Ghost Shifter

by ikarus
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.08
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.20
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.65
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%
Requires java, no web version avalible. My first ever LD, I didn't get to finish half of what I wanted to, but it's playable. Thanks :)

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Comments16

pinion26 Aug 2014, 17:03
Well done for completing your first LD game.

Liked the idea too.
Chaoseiro
Chaoseiro26 Aug 2014, 17:07
It's simple but an ok entry. Congratulations on completing the compo ;)
Also, you should explain in the tutorial screen that 'x' is the interact button :)
kev26 Aug 2014, 17:08
Nice Idea, It would be nice to see it fleshed out more. And I think the guy could move a bit faster
JangoBrick
JangoBrick26 Aug 2014, 17:09
I like the idea, but this game felt really incomplete (which was to be expected, since you mentioned that you didn't finish). The movement could've been improved (especially going over those bridges, it takes some time to get on them).
magmaCrab
magmaCrab26 Aug 2014, 17:09
Pretty good, too bad you ran out of time. I hope you had a good time!
Donutttt26 Aug 2014, 17:12
I like it. Nice work, especially for a first ld game.
Sunflower
Sunflower26 Aug 2014, 17:18
YES! INSTRUCTIONS! THANK YOU!
Aside from that, there really wasn't much indeed, and a room to enter the bridge seemed to be very, very narrow. Also, with the main character having only two directions it looked a bit grotesque when walking left or right. ^^"

In that sort of game I strongly suggest using grid-aligned movement aaand maybe making it a tiny little bit faster. That really would help, especially with them bridges.

Good luck with the next time. ^^"
arhpositive27 Aug 2014, 18:44
Thank you for participating in Ludum Dare. While unfinished, this is a great first attempt and I hope we'll see you again next time in December. :)
Kojan31 Aug 2014, 16:31
I really liked the concept ! Nice use of the theme.
Good job for a first entry ;)
It would be great if the character could move diagonally too.
vividhelix
vividhelix31 Aug 2014, 19:19
Pretty short, agree with the other comments that the bridge was a bit too narrow but good idea and solid first effort! Good job!
ChuiGum
ChuiGum6 Sep 2014, 23:03
Great innovation, cool game. Good job!
rustybroomhandle8 Sep 2014, 15:09
Not a bad first entry. :) I think some sort of visual feedback when flipping switches would have been good, but in general it worked as a game.
thecolorhacker8 Sep 2014, 16:54
Good try!!. For a first ludum dare it was not bad. The two levels were easy, once you found that ghost wouln't cross the ghost bridge, but cross the gap. You ended up with something playable, why not trying to do some after compo levels?
Cash13 Sep 2014, 20:41
It was good for a first entry but there were 2 main problems:
-Movements are kind of weird,if you can let the player move up/down and left/right at the same moment it would be great
-You don't say that you can press X to use the switches and you can't understand if you activated one since there are no sounds and the lever doesn't change image
Lokarunith
Lokarunith13 Sep 2014, 21:54
Hope you had fun with your first LD, it's not a bad first entry.

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