L.A.G. - Looking after my ghost

final-act 2021-10-04 14:47

Great puzzle game but i cant die or take damage

aplite 2021-10-04 14:56

I struggled to beat this. The stoplights at the top were not intuitive. The lag did not seem consistent with the numbers/colors on the UI. Maybe some additional information in the description would help clear up the confusion.

I also managed to get partially through the level before realizing I couldn't die and my ghost wasn't with me. It required reloading the game to get it working again.

2021-10-04 15:01

@aplite Thanks for your feedback. What do you mean with "managed to get partially through the level"? How far did you come without dieing? It's weird because i do not have these issues. Btw. it's only the ghost (your real char), who can die. Think about it like a visualized lag of yourself.

@final-act Thanks. We will look into it. Working fine for me here...

aplite 2021-10-04 15:42

@herlex That information helped a lot. I got separated from the ghost and so I thought I was unable to die (also could not go back due to 1-way doors). I did manage to beat the game in ~20 minutes. I would recommend a couple more checkpoints. Some of the sequences were brutal to need to repeat constantly. The 4 lasers followed by the bridge followed by the turret traps was brutal.

The lag was a great concept for the theme, but I felt like the lag was too inconsistent which added some frustration beating some of the obstacles. For example I would move through a section without stopping and the ghost would just randomly stop in the middle of the path.

2021-10-04 16:05

@aplite Thanks again. You may have more success when beeing patient and not trying to move more than necessary while having a bad ping, and only move through difficult parts while green, like you would in any Online-Game where you face bad latency :D But glad to hear that you made it through!

2021-10-05 17:49

Neat game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/TOwEHY_25bQ

der-mondhase 2021-10-09 18:05

I loved the concept and rated it accordingly, but it's not a game for me: I have no patience to wait for favourable lag :D Very interesting idea, honestly quite unique, and technically well done! I wish I had more patience to go through it - I'm getting frustrated already at the first set of laser gates after the first check point =P