Disconnecting Worlds

by macocco
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.37
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.84
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★62%
A game about crossing a border. Made for the LD48 competition.
Controls are explained in the game but I'll put them here anyways:
+Move/navigate the menu with the arrow keys.
+Jump/select a menu point with space.
+Talk with 'T'

If you are wondering why the player sprite is flickering when walking to the right, I don't know either.
I'm open for questions on twitter @MarcoSpiess.
Enjoy!

Comments22

kewry25 Aug 2014, 02:56
I loved what you did with the theme, it was really well thought out, and the game plays really well. The dialogues are fun to read but too small in font size. Could use a bit of tinkering in the wall jumping and sliding, they seem too weak or too strong, as I spend a while trying to get up a wall only to fling back down thanks to the sliding
AdventureIslands
AdventureIslands25 Aug 2014, 09:37
Really cool usage of the theme, too bad there wasn't an ending, the story got really interesting towards the end.

I felt the game was little too small, it could have been like twice bigger so it would have been easier to play and easier to read the tiny text.
Zekronz
Zekronz25 Aug 2014, 16:10
Really nice game! You should probably make the wall jumping a little bit easier :D <3
Donutttt25 Aug 2014, 17:33
Nice game, really creative and great artwork.
PeerPlay
PeerPlay25 Aug 2014, 18:44
Small game, but it was fun. Good job!
kyru25 Aug 2014, 18:47
Very neat use of the theme. Wall jumping was a little tough to do I thought. Great style to the game.
taviandir25 Aug 2014, 18:50
The resolution was quite low (for me atleast), but besides that there are some cool ideas in this game !
MyougaHiroshi25 Aug 2014, 18:50
Very good game, it gets harder and harder, and very good for this theme :D
kevincorrigan25 Aug 2014, 18:52
This was a fantastic game, really fun and challenging. The text was to small though.
reheated25 Aug 2014, 19:24
It's great! I liked how all the platforming was done on "one" screen that kept changing. Pretty tough towards the end!
veryfinestlions25 Aug 2014, 19:50
Nice! Controls are a bit slidey for my taste, but not horribly so. Classic weird laser guard dystopia, trying to stop kids smuggling cake and letters.
Macocco
Macoccoauthor25 Aug 2014, 22:57
To all the people complaining about the size of the game/font: You know that you can switch on fullscreen in the main menu, right?
CogentInvalid26 Aug 2014, 00:46
Great style and story, but the controls were ridiculously cumbersome, especially towards the end.
andrewkennedy
andrewkennedy26 Aug 2014, 01:16
That was pretty fun, but once there were too many guards I wasn't good enough to make it past the border anymore XD.
AndyBrown
AndyBrown26 Aug 2014, 09:35
That was very challenging, controls felt too slippery and loose for me, I'd wall jump up over something and then land up on a platform and slide all the way across it. The story was well done though, and I enjoyed the concept!
PapaCheech
PapaCheech27 Aug 2014, 04:19
good job love the graphical style and gameplay! You should be proud of this one.
43iscoding
43iscoding27 Aug 2014, 13:34
Great artwork. That gradient background really makes mood.
rogueNoodle
rogueNoodle28 Aug 2014, 09:19
I loved that the obstacles between the two areas built up over time - original take on the theme and platformers in general. Controls were a little slippery, but great entry overall :)
Tommislav
Tommislav28 Aug 2014, 19:38
A wonderful and terrible game at the same time. I think it was wonderful. A little to hard (but I really wanted to get to the end). The biggest complaint I have is that the text way to small. Some music would have increased the mood even more. Great work!
Aglavra29 Aug 2014, 17:05
I really liked your approach to the theme and the style of the game. It would be nice if the screen would be two times bigger, because it is a bit difficult ro play and read text. The game in the end becomes too difficult because of jumping and sliding mechanics.
bluesky7 Sep 2014, 16:41
This is actually very entertaining, well done.
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