FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD46 → Proto

Proto

By danielrmorgan

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall9872.8124
Fun8812.7724
Innovation10392.3124
Theme8583.2024
Graphics7813.0224
Audio7911.6120
Humor7442.2522
Mood5673.1524

Comments

danielrmorgan 2020-04-20 00:57

Ooops. I didn't realize I could only post for either compo or jam. I thought I could post what I have for Compo and add polish for Jam. Oh Well.

sayumeki 2020-04-20 03:23

Nice work! I got about far enough to reach the red platforms.

I thought your opening cinematic was well done and helped set the mood!

I know there's no win condition yet, but is there a lose condition? I noticed the meteors just knocked me to the side, sending me falling.

The jump physics feel good and just about right for a game like this. What gave me a really hard time was bumping into the bottom of each platform - I ended up trying to progress instead by like... 4 3 2 1 Jumping from platform 1 to 3 instead of 1 to 2.

One thing to note - if you hold jump, Proto will jump again as soon as they touch the ground. Probably another tap of the jump button should be necessary instead?

matt2728 2020-04-20 04:11

That was harder than it looked. I stood at the bottom for like 5-10 secs before realized I had gained control lol. But over all Great job!

danielrmorgan 2020-04-20 13:51

Thanks for the feedback, I agree the jumping is certainly not as polished as I would like it - and you're right when you say that proto shouldn't jump multiple times when holding the space! I will work on it! @sayumeki

princesschoochoo 2020-04-20 14:27

Nice work. I found it quite difficult, so I wasn't able to get that far. The jumping is okay, but I felt like the hitboxes on the platforms were a bit off. I fell off the edges quite often. Also the asteroid felt a little unfair at times, since it can just come out of nowhere and push you back to the bottom.

One minor point: The text is quite small in the cinematic, and hard to read.

godsboss 2020-04-20 14:36

Seems bugged for me. There are three platforms slowly descending downwards through the ground, when I am fast and I jump on the top one, I can (barely) see a fourth one, but it is too high to reach. After the three platforms left the screen, I was stuck at the ground.

I was writing this comment, but switched back to the game just to see a few platforms going up into the sky, but I was not fast enough to get on one of them. Finally, the lava got me.

Happened in both Chrome and Firefox, so probably not a browser issue.

danielrmorgan 2020-04-20 14:42

Hmmm... Interesting problem I'll have to check it out. @godsboss

westmave 2020-04-20 15:21

I like the postapocalyptic vision you are portraying the Game. Nice little endless Jumper.

drschizzo 2020-04-20 16:11

Nice work for your first participation! As others have said, there are some minor bugs here and there but it's still a good first LD game :) I also like the fact that you have added a cinematic intro!

danielrmorgan 2020-04-24 01:45

Thanks @drschizzo @westmave

100th-coin 2020-04-25 19:34

I love the opening cutscene, though moving the character is a bit wonky and difficult.

selftitled 2020-04-27 06:12

Good first time entry. The platforming felt off to me, was a bit floaty and unforgiving. Felt like the platforms graphics were bigger than the hitboxes leading me to fall a lot. Love how have a cut scene at the start though.

slimbun 2020-04-28 07:58

Very cool game. I liked it a lot. It is not balanced at all. I didn't manage to make the third jump (I might just be bad at parkour .-.)

levidsmith 2020-04-28 22:11

Nice game. It reminded me of old school Metroid. Good use of particle effects. Some of the jumps were pretty tough.

cheesepencil 2020-04-28 23:44

I enjoyed it, it looked nice. Pity there is no sounds or music, it's otherwise a complete experience. I did my best but in the end an asteroid knocked me all the way back down to the lava, and I died. Good job!

jk5000 2020-04-29 06:51

This is a okay little compo game. I had fun trying the game, but I was able to get very far. The game really needs some music and/or sound effects.

laura-del-pino 2020-04-29 07:12

Hi!! Good job with your first gamejam entry!! For the next time I advice you to add some background loop music and to play the game in order to do a level design that goes from easy to difficult level. In this case I didn't go to far since the platforms blocked my jumping. However, I would like to congratulate for your first entry :)

danielrmorgan 2020-05-02 20:16

@slimbun @laura-del-pino

Thanks for the feedback, I think next time I need to take into account that I play the game a billion times while testing and therefore likely made the game more difficult to fit what I thought was balanced - thanks for commenting!

evan-minto 2020-05-08 02:17

Great work for a first Ludum Dare! Unfortunately the platforming is too floaty in the air and slippery on the ground, and the platforms and characters are too big. I kept bumping into the wrong platform and falling all the way back down. The conservation of inertia doesn't help matters; when I got hit by an asteroid I would maintain my inertia and be unable to correct in time to land on one of the platforms below, which felt frustrating.

tim-eriksen 2020-05-12 16:52

Good job! The narrative opening was really well made and the platforming was alright :slight_smile: I look forward to seeing your entries in future jams!