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Journey to the center of the body by Sanjana

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made by Sanjana for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Kill the bacteria, avoid the enzymes.! A twist on an endless runner.

This is a game about real bacteria that affect people. We thought this game would be relevant because of the current pandemic. The aim was to also create a library along with the game, with information regarding all the infections these bacteria cause as a way to create awareness but we ran out of time before we could finish it. We hope to finish it in the future but for now I hope you guys enjoy this version :)

Controls:

Press the left arrow key to move left and the right arrow key to move right.

The game also supports touch. Touch the left side of the screen to move left and the right side of the screen to move right.

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Engine: Construct 3

Youtube https://moonspeck98.itch.io/journey-to-the-center-of-the-body
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/journey-to-the-center-of-the-body

Ratings

Overall 1852th 3.219⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1674th 3.104⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2249th 2.667⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2014th 3.213⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1649th 3.292⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1867th 2.989⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 64🗨️

Feedback

JAsonsumm1
20. Apr 2020 · 22:22 UTC
nice! on theme, I like it. cute characters :D
thetego
20. Apr 2020 · 22:26 UTC
There are some inevitable deaths! but it's literally funny
Prism
20. Apr 2020 · 22:30 UTC
I enjoyed traveling down the body, the one issue I had was that you needed to hold the arrow when you were against the wall to leave it.
mneubrand
20. Apr 2020 · 22:33 UTC
Nicely done. Feels like sometimes in a narrow area there's no way to avoid the enzymes. Really enjoyed the graphics of this one
workshopcraft
20. Apr 2020 · 22:34 UTC
This was a lot of fun, the art style fit well with the game, the only thing I noticed was you could still move when you ran out of health and the download link lists windows but is actually a web based game so could probably be run on any platform.
ul0n
20. Apr 2020 · 22:41 UTC
nice game, i want it on my phone :smile:
Kr4sh3
21. Apr 2020 · 00:31 UTC
Fun little game! Some sound effects for killing enemies and getting hit would really improve the feel of it.
Wikers
21. Apr 2020 · 17:04 UTC
it't a nice game xD, but feels like the other thing going up no your down, and if i mute the sound, the game over sound stile play
🎤 Sanjana
21. Apr 2020 · 17:21 UTC
@wikers yeah there are a few glitches with muting the sound but I did not have time to fix it.

Thanks for taking the time to play and comment!
pillitoka
21. Apr 2020 · 17:28 UTC
Relaxing music. Liked the little characters. Would be nice to have health pickups once in a while. Want to keep playing longer.
🎤 Sanjana
21. Apr 2020 · 17:32 UTC
@pillitoka I had them ready but I did not have time to add it to the game :/

Thanks for taking the time to play nd share your thoughts!
🎤 Sanjana
21. Apr 2020 · 17:39 UTC
@kr4sh3 Thanks for the suggestion!
nithman
21. Apr 2020 · 18:26 UTC
Great game, would love it to use the sword that the player carrys to attack the enemies(mabye like special sword swing ability with a cool down timer). Cute graphics and nice music too. Overall fun game, fits the theme well.
Darottio
21. Apr 2020 · 23:37 UTC
This game got a chuckle out of me since I recently got a case of staph infection earlier this year. The only feedback I have is that I like the menu music more than the actually game music but thats just personal preference. Well done overall!
🎤 Sanjana
21. Apr 2020 · 23:40 UTC
@nithman Thanks for the suggestion!
ZerohBeat
21. Apr 2020 · 23:40 UTC
Very funny to see the pizza and other food in the stomach! Would have been nice if the player was a bit animated from time to time (not just when dying). Also sometimes, I thought that the collision detection was a bit unfair. I really liked the game. Thanks for the experience.
Danielcmcg
21. Apr 2020 · 23:49 UTC
Good idea of being swallowed into the body. Nice graphics, however took me some time to control it correctly.
🎤 Sanjana
21. Apr 2020 · 23:50 UTC
@zerohbeat Thanks for your review. I'll definitely look into those two.
Zerion
22. Apr 2020 · 04:27 UTC
Really like it, and our character is sooo cute :p
Daveroony
22. Apr 2020 · 04:32 UTC
Great feeling game and lovely aesthetic, i would have loved a mechanic that makes you want to kill bacteria more than just score. Some danger and suspense.
Laurari
22. Apr 2020 · 12:53 UTC
Simple game, but I think it fits the idea perfectly!! Why do you lose 2 lives every time you touch an enzyme? It is kind of weird that nothing else takes 1 live out (or at least I haven't seen it xD)
Pilarius
22. Apr 2020 · 17:42 UTC
Simple but fun game. However swallowing pizza and donuts as a whole does not seem healthy :grin:
AdonisDevs
23. Apr 2020 · 00:03 UTC
I really liked this! It actually felt like an adventure. I recommend adding a way to heal health, and also spawn enemies instead of moving them to the bottom :P But I made it to level 8, good game!
🎤 Sanjana
23. Apr 2020 · 00:35 UTC
@adonisdevs Thanks for the recommendations! Could you elaborate on what you mean by spawning enemies?
PonyPen
23. Apr 2020 · 01:21 UTC
Cool game, I like that it's simple and clean, runs really nicely.
I'm glad the pizza in the stomach wasn't all chewed up and nasty hahaha!
alphazeba
23. Apr 2020 · 02:02 UTC
This plays very smooth! Also I like your music choice? or did you make that?
🎤 Sanjana
23. Apr 2020 · 17:14 UTC
@alphazeba The music was made by Patrick de Arteaga and it is free to use with attribution
alphazeba
23. Apr 2020 · 17:49 UTC
@sanjana sweet, ill have to check it out it was good
legavroche
25. Apr 2020 · 16:44 UTC
This was a really good concept. I liked seeing the depiction of the clogged arteries with the junk food. Some things I wanted to see in gameplay though were to have each enemy maybe move or even attack differently. You have a lot of different designs for enemies which is awesome, but in the current state, I feel like I've seen all the game has to offer around level 1 or 2 since there's no change in gameplay. Maybe you can add like an enemy that shoots a slow projectile, or maybe an enemy with a shield of some sort to add more variety. All in all, I think you have the foundations for something really fun, and I hope you choose to expand upon it further!
🎤 Sanjana
25. Apr 2020 · 22:29 UTC
@legavroche I've been working on adding power ups and boosts for the pill, and changing the enzymes into different enemies for each level I did not have time to finish them for the jam but I will be releasing all these features and more in the commercial version soon.

Thanks for your suggestions!
Connorses
26. Apr 2020 · 02:42 UTC
I think the scope is really important, this was a good jam game premise because it wasn't overly complicated. Character moves with arrow keys, other stuff moves north.
Your art was great. The junk food in the artery is a nice touch. Super cool to see someone still working on a project after the jam.
PhilStrahl
27. Apr 2020 · 03:46 UTC
I think that it's wonderful that you participated in Ludum Dare and brought your perspective as biologists to the table and I hope it won't be the last game you develop! I was a little bit confused at first because I was more inclined to pick up the yellow half-circles because they had such cute faces! If you're curious how things went for me, here's the video with my playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2FekepgpMs
sypdev
27. Apr 2020 · 16:35 UTC
Great game! I liked the character, was a bit hard controlling him with mouse but I get that its for the mobile :) Good job!
SlimBun
28. Apr 2020 · 07:06 UTC
Very cool game. I had a lot of fun playing this game. The art is nice and neat.
🎤 Sanjana
29. Apr 2020 · 20:19 UTC
@sypdev it works better when using the arrow keys while playing on a PC
🎤 Sanjana
29. Apr 2020 · 20:19 UTC
@philstrahl Thank you for playing my game!
GameOverMexico
01. May 2020 · 15:48 UTC
The graphics are very good but the sound is a little loud but still enjoyed, good job!!!