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QUACK! QUACK! Save the duck! by zebi24

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made by zebi24 for LD34 (COMPO)
Help the duck get back to it's nest!

How to play:
Use arrow keys to jump in the right direction -> left or right arrow keys are used for jumping to a platform that is at the same height, up arrow key is used for jumping on a higher platform and down arrow key is used for jumping on a lower platform. Move quickly or the platform will collapse!

Each jump on a controller buttons at the edge of a level will grow the platforms. Repeat the process until you are high enough for the duck to jump back into the nest.

Happy playing! :)
Web http://gamejolt.com/games/quack-quack-save-the-duck/113594
Windows http://gamejolt.com/games/quack-quack-save-the-duck/113594
OS/X http://gamejolt.com/games/quack-quack-save-the-duck/113594
Linux http://gamejolt.com/games/quack-quack-save-the-duck/113594
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67210811/LD%2034/Source/LD%20%2334.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=28347

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.30 430
Audio 2.94 345
Fun 3.38 311
Graphics 3.97 113
Humor 2.90 240
Innovation 3.42 314
Mood 2.90 524
Theme 3.33 759

Feedback

veverichka
14. Dec 2015 路 10:38 UTC
Adorable graphics and sounds.

Would like to know when I can jump in the nest though, so far I'm just dying trying, but having fun doing it :D
Elenesski
14. Dec 2015 路 21:24 UTC
I'm with veverichka, I couldn't figure out how to not die. Made it frustrating.
馃帳 zebi24
14. Dec 2015 路 22:17 UTC
Hey, I have added "how to play" to the game description, I hope that will make it all clear. :)
veverichka
14. Dec 2015 路 22:44 UTC
I finished the game! It was kind of stupid of me not to notice the platform growing, sorry :D

One of the best games I played so far, good job!
Anshul Goyal
15. Dec 2015 路 17:24 UTC
I like this game. The jump/move mechanic is kinda unique to me. After I get a hold of it, I breezed through the level. Gorgeous art!
rkhadder
15. Dec 2015 路 18:08 UTC
Fun game, beautiful graphics - Maybe better explain the controls and have some kind of point count tick up
sputnik
15. Dec 2015 路 18:08 UTC
Nice voxel. well done!
Coomzy
15. Dec 2015 路 18:09 UTC
I like it but the controls are a bit disorientating, maybe that's just my simple brain though. Also a score system would have been nice :)
newbeings
15. Dec 2015 路 18:29 UTC
I beat it! Cool idea - never seen it done before. Something about the controls are incredibly frustrating... but that's also what makes it hard. Good work! Cool graphics.
tayl1r
15. Dec 2015 路 19:29 UTC
Nice game! Took a few tries to grasp the controls but it's really satisfying to clear the pond once you get in the zone.
EstrelSteel
15. Dec 2015 路 19:32 UTC
Really fun. Was getting some really bad frame rates though
馃帳 zebi24
15. Dec 2015 路 19:46 UTC
Hey, thanks everyone for playing. :)
@EstrelSteel I will put up a lower quality version and also downloadable one, so that no one will be having a frame rate problem.
Robin
15. Dec 2015 路 21:57 UTC
A pretty short game, but I had a pretty fun time saving the duck :D (I eventually managed it)
PowerSpark
16. Dec 2015 路 02:35 UTC
Nice little game! I find the gameplay fun :D
kernel panic
16. Dec 2015 路 03:31 UTC
This was harder than I expected. You need to do differentiation on the fly! I like it!
Frenchie
16. Dec 2015 路 04:30 UTC
Nice game! It took me a while to figure out how to jump correctly. I actually started playing by just rotating through the keys very quickly haha.

Once I saw the instructions under the screen I understood how to play it though. You should maybe update your in-game instructions to match them. I didn't understand the up/down in the game instructions since it didn't talk about platform height. It seems stupid that I missed that looking back :P
danbolt
16. Dec 2015 路 15:52 UTC
Oh man, I really didn't want that bird to die. Adorable none the less. Good work!
puppetmaster
16. Dec 2015 路 20:28 UTC
Very cool game. When you figured out the mechanics it's fun to play. Well done!! Thank you about the window size information. You can play our game now in a smaller window.
OddballDave
16. Dec 2015 路 21:41 UTC
Very unusual. Took me a few goes to fully understand it, but I got there in the end. Good stuff.
LittleThor
17. Dec 2015 路 12:41 UTC
Interesting how a such simple gameplay lead to a very complicated mental gymnastics.
It took me a very long time to understand what exactly I have to do. But it's well made and fun to play.
tobia88
18. Dec 2015 路 08:32 UTC
Great game! Cool!
Tapehead
18. Dec 2015 路 09:53 UTC
Nice entry. Cool Voxel art. Interesting take on the "press the right button as fast as u can" mechanics.
kaa
19. Dec 2015 路 10:39 UTC
Good game with nice graphics and sound. Gameplay is simple but dynamic. Very well done!
brainstorm
24. Dec 2015 路 19:54 UTC
Graphics remembered me to crossy road, LOL. Gameplay is good, but the browser srolls up and down when pressing those two arrow keys. That happens in most web game though (in mines too). Just try to host your game in a site that doesn't need a scroll bar apart that in Gamejolt.

4/5
馃帳 zebi24
25. Dec 2015 路 11:13 UTC
@brainstorm thanks for the advice, the scrolling doesn't happen for me, but I guess for smaller screen sizes it does happen. Will keep that in mind for the next time. Thank for checking the game out! :)