The Magical Piano Flute by lanza

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made by lanza for LD32 (COMPO)
In this game you play as Michael, a man who receives a magical flute that summons falling pianos to fight the shadows.

Edit 20/4/15: Small bug fix: background images weren't displaying correctly on older versions of chrome. Now they still aren't, but they're a little better.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.91 60
Audio 3.60 116
Fun 3.89 51
Graphics 3.50 294
Humor 4.17 14
Innovation 3.72 165
Mood 3.65 101
Theme 4.30 23

Feedback

Lukbebalduke
20. Apr 2015 · 00:12 UTC
I simply LOVED it !!! So funny! Nice graphics and awesome ideia!
texdata
20. Apr 2015 · 14:28 UTC
piano killer ! awesome !
jhell
20. Apr 2015 · 14:34 UTC
Well-made, neat graphics, cool audio, strange idea x)
ccglp
20. Apr 2015 · 14:36 UTC
I loved this. The main character was in many comics, killing people (joking)

A game where you kill with a Piano is huge.
Yvanor
20. Apr 2015 · 15:29 UTC
Good game ! ^^ Dynamic and funny, well done ! :)
pavel_insight
20. Apr 2015 · 15:31 UTC
A lot of fun here, nice music and graphics!
fserb
20. Apr 2015 · 15:32 UTC
so much fun :)
DesignerNap
20. Apr 2015 · 15:35 UTC
Excellent. Writing, humor, tone, gameplay. Love it. Great work
TheMessiah
20. Apr 2015 · 15:36 UTC
Wish I could kill the people who didn't believe me :( Other than that, good game, really liked the music.
Borkleby
20. Apr 2015 · 15:52 UTC
It was too hard, couldn't get past the third level, but HILARIOUS!!
cgmorton
20. Apr 2015 · 16:22 UTC
What I like about this is how smoothly everything responds. I love the feeling of dropping six, seven pianos all at once. When fighting with shadows I feel just the right amount of chaos and control. The game has great atmosphere and is a joy to play.

Some thoughts:
I'm not entirely on board with the pianos spawning with your momentum. The first time that happened, and really every subsequent time as well, it didn't feel like that was what -should- have happened. Like, when I summon a piano, I expect it to drop straight down, you know?

I also felt like the platforming was just a little slippery. With all the small platforms I need to land on, I found myself missing or slipping off more than I think I deserved.

Anyway, great game!
khahem
20. Apr 2015 · 17:04 UTC
Very original idea, fun to play, the pianos with momentum are surprising but an interesting mechanic to play with. Good job !
cgriff
20. Apr 2015 · 17:31 UTC
Brilliant - you can't beat the very first time you use the flute, whilst stood perfectly still. The sound effect nails it!
Nilq
20. Apr 2015 · 18:58 UTC
This game is so perfect! I love it!
atrodo
20. Apr 2015 · 19:00 UTC
Loved this! It was wonderful. A little difficult because the pianos appeared to inherit my velocity, but I had a lot of fun playing it.
Tasteslikefuture
20. Apr 2015 · 21:21 UTC
Awesome game! Very polished, lots of solid gameplay, and it definitely fit the theme. Great job!
hellforge
21. Apr 2015 · 06:39 UTC
Best idea ever! We really love the idea to crush everything with a freaking piano! Even our selfs. But hey thats life ;) Very cool game!
monkeedude1212
21. Apr 2015 · 19:48 UTC
Good graphics, nice audio. Loved the idea, UNEXPECTED PIANO. LoL.
Nikteddy92
21. Apr 2015 · 19:52 UTC
Woaaah! This idea is great! Well done!
parzivalTheVirtual
21. Apr 2015 · 19:57 UTC
Really nice idea. Loved the piano mechanic even though it was pretty damn hard at first. I got stuck around level 3 because I couldn't get pianos through the hole because one was stuck there.
Dining Philosopher
21. Apr 2015 · 20:26 UTC
Awesome game! Very funny. :)
daltostronic
21. Apr 2015 · 20:29 UTC
I LOVE THAT GAME! :D Awesome idea :D
Dining Philosopher
21. Apr 2015 · 21:06 UTC
Other DiningPhilosopher here, the game crashed on me during the (final?) boss when they pushed me out on the right side :'( Otherwise extremely nice (and hard!). I couldn't stop laughing about the piano summoning. I half-expected the game to end on the first screen, that would have been even funnier :P
Shugor
21. Apr 2015 · 21:49 UTC
This was probably one of the best interpretations or the theme I've seen so far. It's amazing how many different things you can do with falling pianos, and the levels take advantage of that very well. Something I noticed is that if you run off of a platform (or piano) without jumping, you keep the ability to jump once in midair. This is probably a bug, but it makes for some really cool alternative ways to complete levels (like the one right after the city). The only real complaint I can think of is that as someone else mentioned, the pianos being created with your momentum feels a little strange. Excellent job overall~
emmelineprufrock
21. Apr 2015 · 22:39 UTC
I literally laughed out loud the first time a piano came out of the sky and crushed me. I honestly don't know what I was expecting.
Mouch
24. Apr 2015 · 18:48 UTC
I LOVE the idea of crushing people with pianos. Nice graphics and hard to play(positive :D).
reiknight
26. Apr 2015 · 13:55 UTC
I was destroyed by a piano falling from the sky ... 5/5
TailyILoveYou
26. Apr 2015 · 14:04 UTC
Really well done, and a surprisingly long game!
dos
26. Apr 2015 · 19:34 UTC
Fun! Gets really tough at the city. Great unconventional weapon :)
jwin
03. May 2015 · 19:19 UTC
Loved it! Smashing yourself with a piano right at the beginning is both hilarious and a great way to explain the mechanics of the game.
Miziziziz
08. May 2015 · 19:48 UTC
Great Entry!
good use of the theme and great music.
I had some bugs with respawn in the first level, but after that it was fine.
Also, I found it extremely annoying how the piano would 'follow' you when you drop it
internetpaulicy
09. May 2015 · 02:22 UTC
Ha ha awesome! You were able to do quite a lot more than I was able to. Pianos are much more useful than I could imagine ;)
MonoS
09. May 2015 · 12:33 UTC
I loled pretty hard playing this game.

Really polished game, probably i'll rethink how the pianos fall from the sky because giving them some momentum gave me some problem in some puzzle.

Nice music and sfx.

Got stuck in the second level of the city so i didn't finished the game.