Only One Chance

by johnfn
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.26
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.23
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.34
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.30
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★61%
A tale about robots in love. Plays best with sound on.

There is also a secret ending! What happens if you miss your only chance?

This is a one man production - I did all the music, art, etc.

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The cannonical explanation for why she can sometimes walk on air is because you are holding hands. (aww)

screenshot
Genres: platformer

Comments40

Ravetcofx16 Dec 2013, 23:08
This game is difficult yet it touches my feels. 10/10
allinlabs
allinlabs16 Dec 2013, 23:26
Now that I played this game, I'm happier than when I started playing it.
Meta-link
Meta-link17 Dec 2013, 00:08
That's totally true, awesome game.
mcapraro
mcapraro17 Dec 2013, 00:42
nice job! i like the feel of it
ryanmurakami
ryanmurakami17 Dec 2013, 02:47
great mood, graphics, music (!). loved it.
Atmospherium
Atmospherium17 Dec 2013, 05:26
I love the instructions for the z-key throughout the game. Really fun experience. Love the art, love the graphics, love the story. Very impressive work.
angelk17 Dec 2013, 05:41
Man this game has a lot of great personality! Very nice job. I actually got really excited when I won :)
zconnelly13
zconnelly1317 Dec 2013, 12:56
Wow, this was very impressive. I really like the style of art and writing and the game was challenging but had a great learning curve. The music was great and the spinny snow-y particles in the background supplemented the whole thing nicely. Hands down my favorite game so far :) Well done!
zebi24
zebi2417 Dec 2013, 14:00
This game is perfect. Absolute winner for me so far! So beautiful, polished, cute and fun, just perfect.
Too bad this isn't a compo entry...
minibutmany17 Dec 2013, 23:41
Nice work! At first I was confused, by I tried to fall in love with the cannon...
j_stirk17 Dec 2013, 23:46
One of the most charming and enjoyable games I've played in a long time. The art and atmosphere fits perfectly. Nice learning curve that didn't punish me for trying new things.
methamphetabear
methamphetabear18 Dec 2013, 01:16
Is this game about a robotic virginity? :D coz he jumping with her on platforms instead a bed... You know, this game is great - all 5's
johnfn
johnfnauthor18 Dec 2013, 03:15
Hey guys - I just uploaded a small bugfix to fix a problem where the girl would disappear and never be found, which made the game impossible to complete, not to mention incredibly depressing. Thanks for the comments.
Hyde Wyvern
Hyde Wyvern18 Dec 2013, 04:28
This game is sooooooo touching and heartwarming :') I feel in love absolutely with everything on it. I got a new favorite! I think we both used the "you only got one" in the love point of view :D
Nut18 Dec 2013, 06:45
This was adorable! I enjoyed it a lot.
ashen18 Dec 2013, 10:55
A fun platformer with an excellent take on the theme. The music created a really nice mood and the graphics were well done.
X-0r18 Dec 2013, 10:55
Definitely the best game I played so far. Might come back later to "find" the secret ending, too. I read somewhere that it should have won as a compo entry - I like it the way it turned out for the jam, since the extra 24 hours surely made polishing it to that degree even possible.

Also... I checked the timelapse... in one of your composing sections, it only took you like 10 minutes (not sure which theme it was, though). You've created good music at an incredible speed. Congratulations!
johnfn
johnfnauthor18 Dec 2013, 12:01
@X-0r Yeahh. Due to a sickness I was moving slowly during the compo and had to bump it back to the Jam. I really feel like I *could* have done it in 48h - but, you know, forces outside of my control.

The secret about the music in the game is that it was improvisational! I just hooked the computer up to my keyboard and played. If you want to make music as fast as possible for Ludum Dare, improv is the way to go, let me tell you ;-)
stvr
stvr18 Dec 2013, 19:21
This is really great! A short and sweet story about robots with solid platforming. Nice!
Alink
Alink19 Dec 2013, 01:29
Love the art style and the tone (dialogue and music). Nice work.
Diptoman
Diptoman19 Dec 2013, 04:09
Humorous and has feels at the same time! D:
Standard platformer otherwise, a few collision issues here and there (the girl jumps to the floor position before she lands), but leaving that aside, this is really good!
vapgames19 Dec 2013, 14:13
Beautiful game!
cesisco21 Dec 2013, 17:30
Lovely game, beautiful ambient and music.Well done!
rnlf
rnlf22 Dec 2013, 00:50
Wow, I didn't know robot love could be so cute. This game has everything, unique graphical style, perfectly matching sound (I just love how all effects are just different sound on the piano - a real one?). Perfect difficulty to beat the game without getting frustrated or bored... and her sweet Derpina face.

Wish i had found this one earlier!
jsspiegel22 Dec 2013, 01:27
The sweetest (and one of the best) games I've played!
Webravenz22 Dec 2013, 09:19
Well done ! My first 5 star voting ;)
AMSmirnov
AMSmirnov22 Dec 2013, 19:24
Graphics and music are great! Interesting story, and it's very relaxing , but sometimes it's very difficult. Nice game.
pkenney
pkenney28 Dec 2013, 02:13
Wow, this was very cool! The story kept me hanging in there through a lot of retries, and it was great that your retry loop was really tight so that it didn't punish me with waiting. Loved the graphics and sound - you really created a mood.
havana24
havana242 Jan 2014, 11:06
The background music in union with the pixel art style makes an unique mood! Nice game!
patrickgh3
patrickgh33 Jan 2014, 06:43
Awesome music and atmosphere. Loved it!
Denis Chakarov3 Jan 2014, 10:35
Charming little companionship game! Great graphics, sound and mood!
Xanjos3 Jan 2014, 13:39
That background audio piece is just too beautiful. It really sets the mood perfectly for such a touching and heartwarming game.
anvoz
anvoz3 Jan 2014, 15:59
Cute game. I love everything about this game. Graphics, music, story, mood, all were perfect!
mmickyman3 Jan 2014, 16:10
Poetic an amazingly well done. Good job.
goerp3 Jan 2014, 19:18
Nice storyline, nice take on the theme and told with a good sense of humor.
The nice layered graphics and the 5 star music make this a memorable game. And for a platformer that is saying something.
Jeremias
Jeremias5 Jan 2014, 10:19
I like the mood of this game, the visuals and the music fit very well to it. I'm not sure if someone already said it, but the girl robot is drawn behind the torches on the wall (wrong z-index).
michail
michail6 Jan 2014, 17:17
The game is simply beautiful. Congratulations!
JaJ
JaJ6 Jan 2014, 21:10
Great job, very nice music, loved this one!

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