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Rhythm Serenade by Whiteclaws

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made by Whiteclaws for LD26 (COMPO)
PLAY ON CHROME FOR BEST PERFORMANCE

This version is pretty buggy and the game is pretty short ... I'm really sorry about that ... the new files got corrupted and I lost half the levels :( ... Please don't be too harsh to the game while rating ...

Have fun and enjoy !

Controls : W to jump , D to roll , S to stop rolling + Dash down quickly ...

P.S : You can't land while jumping ...
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89532891/LudumDare/index.html
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89532891/LudumDare/Ludumdare.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=14243

Ratings

Coolness 17% 1894
Overall 2.84 905
Fun 2.71 807
Graphics 3.07 521
Innovation 3.03 630
Mood 2.22 1120
Theme 3.37 722

Feedback

stevejohnson
29. Apr 2013 路 04:23 UTC
I'm not trying to be harsh, but I legitimately could not figure out what the heck was going on. Some instructions would help a lot.
pighead10
29. Apr 2013 路 21:07 UTC
Liked the game mechanics and the variation of the levels made it interesting. The buttons felt really unresponsive - it was like I had latency issues. Unfortunately a bug which made me fall through the ground when I tried to jump stopped me from playing any longer.
馃帳 Whiteclaws
29. Apr 2013 路 21:44 UTC
@pighead10:

It may be because of your browser , please play on Chrome ...
_Rilem
30. Apr 2013 路 12:39 UTC
Cool concept, although requiring the user to press a key to land safely takes a bit of getting used to.
So i was spamming 'D' alot and discovered a bug which lets you hover in mid air, done at the correct point I was able to fly accros everything. :P
zatyka
30. Apr 2013 路 13:46 UTC
Very cool concept, and I think the graphics fit perfectly with the theme. I agree with _Rilem that I had to retrain my fingers to do something when landing, but that's not a bad thing. I also found a few game-breaking bugs:

-Camera lost focus on me, and I rolled off screen
-Stuck in a wall
-Hover in mid-air

They usually occurred when hitting multiple keys.
SuperlevelSebastian
30. Apr 2013 路 17:30 UTC
What zatyka said. But a very great idea. Liked it!
Typedeaf
30. Apr 2013 路 21:16 UTC
Fun game! I liked how you controlled the player and the background was really nice =A
Folis
30. Apr 2013 路 21:23 UTC
It was a bit buggy, but overall I enjoyed the game! Worked great in Firefox too! Good job.
hirsch
30. Apr 2013 路 21:24 UTC
I had a bit trouble with the controls but overall the game looks good and is pretty minimalistic :)

I don't know if theres any audio at all or if my browser doesn't play it :/
toonheart
30. Apr 2013 路 21:24 UTC
finally figured it.. but sometimes the rolls just vanish in between rolling.

Went couple of spikes ahead :)
tony.pe
02. May 2013 路 01:31 UTC
I really liked this regardless the bugs pointed out. The idea of having to manually designate when you land is interesting and has a lot of weight behind it. Lead to some pretty cool challenges.

I hope you stick with this idea beyond LD, you could do quite a bit with it. It reminds me of The Impossible Game with a twist.
PsenFilip
02. May 2013 路 03:26 UTC
Liked the general concept, at least the parts I figured out.
Must confess I didn't get it all.

The collision bounds often times are unexpected. The collision detection in general seems pretty unforgiven. Maybe it is the controls, I'm not sure.
mramaizng
02. May 2013 路 04:11 UTC
i like the idea, but i kept falling through the floor or floating in air.
GeorgeBroussard
02. May 2013 路 06:53 UTC
I liked what you were going for here and the base visual design. The control scheme and switching states just frustrated me, though.
M0N0QUARTZ
02. May 2013 路 12:55 UTC
Good game, but lots of bugs :( like this: http://zupimages.net/up/3/475868216.png
markusfisch
02. May 2013 路 14:02 UTC
Good game! Interesting idea for a platformer. Took me a while to get it but then it was fun!
Riccardo Stucchi
02. May 2013 路 14:06 UTC
I've found the same bug that M0N0QUARTZ has told before. Btw i like very much the concept of the game, an "impossible game" but with more keys to press and, for this reason, less boring. I enjoyed play it! Good work!
P.s. Maybe the "D" key is a little bit "lamer"
Conve
02. May 2013 路 17:04 UTC
very Funny.
imagnity
02. May 2013 路 17:49 UTC
You should adjust the jump velocity in relation with obstacle placements. And add sound. :)

I had fun playing it. Cool waves. Great job!
tacograveyard
02. May 2013 路 19:03 UTC
Good concept, but a bit buggy. I managed to float through the sky across most of the level.
bvanschooten
02. May 2013 路 19:06 UTC
The game look attractive, only I got stuck in the 2nd level. Could not make the jumps, kept dying for no apparent reason. Is this a bug? I did not get any sound on Firefox.
onzephyr
03. May 2013 路 03:18 UTC
liked the concept. visuals matched the concept and fit the gameplay well. controls took a bit for me to get used to but I managed then it all went pretty smooth. Nice game.
sudorossy
04. May 2013 路 00:03 UTC
The shape mechanic was pretty good, but you were right about the game being buggy. I randomly respawned at the top of the level and breezed through. No audio either, feels like it should have some.
wzl
04. May 2013 路 12:13 UTC
Interesting concept. Took a bit to figure out, but i like the gameplay that emerges. Awesome that you added that many checkpoints too! would be rather frustrating without them!
And BUGS :D sometimes i was rolling around midair, and then later on when i pressed right and up simultaneously it totally went nuts!
Good game though!