Ludum Dare #23compo

Skydef

by frederickk

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.46

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.21

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.61

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.22

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.65

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.35

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%

Controls:
Arrow keys - Move
Z - Jump/Accept/Back

Made with:
Engine - StencylWorks
Graphics - GraphicsGale
Additional Resource (some behaviours, sounds and music) - Jump and Run Extended

Post-Jam - Made some significant changes:
- New types of enemies.
- Now increasing difficult correctly.
- What is a wale?
- The stomp-bug was minimized.
- The whale mechanics was change to give more dynamic gameplay.
The new version can be played here >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71862960/skydef3.swf
So there is two versions. The submitted, that was made in 48 hours and this that is an updated version, just for the sake of fixing things. :)

Comments15

FrederickKauthor23 Apr 2012, 00:23

Because the art was made with pixel-art, I highly recommend download the .swf and set to the default size.

kTwitch23 Apr 2012, 03:08

I didn't quite understand what was going on (I just kept jumping on the guys and collecting food till I died), but the art was very nice!

Lidfrid23 Apr 2012, 11:45

The art was great! But i didn't understand what i have to do..

chambers24 Apr 2012, 03:48

It was fun but it took me a while to understand how to make the whale stop rising... In the new version of the game, though, it was way better to understand.

TenTonToon25 Apr 2012, 14:57

As kTwitch said, you never seem to get any clear indication on your progress. Nice pixel art.

soy_yuma25 Apr 2012, 15:01

The first version was weird. I think I died by ceiling smashing... The new version is much better.

arhpositive25 Apr 2012, 15:32

In the first version, your score does not reset when you start a new game after you die. Don't know about the new version, though. :) Other than this, the graphics and music are great. :)

strega25 Apr 2012, 15:44

Not bad! You should probably include the controls on your game page. And you can modify the links at the top and include your post-jam version too! It was kinda lame losing food because the enemy was just below landing though :\

hungyg25 Apr 2012, 15:47

okay graphics and sound but absolutely not fun...

FrederickKauthor25 Apr 2012, 20:27

Thanks strega! Added controls.

About the "confuseness"...yeah, I have to agree. The game didn't turn out how I would expect, but I don't think I did a bad job.
Have to get better to the next Ludum and thanks you guys for the feedback!

shaunxcode26 Apr 2012, 03:44

haha I really liked the cloud style and the whale island. I have no idea if I was supposed to be able to control the whale or not cause he drifted to the top and then I starved to death. I got desperate and jumped off the side hoping I would bounce back up to the whale-land but to no avail.

Fireblend26 Apr 2012, 03:47

I really liked the music, reminds me of a Kirby game! The design of the game is consistent and cute, although yeah, it does seem nonsensical without the context that the post-compo version provides. Also liked character movement in general, good job :)

davisan28 Apr 2012, 17:36

Nice art and music. The idea can be developed further to include more variation.

Datamosh28 Apr 2012, 20:05

Graphics are really nice! The audio is well chosen too, love the music. Although it is kind of repetitive after a while, it was a fun experience! Keep up the good work! ^__^