Spirited Back by Tomssuli

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made by Tomssuli for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

You have nothing but a vague memory of an accident. You can't even see yourself! What has become of you? Or have you always been this way? Find or lose yourself in this moody platformer!!

CONTROLS: WASD to move, Space to jump, E to interact

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We ran out of time and had to skip some levels and mechanics altogether. A more finished version will come up for download probably some time later in our homepage http://blackenter.com/

Ratings

Overall 558th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 725th 3.071⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 628th 3.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 119th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 297th 3.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 444th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 635th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 639th 3.25⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

aaranos
07. Oct 2019 · 23:36 UTC
Not seeing a character so can't get past the first platforming, guessing it's hidden behind a different layer?
Edit: Tried it again and I get it. I think the controls are a little tight for platforming with the player just barely scraping the height needed. Neat concept though.
🎤 Tomssuli
07. Oct 2019 · 23:42 UTC
@aaranos Actually it's intended that you start with nothing, even your character is invisible... The keys shown on the screen should tell you how to interact.
Bredera
08. Oct 2019 · 14:24 UTC
I loved that, the art was amazing and the theme was nicely implemented. Great entry!
Aozo
10. Oct 2019 · 07:13 UTC
Hey, the game was really cute, especially the end, here's a few points to improve in my opinion :
-Try to find a way to set apart the back ground and the platform, I fell some times because I thought I was on a platform.
-only one bug met all items spawn at the start of every levels event though we seems to have them on us

Otherwise a cool game ans I liked the fact that we don't see our character at the start and wait until we find a cloth to see him
🎤 Tomssuli
10. Oct 2019 · 10:01 UTC
@aozo Yes we had to rush the game in and at some of the last moments I realized that if you die in a level, items aren't saved, so I quickly just spawned them to start of every level... Otherwise after death you would just spawn invisible without capability to do anything else than moving right or left.
snesgaard
10. Oct 2019 · 17:17 UTC
Very clever use of the theme and very pretty to look at. If only the controls were a bit less floaty this would be a perfect entry :)
GoupixM
10. Oct 2019 · 17:42 UTC
I like finding objects to resist the environment, it's really a good idea ! The game is fun, the chara is cute and the design is really beautiful ! Good work !
Josh Aaron Miller
10. Oct 2019 · 20:00 UTC
Neat concept, not bad. Definitely some polish can make it a decent game!
Palemek
10. Oct 2019 · 20:38 UTC
I enjoyed playing this rainy game, especially the beginning (very good implementation of the theme). I think that some indication of items needed for people around would be nice, maybe some layering in displayed graphics(in front of player and behind player moving with paralax effect). Thanks for the game
jakemchugh1
10. Oct 2019 · 20:54 UTC
I like the rain effects on the umbrella
Solah
10. Oct 2019 · 21:13 UTC
Pretty good game with nice graphics, just some scales might be weird (people are really tall) and it is not always easy to understand what objects are platforms. I really like the story and cinematics. Good job!
Simon Rahnasto
10. Oct 2019 · 22:18 UTC
I found it very interesting that we both had such a similar concept idea (although our games are quite different ofc). So naturally I think you did a great interpretation of the theme :wink:

The graphics are nice and coherent and it's cool to see another game that includes a story. Great job!
BarracudaDisaster
11. Oct 2019 · 13:29 UTC
The art and look of the game was nice! I liked the way you start invisible and have to find your first clothes and boots. The jumping was a bit heavy for a platformer but otherwise a nice entry with nice graphics! Also the beginning "cutscene" was a nice touch.
DoDELoV
11. Oct 2019 · 16:01 UTC
I liked the graphics and the idea. When you pick up some objects on the screen, the music gets dark.
Frozen Spirit
12. Oct 2019 · 13:02 UTC
Cool game. Loved the story and art.