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Dungeons and Diapers by lasagnegames

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made by lasagnegames for LD30 (JAM)
N.B: Works best in the Chrome browser.

The concept behind the game is that Zeno, a baby, projects his fantasy as shadows. The shadows are subjects of his imagination, though in reality they are just everyday objects.

So by using the shadow warrior and interacting/attacking the other shadows, you have to create a safe path for baby Zeno to get back home!

NOTE: As the shadow you have a limited range, and shadowy areas will cancel you out (not fully implemented).

Controls:
w (Shadow): jump (or up arrow).
a-d : move left and right (or arrow keys)
e : switch to the shadow warrior.
SPACE (Shadow): Attack.
Web http://bit.ly/dungeons-n-diapers
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=30505

Ratings

Coolness 52% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.03 504
Audio(Jam) 3.07 377
Fun(Jam) 2.66 587
Graphics(Jam) 2.82 605
Humor(Jam) 3.09 154
Innovation(Jam) 3.34 223
Mood(Jam) 3.04 410
Theme(Jam) 3.61 167

Feedback

hissssssssss
26. Aug 2014 路 02:20 UTC
I can't seem to jump, for some reason. I'm running Firefox 31. If it's an error and you fix it, I'll give it another shot.
馃帳 lasagnegames
26. Aug 2014 路 02:25 UTC
Thanks for trying. Works mainly in Chrome at the moment. Sorry about that.
uberscientist
26. Aug 2014 路 15:24 UTC
I was going to say I couldn't jump either, but then I realized you can only jump as the shadow and when you beat the hidden skeleton behind the tree the pit gets filled in magically and then the baby can cross. The 2nd level song is pretty good :p -- Im guessing the yellow screen is the end? gg
馃帳 lasagnegames
26. Aug 2014 路 17:06 UTC
ye sadly we didn't manage to add more levels xD classic ludum dare problems
MintArcade
27. Aug 2014 路 13:01 UTC
Very interesting game mechanics. Cool fighting idea.
JNyknn
27. Aug 2014 路 13:03 UTC
Not bad, but the graphics seem to bug (they appear and disappear all the time)? Not sure if it's a feature or a bug.
LemmingSurvivor
27. Aug 2014 路 13:09 UTC
As is, it's kind of... easy. I'm guessing that's an idea that you didn't have time to implement (since there's unused platforms everywhere), but requiring the shadow to take a different path than "jump the gap" would make it a lot more satisfying. Something like "you must stay away from sunlight".

Concept is great though. Soundtrack has a pretty good groove to it. Visuals are interesting.

Good job!
SusanTheCat
27. Aug 2014 路 13:16 UTC
I had trouble with the sprites getting offset occasionally. Using Firefox. Interesting concept. In-game instructions would be nice.
馃帳 lasagnegames
27. Aug 2014 路 13:43 UTC
Thanks for your feedback people! The shadow disappears when it hits shadowy areas.

We were exploring the idea that the shadow should not be able to traverse shadowy areas to add an extra traversal element, but due to time we settled on it just disappearing.
Knowledge
27. Aug 2014 路 14:59 UTC
Ok game, but unfinished like mine, so I'm really sorry.
Xgor
27. Aug 2014 路 15:01 UTC
Interesting concept but the game was way too short to really use it though. Could be something really cool with enough polish.
mrexcessive
27. Aug 2014 路 17:54 UTC
Hi there... Got to the gold screen (level 3) which had no content - perhaps it is the end ? Great idea - very much in mold of proper fairy story ;) Loved the babies laugh for switch to shadow. Great job!
01101101
28. Aug 2014 路 07:49 UTC
Nice concept boys. It deserves a longer game, outside the LD!
pmrsco
28. Aug 2014 路 17:29 UTC
interesting concept, the sound design could use some work, but other than that it was charming and I enjoyed it. Could be cool to see outside of the LD
insane66
28. Aug 2014 路 22:04 UTC
me no jump
Tosic
29. Aug 2014 路 13:54 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme, and very innovative, two opposite things! :D
hoyt hoy
29. Aug 2014 路 13:57 UTC
I was ridden... on a baby?
And babies don't jump?
Really weird game...
Nice fight and puzzles, change the characters always is a good idea.
esayitch
29. Aug 2014 路 14:02 UTC
If this gets finished I can easily see it a combo between puzzler-action platformer and tower(baby) defense, so there's a great deal of innovation here. At the moment though the combat is pretty weird and so are the graphics. But I really liked the concept :)
pjimmy
29. Aug 2014 路 14:03 UTC
cool game, but sometimes I have difficulty to see the soldier or foes, was this on purpose?
Pavel M. Dlouh媒
30. Aug 2014 路 09:13 UTC
Pretty nice concept. I like music and parallaxes. :)
brodavi
31. Aug 2014 路 17:18 UTC
hehehe funny :) controls are a little weird, but I like the concept!
Scott Baker
05. Sep 2014 路 20:14 UTC
nice game, I like the shadow effect.
RodRoy1
06. Sep 2014 路 10:12 UTC
It's simple, but serviceable. Would have liked to have seen more levels but two, but it seems fine as a concept. Good job