound (that Oh Yeah) was very, very spot on.

Needless to say, the usage of the theme is really well-done.

Great entry, good luck!

miltage 2015-12-15 15:57

Fantastic entry! Amazed by what you guys managed to achieve in such a short time frame.

arcturusdeluxe 2015-12-15 16:03

Great use of the theme. Awesome pixel art and just great presentation overall. Good job.

OH YEAH!

(you get an extra point in Audio from me for that btw)

local306 2015-12-15 17:50

Very well done! Had a lot of fun with this one!

bitdecaygames 2015-12-15 20:44

Extremely well done. I quite like the concept which is quite original given the theme. Theres a lot of redundancy out there right now but this was a nice change.

kimau 2015-12-15 21:52

Really top notch but damn it gets hard

ittaimanero 2015-12-15 22:21

Pretty cool! Nice mechanics! Also enjoyed the graphics and the music :D It was pretty fun to play!

ajmalr 2015-12-15 22:41

Amazing game, probably my favourite so far!

gamepopper 2015-12-15 22:51

Really like this double hookshot puzzle solving, there are a lot of opportunities for this kind of challenge! Great stuff!

bogely 2015-12-15 23:08

You did a really good job with this one! Simple & understandable controls, and the audio/gameplay/graphics really mix well :)

sonelliot 2015-12-16 03:35

Very fun game! Really could use a camera panning feature to see whats ahead of you though.

weeping-rupee 2015-12-16 04:34

Very very fun, has a real personality to it. I have no notes except that in the third room (the one that requires dual shooting your hook) and a couple other time I had to make a hook shot of faith into unknown off-screen territory. However, the iteration time after death is so quick that it didnt matter. Challenging but not punishing, and pretty damn clever; great job!

chuigum 2015-12-16 04:42

Loved, loved the graphics and music! Awesome job! Best entry I've seen so far! Awesome job guys!

_hopfrog 2015-12-16 05:29

Theme use was a real stretch for me (I don't think using the mouse counts as a two button game), but overall a freaking awesome game!

sim9 2015-12-16 05:43

Love the music in this!

yazara 2015-12-16 06:31

Amazing, very well done! You should definetely continue developing this in the future, maybe think about publishing a mobile version as well!

phoenix849 2015-12-16 09:00

Thanks everyone for the amazing feedback so far! We might work on a proper sequel if people are really interested in this game.

xgor 2015-12-16 09:07

Great game. Reminds me a lot of my own compo game with using two hooks to move but with your's you can aim where mine you have to time.

retraffic 2015-12-16 09:15

Awesome game with great graphics and smooth controls. Really fun!

jd557 2015-12-16 13:18

This is a really solid entry.

The graphics are gorgeous and the music fits perfectly into the theme.
I believe this is one of the best entries.

didi 2015-12-16 15:18

Awesome game! Audio and pixel art! 10/10

carlsommer 2015-12-16 15:19

This was fantastic! The music, and art were excellent! I loved the movement, although using both hooks definitely got tricky.

sleepyxy 2015-12-16 15:29

OH YEAH those trumpets! Some levels were really tough but I enjoyed every second of it!
I cringed every time Hooker died unexpectedly, this splash sound is just.. I don't know.. surprising.
Daaaaamn... what a brilliant game!

team-tree 2015-12-16 15:42

Awesome! How did you manage to do this in 72h? :D

luxorix 2015-12-16 15:46

Very good!

ajopart 2015-12-16 15:50

Brilliant ! 5/5 for... everything actually.

shx 2015-12-16 15:50

Spot on!

monetai 2015-12-16 15:51

bester game

danbolt 2015-12-16 16:09

This is incredibly polished! I like the character of the overall game as well.

The general audience of your game has a two-button mouse, but if you added Z/X keyboard support instead of the mouse buttons, that would be amazing for future versions. It's a bit hard to play on my OS X touchpad.

Other than that, I loved it!

mantlair 2015-12-16 16:24

Very nice game.I really lıked the physics of the hooks. It makes it kinda hardcore. Well done!

cudabear 2015-12-16 16:55

This game is incredibly awesome! It already feels like a full-featured release and you guys made it in 72 hours! I love everything about it, the music, the personality, the graphics, the gameplay. My only complaint is that the level design is brutal, I got pretty far but eventually gave up. I know you mentioned this flaw already, however. Well done! Can't wait to see the full release.

holyblackcat 2015-12-16 16:55

This is great!

geckoo1337 2015-12-16 17:10

Interesting concept and really fun. The pixel art aesthetic is neat. A good entry. Well done ++

crashmore-studios 2015-12-16 17:19

A thoroughly awesome experience. The Spy Jazz-soundtrack was excellent and helped reinforce the whole Bond-experience of the game.

The controls and the mechanics were absolutely brilliant and it really feels like you guys put an effort into this game. The difficulty really sums up "harsh but fair" as it never felt like the game was punishing me with the level designs or during my constant deaths.

All in all, it's pretty damn excellent. Well done! :)

fullmontis 2015-12-16 17:21

Great little game! I really dig the mechanics, even if the hooks fee a little too springy, but maybe that's just me.

uthamon 2015-12-16 19:22

OH YEAH! ;] Fun game with enjoyable moving mechanics. In Your blog post You showed these sprites that didn't make it to the game, they're awesome.

robber 2015-12-16 19:58

this game is amazing!

pillbrain 2015-12-16 20:29

This is an astonishingly great entry. I got murdered by saws, lazers, probably some lazer saws, and I loved every second of it!

joekinglake 2015-12-16 21:16

Really well done, I enjoyed playing this a lot! Congrats on a great game :)

randomhuman 2015-12-16 21:31

Fantastic fun, so polished. I think I'll be coming back to this one.

big-green-pillow-ft-mgaia 2015-12-16 21:57

What a great use of the 2-button controls! I loved it and finished all the levels, because using the hooks to navigate was just plain fun. I just think the difficulty spiked tremendously on the second cave level and you should work on a smoother transition there.

tuism 2015-12-17 06:01

Great great polish and presentation. Great concept and just all round great juice and everything. Even the pace is top-notch.

The difficulty seems to fall off a cliff at the stage with two lasers down a shaft. And it got VERY frustrating so I just gave up.

A gripe was that mouse controls seems to be the only thing that would work for this game, and yet it feels like it requires touch precision to work well enough. If you can figure out another control scheme that's intuitive I believe you have something special.

But it's already pretty good as it is :) Rad :)

ambi 2015-12-17 06:20

The difficulty spike after the lazers was a bit too much for me unfortunately. Other than that, great game!

travisroot1 2015-12-17 07:36

WHOA this is the most polished game I've ever seen come out of a Ludum Dare. That game feel! That soundtrack! That puzzle design! It's super challenging once the lasers show up, but the pace is so quick (and the death reload is over in the blink of an eye) that I can't stop playing. Incredible job, guys.

tompudding 2015-12-17 10:04

The soundtrack is amazing, what did you use to make it, or did you get it from elsewhere? Also great game

cremagames 2015-12-17 13:02

Very very nice game, the mechanics works really good and both the graphics and sound fells very good.

astro-cat 2015-12-17 14:44

AWESOME gameplay!

patomkin 2015-12-17 15:22

Amazing game! Probably one of the best ideas that could be done for given themes. Everything is very polished and works really smooth.

ulydev 2015-12-17 23:38

Amazing entry!

phocker 2015-12-18 02:07

pretty much got everything going on here - tight controls and super hard - nice job

01010111 2015-12-18 03:20

Amazing work! I loved the mechanic, the graphics were on point, and the audio was rad - but I really suck at the game - I don't think I could even get to the stage where other people are stuck :P

codecranker 2015-12-18 03:53

Very very good! Extremely fun.

zanzlanz 2015-12-18 05:23

Incredible!! The mechanics work super well, and the game looks beautiful. Great job with level design and difficulty too. Not much else to say - you both should be proud ;)

wayward 2015-12-18 16:13

"Thinking with chains"

Wondering were the hook colors got their inspiration from :D

Anyway, great game, but for my taste to rage inducing, the puzzle solving aspects conflicts with the timing you need for the lasers

younghorses 2015-12-18 16:35

I like the movement mechanic, both in terms of feel and variety of challenges. It took me a while to get the hang of holding both mouse buttons to set up a double chain, and often times I would slip up and release one early (killing myeslf).

kayz 2015-12-18 17:19

Fantastic job. I died quite a few times in the last few levels, but it was worth it. Grappling hooks are awesome.

piechronicles 2015-12-18 22:30

This has been one of the best games i've played so far. so simple yet so immersive as a mechanic. I can see myself playing it on a phone. easy to pick up but hard to master.
loving the audio too :P amazing!

eduardo 2015-12-19 16:50

Love it! good job!

scorched 2015-12-19 17:27

Agent spiderman :D
This is awesome! Excellent graphics, audio, mood, level design and what I like best - the most intuitive controls!

ointment 2015-12-19 20:32

Quite a lot of uses for a fundamentally simple mechanic. I could confuse this for a Nitrome game in spirit, but also in terms of production values.

m-a-r-o-o-v-a-n 2015-12-21 20:46

O M G
This soooooooooo awesome!!!
Idea, gameplay, sound, music, humor.
Very fun game. Love it!!
Great job, guys!

drauthius 2015-12-21 21:24

Wow! Really liked the game. Was challenging and humorous.

thebrickanator 2015-12-24 01:57

Awesome work :D the art is great and I love the animation at the end of each level... very well polished.

euske 2015-12-24 15:16

Pretty fun and solid.

kaiseangames 2015-12-28 06:33

This is my favorite so far. Well done. A bit hard at the end, but great nonetheless.

otiose-ent 2015-12-28 10:11

This is my overall favorite game so far, but I have to say it gets very tricky at some points... Just everything coming together so well in this one! Great work!

blackbulletiv 2015-12-28 12:13

Brilliant game! Got rather hard pretty quick, but still, wonderful work.

aurel300 2015-12-28 14:31

Very nice. My only complaint is the fact that I had to use my trackpad as well as my mouse (Magic mouse doesn't allow both buttons to be pressed at once :I) to do the later levels. Maybe add a workaround for that? But otherwise very fun :)

phoenix849 2015-12-28 14:42

If anyone is having problems with mouse buttons, there's an alternative control method using "A" and "D" instead. You still have to aim with mouse though.

camlang 2015-12-28 15:43

This is the game I've played more than 5 minutes. Well done!

flannelvindicate 2015-12-28 17:08

You've been featured in todays Ludum Dare to Believe! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9tXmMvEBfI

jackrugile 2015-12-28 19:36

A perfect score from me. Amazing work!

solifuge 2015-12-28 23:01

Great work all around, though I particularly like the voice acting. Really solid use of two inputs to make unique mechanics and puzzles. I enjoyed this. Thanks for putting it together, and I hope you keep building on this; you've got a really solid foundation to build something on.

flannelvindicate 2015-12-29 17:03

I linked the wrong episode! You are actually in this episode! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsMHO51iQM

klianc09 2015-12-29 20:54

Really dig the artstyle and the music was really enjoyable. Some of the later levels have been easier using only one hook.

lereveur 2015-12-29 23:11

Very good plateform puzzle here. Art is fine, and gameplay is fun and challenging. Well done !

yuigoto 2015-12-30 00:56

You nailed the graphics! It looks beautiful, the audio creates some amazing mood and the use of theme is amazing!

The level design is also pretty clever and challenging too!

It somehow gave me some kind of "meat boy" feeling. :P

Cheers! :D

geti 2015-12-30 07:18

Fun! Really tight controls, only gripe is that shooting at the floor seems to align to the bottom of the floor tile, not the top, which means you've really got to pay attention to that overlay sprite ;) Difficulty ramped up pretty hard but that was enjoyable anyway.

radmars 2015-12-31 06:36

Nice! Really fun, really impressive for a game jam. You definitely nailed the general gamefeel on this one. The only real issue is the difficulty curve honestly. Great work!

torcado194 2015-12-31 07:29

very nice! amazing music and art, and very polished! It was way too difficult at times though, there seemed to be a very steep difficulty curve

xanjos 2016-01-02 00:19

Pretty difficult during the later levels but I absolutely loved the grappling mechanic.

mach60kas 2016-01-03 16:25

Very challenging at times, but addictive and so much fun! I think it's an interesting application of the theme, and I love the spy aesthetic and artwork. Great job all around! :)

ewchap 2016-01-04 05:01

Amazingly polished game. So much fun to play.

zguerrero 2016-01-04 23:30

absolutely incredible, very hard, but so much fun!!! great great game, i would love to see a commercial version of this.

kernel_panic 2016-01-04 23:54

Oh yeeeeaah.

tweedle 2016-01-05 00:54

:)

themonsterfromthedeep 2016-01-05 01:03

This game has a good concept presented very well. I found it to be rather difficult. The graphics and audio create a nice mood.

mithreindeir 2016-01-05 01:17

This was awesome

gbouckaert 2016-01-05 01:24

Very fun, I liked the mood. I kept seeing the agent as a little priest-guy instead of a spy-like character, which added to the fun.