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Ultimate Wish by Carduus

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made by Carduus for LD28 (COMPO)
here is my second entry for the LD48 compo.

To move your character you only get.. ONE BUTTON : CLIC where you wanna throw your spirit-ball.
You will be teleported at the impact location (aproximatively because, remember, am a graphic artist and am a fucking noob at scripting game!)

if There is some issues with collisons and falling
in Pitt; You Can press ENTER if you're stuck !

I used :
STENCYL 3.0 (fucking great soft omg!)
Photochiotte CS5
A-daube Flash for animation
ASEPRITE for animation too (GREAT SOFT!)

I hope you'll enjoy this game despite its bugs (i struggle hours to understand collisions.....)

XOXO folks!
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25181740/LD28/release/Game.html
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25181740/LD28/release/source/LD28Carduus
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=7279

Ratings

Coolness 41% 1259
Overall 3.68 90
Audio 1.72 733
Fun 3.26 245
Graphics 4.63 2
Humor 2.19 521
Innovation 3.53 135
Mood 3.52 100
Theme 3.20 313

Feedback

AlanZucconi
16. Dec 2013 路 04:03 UTC
Ohhh! The graphics is soo cool! *_*
caranha
16. Dec 2013 路 05:39 UTC
You really show your talent in that design. This is a very beautiful game!

Unfortunately the controls are really imprecise, which sucks for this kind of game. One thing that particularly bothers me is that the ball disappears from the world if we throw it out of the screen. Since the level pans around, I should be able to throw balls at platforms that I know are there, but can't yet be seen.

Thanks for the game!
syawqy
16. Dec 2013 路 07:11 UTC
great graphic
as caranha says, need to improve gameplay mechanic
馃帳 Carduus
16. Dec 2013 路 09:26 UTC
Hey !
Thanks for your comments.
@Caranha : i forget to active the camera for the Spirit-Ball, typo noobie error.
I reactivate it (the behavior was here, but inactive)
I'm not sure if i have the right to do this 7 hours after the deadline, so tell me and i desactive it.
By the way my teleport location detection is very imprecise, and i don't know now how to fix it.
I'll try to make an enhanced version to fix this.
Gyncoca
16. Dec 2013 路 10:50 UTC
Super beau, mais dommage pour le gameplay, il se passe des trucs vraiment bizarre.
Mais bon travail. :)
rezoner
16. Dec 2013 路 14:40 UTC
Top notch graphics as always. I believe it can turn into a good puzzle game if you manage to made some riddles.
zebi24
16. Dec 2013 路 14:48 UTC
That graphics <3
the
16. Dec 2013 路 16:35 UTC
Hey, it is made in 48 hours but it is for LD28 instead of "LD48". Otherwise, nice art.
kill0u
16. Dec 2013 路 16:52 UTC
It is made for LD#28 as a LD48 (compo) entry. It's all good ;)
Ravetcofx
16. Dec 2013 路 22:33 UTC
I realy like this game, but you did not include the source code, which is one of the rules.
travislucia
17. Dec 2013 路 00:38 UTC
Cool graphics, Good idea, Needs a aiming line or arch aimer or something.
Pixelulsar
17. Dec 2013 路 01:08 UTC
Looks great!
loggs2
17. Dec 2013 路 01:15 UTC
The art was very nicely done. The arc of the balls were hard to estimate based on my mouse (I naturally felt like I wanted the ball to go where my mouse was). The mechanic was very interesting though and you could make a lot of cool puzzles with it with some fine tuning.
ismyhc
17. Dec 2013 路 02:21 UTC
Interesting Idea. I really like the graphics!
Integershift
17. Dec 2013 路 02:59 UTC
The graphics were AMAZING!
jsspiegel
17. Dec 2013 路 03:01 UTC
Truly amazing art! Unfortunately, there were some issues with the camera not panning low enough prevent this from being a 5/5 :(
BlackPoison
17. Dec 2013 路 03:45 UTC
Love the graphics! And the idea to use the "teleporting ball" but i got a little stuck with controls, overall i really liked the game!
KunoNoOni
17. Dec 2013 路 04:08 UTC
You are an amazing artist. This game looks gorgeous! I love the mechanic. You should do a post compo version, add sounds and music and more levels. For what you've done though, good job.
goyal
17. Dec 2013 路 04:15 UTC
Nice job. Great graphics.
biscuitdough
17. Dec 2013 路 07:51 UTC
Great art and solid concept, rare to see both in a compo entry, great job!
lorniebear
17. Dec 2013 路 07:56 UTC
Really fun!
btwj
17. Dec 2013 路 09:06 UTC
Great job on the art and animation. The style is very unique. Although there doesn't seem to be any audio which is a downside, some SFX would make the teleporting feel more powerful. But excellent work nonetheless, the control scheme is very ingenious
Ekilibr
17. Dec 2013 路 10:35 UTC
Really great game ! Make me think about an indie game I saw few days ago, even if I can't remember the name of it.
Graphics are simple but very smooth. Love it :)
zitheker
17. Dec 2013 路 11:00 UTC
I'm in lvoe with this Game. You make very beautiful graphics and even if the Gameplay are not very easy (but with a little of experience, that block not too much), i like the idea of the ball who is in direct link with the Genius. Thanks you for that simply but fantastic game.
DustyStylus
17. Dec 2013 路 11:55 UTC
Beautiful graphics, and I like the game mechanic too (which just needs a weeeee bit of tweaking).
LeReveur
17. Dec 2013 路 12:17 UTC
Good job !
Hard mode is... Very hard. :D
phi6
17. Dec 2013 路 12:30 UTC
Unfortunately really easy to complete, but that is not the point, the level design can always be improved later. The game mechanic itself is a great idea, and the art style is absolutely fantastic. I really enjoyed this entry, thumbs up!
hazzen
17. Dec 2013 路 12:45 UTC
Graphics: great!

Controls: :(. Some sort of line showing the angle would be nice, and it appears you do a few things with deciding where it is valid to stand and not valid to stand that don't line up with the art. Plenty of times, the ball would hit something that looked like good ground, but I would just slide off.
psychomonster
17. Dec 2013 路 14:19 UTC
Awesome idea... I love teleportation and puzzles. Cool...
Artwork is fantastic. Would be cool to play a post compo polished version with more harder levels
11Nephilim
17. Dec 2013 路 15:12 UTC
As an artist (for ludum jam purposes anyway) I'm quite jealous. The animations on the main character are gorgeous.

I'd love to see what you can could come up with given more time and coding practice. Nice work man :)
floetenmaul
17. Dec 2013 路 16:08 UTC
Great graphics, simple and fun gameplay. More precise controls and sound would help a lot.
mr.isaer
17. Dec 2013 路 16:28 UTC
i like it
AndreRodrigues
17. Dec 2013 路 16:49 UTC
as others said, really great graphics and really cool idea but the controls could get an improvement, really imprecise and limited angle for you to throw the ball.
vikingpotato
17. Dec 2013 路 17:01 UTC
Great game and well implemented! Graphics are great! Good job fellow stencyler!
Ako
17. Dec 2013 路 20:04 UTC
Great art. Keep working on the collision issues, but this was a major accomplishment. I am just learning code too and it takes awhile to figure out how to make stuff happen. But with your art skills you will be a force to be reckoned with once you master the code side! Well done!
TobiasNL
17. Dec 2013 路 20:09 UTC
Very nice graphics, and the gameplay mechanic was also pretty cool. Collission were a tiny bit buggy though.
taocayo
17. Dec 2013 路 20:13 UTC
Loved the mechanics (an aim guide would make it better), loved the puzzles and the graphics are gorgeous. Would love to play a longer version! Great job!
JohnnySix
17. Dec 2013 路 20:30 UTC
Nice GFX, would be cool if you developed further and added some kind of aiming reticule, or parabolic arc to show the ball's intended movement.
dudsen
17. Dec 2013 路 21:45 UTC
Nice one. A bit to short i was thinking the first time. Damn, this is hard, I thought after that. Didn't managed this after 1000 tries :(
With some audio this stuff would be even better!
Keith Evans
17. Dec 2013 路 21:46 UTC
Great art and a fun teleport mechanic. An aiming reticule would have been nice, as well as some other gameplay challenges to mix it up. Overall a solid entry!
BlazingFanfish
18. Dec 2013 路 01:11 UTC
Nice game, good art. Would be better if you allow it to see the map~

And this would truly give a new meaning on "giving a piece of my mind"
WiseGAMER
18. Dec 2013 路 01:35 UTC
Best game I ever played in Ludum Dare 28. I am impressed that you did that with Stencyl!
I liked that he wished to become human but I wished that I could play with the human character.
CNIAngel
18. Dec 2013 路 02:56 UTC
Fun game. I like how you interpreted the theme. I wish there was music/audio to complete the mood.
whiteknife
18. Dec 2013 路 03:00 UTC
Amazing graphics and interesting gameplay mechanics! A truly awesome job!
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
18. Dec 2013 路 03:07 UTC
So artistic and fun! Kudos, I enjoyed myself! +1 on the art style!
IHateATMFees
18. Dec 2013 路 04:47 UTC
great job, especially with the graphics. hardcore mode, that is no joke!
deathray
18. Dec 2013 路 04:54 UTC
Excellent graphics and really good gameplay. I stuck with it and beat the game! I gave only 1 star for overall though because, like someone mentioned, you have to include your source code.
cdgugler
18. Dec 2013 路 04:59 UTC
I love the graphics, looks really good.
angelk
18. Dec 2013 路 05:35 UTC
Really incredible graphics for 48 hours, looks great!
ColdBrain
18. Dec 2013 路 05:54 UTC
Cool graphics and idea!
Alismuffin
18. Dec 2013 路 07:46 UTC
Awesome entry! Unique movement.
ErikU
18. Dec 2013 路 08:17 UTC
Very impressive. I'd like to add that it was fun discovering the "double" teleport - shooting long enough that the cooldown comes up, then immediately firing again despite falling afterwards allows for a trick shot that can speed up certain areas. Fun mechanic.
Linus Lindberg
18. Dec 2013 路 08:50 UTC
LOVE the graphics!
drkrunk
18. Dec 2013 路 09:15 UTC
I really enjoyed this. Like everyone else, the graphics are amazing and really well-done! It was fun and interesting :)
Lissar
18. Dec 2013 路 09:59 UTC
Gorgeous game! Best looking one I've seen, I think. Gameplay was interesting, but ultimately a little frustrating.
lightsoda
18. Dec 2013 路 10:41 UTC
Nice work, throwing the ball upwards was a bit awkward, I got stuck on the last level for a bit. Other than that, nicely done.
madflame991
18. Dec 2013 路 11:38 UTC
+ nice art style
+ innovative gameplay (really liked the "genius"-part)

- sometimes the ball just disappears when thrown
TinyMoonStudios
18. Dec 2013 路 11:43 UTC
A nice effort I certainly like the graphics. However, I was rather put off by how informal the almighty supernatural being at the beginning was. I would suggest trying to find a way of conveying narrative with out using words as I would have much rather looked at a depiction of the story and objective then sat through the dialogue. But all the same, well done.
Ras Lyon
18. Dec 2013 路 11:44 UTC
Wow, my first impression was that this could be a paid game. But I ended up getting frustrated early. It's a really fantastic concept, the kind of thing I've daydreamed about before. But the movement of the ball is a little too unpredictable. Still... wow.
OrangeeZ
18. Dec 2013 路 12:10 UTC
Really nice! Beautifully drawn and cleverly executed.
recursor
18. Dec 2013 路 12:32 UTC
Where is a link to your source code?
skypers
18. Dec 2013 路 12:42 UTC
Neat, I love the sky and the black-drawn environment. The gameplay is definitely a plus. Great job.
SamH
18. Dec 2013 路 12:43 UTC
Very good game, the mechanics need to be tweaked in order to be a bit less frustrating, but the graphics are gorgeous and the level design was nice.
馃帳 Carduus
18. Dec 2013 路 12:53 UTC
Hey !
Thw for youy comments
I'll post de source this evening, am not at home and my source is on my hom PC U_U.
The sources are in stencyl format so u will be able to read it if you DL stencyl !
Ithildin
18. Dec 2013 路 14:02 UTC
Great art and awesome concept! Targetting is hard at times, where you have to guess a bit where your mind will go to, but the main idea is there, and it works very well. Congrats!!
Pixelfan Games
18. Dec 2013 路 14:05 UTC
Great work. Graphics are really cool and i love the idea of being genius. And, i have to say it, i could'n beat the hard mode xD. I think it got a big potential.
Brainless Games
18. Dec 2013 路 14:52 UTC
Greta game and graphics.
97%Awesome
18. Dec 2013 路 15:00 UTC
Amazign
X-0r
18. Dec 2013 路 15:52 UTC
Awesome artwork! It was quite hard to estimate the angle of the shot. The hard part is really... hard btw. ^_^
sekaru
18. Dec 2013 路 16:09 UTC
Lovely art! Could do with some music though and like others have said, the main mechanic was a bit too imprecise.
Xaychru04
18. Dec 2013 路 16:37 UTC
Really nice game, the gameplay is original, the teleportation is a bit weird sometimes, but the art and design is awesome. I enjoyed this game!
omaha
18. Dec 2013 路 17:04 UTC
I LOVE the graphics!!! And I enjoyed the controls too. Wish I could make sound for yoU! Thanks much
digihacker
18. Dec 2013 路 17:30 UTC
A very well done game !! Nice art, idea, game play !! Time to earn some buck with it ? xD
Daniel Debert
18. Dec 2013 路 17:36 UTC
That's a good graphics you build there.
Sheepolution
18. Dec 2013 路 17:48 UTC
Really nice graphics! But the complete silence really ruins it. Any little sound would've done. Like when you teleport. The gameplay itself is okay.
TeamQuadratic
18. Dec 2013 路 19:24 UTC
Really cool interpretation of the theme
i can really see this being a real game
JayPC000
18. Dec 2013 路 19:33 UTC
The best way I can say this could be improved would be able to click and hold to show the arc of the Throw.

Otherwise great job!
ghostinthesoft
18. Dec 2013 路 20:00 UTC
Graphics are cool but it's hard to play
tripleVisionGames
18. Dec 2013 路 21:08 UTC
Really nice graphics and it's really fun! It gets a bit frustrating after the 1st 2 pieces but only because of collision. Great idea too so high scores for innovation, gfx and mood for me!
Gamelabbers
18. Dec 2013 路 21:23 UTC
Awesome graphics, cool animation, cool concept :) too bad that there is no sound and not more levels. Great that you got collisions working!
bugninja
18. Dec 2013 路 21:28 UTC
Man, that's is an insanely good game.
Denis Chakarov
18. Dec 2013 路 22:31 UTC
Great graphics and idea! Only the sound is missing to complete it! I hope you'll polish it.
As said in some comments, controls need a bit tweaking or showing a prediction line. I guess some of the troubles there might be from Stencyl?
lasagnegames
18. Dec 2013 路 22:35 UTC
I really like the graphics and the concept.
lennaert
18. Dec 2013 路 22:51 UTC
Crazy pretty. The teleport throw is a little unpredictable, though; I often felt less like I attempting to utilize a skill and more just hoping that my click made it go the way I thought it would.
Katamori
18. Dec 2013 路 23:59 UTC
Oh God, I haven't used Stencyl for a very long time! I didn't even know that 3.0 is already released! And dangit, you can do awesome stuffs with it - just take a look at this game!
CatOnMars
19. Dec 2013 路 09:58 UTC
Excellent graphic style! Good particle effects and characters. Innovative control mechanism. Overall I like this game. It would be even better to add some audio effects.
HD408
19. Dec 2013 路 20:49 UTC
Hit detection could be better, but graphics are quite nice.
blackmagic
20. Dec 2013 路 12:45 UTC
The game is good !
I've seen how you struggled all the weed end to complete it, i must say you've made a great job. You kept the flame to the end ! Way to go pal !
Nelien
20. Dec 2013 路 14:53 UTC
Short and sweet -- great graphics and good concept. There were a few bugs here and there and I couldn't tell whether you could control the strength of the throw as well as the direction.
theholychicken
20. Dec 2013 路 19:22 UTC
Very cool!
Would've been nice to have a choice of which wish to get though!
SaintHeiser
21. Dec 2013 路 03:35 UTC
Good work! Like your visuals.
Targeting is worst but gameplay is fun itself.
Atmospherium
21. Dec 2013 路 04:09 UTC
Really cool gameplay idea and excellent art. I really hope you develop this idea further.
jacklehamster
21. Dec 2013 路 22:37 UTC
5 stars graphics
rnlf
22. Dec 2013 路 01:18 UTC
Really great visual style (no wonder, you're a graphic artist :)). Too bad there were no sound effects, they would have added greatly to the game.
lorniebear
22. Dec 2013 路 16:02 UTC
Got to the end! Or so I thought... about to try hardcore mode
Moosefly
22. Dec 2013 路 20:09 UTC
Yeah, like others have said the visuals are nice, but the gameplay needs to be improved. For instance a short trajectory display would make it much more enjoyable. Audio would also improve the experience. I think it could make a nice little puzzle game with the correct execution.
ploogle
22. Dec 2013 路 23:06 UTC
Great game! Nifty graphics, no messing around with a backstory. Just a few quick lines and you're playing. Would have loved sound.
Jishenaz
24. Dec 2013 路 18:38 UTC
Beautiful game with awesome mechanics!
Dynad
24. Dec 2013 路 21:42 UTC
The graphics are amazing! too short but it was worth my time 100% =D
GaTechGrad
25. Dec 2013 路 08:01 UTC
Really nice art style and neat concept. Sometimes it was hard getting the ball to go where I wanted it to go.
OneDee
25. Dec 2013 路 18:05 UTC
Great visuals!
iiechapman
28. Dec 2013 路 00:54 UTC
I love the graphics, the backgrounds are beautiful. The character is sweet looking. I want to be human too. Wonderful entry!
havana24
29. Dec 2013 路 12:56 UTC
Stunning visuals and a well made concept. Congrats! :)
Striwx
04. Jan 2014 路 14:02 UTC
Like it. Need more precise controls and audio for a good mood. (love the graphics)
Anoarith
04. Jan 2014 路 17:49 UTC
This game is genius !
nyrrrr
05. Jan 2014 路 01:11 UTC
veeeery good game. The only (big!) minus is the missing sound
Did you consider creating a post-jam version? The art style rocks!
aviktorov
05. Jan 2014 路 19:14 UTC
Amazing visuals! Gameplay mechanics are also very well crafted. Looking forward for more levels and story. Thank you! :)
deepnight
06. Jan 2014 路 21:16 UTC
The gameplay has some minor flaws (mostly due to hazardous controls), but it's very cool to play :)
You still amaze me more after each entry, you really can accomplish A LOT in 48h compo! :)
Well done!
deepnight
06. Jan 2014 路 21:16 UTC
The gameplay has some minor flaws (mostly due to hazardous controls), but it's very cool to play :)
You still amaze me more after each entry, you really can accomplish A LOT in 48h compo! :)
Well done!
Oh. And I will kick your ass on next LD.