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Inky Pinky Square by Psychedelia

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made by Psychedelia for LD 40 (JAM)

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First game ever! Thank you guys for this experience.

Description: You take the role of Square, a brave puzzler that no long ago learned how to jump. So to the platforms he goes. With the knowledge of his immortality he ventures forth into the platform world. He knows that if he dies, his friends are gonna appear. Even if hugs are the best thing ever, new friends are not always helpful. Join Square and his friends (Inky and Pinky) to find out more.

Instructions: Use A,D or arrow keys to move. Space, W or UpArrow to jump. R to reset.

Please play the tutorial first!

Bugs: - Sometimes Inky doesn't spawn. (Press R to fix) - If you get stuck. (Press R)

Music: Kevin MacLeod - Pixelland under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported 3 - no changes to it

Kevin MacLeod - Wagon Wheel-Electornic under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license -no changes to it

graphic artist: www.artstation.com/bolshikh

HTML5 (web) https://psychedelia.itch.io/inky-pinky-square
Source code https://github.com/AlexandruBuhai/inky-pinky-square-ludum-dare-40
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XsjvugNOwtPY9aX8Fj7bfMGRf9Bg5P4h
macOS https://drive.google.com/open?id=18AAOcpTwk-XqpTdKLeGw6b87ufg1Oojl
Linux
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/inky-pinky-square

Ratings

Overall 651th 3.377⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Fun 461th 3.434⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 234th 3.613⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Theme 287th 3.792⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 826th 3.028⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Humor 529th 3.02⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Mood 681th 3.149⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Rixium
05. Dec 2017 · 00:24 UTC
It doesn't meet the theme really. Nice music, and well done on finishing the jam.

Edit: I didn't die on my first placethrough, and didn't realise that was when you introduced the theme. I changed my ratings to reflect this. Pretty cool and innovative.
360
05. Dec 2017 · 00:26 UTC
Nice theme apply! G00d job for your first game. The art was lovely.
MeroTrydal
05. Dec 2017 · 00:27 UTC
The game was fun! Good work!

It would have been nice to have some way to have the friends regroup.
Billeclipse
05. Dec 2017 · 00:32 UTC
Cool platformer for your first time :D
magicdidac
05. Dec 2017 · 00:33 UTC
Nice work! Music is good but I miss some sound effects.
shinyogre
05. Dec 2017 · 00:38 UTC
A very solid concept at work here, and a clever take on the theme.
rustray
05. Dec 2017 · 00:39 UTC
Nice squares. Iinteresting puzzle. I enjoyed it
SeanW
05. Dec 2017 · 00:44 UTC
Interesting mechanic! Great take on the theme! I wonder what else could be done with this.
jjjjason
05. Dec 2017 · 05:42 UTC
Fun stuff. Definitely die during your playthrough, since the game goes from relatively easy to fiendishly difficult once you have your friends tagging along.

Cool idea, and great execution for your first game!
Alexandru Buhai
05. Dec 2017 · 09:40 UTC
Thanks everyone for the nice words, you are awesome! We appreciate all your kind words and also criticism!

@seanw Yes, we also felt that we could have done so much more with this (status efects, dizziness, camera change), the time limit and my programming experience didn't really help thought.
Jason Lothamer
05. Dec 2017 · 13:10 UTC
I think this is a very good game! I like the expressions on the squares! And how it adds more squares when you die, which make it really hard on some levels! I think that's the only issue with this game really - the difficulty curb can be a bit sharp. I like the bouncy music too - goes well with the art/design!
Wolfo
05. Dec 2017 · 18:04 UTC
A puzzly mechanic indeed, it was fun to try and move all blocks to the course end, but it was way too punishing :<

Losing one block makes you restart all over again, it became frustrating very quickly. Praises for the mechanic though, good job.
ARuculaDoMal
06. Dec 2017 · 12:30 UTC
Nice idea! Amazing use of the theme, really enjoyed the gameplay, I wish the game was longer.
Damoy
06. Dec 2017 · 12:30 UTC
Awesome ! Very nice approach of the theme, love the mood, the concept and the graphics :D I found the game maybe a little too hard though, but that's probably me, congrats for the work ! :)
Nivbeth
06. Dec 2017 · 12:32 UTC
Nice game and sweet art style :3 The faces of the squares were my favorite part xD They are awesome! Also the music fits perfectly to the game!
steven-pinto
06. Dec 2017 · 12:33 UTC
I really liked the concept for the theme. Great animations, good look and feel too. Although it does get a bit frustrating because of the big guy, but all in all not bad and well done!
All the best!
Pls feel free to play and rate my game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/split
Angelonias
06. Dec 2017 · 13:08 UTC
I enjoyed the game very much. Fits perfectly at the theme. Good job!
Kciwsolb
06. Dec 2017 · 13:09 UTC
Cool game. When you die holding a directional key (which is most the time) you end up immediately moving your character when you re-spawn. So I had to press R again each time I re-spawned to stack the characters correctly. Not sure if this was intended, but if not you could disable input at the start. Either way, nice entry! :D
Mordokay
06. Dec 2017 · 13:11 UTC
Love this game. Very simple but at the same time very original and very fun to play. It did fit the theme perfectly .... It did get a lot worse indeed :P

Great Job on your first LD game!
Gaming Night
06. Dec 2017 · 13:17 UTC
Good concept: many characters but one controller. The level design of this kind of game is not easy, and you're doing well.
Proposition: You can reverse the concept, start with 3 or more characters. If you loose, the game help you and kill characters. When no character, game over.
It's just an idea, this is your game! Really good job for a first game.
Nights87
06. Dec 2017 · 14:00 UTC
It's so happy! Hahahaha I love it! I think you did really well nailing the concept. It totally did get trickier when Inky and Pinky joined you, but the level design was really intelligent and made it all possible. I honestly couldn't stop playing, so thats a good sign you've made a great game! The music was insanely catchy too.
Awesome job on a first game, it was my first attempt this game jam too. I hope you can check out my attempt at some point :)

(P.S. I don't have kids but playing this game I imagined it was exactly what it would be like.'No.. dont go there...noooo NO NO DONT DO THAT COME BACK HERE' hahahaha
Alexandru Buhai
06. Dec 2017 · 16:56 UTC
Thanks everyone that has played, we are baffled that so many people like our game, even if it is our first and it has been done from start to bottom during Ludum Dare.

Those are great suggestions

@Kciwsolb - it wasn't intended, i tried to fix it in different ways, but couldn't find a right approach between seeing the animations, and being frustrated.
@nights87 Thank you for the saying so many nice things about it! Also your game is really good!
@gaming -night We also thought of adding status effects, like dizziness or reversing the controls just to make it more difficult
🎤 Psychedelia
06. Dec 2017 · 20:25 UTC
Thank you so much guys for all the feedback, we never expected this :D as was said before me anyway :) Sorry for making the game too hard, I am aware of it. It was hard to balance the playthrough with one and three squares, but I am glad to see at least some people had patience to finish it, you are awesome!
SerpentWorks Games
06. Dec 2017 · 21:37 UTC
I really like the concept, though oh wow the difficulty spikes super fast once even one friend spawns. It got great potential though! Good job!
X Budsterized X
06. Dec 2017 · 21:45 UTC
Nice cute platformer game which I have been searching for since you presented it at MFF site :)

I like how you made the level design and how you managed to cope with the engine to create some interesting mechanics and impressive animations.

Is there some endgoal ? I am asking because my platformer skills are not sufficient to get far enough in the game :smile:

I hope to see you next time :)
LJay
06. Dec 2017 · 21:52 UTC
Hi, idea is very good!It completly fits to the theme. When red square appears game became little harder, but when greed one appeared it became a big challenge to win! I really like it and enjoy played)
Good job!
talisra22
06. Dec 2017 · 21:54 UTC
fun but too short and doesn't innovation...
🎤 Psychedelia
06. Dec 2017 · 22:01 UTC
@x-budsterized-x oh hello, thanks so much for feedback! We appreciate it. :) I know you, you are the guy with the half naked space chick! Going to check it out right now.

As for your question, the endgoal exists, though it is a legend which only few have seen!

Hopefully see you next time!
Shito
06. Dec 2017 · 22:35 UTC
Nice idea with spawning more squares when you die. It really fits well to the theme. I think it got a little bit too hard with 3 squares though to finish the game. Would have loved some place in the level where I can gather or stack them properly again after some difficult jumps. Because sometimes they just diverged so much that it was almost impossible to jump. But in most part I like your level design since it considered all 3 cases with one, two and three squares. All in all you did well for the first time. Keep up the good work!
Split82
06. Dec 2017 · 23:16 UTC
Excellent idea and a lot of fun. Good job!
Alexandru Buhai
06. Dec 2017 · 23:31 UTC
@talisra22 We appreciate your review! Have you also tried to play with multiple squares?
Alexandru Buhai
06. Dec 2017 · 23:34 UTC
@split82 It means a lot to us your attention. Another aim at this ludum dare, was beat the level 2 from BeatSaber. I was close but didn't manage, will try with a lot more passion next chance that I have!
lunarDust
07. Dec 2017 · 14:22 UTC
nice background music.
Miguel Montero
07. Dec 2017 · 14:36 UTC
Interesting.
Casper
07. Dec 2017 · 14:54 UTC
The characters cube are cute!
clayzulah
07. Dec 2017 · 15:12 UTC
Great use of the theme! Some nice aesthetic touches too, ex. the facial expressions and the background music. I will say that deaths often felt sudden and unexpected - if there was just a death sound/animation after touching spikes it would feel a lot more organic. (Even better would be if the camera snapped over to the character that died, so you'd know exactly where you messed up.)
ladybenko
07. Dec 2017 · 15:18 UTC
It's a nice and fun concept! Maybe I would have like it more if you already started with two squares already, so the player could be more engaged with the main mechanic. The music is fun as well. Good job
Fis
07. Dec 2017 · 19:01 UTC
The idea is very nice, it's really difficult to maintain the positions of all characters.
LERPish
08. Dec 2017 · 21:43 UTC
really cool and inovative ideia
tulipekoni
09. Dec 2017 · 14:50 UTC
Nice entry! i wished that the game would have been a bit longer. If you're ready to learn new things (as every developer should :D) try to implement random map creation into this game! You'll definitely learn useful things and mechanics. good job!
arron-fowler
10. Dec 2017 · 19:31 UTC
Its very hard but fun plus good graphics and a twist on the classic platformer
Josephine
11. Dec 2017 · 10:31 UTC
Really love it, the level design is very thought through for all cubes. The only problem is that the level is quite easy to play with just one cube, so when you don't die you don't see the other cubes appearing at all. This might be my favorite game from the LD at Charles University ;)
Querk
27. Dec 2017 · 22:59 UTC
Amazing game. it gives a lot of fun :D
giusex27
28. Dec 2017 · 01:46 UTC
Really like the concept you got for the game and it's executed greatly and in harmony with the theme of LD. The only thing I wish you would have done is to make some kind of tool or power to make one of the clones disappear. The game was super fun and well done so congrats on you effort!!!