dooskington 2016-04-18 03:35
Controls are super clunky, but I liked the shapeshifting mechanic, and how you get a different attack.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD35 → Protector of the Forest
By agriks
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme | 131 | 3.88 | ||
| Audio | 157 | 3.40 | ||
| Graphics | 443 | 3.06 | ||
| Overall | 542 | 3.13 | ||
| Fun | 592 | 2.94 | ||
| Innovation | 804 | 2.50 | ||
| Coolness | 1808 | 32 |
Controls are super clunky, but I liked the shapeshifting mechanic, and how you get a different attack.
It didn't run for me in Firefox on Windows 10; a pop up dialogue says that there was a JavaScript error saying that the game is insecure.
With games where dodging is an important aspect, tight controls over your character are important. I feel like a higher jump height but stronger gravity would be a nice tradeoff.
Could be a bit more polished, but nice entry.
This needs more polish on the controls and check points so you don't have to start the whole game over, but the shapeshifting mechanic and using it to get more air time is a neat idea.
I liked the soothing music and the charming graphics, but felt the controls let this down a little. It felt like I was skating on ice most of the time, with no friction on the platforms. I also found the shapeshift/jump combo to be a bit confusing, but that could maybe be explained with a mini tutorial at the start. Aside from these small complaints I had fun playing and think this is a really good entry for a first try, so well done! :)
Start screen pixel art was really nice. I made a platformer engine from scratch for a ludum dare too before, so I feel your pain, but yes as others say the controls are sluggish (you're too slippery and have too little control when airbourne), so you die too easy and it doesn't feel like your fault which is frustrating. But I liked the use of the monkey to get up onto difficult ledges, nice idea, physics just need more work and this could easily become a really cool game.
Controls make this very difficult, almost making it prohibitively impossible to play. but i like the artwork