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A LED story by hairaz

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made by hairaz for LD 39 (COMPO)

A little story about a LED (that is running out of power) and a cat.

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I have an old version of Game Maker, so I can only export for Windows. Deepest apologies to Linux / OSX users.

  • Windows : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4H8Nc98n3KUSU9LelV2VEhjUXc
  • Source (Game Maker GMZ) : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4H8Nc98n3KUMGpVS2FqQld6ajg

Controls : - Left / Right arrows : move. - Space : Jump.

(small spoilers if you're stuck : Starting from the fourth panel, you can call the cat, hit space while mid-air and he'll make you double jump, pressing down will make you go down)

I made a small walkthrough in case you encounter any problem. https://youtu.be/ZMyLTHbb_3A

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Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4H8Nc98n3KUSU9LelV2VEhjUXc
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/a-led-story

Ratings

Overall 48th 3.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 305th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 116th 3.625⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 253th 3.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 14th 4.417⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 14th 4.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

PixelFormedStudios
31. Jul 2017 · 17:29 UTC
The combination of graphic styles was really effective. I also really loved the spring type jumping, which felt very satisfying when playing.
nintendoeats
31. Jul 2017 · 19:03 UTC
That is a candidate for weirdest double jump ever. It took me a bit to figure it out, but I got there in the end. Really nice use of the photographs and audio, I think this is aesthetically excellent. The jumping puzzles are pretty basic, but they get the job done.

There is some tearing in the center of the photos, particularly on the grass screens.
EX3D0
31. Jul 2017 · 19:09 UTC
Amazing.
CyManSAP
31. Jul 2017 · 19:16 UTC
Very nice aesthetic. Short and sweet :)
Knarfux
31. Jul 2017 · 19:22 UTC
I love the graphics. Combined with the sound design, it's quite a relaxing game.
And BEST double jump ever !
eximarus
31. Jul 2017 · 19:23 UTC
Man I really loved this! the art, music mood is amazing and that ending was really sweet. this I a winning candidate
Samuli Salonen
01. Aug 2017 · 00:38 UTC
Very unique and simple game, good job.
PixelSplash
01. Aug 2017 · 02:07 UTC
Masterpiece!!! Thanks for that game
stupidpawn
01. Aug 2017 · 18:26 UTC
Cute game. I like that you used photos. The story was nice and the sound complimented it. You could improve the gameplay however. It was too simple in my opinion. And for your next game, try to make the hitboxes from the spikes, or anything that can hurt you for that matter, smaller than the actual object. It felt sometimes unfair when I died, like I didn't hit the spikes but still had to restart. Still, I enjoyed your game!
sgt3v
01. Aug 2017 · 18:32 UTC
This was so cute! Simple yet so interesting, very good job!
mattmirrorfish
01. Aug 2017 · 20:00 UTC
I really loved this. Double jumping mechanic was great, loved the use of photography, the sound. The jumping puzzles were simple and effective. I *loved* the ending and was glad the game was short enough for me to see it. Really a beautiful, simple little game with a ton of heart and feeling. I agree it would be nice to fix the image seams in the late screens, other than that I don't see much to improve.
Peter Sheehan
02. Aug 2017 · 04:03 UTC
I had a bug that happened on like the third or fourth grass image seam. The game froze on me as I was jumping around and I couldn't go any further. I must have hit just the right spot and crashed it. That's my biggest criticism. Other than that, I love the art, and the puzzles were fun. That double jump mechanic was kind of hard to figure out, but other than that, very intuitive and overall good feelings.
Mathiouza
02. Aug 2017 · 12:22 UTC
Cute game. But the gameplay, the controls and the collisions can be improved. I can not finish the game because there was a passage with a double jump to do, but I definitly do not understand how to perform it decently. At the beggining of the game, I expected to see an animation when the led walk, that could be cute x) Good plateformer game nonetheless :)
alexander0153
02. Aug 2017 · 14:33 UTC
This is the most adorable game I have played and probably my favorite one overall so far!
CobaltRisen
02. Aug 2017 · 18:12 UTC
The game is great and the graphics and audio really complement each other. The only things that I think need some work are the controls.
conk
02. Aug 2017 · 19:15 UTC
Those photographs are fantastic! First time I've played a Ludum Dare game that has used photos and I'm impressed, awesome job!

Generally not a fan of platformers but the wooden cat certainly added something different, an interesting take on double jump although I could cheat a few levels by spamming space and launching over most things. Anyway.. great job! Thoroughly enjoyed it :grinning:
josehzz
03. Aug 2017 · 02:31 UTC
The graphics are amazing!, the mechanics are simple but they deliver the story so overall great job.
gamepopper
03. Aug 2017 · 18:50 UTC
I really liked that, especially the use of photos and models for the graphics, you really put a lot of thought into this. It's a shame that some of the later backgrounds had noticeable seams in them. The platforming was pretty good, although I think there is too much of a delay on the double jump, not to mention having the jump button also stop you from moving does kill the momentum, although I don't think it had much of a noticeable effect. The game does have a lot of charm to it, and it would be nice to see this expanded in some way. Great work!