Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD56 → Ladybug's Underworld
By dekajoo
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 282 | 3.81 | 24 | |
| Fun | 397 | 3.56 | 24 | |
| Innovation | 730 | 3.06 | 24 | |
| Theme | 670 | 3.52 | 24 | |
| Graphics | 339 | 3.97 | 23 | |
| Audio | 411 | 3.38 | 23 | |
| Mood | 282 | 3.84 | 24 |
So the atmosphere felt really nice, however on one of my monitors (higher quality) it was so dark i could barely see anything. I think some of the jumps etc feel a little bit tediously annoying, i ended up having to re-do multiple jumps over and over because i missed it by an inch. The mechanics feel nice, and overall the graphics (when i can see them) look great.
Nice looking game! I got stuck quite early, soon after getting the roll. The movement was maybe a little bit too fast which made it hard to control at times. Great job on getting it done!
Game feels great, controls are not too bad, it looks great, the sound's okay, though there isn't music, but it does create atmosphere. I managed to finish most of the game, fun little puzzle elements. Great game!
Really nice atmosphere. In my opinion the game could offer a bigger field of view as constantly having to go back to a previous plateform to redo a jump was very tedious. Other than that it's a cool game
Absolutely love the audio and mood of the game! At first I was thinking the platforming part was just a little bit clunky, but then I started to unlock abilities and it was really cool 😀
I found the puzzles and platforming very satisfying. It's a little bit on the difficult side for a game jam probably, but it was just right for me. I managed to collect all 6 coins and found my way to the exit.
There were some issues with controls in Firefox but I switched to Chrome and it worked fine. Also, it's a shame that there are no controller mappings, the game would play really well with a controller and it's very quick to set up in Godot project settings...
As for the game itself, I liked puzzle and level design. It looked too zoomed in with the character that moves so fast, it's difficult to react to what's happening on screen. But fixing that isn't easy I guess.
Great job!
@woona Thanks a lot for playing and for the feedback 🙏 Indeed I should do controller mapping I'll try to push a post jam version 😄
About the "too zoomed hard to react" thing, you played full screen right ? Can I ask your monitor resolution ?
*PS: What if I told you there are 9 coins* 👀
**EDIT**: I did unzoom it ^by 25% and added **controller support** 🎮🎉 in the post-jam version 🙏
Wait there are 9 coins? They must be very well hidden! 😁 I played full screen 1920*1080.
@docgeraud Thanks it means a lot from you, keep it up ! 🙏
@rascarcapackdev @skyystorm @james-poole @sharky3188 Thanks a lot for playing an for the feedback, I tried to take it into account in a post jam version 👍
That's a very decent Metroidvania with platforming puzzles!
A bit rough on the edges, perhaps but considering that's been done in just 3 days, quite impressive :thumbsup:
Being able to reset the objects after pushing them to a wrong place before you get the hand would be nice.
Nice game, but I couldn't pass it 2 times because the jumping platform got stuck
Great game!! I got nicely surprised with how deep into the atmosphere I got. Pretty nice to play!
@firellon @kutase @ltostes Thanks you all for giving it a shot :)
@kutase May I ask where it got stuck while it's still fresh in your memory ?
@dekajoo I accidentally moved the platform in the wrong direction and placed it against a wall. After that it's impossible to move it back.
Nice job! I like the ambiance. Your controls and gameplay are good, and your art and sound are as well. It's a cool game; you should continue to develop it after the jam
Awesome atmosphere! The platforming and puzzles felt satisfying, but the fast movement with the zoomed-in view made it tough to react sometimes. Also, interacting with elements was a bit confusing at times. The sound really added to the mood. Gj!
Interesting fun game with a cool atmosphere! I'm not much of a metroidvania fan, but this was fun! Great job!
Got stuck after getting roll, not sure how to get the ball into the blue spot with the tools I have, but I'm probably missing something? Feels like interact should do something maybe but it doesn't. Not sure where else to go.
Movement is very fast but tight, so it felt fair. Atmosphere is great.
It's a very interesting game, but it seems to me that in a couple of places they went a little overboard with the complexity, but otherwise it's a very cool platformer
Great vibes... I also liked the light effects on the Ladybug sprite.
How do you collect the coins? Neither E nor Left Click work, I tried with a controller and it didn't work too.
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Nice work overall!
Thanks @kumber :) You have to unlock the ability to hold coins in your hand.
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I absolutely love this game, brilliant execution.
@mal Wow that's fast for a first run well played and thanks a lot! :D
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On the second run I noticed there is coyote time too... wow.
When I started this, you were still in the danger zone! This might sound harsh but it's a compliment: I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did!
It starts off feeling a bit clunky, like a bog standard slightly-awkward-to-control platformer. But when I unlocked the roll, with that gorgeous little effect, I knew I was dealing with a wonderful little metroidvania. Very Hollow Knight! I found the rolling controls a bit clunky at times and some parts got me very stuck, but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. The atmopshere is top, the visuals are lovely. So pleased my video game instincts kicked in when Ig to the "end" thinking "I swear I left some coins behind down there, this wall looks jumpable..." and lo and behold, there was another gate!
So I am pleased to say I got the true ending, even if I got stuck for a stupid amount of time until I figured out that first coin where you need to speed and then jump pad. Placing the jump pad there was the most difficult part of the whole game, ahaha.
The design of the ladybug interesting. Cute, but the red eyes and hunched posture give it a slightly sinister vibe to me, like those gates were placed to keep us inside. If you've never read Lovecraft's "The Outsider" I recommend it, it gives me similar vibes and it's the kind of narrative that would fit a game like this well if ever you extended it. Well done! Especially for a solo entry!
@pickens-inc Thanks for your detail feedback, it means a lot!
Triggering this "why is there more coins behind ?" though is what I wanted, so I'm glad you saw it (even if the game has some rough edges especially linked to the physics of the game)
I tried lovecraft (in english) and it didn't click but you motivated me to try again in my native language with "The Outsider"!
@kumber Yes good catch ! And congrats for the new world record hihi.
Neat metroidvania! I liked that when you thought you were done there is another door because I didn't remember seeing any other coins at that point. I was curious though so I went back. Sadly I softlocked myself before finding the last coin. Nice moody atmosphere although I feel it's a bit too dark.