The little walk by Tori

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made by Tori for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

The little walk is my first ever solo project.

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🌿 It's a simple little game, you walk for ~2min in the wood, and can stop to listen to bird songs if you want to :).

🐦 If you don't hear the footstep or birds song, you can turn up the volume 🐦

  • Had some help with code from @brother-main, and followed Shaun Spalding's tutorial.
  • Used photoshop and aseprite for visuals and animations.
  • Used audacity and a good walk in the forest on sunday for the sound. banner02.png

Ratings

Overall 784th 3.5⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1529th 2.516⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1586th 2.367⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1468th 2.776⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 5th 4.806⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 286th 3.797⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 36th 4.368⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

Marinee
06. Oct 2020 · 09:36 UTC
very beatiful picture!
EdoLord
06. Oct 2020 · 11:16 UTC
Very nice and cozy~
The atmosphere of an autumn walk is felt.
I like it!
<3
Seskon
06. Oct 2020 · 12:04 UTC
Amazing artstyle, really nice touch with the bird sounds, felt really cosy, wish there was more :)
Frederik Boye
06. Oct 2020 · 12:36 UTC
Beautiful little interactive walking-toy. If I weere you, I would consider how to make this more of a game than a toy, because the aesthetics and the mood is absolutely great. The sound was very low in volume, they should be a lot louder. As this is your first steps into solo projects, how fitting it is to make a little interactive toy about walking :smiley:. The artwork is so cute!
Trexxak
06. Oct 2020 · 14:25 UTC
awwww what a beautiful experience! I'm in love with the art! Thank you for sharing this walk with me right back at you <3
🎤 Tori
06. Oct 2020 · 19:35 UTC
thank you everyone for the kind comment !!

i'm so glad the word "cosy" is used to describe this little game, it really make me happy <3

@frederik-Boye : thank you ! i do agree with you, i'd like to make something bigger, i'm still a baby-game-maker so it's really nice to see people finding an interest even if this tiny toy :) for the sound i have to admit i had to learn everything, on my comp the sound was really loud and i didn't wanted the game to hurt anyone's ears, but i'll definetly take more time to manage the sound in my next projet ^^

@Trexxak : thanks so much, i'm so happy you like it, and that i was able to give you back a little part of me, like you did with your entry ♥
anocturnaldream
06. Oct 2020 · 21:27 UTC
Absolutely beautiful artwork.
Polina.Voro
06. Oct 2020 · 22:46 UTC
Very beautiful!
cyphyrGriffon
07. Oct 2020 · 01:26 UTC
I loved this art! Good work on the submission!
GaLou
07. Oct 2020 · 16:11 UTC
Wow such a beautiful experience ! That's really great and very cosy, I like it ! :D
🎤 Tori
07. Oct 2020 · 18:59 UTC
@anocturnaldream , @polina-voro @cyphyrgriffon , @galou thank you all so very much for those kind words ♥ it made my day that you liked it <3
SophieMae0
07. Oct 2020 · 20:13 UTC
I love this, the art is gorgeous and super relaxing. It reminds of those lofi chill music videos. So much respect for this simple game.
DotSquare
07. Oct 2020 · 20:20 UTC
Obviously the art is gorgeous, but the sound design is nice too ! :) Congratulations. It’s a very chill and nice experience after playing loud and fast games all evening haha. Is Brother-main you mention a speed runner ? I heard this name when I was watching speed runs x)
🎤 Tori
07. Oct 2020 · 20:44 UTC
@SophieMae0 thank you so much ♥♥♥

@DotSquare thanks, this mean the world to me, i never thought i would find myself recording my step in the forest with my phone, but here we are, Gamejam really make us go out of our comfort zone haha so glad it paid off !
As for Brother-Main, He is a speedrunner yeah :) are you french ? :o because i would be surprised (in a good way) if he is known out of france but i'm glad his name ring a bell to you, made my day ! ♥
DotSquare
07. Oct 2020 · 20:46 UTC
@tori Oui je suis français ;) Je regardais pas mal l’Ultime décathlon c’est de là que je le connais. En tout cas super ton petit jeu; les graphismes sont magnifiques bravo :)
Somogy
07. Oct 2020 · 20:50 UTC
Wonderful graphics!
🎤 Tori
07. Oct 2020 · 21:23 UTC
@somogy thanks so much ♥

@DotSquare hey bha, merci encore ! c'est incroyable comme coïncidence, j'était dans l'ud au tout début (au graphisme principalement) et ça me fait toujours très plaisir de rencontrer des gens qui ont suivis le projet ! <3
steambrain
07. Oct 2020 · 21:31 UTC
Cool graphics and style! Really warm and touching.

Only thing in animation that bugged me is shoulder movement, it seemed a bit exaggerated for a character whose hands are in pockets.
🎤 Tori
07. Oct 2020 · 22:09 UTC
@steambrain : thanks so much for your comment! i'm still a begginer in animation so your feedback will help me improve, i'm grateful :)
JollyJoe
07. Oct 2020 · 23:01 UTC
Awesome art, I love the sfx. reminds me of a book style game, this would be perfect for a learning game! or relaxation alternative. Not all games need action Great Work!!!
pee-thief
08. Oct 2020 · 00:01 UTC
I love this so much!
Aless
08. Oct 2020 · 01:12 UTC
relaxing stuff, good job!
funemaker
08. Oct 2020 · 03:14 UTC
It looks really great. I can't hear any sounds though....I think it is something with the laptop I'm on because with some games there is just no sound. Wish i could have heard the sounds.
Bredera
08. Oct 2020 · 09:11 UTC
What a beautiful little experience!
DavidPeterWorks
08. Oct 2020 · 09:22 UTC
Very clever idea. I appreciate the idle animation. It is like an interactive child book. This entry is very strong in art. Great job.
🎤 Tori
08. Oct 2020 · 10:32 UTC
@jollyjoe :your comment mean a lot to me ! thank you <3 i'd love to do game for learning someday

@pee-thief , @aless , @bredera thank you so much for taking the time to leave such kinds comment ♥

@funemaker : thanks ! i'm sorry for the sound, on my computer it was so loud i got scared it would annoy people, so i may have gone a bit too far with towning it down ^^; still a lot to learn for next time :)
Zhanna
08. Oct 2020 · 16:27 UTC
Wonderful art!
nsadie
08. Oct 2020 · 18:49 UTC
Really gorgeous art! I would love to live in this world!
Celes
09. Oct 2020 · 01:56 UTC
I almost thought I was gonna be exploring in an endless loop of pretty scenarios, but I finished! I think it would have been nice if there was a little story to go along as we explore. I didn't really feel any "stuck in a loop" theme going on unless the "stuck in the loop" was listening to the birds.
Beautiful art and scenarios. Nice side-scrolling gameplay too, but like I said before, I think it would have been nice if there was a little story to go along as we explore.
Nice job :)
🎤 Tori
09. Oct 2020 · 19:24 UTC
@zhanna thanks so much <3

@nsadie : thanks for your kind comment, it make me so happy ! ♥

@celes : thanks a lot for your feedback ! you're right, i didn't try to go for the theme and it show, i wont try to lie even if the sound could count haha, i do agree with everything you said otherwise, i made the choice to go for something very very simple, as it's my first project alone, had no idea what i was doing, and had to go to work on monday but, it gives me hope for the futur, i'll make better game, and your comment will help me to improve, so thanks a lot ♥
Nazorus
10. Oct 2020 · 23:36 UTC
Beautiful and relaxing game! While it's a bit lacking in terms of gameplay, it's still nice to walk along the bushes and enjoy the sound of birds. I loved the attention to detail like how many different bushes there are, and how the character looks up and daydreams when I stop moving. Good job on this entry, the game is very simple but still impressive for a solo submission, good job!

PS: Only french keyboards use ZQSD, so it would have been nice to be able to move with A and D for most people here, I think :smile:
dcrdro
11. Oct 2020 · 07:11 UTC
Charming and lovely graphics! I think it would be great to add more interactive ;)
island-jam-2-group-3
13. Oct 2020 · 20:42 UTC
I loved the relaxing and inmersive atmosphere. Thank you!

Little things I missed:

- A full screen mode would have added even more to the inmersion.
- The volume was too low, but enjoyable though ;-)
- Just out of curiosity, on a second "run" I went to the left to see if there was any "easter egg" o "bad ending" xDD but the character got stuck and I couldn't get here out.
- As someone already pointed out, the theme "stuck in a loop" is barely touched ^^U

Other than that, thank you again for sharing this experience with us ;-)
blobo
15. Oct 2020 · 18:12 UTC
Very pretty! My only complaint is that some background layers scrolled faster than some foreground ones, which looked rather trippy. Overall, it's super adorable, and very relaxing. Great job all around!
Lukas Kunce
25. Oct 2020 · 15:42 UTC
this is beautiful, I would love to see more of this art style! great ambience, too