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Save Witch (Platformer + Puzzle) by pillowPillow

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made by pillowPillow for LD 41 (JAM)

Untitled-2.png catshow.gif A smart witch lost her body in an unintended explosion. Fortunately, she has loyal servants who can be possessed by her spirit. Help her control them and transport her spirit to crystal orb.

This game is a Platformer + Maze Puzzle game with split screen. Above is the platformer part for real world, you should lead the cat or bat to a crystal orb to rebuild witch's body. Below is the maze part for the brain of cat or bat. When you enter it, you can do some change to make cat or bat behave differently.

There should be a third servant Snake, but time is limited, so I have to give up him as well as some good ideas. I only did 2 levels because I underestimated all the work to cover this project, maybe it will be completed after.

Hope you all enjoy it!

Windows https://pillowpillow.itch.io/save-witch
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/save-witch-platformer-puzzle

Ratings

Overall 193th 3.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 211th 3.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 31th 4.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 240th 4.028⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 341th 3.324⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 282th 3.647⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

nicksmaddog
24. Apr 2018 · 01:25 UTC
The link you have to itch.io doesn't seem to be working.
🎤 pillowPillow
24. Apr 2018 · 01:36 UTC
Sorry about that. Have changed the link, hope it works.
BlazeDragon
24. Apr 2018 · 02:52 UTC
yeah link is not working, looks like a good game though, would love to try it.
MilkShake
24. Apr 2018 · 03:38 UTC
Very interesting concept! The graphics is cute, and the idea of switching souls is pretty cool. The puzzle is a little hard to understand. Great work after all!
Shelvid
24. Apr 2018 · 06:06 UTC
Really pleasing visuals, slightly confusing but good puzzles. solid animations.. well done!
🎤 pillowPillow
24. Apr 2018 · 23:29 UTC
@nicksmaddog @BlazeDragon Thank you guys, link has been fixed, hope you can enjoy it😃
🎤 pillowPillow
24. Apr 2018 · 23:43 UTC
@MilkShake @Shelvid Thank you for playing it. The puzzle was intended to be like nerve impulse but I failed to make it more clear. So glad you are not tired of it.
MegRabbit
25. Apr 2018 · 00:46 UTC
This looks really cool, I wish I had a Windows machine to try it out on. I'll check back for a browser link in a bit.
Connell
25. Apr 2018 · 00:49 UTC
I love the simple colour palate! gives it a better atmosphere and feel! it would be appreciated if you supported me and my team's game https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/platscii
🎤 pillowPillow
25. Apr 2018 · 00:56 UTC
@Connell Thank you! It looks great! Gonna try!
Connell
25. Apr 2018 · 00:58 UTC
thanks
NoahRo
25. Apr 2018 · 01:07 UTC
Very nice game! Nice art.
The story telling at the beginning was really cute, I loved the detail with it (like the spirit's facial expressions)!
It made me smile :)

Of course, some music would have been nice, but as you mentioned, you were tight on time.

I would be super excited to play a full version of this!
Puzzles with these mechanics could be really creative and fun to play,
and these types of puzzles are totally up my alley!

Let me know if you're gonna make a post-event version, I would be very happy to play it :)
_(I'll follow you, so I'll see any posts you make)_
timbs
25. Apr 2018 · 01:58 UTC
Really like the hand drawn black and white style: Why cant I rate the Graphics?! Nice game also!
🎤 pillowPillow
25. Apr 2018 · 10:28 UTC
@NoahRo So glad you like it. This system is trying to realize how a brain maze works like an auto machine. It takes some time for me to think about how to attract players in a short time with it.

I've learnt much from this gamejam and will still working on it.

Thank you for your support, it helps a lot.
fashionbatman
25. Apr 2018 · 22:53 UTC
This is really cute! And a cool concept. I loved that intro a lot. Great job!
Togis
26. Apr 2018 · 02:59 UTC
I played this game on stream last night, here is the VOD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6zooFTYs38

Thanks for making this game!
Alchemic
26. Apr 2018 · 04:27 UTC
This is a really awesome concept. I would love to see more levels added!
acoto87
26. Apr 2018 · 04:35 UTC
Nice game, the concept is interesting. I like the simple graphics, music and sounds would be nice, tho. Good job!
CalebLewis
28. Apr 2018 · 03:00 UTC
Fun game and interesting concept! It would be nice if we could see what each action was though before we actually use it.
patrickgh3
29. Apr 2018 · 00:34 UTC
Neat and cute game! When I saw the gif scrolling on the homepage I knew I had to play it later. It's a neat feeling to be controlling the cat and the bat like that. And the intro cutscene is charming. My main complaint is that the last level was pretty tedious for me. Once I knew the solution I accidentally jumped the cat off the edge to the right and had to restart, which was frustrating. Also it was frustrating to time the moving turret exactly with the shot; an indicator like a bar filling up to indicate the timing would help. It says "to be continued" - I think there's definitely potential for more content!
Biterkid
29. Apr 2018 · 03:02 UTC
I like it! Really ncie, congratulations!
Bros.
02. May 2018 · 22:34 UTC
What a fantastic game! The visuals were stunning. How did you make the animations? What tools did you use other than GameMaker?

I loved the idea that you control the animals by solving puzzles on the "lower" screen. It has been implemented really good. Almost felt like a (3)DS game ヽ(´▽`)/
Paula
03. May 2018 · 16:19 UTC
Great combination of genres, really interesting. I like a lot the art style and good job with the intro. I hope you continue with this game and add more levels.
finalspace
03. May 2018 · 18:41 UTC
Saw your post on Indienova. Game is well done, and the art is amazing! Good job!
roy
06. May 2018 · 01:48 UTC
very creative gameplay, the art style fits the game just right. I think maybe some background music will make the mood of the game much better. I wish to play a complete version of this game on Steam
🎤 pillowPillow
06. May 2018 · 07:09 UTC
@patrickgh3 Thank you for your comments. Sorry to reply so late. I can't agree more, because I didn't have time to DESIGN, but only put all I've done in this level, like the pressure plate, the cage, the auto-moving gun, and there ought to be some more mechanism in the last period of bat's flying. And I'm working on improving the maze so that player will not waste time just waiting.🤗
🎤 pillowPillow
06. May 2018 · 07:25 UTC
@Bros. I'm not good at drawing really, just found some clips of cat and draw after them frame by frame, There're idle, sleep, walk and jump for cat. Walk is a 12-frame animation, the others are way more simple.

I prefer Aseprite when making animations.
Sfey
06. May 2018 · 09:46 UTC
Sweet game, really liked the art and the idea. Wasn't able to finish second level, got the bat to move and so on, but I guess I missed something. Good job! :)