Free Him by Rena
Welcome to Free Him 🐧
Description
Help Slippy!
Penguins are cute and probably deal with limited space all the time. Free Him is a 2D platformer about a lost little guy named Slippy who got trapped in an iceberg. Help him reunite with his friends while eating fish along the way.
To Play 'Free Him'
Click on the HTML5 link under 'Links' near the bottom to be redirected to itch.io.
Controls
WASD or arrow keys
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DISCLAIMER
This game is unfinished, so there will be lots of 🐛🪲🐞. It's also the first one I ever made, so I learned Godot, GDScript, and how to make pixel art as I built it. Please be nice lol.
Note: Some browsers may not run the game correctly. I have noticed missing assets in Firefox, and Chrome may crash. It ran fine on OperaGX. Idk what that's about. I’d recommend running it on either Firefox or OperaGX and not using Chrome. Thank you!
The asset that usually goes missing is this animated fish:
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Preview Screenshots
Things I Wanted to Add:
- music and sound effects
- actual repercussions if you fall on the spikes
- keep track of the number of fish you collect
- rising water level to limit space as the game progresses, with more exit points
- game menu
- multiple levels
- basically more things that would make this game an actual game
| Link | https://renakollmannsuhr.itch.io/freehim2 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/free-him |
Ratings
| Overall | 884th | 3.19⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 649th | 3.333⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1101th | 2.342⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1006th | 2.875⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 726th | 3.333⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 22🗨️ |
Feedback
posshydra
03. Oct 2023 · 02:45 UTC
fun movement, took a minute to get used to the auto wall jump. i liked collecting the cute little salmon
Adam Gallina
03. Oct 2023 · 03:18 UTC
Nice job! The movement feels nice and snappy, and the art looks pretty good - congrats on your first game!
🎤 Rena
03. Oct 2023 · 03:48 UTC
@adam-gallina cheers! 😄 hope to make more in the future
🎤 Rena
03. Oct 2023 · 03:50 UTC
@posshydra haha thank you! in retrospect I probably spent too much time on the salmon tbh. messed around with the wall jump for a while so that's understandable
LDJam user 373725
03. Oct 2023 · 14:13 UTC
Good job! Although it is possible to escape quickly, it is challenging enough to collect all fishes:)
JCMonkey
03. Oct 2023 · 15:13 UTC
found a bug where i get to the end, and it says escaped iceberg, but im still there. not sure if theres a second level or not. its a cute little penguin though!
DzejPi
03. Oct 2023 · 15:48 UTC
Pleasant graphics, and great movement! I can get to the end very quickly; is that intentional? Otherwise, cute little game. :)
🎤 Rena
04. Oct 2023 · 01:19 UTC
@bogotolec haha yea I realized that shortly before I submitted it. There's definitely a sneaky way to exit right from the top of the iceberg :spy:
🎤 Rena
04. Oct 2023 · 01:21 UTC
@jcmonkey yea :') unfortunately I ran out of time to implement the end of the game, and so I also didn't have time for more levels. I would like to complete it though. Thanks for playing!
🎤 Rena
04. Oct 2023 · 01:22 UTC
@dzejpi thanks for the review! Yea I enjoyed messing around with the physics. The easy exit, if you're talking about leaving the iceberg from the top, was definitely not intentional 😂 cheers!
mina
04. Oct 2023 · 02:46 UTC
This is lovely! The penguin is SOO cute and the movement and animations feel super smooth. The jumping and wall-jumping physics are really nice too. In my opinion, the most important part of platformers (and the hardest to get right) is the movement and you did great on that! Good job :smile:
NuiN
04. Oct 2023 · 04:23 UTC
the movement feels very good, nice job :)
LDJam user 281060
04. Oct 2023 · 05:05 UTC
"Pinguins probably experience limited space all the time" is a great line lol, should have opted into humor. I reached the end pretty fast and wasn't sure if there was anything next. Nice game!
Wook
04. Oct 2023 · 05:26 UTC
The movement really surprised me! it was so moving the lil penguin around and the walljumping once I got used to it also felt really well made! good job on this one :penguin: :penguin:
AncientEntity
04. Oct 2023 · 23:43 UTC
Movement felt pretty good, my only complaint is that the snow looks too similar to the 'spikes', besides that congratulations on the game!
🎤 Rena
05. Oct 2023 · 02:36 UTC
@mina thank you so much! yea I'm happy with the movement as well, it was super fun to get that working. appreciate you playing and reviewing my game!
🎤 Rena
05. Oct 2023 · 02:37 UTC
@nuin Thank you sm for playing! :)
🎤 Rena
05. Oct 2023 · 02:41 UTC
@darzu hahaha gotta have a hook in the description, ya know? No unfortunately, I just didn't have time to redesign the level better to make it more challenging :')
🎤 Rena
05. Oct 2023 · 02:43 UTC
thank you sm @wook !! I'm glad you thought it was fun to play even though it's not fully finished! Ty for freeing Slippy 🐧
🎤 Rena
05. Oct 2023 · 02:45 UTC
@anciententity that's actually a good point. It's probably better to make the spikes look more threatening than harmless snow. Thanks for the congrats!! :)
TerminalGoat
05. Oct 2023 · 09:37 UTC
Lovely game, cute looking art and the basic movement felt pretty satisfying. Yeah the salmon sprite is just a black square while i'm running on Firefox but overall nice entry for the jam you got there! Pretty well done by just one person.
LDJam user 377500
05. Oct 2023 · 12:19 UTC
very smooth movement, really appreciate it. i love the rotating fish lol. overall nice game although it's your first game
Matootsy
05. Oct 2023 · 13:06 UTC
I like the fact that the level is an iceberg. Cute graphics. I really enjoyed the mood, the simplicity and the clarity of the pixel art. The penguin is cute and the movement is a bit tough but respond well. You already wrote the todo list of the things that you have to add to make it a real polished game. I wish you all the best for that. I am sure you can make a cute game.
evil23
05. Oct 2023 · 14:59 UTC
Nice game! The movement was well made. The level could have been a little bit bigger but considering the limited time frame, it is enough.
Aurailus
18. Oct 2023 · 19:31 UTC
Nice game! The physics feel snappy, the penguin pixel art is adorable, and the wall jumping feels really solid. I was surprised when I realized I didn't have to jump to wall-jump, but I think it's actually a good control scheme, maybe it shouldn't fire when you're grounded, though. Collecting all of the salmon was fun, I like how you get to see an overview of the whole level before you start. I had a lot of fun playing! Great job!
LDJam user 206001
19. Oct 2023 · 08:45 UTC
It would be cool to add a button to the entire itch.io screen. It takes a long time to load. Well harmonized graphics. When the escaped iceberg message appears, I can't go back or climb, is this the end?