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Spy Trouble by Sos

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made by Sos for LD25 (COMPO)
I wanted to make a platformer properly for once! I hope I did well!

The instructions are in the game!

There are 2 different endings! Can you do the right thing?

Made using FlashPunk!

NOTE:
Read the instructions carefully and learn the controls!
If you have any trouble at some point, refer to the spoiler-free speedrun video I made!

NOTE 2:
I hear playing with gamepad is easier! If you do so, map SPACE, X and C.

Web http://sos.gd/ld25
Source http://sos.gd/ld25/ld25-src.zip
Speedrun video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wHOyjsB1qY
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=1405

Ratings

Coolness 46% 742
Overall 4.03 16
Audio 3.62 37
Fun 4.01 8
Graphics 3.91 76
Humor 3.95 14
Innovation 2.86 366
Mood 3.68 41
Theme 3.19 376

Feedback

Spierek
17. Dec 2012 · 03:20 UTC
Really fun Metroid-esque game. You've nailed the controls nicely.
ChainedLupine
17. Dec 2012 · 03:33 UTC
Haha, very fun! Reminds me of a much more fluid Flashback.
KhaoTom
17. Dec 2012 · 04:00 UTC
Nice short platformer. I suck too much at wall jumping to win it though. Ow my fingers...
matthias_zarzecki
17. Dec 2012 · 04:06 UTC
Nice Platformer! Love the sliding and the dust-effects. And entire game just around sliding (a runner, for example) would be awesome :D

A few on the screen-transtitions were a tad difficult (if not outright unfair and punishing) though.
lucars83
17. Dec 2012 · 04:07 UTC
Wow, nice.
adnzzzzZ
17. Dec 2012 · 05:05 UTC
This was really fun. For some reason I found the character's animation really hilarious. The controls and features are pretty nicely implemented too! Really good job.
RylandAlmanza
17. Dec 2012 · 05:56 UTC
Awesome! Very fun and polished!
FireSlash
17. Dec 2012 · 06:07 UTC
Other than the wall jumping which hates me, the controls were really tight and the whole thing is really nice and polished. Graphics are ace, story is cute.
SimianLogic
17. Dec 2012 · 06:08 UTC
The animations are hilarious and the game looks/sounds great. I'm missing the theme, though... maybe in the ending? I kept dying, though.

The one thing that annoyed me with the controls was the lack of headroom--jumping and hitting something sort of bounces you back down, which makes some of the jumps really hard to hit.
jmk
17. Dec 2012 · 06:08 UTC
Nice job! Clever progressive level design, and great all-around package. I love the over-the-top character animation.

I agree that the screen transitions added some difficulty to otherwise simple moves -- if this was intentional, then it worked. :) If not, scrolling or a larger viewable area would help.
leafo
17. Dec 2012 · 08:09 UTC
Man the movement is tough to get. The gameplay was fun though, and I enjoyed the different upgrades. Great job as usual!
Marco Jonkers
17. Dec 2012 · 09:56 UTC
Haha, I like it! The game feels complete and it all fits together.
GeorgeBroussard
17. Dec 2012 · 10:12 UTC
Good stuff, as always. Got the common ending, I guess, where you go back in and disarm it. Movement was a little fast for my reflexes but mechanically it was solid.
Jonathan Whiting
17. Dec 2012 · 11:02 UTC
This is really great.
DavidErosa
17. Dec 2012 · 11:28 UTC
I had SO mucho fun with this one! Unluckily for me, I could not make it to the "final mission" so I don't know what the other ending is. Will find out later :)
spolvid
17. Dec 2012 · 11:37 UTC
Probably my favorite LD25 game so far.
syawqy
17. Dec 2012 · 13:23 UTC
the movement is really slippery,but this game is really fun
nate427
17. Dec 2012 · 13:59 UTC
Sos, once again you've hit the nail on the head. It's funny, the controls are natural, the mood is charming, and it's incredibly fun. 5/5 would buy.
fr_automatik
17. Dec 2012 · 17:32 UTC
Nice game, sos!
But I found a bug : You could launch grenades before unlocking them : you need to press X and C at the same time .
SamoojaMies
17. Dec 2012 · 17:41 UTC
So many skills but how I shoot downwards? Did I miss something? Overall good job.
Polar
17. Dec 2012 · 19:15 UTC
Loved it :) Reminds me of all the old Metroid games :P
pighead10
17. Dec 2012 · 20:19 UTC
Transitions are irritating. But otherwise, fun, lively and awesome!
MrAmazingSocks
17. Dec 2012 · 20:30 UTC
Fun game
vrav
17. Dec 2012 · 22:01 UTC
Awesome. I'm guessing <spoilercharacterspoiler> pulls all the strings.
Mago
17. Dec 2012 · 22:36 UTC
Great game. Impresive graphics espessaly main character.
Litte hard I kept dying and dying.
Great work :D
Sgt Squirrelly
17. Dec 2012 · 23:18 UTC
Difficult, but fun! I really like the main character animations, especially the slides. I also really love the way you made it feel pretty non-linear, even though as far in as I played there weren't really branching paths.
Nik
17. Dec 2012 · 23:38 UTC
Very well executed, but I found that the character's shoes were unnecessarily slippery. Nice work though!
refreshcreations
17. Dec 2012 · 23:38 UTC
A Fantastic game! Sweet sprite work, really polished level design which exploits the unlockable abilities throughout, atmospheric music and a great twist at the end, really REALLY enjoyed playing through this.
BNeutral
17. Dec 2012 · 23:42 UTC
The best ending twist.
EatenAlive3
17. Dec 2012 · 23:49 UTC
This was hilarious! Great entry, but no spoilers here.

Only problem: The controls. Very difficult :P
joekinley
18. Dec 2012 · 00:16 UTC
Awesome game as always.
Graphics are dope, music is dope (although there is always a connection to the basic mixdown from MxPixel). The polish is awesome.
The mood is awesome, the humor as always perfect, cool game and nice twist at the end. Overall a top game.
ilo
18. Dec 2012 · 00:53 UTC
Frustrating transitions aside, this was brilliant. :)
01010111
18. Dec 2012 · 01:45 UTC
Solid platformer, and it's so funny! Great job Sos :D
Dezzles
18. Dec 2012 · 02:11 UTC
Lots of fun! One of my favourite games so far. Controls took a little bit to get used to
Crynix
18. Dec 2012 · 02:19 UTC
Really really great. Love the music, level design, graphics, humor, etc. It's all very good.
Cássio Eduardo
18. Dec 2012 · 02:21 UTC
Greate game, but some controls are really hard(i'm looking at you walljump)
loren
18. Dec 2012 · 02:44 UTC
Awesome game, great character motion, music and art style. So fun! :)
RARoadkill
18. Dec 2012 · 02:49 UTC
Very cool game. Felt very complete. Upgrades made me keep wanting to play.
soy_yuma
18. Dec 2012 · 02:54 UTC
Simple and Fun. Really close to perfect! :-D
hallsofvallhalla
18. Dec 2012 · 03:20 UTC
Good job.
permanente1600
18. Dec 2012 · 03:35 UTC
i really enjoyed the running animations
zatyka
18. Dec 2012 · 03:42 UTC
Very fun gameplay. Awesome graphics. The only gripe I have is the controls for hanging off a ledge. They felt very unnatural. Awesome as always!
zeh
18. Dec 2012 · 04:47 UTC
Very well done! Great music too.
BenW
18. Dec 2012 · 05:09 UTC
Sweet game. It's a little frustrating that its actually hardest right at the beginning before you get any abilities and while you're getting used to the controls.
atrodo
18. Dec 2012 · 05:50 UTC
I thought the controls were a little loose, especially the wall jumping, but a lot of fun anyways. A good challenge.
ddionisio
18. Dec 2012 · 05:59 UTC
I love the ending, that pretty much gave this game's humor... and the Michael Jackson-esque move animations.
Joncom
18. Dec 2012 · 07:19 UTC
One of the funnest games I've played from LD25!
Suese
18. Dec 2012 · 08:22 UTC
The character animation was great. The music was enjoyable.
Ditto
18. Dec 2012 · 09:47 UTC
I wasn't able to defuse the bomb, but the story was hillarious ^^ Your game is fucking solid! Great job! 5 in all fields!
ratking
18. Dec 2012 · 10:04 UTC
Wow! Great game!
iandioch
18. Dec 2012 · 11:23 UTC
Haha. Wow.
marudziik
18. Dec 2012 · 11:41 UTC
Great music and character animations. The movement is a little bit slippery. Other than that, the story is funny and the game fun to play, but also pretty hard. Liked it.
killmonday
18. Dec 2012 · 12:02 UTC
I loved the music! Lovely retro feel too
Pacifist Games
18. Dec 2012 · 12:46 UTC
Fun game, but the agent moved so fast! He was hard to control in almost all situations!
IndieWithASide
18. Dec 2012 · 12:53 UTC
Was fun, I enjoyed this Sir/Madam!
Lashiz121
18. Dec 2012 · 13:00 UTC
It's a great game but the truth is that I suck at platformers so its not a game for me.
Pierrec
18. Dec 2012 · 13:11 UTC
The level design is just perfect. I don't rate it yet just to be sure to play it again later (I'm at work right now)
Hapistorique
18. Dec 2012 · 13:17 UTC
Nice game :)
jujule
18. Dec 2012 · 13:20 UTC
I love the atmosphere and the whole art direction. The intro is super good. But the controls were somewhat frustrating : I felt there was a delay between pressing a key and the actual action. I'd love to play a version with better controls.
kacperski1
18. Dec 2012 · 15:15 UTC
Great game! Not as good as McPixel, but still awesome!
Go, Sos, Go!
emveyh
18. Dec 2012 · 15:21 UTC
Has some kind of metroid feeling to it. The controls are really fun! The music is fitting and the graphics / animations are awesome :)
Maristak
18. Dec 2012 · 16:29 UTC
Neatly done. Love the music, the graphics and the controls.
YopSolo
18. Dec 2012 · 17:36 UTC
wow, great game and great challenge !
prettymuchbryce
18. Dec 2012 · 19:40 UTC
Pretty fun. I could not tell where I was. A minimap might have helped that. Overall very cool, stylish, great controls. Great job!
DaviDeMo
18. Dec 2012 · 19:43 UTC
OMG beautifull! very very cool animation, graphic and gameplay =D
ahmed.majd
18. Dec 2012 · 19:55 UTC
It's amazing not innovative , but very amazing, and i like so much your Level Design...Big up ;)
zompi
18. Dec 2012 · 20:20 UTC
Zajebis... khem khem... I can't believe you've done it in 48h, very long and complex game! It was sometimes frustrating when I couldn't grab the edge even when he jumped to it but the fun was great.
Pierrec
18. Dec 2012 · 20:45 UTC
Hmmm...That was way funnier on my office computer. Mine is way too laggy. Anyway, this is awesome, and you aren't responsible of my bad hardware!
7Soul
18. Dec 2012 · 21:17 UTC
Although really fun, it's quite buggy, and the movement seems unresponsive a lot of the time (not grabbing to ledges, etc).
angrygeometry
18. Dec 2012 · 21:39 UTC
this is really polished, feels pretty nice to play. lasers killed me a few times (got trapped falling into them) and i'm bad at platform games but enjoyed it. nice one.
Boiúna
18. Dec 2012 · 22:48 UTC
Realy good game, very funny and the metroidvania style is awesome.
recursor
18. Dec 2012 · 23:15 UTC
I think the pixel style 'agent' art and the rest of the background clash with each other IMO. The agent is really well-drawn and I'd like to see the rest of the graphics done in the same style. There were a couple of places where the controls frustrated some. I think maybe he moves a bit too fast? In spite of those two things I enjoyed playing it!
ahm99
18. Dec 2012 · 23:25 UTC
This is hilarious. "YOU IDIOT THIS IS YOUR LABORATORY!!!" haha. Pretty funny. Good job :)
gregfagan
18. Dec 2012 · 23:52 UTC
Great job, though I found the control mechanics to be a little bit difficult at times (especially around the wall jumping and jumping off when grabbed to a ledge).
dremelofdeath
19. Dec 2012 · 10:43 UTC
awesome game!
Mythalore
19. Dec 2012 · 11:38 UTC
Amazing art and very slick gameplay, as good as McPixel!
LaughingLeader
19. Dec 2012 · 15:04 UTC
Awesome job! The controls felt very slick, and the animations were great. I kept getting huge FPS drops whenever dust particles would be created a lot, or right in the beginning when I fell down through a few screens. Not sure why that was.
DST
19. Dec 2012 · 15:50 UTC
One of the best games I've seen thus far!
Clodial
19. Dec 2012 · 16:17 UTC
I really liked the speed of the game. Yes, I found it hard but I it added the speed felt right, y'know?
Kuulog
19. Dec 2012 · 16:51 UTC
Fun Medroidvania game with fluid controls.
borso
19. Dec 2012 · 20:53 UTC
Fun! Smooth movement, intuitive controls, feels really fluid!! Kudos for the soundtrack! It's just not representig the theme enough i think.
Per
20. Dec 2012 · 10:23 UTC
Really fun game!
The graphics is great and the overall impression is very professional.
Personally, I think that the guy slides to far when trying to stop.
pighead10
20. Dec 2012 · 14:22 UTC
Also, unfortunately too laggy and small to run on my netbook!
SonnyBone
20. Dec 2012 · 16:47 UTC
HAHAHA awesome ending! I was able to play with a gamepad and it was much easier. Definitely suited for a controller and not a keyboard. Art is great, music is great, humor is great. The last part is hard as hell, though because you're freaking out so much. But yeah... REALLY SOLID!
char68
21. Dec 2012 · 01:32 UTC
Really awesome game! It's unbelievable you got all this done in 48 hours :) The audio is awesome, the graphics are great, and even the animations are fantastic. Nice work, I hope to be playing more of your games in the near future!
Claite
21. Dec 2012 · 05:50 UTC
Really fun! The controls weren't super tight, but I think it's because I suck haha well done!!
OrangeeZ
22. Dec 2012 · 07:08 UTC
Great game! Movement is very fluid, and essence of metroidvania is nailed quite nicely!
pythong
22. Dec 2012 · 16:27 UTC
Very slippery, really. Maybe the guy should buy different shoes :)
Graphics are slid, love the deatil on the laser shooters. Also, I like how the bgm reminds me of McPixel
lekochen
24. Dec 2012 · 02:20 UTC
Fantastic entry! Really enjoy playing it.
MrEvilGuy
24. Dec 2012 · 09:14 UTC
Beautiful controls and game! Kind of wish I was invincible because it's funny watching him not die.
commanderstitch
24. Dec 2012 · 20:06 UTC
Nice work sos. I missed one room and struggled for a while to find it. i think i got both endings... maybe. :)
kibertoad
24. Dec 2012 · 20:50 UTC
One of the best sos games ever!
Van Merwan
28. Dec 2012 · 16:15 UTC
Even my fingers are laughing, I can't comment, sorry.
Gungnir
06. Jan 2013 · 05:43 UTC
Terrific fun thanks to well implemented controls, balanced challenge and great level design. Great comedic tone too.
Norgg
07. Jan 2013 · 23:10 UTC
Yes.
Xeke_Death
08. Jan 2013 · 00:03 UTC
Had some issues with wall jumping, but probably just my lack of coordination in the morning... Good work..!