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C.R.T. - Companion Recall Technology by AffinityChris

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made by AffinityChris for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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Journey through three levels in cyber space as you try to recover all of the lost data with the help from your ​summoned​ companion programs!

Find this in each level!

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Base Controls

​​​Keyboard and Gamepad supported!​

  • WASD / Arrows / D-Pad: Movement
  • Space / Bottom face button: Jump
  • Ctrl / E / Right or Top face button: Change companion
  • Shift / Left face button: Run (you must use your movement controls with this!)

Companion Controls:

​Yellow Umbrella Companion

glide.png * ​Jump, then jump again to glide

Red Dash Companion

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  • Down, then jump to dash
  • Jumping again when in dash will grant you bonus height!
  • This is required for some parts of the level! Don't forget!​

See a full video playthrough here:

https://youtu.be/10p1Bc82Uig

HTML5 https://affinity-archives.itch.io/ld55-crt
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/c-r-t-companion-recall-technology

Ratings

Overall 886th 3.295⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1041th 2.923⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1193th 2.313⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1149th 2.654⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 611th 3.7⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Audio 615th 3.128⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 910th 2.457⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 907th 3.214⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 71🗳️ 61🗨️

Feedback

kerosuta
16. Apr 2024 · 02:38 UTC
happy to see you summoned things are very interesting, the audio and art are very good！
Richard Ortiz
16. Apr 2024 · 02:50 UTC
Nice platformer. I has some trouble with some of the jumps, even when using my companion powers. It was fun up to that point. Great job!
gold.daniel
16. Apr 2024 · 02:50 UTC
I like the different abilities your companions give you. The art style was really good, everything fit together. I had a very hard time with the platforming, I could not jump up the vertical section very easily. Sound design was nice as well!
Adam Konig
16. Apr 2024 · 02:55 UTC
Cool vibe, controls were really finicky to get the jumps just right. Solid entry!
Katelyn Trout
16. Apr 2024 · 02:56 UTC
SO SO HARD!! but the love the cute little character and the jump animation!
AndresBochi
16. Apr 2024 · 03:00 UTC
I love the art style
Rustywolf
16. Apr 2024 · 03:04 UTC
This is the first non-halloween adjacent entry I've seen so far. I really like the feeling of the controls, feel pretty tight for a jam game.
coolasjake
16. Apr 2024 · 03:21 UTC
Too hard for me lol
Adam Gallina
16. Apr 2024 · 03:24 UTC
I really liked the player animations, and the controls were pretty smooth for the most part and easy to master - the one thing that was a little frustrating was the slide jump, it would've been nice to have the slide part bound to a different key as it made the timing difficult, but other than that nice job!
bearcage
16. Apr 2024 · 04:09 UTC
This is super cute, and I'm a sucker for a classic platformer but I am not good enough for this one, it's tough! Thanks for sharing your game!
Geekarious Tony
16. Apr 2024 · 04:19 UTC
Thanks all for the kind words and great feedback so far! It all helps a ton! :)
LDJam user 382819
16. Apr 2024 · 06:22 UTC
Ah, this game is insanely cute! How did you whip up such an adorable thing in no time? It's totally winning me over! I'd pay good money for your GIFs as reaction packs!Besides that, your ideas and design are spot-on, with a really high level of polish. You're doing great!
FYJ
16. Apr 2024 · 15:01 UTC
This is really cool! I like this art style！
Doonutsaur
16. Apr 2024 · 15:10 UTC
Cute game!
prcastro
16. Apr 2024 · 17:37 UTC
This is a really cool game! Nice art style, with a lot of personality. I also like the different summons with different abilities, remind me os switching cannons in Metroid (I'm not sure why). I just had trouble with some of the jumps =s The first "staircase" is insanely difficult, at least for me. Anyways, congrats on the submission, great job!
ZedGame
16. Apr 2024 · 17:44 UTC
The controls and gameplay take some getting used to, but the art and music are pleasant. Nice little platformer!
Jean-Francois
16. Apr 2024 · 17:44 UTC
The game is really well polished, the graphics are good :) a bit complicated at times. The game doesn't really fit the theme for me but it's good :p
igorekkedziorek
16. Apr 2024 · 17:47 UTC
it's cute but i couldn't finish the second level :(
eonarheim
16. Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC
Very aesthetically pleasing, loved the graphics and audio. I was getting classic mega man vibes.

I had a hard time at the vertical platforming section, but could just be my lack of skill.

Enjoyed the mechanic thoroughly! Please make more!
GodDoesPlayDice
17. Apr 2024 · 13:47 UTC
Nice work, but I couldn't get very far. At one point I just couldn't jump to the next platform.
🎤 AffinityChris
17. Apr 2024 · 15:32 UTC
Thanks folks for giving our game a try and for the feedback! I added a short little playthrough video for folks that got stuck, hopefully that helps for anyone that wants to get to the end of the game :smile: - also I hear the feedback on the tall platforms, the game doesn't really teach you about the slide-jump, but even then I agree that it's pretty tricky!
17 confused villains
17. Apr 2024 · 17:59 UTC
I love the art/character designs in this one! Has a lot of charm and personality to it. Really pleasant colour scheme, too. Vertical jumps felt a bit tricky at times bc of the controls, but the level design is fun, and I like the gimmick of swapping companions.
brainles etertainment
17. Apr 2024 · 21:00 UTC
Really liked the style of gfx. Although the palette is pretty cosy, audio is slightly too sharp and loud. But it is just humble opinion :)
monika
18. Apr 2024 · 00:03 UTC
Love the graphics and the color palette! I found the controls a bit finicky (and my platforming skills are a bit rusty), so thank you very much for including the video walkthrough so I could see what needed to be done and watch the parts after I gave up :)

I thought for a bit the web version didn't work because it says "press any key" and several keys weren't doing anything. Space worked. Might want to mention that (or fix it)?
Liu Pa Yueh
18. Apr 2024 · 09:23 UTC
Don't quite understand why the obstacles are designed in this shape. The art doesn't seem to serve the story. The fact that there are only two summoner companions confuses me play-wise, because the two functions don't conflict, yet I need to switch to use those abilities. And I couldn't get past the first platform jump. This game is too hard for me...
Bastillas
20. Apr 2024 · 13:57 UTC
I played through it all and loved it, I'm gladly surprised by the level design, the ways it makes you go in almost every direction yet I didn't felt lost, but for some little nitpicking maybe the character and object sprites would pop out a little more if the have more contrasting colors in their lighting, and the messages in the map would look better in some dialogue box or maybe even said by your companion, anyways good work all around.
Broccolly
21. Apr 2024 · 17:55 UTC
Love the style and the movement mechanics' creative level design. Great work!
RubixNoob13
22. Apr 2024 · 07:19 UTC
I like the pixel art graphics.

I noticed something VERY important: Nowhere in your list of controls did you mention that shift makes you sprint, I just tried it out of habit from a lot of other games and noticed that I was faster. This might be why a lot of people were saying the movement was too hard, because they only attempted the moves you told them they could do with each companion!

I also noticed that the music just kind of stopped for me and then it was just awkwardly silent except for my jumping sounds.

I would definitely recommend updating the list of controls to be sure you include everything! :slight_smile:
ecenizo
22. Apr 2024 · 14:28 UTC
I enjoyed it very much, reminded me of the old early 90s platformers for the sega genesis. Highlight: Amazing level design!.
ryusui
22. Apr 2024 · 14:30 UTC
I couldn't get past the upward climb in the first level. The timing is too tight to use the slide jump all the way up.

And now I'm reading that there's a sprint button you didn't mention anywhere in the instructions? Now that's just foul play.
Geekarious Tony
22. Apr 2024 · 17:36 UTC
Oh my! Good callout on the run button! I will get that updated shortly. Thank you all!
Okamit
22. Apr 2024 · 20:29 UTC
I like the concept and interpretation of the idea a lot, and graphics are sweet! It starts off a bit hard though, perhaps the concepts could have been introduced "mario style" with a obstacle you need to use the umbrella to pass but you survive if you fail, then expand upon that etc etc. Otherwise nice and fun!

Good job!
EzAudio
23. Apr 2024 · 16:39 UTC
@rubixnoob13 I uh... may have forgotten to set the music to looping in GoDot before we submitted. It annoys me lol But thank you for the feedback and for playing our game!
🎤 AffinityChris
23. Apr 2024 · 21:51 UTC
OOPS, sorry about missing the note on sprint, I can't believe I didn't put that in there! We've got that added in there now, but really appreciate y'all mentioning it :sweat:
deadjolly
27. Apr 2024 · 19:51 UTC
The game felt pretty difficult with precise platforming seemingly required to get through the levels. The different abilities to dash and glide felt unique to each other and helped showcase the level design. I liked the pastel color palette in the sprites! The jump sound could have been modulated so it would sound slightly different every time you jumped instead of being the same exact sound over and over. Nice entry!
JamieOK
28. Apr 2024 · 18:14 UTC
Just a bit too tough even on the first level. Using different companions is an interesting concept but a few tweaks to the abilities and level design (longer platforms on the first chimney section) might make things less frustrating right off the bat. Cool ideas though, nice job!
josang1567
02. May 2024 · 08:51 UTC
Good game, love the art style
HollowTsun
02. May 2024 · 13:02 UTC
As a platformer the game is too hard, the jumps are tricky because of the level design. The visual and sound design are nice (the music doesn't loop after a certain time though). The different mechanics with companions are a great idea, if you polished the difficulty of the levels it could be great and satisfying.