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<seriously> This is a simple platformer kind of like Super Meat Boy where the goal is to get across the level before the loading bar catches up to you.
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It uses the HTML5 Canvas, so no download is necessary. Just go to the link and play. If for some reason the website isn't working or you want a local copy, download the source from the git repository linked. Here's the direct link to the zip file for the lazy: https://github.com/mobyvb/ludum-dare-27/archive/master.zip </seriously>
Much too jumpy on the controls for me to find enjoyable. Plus, hitting space caused the page view to jump to the bottome of the page. And then you die. Also, maybe name the files different? They had me worried.
Haha, sorry about that. There's a minor bug where pressing the spacebar will cause the screen to scroll. For now, W can be used instead. Today I'll be fixing it so spacebar scrolling on the page is disabled.
Felt a lot like playing Super Meat Boy -- great! At least the long wall jumps seem a little flatter than in SMB and it took me a few tries to consciously override my habits to hit that goal in the last level, hehe...
Pretty nice work. I really like the concept, it could have been executed better. Would have liked some sounds. Collision detection seems a bit off. And I could never get to the goal! (I made it to the goal, fell through the floor. -,-) Keep on working.
Nice work! A few times the game lagged out (garbage collection?) and I went through a wall, but other than that it was pretty well constructed! My only gripe is that the first jump on the last level seems to be chance (or i'm just not very good at this :P) then the second part... I haven't got there but it doesn't look possible.
Could use some audio as well! The Web Audio API is the best candidate, but it's only working in chrome right now. Using <audio> elements would also work, though I only use it as a fallback because you can only play one of a sound at a time with it...
@RHY3756547 Thanks for the advice! The going-through-walls thing has more to do with background applications you're running reducing the framerate. I need to incorporate better collision detection to get around this. At the moment, it's checking for collisions every frame, which is bad for the reasons you already know of. I agree about the first jump on the last level (and the second part requires a bit of trial and error as well), but the end is the easiest part.
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It's not just "oh go over there" it's "Control this out-of-control piece!"
At least the long wall jumps seem a little flatter than in SMB and it took me a few tries to consciously override my habits to hit that goal in the last level, hehe...
Really tough controls.
Could use some audio as well! The Web Audio API is the best candidate, but it's only working in chrome right now. Using <audio> elements would also work, though I only use it as a fallback because you can only play one of a sound at a time with it...
I finally got an idea of how to get through the last one, but it's impossible to me :D