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Jump'o'lution by N0W33t0rs

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made by N0W33t0rs for LD24 (JAM)
You are a tiny blob that one day will be the pride of creation.
But you're far from there. (And you'll only get there if you have a nice modern browser :-) )

This is basically a jump'n'run (see the analogy with the title there?)
Move left and right with a, d or cursor left, right. Jump with w, up, x or space.

The trick is that you loose energy everytime you jump (or get on those hideous spikes) and the less energy you have, the lower you jump.
But fear not! Eat your nice, cuddly neighbors to get more energy.


Have fun!

Web http://der-schreiber.net/LD24/public/index.html
Source http://der-schreiber.net/LD24/public/ld24.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=16049

Ratings

Coolness 54% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.61 210
Audio(Jam) 2.57 145
Fun(Jam) 2.39 206
Graphics(Jam) 2.93 168
Humor(Jam) 2.33 122
Innovation(Jam) 2.48 187
Mood(Jam) 2.52 165
Theme(Jam) 2.30 188

Feedback

sev_inf
28. Aug 2012 · 19:15 UTC
Very frustrating when you have not enough energy to jump and all you can do is reload the game.
ameliayn
28. Aug 2012 · 19:17 UTC
This was a pretty fun game once I figured out what I was doing. I took me a while to realize that the more I ate the higher I jumped. Since the little eaty-things don't respawn after you've consumed them, it is really easy to get stuck an unable to move on. I wasn't ever able to get very far before I got stuck and gave up.

Also, the music doesn't loop, so after it plays through once, you're left playing in silence.
leafo
28. Aug 2012 · 19:17 UTC
Interesting concept, but I agree that isn't annoying when you get stuck because your energy gets too low. Would be nice if enemies re-spawned.
leafo
28. Aug 2012 · 19:18 UTC
it's**
Enimal
29. Aug 2012 · 10:20 UTC
The concept was very interesting, and like the others, i was stuck because my energy was to low. But the game was fun after i get the concept.
🎤 N0W33t0rs
29. Aug 2012 · 19:05 UTC
Hi, thanks for the Comments.
The thing is, the energy is supposed to be a thing of value.
You have to watch the jumping a little and eat as much blue slimy things as possible, then you'll have no problems at all.
AMSmirnov
29. Aug 2012 · 22:29 UTC
Nice game. But hard - I think you need to add a food spawn, if you have low energy.
diki
31. Aug 2012 · 16:57 UTC
Cool concept! Of course, as others have already noted, it can be very frustrating - but I guess that's part of the deal :)
gnx
01. Sep 2012 · 02:11 UTC
The central idea does have the advantage of turning the platformer movement itself into a kind of puzzle.
It would just need some balancing because now it is very easy to get stuck with no options.
Kmad
01. Sep 2012 · 14:21 UTC
Got stuck in a few places when I ran out of energy and that was frustrating. It's a simple, interesting concept though and quite fun when you get the hang of it.
thewiseguy99
07. Sep 2012 · 00:15 UTC
Fun little platformer. Yes, the energy vs jumping height made it hard, but it was still really enjoyable to play. Well done.
airdeck
16. Sep 2012 · 04:30 UTC
Fun, but took a while to get the hang of it.