The epicly short adventure by JaJ

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made by JaJ for LD26 (COMPO)
As a gamer, you want to explore, solve problems, save the world, etc. But what do you do when the character you play wants to do as little as possible?

Arrow keys to walk/ jump
Space to shoot
Notes:
*It is possible to get stuck in walls when going from one room to another, in those cases press "R" to return to the first room.
*There are two endings. To get the full scope, try to get both.
*You cannot save in the html5 version, and the graphics may be slightly blurry depending on the browser

I'll try to port to html5 later, but for now I'm having some problems with sound and random crashing.

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.93 45
Audio 3.47 133
Fun 3.73 70
Graphics 4.15 49
Humor 3.82 29
Innovation 2.86 766
Mood 3.84 53
Theme 2.93 1075

Feedback

nintendoeats
29. Apr 2013 路 03:07 UTC
Like I said in the IRC, solid exploration of design theory and a fun game to play.
titi987
29. Apr 2013 路 08:25 UTC
Soon on Linux ?
Linus Lindberg
29. Apr 2013 路 08:25 UTC
Looks cool but can't play it.. I'm on my mac... I'll play it when I get home! ^^
馃帳 JaJ
29. Apr 2013 路 08:26 UTC
Html5, works on linux, right?
SenorDiablo
29. Apr 2013 路 08:33 UTC
fantastic game thanks
Nanolotl
29. Apr 2013 路 08:42 UTC
Really nice Metroidvania. The pixel art is really nice looking and the endings were great. I only managed to get 50/55 blob things though.
CMaster
29. Apr 2013 路 08:43 UTC
Really loved the graphical style.
Really pleased to be able to move fast as well, given the backtracking involved.

Was able to get over the hill at the second water section, which doesn't move you on to the next screen.
Mekuri
29. Apr 2013 路 08:47 UTC
This game is awesome! I finished both endings, which was awesome. Everything about this game is great! Good job!
KhaoTom
29. Apr 2013 路 08:49 UTC
Nice art, controls feel really good.
馃帳 JaJ
29. Apr 2013 路 08:51 UTC
Thanks everyone!

CMaster: Thanks for pointingb that out. Did pressing R to return to the start still work?
馃帳 JaJ
29. Apr 2013 路 08:54 UTC
Nanolotl: There are exactly 5 blobs hidden behind seemingly solid walls. Look for suspicious dents in the rock formations. It's a bit cheap I know, but you only need 45 blobs to get either ending. Find all 55 and your weapon will level up one last time, which makes the final boss super easy (if he wasn't already?)
evelyn-jolli
29. Apr 2013 路 08:54 UTC
good. got 51 green things, idk where the rest are
Ludipe
29. Apr 2013 路 08:55 UTC
The first time I played I left the planet when I reached the spaceship and I was like:"Seriously? That's all?". I played again and then realised how to continue.

Great game and the graphics are simply amazing.
karsyf
29. Apr 2013 路 08:57 UTC
This is really great
rogueNoodle
29. Apr 2013 路 09:15 UTC
Nice one - great way to spend my post-LD morning ;)
CMaster
29. Apr 2013 路 10:34 UTC
@JaJ
Yeah, R worked fine (and thankfully was not far from the start, so not even more backtracking)
zerebruin
29. Apr 2013 路 10:47 UTC
WOOOOOOONDERFULL! Best game I've seen so far!
Everything just fits together perfectly.
HelkeGames
29. Apr 2013 路 15:34 UTC
Awesome game, well done!
timtipgames
29. Apr 2013 路 15:37 UTC
Very nice entry. Like the controls and the graphics very much.
Cranky
29. Apr 2013 路 15:40 UTC
great game, i got stuck in one screen after getting the double jump by going somewhere where I wasn't supposed to and then falling off the screen. Still enjoyed playing alot
AdventureIslands
29. Apr 2013 路 15:48 UTC
Pretty well done! Bit rough around the edges, but the graphics and sounds were good and the gameplay solid. The option for quick ending was hilarious!
oskardevelopment
29. Apr 2013 路 15:48 UTC
Awesome game! Loved the fact that I could go home any time I wanted! :p The character got stuck behind the first hill in the first water after the ship with the doublejump, that made me sad.
Joshua Douglass-Molloy
29. Apr 2013 路 15:51 UTC
Most thematic so far.
馃帳 JaJ
29. Apr 2013 路 16:03 UTC
Thanks everyone.
Yep definately rough around the edges, but I feel much worse I didn't catch the waterpart mistake, as it was very obvious.

I hope you are all using the R button when that happens!
Lucas Tiridath
29. Apr 2013 路 16:11 UTC
Fun to play and with a brilliant art style. Hand painting each room really paid off! Unfortunately I got stuck and gave up after about 20 minutes but I'll have another go later to see if I can get further. I was able to breath underwater but I never unlocked a longer jump so there were lots of places I still couldn't reach. Anyhow an excellent entry.
mrspeaker
29. Apr 2013 路 18:05 UTC
So. cool.
Dir3kt
29. Apr 2013 路 19:08 UTC
What a lazy avatar :)
sfernald
29. Apr 2013 路 19:36 UTC
Liked this game a lot. Fun platformer. Nice style with graphics. Impressive for javascript game for sure.
dagothig
30. Apr 2013 路 03:42 UTC
Other than the fact the controls were a little unwieldy and the collisions a little buggy, this was a pretty solid, immersive little game
Nanolotl
30. Apr 2013 路 06:34 UTC
Hooray! I managed to find all 55 blob things!
Ithildin
30. Apr 2013 路 08:06 UTC
Beautiful-looking and quite fun (I love Metroidvanias, so I'm a bit biased), one of the best games I've seen on this edition. Great work! :D
Zccc
30. Apr 2013 路 15:42 UTC
Great game! But there was really no point in choosing to return, I think. Also, I'm missing 7 green things, where are they? And cool boss, but too short (Well, like the game ahah)
馃帳 JaJ
30. Apr 2013 路 17:29 UTC
Yeah, I hate bosses with too much hp, but I think the boss is a bit too easy now.

The point of returning is getting the good ending, gameplaywise there really is no point, no.
ddionisio
30. Apr 2013 路 18:23 UTC
Minimalism in terms of how the player wants to play, nice one!

Good art style and an interesting take on the metroidvania pacing, it's a breath of fresh air for sure! I like how the hero is so insistent on leaving the planet :)

Music fits the game well.
Joror
30. Apr 2013 路 19:09 UTC
Offering the anti-hero and anti-adventure options is a really interesting option! It intrigues enough to continue. The progression of power-ups is really smooth. And dig the casual respawn/reload with retaining your current powers.
jpverkamp
30. Apr 2013 路 19:18 UTC
Whee! I win! Oh wait, you mean there's more if I don't answer yes? :)
zatyka
30. Apr 2013 路 21:49 UTC
I really enjoyed this one. The art reminded me of LOOM for some reason. Would love to see this expanded into a full game.
pentaphobe
30. Apr 2013 路 22:46 UTC
Haha - wow, I chose incorrectly in the [yes/no] and accidentally did a speedrun. Thank goodness there are extra screenshots to hint that there's more, but I had a hefty chuckle when I thought "epicly short" meant 15 seconds or so.

Using 'enter' to skip dialogs took me a little while to discover though, which I guess is oddly stupid of me, I've gotten so used to Z, X or spacebar that I mashed keys quite a lot before trying enter :)

Nice work! Gonna play more
Celticraft49
30. Apr 2013 路 23:04 UTC
It was really good until I glitched myself off the screen in the first water scene.
Potentialing
01. May 2013 路 02:20 UTC
Great game, fun to play and was hilarious. Graphics weren't very appealing and neither was the sound, but seriously, major props for making an entire metroidvania in 48 hours! I'm definitely impressed, and the ending was shockingly depressing...
iambored2006
01. May 2013 路 04:54 UTC
Awesome game! I especially liked the high gravity controls. It felt like I was controlling a small but heavy character, which is the best! Good job!
messiano
01. May 2013 路 05:55 UTC
Best game so far, I got really hooked on this one.
Misael.K
01. May 2013 路 07:11 UTC
Lovely graphics, the faux ending was very funny. Good work!
jerombd
01. May 2013 路 08:44 UTC
I totally skipped the easy end and went to the whole adventure :D Nice boos BTW.
acro
01. May 2013 路 19:04 UTC
Loved the atmosphere, look, great use of the ambient music and sound. Brilliant. Liking the dialogue, too. "Plasma-ier" needs to be in the dictionary! Only thing I didn't like was the really frustrating dialogue box blocking until Enter keyhit every time you fall off, made so much worse by the pillar/spike room before you get plasma hands. Loved the plasma hands, though! Also a bit glitchy with room transitions. Clever use of colours and amazing amount of graphics for a 48h game as well. Overall, really enjoyable. Doesn't have anything to do with the theme, but I'm not complaining! :D
Jiggawatt
01. May 2013 路 19:22 UTC
Above-average content for 48 hours. Gotta love the player-character relationship.

I think there was a double jump bug in the chasm, I needed to jump once on the ledge or the double jump wouldn't activate (reeks of faulty game logic).
stqn
02. May 2013 路 04:15 UTC
Being able to end the game almost immediately was pretty funny, as where the character's messages. But having to constantly press return and hear this horrible sound after each death, and the huge inertia / small platforms, and the low framerate/response time and crackling sound of the web version made this game less pleasant to play than it should have been. Nice graphics though.
SaintHeiser
02. May 2013 路 09:42 UTC
Good visuals and atmosphere, dude =)
Really like your art!
AyCe
02. May 2013 路 11:37 UTC
Except for the glitchy movement and stuck in walls on screenchange it was quite nice. Not so minimal for a LD game I'd say ;-)
MinionStudios
04. May 2013 路 20:12 UTC
More like epicly epic adventure. Great job!
Covenant
05. May 2013 路 13:48 UTC
Loved it! :) The ending at the beginning just made me lol... :)
LTyrosine
05. May 2013 路 15:43 UTC
WHY ME? haha I wonder how its the sensation of awareness that I could double jump! This game is amazing!! Really amazing work.
Dining Philosopher
08. May 2013 路 21:16 UTC
Beautiful, great job! I only got stuck once, trying to jump over the rock to the right above the water.
hypp
12. May 2013 路 06:55 UTC
Very well done!
Dietrich Epp
12. May 2013 路 07:00 UTC
This is so far, entirely my favorite game I've played for LD26, and it's the 131st game I've played. It's got heart, it's fun, it has the right level of difficulty, and it's beautiful. It could stand some better sound effects, but that is a really minor complaint when all is considered.
michail
12. May 2013 路 23:42 UTC
Excellent job! Very tasty, I love the graphics style and mood. Reminds me 'An Untitled Story' a lot, have you played it?
Ozeotropo
14. May 2013 路 09:39 UTC
The ship looks like a nipple!!! (Kind of...)
Mago
14. May 2013 路 17:56 UTC
Very good game I really enjoyed playing it
sP0CkEr2
16. May 2013 路 03:31 UTC
controls were a little frustrating -- cool game