Wall of Fingers

by ltpats
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.61
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.36
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★95%
Outrun a wall of creepy fingers.

Pick up masks to gain abilities: Green allows you to fly, Purple lets you run faster, jump higher, and wall jump.

You have only one life to beat five levels.

You can only pick one mask per level.

Controls:
~arrows or wad keys to move
~N to mute sound
~M to mute music
~P to pause
~~R to restart game
~~Q to quit to menu

Genres: action

Comments37

Kettlecorn16 Dec 2013, 09:06
Really cool! Fun to play, and a lot of polish given the time. Not sure how the theme applies (you only get one mask?), but eh, it was fun!
Tao
Tao16 Dec 2013, 09:26
Kept me playing for a good 20 minutes. Would have kept on playing but real life calls.
BraindeadGeo
BraindeadGeo16 Dec 2013, 09:45
Great! Why is there a wall of fingers? :D
eckcz16 Dec 2013, 09:46
It was fun. I loved the wall.
ThatGuy16 Dec 2013, 10:10
Fun game, that wall of fingers is kinda creepy though =p Though, while I was having fun, I noticed my fps dropping like crazy as I played, making it very difficult to time the jumps properly. Overall it's a well made game, good job!
zebi24
zebi2416 Dec 2013, 12:34
This 1 life on a stage is brutal dude. And it's kind of a downside of this game, because nobody likes to start from the begining every time....

Otherwise, this is an awesome game. Nice effect when you die/start level.
Snail_Man16 Dec 2013, 18:54
It was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, there were some serious lag and jitter issues that eventually forced me to stop playing.
intelligentbean
intelligentbean16 Dec 2013, 22:28
this was fun! I really like the art style and the transitions are awesome!
Nisshoku16 Dec 2013, 22:32
Creepy but funny concept. Nice level design! It was good that you introduced features exactly when they were needed (the jumpy things, the masks). The difficulty ramp was also nicely done. I detected a bug: not sure what triggered it but I chose the purple mask (walljump one) in the third level and fell down the level. I could still walk left and right even though my character was underneath the level, and the wall of fingers just passed by.
Zemmi
Zemmi16 Dec 2013, 22:43
That was sweet, so many things I liked. Character sprite, wicked; audio, twisted (jump sound was the best); and that end of game face will happily haunt my memories.

Although not so keen on the one life to beat the whole game deal, only being able to pick one power-up per level was awesome. I'd really like to see this game with more power-up variety since the Levitation Cat mask was god-king levels of superior.
Calciumtrice16 Dec 2013, 22:53
Really liked the atmosphere. Had a great nightmarish quality to it that really worked with the graphics and frantic music.
LTPATSauthor16 Dec 2013, 23:29
Thanks for all the awesome feedback so far! Sorry about the random lag / weird glitches that seem to be popping up :/. I was hoping lag wouldn't be an issue since it ran around 60fps on my several-year-old compy, but I've been getting comments on lag for a few of my games after I've published them (would the browser effect that at all?). I'm hoping that my performance optimization abilities will get better over time!
Integershift
Integershift17 Dec 2013, 02:50
It was fun, but it was pretty hard.
glovecat
glovecat17 Dec 2013, 02:53
great! I love the character's animation but I almost hate the wall :D going to try again...
mystakin
mystakin17 Dec 2013, 03:27
Audio helps make this game tense; it really sells the atmosphere. Game was fun, but the one life stipulation is a major hindrance.
Managore
Managore17 Dec 2013, 04:19
I realize it was your take on the theme, but starting the game from the very beginning makes it fairly frustrating.
jacklehamster
jacklehamster17 Dec 2013, 09:51
I like the world, strange and interesting, goes well with the music.
jomomomo
jomomomo17 Dec 2013, 17:29
Good balance of difficulty... had a coupe of close calls on the way out!
Pixelulsar
Pixelulsar17 Dec 2013, 21:06
Quite fun and kind of creepy (which is a good thing). No lag issues from me
goyal
goyal18 Dec 2013, 00:34
Nice man! got to the third level. nice use of powers. I liked the green mask better. well done!
somepx18 Dec 2013, 16:51
Creepy in a good way. I saw an ad in the first screen? Strange!
Static 6418 Dec 2013, 20:52
Not bad, but very difficult. It was entertaining though, and frustratingly made want to keep going.
JohnnySix
JohnnySix18 Dec 2013, 23:56
The blue teeth that bounce you into the air could be more abundant, but nicely executed and the fingers did their job well. Couldn't make it to the green face. :(
Kayelgee19 Dec 2013, 00:40
Fun game but did I miss something or is the green mask just overall superior to the purple mask?
yosh
yosh19 Dec 2013, 07:01
This game has the weirdest audio ever... but it actually blends pretty well in this even weirder atmosphere!
The fact we have only one life is probably what justify the theme I guess... it's a bit too bad because the game gets quickly frustrating as soon as you lose at the second level for instance.
One more thing, it wasn't obvious to me how to use the purple mask, maybe some practice level would be nice to get the player started :)

Anyhow, it's a great achievement. As many said, very polished and nice pixel art & visual effects. Good job!
DanielSnd
DanielSnd19 Dec 2013, 20:36
My first impressions on the game :)
Several20 Dec 2013, 02:24
Lovely game title. Good job designing the levels to introduce the new elements (bouncies, each mask, the mask choice) bit by bit.

Lag was an issue, and the green mask seemed to make the game much easier. Having to restart from the beginning is a little tiring--the tutorial bits actually kind of work against you here--but given the five-level length of the game, it's not really so bad. The levels feel sparse. This is perfectly normal for 48 hours, but I would like to see more strange things, as I think that's the game's biggest draw.
netmute
netmute20 Dec 2013, 17:41
Fun little unforgivingly hard platformer ;)
KunoNoOni
KunoNoOni21 Dec 2013, 05:40
That was the creepiest game I've ever played. That said, I really liked it. The audio was very befitting, and the transition when you died was great. I also really liked the art.
Xaychru04
Xaychru0421 Dec 2013, 20:25
Unique game! The gameplay, grpahics and music are really original, I had a lot of fun playing it! :D
rnlf
rnlf23 Dec 2013, 01:09
Like playing on drugs. Creepy as hell, especially with the music.

Oh, second level is too easy, took me only 20 times until I beat it. Pfft. Couldn't beat the third one though.
Leoche
Leoche23 Dec 2013, 15:02
Fun to play :p
lorniebear23 Dec 2013, 20:42
Great game! But why does he have so many fingers?
badlydrawnrod23 Dec 2013, 20:48
This is a very late entry to Ludum Dare 14 - Advancing Wall of Doom. Fun though.
Resni24 Dec 2013, 14:12
Really responded to the music and general aesthetic vibe of it, it's great!
murilo25 Dec 2013, 17:07
Why is there a wall of giant fingers? heheheh nice! Solid entry. But I gave up on the third level since you have to restart from the very beginning when you fail. Nice game overall!

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