Connected Worlds

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%
This was my first every programming competition. I've checked out many of the past Ludum Dare compos in the past, but never had time to participate. I thought I would have more time this weekend, but I basically missed all of Saturday. That said, I like the concept I came up with and I think I'm going to redo it in a proper framework and flesh it out more.

This was a ton of fun and I enjoyed every minute of it!

Known Issues:
The collision is pretty wonky and sometimes you can stuck in a wall.

screenshot
Genres: strategy

Comments25

diamondgfx25 Aug 2014, 03:21
Pretty fun overall; I liked the concept (although focusing on multiple screens while jumping was a little jarring)
Cheshyr
Cheshyr25 Aug 2014, 03:25
Definitely took a little while to get used to the screen switching, but I was amused. Tutorial windows blocked vision, but the existence of a tutorial was a nice touch. Clever level layout.
Calciumtrice25 Aug 2014, 03:30
This is cool. It has a solid game mechanic that fits the theme nicely and some good levels to use it.

A couple of the jumps were a little bit of a stretch to make and it was difficult to hop back out of the water after falling in.

A good game!
WesleyJohnson
WesleyJohnsonauthor25 Aug 2014, 03:42
Thanks for the comment so far, everyone. I agree on the level switching being jarring. I think, looking back, it may have made more sense to have the parallel world rendered on top of your world using dotted outlines or something akin to Mario's POW blocks when the POW isn't hit.

I agree on the tutorial blocking view and some of the jumps being a stretch as well. :)
vinhuman25 Aug 2014, 04:56
Reminds me of Ripple Runner a small amount (that's a good thing). It's a pretty fun game. I like how you have lives so that you don't get overly frustrated by one screw up haha. Puzzles were about the right difficulty.
haveric25 Aug 2014, 05:00
Great fit for the theme, I really enjoyed the little bit of gameplay that I made it through. On that note, I got stuck not being able to switch at a certain point that caused me to keep dying
WesleyJohnson
WesleyJohnsonauthor25 Aug 2014, 05:08
@vinhuman - Oh, man! I had forgotten about Ripple Runner, but had definitely played it before. I bet I was subconsciously inspired by that game; it's so good. I'm humble that this reminded you of it.

@haveric - Thanks, I definitely should have allotted for more time to create levels. Having some sort of editor would have made that easier. I was going to use tiled, but never got around to it. Thanks for the heads up on the bug. :)
rex64
rex6425 Aug 2014, 09:25
pretty clever!
Lord Draficus25 Aug 2014, 09:28
Pretty fun. Took a little time to get used to looking at both screens to complete the levels. Having multiple lives definitely saved me a couple of times and let me complete a few of the levels.
ahmedmohi25 Aug 2014, 09:30
Good concept like the game , it will be really nice if you rework and polish it .
It was challenging that the down arrow change the worlds but kinda hard maybe try use other key.
but still good game .
WesleyJohnson
WesleyJohnsonauthor25 Aug 2014, 13:38
@rex64 - Thank you!

@LordDraficus - Thanks. I definitely wanted to do more with the lives and having other mechanics in the game that will cause you to lose life.

@ahmedmohi - Great, I'm glad you liked the concept! I agree that if I can rework and polish everything it should be pretty fun. Don't forget you can use SPACE to change worlds too, which might be abit easier than DOWN.
Quetzakol
Quetzakol25 Aug 2014, 13:48
Too short but I liked it :) The messages were useful in the beginning, but then they became a bit annoying I think. However, there is a great potential in this game.
nonetheless25 Aug 2014, 19:54
Pretty neat gameplay, get's challenging, there are some issues (you can land in the middle of wall sometimes) but overall nice job :)
rcirrus9826 Aug 2014, 18:44
Awesome! I love it.
Larzan
Larzan27 Aug 2014, 09:47
Nice, good concept, i thought of sth. like that but couldn't really make it work, you did, well done :)
Was fun to play although the controls were a bit fickly sometimes, good onboarding..
ajopart
ajopart28 Aug 2014, 08:50
Great concept. It fits perfectly in theme. And your post compo work on the graphics is nice. I had a similar idea, a bit different.Check it out ;-)
Ofursnati28 Aug 2014, 10:16
Nicely done. I enjoyed the puzzles alot.
havana24
havana2428 Aug 2014, 10:49
Good concept and nice level design!
Knowledge28 Aug 2014, 12:34
OK game, but not so original.
WesleyJohnson
WesleyJohnsonauthor28 Aug 2014, 14:57
Thanks for the continued feedback everyone!
mrexcessive29 Aug 2014, 19:53
Hi there. Nice job. Good swapping mechanic and nice sounds combine with the good platforming. Good job!
saguaro
saguaro4 Sep 2014, 01:09
This is a cool puzzle game. I really like the concept.
WesleyJohnson
WesleyJohnsonauthor8 Sep 2014, 15:34
Thanks. :) I had a lot of fun making it. Hoping to turn it into a fully game eventually.
whalebot
whalebot10 Sep 2014, 23:01
Great level design. I'd recommend removing the press any key to continue part and just put the player in the next room though. No reason to have the player do that.
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