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Spirit Bridge by Kep

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made by Kep for LD30 (JAM)
Lost souls are wandering the graveyard and attacking the living!
As the Spirit Bridge, you have the power to sooth these angry spirits, then guide them to a resting place.

Move with WASD or Arrow Keys.
Jump with Spacebar.
Focus your lantern on spirits with the left mouse button.
Shield yourself with left control or the right mouse button.
Your task is complete when you return all of the spirits to tombstones.

Programming and design: Kep Amun, Hellscape Games
Sprite Art: Lisa Schmidt (my in-house artist/lawyer/wife)
Music: "The Pyre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"
Web http://hellscapegames.itch.io/spirit-bridge
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=24452

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.00 522
Audio(Jam) 3.19 329
Fun(Jam) 2.70 568
Graphics(Jam) 3.18 466
Humor(Jam) 2.06 520
Innovation(Jam) 3.15 316
Mood(Jam) 2.93 473
Theme(Jam) 3.03 452

Feedback

INC$D021
26. Aug 2014 · 14:21 UTC
Nicely done. I really like the idea :)
Found the controls a bit frustrating.
Gametery
26. Aug 2014 · 14:58 UTC
Camera movement is a bit annoying but except that i really like it, keep up! :)
Rothens
26. Aug 2014 · 15:48 UTC
Hmm.. this was a bit hard, but lovely. The music is great, the game is connected to the theme, nice job :)
ChristmasBunny
26. Aug 2014 · 15:50 UTC
Not sure if I'm just doing something wrong, but I can't seem to return them to graves.
LudusPactum
26. Aug 2014 · 16:01 UTC
Hard to play, but srly fun.
🎤 Kep
26. Aug 2014 · 17:33 UTC
Thanks, all.

Yes it's a bit hard, but possible!
Be patient, use your shield, don't give up!

Gametery: I agree. I'm using Unity's new "CameraFollow" script, and it could use some more tweaking.

ChristmasBunny: Be patient. Stand still for a moment at a tombstone and the spirit will settle, then be returned.
FineSpun
26. Aug 2014 · 22:09 UTC
Good idea. But camera is annoying and i cant get the spirit to go to tombstone.
🎤 Kep
26. Aug 2014 · 22:48 UTC
I just got rid of the 'smart' camera that was pretty annoying to some. Now it is simply locked on the player. I hope this helps.
LudusPactum
27. Aug 2014 · 02:02 UTC
Nice idea, good graphics and good physics but there are too many controls to watch for. However is a good game
TeamQuadratic
27. Aug 2014 · 02:58 UTC
Interesting premise, but it was a bit hard to control.
hbocao
27. Aug 2014 · 03:11 UTC
This a neat idea! The movement, specially the platforming bit, was little bit rough, but overall, you did a nice job. Thanks for the comments!
Jiyambi
27. Aug 2014 · 17:54 UTC
I really liked the graphics on the character. Interesting idea, fun! :)
MunkeeBacon
27. Aug 2014 · 20:25 UTC
PLAYER ANIMATION IS PAR, GAME IS DECENTLY EXECUTED, I ENJOYED RETURNING SPIRITS TO THEIR PROPER REALMS AND FREEING THEM OF THIS HUMAN EXISTENCE.
Rage Paint
27. Aug 2014 · 23:45 UTC
I really liked the concept, but I couldn't get a single spirit haha. D: I suck at this game!
AortaStudios
28. Aug 2014 · 08:10 UTC
Wow, I was terrible my first time around! But I tried again... and still sucked ;D Nice entry nevertheless, keep it up!
wdebowicz
28. Aug 2014 · 20:20 UTC
Nice running animation(btw, my wife makes grafic for me too :D), I like the concept of having one light with switching attack/shield. I don't like controls, jumping was quite hard. Music fit very well.
Tanser
31. Aug 2014 · 06:17 UTC
Really original and the character is lovely!
Nooner Bear
31. Aug 2014 · 06:17 UTC
Pretty challenging, but the collision box messed me up quite a bit.
sandbaydev
31. Aug 2014 · 15:51 UTC
I tried several time but couldn't capture a single spirit. I suck. :|

I would have liked if the "flashlight" would act as the "shield" (or spook them away). Maybe.

I couldnt get the logic behind spirits turning red/blue, that would have been helpful.

With just bit more explanations and easier play, I think this would have been more fun.
PapyGaragos
06. Sep 2014 · 11:17 UTC
Controls are a bit awkward (do you have 2 collision boxes for the main character?), and there is a lack of feedback when fighting a spirit (like a health bar) which made it hard to understand how I was supposed to capture them.