Thorvald

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.71
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★57%
Use the arrows or WASD to move. Z or Space is action key.

This is a game made in 72 hours by:
@Takorii (art + audio + game design)
@FunByJohn (programming + game design)

You can only use a tool for 10 seconds until it vanishes and becomes a feather.

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We chose to make a game where you had to progress through a level only having 10 seconds to live, and you had to create shortcuts by utilizing tools, so each time you played again you would progress a little more. After play-testing this idea and finding it pretty tedious, I changed it by making the items timed instead of the player himself. The level was still designed about a time limit and just needed a few minor modifications to reflect this change in gameplay. Most time was spent on polishing the game, I've gotta admit, so the amount of content is pretty lacking, but I still feel we've got enough to demonstrate the idea. Hopefully we could maybe add some more levels some time in a post-compo but I'm not promising anything.

Comments60

CoOz
CoOz26 Aug 2013, 23:47
Really great game! Graphics and animation are awesome. Integration of the theme in the mechanics is really sweet! Godd job guys :)
fdevant26 Aug 2013, 23:52
This is really nice.
The graphics are just beautiful!
JoeDev_net27 Aug 2013, 00:08
Very Awesome! Really great combination of music and art that really sets the environment perfectly. Also good use of the theme with the tools. Great job, I really liked this game. I even searched around after I beat it looking for some hidden easter egg or something, I think that's a sign that you did something right :)
cardboard27 Aug 2013, 03:44
Beautiful! The graphics are very good and unique, the music fits the game and mood very well, and the game mechanic is still interesting by the time the game ends. The game is very polished and very enjoyable. :)
Moosefly27 Aug 2013, 11:29
Great graphics, good gameplay. I'd like to see more of this!
SaintHeiser27 Aug 2013, 13:42
Not bad, I think. Still unfinished and primitive. But game have potential. Nice graphics anyway =)
michail
michail27 Aug 2013, 13:46
Good job, awesome graphics and gameplay! I wish it was a little bit longer.
zkenshin
zkenshin27 Aug 2013, 16:41
Great game and solid entry (:
wine
wine27 Aug 2013, 17:43
Made me smile ) Great graphics, audio, mood.
I really enjoy it!
deammer
deammer27 Aug 2013, 17:44
Love the art! Feels really polished as well.
Also, dat ending.
mikegbrown
mikegbrown27 Aug 2013, 17:46
Really good looking game.
RHY3756547
RHY375654727 Aug 2013, 17:48
Beautiful graphics and really innovative gameplay! Only thing is it could use more levels or something, but there's only so much you can do in 72 hrs. :I
psychomonster
psychomonster27 Aug 2013, 18:19
One of the best game so far :) game mechanics are sweet like chocolate, graphics and sound are made in heaven... good designed puzzles... it fits perfect to the theme :) Thanks !
joekinglake
joekinglake27 Aug 2013, 18:22
Really lovely game. Graphics are very clean and polished. The game is fun and there is very little to no down time. Really enjoyable. Great job.
recursor
recursor27 Aug 2013, 18:23
LOVE the graphics. This game has some charm. I wasn't exactly sure what the goal of the game is, but I sure did enjoy running around destroying the beautiful scenery. Goood sound and music design too.
iiechapman
iiechapman27 Aug 2013, 18:24
Very solid game, I like the way the mechanics overlap to create puzzles. It was a nice calm puzzler. The graphics are top notch.
KevinZuhn
KevinZuhn27 Aug 2013, 18:28
I very much dug the art style and game feel. Running around and using the tools was very satisfying, even without much of an ultimate goal. The feathers confused me a bit. It seemed like they tracked wherever I ran out of time with a tool, but is there a particular reason for that?
Blizzil27 Aug 2013, 18:28
Good job! i liked playing it :) Graphics & Sound are very nice and gameplay works pretty well.
Nerlin
Nerlin27 Aug 2013, 18:32
Such a beatiful and simple game. Great job.
fgielow27 Aug 2013, 18:41
Great graphics.
Nice level design by the 10 secs tolls. Great execution.
Sad that is too short and you couldn't come with an end =/
But great work guys.

Oh, and in one of my gameplays i get stuck behind the great tree over the torch toll.
Broxxar
Broxxar27 Aug 2013, 18:45
A really great game, excellent level design.

Oh and "LOL", I found your Easter egg ;)
MidCry27 Aug 2013, 18:55
Nice job

Check out our game
DreamTeam
DreamTeam27 Aug 2013, 19:02
The way the game moves and sounds is incredibly pleasing. The music is great and the graphical style is very lively and fun. The 10 second pickup and puzzle mechanics are simple yet effective! Good job! - SB
Dir3kt
Dir3kt27 Aug 2013, 19:03
Very good job, one of the best entry I played so far! Clever mechanic, smooth controls, nice graphics, good music and a LOL at the end.
Beerman27 Aug 2013, 19:07
That was great - brilliant little puzzle mechanic, you could make a much bigger game out of this.
ddionisio
ddionisio27 Aug 2013, 19:11
Nice art, I love the use of colors! Animation is pretty top-notch as well. That ending made me laugh, I was also wondering about the same thing. :D
tigerj
tigerj27 Aug 2013, 19:11
I really like this game. really cool concept and work on the theme. you have all the components of a good work here.

I found a bug if you run into an item while the time runs out of the same item you can have the item with infinite time. an example: have the torch above your head. run directly into the torch from the left side. when the timer runs out you will have infinite torch until you change items.

keep up the great work. you must keep working on this after ld27. it's very fun.
EpaceGames27 Aug 2013, 19:15
Five stars overall for me! I loved it, very polished and presentable with smooth gameplay. The art and choice of color is wonderful. Great work you guys!
autlos
autlos27 Aug 2013, 19:23
Hahaha I had so much fun playing this. The graphics are the best I've seen so far.

Reminds me of Legend of Zelda ^^
stenol
stenol27 Aug 2013, 19:29
Very good game. Good graphic, good gameplay and good integration of the theme.
RennFarnell27 Aug 2013, 19:31
didnt enjoy the use of 10 seconds too much, but everything else was really awesome =D commented on your deviant art about where i got stuck =[ not that it really matters, f5 ftw!

hope to see more of this game its awesome!
kristof27 Aug 2013, 19:42
Great music and visual style! I like the idea of the different kinds of tools.
shubshub27 Aug 2013, 19:44
Great Game :) I Loved it every bit of it
Good Work :) :)
anmorales
anmorales28 Aug 2013, 01:17
Nice use of the theme, I loved the graphics, the music is good too, nice work!
Fireblend
Fireblend28 Aug 2013, 01:20
Really great! Good concept, very polished visuals and audio, and even though the game is rather short at least it doesn't overstay its welcome. Nicely done! I'd definitely play an expanded post-compo version.
wrongcoder28 Aug 2013, 01:21
Does it end when how does it end?

Well done! Beautiful graphics and music. Unique and fun mechanic, though I wish the feathers did something.
Beardbotnik
Beardbotnik28 Aug 2013, 01:39
Great music and the animations and overall art was really charming. The gameplay was interesting and fit the theme, I think the only real problem is that I didn't really feel like there was much of a drive for going further and further north.
koe41528 Aug 2013, 05:41
Very fun game. Makes use of the theme pretty well, being tied to the duration of holding a tool. The duration was a tad short but it was all really polished for the time you guys had on making the game. One thing that I have to point out: I LOVE THE MUSIC. Absolutely top notch. Please make moar!
folmerkelly28 Aug 2013, 09:23
Yo you two are rapidly becoming ludum dare wizards. First Vast and now this? ugh. Stop being so good.

Loved the concept combined with the visuals, I really enjoy the 10 second usage of items- would make for an awesome frantic puzzle game type thing.
Hypnohustla
Hypnohustla28 Aug 2013, 10:06
Beautiful game! I love how it doesn't need any complicated tutorials, you just learn as you go. Simple and effective game mechanic. Great job! :)
mrspeaker
mrspeaker28 Aug 2013, 10:12
Really nice. I played this game longer than any I've rated so far - so satisfying. It felt a tiny bit grind-y having to return for weapons... i think there should be some duplicates at the beginning.
pereubu28 Aug 2013, 13:07
As said before, awesome art and animations. I like it a lot :3
Gameplay and level design are friggin cools too, wunna play moar D:
iterative deepening
iterative deepening28 Aug 2013, 20:15
Really nice game from all viewpoints. I just wish it was longer!
GeorgeBroussard29 Aug 2013, 01:06
Beautiful art and music. Didn't like the gameplay as much as it felt tedious to run back for different items all the time. Definitely fun to run around it. I'd work on it further as the art and music make you want to stay.
lekochen
lekochen29 Aug 2013, 04:48
Highly polished in all respects. Well done!
Zammy
Zammy29 Aug 2013, 20:43
Great work! Nice graphics, nice sound, nice theme - gorgeous! :)
bombjack
bombjack29 Aug 2013, 21:35
great game, very fun!
ghRibacki30 Aug 2013, 03:52
Awesome graphics, music, sound effects, humor and mood!
The ending was a bit confusing at first but then it was just funny.
It was a great game. Thanks, guys! =)
zillix
zillix30 Aug 2013, 06:54
fantastic job! the graphics and beautiful and the level design was great. I'm rather fond of this style of puzzle game.
sanojian
sanojian30 Aug 2013, 17:19
Really smooth controls and beautiful graphics.
tripleVisionGames31 Aug 2013, 11:33
HOW DOES THE GAME END!? *shrugs*

Loved the concept of this. Love the art too it really looks absolutely fantastic. Would be even cooler if you could add a puzzle aspect to it somehow rather than just fetch and carry, but it works well as it is too.
Orni
Orni31 Aug 2013, 14:52
what a lovely idea
very nice game, enjoyed it a lot
thank you guys
blackotus31 Aug 2013, 19:59
The game is very cute and charming. The tool mechanic is interesting.

Nice job!
shohs1 Sep 2013, 06:55
I really liked this. The graphics, music, and the ten second tools were all really great. I would have liked it to be a bit longer, maybe with different areas? Great job though.
BNeutral
BNeutral1 Sep 2013, 07:47
Hahaha that ending. Lovely graphics.
Andrew Shouldice7 Sep 2013, 14:17
Gorgeous! I want to spend more time in this world. Your art style is really attractive.
Zerkruemler11 Sep 2013, 18:09
Nicely done. Although there is not so much content, the gameplay is very solid and invites to explore.

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