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Don't Go Into the Light by Jaco van Hemert

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made by Jaco van Hemert for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

A soldier fights against death as he seeks redemption.

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.: Game

A platformer where you must continue to ascend or be engulfed by the light, which follows you every 10 seconds. Find areas of peace, where you can breathe for a moment, before resuming your desperate fight against death. But remember to collect all the memories on the way, or you will be unable to enter the safe zones.

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.: Controls

  • <- -> or A D: Move left or right
  • Space or Z: Jump
  • Escape: Open Menu, Go Back
  • Space or Enter: Confirm

If the bloom is too bright for you, you can switch it to a less bright version in the options.

Credits

Coding, Design

  • Carel van Hemert
  • Jaco van Hemert

Writing, Level Design, Art

  • Jaco van Hemert

Music, Sound

  • Carel van Hemert

Additional Credits

  • Audio VSTS: Spitfire Audio, FL Studio

Tools Used

  • Unity
  • Visual Studio
  • Krita
  • LibreSprite
  • FL Studio
  • Audacity
  • Gimp
Windows build https://jaco-van-hemert.itch.io/dont-go-into-the-light
WebGL build https://jaco-van-hemert.itch.io/dont-go-into-the-light
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/dont-go-into-the-light

Ratings

Overall 793th 3.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 846th 3.083⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1155th 2.438⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 909th 3.292⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 941th 2.979⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 432th 3.417⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 798th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

Motti
03. Oct 2022 · 21:18 UTC
Nice game bro! love it's so fun to play, check out my jam game!
resacaGames
03. Oct 2022 · 21:21 UTC
Very nice concept! The game was dynamic with nice sound and overall feel. I would have liked some kind of marking of the height the light is going to get when the timer runs out, but in the end I just usually outran the light without much trouble, the real problem were the platform knives!
CreativeCodingSebastian
03. Oct 2022 · 21:22 UTC
Nice game. Really enjoyed the gameplay and the close calls to reach the next section.
LoneWolfDev
03. Oct 2022 · 21:29 UTC
Cool game, very challenging! I think the theme is on point!
Thomas Yanuziello
03. Oct 2022 · 22:26 UTC
Nice take on the theme. The light was pretty. Looks like there's some backstory.
Brought back memories of Donkey Kong Country.
Jonathan Vinesar
03. Oct 2022 · 22:54 UTC
The movement felt fun, and the story mixed with the music really made me feel the intensity. great game!
dialogue_injection
04. Oct 2022 · 14:48 UTC
The story telling is a very nice addition. I really liked the color pallet.
Baidan6
04. Oct 2022 · 20:57 UTC
It is very good atmosphere
LDJam user 11377
04. Oct 2022 · 20:58 UTC
Good platformer with a pretty elaborate story for a jam! I wish only the icy platforms were blue so you knew they were going to be slippery but maybe the slick platforms I encountered were just a bug. Great work overall.
Dokan
04. Oct 2022 · 21:01 UTC
Cool platforming, great mood. I loved the dynamically changing music and the sense of pressure that was given by the light and the sparks coming out of it!
Gonzalol
04. Oct 2022 · 21:25 UTC
Best Mood so far, the most deserved 5 stars. I wanted to quit but the history got me hooked. Pretty intense for a platform game.
Sheepolution
04. Oct 2022 · 21:46 UTC
Nice game! The light was maybe a bit too bright, but that's understandable because it's such an important part of the game. It had a good difficulty, and the ending was nice.
PostFrog
06. Oct 2022 · 13:05 UTC
Pretty nice platformer. The little art made for each memory collected is a nice touch. Music and sound design was good as well. One thing that felt off about the graphics for me is the font, which looked really out of place with the rest of the game's aesthetics. But other than that not bad at all!
Kler
06. Oct 2022 · 22:46 UTC
Nice platformer that actually gets quite challenging. Jumps are satisfying. I really like the sound design as well as the memories art, it fits the game really well that they are a bit "undefined".
Only downside I'd mention is the font, which doesn't really fit in. I think it's too smooth/rounded, maybe a straighter/pixellish font would have been nicer.
PhoenixofForce
08. Oct 2022 · 11:26 UTC
Very cool game. Somehow i ended up infront of a door that wouldnt open. Nice entry :)
LDJam user 298496
10. Oct 2022 · 15:34 UTC
Really interesting platformer this, though eventually the times between checkpoints become a bit too unforgiving for my tastes.

Great job!
mr_pyckle
14. Oct 2022 · 04:22 UTC
Really fun!! I think the art style is very nice, and a cool mood. One of the best I've played so far
Steve7411
14. Oct 2022 · 09:34 UTC
I really like the sound design and music in this game; it really sets a mood and syncs well with the light advancing. Overall I enjoyed playing through it. There were a couple places where you had to guess which direction to go, and if you guessed the direction without the collectible, you just died. I would've preferred to have some indication of the correct direction to go in in those cases. The controls were also a little bit too instantaneous for some of the closer platforms; if you just tap the arrow key, you're instantly going full speed, and you miss the platform by a mile. In the end, this is a fun game, and it kept me playing through to the credits.