The Best Laid Plans by HexyVexy

The Best Laid Plans is an intense platformer based on the legendary Robert Burns poem To A Mouse.
We highly reccommend the use of a gamepad. The game has keyboard controls, but was built and tuned with controllers in mind.

Features - Test yourself against 5 compelling levels of increasingly challenging platforming. - Classic genre staples such as wall jumps, wall runs, falling platforms, bonus areas, and more. - A cute wee moosie! - A full reading of To a Mouse by a professional actor, with side by side Scots and English translations.
Keyboard Controls - Movement: WASD or Arrow Keys - Jump: Space or X - Sprint/Wall Run: Shift or Z
| Link | https://arcanerituals.itch.io/the-best-laid-plans |
| Link | https://arcanerituals.itch.io/the-best-laid-plans |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/the-best-laid-plans |
Ratings
| Overall | 141th | 4⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 272th | 3.712⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 417th | 3.455⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 209th | 4.061⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 279th | 4.088⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 138th | 3.879⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 130th | 4.076⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 26🗳️ | 47🗨️ |
Voice acting is yet another concept I adore in games, and yours nailed it.
Additionally, for a jam game, the controls felt REALLY good. I played it with a keyboard initially, and later switched to a controller to see which was better, and honestly, both felt great.
Amazing work!
I played on a gamepad and the controls worked great. Everything felt responsive and tight. Really polished experience and a superb entry!
The level with the red wave following you, all the red platforms and the water defeated me. I would keep trying if there would be a checkpoint somewhere after the water or even just a bit further, after you climb up the wall and jump those few red platforms. But there wasn't, so I eventually got tired of repeating the first section and failing further :laughing: So, if I would have one wish, it's a wish for more checkpoints. But it might only be me - I really do suck at platformers :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:.
Again, superb jam job!
And as a memento, me on the level that defeated me :grin:

Thank you all for your feedback so far!
I very much love the way the poem is integrated, and the wee beastie is indeed adorable. Excellent scrabbling action.
absolutely love the direction you went with it, easily one of the most fitting and fun games I'd played thus far, haha