Lady Lyla

by jahndis
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.24
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.44
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.72
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★90%
Live out the greatest epic as you play the role of a young boy seeking a partner in adventure.

Use arrow keys to move. Down to pickup items, up to jump. Space to use item/attack.

The original game is still quite unfinished. However, I think it is completely able to be played all the way through. I've also posted an updated version with everything the way I really wanted it :)

screenshot
Genres: adventure

Comments38

Endurion
Endurion27 Aug 2014, 07:11
Awwwww, poor boy, when he slumps back home.

Well done, needs music/sound dearly.
christopf
christopf28 Aug 2014, 11:33
word

like how you got the story told in such a minimalistic style and still capturing the mood.
ViliX28 Aug 2014, 11:34
Amazing pixel art :)
eruiz0030 Aug 2014, 09:24
Ummm... very (VERY!) good animation for the character, and (if understood) sexual content? too bad I don't know what to do with these trunks and scoop....
LeafThief
LeafThief30 Aug 2014, 09:31
You did such a great job! To me, this was one of the best and most effective uses of the theme. I got such a great feel for the boy and the girl by just their movements and what was going on in their imaginary world.
It was perfect that there wasn't much of a gameplay system behind it. Yes, I could fight and dig etc. (in my imagination) but that's what pretend-play is all about!

Yes, it needed music and sound effects and overall polish but I think what's there is really good.
If you're planning to work on this further feel free to contact me. Maybe I can help you with something (@leafthief)?
dunin
dunin31 Aug 2014, 09:28
Good mood and animations...
Is there a good ending? Can I help this poor little boy? or is it simply that life is like that...
MrJavaFrank31 Aug 2014, 13:04
Unfortunaly there's an error when pressing the 'A'-key (just recoginzed because i didn'tread the description) :
___________________________________________
############################################################################################
FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
of Key Press Event for A-key Key

for object obj_global_controller:

Push :: Execution Error - Variable Get -1.spr_story_player_run(100012, -2147483648)
at gml_Object_obj_global_controller_KeyPress_65
############################################################################################

Apart from that, the graphics and the mood are really nice! :)
Artamus31 Aug 2014, 14:00
Nice game, congrats!
Sunflower
Sunflower31 Aug 2014, 14:26
Interesting take on theme, great graphics and animation, but it seriously could use some sound. Also, is there a way to get a better ending? >.<
Pierrec31 Aug 2014, 19:29
I were able to rescue Lila but didn't find any ending. This is a great interpretation of the theme, I loved that double screen idea, and your graphics are cute. Now it needs a bit of sound and maybe an ending.
spotco
spotco1 Sep 2014, 22:18
Got stuck once the little girl started following me around, was that the ending?
whalebot
whalebotauthor2 Sep 2014, 06:15
To those of you who have already played, I really appreciate the feedback. To be honest, I was kind of hoping no one would play it in its unfinished state :P . Oh well, it looks like I somehow managed to still convey the mood I was going for.

I have however uploaded a new post-comp. version of the game. It is in its full polished glory, and I feel pretty good about it :) I'd love it if you gave the new one a try.

Obviously, I'll keep the old one around for judging purposes, so please make sure my ratings reflect the original. Thanks!

P.S. There is a part past the night scene where the girl follows you. Hint: Look for a scenic place to stand with her.
reheated2 Sep 2014, 19:31
It's very nice. (And of course the post compo version is even better.) I like how his story is told up the top. Great art.
kibertoad
kibertoad2 Sep 2014, 19:55
Very atmospheric experience. Thank you.
dook2 Sep 2014, 20:03
Awesome and sweet little game. The imagination part (or what is is) on top looked great. Unfortunately I couldn't find the end, I'll give the post compo version a try later on. With some background music and sound it'd be awesome! Very original interpretation of the theme
commodoreKid
commodoreKid2 Sep 2014, 21:49
Definitely needs sound/music. I think I didn't miss anything, it was just incomplete. Liked the animations, wish you could finish it on time.
TKia_3 Sep 2014, 01:34
Atmospheric, pretty, and incredibly poignant for what there was of it. You hit the spot with this one, though it would go down more smoothly with some more polish and time. I don't know how people can pull off such good stories with so little.
vividhelix
vividhelix3 Sep 2014, 03:35
Amazing...Great pixel art and animations!
The compo version didn't trigger the sandbox sequence when lyla was following, but that worked fine in the post-compo one.
Aglavra3 Sep 2014, 23:13
It is so sad that the compo version doesn't have sound and music. Otherwise it is perfect. Emotional. Touching. The best concept of "Connected worlds" I have seen so far. It is about me somehow... about childhood. :)
shatterhand4 Sep 2014, 14:26
I loved the graphics on this. Very unusual game.
JavadocMD4 Sep 2014, 23:19
A lovely game and story. I absolutely adore the presentation of the boy's imagination as you interact with the world. Well done! Could definitely be developed further.
ZYXer
ZYXer5 Sep 2014, 13:04
Aww what a sad ending.

Great graphics and a great take on the theme!
arhpositive9 Sep 2014, 21:24
The story was lovely. The imagination of the boy was a nice touch. The graphics are great. Nice entry!
dancingmad9 Sep 2014, 23:13
Great concept and nice old school graphics. We would like to see and hear more !
CodeNMore10 Sep 2014, 00:25
GREAT art!
mystakin
mystakin10 Sep 2014, 01:07
Fantastic art and style and strong storytelling mechanics. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish the game because it crashed when I pressed the A button out of curiosity. ;_;
whalebot
whalebotauthor10 Sep 2014, 01:25
@mystakin Yeah that was a testing key that I forgot to take out before submitting... I encourage you to give the post-comp version a try if you still enjoyed it.
Rehacked10 Sep 2014, 07:12
Nice game . Goodjob
GrooveMan
GrooveMan10 Sep 2014, 09:12
I definitely like the style of the imagined version of events at the top, very cleanly implemented.
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt10 Sep 2014, 10:42
Why can't I draw this nice?
Amazingly good....!
ghenoroc10 Sep 2014, 13:26
Very nice animation. Good game.
NicePenguins
NicePenguins10 Sep 2014, 22:15
Nice, really needs music and sound. Love the idea of the imagination of the kid, i think you could have exploited it more !
chadiik11 Sep 2014, 18:19
Closing the app was the cherry on top of the cake,
Amazing game!
fisholith
fisholith13 Sep 2014, 09:44
Very cute. :)
I love the execution. There's something oddly fitting about the pixel art style used for the real world as compared to the fantasy version.
frogcheese
frogcheese14 Sep 2014, 09:20
Cute and sad. Really loved how it connected to the theme, and the game oozed personality. Like many said before me, this only needed some audio. The post-compo version really nailed it. :)

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