I played bazillion 2d platformers and mistakenly assumed dodging missile on the ladder is taken for granted. I spent most of my effort polishing the two endings, which you shouldn't miss!
UPDATE - 10 Lives version is uploaded due to the difficulty. Original submission is untouched. Now you can't miss the Ending :) - Dodge missile by jumping away from ladder and climb back on. - After you jump out of ladder, you need to let go up key to hold it back again.
Made with Unity + 2d Toolkit
- Arrow keys for movement, Space for jumping. - You can briefly jump out of ladder to avoid projectiles. - There are TWO Endings in this game. Once an ending is reached, you must RESTART the game and play through the whole thing to get another. (The endings are directly related to the theme and for that matter the game itself isn't too long) - If you played my previous entry, you know what to do to reach not-so-obvious ending.
Wow! The intro was fantastic and the gameplay (although a little unintuitive) was interesting :) I'd like to see this with different "levels" or something and with a bit more forgiving learning curve. But seriously excellent job! How is working with unity? I'm considering switching :3
I like the Cave Story style graphics and audio for this game, and the idea fits the YOGO theme well. If this was further developed into a full game with the same style, I would probably buy it. :)
Very fun, and gorgeous pixel art. I couldn't make it to the end, must have died ten times on the rockets that come down vertically. Would love to see what came next though, the screen shot that looks like above ground is teasing me!
Game play was a little rough (being able to climb off the screen confused the heck out of me). Art style was great as was the music. Lots of potential.
Good take on YOGO. The theme didn't give a lot of liberty this year, and it's cool to see people who did something other than one (minute/bullet/character/weapon/life).
Good take on YOGO. The theme didn't give a lot of liberty this year, and it's cool to see people who did something other than one (minute/bullet/character/weapon/life).
@tklovert The theme was too limiting for mechanic innovation so I tried it on ending instead. Unfortunately, the mechanical flaw of the game overshadowed that attempt :/
Amazing artwork and an awesome take on bullet hells, great work. Also, good call on adding more lives, 3 was just brutal (not that 10 is much easier). I hope to see a whole 'line' of these.
Graphics and sound are slick, gameplay is really neat, overall very well done. The gamer in me tried (and failed repeatedly) on the 3-life version. Them missiles.
I really like your sprite for the Boss thing, I think most of the "fight" mechanics are pretty good, But the "Jump off ladder and get back on" mechanic feels more like a "Well shit that kind of works" Than an actual action.. It's incredibly clumsy and just became frustrating when it didn't work for the fifth time.
Overall I am impressed though, you have music, you have a storyline and you have a generally good game concept - The only thing I would've liked would be some more polished mechanic to avoid the missile going right down the ladder.
Cool concept, and really well executed. I like the limitation in controls and the gameplay felt like the right level of challenge. The story aspect of this was actually pretty satisfying as well. Only complaint is that pressing up while falling didn't always catch the ladder right. Great work!
Very cool concept. I got both endings - managed to realize what I had to do for one of them on my first go without seeing your screenshot.\
I'd recommend reducing the bounding box size; seemed like I was getting hit by bullets. Also I didn't once successfully jump off the ladder and return... always ended up jumping to my doom.
that was crazy tough. Really like the concept. Always loved all the Contra wall climbing bosses and this is like a super difficult runner version of that classic gameplay. Did not properly beat in 3 life mode. Good job!
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I would encourage you to hop on the Unity wagon :)
I'm starting to think whether I'm not only person who can clear 3 lives version without dying a single time.
Overall I am impressed though, you have music, you have a storyline and you have a generally good game concept - The only thing I would've liked would be some more polished mechanic to avoid the missile going right down the ladder.
I'd recommend reducing the bounding box size; seemed like I was getting hit by bullets. Also I didn't once successfully jump off the ladder and return... always ended up jumping to my doom.
Great game!