FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD47 → Level2

Level2

By zacharieg

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2183.5735
Fun2423.4235
Innovation1703.6234
Theme1743.8934
Graphics3033.4235
Humor1023.3935
Mood3093.1532

Comments

justuspan 2020-10-05 03:31

It matches the theme well.

jiri-hysek 2020-10-05 18:03

Congrats on finishing game for your first game jam! It's a solid entry! I like the idea that finish is actually an obstacle that in fact "kills" you :)

I give you one tip how to improve feel of the game - I've learned it by reading comments of my game jams entries. Be more lenient with jumping - let player jump even a moment after player's collider leaves platform (coyote time). It feels much better.

Anyway, good job, I hope you had a lot of fun and you're gonna participate also next time! :)

zacharieg 2020-10-05 18:14

@jiri-hysek Thank you for your comment ! I am very proud of this game anyway, and show it to my friend is very fun, I'll do the next LD for sure !

jiri-hysek 2020-10-05 18:20

@zacharieg there are lot of streamers playing LD games, watch the feed on homepage or videos on the right side of the website. You can submit your game there too. I also like watching them playing my game - also it's the best feedback just to see how others play it.

julienlussiez 2020-10-05 22:28

Nice concept. I had to finish the level two times before understanding what was going on. Some parts are pretty difficult but it's cool when you succeed. Maybe you could add a key input to close the window when you finish the level so you don't have to take the mouse.

zacharieg 2020-10-06 06:57

@julienlussiez Thank you for your review ! Yes I could... but "dying" would be less punished 😈 and well played ! finish my game isn't that easy

megepok 2020-10-06 08:48

Really fun game ! I liked the concept a lot. I think I almost did everything the game has to offer but I don't know how to do the rest ^^'

zacharieg 2020-10-06 10:01

@megepok If you've seen the top and the credits you've finished the game... But for go upside there's a bit of puzzle... Thank you for commenting

kyyrozu 2020-10-06 13:02

Very nice game! Above all for a first jam that is insane! I don't know how much sleep you had but I'm sure not enough xD Never stop making games man!

zacharieg 2020-10-06 13:17

@kyyrozu thanks man its hearthwarming... I actually slept enough (I even did a little party), but I admit I haven't eaten so much :sweat_smile:

matheuscampos2910 2020-10-06 17:34

I like the game, I love the concept of finishing flags being an obstacle in the game, because you don't want to finish yet. Nice

dotsquare 2020-10-06 22:12

Nice game ! I like the way it feels secret, kinda like the game Fez for example. You have this impression that there’s stuff to find and I like it ! When you push the bloc close to the level icon it does not restart at its first position so it is a bit hard to go up. Good job anyway !

sop-the-turtle 2020-10-07 00:05

Cool game! I really enjoyed playing this game. It fit the theme will and everything. I did get stuck (I think?) because I tried to use the gun on the Lvl2 block and it killed me and I had no way to get up high again. But all in all this was a cool idea and a great take on the looping concept. Great job, especially for a first project. I hope you keep it up!

zacharieg 2020-10-07 06:39

@DotSquare @sop-the-turtle I don't know Fez, I go check out ! yes I know unfortunately there is situations where the player is stuck and had to reload the game... I alrady updated the game to fix some of these (I can do that, fix bug that block the player), but I don't want to abuse it so... for some situation you'll have to restart I guess ! But if you are intrigued you should retry ! If you know how to get stuck you can easily finish the game

kuro 2020-10-07 07:10

Very fun game. I thought I wouldn't like it at first, but it grew on me. I can see a lot of effort and care went into it. Nice work!

A few things: - I shot the wooden crate to the right, and got stuck since I coulnd't go back up. - It would be nice to shortcut spacebar to "level2" button, so I wouldn't have to grab a mouse every time I "finish the level" (which is a lot) - I shot the wall, and before the projectile returned, I grabbed the "be big" powerup, which caused the camera to get stuck in the slanted close-up

raks 2020-10-07 07:12

Really cool game!! I love it It's pretty simple but really well made and it make me laught many times xD congrats~

nardandas 2020-10-07 07:21

I'm guessing this wasn't supposed to happen Capture.PNG. After you get the powerup, if you die in that animation you're stuck in that frame. As well, if you jump up into a flag and hold right, you can get to the end immediately! I really did enjoy it, but these bugs were fun to play with!

elpadlos 2020-10-07 07:35

Fun game. Music is very suitable. Well done. Making this one person is very cool! Excellent work

zacharieg 2020-10-07 08:15

@nardandas I knew about those bugs but their combination XD

zacharieg 2020-10-07 08:17

@kuro Yes unfortunately I know it but I hadn't really play-test my game with other persons... The next time I will !

zacharieg 2020-10-07 08:20

@elpadlos @raks Thank you a lot for commenting ! :heart:

neithr 2020-10-07 08:45

Love the humor of the false winning from the flags xD.

gilad-bar-ilan 2020-10-07 17:22

GREAT GRAPHICS!!!!!!

zacharieg 2020-10-07 17:50

@neithr Did you know that there is a "dead" message for each flags ?

zacharieg 2020-10-07 17:50

@gilad-bar-ilan THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!!!!

aterlamia 2020-10-07 18:03

Looks great i like how you used the light effects. I just got stuck already at the first flag (web version) and had to reload but i believe that is a known issue? The music is calm and relaxing and matches the game very well

zacharieg 2020-10-07 19:33

@aterlamia Thank you for commenting ! You got stuck in the first flag ? How did you ? (Just if you hadn't understood, flags don't take you to level 2 it's normal πŸ˜‹)

aterlamia 2020-10-07 19:56

@zacharieg i understood that but after touching the first one the game was frozen, did not respond to keys anymore and i had to reload the page

zacharieg 2020-10-07 20:36

@aterlamia ok no I don't know this bug... It's quite awkward πŸ˜… I hope you could enjoy the game anyway

neragoth 2020-10-08 18:47

Hahaha, a game where you have to avoid the finish level "door" because it is a looping level. What a nice idea and a really funny one. I was hooked by the messages when you hit the flags at the beginning :D -> "Dat big flag HAS to be the ooone!" *I thought* :D Looking at the Gameplay, the platforming physics are awesome, really good sensation. Just one little thing : sometimes it feels a bit hard to jump from the edge of a platform (which is often required to reach the next one) so it would be a nice thing to virtually increase the collider width of the platform you are onto to make the game less punitive on these jumps (just a thought ;))

matthewrobo 2020-10-11 05:30

Interesting idea. I got stuck at the part after "get to the top" power up. Nice.

zacharieg 2020-10-11 08:46

@matthewrobo thanks ! It's normal you get stuck in this part, look around maybe there's something that can help to get out of here

zacharieg 2020-10-11 08:47

@neragoth yes you are right, it would be a good improvement for my game, maybe I'll implement it after the jam !

mackandrius 2020-10-11 18:52

Hah! Brutal game!! Loved the spin on the theme and enjoyed the gameplay, my only suggestion might be to perhaps setup some checkpoint so you wouldn't have to start from the beginning every time, but that may be just me. Anyway, congrats on a job well done!

hakro 2020-10-11 23:44

Lovely game. It's a bit unforgiving, the flags are too close together sometimes. But the game play is fun, and the graphics and sounds are awesome.

Very nice entry, well done.

vivoubos 2020-10-12 11:22

Finally! I did it!

You game have a nice concept and idea! Good job.

I try at least 20 times to pass at the bottom right before succed, just to see that I have to do it again x)

Your game is a bit hard at this point, but he is good for the rest. Good job for you entry!

PS Idea : To fix the bug (destroy the first wood crate), replace it by a metal one.

zacharieg 2020-10-12 19:54

@mackandrius Thank you for your review, yes it isn't just you, this game is very hard and shouldn't The pity is that I made a puzzle game after the jump... But the most of the people give up in the jump, next time I'll move the jump in the end of the game

zacharieg 2020-10-12 19:56

@hakro Thank you very much ! :heart:

zacharieg 2020-10-12 20:02

@vivoubos thank you ! Yes my game is too hard I admit it !

For your bug fix proposition,no because we couldn't push it in the beginning... No I think it could be fixed by avoid the player with gun power to pass here... I'll fix it after the jam

vivoubos 2020-10-13 08:02

@zacharieg I can understand, I love when a game have a challenge.

My first game was very very hard, and a lot of people haven't finish it and miss a big part of the game. And I think, it played in the notation.

arad-hamidsamiee 2020-10-17 12:09

OMG THIS IS BRILLIANT. To punish the player with winning all the time? good idea and good execution of the idea. well done

recher 2020-10-18 22:15

Nice music. Too bad you did not authorize to rate it. Music is so rare in Ludum Dare entries !

The game is a good idea. But a little too hard for me. Actually, I did not even manage to get the first power up. And the fact that you have to rewalk all the path to try once again did not help.

zacharieg 2020-10-20 14:20

@arad-hamidsamiee THANK YOU MAN ! I hope you enjoyed the challenge ;)

zacharieg 2020-10-20 14:23

@recher Yes, I know it was my first music composition so I wasn't proud enough... I regret :sweat_smile: Yes I know that my game is too hard and it shouldn't, or it shouldn't in the very begining ! I'll make easier game next time, thank you for the review !

glaikunt 2020-10-21 14:57

I couldn't get passed being big part, so unfortunately couldn't finish (if there is one). The music was really well done, like the animation style & the feel of the physics. Great job :)

jrevel 2020-10-23 21:05

Cool idea, and you implemented it pretty well with some really good level design ideas !