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Family Tree by bwatanabe

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made by bwatanabe for LD34 (JAM)
Clarence must reunite with his family and return home.
A moody side scroller created from antique photos and pencil drawings.

Controls:
Left/Right arrows to move, Space to jump, Down arrow to duck
or
A and D left and right, W to jump, S to duck

Update: Thanks for letting me know about the controller issue. The web and Windows versions have been updated, and should no longer have any problem with the controls.
Thanks!

Created in Unity 5.
Background music by Climax Golden Twins. Other audio from freesound.org.
Some of the photos and drawings were repurposed from other animation projects.

This is my first Ludum Dare, and I really enjoyed it! I had hoped to get more gameplay in, but ended up focusing on the characters and the graphics.
Web http://bwatanabe.com/Ludum34/FamilyTree/
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws3shtyfzzew5of/FamilyTree_windows.zip?dl=0
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wu4ma4fswzr0jqo/AABt4h8u79IxJIBX5PIlTH6Na?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=44194

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.02 783
Fun(Jam) 2.59 921
Graphics(Jam) 3.93 253
Innovation(Jam) 3.18 490
Mood(Jam) 3.82 123
Theme(Jam) 2.95 950

Feedback

Drunkain
15. Dec 2015 · 01:29 UTC
I'm so disapointed that you didn't particapite in art :( same for sound, it's really cool, I love you style!
Zknet
15. Dec 2015 · 02:14 UTC
I loved it, but for some reason moving right was got very sluggish and I couldn't even jump over the fire. The style is great though!
PowerSpark
15. Dec 2015 · 02:32 UTC
I greatly enjoyed this, one of the strangely moody games you don't get to see much of. I like the photos, good call!
CalmKai
15. Dec 2015 · 02:46 UTC
Good game!
sputnik
15. Dec 2015 · 02:54 UTC
Really nice art style! good mood. Some bug with the controls though..
MakerArt
15. Dec 2015 · 03:05 UTC
Hi! Thanks for the game!
The mood is all yours! This art make my day!
Most style one I ever saw!

'HorrorBook' or "headcollector")
It woold be cool with using pfotos from chernobyl.
Scary movie on fallot settting.

But without this cartoon stile woolf..
Annoying sound feet great here! Terrible controller as well.

Well done and Good luck!
JayProg
15. Dec 2015 · 04:31 UTC
Loved the photobook style.
MadmenProductions
16. Dec 2015 · 01:14 UTC
The windows dropbox link gives a 404 error
Galan
16. Dec 2015 · 01:24 UTC
I can't say that this is the most fun game I've played, but damn, that mood... I think you may have found a new approach to a horror game here. It was genuinely creepy.
Si1ver
17. Dec 2015 · 09:05 UTC
По-моему, мир мерцает.
OberynMartell
18. Dec 2015 · 02:57 UTC
Could not run the game.

There should be 'FamilyTree_Data'
folder next to the executable

Even though the folder was there.
Grahhhhh
18. Dec 2015 · 03:18 UTC
What the eff was that...?? (In a good way) Hahaha, it was strange and twisted, and I laughed the whole time. Pretty sure I won't find another game like this any time soon. Definitely memorable, art style was awesome.
carlsommer
19. Dec 2015 · 02:50 UTC
Best graphics and mood I've seen so far! Very clever, and it's wonderful you could implement all of these photos into your game!
XenosNS
19. Dec 2015 · 03:02 UTC
Pleasantly unsettling. Had trouble playing this, think it's my video card though.
luysse_l
20. Dec 2015 · 17:42 UTC
wow nice, strange but nice
PlasmaErnst
21. Dec 2015 · 05:45 UTC
haha, this was very strange and exciting and atmospheric. Cool idea with the photocollage-style. Inspiring.
beetracks
24. Dec 2015 · 02:05 UTC
Personally I don't like the mood of this game, but it is well done. I like the animation and the use of the pictures. Good job.
Logicon
24. Dec 2015 · 02:07 UTC
Didn't foresee family tree not being family friendly.
Loneshark
28. Dec 2015 · 07:08 UTC
Creepy and awesome!

That ending makes me wonder about the meaning of all this. I mean the uniformed clothing, the photos, and the flying hands seem to make one think "Oh, THAT is what this is about", but then you get to the end and it's like "Wait, why is THIS here?"
hunttis
28. Dec 2015 · 08:56 UTC
Ok, that was creepy. Reminded me a bit of Monty Python or maybe Eraserhead :D

The controls didn't really work like expected, I had trouble getting past the end thing. Eventually did, but it felt kind of like a glitch that I did. I alternated jumping and ducking and got past it (not sure if it was supposed to play out that way).
hyperscope
03. Jan 2016 · 03:46 UTC
I absolutely love moody games like these! The way you incorporated the photos was also really well done. Honestly one of the more memorable games for me. Having said that the clipping seemed wonky a lot of the time. On a few occasions I got stuck due to a hand forcing me below the level. And took me a bit before I realized I had to duck to get past the fox thingy.

Not sure how I feel about the use of the theme but on the other hand I don't care :P
TaoPhoenix
10. Feb 2016 · 14:26 UTC
I agree very strange!
I couldn't figure out how to get past the wolf though!