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The Labyrinth of Keys by Martze

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made by Martze for LD28 (JAM)
UPDATE (2014/01/02): The game is finished and released! Check it out here! http://mattarod.com/labyrinth-of-keys/

If you are rating the game, play the Jam version. Otherwise, play the finished version, as it is a LOT better.

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This game was very ambitious, and we came very close, but it fell apart in the final stages. We just didn't have enough time to put it all together.

There's a central riddle to the game that you're supposed to solve, and it's supposed to be different every time you play the game, but unfortunately we ran out of time and didn't make the puzzle actually work.

If you'd like to look around the game and try using your key on a random door, have fun.

Credits:
Matthew Rodriguez
ZeroTron
Adan Ferguson ( http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/category/ld-24/?author_name=khananaphone )
Post-Jam Release (Windows or Flash) http://mattarod.com/labyrinth-of-keys/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=15824

Ratings

Coolness 54% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.83 374
Audio(Jam) 3.00 232
Fun(Jam) 2.71 326
Graphics(Jam) 3.04 319
Humor(Jam) 2.31 280
Innovation(Jam) 2.64 347
Mood(Jam) 2.89 263
Theme(Jam) 2.88 225

Feedback

ambi
17. Dec 2013 路 03:53 UTC
The game immediately dies when I try to start it.
PlayHabit
17. Dec 2013 路 20:51 UTC
It closes when running for me too. I tried opening it in command and I get the error:

Uncaught exception - load.c<237> : Failed to load library : std.ndll
Midnight Creators
17. Dec 2013 路 22:21 UTC
Same here, can't start the game i-i
Riilu
17. Dec 2013 路 22:22 UTC
The game fails to start :(
馃帳 Martze
19. Dec 2013 路 20:32 UTC
The game should at least load now.
Und[0]ne Devs
21. Dec 2013 路 17:59 UTC
Guys, this is a really good idea, I hope you can finish it!
xerysherry
23. Dec 2013 路 04:49 UTC
Link is broken!? I can't download...
Moosefly
23. Dec 2013 路 21:51 UTC
Yeah, link does seem to be broken.
馃帳 Martze
24. Dec 2013 路 04:16 UTC
Sorry, I've been messing around with my website the past few days. I fixed the link. Thanks for letting me know.
dalbinblue
24. Dec 2013 路 06:12 UTC
I'm still getting a 404 error trying to download the game.
Hyde Wyvern
24. Dec 2013 路 06:24 UTC
Woaaa I love the game title is in Japanese and the graphics are epic! But what I loved the most is the music theme...I love this game good work :)
JaymeeMak
24. Dec 2013 路 06:36 UTC
For some reason the game always starts so high in my screen that I can't grab the top bar and move it around. Otherwise, though, this is an interesting entry - clearly a large and expansive game world, but it's not at all clear what I as a player should be doing once I lose the starting key.
Grafter
02. Jan 2014 路 21:14 UTC
Nice Graphics on title! Interesting game! Well done!
Moosefly
02. Jan 2014 路 21:38 UTC
It's a shame that you couldn't complete the Jam version. Good job nonetheless.
Jezzamon
02. Jan 2014 路 22:47 UTC
Once you use the key on the wrong door you die?????????
GarethIW
02. Jan 2014 路 22:58 UTC
Well, aesthetics wise this game looks awesome, has a lovely Japanese retro vibe going for it. The music is well done too. It's a shame there's not much to do but explore in the Jam version, but nevertheless it's a solid start.
sadiquo
03. Jan 2014 路 02:46 UTC
I not find the good door :(
oskardevelopment
03. Jan 2014 路 11:31 UTC
Cool game, though a bit too unforgiving. That restart and using key is with the same key-code is a bit problematic.
Tanser
03. Jan 2014 路 12:57 UTC
I just love the graphics, they remind me of old DOS games, and Im saying that in the best way you can think of! Just I cant understand, why K... its so far away from the arrows or the X...
Anywho, really nice game! Good job. :)
rosa89n20
03. Jan 2014 路 14:46 UTC
every time when I trigger something to lost my key, I feel lot of trolling lol! but is fun. is just like some crazy nuts hard Mario hacks and AVGN the game that kind of trolling and fun :D
馃帳 Martze
03. Jan 2014 路 17:00 UTC
@Tanser: Since using your key at the wrong time can cause you to lose the game, I deliberately put it as far away as possible. You can rebind inputs in v1.0 (Windows) anyway.

@oskardevelopment: Since using a key on a door is very context-dependent, it didn't seem like a major problem at the time. Nonetheless, I changed the warp button to W in the final release, and version 1.0 (Windows) lets you rebind inputs.

@Jezzamon: You don't die, exactly, but the game becomes unwinnable, forcing you to restart.

@JaymeeMak: No idea why that's happening, but on Windows you can press Winkey+Left or Right to bring it within reach. It'll make the window the wrong size, but at least you can grab it now. This
Novodantis
03. Jan 2014 路 18:15 UTC
I like the 8 bit feel to it all and the one key mechanic is done well except for one point that confuses me: the K key becomes a warp back after you've used your key. At that point you need to restart anyway as the labyrinth becomes unwinnable (if I'm understanding it correctly), so would it not make sense that k would reset the level too?
馃帳 Martze
03. Jan 2014 路 18:20 UTC
@Novodantis: If you use your key on a door, it's lost and you must restart the game. If you lose your key to a flying lock enemy, you can warp back to the start and reclaim the key. This issue was resolved in the 1.0 release, in which K is ONLY used for opening doors, W warps back to the start at all times (even if you have the key), and R resets the game entirely.
epb9000
03. Jan 2014 路 19:32 UTC
That was pretty cool, Darn flying locks stealin' mah keys. I'm going to have to beat this later now though because it's like the flying locks have won. It's nice that 1.0 has a reset mechanic, I was playing 0.5 and having to re-launch the executable every time I picked the wrong door was less than enjoyable.
馃帳 Martze
03. Jan 2014 路 23:07 UTC
@epb9000: 0.5 is bad, rate it accordingly. Given that there's more than 10 doors, the door is randomly selected each time, and **there's no way to actually figure out which door is the right door**, actually trying to beat 0.5 is an exercise in futility.
myachin
04. Jan 2014 路 09:45 UTC
great! but quite hard