Junkbot

by maple
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.69
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.44
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.15
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★58%
A metroidvania by Spaceoff and Maple.

Speedrun Timer modification by Will "Xyen" (2012/12/21 ver.):
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6478756/Misc/Junkbot_Speedrun_Timer.exe

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// Post-Jam Fix .exe / Source .gm81
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// 2012/12/18 Update
// Can't get stuck in one particular wall anymore.
// The total amount of ore is now correct.
// Made 2 impossible-to-obtain ore possible to obtain.
// Deleted some duplicates of breakable blocks.
// Easier to backtrack from final savestation.
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// 2012/12/20 Update
// Character now instantly faces the direction you press.
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// 2012/12/21 Update
// Made some unintentionally difficult situations less difficult.
// Stopped the hover sound from playing when entering a new room.
// Fixed a mysterious rubber ducky challenge being easily surpassed.
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Controls:
Shoot a savepoint to save.
Arrow keys / WASD -- Run, Jump, slide down walls (with wall-cling ability).
Spacebar / X -- Fire weapon.
R -- Die and Respawn.
1 -- Toggle Music.
2 -- Toggle Sound.
F4 -- Toggle Fullscreen.

Tools Used:
Game Maker
Paint.net
SFXR
PxTone

Let us know what you think!
~Maple

Comments15

Sim18 Dec 2012, 02:43
This game is awesome! Can't believe it's been done in the space of LD. The way the room style changes after getting the ore is nice, and I liked the ending. Nothing to complain about really, apart from the spikes having a slightly larger than expected hitbox - perhaps add a few pixels to the sprites to compensate.

Time to go for the remaining ducks and ore now. Some of those duck rooms look horrendous :)
csanyk
csanyk18 Dec 2012, 02:53
Absolutely amazing! Reminds me a lot of Redder by Anna Anthropy. I found 146/170 gems, and located the rubber duck but couldn't make it to it.
_Rilem19 Dec 2012, 18:56
This is one of the best games I've tried. The graphics look good the controls work well.
I like the different enemies (enemies that jump, sit still, fall from the ceiling). It's a lot of fun to play even though it can be frustrating that you die if you get one hit. This is the main reason I haven't finished the game yet.
But, this is the first game that I plan on playing more than just one time.
It's great fun!
sev_inf19 Dec 2012, 20:45
Awesome platformer, reminds me of Spelunky.
gameXcore19 Dec 2012, 20:47
A really solid platformer, my only complaint being that I couldn't turn without moving forward, it meant dropping into some of the smaller gaps and killing an enemy quickly was next to impossible.
Ed Okonik19 Dec 2012, 20:56
Really cool game. Well done.
Zanzlanz
Zanzlanz19 Dec 2012, 22:31
Woah this is amazing. This is a great game - the graphics are amazing, the audio fits very well, and all of the features are there! I think the junk should have been more fun to collect - it didn't add anything meaningful to the game, in my perspective. I just loved the exploration part. The white outline of the text is distracting and doesn't seem to fit the theme very well. Perhaps a shadow would be more acceptable. Other than that, *fantastic* job!
blackmagic20 Dec 2012, 12:59
Game is good, there is lot of content but insta death and sparsed checkpoints makes it really hard.
dek
dek20 Dec 2012, 13:18
Very beautiful :)
01010111
0101011122 Dec 2012, 11:11
The world got so spooky! I love the water, great work on the graphics and audio too!
Pitoum
Pitoum24 Dec 2012, 07:43
Very beautiful and polished game. I loved looking around and explore the world.
Really really nice work!
Neonlare27 Dec 2012, 06:19
God damn this is amazing. I have no critics on this at all. It's amazing.
lotusgame27 Dec 2012, 09:55
A platform game in the pure tradition. A huge work for a 72h entry ! Congrats :)
AyCe
AyCe28 Dec 2012, 18:12
Nice graphics. But (seemingly) unreachable gems, weird physics, "unexpected" hitboxes, a lack of savepoints, (at first) quite unnoticable spikes and the repetitive gameplay made me quit before I finished. Stuff like getting the ducks was nice, but for a LD game, this is too difficult. The audio was quite ok. Nice job though :)

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