Upward Mankind by chamberlainpi

made by chamberlainpi for LD24 (COMPO)

During the evolution of Mankind, what have we observed? Mankind always goes Upwards, always wishing to reach higher horizons, wanting to surmount the insurmountable, break through new barriers.

Therefore, you shall move :)

Controls:
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Arrow Keys;

Goal:
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Find and capture the red flag!

Library used:
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- Axel library (by Lee Miller - @arkeus);

Created:
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- Music with FL Studio 10, compiled with Flash CS6;
- Graphics with Photoshop;
- Tilemaps with PyxelEdit;
- Programming with FlashDevelop;
- Extended some Axel classes (fixed some issues);
- Implemented PyxelEdit Tilemaps in Axel;

More levels to come later! For now, zzzzzzzz.... zzzz... zz... z

Play Game (Flash Player 11.2)	http://pierrechamberlain.ca/blog/2012/08/ludumdare-24-evolution-upward-mankind/
Music (SoundCloud)	http://soundcloud.com/bigp/sets/upward-mankind
Source	http://pierrechamberlain.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Upward_Mankind_BigP.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=4398

Ratings

Coolness	50%	3
Overall	2.89	422

Audio	4.08	7
Fun	2.52	511
Graphics	3.11	300
Humor	2.29	292
Innovation	1.73	738
Mood	2.79	289
Theme	1.88	672

Feedback

ubear

26. Aug 2012 · 20:41 UTC

nice graphics

TobiasNL

26. Aug 2012 · 20:42 UTC

Movement was great, but I don't see the evolution theme in your game. Maybe it's just me. Overall it was nice and smooth.

Sakuyan

26. Aug 2012 · 22:56 UTC

I like the title screen :D

🎤 chamberlainpi

27. Aug 2012 · 10:20 UTC

@TobiasNL: Yeah, I didn't put enough thought into the theme. I had so many bugs while developing this that it just became overwhelmingly difficult to stick to "Evolution". If anything, I will incorporate more levels later and perhaps special abilities the Player can pickup to upgrade its movements / weapons.

4urentertainment

27. Aug 2012 · 15:53 UTC

I actually really liked how you described the theme in an abstract way in your initial description. Even though it's a super short platformer, I was imagining I would play with a man, who represents mankind, in his ascend to the upper realms of the sky and finally into the heavens!

That would be really neat. I also really like the music and the atmosphere, just wish it was longer.

Maybe at the end of his epic escalation he evolves wings and flies! :D

Kassoon

28. Aug 2012 · 03:45 UTC

That is some really rad music. You did a good job on the controls as well. Also I wouldn't sweat the theme, I have YET to see an entry where there aren't people bitching about the theme in the comments.

🎤 chamberlainpi

28. Aug 2012 · 11:38 UTC

Hey thanks for the comments guys! @Kassoon: I agree man, the theme is hard to identify in many of the games posted. And really, nothing stops me from continuing on this platform after the competition and actually implement something more along the lines of "evolution"

@4urentertainment: Really nice ideas! I think the evolution of new body parts (like wings) would be a great addition :)

Yapikom

28. Aug 2012 · 12:35 UTC

The lovely music got me pumped, the crazy animation made me smile. Nice visuals. Not much content though.

stevesefchick

28. Aug 2012 · 13:00 UTC

A little simple. Needs some enemies and more levels! That being said, what you have is awesome so far! Music is TOP NOTCH!!!

Barry Abrams

28. Aug 2012 · 13:04 UTC

That music is badass!

quill18

28. Aug 2012 · 13:07 UTC

It's such a shame that you ran out of time to flesh out the gameplay and theme, because the graphics are great and the actual platforming feels good.

I would definitely play a more developed version of this.

RipX

28. Aug 2012 · 14:43 UTC

You can't go wrong with a cherry pixel sky :D and I'm with everyone else when I say that in game music is brilliant! This game made me want more!!

VAMflax

28. Aug 2012 · 18:10 UTC

Wicked music!!

I played, I jumped, I got to the end, I had fun! That's a game right there!!

High five!!!

Cake&Code

28. Aug 2012 · 18:18 UTC

A fun little game but that end! What happened? What was that totemic object? A red flag you say? Hmmm... I didn't know that the history of mankind was just one huge capture the flag match! xD

FunByJohn

28. Aug 2012 · 18:23 UTC

Give me a chiptune music game and 90s feel and I'm sold! :) 5/5 in audio.

diki

28. Aug 2012 · 20:24 UTC

The music is cool, but the rest of the game could really have used a bit more diversion; right now the only real 'challenge' is to not fall into a pit. Thumbs up on the color choices! :)

Kurama_Youko

29. Aug 2012 · 16:36 UTC

GREAT music!!

gnx

29. Aug 2012 · 22:42 UTC

Graphics are very nice and the music bit sounds very classic to me :)
Also some nice level design ideas in the short time it lasts.

marudziik

29. Aug 2012 · 23:30 UTC

Pretty nice graphics and awesome music, too little gameplay though. I like what I see, but I'd like to see a little bit more. In terms of content, it's just sweet.

amidos2006

30. Aug 2012 · 08:36 UTC

nice graphics and nice level design :)

rhaasken

03. Sep 2012 · 02:25 UTC

Great music and nice graphics! It seems like kind of a loose interpretation of the theme though. Controls could use a little tuning. It's a bit too sensitive.