A 'minimalist' metroidvania (if there is such a thing). We tried to focus on the feel of the world and the ambience to make it seem like a nice place to wander around.
The game focuses on exploration, with some platforming and light puzzle elements.
Noteable influences: Proteus, Fez, Melodisle, Zelda (Wind Waker) and Final Fantasy.
Code + art: Mark Foster (@ClawhammerMark) Audio Effects and Music: David Fenn (@autotwitch)
This was the most fun I've had jamming, even though I was quite ill throughout. I always forget how awesome Ludum Dare is, looking forward to the next one already!
A short, lovely game. I particularly enjoyed the music. It fits perfectly! :-) And the character... well... it resemble the one from CHROMA. So this is another reason to love it! :-)
I just finished the game, and I have to say it's the best I've played so far. I loved everything about it, the gliding mechanic, the flowers and the mood were all top notch.
Awesome. I really like the abilities the little guy finds, they're not the standard set of things you find in most metroidvanias, and it's all real adorable :3
just incredible, one of the nicest games I've played. love love love. It sucked me in and gave me a cuddle. super. I'm going to share it with my little sisters and all my chums. Thanks for this game, so accomplished. 5/5 all over the place. great stuff.
My only caveat is that I thought the next goal is a little too unclear after you grab the first star, but other than that I thought the game was absolutely fantastic.
This is one of the most polished games I've found so far. Graphics and music are beautiful, and so is gameplay (I'm still exploring after the first leave, though). Congratulations! =)
A very pleasant experience. The pixel art is cute and the audio is fitting and nice. Some of the platforming is a little tedious, although I really like the leaf and how it is used mechanically.
The light graphics and lilting ambient sounds and music enchanted me. If you continue to develop this, I felt some difficulty getting to the next platform from the first blowing flower.
awesome little game , couldnt figure out what to do after the 2nd ability thoug, i went back and collected some white cubes but then got lost. Nice animations and music, overall grate.
Cute but a bit too hard for me. I lose patience quickly with platformers, got stuck inside the tree with the blowing flowers... I wish the jumps were a bit easier. But congrats on the mood!
Really good atmosphere, excellent music, nice graphics plus an amazing world to explore. Some of the platforming elements were hard but the mechanics were done so well. An absolutely amazing game overall.
Adorable game, beautiful sounds. Got stuck looking for the third star, but that's because I had completely overlooked the existence of the area where it was located. Great work.
Awesome game. I think I finished it? Got a message, exited the 3-gem room and the game reset? Pretty great job. Music is perfection. Can I contact you for music? :) Art great, and the game mechanics are solid. Only issue I had was getting enough momentum from the 3 jump pads in the squirrel room to get up top. Took me forever to find the magic momentum spot.
Lovely. Finished the game and also found the owl! I found it a bit too hard to find the third star/gem though. One thing I might want to see is the ability to press down to clip back through platforms. Great entry, and grats on the score!
This is delightful! Well done and congratulations!
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sharpnova21 May 2013, 19:49
Could have been a flawless game. But after I got the ability to drop chestnuts and make my own float flowers, I was completely lost. I searched the area for about half an hour. Finally I decided to backtrack and returned to the inside of the tree. I made my way up to the top of the tree and dropped down to the left side to see what was down there. There was a ledge at the bottom.
No way to suicide.
No way to restart the area.
No way to get back up.
Forced to end game and lose progress.
I'm not sure the logic on how one should rate a game that is otherwise pleasant but impossible to complete due to low intelligence on the part of the creator.
...wow. I'm absolutely astonished. HOW THE HECK DID YOU MAKE A GAME SO GOOD IN 48 HOURS? I MUST KNOW!
...but seriously, I'm really glad you won, you definitely deserved it. I really loved the Fez atmosphere I got from it, heck, this game pretty much already feels professional, you should make a post-mortem and put it on Steam or something!
Two spoilers/walkthrough tips for those stuck: 1. The objective of the game has to do with the door that you start the game next to. 2. The spinning flowers give you momentum if you continue floating by more than one.
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I particularly enjoyed the music. It fits perfectly! :-)
And the character... well... it resemble the one from CHROMA. So this is another reason to love it! :-)
Your influences reflect in the game and I absolutely love them. You've got yourselves a new follower. I'm looking forward to more of your games
GREAT WORK!
I *think* I've completed it but the game hasn't explicitly told me that, so I'm leaving it running in the background in case there's more :)
I liked the gliding mechanic and the atmosphere was great.
I can't believe there is so much great games created during this LD, just WOAW.
My only caveat is that I thought the next goal is a little too unclear after you grab the first star, but other than that I thought the game was absolutely fantastic.
I love game mechanics and all sounds (music & sfx).
It reminds me a lot of Knytt series with its delightful atmosphere.
Wonderful atmosphere and music.
- SEPHY (@sephyka)
Awesome work!
Just a magnificent game and the soundtrack, the best I've heard so far.
I wouldn't be surprised if this game wins in the overall category.
Cons: A bit low fps? (have a computer that should be able to handle it)
Great sounds, great music, lovely graphics, small puzzles with the right difficulty. Just great.
Such an adorable game, I can't but love it. The graphics and sound creates a very cutesy aesthetic which just makes you wanna squeal. Simply baffling.
Excellent job! ~
No way to suicide.
No way to restart the area.
No way to get back up.
Forced to end game and lose progress.
I'm not sure the logic on how one should rate a game that is otherwise pleasant but impossible to complete due to low intelligence on the part of the creator.
I'm going to give it a 5/10.
...but seriously, I'm really glad you won, you definitely deserved it. I really loved the Fez atmosphere I got from it, heck, this game pretty much already feels professional, you should make a post-mortem and put it on Steam or something!
,mirror!
the dropbox is not working, too much traffic! too popular for dropbox!
1. The objective of the game has to do with the door that you start the game next to.
2. The spinning flowers give you momentum if you continue floating by more than one.