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Lucas's Quest Backwards by Volute

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made by Volute for LD24 (JAM)
Does evolution of mankind always go forward ? What about backwards and sideways ?
In the year 35 000 something, the humans have changed a lot. Lucas dreams about the humans from before and wishes he could live with them...
... and why not be like them.

Lucas's Quest Backwards is a platformer game with a story about love, time travel and pursuit of the self.
There are 2 endings to discover !

[X], [UP] : jump
[C], [SPACE] : fire (if you have chosen the path of violence)

** This game includes kittens. **

Level design by Ygwee.

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Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=11243

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.61 36
Audio(Jam) 3.09 95
Fun(Jam) 3.51 37
Graphics(Jam) 3.61 88
Humor(Jam) 3.37 33
Innovation(Jam) 2.62 169
Mood(Jam) 3.75 15
Theme(Jam) 3.33 57

Feedback

stevesefchick
28. Aug 2012 · 02:31 UTC
great level design! i love the simplicity of the characters.
LemonTree
28. Aug 2012 · 07:26 UTC
cool game! very interesting and fun story! thanks a lot!
braingale
28. Aug 2012 · 07:52 UTC
Simple, no frills fun. There was a nice bit of variety in the level design as well. I dug the cutscenes a lot.

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Adbook
28. Aug 2012 · 07:58 UTC
Simple and efficient !
infinitedog
28. Aug 2012 · 08:15 UTC
Great work! I think I met the bad ending :P but it's a cool story. Hard platforms levels, I love it!
MortalWombat
28. Aug 2012 · 14:04 UTC
Wow! Your game left me feeling utterly confused, empty, and somehow mentally destabilized... i love it ._.

Great, great humor - I initially wanted to tell you about your floaty movement mechanic and sometimes repetitive level design elements but this crazy weird story just made up for everything.
You had me laughing for the first time this LD - it's just awesome how your characters and the whole game are constantly mocking themselves. Very enjoyable!
entrusC
28. Aug 2012 · 14:54 UTC
Really good level design! And a nice varity of block types that make the game fun.
ButtercupSaiyan
28. Aug 2012 · 19:49 UTC
Haha, I love the hook and story. Talk about loaded questions with those options, though!

The platforming is solid for prototyping but I got used to seeing "PRESS ENTER TO RESTART THE LEVEL" ...
CappaGames
29. Aug 2012 · 16:02 UTC
Nice game. I liked the story, I was compelled to finish it.
Haddy22
29. Aug 2012 · 18:15 UTC
Clever little story. Entertained me- and nice use of Kittens ;)
RARoadkill
29. Aug 2012 · 23:35 UTC
Fantastic game.
sP0CkEr2
30. Aug 2012 · 00:08 UTC
good game -- first ld24 i played all the way thru -- kept me coming back for more.
Pierrec
30. Aug 2012 · 18:23 UTC
I played twice to get the two endings, and I must tell you this is brillant.
The game is good of course, it's a sweet platformer, challenging and all, but the story makes it even greater. But you know what is the greatest ? That choice at the beginning of the game! Having to chose the ending at the very beginning is a really frustrating and interesting idea.
Per
30. Aug 2012 · 22:22 UTC
Great game!
Love the graphics, the sound, control and the story :)
littleball
30. Aug 2012 · 22:25 UTC
This was hard (which was good). Well done, and thanks!
gnx
31. Aug 2012 · 18:22 UTC
Really nice graphics and subtle use of sound. Story was realized really well and the cutscenes were a definite highlight.

Unfortunately the floaty movement combined with constant jumping levels turned me off from the nice presentation.
Kurama_Youko
03. Sep 2012 · 14:14 UTC
Great game, loved the story!!
Dan C
03. Sep 2012 · 14:44 UTC
Nice graphics and cute cut scenes.

The game itself is a chore to play though :(. The controls are awkward and the levels feel really repetitive. If you shortened the levels so the player gets to see new stuff a bit more quickly, that should help. I think the player movement needs some tuning to be fun too, but I'm not sure exactly what is missing.

Unfortunately I got fed up with the gameplay before I got to the end so I guess I probably missed some of the best stuff. Sorry :(.
matthias_zarzecki
05. Sep 2012 · 22:15 UTC
Nice story! The dialogue is tigh, I didn't want to skip it that much :).

Love the bit in the level-design where you see the time-machine, but then it turns out it's far more distant than first anticipated
jerombd
05. Sep 2012 · 22:24 UTC
Nice platformer with challenging levels! Fun story, but, somehow I wish that the 2 endings were more different.
Steinheide
08. Sep 2012 · 12:10 UTC
Great humor, simple but nice gameplay and eary sounds. I love it!
Sgt Squirrelly
08. Sep 2012 · 17:43 UTC
Loved the story, and the platforming wasn't bad either. I don't use all caps often, but THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING CHECKPOINTS. It seems like a luxury feature when your working over a weekend, but there's no way I would have played to completion without them. Great job!
schnerble
08. Sep 2012 · 18:12 UTC
Nicely done. The graphical style works very well :)
airdeck
09. Sep 2012 · 04:51 UTC
Amazing job!
ncannasse
12. Sep 2012 · 12:12 UTC
That's a pretty nice game, didn't finished it yet but there seems to be a lot of content. The platformer parts are a bit long however, I would have prefer to advance in the story faster.
ConflictiveLabs
16. Sep 2012 · 22:40 UTC
I EFFIN' LOVED THE GAME! :) Amazingly well done. Lovely graphics, neat humor, cool atmospheric music/sounds. I played it from start to end despite the fact I suck at platformers (really, I died once for each kitty in the temple).
johnfn
17. Sep 2012 · 08:33 UTC
The game seemed great but the controls plus the really tricky levels finally made me rage quit. It took a long time though, I died to lasers like 500 times before I finally tossed in the towel. The game is great, just make the character a little less slidey!
dector
17. Sep 2012 · 21:09 UTC
Great game! Best score! :)
But pls, make option for switching after-death-screen-fading. I'm not skilled player and die often. And after death screen fading nervous me. :(