The Way Home by kei

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made by kei for LD30 (JAM)
HOW TO PLAY
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- ENTER to start the game
- A/Left to move left
- D/Right to move right
- W/Up to jump
- ESC to reset the level

GOAL
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You have to reach the end of each level with both characters controlling them simultaneously. If you fail, you have to start over.

SOFTWARE USED
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- Framework: Phaser
- Text editor: Sublime Text 2
- Graphics: Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Sound: http://www.bfxr.net/
- Other tools: Leshy SpriteSheet Tool(http://www.leshylabs.com/apps/sstool/)

SOME NOTES
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Well, this is my first Game Jam and i had to learn a lot of lessons the hard way. First of all: use a framework that you have used before.

This game is a proof of concept and barely resembles the original idea. I think i'm going to develop this idea further, adding a bunch of game mechanics i had in mind but that i couldn't implement due to the lack of time.

The game was only tested in Chrome and Firefox. There are some known bugs but they are not game breaking.

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1767
Overall(Jam) 3.19 405
Audio(Jam) 2.24 583
Fun(Jam) 3.33 214
Graphics(Jam) 3.85 194
Innovation(Jam) 3.07 371
Mood(Jam) 2.86 512
Theme(Jam) 3.93 53

Feedback

TautNerve
26. Aug 2014 路 06:55 UTC
I really liked the graphics and the overall aesthetic
though the controls were a bit clunky.
Great job with a new framework
馃帳 kei
26. Aug 2014 路 21:48 UTC
Thanks for your words and for playing!
abayb
26. Aug 2014 路 22:57 UTC
Good graphics and nice gameplay. Over all idea isn't really anything new, but that's okay, it was a hard theme.
Audio could have used a little more work, the sounds were a little abrasive.
Once Upon a Team
26. Aug 2014 路 22:57 UTC
The graphics are really good ! A little music would up the mood and the sensations a lot !

Anyway, you used the theme nicely and some level designs are really good.

Nice entry :)
馃帳 kei
27. Aug 2014 路 15:33 UTC
Thank you guys!
Moosefly
27. Aug 2014 路 16:37 UTC
Not the most original idea (well, the boxes were somewhat new!) but the most annoying thing was the controls which just didn't feel right for some reason. Nice art and aesthetic though.

Anssi@MooseflyGames
BinaryPie
27. Aug 2014 路 17:26 UTC
Not the most original idea, but really well implemented.
Sestren
29. Aug 2014 路 02:04 UTC
Respawning seems bugged. About half the time I die, one of the player sprites tries to spawn in the ground and ends up dying in an endless loop. Seems like a neat game, though.
Teesquared
29. Aug 2014 路 02:05 UTC
Looks great but that bat bites.
hoyt hoy
29. Aug 2014 路 02:07 UTC
nice pixel art, and good use of theme, it isn't new idea but was good made.
Congratulations!
TheColorMan
29. Aug 2014 路 02:17 UTC
This was a very fun and polished puzzle platformer. The last level was tricky but I finally completed it!
LeafThief
29. Aug 2014 路 06:18 UTC
I liked the little hair animation and I think the avatar sprite is well done - you could even go further in terms of animation. I think this would help the overall feel immensely.

The mechanics worked fine but I thought the game was getting too difficult too fast, but considering you did this in such a short time it's completely understandable.

Good job :)
jjhaggar
29. Aug 2014 路 12:29 UTC
Nice graphics. The start and end of each jump felt a bit strange, anyway great job :)
yodamaster
29. Aug 2014 路 15:39 UTC
Double smurf.
馃帳 kei
29. Aug 2014 路 22:11 UTC
Thank you for playing guys! I just uploaded a version with improved controls and some bugfixes (the infinite respawn is one of them). Hope you enjoy!
jukimv1986
03. Sep 2014 路 11:52 UTC
Buen trabajo! Congrats on your first Ludum Dare!! Please do develop this idea further, as I liked it very much and can see the potential. Neat graphics and great level design. Well done!
GAFBlizzard
04. Sep 2014 路 06:04 UTC
A bit frustrating (everyone hates flying enemies, and the birds are no exception), and the end of the jump freezing is odd, but otherwise pretty polished. It might be nice to have a counter so people know how close they are to the end of the game.
Frankus
15. Sep 2014 路 15:25 UTC
Nice graphics :). Makes a good game to pas the time. The bat was a bit hard to get through though... Great job!
orion_black
10. Dec 2014 路 19:55 UTC
The controls are kind of sloppy making the game a bit frustrating. As mentioned before not really original.