Persist by AdventureIslands
Read the post mortem: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/04/30/persist-post-mortem/
Note: Post compo version has fixed the annoying bug that makes the character stuck and unable to jump, and is slightly easier in general.
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Persist is a tale of small spirit trying to reach a mysterious goddess to seek for forgiveness for his past sins, so he can move on to higher plane of existence. Unfortunately, the goddess isn't feeling very helpful, and the further you travel in her sanctuary, the more sacrifices she demands from you in form of your limbs. Lose your arms, and you can no longer swim. Lose your legs, and you can no longer jump. As you trek deeper into the dungeon, you lose your skills one by one, making your quest more and more dangerous.
Can you reach salvation? Or are you doomed to lose all hope, and your whole existence, in the deep and dark sanctuary?
Note: Post compo version has fixed the annoying bug that makes the character stuck and unable to jump, and is slightly easier in general.
Use Arrow keys or WASD to move, and Enter to advance text.
Persist is a tale of small spirit trying to reach a mysterious goddess to seek for forgiveness for his past sins, so he can move on to higher plane of existence. Unfortunately, the goddess isn't feeling very helpful, and the further you travel in her sanctuary, the more sacrifices she demands from you in form of your limbs. Lose your arms, and you can no longer swim. Lose your legs, and you can no longer jump. As you trek deeper into the dungeon, you lose your skills one by one, making your quest more and more dangerous.
Can you reach salvation? Or are you doomed to lose all hope, and your whole existence, in the deep and dark sanctuary?
| Flash (original entry) | http://www.stencyl.com/game/play/18695 |
| Source | https://www.box.com/s/cvgk38fbgf78ram36u7f |
| Flash (Newgrounds post-compo) | http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/616741 |
| Flash (Kongregate post-compo) | http://www.kongregate.com/games/AdventureIslands/persist |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=11391 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 71% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.93 | 45 |
| Audio | 3.59 | 96 |
| Fun | 3.54 | 144 |
| Graphics | 4.19 | 39 |
| Humor | 2.39 | 452 |
| Innovation | 2.91 | 728 |
| Mood | 3.96 | 34 |
| Theme | 3.41 | 680 |
As sparkleswirl pointed above, the loading screen should have something that says its a loading screen, since it give the impresion the whole thing got stuck (im on slow internet so it took a while to load actually, I really wanted to play this one!)
Despite a few small bugs, I wouldn't change a thing. But maybe you'd lower the difficulty in some parts :p.
Some trouble sometimes with the jump which not trigger while running.
I experienced a bug numerous times that prevented me from jumping. I did not let that bother me though because of the nice and touching story. :) Loved the ending.
I thought reducing the player to practically nothing was a pretty good use of the theme.
the controls were fine for me.
Challenging jumps :D
Done rating.
Please do show some love on my game too :)
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=rate&uid=21211
My son was watching as I played as was totally mesmerised.
Great game overall! Nice to see what you could achieve in 48 hours :)
One of, if not the, best entry I've played so far.
Apparently I am doomed to lose all hope in a deep dark sanctuary.
I really like the story and game mechanics. I was very impressed when I take under control the soul =)
Only one thing is the lags with controls. Sometimes character started moving in one direction and can't jump.
One sticking point: the friction created when the player comes up against a wall in the air made a lot of the platforming frustrating. A lot of the challenge was there by design, but that extra element added unnecessary loss of control.
Overall: fantastic game!
Nice graphics. Not very original tho.
I kind of wish your player moved with the moving platforms, that water part was difficult because your character stayed still.
And I really liked your take on the theme.
I wish I could put in my games as much emotion as you put in yours.
I liked the sounds and the game theme is interesting (stopped playing after the first blue level - waterfalls).
Good job!:D
I tried the compo version, so I had a bit trouble making through it (lag, bad colisions) but it was worth it!
Nice art!
I loved it...
I also found the idea with the waterfalls changing their opacity great. There's a lot of little mechanics that make the player play all along.
Great job :D