High-Rise Havoc by Kyrell

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made by Kyrell for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

THE ROOF IS COMING DOWN!!

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Play as Businessman Bob as he tries to escape his collapsing office building! Make it to the helicopter on the roof in this quick and fun platformer in order to win!

Credits:

-Programing: Kyrell Johnson

-Art and Music: Dan Norris

Ratings

Overall 748th 3.525⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 451th 3.675⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1450th 2.45⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1136th 3.088⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 856th 3.488⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Audio 349th 3.688⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Humor 843th 2.764⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 933th 3.237⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 57🗳️ 59🗨️

Feedback

Dannyk1994
05. Oct 2021 · 19:46 UTC
Nice little platformer! Nice graphics well done :D
Mordrick
05. Oct 2021 · 19:51 UTC
Hey! Nice little platformer!

The unstable part is about the building falling apart and the levels are not too easy.
I like the graphics and the sound! And the levels are a bit challenging, too.

Nice work overall.

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The Lame Brain
05. Oct 2021 · 21:20 UTC
Nice!

I managed to beat it!

I love the way the gameplay emphasizes slow, careful, precision jumping, but the random rubble falling from above throws that out of the window. I feel like this could be further built upon by adding a bit of screen-shake!

Also, the difficulty curve feels a little off to me, the second-to-last-screen and the last screen should be switched. That jump with the elevator where you have to jump over a column with spikes both above you and below you? That was killer. I was stuck there for SOOOOO long.


Cheers! [-LB](https://ldjam.com/users/the-lame-brain/)
Fnkee
06. Oct 2021 · 00:29 UTC
Nice and simple! I especially wanna commend you on a clean execution! Finishing a game, giving it a start an end, and even music and options and UI graphics to top it of - that's something you don't see too often in jam-games. The game in itself had a clear and understandable goal, and the controllers felt responsive in every way. You used the elements and obstacles you had available to make a variety of challenges! If anything, I would love to see even more challenges and interesting level twists. Great work :)
(edit: And excellent build on that electro-beat!)
rainbowdied
06. Oct 2021 · 00:30 UTC
cool style
MickyHC
06. Oct 2021 · 00:32 UTC
Fun and simple platformer. Enjoyed the randomly falling rubble and the graphics! Managed to beat it in one go! Great work.
idontkillcoyotes
06. Oct 2021 · 00:40 UTC
Nice simple platformer you made! It was a bit easy tho.
At first I though the falling debris will kill you but nope haha, and it was a bit hard to figure out which platforms had full collisions and which had only one way collions
I really liked the character animations and the music, I was vibing at the end! Also the art is looks really good with its simplicity
Oliver Richmeier
06. Oct 2021 · 00:40 UTC
Good game! I think there's a very good balance between the proactive and reactive elements. It would have been fairly easy for the rubble to unfairly interfere with the precision platforming, but it actually worked out quite well. I agree with others that the last two rooms should have been switched; the jump on the elevator requires more precise control of your jump height than anything else.
Jeff Kerman
06. Oct 2021 · 22:46 UTC
Music was viby. Liked the controls and it wasnt too easy either! Great game good work.
cromo
06. Oct 2021 · 22:51 UTC
A straightforward little platformer. The music was bumping and intense, and I liked how Bob bobs (see what I did there?) to the music. Exploding when touching the spikes for the first time caught me a little off guard and made me laugh. Fun, with difficulty escalating well as you progress. Nicely done!
chingle
07. Oct 2021 · 03:15 UTC
Great platformer and the level design is great, I also like the music as it enhances the mood. Great job!
LDJam user 265360
07. Oct 2021 · 03:23 UTC
Simple little platformer with nice music. Had one or two issues where it felt like my press of the jump button wasn't being registered but otherwise fairly tight. Might be fun to add some visual flair to make it look more like an office building instead of just using generic bricks.
Axonny
07. Oct 2021 · 05:56 UTC
Simple yet addictive platformer! I suggest making the camera shake when building materials fall, this will make dodging them a little more difficult. Good job!
manzdeh
07. Oct 2021 · 06:56 UTC
Cool little platformer! I enjoyed it and the music was good as well. Great job!
crotonyl_alcohol
07. Oct 2021 · 06:56 UTC
I really like the pixel art style and the music!I was wondering which part of the game is unstable until I saw the parts falling down... Well done!
MorePixels
07. Oct 2021 · 06:57 UTC
Simple yet fun! Pixel art was nice, and the level design was good! Well done!
nanolotl
07. Oct 2021 · 14:07 UTC
Good clean fun. I really liked the music too.
Emaigualmc2_art
07. Oct 2021 · 17:54 UTC
Simple platform game, I liked the music a lot, good job!
afells
08. Oct 2021 · 09:05 UTC
the character was well animated and the sound effects were very fun. I also thought the level design was solid.
FALKon2246
08. Oct 2021 · 17:06 UTC
Well done with the submission! The levels were awesome and the overall feel of the game reminded me of those old retro arcade games (I don’t know if it’s just me). Again, excellent job
spacecadet
08. Oct 2021 · 18:01 UTC
A solid entry! The platforming felt good and the controls were tight enough to blame yourself and not the game for dying. The audiovisual side was also good. Why is Bob's office filled with spikes tho? :D
Quoc
08. Oct 2021 · 18:25 UTC
Pretty cool game.It is simple but fun to play. I liked the music, it fits well.
elmismopancho
08. Oct 2021 · 20:58 UTC
Good job on have a finished game, with options and all. The platforming could use a little work, it's a little unforgiving on when it lets you jump, and if you fall on a corner it stays on the falling animation.
triggthediscovery
09. Oct 2021 · 05:44 UTC
Great music, I think the debris would have been fun if it could take you out, but I get why you'd avoid that.
jk5000
09. Oct 2021 · 09:06 UTC
A simple and fun little platformer, with some really great music. Well done.
Denzil Gomes
09. Oct 2021 · 09:30 UTC
Nice level design and good music. The music loop actually ended right as I was at the Helicopter, not sure if you planned that but it worked well
Taffaz
09. Oct 2021 · 11:12 UTC
Nice game I enjoyed it and managed to beat it. I agree with a previous commenter that screen shake could have enhanced the unstable feeling. A couple of minor issues that could be improved, the red platforms could have been differentiated between those that would disappear when stepped on along with the ones trhat can't be jumped through. THe jumping height was a bit unpredictable on the moving vertical platform which contributed to me struggling to get through the spike gap but it wasn't too bad. Overall I had fun playing it and appreciated the effort to make a polished feature complete game.
ZachsButt
10. Oct 2021 · 15:55 UTC
short and sweet! if you really wanted to tighten up the controls a bit you could add some things like "coyote time" where there's a small window of time that you can jump after you leave the ground. they did a lot of things like this in celeste and it really helps!

there's a thread about it on twitter if you're interested https://twitter.com/maddythorson/status/1238338574220546049?lang=en
Tony
10. Oct 2021 · 19:24 UTC
Loved this game, short and simple yet challenging gameplay that works with the theme. I would have liked more levels actually! If you jump and land on the edge of a block, your character is stuck in a jump animation and you can't jump, but other than that great game!
LDJam user 263763
13. Oct 2021 · 11:24 UTC
Great game! good job, i like it, i get to the helycopter, fun game!
pkenney
19. Oct 2021 · 02:38 UTC
JAMMIN soundtrack, and the sfx and art were good, too. I enjoyed this game and played to the end. It wasn't that new for a jumping climber game but it had a nice variety of things packed in, the retry loop was short when I died, and the game ended while I was still having a good time. And also that music kept me grooving.

On the critique side, I did find it frustrating to wait for moving platforms so many times, and I needed coyote time pretty badly, as it seemed my jump command kept getting eaten (perhaps because I played in the browser?). Fortunately the game has great air control, and the puzzles never demanded a run-into-jump, so I always just jumped from a standstill and used air control to complete the game.

Overall a nice little action game, good job!