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Wizard and The Sun by HolyBlackCat

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made by HolyBlackCat for LD34 (COMPO)
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Puzzle/parkour platformer about a Wizard with an interesting fantasy plot.

Use your trustworthy teleportation staff to navigate through 14 levels in 2 different settings: dungeon and lava.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN SHOOT WHILE JUMPING



_________________FEEDBACK__________________

Please leave your feedback, it valuable!

Also, please report any bugs, and if you do so, provide full error logs.


______________HELP I'M STUCK_______________

Well, I made a walkthrough for you!
http://web.archive.org/web/20190317152852im_/http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wats_walkthrough.png
It includes solutions for 5 most difficult puzzles.


_____________WHERE IS THE THEME____________

The Sun grows, that's where!
Also, temperature grows.
And difficulty grows insanely fast. :D


_________________CHANGELOG_________________

5. Fixed "Rendering queue overflow" crash on some resolutions on second lava level. Removed OpenGL 3.3 version.
4. Added OpenGL 2.1 support.
3. Fixed staff selecting slightly incorrect destination when bolt hits a wall.
2. Fixed incorrect lava graphics on level 13.
1. Added missing book image to the last intro page. Tweaked book image on the first ending page.
0. Uploaded
Windows https://bitbucket.org/HolyBlackCat/ld48/downloads/Wizard%20and%20the%20Sun.zip
Windows + Source (C++ & SDL & OpenGL & GLEW & OpenAL & zlib) https://bitbucket.org/HolyBlackCat/ld48/downloads/Wizard%20and%20the%20Sun%20-%20Source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=39241

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 4.04 40
Audio 3.38 176
Fun 4.08 19
Graphics 3.88 136
Humor 2.89 246
Innovation 3.74 143
Mood 3.80 77
Theme 2.77 907

Feedback

Cyranh
14. Dec 2015 · 10:50 UTC
Wow. Seriously. From the first time I jumped and I saw his hat came of from his head, to the point where I was teleporting myself all over the place, I just loved the game. Graphics are great, music fits, story is good. Well done!!
Tetha
14. Dec 2015 · 11:16 UTC
Man, that tower climb just before the surface cutscene is brutal. took me like half an hour to do that!

But overall, very impressive work :) I really love the little cutscenes, fitting right with the music.
JaJ
14. Dec 2015 · 15:38 UTC
Very well done. I love the staff mechanic but I did have some real trouble with some of the puzzles.
jacobturn
14. Dec 2015 · 16:34 UTC
Awsome
eerongal
14. Dec 2015 · 16:35 UTC
This is an amazing little game! Reminds me of old some DOS games! Nice work!
Juin
14. Dec 2015 · 16:38 UTC
Really great game, really like the spike and teleporting mechanic.
Berserker_Chris
14. Dec 2015 · 16:43 UTC
Nice game, I will play it to the end, but it do not match any theme.
🎤 HolyBlackCat
14. Dec 2015 · 16:44 UTC
Thanks everyone!
The Sun grows, that's where the theme is.
Reggianito
14. Dec 2015 · 16:45 UTC
This game was mindblowing. The graphics are neat, the animations are tight, the overall oldschool feeling it has is amazing. Even the intro reminded me of the games I played when younger. It's also super fun, and the puzzles are tight.

My only complaint is that, so far (I'm kind of stuck in a level), I have yet to see the themes applied. Besides "The sun is growing" and "you use two buttons and the arrow keys" there isn't much yet. Will be pleasantly surprised and will change my vote if I'm wrong, though.

Seriously, this better win something.
5you
14. Dec 2015 · 17:34 UTC
There is a place with 3 vertical passageways and a narrow gap betwin them to use the magical power but I can't get it to pass because of the angle and I teleport where I don't want to and I die. It's under your second screenshot.

Aside from that i liked the game! Oh but what about the theme ? I can't see it.

Check out Digicross, playable in solo/multi/coop :
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=46758
🎤 HolyBlackCat
14. Dec 2015 · 17:35 UTC
All I can say that it's possible. Maybe try another tactic.
Adreqi
15. Dec 2015 · 12:43 UTC
The mechanics is awesome !
got stuck at the same place than 5you though, I'm not very patient with puzzle games :p
I can't accept the theme being in the intro only though.

Great game overall :)
Big Cow
15. Dec 2015 · 19:57 UTC
YAY! This is great! Really innovative use of jumping puzzles and the teleport staff. Reminded me of VVVVV. Great job.
EternalCastleStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 20:02 UTC
Nice game! You have designed a lot of levels! That has a lot of merit! The gameplay is solid and the curve of difficult is a bit rough.. but wonderful job!!
Suaave
15. Dec 2015 · 20:17 UTC
Really cool gameplay idea with teleporting. The difficulty and minimalist graphics reminded me of the first Prince of Persia. Would be interested to see this more fleshed out with additional sounds/music and animations. The theme (the growing sun?) could have been more elaborated on, but well made game in itself.
Adreqi
15. Dec 2015 · 22:59 UTC
Just to say I finally arrived to the end o/
goodbadokay
16. Dec 2015 · 18:17 UTC
Visual style reminds me original Prince of Persia :)
Chaserbrown
16. Dec 2015 · 20:08 UTC
Really loved this! Great job!
AthenaOfDelphi
17. Dec 2015 · 19:07 UTC
Infuriatingly difficult at times, but brilliant. Love it :)
commodoreKid
17. Dec 2015 · 19:12 UTC
Great game. Graphics and audio could be improved but I loved the mechanics you used. It reminds me of old days :)
doitle
17. Dec 2015 · 19:14 UTC
Cool mechanic that gets pretty challenging. Some of those trick shots were brutal. Nice use of theme for a platformer using only two buttons. Good job.
pjimmy
17. Dec 2015 · 21:29 UTC
can't play your game :(

Segmentation Fault
🎤 HolyBlackCat
18. Dec 2015 · 07:04 UTC
Please provide full error log. Also, what system you're on? What videocard(s)? Have you tried to update videocard driver?
MercuryXGames
19. Dec 2015 · 14:05 UTC
It's a mastapiece!
MrJoshuaMcLean
19. Dec 2015 · 15:39 UTC
Neat puzzle platformer. Good progression, tight controls, decent graphics & ambient music. Sometimes frustrating in that VVVVVV sort of way but distinguishes itself with the teleport mechanic.

Little nitpick: should say you can walk "through" spikes since you can't really walk *on* them. Other than that the text is pretty solid.

The theme connection is a bit weak, but still probably my favorite entry so far. :)
tantumgames
19. Dec 2015 · 15:52 UTC
Wow. Great gameplay. And graphics cool too.
Yvanor
19. Dec 2015 · 16:02 UTC
Nice game, with clever use of the theme and good gameplay mecanics ^^ Good job !
WakeOfLuna
19. Dec 2015 · 17:54 UTC
Finished with 16 deaths. That was very fun, very well done. Every bit of game matches up right with the mood and style.
Taffaz
19. Dec 2015 · 22:16 UTC
Really great game, the puzzles were well put together.
pjimmy
26. Dec 2015 · 18:50 UTC
@HolyBlackCat it's ok, I've played on a friends computer ;)
The game is very cool, creative and fun. Very solid gameplay and controls, feels very complete for a 48h game. Reminds me of early 90s DOS games, which is awesome!
The only complaint I have is the theme. This is very subjective, but I feel the themes are poorly represented. IMO they should be more explicit.
Other than that, the game is solid, creative and entertaining. Looking forward for your next games. Well done :)
Benjamin
28. Dec 2015 · 00:45 UTC
Ok. That was perfect. You have a great sense of storytelling and you designed a good mechanic AND the good leveldesign needed to make it fun. Oh and these sprites animation are good too, very unusual and fun.
M a r o o v a n
28. Dec 2015 · 21:05 UTC
Smart idea, great mood, lovely sounds and ambient music! I can't find anything bad in this game! Great god damn work, man!!
Madball
02. Jan 2016 · 18:44 UTC
That was great. Especially for 48 hours. Really, nothing to complain about. Pretty graphics and music, original gameplay. A bit difficult, but not too much.

The only thing that I'm wondering about: there are a lot of tall/open levels. What's above/beyond? Do tower walls/lava end eventually?