In Phase

by mcfood
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.49
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★75%
A Coop puzzle platformer (pretty light on the puzzles for the time being) about two worlds heading for disaster.

Tools Used: Unity, Gimp, Blender, http://www.abundant-music.com/

Edit 1:
- Made small adjustments to platform animation time and respawn zone size to stop players getting stuck.

Edit 2:
- Changed text to "The End", its a win condition not lose.
- stopped second player from rotating away from other possible ending.

screenshot

Comments31

Jupiter_Hadley
Jupiter_Hadley25 Aug 2014, 04:36
Really interesting concept. Well done. I included it in part 2 of my Ludum Dare 30 Compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/aac43JwG3FQ
mess110
mess11025 Aug 2014, 08:22
love the graphics
Nanofus
Nanofus25 Aug 2014, 08:31
Love the graphics and the music! :D
callmemonamiral
callmemonamiral25 Aug 2014, 08:44
Hey, cool game :) However sometimes it's possible to avoid reversing sides and you get stuck. You can still fix it so no worries (bug fixing is allowed after submitting)
CeriseGhost25 Aug 2014, 08:59
Hey man! Had a lot of fun playing this game! Really cool game.
SkyWolf25 Aug 2014, 09:04
I like the overall gameplay of it, some noticeable bugs, but it's 48h. :D
tillrobby25 Aug 2014, 09:06
Ok I'm really impressed! Unity dev myself and the whole time I kept thinking how did you dop this, how did you do that O_O Very nice, and the music is nice too :)
LaFleur
LaFleur25 Aug 2014, 09:06
Fun mechanic! Well done!
McFoodauthor25 Aug 2014, 09:46
Thanks for the comments everyone =)
Your games rock too!

callmemonamiral: I'll look at adding some temporary invisible walls, that should sort it out.

tillrobby: The code that keeps the players on the platforms is some of the dodgiest code I've ever written. Maybe one day I'll do it with a guiding spline insdead =P
simileinchen25 Aug 2014, 11:22
The concept is awesome! Had fun playing it, though the camera would need some polish in future works! Would recommend working on it, as it's really neat!
TD5
TD525 Aug 2014, 11:46
Really fun! I love that it's a coop game! It was awesome the first time the 3D stuff happened.
Robinerd
Robinerd25 Aug 2014, 12:00
Aww this is cute! And the puzzle design and game mechanics are really well done! Good learning curve and still challenging in the end. Not to mention how I love the story telling! Only thing missing is, from the story, I want to see that they found the button and clicked it to separate the worlds. Just a tooltip with the button and a '!' and then another one to show that the planets are safe now. And they can be together now <3 :)
Jesper Oskarsson25 Aug 2014, 12:07
After the gravity-switching part of the level the spawn point is very far back which makes it hard to complete the level if you fail as the camera is zoomed way out.

I liked the concept of the characters talking to each other.

The pacing felt a bit rushed, a lot of different mechanics put after each other. Maybe the mechanics could be explored a bit more before introducing a new one?
McFoodauthor25 Aug 2014, 12:19
I was a bit rushed in the end and mashed some mechanics and story together. Ideally it would be longer to better explore both =)
Thanks for the comments =D
dadman25 Aug 2014, 14:03
Wow, I thought this was awesome! Being a fan of 2.5D platformers seeing this was really cool! Really cool the way you did your tutorial and story without being in any way intrusive to the gameplay. I felt sad at the end where the two characters had to split paths. High rating from me.
g_o25 Aug 2014, 14:54
Nice game, I liked what you did with the theme.
One of the best gameplay-wise, at times I actually got confused with the two and I liked the moving and abnormal geometry (which changes sometimes gravity=awesome); So yeah
it was pretty cool and innovative :P
Only problem is the glitches with the restart but as you said - for a game made 48 hrs I can stand a glitch or two. :)
teoacosta25 Aug 2014, 15:11
I really enjoyed this! This was my favorite dual controlling game so far. I couldn't solve the burning city puzzle but I really liked what I played. Music was a little harsh, but it felt better when I lowered the volume.
MintArcade
MintArcade25 Aug 2014, 15:35
Very, very nice game. Really interesting theme use, great connection...
mrexcessive25 Aug 2014, 15:38
Hi there. Really liked your game. Lovely simple design, great tutorial setup at start, lovely mechanics for swapping around. Cool that they have different abilities. Great job overall!
Anshzinc25 Aug 2014, 16:59
Really good game. Great graphics. Kudos.
Ludipe
Ludipe25 Aug 2014, 17:13
Cool game, reminds me to "ibb & obb". I experienced some bugs like characters turning invisible or respawning really far from each other and messing up the camera, but overall is a fun game.
hate-marina
hate-marina25 Aug 2014, 17:22
Hey, you can jump, stick to wall somehow and lower the bridge without assistance :B
Donar25 Aug 2014, 17:22
It reminds me a bit of my entry ... but only the "control two characters at the same time" part.

I liked this one very much. Pretty well presented.
fleegle2000
fleegle200026 Aug 2014, 01:11
Nicely done. Devilish puzzles :) I got a "game over" at the part with the arrows but I wasn't quite sure why. Otherwise it was an enjoyable experience.

I like that the characters have different abilities, and that they can swap between blue and orange in certain places.

Great work!
Knowledge26 Aug 2014, 18:52
Great game.
Aaants
Aaants27 Aug 2014, 19:46
Great work, cleverly put together.
jukimv198628 Aug 2014, 21:16
Imaginative gameplay. Well done!
bytegrove1 Sep 2014, 16:48
You've got some really nice game mechanics going there! The graphics are simple but does their job well of distinguishing the two worlds. Nice work!
xrm0
xrm06 Sep 2014, 10:51
Interesting game.
apiotrw13 Sep 2014, 16:15
Great game :)

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