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Henry and Alan

By thedoctoroftime

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall9042.9537
Fun7782.9538
Innovation9762.6437
Theme10532.4436
Graphics9522.6036
Audio5423.0035
Humor8072.0531
Mood7792.8733

Comments

ukumeme 2020-04-21 05:47

Pretty nice game but i honestly found the 2nd platform a little bit difficult to jump on at first

henriquecanella 2020-04-21 14:27

Nice game and man those platforms go really fast but for me I think it was part of fun too haha

yinian 2020-04-22 05:12

It's very challenging, but when I tried the second time, I clicked the "play" button, and the screen just flickered back to the start screen, which may be a bit wrong

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 05:34

hey @yinian sorry about that I didn't really play test this so it's not really polished but ill try fixing it when I update the game thanks tho! I hope you enjoyed it!

mickm 2020-04-22 05:54

Not a lot there gameplay wise but pleasant enough to play. I actually thought the music was fine (although I will caveat that by saying I am NOT a musician and have pretty simple tastes) and kind of complimented the laid back gameplay style.

It was deceptively difficult in parts, I think mainly (for me) due to the fact you dont conserve momentum from the platforms. Not a negative point, just something my brain had a bit of trouble with for some reason.

artemftw 2020-04-22 06:57

Nicely done. Although the game somethimes slows down a little and then everything moves very fast for about a second. Other than that its very well done!

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 10:11

Just fixed the menu bug thanks for pointing it out @yinian!

bastienre4 2020-04-22 11:16

Good job. It took me some time to understand that I wouldn't fall if the platform go outside of the screen.

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 11:43

@henriquecanella thank you :)

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 11:44

@mickm dont need to be a musician to enjoy music ;) thanks yo

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 11:44

@artemftw ah sorry ill try seeing what I can do about that

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 11:45

@bastienre4 n i c e lmao

sharbelfs 2020-04-22 13:58

nice game. It remember me the old times those donkey kong mini games. One thing I would like is to have a stronger gravity for the character, platforms are really fast, but the character don't feel as responsive as them.

franklins-ghost 2020-04-22 14:23

The simplicity worked really well and I found myself playing longer then I expected trying to get further along. Nice job on finishing it. Also liked the different speeds of the platformers which added some nice difficulty. Was good to play for awhile and learn the best technique to jump from them.

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 15:36

@sharbelfs wow thanks!!! Ill try implementing your suggestion when I pick this game back up in the future. Why are all of you so nice a a a a.

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-22 15:37

@Franklins-ghost thanks yo owo!

sode 2020-04-23 06:07

@thedoctoroftime you could make it a litle shorter as I couldn't get to the highest platform due to a lack of skill so I just sat for minutes waiting

starlet 2020-04-23 06:09

This was actually a sweet and nice game!!! I found myself laughing hard when I tried to jump but got kinda hit by a random platform and pushign me to the other side LOL

Great game!!! :>

ryulan 2020-04-23 06:17

It seemed a little difficult for the player to keep up with the platforms - but besides that, it was a nice, simple game. The music was very relaxing - kind of wanted to just keep playing the game for the music, lol. :)

thelemba 2020-04-23 06:29

reminds me to that old atari game

jamesvaughan 2020-04-23 06:36

Fun, challenging game

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 06:54

@sode you can actually press 'esc' to go back to menu and restart the game for now but I'll keep that in mind for the future :)

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 06:56

@ryulan thanks yo owo I'll try making the audio clearer for the future

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 06:56

@starlet I feel you man

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 06:56

@thelemba @jamesvaughan thanksssss

jharler 2020-04-23 12:01

"Dang it. Dang it. Dang it." That was me, playing this game, narrowly missed platforms. It wasn't because of the game, but because of my inability to time my jumps right. This was difficult, but in a good way. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would at first. Very addictive. Nice work!

emmanuel-gaillot 2020-04-23 12:06

Nice platform game! I like the mood conveyed by the guitar music. I also like the idea that Henry may bump into higher platforms, which changes his trajectory. Maybe the movements are too wide for the space. But I enjoyed it anyway :)

fussenkuh 2020-04-23 15:01

I like it... well worth staying up until 1:30am to create it! As you noted it needs a bit more polish and balance, but, I think it has the makings of a fairly fun game. Also, nice work on the music. The loop is definitely too short, but, it's very relaxing to listen to as I'm jumping all around trying to find Alan.

I noticed an oddity. At times (maybe when Henry hits a platform or something?) Henry would seemingly do a 180. Instead of reading 'Henry' he'd be labeled 'yrneH'

Great Job!

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 15:39

@jharler just like my friend haha, she could hardly make the jumps XD

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 15:41

@emmanuel-gaillot thankssss!!! Ill be adding bigger areas in my updated version soon!

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-23 15:44

@fussenkuh thanks yo! I liked the progression but ill make it longer probably and record it better haha! Also about Henry its cause the script i used for movement auto flips sprites, I originally wanted animated characters then I realize I'm not skilled enough to animate quickly,,, but my future version will have it! Thanks yo!

aplite 2020-04-23 16:29

Fun game. I enjoyed the single screen platforming. There was a good difficulty on the platforming, but there never felt like I was at risk of losing. The minute timer just felt too long for the game.

Great job finishing this. Definitely feel proud with the work you have done. Completing a game in 48 hours is not a trivial task.

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-24 08:03

@aplite thank you! maybe I could add different difficulties in the future for shorter timers :))

brokenvectors 2020-04-24 13:34

The game is great, I think adding a few sound effects would have made it a bit cooler, maybe increase the punishment when you can't reach Henry as well?

enderr42 2020-04-24 13:53

Nice guitar, nice simple game loop. I think i was supposed to be chilling, but i went "aaargh" quite often. Good job.

somniac 2020-04-25 05:48

Chill game. I waited out the time left timer but it just reset to 1 minute and left me at the same level?

100th-coin 2020-04-25 18:25

Neat little game! I like that it has a Title screen! As mentioned, when the timer drops to 0 it just goes back to 60.

god-colo 2020-04-26 08:50

This a really challenging game! Great way to train reflexes! :laughing: I loved the simplistic art! Also that guitar music is so soothing! Greato Jobu! :smile:

thedoctoroftime 2020-04-26 09:27

@brokenvectors Thanks! I'll definitely do that when I update the game after the judging ends!

@enderr42 @god-colo thank you! I crammed it last minute but I'm proud of it!

@somniac @blobo oh sorry it might be a bug, or maybe you guys are in the highest level(?) cause you only lose points everytime you fail to get alan :O and you only go down a level if you go below a certain score range. It's a bit confusing and unbalanced but I promise I'll keep tweaking it till its something everyone can enjoy uwu

jaywoody 2020-04-27 11:20

That's some nice platforming! The design of the level is pretty cool and the different speeds makes for some hard jumps. I found myself missing a platform on many occasion and blamed my skills rather than the game for the miss. I kinda like that there's not that much pressure on the time side, but on the other hand some people could like that added incentive to go faster.

Nice little game you made here!

jk5000 2020-04-30 18:22

This is a fun and very well made game. I like both the music and the visual style. Jumping from platform to platform is a bit difficult, but it is okay, Overall is this a good time game. Well done.

nihushu 2020-05-10 19:28

It's a really frustrating game but I love frustrating games (I've made one for this LD) so I really liked it.

thedoctoroftime 2020-05-12 04:06

@jaywoody @jk5000 @nihushu thanks guys! I really wish I could've commented on your games but I've been so busy with school assignments for a while. I'll still play them after even tho judging is over :(