Ludum Dare #30compo

The Guy Who Lost His Arms

by quetzakol

Overall:★★★★★★★★★★3.00(#751)

Fun:★★★★★★★★★★2.89(#689)

Innovation:★★★★★★★★★★2.64(#926)

Theme:★★★★★★★★★★3.11(#669)

Graphics:★★★★★★★★★★2.78(#766)

Audio:★★★★★★★★★★2.41(#706)

Humor:★★★★★★★★★★2.91(#238)

Mood:★★★★★★★★★★2.88(#642)

Coolness:★★★★★★★★★★70%

Here is my participation to the contest !

You play a guy that live in two superimposed dimensions, and can switch from one to the other. He must use this capacity to finally find the arms that he lost. Basically, it's a platformer, but with the special capacity of switching between worlds.

Language : C++ + SFML 2.0
Sounds : Bfxr, Audacity
Music : www.fakemusicgenerator.com
Graphics : Photofiltre + Photoshop

I'll try to include a Linux version if I manage to compile SFML correctly on Ubuntu.

If you can't change the world while jumping, please let me know. It's a bug that one computer had but I don't understand it...

Edit 25/08 : I changed one block in level 4 that could make the level impossible + fixed a bug with checkpoint (see comments below)

Tools: Audacity, Bfxr, SFML

Comments18

Peping25 Aug 2014, 10:39

I love this game. Unfortunately it has a bug wherein when you switch dimensions on a checkpoint and die, you will respawn in the wrong dimension. I was unable to finish it.

Quetzakolauthor25 Aug 2014, 10:46

Thank you for playing my game :) ! I never noticed this bug, I'll try to fix it as soon as possible.

Nanofus25 Aug 2014, 10:47

A really fun game :D If I could change a single thing I would make the character die sooner after falling into a pit, I kept doing that a lot.

monsterkillu25 Aug 2014, 13:46

Excellent game based on the theme .. But i hope to see more clever puzzle mechanics that could be done with the concept :)

AdventureIslands25 Aug 2014, 13:53

Pretty cool! Little rough around the edges, but there is some pretty fun platforming here.

Our games have somewhat similar idea, haha.

The Number Guy25 Aug 2014, 13:57

Really nice game. The graphics and the background music were awesome. Potato Salad :D

Quetzakolauthor25 Aug 2014, 14:02

Thanks :) I have no merit for the music, I only used a random music generator, but it's incredible how well it works !

Tanser26 Aug 2014, 13:44

Nice game! Isn't the range of the fire a bit too big though?

FeYbraNt26 Aug 2014, 21:20

Not bad at all, it has almost no sense the story but...whatever hehe.

Christian Scandariato27 Aug 2014, 05:54

Silly, fun game. I liked it!

Raphy27 Aug 2014, 10:07

Cool game and concept, nice work!

nerd burglars27 Aug 2014, 16:20

Nice platforming, original story line, fun game! Good luck!

CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD27 Aug 2014, 16:27

Nice concept, not bad realization.

cudabear28 Aug 2014, 13:29

Not a bad platformer! You incorporated a nice variety of obstacles so that it wouldn't get boring. The controls were nice and solid, and the graphics were well made. Nice job!

Jupiter_Hadley30 Aug 2014, 00:11

Funny little game. I included it in part 11 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/1LqxxVg5Vuk

Two Scoop Games30 Aug 2014, 00:41

I like the faded other world, fun little platformer you have here.

elefantopia1 Sep 2014, 22:01

Nice mechanic of switching between worlds to get past obstacles. Not sure I like playing armless. :/

frogcheese14 Sep 2014, 08:16

Pretty cool little platform game! The audio levels were a bit unbalanced, the music being far too quiet compared to the sound effects. But the game was fun and about the right length.

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