Mountain above the clouds by trialbyfun
LD21 - Escape : Mountain above the clouds
*** Story ***
The legends say that each year, and for 3 minutes only, the great mountain above the clouds opens it's mouth to breath new life onto the world.
Today is that day.
You play the role of a magical seed that is buried inside the giant mountain. Your task is to escape from the mountain's belly and into the sky, before it closes its mouth again.
*** Controls ***
This game uses the mouse only. Click on the screen to cause the seed to fly.
When the mouse button is pressed, the seed will fly towards the cursor.
*** Other ***
- Flying near to the walls and ground will often cause new plants to grow,which in turn release more spores.
- For additional challenge, collect as many of the spores as you can before leaving the mountain.
-Then try collecting them all in as short a time as possible.
-this submission has no sound. Sorry :(
I hope you enjoy playing.
Any comments and criticisms welcome!
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*** Story ***
The legends say that each year, and for 3 minutes only, the great mountain above the clouds opens it's mouth to breath new life onto the world.
Today is that day.
You play the role of a magical seed that is buried inside the giant mountain. Your task is to escape from the mountain's belly and into the sky, before it closes its mouth again.
*** Controls ***
This game uses the mouse only. Click on the screen to cause the seed to fly.
When the mouse button is pressed, the seed will fly towards the cursor.
*** Other ***
- Flying near to the walls and ground will often cause new plants to grow,which in turn release more spores.
- For additional challenge, collect as many of the spores as you can before leaving the mountain.
-Then try collecting them all in as short a time as possible.
-this submission has no sound. Sorry :(
I hope you enjoy playing.
Any comments and criticisms welcome!
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Ratings
| Coolness | 3% | 183 |
| Overall | 3.76 | 27 |
| Audio | 1.00 | 371 |
| Community | 3.42 | 47 |
| Fun | 3.38 | 60 |
| Graphics | 4.49 | 4 |
| Humor | 2.52 | 115 |
| Innovation | 3.33 | 122 |
| Theme | 3.26 | 165 |
The controls are a little sluggish but I got used to them quickly and then it felt natural and fun.
It was annoying to have to start all over when you were caught though, the game punishes you for being curious and exploring. Some indication of what is dangerous would help, or starting from the beginning of the screen instead of from the beginning.
Totally agree on the restarting in the same room. Restarting at the beginning was a product of time more than anything. I was tempted at one point to remove all dying from the game, but kept it in to maintain the sense of challenge. sorry about that.
I especially like the coloful lo-fi approach and the intuitive one-click control.
My only real critique was that the game rules were never explained - I still don't know what made me fall to the ground and die every once in a while. Beyond that excellent art, the transitions could've been tightened a bit (the main character doesn't animate during scene changes and sometimes you can see seems in the levels but that's just me being nitpicky because there's nothing else really for me to critique). This game desperately needs some music, it would round it off really well, good job!
My only real critique was that the game rules were never explained - I still don't know what made me fall to the ground and die every once in a while. Beyond that, excellent art, the transitions could've been tightened a bit (the main character doesn't animate during scene changes and sometimes you can see seams in the levels but that's just me being nitpicky because there's nothing else for me to critique, except..). This game desperately needs some music, it would round it off really well, beyond that great job!
81/82 What did I miss?
Like has been mentioned, sound will make this game come alive. I'm gutted i didn't have time make any before the compo deadline, but i'm experimenting with different audio styles now, will keep you updated.
As for 81 / 82, i've found its pretty easy to not fly on the right hand of the hill in the last room, try there.
Thanks again