Ludum Dare #22compo

The Rescue

by joedev-net

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.44

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.56

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.41

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.75

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Community★★★★★★★★★★3.22

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★57%

The Rescue is basic story driven platformer. I experimented with a couple things to see if they would create a good mood and I feel like they did. I use a color palette of white, grays, and black. I also worked with a tilesize of 8x8. Those two things ended up working nicely together.

I don't really want to give anything away about the actual game, so you will just have to download it.

Made in XNA, so it is currently Windows only, although I am working on porting to other systems using MonoGame.

Controls
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Movement - WASD/Arrows
Jump - Z or Space
Exit - Escape
Fullscreen - F

Comments10

D2HLC19 Dec 2011, 19:38

Wonderful game I loved the style!
I'm getting into XNA myself and I 'm sure I'll find the source code helpful

btw. I noticed some white lines come up when jumping, is it usual for XNA to have glitches like that?

sry for being picky grats for the game again ;)

JoeDev_net19 Dec 2011, 20:01

Thanks! I would definitely recommend XNA, it is a great library to use.

>I noticed some white lines come up when jumping, is it usual for XNA to have glitches like that?
It seems a few people get them, but I don't think it is very common. I think it is more of a video driver issue. (Perhaps updating drivers will fix it).

FinalMirage19 Dec 2011, 20:55

Awesome game! Sets the theme/mood very well. I like the use of color, especially at the very end.

soy_yuma20 Dec 2011, 23:05

Great game! I was sometimes bored because of so little action. But the story/mood adapted perfectly to the topic.

h.attila21 Dec 2011, 20:40

Fits the theme perfectly, but not very challenging.

Kelly Thomas25 Dec 2011, 15:10

Great Job, excellent atmosphere.

AyCe30 Dec 2011, 14:19

Nice game! :D Loved the idea and mood!

Odra5 Jan 2012, 15:55

Now this is a game that fits the LD theme.

commando7 Jan 2012, 18:08

Wow, that fit the theme quite well, and I liked the graphics too.

gebirgsbaerbel9 Jan 2012, 23:21

Your really created a nice mood of being alone. At the beginning I loved everything. At the end of the game the music becomes really annoying however. A little more lengthy sound loop might have been awesome.