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Soulseeker by xandy

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made by xandy for LD32 (JAM)
Requires a recent browser with canvas or webgl(way faster!).


Your only weapon is an orb that swaps you with your target. Collect coins, solve puzzles and reach the end of the castle.
A level breaking bug was only discovered during the level design phase in the last half day and cost most of the time that was planned for designing quests and nicer levels. I am working on a post jam version with less bugs, more levels and a howto on designing own levels with tiled.


coding by @xAndy
nice artwork by @herrsch0r

Technology:
engine: phaser.io
level editor: tiled http://www.mapeditor.org/
Web http://popcornpirat.de/ld32/build
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=15304

Ratings

Coolness 88% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.04 675
Audio(Jam) 2.02 644
Fun(Jam) 3.06 514
Graphics(Jam) 2.56 832
Humor(Jam) 2.13 843
Innovation(Jam) 3.28 389
Mood(Jam) 2.58 834
Theme(Jam) 3.43 462

Feedback

Matt Tuttle
21. Apr 2015 路 00:55 UTC
Some of your json files won't load. They show a 503 forbidden error in the console.
Lyxilion
21. Apr 2015 路 09:27 UTC
Not working the console say "date is undefine"
馃帳 xandy
21. Apr 2015 路 14:03 UTC
sorry i linked & embedded the wrong version. should be all fine now
dyfer
22. Apr 2015 路 20:25 UTC
not working
馃帳 xandy
22. Apr 2015 路 20:27 UTC
@dyfer it's hard to fix if you don't tell me more :(
Lovelace Lair
22. Apr 2015 路 20:35 UTC
Nice idea, fits the theme really well. Needed more work on the graphics though, and for some reason it lagged a lot.
zakchaos
22. Apr 2015 路 20:38 UTC
I couldnt get out of the first room, space said shoot projectiles but when i clicked it i jumped
馃帳 xandy
22. Apr 2015 路 20:41 UTC
oh will fix the description soon, shoot with left mouse button .
paulfysh
22. Apr 2015 路 20:42 UTC
I enjoyed it, fun platform puzzler.
Leandrus
22. Apr 2015 路 20:43 UTC
Very good game. I like it a lot. Shame i couldn't hear any sounds or music. it would be better to have them.
I played something similar but this one has something special :)
Thanks for sharing.
DesignerNap
22. Apr 2015 路 20:44 UTC
Love the teleport mechanic and the graphics had a moody style :) good work.
Gipzo
22. Apr 2015 路 20:46 UTC
I liked this game. Beat it even if I had to restart 10 times on the penultimate level. The mecanics is simples, but solid and level disign is good, not that hard but at the same time not trivial. Good job!
馃帳 xandy
22. Apr 2015 路 20:47 UTC
@Leandrus there should be sound via webaudio or the audio tag. which browser/version are you using? you could check http://phaser.io/examples/v2/audio/audio-sprite as well if it doesn'T worke there it might be a phaser bug
DeadFragment
22. Apr 2015 路 21:00 UTC
Great idea for an unconventional weapon. The sound effects sounded a bit harsh but the level design was well thought out.

-Neith
esayitch
22. Apr 2015 路 21:43 UTC
Pretty cool concept and well-designed levels. Music would have been nice here. Only nits I have is regarding death and transition... they take too long xD

Graphics are okay, and I liked the position swapping mechanic...

Good luck!
LadyEnigma
22. Apr 2015 路 21:46 UTC
It was pretty laggy to play but I really like the concept. Graphics were ok.
OberynMartell
22. Apr 2015 路 21:55 UTC
Nice weapon! :)
someone
23. Apr 2015 路 01:12 UTC
Nice entry. I like the concept.
It was very laggy in places though.
Lancelot Gao
23. Apr 2015 路 01:27 UTC
Not running smoothly锛乥ut I like the art sytle锛乻o cool
BroCade
23. Apr 2015 路 15:00 UTC
This is a really great idea! Some polishing and you will have a real gem here.
Jakob37
23. Apr 2015 路 15:26 UTC
Nice little game, well done :) As you said in the description, it was a quite heavy game for my computer. Didn't look like it needed to be very computationally intense, might be worthwhile to run a profiler, to localize what part of the code that is running heavily. Nevertheless, well done, and good luck with its further development :)
spin-down
23. Apr 2015 路 19:34 UTC
As mentioned, it lagged for me but only during the screen scrolling. It's a shame because from what I played I enjoyed. Liked the concept and glad to hear your working on a post jam version!
sorlok
24. Apr 2015 路 00:48 UTC
Really cool take on the theme! Fun and decent puzzles, but some of the hit boxes were a little aggressive.
met44
24. Apr 2015 路 15:13 UTC
Oh man, it's a classic ! I use to play that kind of game forever ago, Great work man !
Andrew Quartermain
27. Apr 2015 路 22:59 UTC
That was really fun. It lagged a bit at some points and some of the collisions were a bit unfair, but the concept, puzzles and level design were great. Love the blood splatters on the wall.
I'd really like to play the post compo version.
cdgugler
03. May 2015 路 02:54 UTC
I like it, I'm always up for a fun platform puzzle game.
freeholdgames
10. May 2015 路 16:28 UTC
Great entry. I thought the enemy swap mechanic was cleanly integrated into the puzzles and quite innovative. Nice job!
Menesetsu
11. May 2015 路 13:55 UTC
This game has very good mechanic. I got very excited when I first time swapped with the soldier and he ran to the spikes!
Frozen Stick
11. May 2015 路 14:26 UTC
Not bad but a little glitchy.
bossmojoman
12. May 2015 路 00:43 UTC
Love the concept, very fun platformer!
Borkleby
12. May 2015 路 00:50 UTC
Whoa, I can't believe I finished the whole game.... kind of had a medieval portal feel to it, especially with the checks and exes everywhere. Really really like this game.
MrShoestore
12. May 2015 路 00:50 UTC
Love the teleport and them look of the game. It is pretty laggy though. I played this game a lot longer than a lot of the others. Great job.