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Consciousness in a jar by Loganou974

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made by Loganou974 for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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Overview

Mysterious experience in a no man's land filled with jolly creatures and intriguing characters. Damn i just don't want to spoil you ! The game is great, play it :) I made ALL the Assets in the JAM (not the music of course... :) )

Goal

SPOILER ALERT You play a mysterious consciousness in a jar. Dr Brain is really mean to you. GUILT is allways crying and you have to know why. THE END WILL SURPRISE YOU. Seriously, the end WILL make you say "Whaaaaaat ?" in a good way.

Controls

Left Mouse Click to Jump

Pro-Tips

Don't try to double jump, try to make mini jumps to positionate and adjust for larger jumps

About

This game was been by only one person, all the assets except Debussy's song, in about 15 hours...because making a gamejam with my daughter was REALLY complicated. I had to work when she took a nap etc. It was fun though !!cover.jpg

Long Run Video

For lazy people or not "try harder" (because the game can be buggy too) here is a long run of my LD45 game " Consciousness in a jar" ! Have fun ! https://youtu.be/fOrPWaaxF7s

Youtube https://loganou974.itch.io/consciousness-in-a-jar
Youtube https://loganou974.itch.io/consciousness-in-a-jar-html5
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/consciousness-in-a-jar

Ratings

Overall 29th 4.25⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 77th 4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 96th 3.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 233th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 159th 4.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 115th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 23th 4.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 6🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

Flokami
07. Oct 2019 · 19:39 UTC
Very nice game ! Sometimes quite frustrating, but maybe it's because I've got -4 on my dexterity dice at my birth.
There's a little of a lot of things that can make you like a game and a lot of them are in there :D so it's a big YES
Skyeward
08. Oct 2019 · 14:12 UTC
This game is gorgeous, and super inventive, had me hooked - moving the letters around near the beginning was unexpected and got me immediately invested in the mechanics. Really cute, congratulations.
Ekin
08. Oct 2019 · 14:31 UTC
i couldnt play the game because there is no mac version :( i wish i played but i watch the video and this game is the cutest game i think. Great and simple artwork, great mechanics. I really love this game! Keep going!
🎤 Loganou974
08. Oct 2019 · 16:26 UTC
Thanks @skyeward @flokami for your support, it means a lot to me ! @ekin sorry for the mac version, obvious lack of time... glad you could see the game through the video though, thanks a lot ! :)
RodStar
08. Oct 2019 · 17:25 UTC
DUUUUUUDE...That game ROCK ! U gave me so many feeling just with those three f***ing pixels. I was so HAPPY to see all of my friend at the end and my...SNIF...OK...don't spoil.
Congrats @loganou974 !
Thierry Brochart
09. Oct 2019 · 03:47 UTC
So cool!
tmpxyz
09. Oct 2019 · 06:06 UTC
An interesting approach of platformer
Karanveer
09. Oct 2019 · 12:50 UTC
given the fact that you got 15hrs because "Parenting", and you managed to finish the project is an achievement. Upon that this game achieved a tender mood style helped me relax a bit, and subtle music, ...well, Happy Devving and oh, Happy Parenting too! Its quite a good one. :D
Karanveer
09. Oct 2019 · 12:57 UTC
Loved the Find the strength inside you and hope part. <3
Clovis
09. Oct 2019 · 14:54 UTC
Just EXELENT !
T-Bo
09. Oct 2019 · 17:11 UTC
Nice platformer with very original controls ! Great work on this entry ! Congrats !
OgelGames
13. Oct 2019 · 14:37 UTC
Nice game, took a bit to get used to the jumping, but it was quite easy to control once I got the hang of it.
Kowara
28. Oct 2019 · 05:42 UTC
Lovely game. Wish it was longer and had more of the humour displayed at the beginning before the more serious parts show up. Also, lots of the dialogue get repeated when colliding with the same character more than once after the character resets from the beginning of a level, which is a bit of a bother. Nice story, though!

...Didn't die when landing on the spikes? Supposedly a bug?
Jonathan Lorenz
28. Oct 2019 · 14:44 UTC
First time the graphics didn't appered, second and third time I was stuck in the ground and wasn't able to move. Seems like a nice game from what I saw in your video, unfortunately since I can't play it, I can't rate it :/
kantieno
28. Oct 2019 · 14:52 UTC
This is one of my favorite Ludum Dare games I've ever played to be honest! The production value was out of control, art and music were both lovely, it had a great style! The humor at the beginning was very nice and the more somber tone towards the end worked well considering there is not much time in a jam game to have a longer transition.

The breaking free mechanic at the end worked well for tone and still had a great production value and transitioned really nicely into the chalkboard style. The platforming was a bit tricky in the final level but I guess that it to be expected, it took me much longer than the other levels to get right without accidentally overshooting or undershooting.

Either way this was a wonderful entry and I enjoyed it greatly!
BrokenMirrorMedia
29. Oct 2019 · 07:48 UTC
This is a really nice entry, I love the music, it sounds very familiar. The surprise at the beginning is great, and the jump mechanics work really well. I love the character design and the chromatic aberration post processing. The polish makes this really feel like a completed indie game, great work!
smileyface
29. Oct 2019 · 09:38 UTC
Honestly this game is just beautiful. Really nice job.
Ongomato
29. Oct 2019 · 11:48 UTC
Man that was beautiful, what a nice story!

Controls feel great, it was pretty easy to go around.

Got stuck here. Guess it's what ppl call a "corner case":smirk:

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Frozen Spirit
29. Oct 2019 · 12:01 UTC
This is such an amazing game! I can really feel the passion and motivation that went into this game project. My only issue was that it was a bit hard to gauge how far jumps would go which made the final stage quite tough but I stuck through and I'm so glad I did. Amazing work on the game :D.
🎤 Loganou974
08. Nov 2019 · 04:35 UTC
Thanks you guys for your reviews ! warms my heart to know that it pleased you !