Frank & Stein by vegapomme27

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made by vegapomme27 for LD34 (COMPO)
PLEASE PLAY THE DOWNLOAD VERSION FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE

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Frank & Stein are linked by a common organ, so they have to stay together. You will have to lead those two... "heroes"... through the 8 short levels of the lab, controlling both of them at the same time, forcing cooperation in traps and combat to make it to the end.

Please try the game ! I'm always looking for suggestions and advice.

-8 LEVELS
-1 BOSS

I used Construct 2 to build the game, with Paint & Photofiltre as graphic tools plus FL studio and Audacity for sound design and music composing. I had such a great time.

My tumblr : http://vegamukiwa.tumblr.com/



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12/14.OS/X export not working. Tryin to fix the issue...
Uploaded web version.

12/15. Wrote a postmortem on my tumblr http://vegamukiwa.tumblr.com/post/135244765676/about-making-two-buttons-games-and-force-player-to

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall 4.47 1
Audio 4.28 7
Fun 4.22 10
Graphics 4.37 34
Humor 4.02 16
Innovation 4.35 7
Mood 4.39 6
Theme 4.49 9

Feedback

danbolt
14. Dec 2015 · 01:49 UTC
Looks great! Awesome stuff!
ryofougere
14. Dec 2015 · 09:04 UTC
YEY!
Well done !
dvdking
14. Dec 2015 · 10:35 UTC
this is unbelievably well done.I can't imagine how something this good can be done in 48h.
Graphics, sounds, music, gameplay everything is amazing!
It is a perfection.
I thought at first it was a jam game.
Dianouille
14. Dec 2015 · 10:55 UTC
Great ! I loved playing it ! Really great gameplay. And the graphics are good too. Really, really good job ! Congrats !
GenusNymphicus
14. Dec 2015 · 11:33 UTC
Wow, gorgeous game.
Kinda frustrating, because you die a lot.
Really great work!
muit
14. Dec 2015 · 11:33 UTC
That was super cool! :D Loved the graphics and the mechanics.
donvermo
14. Dec 2015 · 11:35 UTC
Great game and awesome stuff, really fun to play for a game that was made in 48h
qwetro
14. Dec 2015 · 11:38 UTC
This is the first 5-star game I've rated in this compo. Great work!
Eshford
14. Dec 2015 · 12:05 UTC
Looks rad, very atmospheric game! Good job!
Shared
14. Dec 2015 · 12:57 UTC
Really good game with nice graphics, the music is good and the game has a funny theme.
5 Stars
cicanci
14. Dec 2015 · 14:08 UTC
Very well done! The graphics are amazing!
CheesyRamen
14. Dec 2015 · 14:15 UTC
Wow, this is really, really well done!
Great job! :D
nexust
14. Dec 2015 · 14:31 UTC
This would be a good game if it wasn't made in 48 hours! The only thing I can fault is the text (the anti-aliasing doesn't fit the game) but that's if I'm being really picky! My favourite entry so far!
jim3wg
14. Dec 2015 · 16:44 UTC
Very Nice one, the scene is just a bit too dark for me but nice concept
Thembi
14. Dec 2015 · 17:04 UTC
Very good!
CMG
14. Dec 2015 · 18:17 UTC
Clever and gruesome. I always like when the puzzle mechanics are tied into the story!
nonetheless
14. Dec 2015 · 18:49 UTC
Great idea and execution. Lovely and rich graphics, very nice sounds, interesting gameplay and all is kinda funny. complete entry, very impressing :)
piper82
15. Dec 2015 · 05:02 UTC
ooooh, looks amazing, plays amazing. stuff of legends. spot on theme and top notch in all aspects. stunning. cant believe this is LD game... awesome job.
sathorn
15. Dec 2015 · 06:03 UTC
Amazing game. Although a bit too difficult and unforgiving for my taste.
🎤 vegapomme27
15. Dec 2015 · 07:07 UTC
@sathorn
Totally agree ahah, I wish difficulty was more progressive, but I had to make it harsh on early stages coz I didn't have time to make a lot of levels. Since it had to be short, I wanted it intense.
🎤 vegapomme27
15. Dec 2015 · 07:08 UTC
Btw thanks to all for nice comments
im-oab
15. Dec 2015 · 11:17 UTC
I really enjoy this game. Nice work. :)
edriavw
15. Dec 2015 · 11:28 UTC
love it, really great concept!
Maxi and The Gang
15. Dec 2015 · 11:54 UTC
super fun~! very well made~!
Silvio
15. Dec 2015 · 13:40 UTC
wow! I'm impressed.
Ingon
16. Dec 2015 · 16:28 UTC
Good game, interesting take on the theme.
pjimmy
17. Dec 2015 · 10:22 UTC
awesome game, love the concept, nice gameplay, audio is great, well done :)
SkullPixel
18. Dec 2015 · 00:28 UTC
Creepy. Cool though! I do believe this is the most innovative compo game I've seen.
Husky
18. Dec 2015 · 07:59 UTC
OMG! I love this game! it combined the two themes nicely, had challenging difficulty and also be polished.

And the creepy horror mood, the brutal ending, it's seldom to see this sorta game here, and this is really good!

Just a random guess, is the game screen supposed to be scaled 2 or 3 times? it's a little small in my option.
🎤 vegapomme27
18. Dec 2015 · 12:07 UTC
Thank you, it is nice to read such a detailled review. About the title screen, I am not sure. I didnt have the chance to try it on many machine. Some weird stuff might happen especially on the web version.
TheJackiMonster
19. Dec 2015 · 00:10 UTC
Great atmosphere! ..and the music isn't toxic as mine.. ^^
jdoughty
19. Dec 2015 · 17:03 UTC
Way wicked! Total package game! Last boss was a bit easy but thats the only thing i can say at all! Awesome game!
Blake_Lead
21. Dec 2015 · 23:54 UTC
Awesome game ! Love the art, love the music. And the gameplay is genius. Parfait !
adsilcott
23. Dec 2015 · 23:11 UTC
Well that was amazing. Totally original, great looking, and fun. It even has a boss and an ending. Awesome!
Tangible Games
24. Dec 2015 · 12:49 UTC
Love the art style and gameplay!
blackmagic
24. Dec 2015 · 13:34 UTC
Best entry so far, all 5. The game is a bit long and sometime injust with its checkpoints but it has wits and boy it is fun and refreshing. Best game of LD34 for me.
retrogradeorbit
24. Dec 2015 · 14:14 UTC
Particularly liked the cool voice sounds.
Miltage
24. Dec 2015 · 20:00 UTC
This is pretty well made. Everything fits together nicely. That text to speech was pretty creepy though.
sergicollado
24. Dec 2015 · 23:24 UTC
Awesome! simply perfect.
Jod
25. Dec 2015 · 10:03 UTC
Supercool! That is a a lovely way to control two characters. And the art, music and sound effects are well done.

I love the little details as well: bullets ricochet on walls, the exit button crumbling... well done!
LeReveur
25. Dec 2015 · 19:24 UTC
Clever gameplay, really interesting and fun ! Well done !
Christina Nordlander
02. Jan 2016 · 16:43 UTC
I'll be very surprised if this doesn't get in at least the top ten of one category. Excellent music, original concept, really funny writing (several of Frank's lines made me laugh out loud). The graphics are amazing, and the puzzles are innovative and fresh. It got quite hard, but the levels are short enough that replaying isn't much of a hassle.

If the game has any weaknesses, it's that the theme isn't that strongly connected to the gameplay (it's definitely there, but it's not central). Also, the ending is a bit weak compared to the game itself, but that's minor.

Strongly recommended to everyone who isn't squicked out by the plot.
themadknights
03. Jan 2016 · 16:03 UTC
Smooth graphics and amazing audio, keep working on it.

Loved the idea of the two characters conected and the levels are great!

Well done!
mukult
05. Jan 2016 · 02:57 UTC
HOLy shit!! the artwork..audio...gameplay!! everything amazing!! nice work on this!!
dvdfu
05. Jan 2016 · 03:12 UTC
The execution is perfect! Everything from the gameplay to graphics to ending to sound effects works really nicely together.
simoroshka
05. Jan 2016 · 13:51 UTC
I can't get past the first thing on the second level. I manage to get only one character through the blasting killing thing. Am I missing something?
maksibonus
06. Jan 2016 · 10:14 UTC
Awesome game! Sound, gameplay on the highest level.
z3
08. Jan 2016 · 17:20 UTC
nice game!
GeorgeBroussard
09. Jan 2016 · 01:34 UTC
Just wanted to drop a note here and say this game is awesome. Very well done.
Annie
10. Jan 2016 · 16:59 UTC
迷叔!!!这游戏超好玩。其实也一般般啦。哈哈
youngertoti
23. Jan 2016 · 15:21 UTC
Well done!Really fits the theme.Amazing made in 48 hours.It seems like a jam game.Thanks for the author.