SUNLESS by pell707

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made by pell707 for LD 38 (JAM)

"Jump around to turn on the sun, sounds fun doesn't it?'

Sunless is a puzzle-platformer about small planets with minimalistic and captivating graphics, the game manages to maintain itself fun by using simple puzzle mechanics and presenting itself in 3 completely different levels :) This is our first time participating in a Jam and it was blast! Thank you all for tunning by and making this even more memorable for us! :)

Gamejolt Page/Download Link:

http://gamejolt.com/games/Sunless/251948#

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Ratings

Overall 220th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 84th 3.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 553th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 621th 2.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 270th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 266th 3.25⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 113th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Death_Is_Cold
24. Apr 2017 · 19:47 UTC
That was a brilliantly designed game! very well done. The art style worked seamlessly with the level design, I could instantly tell as a player what needed to be done once I figured out how everything worked. Only negative was the collision loop between cave position changers. Thanks for making this.
🎤 pell707
24. Apr 2017 · 20:02 UTC
@death-is-cold thank you so much!
i'll try to improve that cave collision later :)
erdiizgi
01. May 2017 · 18:12 UTC
I really like the Minimalistic graphic style. Making a platformer during the jams is something I don't do. Because me myself is a very bad level designer. You did a well job for that. Good luck.
danbolt
01. May 2017 · 18:16 UTC
Cool style! I liked the flat tones and how they made such nice-looking levels. Also, using the "green-colouring" on the first level was a cool touch.
🎤 pell707
01. May 2017 · 18:16 UTC
@erdiizgi Thank you! :)
Jeremy Ryan
01. May 2017 · 18:21 UTC
Nice simplistic game. I liked the puzzles and the variety of powerups and enemy types. Instructions would have been useful at the start, I kind of had to figure out through trial and error and it took me a while to figure out that I could jump on enemies to kill them, or even that I was trying to kill enemies. Like the art style!
automatonvx
01. May 2017 · 18:46 UTC
Excellent, loved the visual style and fun level design, finished all three levels. There was one place where the platform was the same (at least to my eyes) colour as the background which took me a bit to figure out it was there. Nice fitting music and sfx also, great job.
🎤 pell707
01. May 2017 · 22:02 UTC
@danbolt Thank you so much! :)
🎤 pell707
01. May 2017 · 22:05 UTC
@jeremy-ryan Thank you very much! We didn't add introductions because of time, so yeah, sorry for all that haha
🎤 pell707
01. May 2017 · 22:07 UTC
@automatonvx Yeah, a few platforms ended up being a pain in the ass to see lol, but anyway, thank you so much! :)
NueboMundo
03. May 2017 · 19:13 UTC
I loved this game! From the simple yet innovative game/level design, to the basic shapes/base colors artstyle, and music! "It has what it has, and what it has, it has it good" haha

My favourite part was the ability diamonds, limiting basic abilities like jumping higher or attacking to specific locations, locations designed/chosen to be part of the level design! Really great stuff, although seemingly simplistic! This kind of thinking should be in every game, period!!

The art is simple and cute (love that look the character gives you when standing still), the colors are good, the song loop works and has interesting instrumentation and potential...

I was impressed by this game, and I would love to see this concept developed in the future! Congratulations!
🎤 pell707
04. May 2017 · 01:32 UTC
@nuebomundo Thank you so very much :D
Robber
04. May 2017 · 12:44 UTC
nice platformer with great art style, i liked how each level introduces a new mechanic, although you mostly have to die first to find out you need to shoot some, while you can jump on others. very good first entry..contratulations!
🎤 pell707
04. May 2017 · 13:06 UTC
@robber Thanks! :)
Lucas Ferrantelli
13. May 2017 · 19:46 UTC
Great game dude ! Nice plateformer, I loved ur art
Joror
13. May 2017 · 20:46 UTC
Nicely executed puzzle platformer. No controls info, but I figured that out quickly enough. ;) Alas I don't usually have enough patience to repeat levels too many times when I fail. 'savepoints' could alleviate that a bit.
🎤 pell707
14. May 2017 · 05:51 UTC
@lucas-ferrantelli thanks!
🎤 pell707
14. May 2017 · 05:52 UTC
@joror we're glad you enjoyed it! :)
Clickmation
14. May 2017 · 06:50 UTC
The control was fluent and the art is super cute but as @joror said, a long level with no checkpoint got me to rage quit very early in the game. But the art is worth mentioning once again. Very Nice Arts. Good Luck!
🎤 pell707
14. May 2017 · 13:53 UTC
@clickmation we may add a savepoint system later, but anyway, thank you so much!
garethiw
14. May 2017 · 15:42 UTC
Cute little platformer. Finished all three levels. Took me a little bit before I realised I had to kill all the things to proceed :)

I think the only thing that annoyed me little was accidentally going through the doors when I didn't want to, and having to remember to jump over them. Especially on the last level when on a timer :) Maybe a button (like up for instance) to go through doors?

Nice style and mood. Had fun!
🎤 pell707
14. May 2017 · 21:15 UTC
@garethiw thank you so much! yeah, some people complained about the door collision too
glitchy-pixel
16. May 2017 · 01:28 UTC
Nice cute game!
I was going to say something abut the doors, but it seems everybody has said it already :p.
It was more fun than expected. The visual were very cute and I loved the extra details, like your character looking at you when you are not moving (n_n).

I also liked how you "discover stuff", specially when you find out what the diamonds do and then try to find out everything.

Oddly enough, the music makes the game creepier than I expected. It was odd, but interesting, makes you think there is more to it than what you are looking at, story-wise.

Not bad for a first jam! Keep up the good work!
Heathor
16. May 2017 · 01:51 UTC
I really enjoyed playing this. Great work :)
namrog84
16. May 2017 · 02:49 UTC
Excellent! Brilliant! <3 <3 <3
ohsqueezy
16. May 2017 · 03:28 UTC
the sun returns sound effect is the number one sound effect SEOTY
JanGamesDev
16. May 2017 · 05:36 UTC
Fun game and the sound fx are really fun, with a little bit more polish it could be a great game. Good job on your first LD.
🎤 pell707
17. May 2017 · 00:41 UTC
@glitchy-pixel thank you! we are really glad you enjoyed our game :)
🎤 pell707
17. May 2017 · 00:42 UTC
@Heathor thanks! :)
🎤 pell707
17. May 2017 · 00:42 UTC
@namrog84 thank you so much <3
🎤 pell707
17. May 2017 · 00:43 UTC
@jangamesdev thank you! :)
🎤 pell707
17. May 2017 · 00:50 UTC
@ohsqueezy heck yeah! haha
manou
19. May 2017 · 12:13 UTC
Interesting art style and gameplay, didn't find how to pass the first level tho :(
DaisyChubb
19. May 2017 · 12:18 UTC
I have to say, A+ all around. The art is eye-catching and calming, the gameplay/controls are fluid and easy to learn. Congrats on such a polished game in such a short amount of time, I enjoyed playing and love the style!
🎤 pell707
19. May 2017 · 13:34 UTC
@daisychubb Thank you! :)