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Activated by Nameless Ghoul

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made by Nameless Ghoul for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

A C T I V A T E D . A C T I V A T E D . A C T I V A T E D .

A C T I V A T E D . A C T I V A T E D . A C T I V A T E D .

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What is Activated?

Activated is a puzzle game where you guide the robots to the exit and save them from deadly spikes of the test chambers by making bridges and portals.

Link: https://emirbozkan.itch.io/activated

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Current Status:

  • Beautiful 1-bit style art (with a tiny bit of red mixed in)
  • Implemented the basic mechanics (Portals and Bridges)
  • Only 2 levels (One for portals and one for the bridges)
  • Support for basically any platform (Thank you Unity!)

Things we missed:

  • We had prepared a bunch of voice lines for the robots to make them more human but didn't get to implement them in time
  • We had one more level made but couldn't add it to the final version because of a game breaking bug
  • Couldn't add volume options in time (Sorry for the deafening sound)
  • Couldn't add our sound effects in time
  • Had a drop bridge that we completed but didn't manage to add into the level

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Future Plans:

  • More levels
  • More mechanics
  • More sounds
  • More music (Basically more everything)
  • Possible mobile version?

Post-Jam Changes:

  • Added HTML build
Youtube https://emirbozkan.itch.io/activated
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/activated

Ratings

Overall 1673th 3.297⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1849th 3⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1567th 3.109⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2277th 2.938⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 609th 4.031⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 639th 3.55⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1612th 2.483⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1527th 3.217⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

ATTX
21. Apr 2020 · 02:58 UTC
Really liked the graphics and style. Gameplay was simple to understand. The levels were a little basic, but Im sure you could build this up a ton and make some really complex levels. Nicely done!
Brenan
21. Apr 2020 · 03:10 UTC
Cool old school graphics and music. Its a shame it is so short ! It has a lot of potential.
Almalexxia
21. Apr 2020 · 10:38 UTC
Amazed by the artstyle! Hope you can develop further your game! Tebrikler :)
lootgrounds
22. Apr 2020 · 07:10 UTC
It's just awesome. Everything looks so harmonious. And the gameplay and art. Everything is at a very high level.
santriptasharma
22. Apr 2020 · 07:20 UTC
The design as a whole is amazing! From visual design to game design, you nailed the mood you were trying to go for.
More levels would be amazing!
palsina
22. Apr 2020 · 07:29 UTC
I need morre levels! The music is pretty killer too.
santriptasharma
22. Apr 2020 · 07:35 UTC
There is one more thing tho, anything you could do to reduce the need to wait for a robot (or multiple robots to line up how you want them), a fast forward button or something, would go a long way towards the final game.
It might not be a large issue in these 2 levels, but I think it might become one as more levels are added.

Great work!
🎤 Nameless Ghoul
22. Apr 2020 · 07:41 UTC
@santriptasharma Thanks for the suggestion. A fast forward button would help with the flow of the game a lot.
Sparsha Dhar
22. Apr 2020 · 08:23 UTC
Great work! Cool graphics and the music is awesome! The levels are pretty basic, but loved it!
g12345
22. Apr 2020 · 12:47 UTC
Lots of potential here! Just more levels and you can probably sell it. Nice graphics and music too!
rob1221dev
22. Apr 2020 · 17:04 UTC
Ac-ac-activated
room606
22. Apr 2020 · 20:02 UTC
Nice pixel art, cool concept which has a potential for sure. Not sure that HTML5 build is stable, after 2nd level I got blank screen and that's all. Thanks for the game experience, anyway, it should be released on Android devices!

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Dedicave
22. Apr 2020 · 21:29 UTC
Good game! I like the idea. The graphics are so good. The game is a liitle slow and easy, and I would have liked the tutorials to be clearer, although the game is easy to understand. Good work! I'll be waiting for more levels.
🎤 Nameless Ghoul
22. Apr 2020 · 21:30 UTC
@room606 Yeah there are only two levels and the game just fades to a blank screen when you finish(Wasn't intended we just didn't implement an end screen in time). We intend to develop the game further, put a couple more levels on itch then develop a mobile version.
🎤 Nameless Ghoul
22. Apr 2020 · 21:32 UTC
@dedicave We will continue to develop the game and we plan on adding a full and interactive tutorial for the future version. Thank you for the feedback!
mao
22. Apr 2020 · 22:02 UTC
I like it! Reminds me of March of the Minis. All it needs is some more levels. Also, why is there a zipper on the level select screen?
Emir Berke Özkan
23. Apr 2020 · 01:39 UTC
@mao zipper will be a scroll wheel when the game has more levels
shadow30
23. Apr 2020 · 12:06 UTC
Concept is very cool and worked well for the two mechanics. Sadly only two levels and no ending. But great job! I liked the little robots very much!
🎤 Nameless Ghoul
23. Apr 2020 · 12:59 UTC
@shadow30 We're planning to add more levels and mechanics in the future
Khud0
23. Apr 2020 · 13:12 UTC
Great visuals and very interesting bridge building mechanics! I had some troubles trying to understand why on certain clicks bridges were deactivated and on other - not, but overall I enjoyed the experience.
Devastus
23. Apr 2020 · 14:03 UTC
It is in dire need of "more everything", but it has much of the core pieces in place to do so. If you're going for mobile you might want to consider turning up the size of the graphics a bit (or zoom in the camera) so that it won't get cluttery on a phone screen.

Well done!
Untitled Studios
23. Apr 2020 · 14:20 UTC
Graphics and music were great! The game as a whole reminded me a lot of mario vs donkey kong. Can't wait to see where this goes!
ryannielson
23. Apr 2020 · 14:46 UTC
I really like the art style, and this is a cool take on a lemmings style game. It's unfortunate you didn't have more time to create more levels. One little tweak I'd recommend is to add a button to fast forward so you didn't have to wait after solving a puzzle.

Good work! I'd love to see this expanded with more content.
Eolin
23. Apr 2020 · 17:04 UTC
Love the music and the concept ! I was really sad that it was only two levels. I will be really happy to play more of this ! Great job
🎤 Nameless Ghoul
24. Apr 2020 · 14:11 UTC
@khud0 Thank you for the feedback. If you could tell us what exactly confused you about it we could improve the tutorial of the full version in the future.
icxon
27. Apr 2020 · 00:09 UTC
Interesting concept. Love the music and core mechanics. We need more levels obviously! :smile:

Here is my playthrough:

https://youtu.be/Ox5QCuFbtqw
🎤 Nameless Ghoul
28. Apr 2020 · 08:50 UTC
@icxon Thank you for the feedback and the game-play. It's very informative to see how someone outside of development plays the game and highlights the importance of a proper tutorial.