Escape Shadok by Belvar

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made by Belvar for LD30 (COMPO)
!!!!!!! YOU CAN DOUBLE JUMP !!!!!!!
(I am putting this here because it is not clear enough and some people were stuck right at the first level because it is not mentioned that it is possible)

Escape Shadok is a puzzle platformer with a gameplay inspired by Escape Goat set in the universe of "Les Shadoks".

Les Shadoks is a french cartoon, you can watch it in English or in French on youtube.

The game only contains 4 levels. I wished I could have made more, but that's the rules ! Maybe I'll make a post-compo version with more levels and more mechanics.
Didn't have enough time to make music the time...

Controls :

* Left and right for movements
* Up or X to jump and double jump
* Space to activate pump or switch
* Escape to restart

The goal is to push the egg to the exit by using the pumps. when the egg is near a pump, press Space while on it to push the egg.
Don't touch the gibis or you will have to restart the level.
You can change "world" by entering a portal. There are two room layout per level. When the egg is on the other world, it appears black.
I tried to make the levels in a way that it teaches you the mechanics while playing, but if you have questions, don't hesitate !

Tools used :

* Language : Haxe
* Library : HaxeFlixel
* Graphics : GIMP
* Level editor : Tiled
* Sound : SFXR
* IDE : emacs with emacs-ide and haxe-mode

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall 2.79 950
Audio 1.97 882
Fun 2.81 765
Graphics 2.76 777
Humor 3.00 204
Innovation 2.69 894
Mood 2.51 943
Theme 2.90 781

Feedback

Tanner
25. Aug 2014 路 06:14 UTC
I wasn't able to jump at first platform, but game looks very promising.
馃帳 Belvar
25. Aug 2014 路 09:40 UTC
Oh, yeah, you can double jump, I forgot to mention that, sorry !
muriel
25. Aug 2014 路 11:42 UTC
It's fun! I love your art style it's like the games that I used to play when I was a child (jeje the little legs of the main player xD) :)
ZirconCode
25. Aug 2014 路 11:43 UTC
Loved the level design, challenging enough. Cute sprites and theme.

It did take me a while to figure out the doublejump too though haha.

Happy to see a HaxeFlixel game, was curious about the language/library the other day.
alpha_rat
25. Aug 2014 路 11:46 UTC
Nice game, and always cool to see some shadocks !
exoticorn
25. Aug 2014 路 11:53 UTC
Nice simple graphics and a solid puzzle-platformer. A bit short, but I can relate to running out of time. :)
I was also having trouble with the first jump, because the standard jump height looks just high enough to reach the platform. You might want to decrease the jump height slightly to make this clearer.
c023-dev
25. Aug 2014 路 11:54 UTC
Hey, great idea! Tiny ingame notes for first double jump and pressing the pump would have been handy. It took me a second look on this site to know the controls. (You have an infinite jump when touching the ceiling btw. - maybe put in an extra true/false to check if the second jump was already executed) I enjoyed the naive art! Especially the kicking of the transdimensional egg =D ... Any artist could now pimp that to make it a solid experience. Congrats!
anserran
25. Aug 2014 路 11:58 UTC
Character's animations are really funny. Nice level design.
馃帳 Belvar
25. Aug 2014 路 12:04 UTC
Thanks you all for you feedback. I take note for the double jump :D
@c023-dev : Yeah, I noticed the infinite jump on the ceiling but as it did not allow to break the puzzles I chose to let it as it is to focus on other things :)
DaanVanYperen
25. Aug 2014 路 14:28 UTC
For anyone else getting stuck at the first platform, you can double jump!

Very interesting, I like the art style.
DavidErosa
25. Aug 2014 路 14:50 UTC
Nice puzzles! It took me a while to figure out even the more simple, but I finally enjoyed them. You should have pointed out the double jump on the game description (you can still edit it).
DavidErosa
25. Aug 2014 路 14:51 UTC
Oh, I see the double jump on the instructions, sorry :)
Nice game!
01010111
25. Aug 2014 路 17:43 UTC
I had never heard of Les Shadoks, checking it out it does seem like a treasure trove of design inspiration! Cool puzzles!
Posva
25. Aug 2014 路 17:57 UTC
Really enjoyed playing this game. It was fun and I liked the concept ^^
OnlySlightly
26. Aug 2014 路 04:32 UTC
I really liked the aesthetic style. There were some great subtle animations you threw in there too that made it feel really polished. It felt like a Roald Dahl children's book. Great job!
pythong
26. Aug 2014 路 10:24 UTC
i played the html5 version, but after kicking the ball the game got slower and slower?
nikki93
26. Aug 2014 路 23:07 UTC
Fun game! Not a very original idea, but still fun to play because I love platformers. Nice art and sounds too! Some funny music would be nice.
stvr
27. Aug 2014 路 12:47 UTC
Ball touches pig and all reality grinds to a halt!
馃帳 Belvar
27. Aug 2014 路 19:38 UTC
Thank you all for the feedback !

@01010111 : really a great piece of cartoon satire picturing french people as stupid birds

@pythong : Hmm, that is not supposed to happen. Is your computer particularly not powerful ?

@stvr: That happens on the flash version, but not the html5. What version did you play ?
Jacic
28. Aug 2014 路 01:49 UTC
Interesting idea, and pretty fun. Some decent puzzles. :)
zatyka
29. Aug 2014 路 01:27 UTC
I think it could definitely use some polish though; things just felt rough around the edges. I laughed at the animations, and enjoyed playing.
DragonInstall
30. Aug 2014 路 01:45 UTC
J'ai vu ton poste sur IndieMag . Marrant ton jeux. Bon boulot!
Traumendes_Madchen
02. Sep 2014 路 14:50 UTC
Aww, I like the Shadoks but the controls are difficult to handle. Otherwise, nice game !
(I saw your post on IndieMag too)
jukimv1986
05. Sep 2014 路 03:19 UTC
Cute game! I like the mechanics you used. Good job!
torvik88
11. Sep 2014 路 18:37 UTC
Lovely game. I enjoyed the puzzles very much.