As a gamer, you want to explore, solve problems, save the world, etc. But what do you do when the character you play wants to do as little as possible?
Arrow keys to walk/ jump
Space to shoot
Notes:
*It is possible to get stuck in walls when going from one room to another, in those cases press "R" to return to the first room.
*There are two endings. To get the full scope, try to get both.
*You cannot save in the html5 version, and the graphics may be slightly blurry depending on the browser
I'll try to port to html5 later, but for now I'm having some problems with sound and random crashing.
Nanolotl: There are exactly 5 blobs hidden behind seemingly solid walls. Look for suspicious dents in the rock formations. It's a bit cheap I know, but you only need 45 blobs to get either ending. Find all 55 and your weapon will level up one last time, which makes the final boss super easy (if he wasn't already?)
The first time I played I left the planet when I reached the spaceship and I was like:"Seriously? That's all?". I played again and then realised how to continue.
Very nice entry. Like the controls and the graphics very much.
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Cranky29 Apr 2013, 15:45
great game, i got stuck in one screen after getting the double jump by going somewhere where I wasn't supposed to and then falling off the screen. Still enjoyed playing alot
Awesome game! Loved the fact that I could go home any time I wanted! :p The character got stuck behind the first hill in the first water after the ship with the doublejump, that made me sad.
Fun to play and with a brilliant art style. Hand painting each room really paid off! Unfortunately I got stuck and gave up after about 20 minutes but I'll have another go later to see if I can get further. I was able to breath underwater but I never unlocked a longer jump so there were lots of places I still couldn't reach. Anyhow an excellent entry.
Great game! But there was really no point in choosing to return, I think. Also, I'm missing 7 green things, where are they? And cool boss, but too short (Well, like the game ahah)
Minimalism in terms of how the player wants to play, nice one!
Good art style and an interesting take on the metroidvania pacing, it's a breath of fresh air for sure! I like how the hero is so insistent on leaving the planet :)
Offering the anti-hero and anti-adventure options is a really interesting option! It intrigues enough to continue. The progression of power-ups is really smooth. And dig the casual respawn/reload with retaining your current powers.
Haha - wow, I chose incorrectly in the [yes/no] and accidentally did a speedrun. Thank goodness there are extra screenshots to hint that there's more, but I had a hefty chuckle when I thought "epicly short" meant 15 seconds or so.
Using 'enter' to skip dialogs took me a little while to discover though, which I guess is oddly stupid of me, I've gotten so used to Z, X or spacebar that I mashed keys quite a lot before trying enter :)
Great game, fun to play and was hilarious. Graphics weren't very appealing and neither was the sound, but seriously, major props for making an entire metroidvania in 48 hours! I'm definitely impressed, and the ending was shockingly depressing...
Loved the atmosphere, look, great use of the ambient music and sound. Brilliant. Liking the dialogue, too. "Plasma-ier" needs to be in the dictionary! Only thing I didn't like was the really frustrating dialogue box blocking until Enter keyhit every time you fall off, made so much worse by the pillar/spike room before you get plasma hands. Loved the plasma hands, though! Also a bit glitchy with room transitions. Clever use of colours and amazing amount of graphics for a 48h game as well. Overall, really enjoyable. Doesn't have anything to do with the theme, but I'm not complaining! :D
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Jiggawatt1 May 2013, 19:27
Above-average content for 48 hours. Gotta love the player-character relationship.
I think there was a double jump bug in the chasm, I needed to jump once on the ledge or the double jump wouldn't activate (reeks of faulty game logic).
Being able to end the game almost immediately was pretty funny, as where the character's messages. But having to constantly press return and hear this horrible sound after each death, and the huge inertia / small platforms, and the low framerate/response time and crackling sound of the web version made this game less pleasant to play than it should have been. Nice graphics though.
This is so far, entirely my favorite game I've played for LD26, and it's the 131st game I've played. It's got heart, it's fun, it has the right level of difficulty, and it's beautiful. It could stand some better sound effects, but that is a really minor complaint when all is considered.
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Really pleased to be able to move fast as well, given the backtracking involved.
Was able to get over the hill at the second water section, which doesn't move you on to the next screen.
CMaster: Thanks for pointingb that out. Did pressing R to return to the start still work?
Great game and the graphics are simply amazing.
Yeah, R worked fine (and thankfully was not far from the start, so not even more backtracking)
Everything just fits together perfectly.
Yep definately rough around the edges, but I feel much worse I didn't catch the waterpart mistake, as it was very obvious.
I hope you are all using the R button when that happens!
The point of returning is getting the good ending, gameplaywise there really is no point, no.
Good art style and an interesting take on the metroidvania pacing, it's a breath of fresh air for sure! I like how the hero is so insistent on leaving the planet :)
Music fits the game well.
Using 'enter' to skip dialogs took me a little while to discover though, which I guess is oddly stupid of me, I've gotten so used to Z, X or spacebar that I mashed keys quite a lot before trying enter :)
Nice work! Gonna play more
I think there was a double jump bug in the chasm, I needed to jump once on the ledge or the double jump wouldn't activate (reeks of faulty game logic).
Really like your art!