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Corebound by Ryusui

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made by Ryusui for LD23 (JAM)
You are X-753, a heroic space explorer trapped in an alternate dimension! Navigate to the center of each planetoid and make your escape!

Arrow keys to move, Z to jump.

Please note that there is a slight glitch with Stencyl's built-in Box2D engine: the player will occasionally "snag" on the ground. This should not pose a serious hindrance to gameplay: tapping the jump button will rectify the issue should it occur.

UPDATE 4/29/2012: The new 1.1 version eliminates the snagging glitch. The original comp release can still be played from the "Web" link above.

Web http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74940256/Corebound.swf
Web (1.1) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74940256/Corebound1.1.swf
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=12635

Ratings

Coolness 36% 809
Overall(Jam) 3.55 52
Audio(Jam) 2.63 146
Fun(Jam) 3.74 15
Graphics(Jam) 3.06 147
Humor(Jam) 2.25 135
Innovation(Jam) 3.74 26
Mood(Jam) 3.30 63
Theme(Jam) 2.94 134

Feedback

nornagon
24. Apr 2012 · 00:03 UTC
Reminds me of Greg Egan's story "Incandescence" :D
gelatindesign
24. Apr 2012 · 00:06 UTC
Very clever level design, I got too frustrated with the last level though, I'll have to come back to it
nilstastic
24. Apr 2012 · 08:03 UTC
Excellent! The gravity implementation was awesome. I was like 'hm, no level, I guess i'll kill myself' - BAM!

Good work!
Maato
24. Apr 2012 · 15:51 UTC
Cool, really liked the boss battle at the end.
ratboy2713
24. Apr 2012 · 22:55 UTC
I liked the idea, and the little man was so adoreable, but please don't implement a mouse if you don't need one. It was really annoying switching back and forth from mouse to keyboard everytime I died/cleared a level.
🎤 Ryusui
25. Apr 2012 · 01:46 UTC
Oh yeah, about that. You can press Z to continue. Forgot to mention. ^_^;
seagaia
25. Apr 2012 · 23:13 UTC
Nice implementation of the gravity mechanic. Moving around was a little sketchy.
Jigxor
27. Apr 2012 · 15:31 UTC
Wow that was amazing! Definitely one of my favourite games in the jam. I'm glad I persisted with the Final Exam level, it was a surprise to see the boss, who was awesome.

The whole mechanic is really very cool, I like how you can build momentum and then use it to 'fling' yourself around half the level. The level design was very good, and explored a lot of cool implications of the mechanic.

Overall, really great job. Loved it! :D
Lidfrid
27. Apr 2012 · 15:38 UTC
Cool idea!
The retry button breaks the flow of the game. I would take that away...and restart automaticly :)
anyway, Good Job! :)
Pixelulsar
27. Apr 2012 · 19:29 UTC
Was fun and pretty original. I also liked the music.
allen_tingley
29. Apr 2012 · 05:39 UTC
awesome!
derosa
29. Apr 2012 · 22:40 UTC
Clever levels design! Also, a very refreshing gameplay. Thanks!
Drabiter
30. Apr 2012 · 02:20 UTC
I can't pass last level. Awesome level design! :D
dokidoki
30. Apr 2012 · 05:56 UTC
I like it, finally got to the end. But the music drives me batty. x_x
Zaxuhe
02. May 2012 · 06:13 UTC
A really fun game, didn't like the adverts, loved the gravity
Cosmologicon
02. May 2012 · 07:57 UTC
Good level design, and a boss battle, not bad! Couldn't you have given us a version without an ad?
🎤 Ryusui
02. May 2012 · 08:58 UTC
The 1.1 version available above is now ad-free. Sorry 'bout that.
Andrew
03. May 2012 · 07:12 UTC
I didn't appreciate the ad in the 'loading screen'. Ads are fine in post compo versions, not so much in the compo ones.
🎤 Ryusui
03. May 2012 · 08:19 UTC
Yeah, I ended up swapping it around here. Like an idiot, I didn't think to back up the comp version before modifying it into 1.1.
Dr.Pingu
07. May 2012 · 16:02 UTC
Some little problems on blocks placement but the idea of a reversible platformer is good :)

Good job.
ilo
07. May 2012 · 22:38 UTC
Really fun, though the snagging glitch frustrated me a lot. Good to see that's fixed now.
KevinWorkman
08. May 2012 · 02:05 UTC
I almost quit the game before giving it a try because of the loud video ad played at the beginning of it. You might want to compare your ad revenue to how many players you're driving away before they even play. Up to you.

But I did end up giving it a chance, and it ended up being a really fun game. Great job.
🎤 Ryusui
08. May 2012 · 06:36 UTC
Thanks. I'm still sort of a newbie at this; I figure trying to monetize my game is a good idea, but the Mochi ads are kinda disruptive in retrospect. Again, though, the 1.1 version now leaves them out.
AD-Edge
08. May 2012 · 08:01 UTC
Cool little game, music got a bit repetitive though. Was fun flying around and the moon walk level was pretty cool.