Memory Lane by Ava Skoog

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made by Ava Skoog for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

A short story about a lifetime. 🕖 Arrow keys or WASD to play.

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🎭 Credits

Ratings

Overall 41th 4.259⭐ 29đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Fun 326th 3.759⭐ 29đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Innovation 9th 4.444⭐ 29đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Theme 68th 4.333⭐ 29đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Graphics 132th 4.352⭐ 29đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Audio 124th 4.04⭐ 27đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Humor 617th 2.94⭐ 27đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Mood 22th 4.426⭐ 29đŸ§‘â€âš–ī¸
Given 28đŸ—ŗī¸ 36đŸ—¨ī¸

Feedback

w0nk4
06. Oct 2020 ¡ 01:09 UTC
The HTML5 game isn't published yet. Please fix, I'm intrigued.
🎤 Ava Skoog
06. Oct 2020 ¡ 08:53 UTC
@w0nk4: Dang, I thought at least I'd managed to get that done in the sleepy haze of the submission hour! 😅 Clicked publish now! Won't have time to make the page pretty until after work tho.
OddballDave
06. Oct 2020 ¡ 10:44 UTC
This is really polished. Great look, sound, and feel to it. I'm a big fan of Braid so was able to grasp the mechanics quickly. Excellent entry as always.

Good stuff :8ball:
Tamail
06. Oct 2020 ¡ 11:20 UTC
This is such a unique game! Loved how the story and gameplay were put together - with amazing sound, even better graphics... Awesome!
Croxel Studios
06. Oct 2020 ¡ 11:46 UTC
Impressive! The mechanics kind of reminded me of Braid, but with a circular twist. And the atmosphere created by the graphics and sound is pretty unique. Such a great experience, congrats!
SelfTitled
06. Oct 2020 ¡ 22:17 UTC
Love the mood in this game, wow. The clouds were a little bugged for me I had to restart the game to get to the end but nota problem to play it again.

ps jumping upside down is supprisingly difficult.
🎤 Ava Skoog
07. Oct 2020 ¡ 07:15 UTC
Thanks, everyone!! 🤩

Agree with you on the jumping, @selftitled đŸ¤¯ The clouds are a bit wonky, yeah; ran out of time to fine-tune them â˜šī¸
gamebuilder
10. Oct 2020 ¡ 17:16 UTC
Very imaginative, yet in some ways realistic. I like the way that time moves forward and backward. Some of the levels were too hard (e.g. the teenage years) but that's probably just me. Well done.
Eduard Hauer
13. Oct 2020 ¡ 15:48 UTC
A good game but I found a bug or something: at first the clouds were simple platforms but if you go left and jump there and hold left the game will glitch and now the clouds are jumpy platforms and sometimes I could make a hyperjump to the skies
Local Minimum
13. Oct 2020 ¡ 16:00 UTC
Interesting game. I really loved the sound in it and it was easy enough that even if I didn't fully grasp exactly how the time-rewind mechanics worked I could manage my way to the end. The color shift in the visual effect when rewinding was very nice. I got the feeling that some objects behaved differently to the rewind than others, perhaps it would be nice if they were explicitly marked somehow. I was also quite confused in the beginning since rewinding when the arrow symbol appeared didn't really seem to help solving the first obstacle / people. I did at times forget to read the story when I was focusing on getting past the obstacles, so if something alerted to it a bit stronger or if it was voice acted... but time is short during LD and this was a very nice game.
🎤 Ava Skoog
15. Oct 2020 ¡ 08:37 UTC
Thank you three too! Agree with your points.

@eduard-hauer: Good find, I never came across that, might try and fix it 😅
Hidjy
18. Oct 2020 ¡ 13:33 UTC
Some platform elements were a bit hard and maybe frustrating, but it's a great game! Awesome art, touching story and interesting level design!
infinitestatemachine
20. Oct 2020 ¡ 19:57 UTC
Whoa really nice work. The way the platforms extend more and more when you go backwards was really interesting. Just when I thought I couldnt make the jump I made the jump :)

Music interaction is really cool too!.
🎤 Ava Skoog
21. Oct 2020 ¡ 19:30 UTC
Thank you two!
Lukuluk
24. Oct 2020 ¡ 00:02 UTC
<3 I could not easily figure out how the pink clouds mechanic worked, but for the rest it's a pretty interactive story!
🎤 Ava Skoog
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 13:50 UTC
Thank you!
Sheepolution
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 15:39 UTC
Very beautiful little game. Not a whole lot of gameplay but that is fine. The reverse mechanic was interesting Good job!
Le Slo
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 16:04 UTC
Interesting take on the circular platformers I have seen on the jam, with a strong commitment to the story, which I found very cool. Platforming was not specially fun and I didn't manage to understand how clouds worked, but the game is short enough to deliver a very nice experience. The audio is carefully made and the level of polish is remarkable, very good job!
TheGreenWorm
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 16:29 UTC
I like the simple graphics, and the story is simple but great ! Some platforming challenges felt like I was "breaking" the game trying to complete them (some platforms are slightly higher than my jump, but with some weird wall collisions I managed to get up the construction site)
CG_Fred
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 16:41 UTC
Wow, this game was a super nice experience. Loved the whole circle of life experience the the story was nice. The only slightly annoying part was the controls but otherwise it was a super nice entry with an interesting game mechanic.
Noah100
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 16:49 UTC
Absolutely stunning!!!
KeithSwanger
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 17:08 UTC
Just a very enjoyable experience. Thanks for making this!
🎤 Ava Skoog
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 17:52 UTC
Thanks, everyone! Do agree that the platforming and puzzles ended up falling a bit short in this one. 😅 Glad you enjoyed the story aspect of it!
Zoomer
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 19:21 UTC
Wow that was very fun. Such a cool idea that I haven't seen before and the effect on going back was pretty nice. I dont know how this doesn't have more ratings but it sure deserves more. Well done, really enjoyed
Hicko
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 21:54 UTC
Nice game , i love how you told the story,it has braid vibes !
AidanMarkham
26. Oct 2020 ¡ 23:50 UTC
Loved this entry! One of the best games this jam, five stars in every category.
DavideMoriello
27. Oct 2020 ¡ 15:00 UTC
This is art!
🎤 Ava Skoog
27. Oct 2020 ¡ 20:01 UTC
Thank you all so much!