Betwixter by buckslice

made by buckslice for LD30 (COMPO)

Controls: WASD or arrow keys

Every time you move you swap between the two game worlds. Use this to your advantage as you traverse through 10 increasingly difficult levels.

8/30 - Added web version let me know if it works!

My first Ludum Dare submission! I'm really happy with the idea I came up with, but I wish I had more time to make more/better levels. I think I did alright though. I used libgdx, paint.net and audacity for development.

Hope you enjoy playing!
-Buck

Windows/OSX/Linux	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14941389/Betwixter.jar
Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14941389/war/index.html
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14941389/core.7z
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=40882

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall	3.65	167

Audio	2.53	658
Fun	3.69	107
Graphics	2.46	950
Humor	3.23	138
Innovation	3.92	91
Mood	2.71	806
Theme	3.90	100

Feedback

silentlamb

25. Aug 2014 · 09:39 UTC

Nice concept! And the victory sound made my day, I love it!

boddiul

25. Aug 2014 · 09:42 UTC

The most innovation gameplay, I have yet seen at LD30.
Very nice use of a theme

Majko

25. Aug 2014 · 09:42 UTC

Finally some logic piece!

Ryan Melmoth

25. Aug 2014 · 09:53 UTC

Had a lot of fun! I enjoyed that the game became challenging so quickly. Couldn't get past the first half of "you asked for this" after trying for a while.

skullum

25. Aug 2014 · 09:53 UTC

Cool game, good use of the theme

TicklesTheMighty

25. Aug 2014 · 10:14 UTC

I spent more than a few minutes plotting out the last level. Actual thought required.

ladymary

25. Aug 2014 · 10:38 UTC

Wow what an awesome game! I love the sound effects and the whole concept. I actually busted out a pen and paper to think about where the saws were headed next. Great job executing a novel concept

Nanolotl

25. Aug 2014 · 10:46 UTC

Nice concept and well executed

DrHahn

25. Aug 2014 · 11:31 UTC

Reminded me of Chips Challenge, my first ever gaming love. This is really solid and cool ideas, and you could really take it further. Good job :D

BillToWin

25. Aug 2014 · 11:36 UTC

Fun game, great concept, intriguing level design. A+

ShellfishGames

25. Aug 2014 · 11:57 UTC

Wow. Beautiful concept and fun(ny) level design. Could be improved presentation-wise, but other than that great effort!
Got to the parkour level but couldn't quite figure out how to pass the two pairs of saws on the right side.

rob

25. Aug 2014 · 12:06 UTC

Loved it! But I couldn't get past "The Good Level" — solving those two saw puzzles at once while remembering what's going on in the other world is just beyond my abilities I think. Really neat game though.

I wonder what it would be like if you could somehow see what was going on in the other world before moving — it'd make it easier, but I don't think the game would necessarily lose any appeal for it.

Makio

25. Aug 2014 · 17:03 UTC

Love the character, nice entry !

HeuGamer

25. Aug 2014 · 17:05 UTC

Great concept. Love the gameplay.

Endurion

26. Aug 2014 · 05:38 UTC

Sorry, no Java.

tommyboys0107

26. Aug 2014 · 07:16 UTC

Nice concept!
So correlate with theme!

MentaL13

26. Aug 2014 · 07:56 UTC

Pretty good game, loved the "Go for it lol" level

bob_fish

26. Aug 2014 · 12:52 UTC

Great idea, nice difficulty and awesome winning sound!

Resonious

26. Aug 2014 · 12:54 UTC

That was pretty fun puzzle!

Polona

26. Aug 2014 · 13:10 UTC

Nice puzzling, the levels are really good and it's absolutly funny.
"It so flashy I'm gonna die!" The flashing while switching the game worlds is kind of irritating.
Despite that awesome game! (by Alvar)

Charlie

26. Aug 2014 · 14:37 UTC

Nice game and very good level design. Sometimes it's confusing to figure out where to go, but it's very fun!

🎤 buckslice

26. Aug 2014 · 21:36 UTC

Thanks for the great feedback everyone! @Polona, ya I probably should have made the world colors more similar, or each time you move a bit of blending between the two worlds.

okeedokeben

27. Aug 2014 · 02:14 UTC

I love the level titles, and the mechanic is brilliant! Great work!

gamedevBear

27. Aug 2014 · 02:24 UTC

My favorite game so far. Innovative, fun concept, lots of thought required.

Christian Scandariato

27. Aug 2014 · 05:58 UTC

Fun game! "Go for it lol" was the dirtiest of tricks.

ninjascript

27. Aug 2014 · 06:05 UTC

Wow, great concept! Those saws are murder!

pikkpoiss

27. Aug 2014 · 21:22 UTC

Great mechanic and use of the theme. I liked the steady introduction of new environmental elements throughout the levels, and there was some really clever level design. If you added some music I think that it would be perfect. Well done!

lkr

27. Aug 2014 · 21:26 UTC

Fun concept - enjoyed the game a lot :)

synchingfeeling

27. Aug 2014 · 21:38 UTC

Cool concept, levels designed well. Made me think a lot.

Amvere

27. Aug 2014 · 23:14 UTC

Great game! I really enjoyed it. Brilliant idea that fits the theme perfectly. My head does hurt a little from all the strobing back and forth though.

moomoo112

28. Aug 2014 · 02:09 UTC

Really liked the saw puzzles, they gave an interesting challenge.

PaperBlurt

28. Aug 2014 · 09:14 UTC

Good immersion.
Nice game!

LaFleur

28. Aug 2014 · 20:06 UTC

Very clever! Great job!

Otrora Games

29. Aug 2014 · 05:49 UTC

Nicely done. The mechanic is interesting. One of the few desktop games I played. Great job!