The Butterfly Defect. by Mallard

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made by Mallard for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Time is unstable.

Critical events collapsing.

Save the timeline.


Description

Flap your wings and travel through the eras as you attempt to bring stability to the timeline.


Controls

Movement: WASD / ZQSD / Arrows + SPACE

R = Restart

M = Mute Music

(? = Secret "Bonus" Mode)


Images

void.png moon.png turning.png


Bug Fix: 11th Oct - Fixed instability bar value counting down during first play in menu.


Credits

@rezol and @mallard

Music custom-made by our friend NicoleTheBones.


Ratings

Overall 420th 3.75⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 704th 3.455⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 224th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 264th 4.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 530th 3.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 478th 3.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 597th 3.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 512th 3.619⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

Roelosaurus
05. Oct 2021 · 04:44 UTC
Dudes, I love Crazy Town's "Butterfly"!
Thank you so much for this fangame.
*"You're my butterfly, sugar baby!"* 🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEDrU85FLE
Kage
06. Oct 2021 · 22:26 UTC
Great controls and fun game. Good job guys!
essarrgee
06. Oct 2021 · 22:53 UTC
Very cool idea to have different minigames for each year. The one with the ABC123 options was a little hard to figure out though, and my runs always ended on that one. Regardless, I had a lot of fun scrambling to each section trying to complete each task. Great game!
RookRules
11. Oct 2021 · 19:56 UTC
​DIFF 3? EZ clap.... not really I didn't make it
BluishGreenPro
11. Oct 2021 · 21:44 UTC
Really clever; I think this came together well, don't sell yourself short! It was a little tricky to figure out how to start the game, and unfortunately easy to win the very first time, but you can really get into a good rhythm.
Sheol
13. Oct 2021 · 01:56 UTC
Wow! Solid entry! I like the different mini-games and the idea overall. Took sometime before I got the ABC123 part right but once I figured it out I had fun! I think the bonus mode is also a cute touch haha. I really like the overall mood and theme for this one, great job!!
Wakobu
14. Oct 2021 · 06:40 UTC
Hi guys ! I didn't play your game yet (but I planned to do it :wink:).
I just want to tell you something you maybe don't know about LD game jams: the more your rate other people's game (and leave relevant reviews), the more you will have ratings on your own game.
I saw you guys rated 6 games and have a karma of 4. As a rule of thumb, having a karma of 4 means that your game will appear in top of games list until reaching 4 ratings :wink:
zimny11
14. Oct 2021 · 09:06 UTC
Interesting take on the theme. I like the idea and the game mechanic, music is nice too. Good job.

I believe, even if you get 20 rantings on your game, you still need to get at least 20 in "Ratings given" to be counted in final ranking.
moi93101
14. Oct 2021 · 13:53 UTC
"flap flap flap flap" you made my day !
Pretty difficult, I had to make 588 flaps to save the unniverse ! (in difficulty 1)
gdesecrate
14. Oct 2021 · 19:18 UTC
Thanks for the game!
Ozfolo
14. Oct 2021 · 21:41 UTC
Pretty cool game, I wasn't able to beat it but it was quite fun and a unique idea
Robonaut121
15. Oct 2021 · 19:28 UTC
Nice game! It's like a flappy bird management simulator of sorts! I beat difficulty 1 and 2, but not 3 (is 3 even beatable?) A bit short, but jam games kind of have to be short anyway. Good job!
very high ping
16. Oct 2021 · 00:25 UTC
damn this game is amazing
it's all great and i've got nothing bad to say about it
my one criticism though is that it's a little too reliant on rng, the space minigame can sometimes take ages to complete and i only beat difficulty 3 because i got lucky immediately
Shea Kelly
21. Oct 2021 · 07:22 UTC
Nice game It looked beautiful