Escape The Walls by purplexy

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made by purplexy for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

In the game "Escape the walls", you play as a ninja!

All enemies are dead, villages do not need ninjas' protection anymore, there is no work for us. To keep society alive, our leaders decided to rob people, so we have just become the power from which we were protecting others in the past.... but is it a true ninjas' way?

Unfortunately, you belong to the ninja society and you can't leave without consequences. Just try to run and they will find and probably kill you, but there is one and only way to freedom. This dungeon. We never heard someone survive it, but if you do, you have the right to live freely. The walls are closing in fast, so be quick!

CONTROLS:

WASD - Walk

Space - Dash

Left Click - Shoot Shuriken

Art, Level design: @sashunyar

Code, Gameplay, Level design: @purplexyScreenshot 2023-10-02 at 23.55.57.pngScreenshot 2023-10-02 at 23.57.18.pngScreenshot 2023-10-02 at 23.58.01.pngScreenshot 2023-10-02 at 23.55.38.pngphoto_2023-10-03 00.01.30.jpeg

Ratings

Overall 632th 3.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 629th 3.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 887th 2.94⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 655th 3.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 713th 3.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 747th 2.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 820th 3.2⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 299757
03. Oct 2023 · 17:56 UTC
Very fun little dungeon crawler! I liked the movement and the combat was really good! I also liked the level design quite a bit! Good game!
Its_Capp
03. Oct 2023 · 18:46 UTC
the guy from hell's paradise tries to escape funny dungeon (the game). jokes aside this was pretty polished, the final level felt like it dragged on for a bit too long but generally it was really good!
(also the walls crushing you into a wall in the maze doesn't kill you, just pushes you through them)
MinMag_LP
03. Oct 2023 · 18:52 UTC
Fun little game. After i figured out what to do in the first room. Sometimes there were rooms that aren't explained. But besides that. I ver much liked it
Aes1
04. Oct 2023 · 09:05 UTC
very good game.
well scoped so not a lot of critique.
music fit well .
my eyes at the end :(
you managed to fit a lot of interesting ideas into the game like red light green light and the frogger?(never played) level with the wood planks
It was pretty fun :)
Donitz
04. Oct 2023 · 09:07 UTC
And so he killed two innocent pigeons.
VerttiXPertti
04. Oct 2023 · 09:15 UTC
fun game
Floke
04. Oct 2023 · 09:19 UTC
There is a lot of trial and error involved in this game until one finds out what to do in a level. It was very hard to navigate the maze because it is so hard to tell where a gap is in these walls. I'd suggest making them shorter so you can see the floor, it would help a lot.
The dashing also felt a bit weird since you had to walk while activating it, otherwise the character would dash on a spot. This made the level where you jump over the logs very hard, I often walked into the acid my accident.
The very tall player hitbox made it difficult to navigate the arrow sections, and once I got hit by an arrow the knockback bounced me into another arrow, then into another arrow, killing me quite fast.
The last level was a bit unintuitive, maybe you could add some NPC characters that move during the green light, but freeze once it shows red, to tell the player they should do the same.
For these "pulling" thingies, it would help to show some particles to instantly grasp their effect and their range.

I do like the pixel art a lot, and you managed to put out very different levels there, it never felt repetetive! I also like the simple, yet effective idea of the walls closing in. Well done!
Sashunyar
04. Oct 2023 · 09:25 UTC
@floke thank you for this amazing feedback!
Flancon
04. Oct 2023 · 09:28 UTC
Pretty game ! That's impressive. I was a bit lost at the start, but it's fun !
TerminalGoat
04. Oct 2023 · 09:41 UTC
Very polished and enjoyable gaming experience, kinda love the ambient. The art, level design, game mechanics and the animation are all so good. Though the floating logs jumping stage is pretty hard and the log's hitbox is quite small ig. Overall this is a pretty impressive game for the jam!
Alpie
04. Oct 2023 · 19:35 UTC
Those 2 pigeons were unexpected, but I don't disagree with the decision to put them there.

Loved the variaty of mechanics in the game, that green-red area got me quite stressed and pigeons helped me relax (I won't say what happened to them, maybe they survived)
Catusfelony
05. Oct 2023 · 20:10 UTC
The music is very relaxing for the trials, but I guess it does fit in a way. I liked this a lot. The red light/green light was probably the level that kept me on the edge of my seat the most.

The acid pool raft level took quite a few tries to line the dashes just right, I feel like the rafts should stop you, anything to help a little bit, otherwise it feels a little unfair.

The ninja's hitbox extends to his whole body, which is less than ideal for this kind of perspective, the hitbox should cover his lower half, otherwise there'll be issues with the arrows hitting him when he's clearly standing before them.

Other than that, definitely a fun little game!
LDJam user 320570
06. Oct 2023 · 02:36 UTC
Ooh I like the literal take on the theme! The variety of obstacles/mechanics in each level is pretty awesome considering the timeframe. There were a few times where I dashed but the ninja didn't move, leading to a death, but I appreciate that you don't lose a ton of progress on failure. It's a fun time - well done!
brainles etertainment
06. Oct 2023 · 10:42 UTC
Sadly, I cannot escape from the title screen. It seems like it frozen or something like that. I've tried clicking, double-clicking, right-clicking and pressing various keys. Doesn't work in both Firefox and Chromium :sob:
![Screenshot 2023-10-06 at 13-40-41 Escape The Walls by Sashunyar.png](///raw/092/94/z/5fdcd.png)
Sashunyar
06. Oct 2023 · 10:45 UTC
@brainles-etertainment Ohh, seems to be a resolution issue. Try to go fullscreen, you should click exactly on blue button right below transparent one in the bottom right corner of the screen. Let us know if you managed to play our game.
Likirus
06. Oct 2023 · 10:59 UTC
Very nice and well-polished game. The atmosphere created by the music and the dark theme is great. Some of the hitboxes are a bit unforving and I couldn't make it through the red-green-light area, but the rest was a lot of fun and just the right difficulty that's challenging but doable.
NickFleming_
06. Oct 2023 · 11:16 UTC
Fun game, some of the levels were quite challenging. It generally took a couple tries to figure out what to do and then to actually do it without dying.
LDJam user 372635
06. Oct 2023 · 12:02 UTC
Pretty nice game! :) I liked very much the atmosphere! The text really hits me and make a deep vibe with the soundtrack, wich i found to be very pleasant! The level designs were pretty inventive too, yet the one of the platforms over the green thing made me a little frustrated, but I managed to pass through it and was a really good experience! :) Congrats for the entrie, pretty cool work!
RobbzenOne
11. Oct 2023 · 20:02 UTC
Fun idea... I liked the dash feeling... i am now free! :D
rongon
11. Oct 2023 · 21:29 UTC
Wow, a lot of levels in the game, I like it. Interesting concept, altough it's weird that the direction of the ninja is not preserved during movement, I need to aim the dash (basically it's jumping) every time. I had a lot of problems with acid river and moving platforms, always was over-dashing the platform and dying. Other rooms were cool, expecially red light/green light room, that was super tense. It's interesting that you didn't mix mechanics in any of the rooms, like having both acid river and pidgeons in some rome, while the labyrith and shooting darts in the another, etc.
I like the ending, it seems like there could be a sequel for it.

![Screenshot 2023-10-11 at 23.22.34.png](///raw/bb5/2/z/602f7.png)
Sunset
13. Oct 2023 · 20:29 UTC
Am I trully free? I don't know. As long as my guts tell me so. Great game my dudes and dudettes.
Vargpin
13. Oct 2023 · 20:30 UTC
Cool, now i can freely eat my pizza! Cool game mechanics, nice plot. Cheers!
ADerpyChickenStudios
20. Oct 2023 · 21:03 UTC
Neat little game the last level was a little hard to see on with the brightness level, but I enjoyed it overall!