Ludum Dare #27compo

SliP

by sakuyan

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.36

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.46

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.63

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%

=================CONTROLS==================================
IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE POSSESS SKILL SEE THE THIRD IMAGE
Z = Secondary Skills
X = Jump
Jump+C = Possess
(While Possess) C = Eject

I was heavily debating whether to create a tutorial level,
but I opted to go for more puzzle levels :/
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Hi, I'm Sakuyan, creator of SliP! (I also did LimiT and DeaN)

It was a rough weekend, but I managed to power through!
Hope you guys have fun~

Story-ish
The main character is a little ghost who can possess creatures around him and use their ability for 10 seconds. You have to use them to solve puzzles and escape the never ending dusk world.

Any question or bugs that occur, let me know via comments :3c

-Sakuyan
@hyungkim7

Edit: Here's a gameplay footage of SliP if you want to just watch me get trolled by my own slime :c

<3<3<3 Thanks for all the feedback guys <3<3<3

Comments153

Croze26 Aug 2013, 03:02

Wow, very well done!!! it's like taking kirby a different route, definitely one of the best ludum dares I've seen!

dmastergames26 Aug 2013, 03:03

Well Done Great Job :)

CarbonCoder26 Aug 2013, 03:05

Amazing graphics and mechanics!

Zuige26 Aug 2013, 03:06

Incredible! Graphics are just awesome and the whole mood is just like from a SNES game. Well done! Only thing I can think of complaining about is the jittering and control lag on OS X. :/

Beardbotnik26 Aug 2013, 03:07

Awesome looking game, and the mechanic sounds fun. But I found lining up to possess things is nearly impossible, and I ended up having to wait a long while for a slime to come back from the narrow around you can't normally access. The mood of the entire thing is fantastic though :D

andreyin26 Aug 2013, 03:08

Really nice! Had some trouble on the last level though, the green slime decided to never come back to let me use it haha.

Armix26 Aug 2013, 03:11

This is a really nice entry, the game feels awesome to play and the graphics are really pretty. Plus the music is nice and the mechanic fits with the theme, so high scores from me. haha I found that "Pointless Achievement" to be rather funny, however I did somehow fall behind the destroyable block guarding the achievement token and got stuck, with no means of destroying the barrier. Other than that, awesome game. :)

HeyChinaski26 Aug 2013, 03:12

Loved this, well done. Beautiful graphics and great sound. The gameplay was unforgiving but it was worth persevering.

GFM26 Aug 2013, 03:23

Nicely polished and the concept is really interesting!
It would be great if there were more levels and creatures. :)

chabuduo26 Aug 2013, 03:27

amazing game! but how do you get passed the third level, where there is a block blocking you from going up?

isharacomix26 Aug 2013, 03:29

Excellent, excellent, excellent! This was a brilliant game! What did you use to make the music?

Sakuyanauthor26 Aug 2013, 03:44

Thanks guys!
Here's a picture ref of how you might feel about the slime. http://i.imgur.com/ghz2fSr.png

@chabuduo - possess and keep trying ;)
@isharacomix - I used abundant music/GXSCC

Tork26 Aug 2013, 03:55

Really like your game but your lvl dessing needs a little more polish, third lvl you are never aware when the platform is coming for you, at the forth I got stuck by getting the useless achievement

Boodog26 Aug 2013, 04:07

Really good game! Loved it!

SteveSalmond26 Aug 2013, 05:56

Awesome graphics! I especially love the 'possess' visual effect. Really like the possession mechanic as well. Great work!

TheHermit26 Aug 2013, 06:40

I got a libudev error when running the packed linux executable, but thankfully I've been messing with Node-Webkit for my own stuff and it worked with my version. 32-bit/64-bit issue maybe?

Technical issues aside, I love the possession mechanic. I did feel that it was annoying to sit and wait for the slime to get back into jumpable range in the last level.

I really wanted to see more possessable creatures and mechanics. I mean that in a good way - I wanted to play more.

djdduty26 Aug 2013, 06:45

I have to admit, this game caused me a lot of frustration in parts, but overall is really good!

esayitch26 Aug 2013, 06:48

Awesome game! Hard to believe you managed this in 48 hours! I did the first few levels then got a bi too frustrated... dunno if later levels have checkpoints but that might be a welcome addition :)

Andrewves26 Aug 2013, 07:00

Wow amazing entry. I really like the visual style and the controls feel quite fluid.

rylgh26 Aug 2013, 07:04

Such good sprites... and I LOVE the music. Just downloaded your source just so I could nab that theme song.

Toshiro26 Aug 2013, 07:06

We found the winner.

orangepascal26 Aug 2013, 07:53

very, very cool!

Steve26 Aug 2013, 08:29

Couldn't really play the web version in Firefox due to type-to-search interrupting the key presses. Looks nice though!

Rick Hoppmann26 Aug 2013, 09:21

Did not run using Linux Mint 15 64bit :/

Kaldrick26 Aug 2013, 09:56

Really nice graphics and music, great concept ;)

nikneym26 Aug 2013, 11:32

Nice one.

deepnight26 Aug 2013, 12:17

Nice concept, but the controls would require more polish. The theme relation is also a little bit light.

sirtetris26 Aug 2013, 12:28

Nice. :) Looked really good, especially the "possess" animation. Took me some time to figure out the canon guys are able to jump. ^^

LiamJPeters26 Aug 2013, 12:37

Wow. Simply the most beautiful game I've ever played from a jam!

Hypnohustla26 Aug 2013, 13:11

Simply amazing for 48 hours. Everything was beautiful aside from the ear shattering explosion sound :)

flamecow26 Aug 2013, 13:18

Wow, what an excellent game and idea. It's incredibly polished, too!

SpiralCodeStudio26 Aug 2013, 13:43

Awesome! Love the graphics! Idea is nice too. But I stuck behind the stone with the useless achievement.
Great work!

ratalaika26 Aug 2013, 14:21

Great job!

ncannasse26 Aug 2013, 14:24

Nice one, would have love to play more content. The theme usage is a bit weak.

Xgor26 Aug 2013, 14:38

Cool mechanic that remind me a lot of a fun game boy called avenging spirit.
However the level design was kinda stale and it would be nice if the stuff you could possess was more powerful (Even if possessing a blob is kinda funny)

Sam Oates Games26 Aug 2013, 14:39

Was a really cool concept. Fun and nice little puzzles.
Graphically pleasing, but not my personal cup of tea.
Also, on the second level the little green guy kept killing himself, meaning I had to kill myself to make the green slime respawn :(

BradleySmith26 Aug 2013, 14:47

An insane amount of work for 48 hours! Well done!

JaJ26 Aug 2013, 15:10

I was so glad this game was short. Was starting to feel really bad about my own entry. Great concept and execution!

andrewkennedy26 Aug 2013, 16:03

SILICON VALLEY 2! Nice work as always.

alwaysinbeta26 Aug 2013, 16:33

Good game. Lovely graphics. Well executed and polished. Quite hard to be in just the right position to possess the little guys.

zedutchgandalf26 Aug 2013, 17:06

Great job! This really looks and feels amazing for a Ludum Dare game :)

Monoquartz26 Aug 2013, 17:29

Nice concept!

jijaweb26 Aug 2013, 18:07

Great graphics and music! And a very cool game idea! Great job!

rincewind_cz26 Aug 2013, 18:10

Wow! Just wow!

NightShadow026 Aug 2013, 18:25

Wow, this is lovely! Great concept, nice work!

Mesene26 Aug 2013, 18:32

I enjoyed it a lot!

Symmeteer26 Aug 2013, 19:14

Unfortunately I couldn't get it to work on Chrome. The console said that the jquery file couldn't be found.

gikdew26 Aug 2013, 19:33

The graphics are so fuckng good! I love the characters. So fun!

Static 6426 Aug 2013, 19:34

That was great and really fun to play. I felt compelled to beat each level. The ten second limit was a little annoying, but the game was worth it.

bisk8s26 Aug 2013, 20:25

Very well done! One of the best ludum dares for shure!

joekinglake26 Aug 2013, 20:37

Looks and feels very nice and slick. The first level was very hard though and took me a long time to work it out! Lovely style though.

SamC26 Aug 2013, 20:52

Really love this, I didn't read the notes at first and got stuck straight away, tried random buttons, possessed the slime and thought- 'this is cool'

ravine26 Aug 2013, 21:28

Great job on the artwork, and the puzzles. I also really enjoyed the mechanic of possessing things to get past obstacles.

kayupla26 Aug 2013, 22:14

I'am a fan ! a kirby inspired, but not at all^^. I really apreciate the visual and mood.

Volute26 Aug 2013, 22:17

Wow, very cool graphics and use of colors. I like the concept too !

Sestren26 Aug 2013, 23:22

I wish there were more levels and more things to possess. While the controls were a little finicky, the idea is neat and the graphics are very nice.

Slader1626 Aug 2013, 23:27

By far the best game of Ludum Dare 27! :D

Diogo Muller26 Aug 2013, 23:33

Wow, really polished and beautiful art. I was a bit lost at the start, but then noticed you don't have to possess ALL the enemies for something. :) Reminds me a bit of Kirby.

Sergey Mohov27 Aug 2013, 00:42

Nice, good-looking and polished. Controls need some more work and explanation, but overall it's a really strong entry.

Lianne Booton27 Aug 2013, 01:48

This is rad, it's a very well executed entry overall. Got caught in platforms a few times, but hey, that's to be expected when dealing with the quirks of a platform engine in a small time frame. I think the only thing I would change personally is having the possess skill home in very slightly.

psychomonster27 Aug 2013, 01:57

Great Job... this is amazing!

atomic_swerve27 Aug 2013, 02:26

Love platformers that aren't about the jumping! While some of the puzzles were too dependent on waiting for the necessary creature to randomly get into position, I love the idea and would love to see more.

davisan27 Aug 2013, 02:44

Wow, very beautiful and good game! Though I had some slowdowns in my laptop.

DuFF27 Aug 2013, 02:59

Hooray for useless achievements! Great work.

patrickgh327 Aug 2013, 03:01

Cute graphics and sound! And the achievement was very useless :D Nice job!

Travis Irby27 Aug 2013, 03:04

brilliant. love the intro, concept, controls, graphics... :D

megashroom27 Aug 2013, 04:09

Nice game, very well executed.
The first level was a tiny bit confusing, as the green blob wouldn't move under the rock, but it eventually worked.

bugninja27 Aug 2013, 04:24

I REALLY love the pixel-art!

jprogman27 Aug 2013, 04:50

The hit-detection is a bit strict when I try to possess a creature, which makes it too challenging. I like the idea of the game, but it's making my decision on how this game fits the theme very difficult.

ddionisio27 Aug 2013, 06:08

Very charming game. Your art is awesome as always, too cute! I really like the game mechanic of possessing creatures. The platforming was a little awkward but I still enjoyed it entirely!

ripatti27 Aug 2013, 07:44

One of the best entries that I played. But why so short?

Anyway good job!

RetroEpic27 Aug 2013, 09:02

very cool graphic style, love the snappiness of the controls brings back memories of older platforming games, really enjoyed the into the blob control mechanic.

infernet8927 Aug 2013, 09:11

Woha, all this in under 48h? This is awesome! Nice puzzles, the time limit of control is a nice feature for solving some situation.

AdamHarte27 Aug 2013, 10:13

Very nice graphics, and interesting ability.

AtomicVikings27 Aug 2013, 11:20

Great graphics, Very nice to play.

Ithildin27 Aug 2013, 11:51

Cute pixel-art graphics and music. The possession mechanic is cool as well, but the controls made it cumbersome at times.

Overall, nice job. Congrats!

Larzan27 Aug 2013, 12:15

Great game, well done, sound, grafix, theme, all there, cool!

villhest27 Aug 2013, 12:19

I'm stunned!

Mekuri27 Aug 2013, 12:20

Very awesome game, and very well polished. There were a few places where I had to wait for the slimes to eventually get out of the narrow passages before I could possess them, but apart from that, this game is very beautiful game.

Beavl27 Aug 2013, 13:17

Well executed and nice take on the theme. Congrats!

skarab27 Aug 2013, 14:02

Great visuals, I really like the possession power, well done!

okmmjyygv27 Aug 2013, 14:47

BRILLIANT!

Jupiter_Hadley27 Aug 2013, 15:44

Amazing game. Nice platformer, great use of the theme, really, truly is amazing. I featured it in my compilation of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you want to check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Polnsp4F8

Alexander Ponomariov27 Aug 2013, 15:52

Excellent! Graphics - awesome, mood - best! Always dream to inspire the soul! (To hard first level :( )

Asar Dhandala27 Aug 2013, 16:53

Great graphics and music!

zkenshin27 Aug 2013, 17:11

Graphics were very nice. Possession mechanic is pretty cool. :)

PeaCe27 Aug 2013, 18:03

Very good graphics and gameplay, though the levels could be even better

Nerlin27 Aug 2013, 19:16

Like idea and graphics. Well done!

dancingflame27 Aug 2013, 19:17

The gameplay is really interesting! I love this one!! 5/5 star :)

doonay2127 Aug 2013, 19:34

Nice graphics and audio! Good job and good luck!

kbm027 Aug 2013, 19:41

Cool graphics and very interesting concept, although it took me a long time to figure out the controls. Good job and keep at it! :)

Crazi45627 Aug 2013, 20:13

Really fun solid game!

Jimanzium27 Aug 2013, 20:49

Pretty neat idea for ten seconds. And the graphics are rather impresive

AdventureIslands27 Aug 2013, 21:47

Nice game, bit rough around the edges though. The concept was great but there could have been more creatures to possess and puzzles to solve. Good base to develop something bigger on. Really dig the player character and possessing power.

TomCooper3D27 Aug 2013, 22:08

really nice style to this game. cool mechanic. well done!

Christina Nordlander27 Aug 2013, 22:27

Your games tend to be among the most visually gorgeous ones at LD, and this one is no exception. I especially like the animated cannons, but everything in this game looks great. The music is good. The possession mechanic makes for great puzzles.

I don't have anything negative to say about this. It might have been fun to have more of a storyline or a conclusive ending, but that would just be an added bonus (and the increasingly difficult puzzles created a nice sense of progression, anyway). Thank you for creating this.

zlowrance27 Aug 2013, 22:31

Really great entry. Felt like a darker kirby. Art was AMAZING. Great job man!

Pickens Inc.27 Aug 2013, 22:53

Nice job! I really like it, its like a mix of ghost trick and Kirby :)

Toadpud27 Aug 2013, 22:58

POINTLESS ACHIEVEMENT!

namrog8427 Aug 2013, 22:59

Quite nice! I liked it all!

LordHellMaX28 Aug 2013, 00:44

Very well done, the control are thought to adapt.
Good job on the graphics, i like the SNES look and feel :)

ChronusZ28 Aug 2013, 01:21

Oh man, your pixel art and animation makes me jealous. This game is so adorable :)

TobiasW28 Aug 2013, 01:36

Thanks for playing? Thank YOU for making the game! Nice music, gorgeous pixel art, an interesting mechanic (if a little bit short, but hey, 48h is short too) - I like it a lot! There were some minor frustrations, but nothing that really detered me from having fun. Good job - I would definitely play a longer version of this game.

TobiasW28 Aug 2013, 01:50

PS: If you ever need a programmer for anything - I'd love to work with you! I can't stop looking at those character designs and backgrounds.

fgielow28 Aug 2013, 02:34

Very well executed for a dare o.o
You have worked very well alone man.
Well the only little thing i think you should calibrate batter its de gelly animals, they never come close to you, and in some stage i get stuck cause i cant posses then.
But really, great work.

Unept28 Aug 2013, 02:37

Very clever and I really liked the graphics. This is the 3rd game in a row that had lagging issues for me, so now I'm thinking it's my browser or something and should restart.

atgaubatz28 Aug 2013, 04:18

A great concept really well executed!

Nick Weihs28 Aug 2013, 04:54

Cool kirby-ish game. Probably has puzzles more relevant to the abilities in this though. Nice!

IronyInteractive28 Aug 2013, 05:30

Very nice work. The graphics are amazing and the game mechanic was very unique, over all this is the best game I've seen on here.

Marcos Rodrigues28 Aug 2013, 07:05

I found it very hard to play and some of the level design was pretty faulty imo. But good try though. You could of course have thought better as to how implement the "10 seconds" thing, was pretty common place

SamuelDivinium28 Aug 2013, 07:24

I can't get past the 3rd level because the slimy thing never comes back to the right side so i can't posess him more than once :(

Anyway it's a really decent and polished game, well done :)

manofdoom28 Aug 2013, 07:51

Controls are a bit fiddly but otherwise this is really good.

tlasol28 Aug 2013, 08:28

Very well done and great idea!!!
But game is sooo short.

RennFarnell28 Aug 2013, 09:17

well polished game and enjoyable, 5/5 =]

Ailin28 Aug 2013, 09:45

Good overall job but very not-intuitive controls.

REIN128 Aug 2013, 12:24

Very good mechanics and great idea~

MatrixBai28 Aug 2013, 12:31

The art is great!

iterative deepening28 Aug 2013, 14:34

Really nice game, good work...but if you want my advice, if you want show it on the "francophone market" you have to change the name. :-)

Mironix28 Aug 2013, 16:47

Wow, great production values. Rich graphics and gameplay and all in 48h. Stunning amount of work timeframe and one guy!

necmelt200628 Aug 2013, 19:33

Love the animations and nice gameplay :)

DaanVanYperen28 Aug 2013, 20:46

In love with the graphics.

jsspiegel28 Aug 2013, 21:30

In addition to captivatingly charming graphics, this is probably the best use of the theme I've seen so far.

spitfire8728 Aug 2013, 23:23

This is a really good game for 1 person 48h compo. The levels need to be polished, but its pretty impresive overall.

Christina Antoinette Neofotistou28 Aug 2013, 23:32

As you know, this is amazing :)
Top marks everywhere, thank you!

Angrycrow29 Aug 2013, 04:33

Very cute! And tricky!

wine29 Aug 2013, 11:05

Excellent artwork )

Venturelli29 Aug 2013, 14:10

Love your art!

EdoMiyamoto29 Aug 2013, 17:43

Excellent idea !

grayhaze29 Aug 2013, 20:10

Absolutely brilliant! Lovely graphics and very polished overall. Good work.

proc29 Aug 2013, 22:37

Seems like a great idea but the second level slime at the start hates me. never stands right, base jumps just before the platform appears. Character and backgrounds are particularly standout for me. The last level slime you fixed the falling off but then the slime goes off to do its own things. If these could be ironed out this would be standout fantastic.

Webravenz30 Aug 2013, 16:35

excellent idea and graphics !

panurge30 Aug 2013, 20:50

Lovely style and superb level design! The possession mechanic was a nice use of the theme. I really enjoyed playing this.

hbocao31 Aug 2013, 03:27

This is just awesome. Splendid work!

GeorgeBroussard31 Aug 2013, 03:57

Great job. Clever idea. Tight jumping controls, nice art, smooth gameplay. Well done for 48hrs.

BNeutral31 Aug 2013, 08:38

Interesting concept.

ign31 Aug 2013, 11:41

unbeliveable

Pinktreeleaf31 Aug 2013, 17:43

cool puzzles, and extra points for me not dying in 10 seconds. innovative and pretty

Codexus31 Aug 2013, 19:59

Very cute pixel art, getting the timings right was kind of difficult.

Delca1 Sep 2013, 16:21

A excellent little game, I only wished it was longer.
Great work!

Ray_Mickelino1 Sep 2013, 21:08

Awesome 5 star game!

bitserum1 Sep 2013, 22:10

I love the idea (how wouldn't I, my entry is a bit about possession as well), the mechanics are really cool as well as the graphics. Sometimes it takes a bit too much trial and error to get it right though.

Antidote2 Sep 2013, 20:44

Nice graphics and gameplay. A bit difficult but it was fun to play :)

SecondDimension3 Sep 2013, 07:55

Took me a while to figure out the possession but once I did I really enjoyed it.

Lightmare Studio3 Sep 2013, 09:39

Amazing graphics, sound and overall production value! Nice concept too: I could definitely see this extended into a Greenlightable version.

blackotus3 Sep 2013, 15:21

I really like the main character design! It's very charming and captivating!
Also, great work on the graphics overall, the game looks gorgeous.

The mechanic is pretty interesting too! Nice puzzles!

"Useless achievement" was more annoying than funny, though.

Great work, please keep working on this game!

DreamTeam3 Sep 2013, 20:33

Cool characters! I like the song but that canonball is LOUUUUDDDDD!!! This is a refreshing take on the theme and the controls work great with a gamepad. Good work!

Capro4 Sep 2013, 10:47

Great game. I really like it!

bitowl8 Sep 2013, 13:21

I really love the concept and the graphics. Some times it was quite hard to controll

Cosr12 Sep 2013, 01:35

Wonderful graphics. The game could use a bit more polish in a few places; maybe slightly more forgiving hit boxes on possession, and the level transitions are a bit too abrupt as is. Slight changes in elevation in the ground maybe don't stand out enough visually (little bumps were kind of hard to pick out), but that's not really a huge issue.

Good game overall, with a neat mechanic.

Ossi16 Sep 2013, 05:12

Great art style and animation! Really love the mechanic of using the enemies as tools for the puzzles, reminded me a lot of the Kirby games. The music fit as well and having the theme be based on timers for possessing is a cool touch. Fantastic stuff!

SmudgedCat16 Sep 2013, 13:34

Nice graphics and some well put together levels. I played through to the end and really enjoyed it!