BECOME

by justinj
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.63
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★49%
Lost in a cave, searching for what is yours. Will you find it?

Made for PICO-8.

Comments22

Connors
Connors24 Aug 2015, 02:19
I loved playing as the snail thing, even though it can't jump normally. The way you can use your momentum from climbing things to jump instead is addicting.
Kaev
Kaev24 Aug 2015, 07:16
Nice game! Some places could be a bit easier, but overall it was a nice experience.
Modoc73
Modoc7324 Aug 2015, 08:49
Like the old retro sounds and graphics. Platforming was a little difficult in places, but you said you didn't have time. Well done!
samcoy24 Aug 2015, 13:25
The controls feel very good. Nice and difficult platformer.
azakhary24 Aug 2015, 13:29
Interesting retro feel :) nice.
Jonathan Whiting
Jonathan Whiting24 Aug 2015, 15:24
This has some really nice stuff going for it, but arrrrrg, the level design is soooo damn harsh!
RHY3756547
RHY375654724 Aug 2015, 16:46
(from pico-8 forums)

Amazing work, game feels very complete. Snail platforming feels strangely satisfying for some reason, the difficult section to the top right of the map was a lot of fun. The secret cat room pretty much made my life.
Azlen24 Aug 2015, 17:17
Great platformer. I like the hidden passageways.
anjack24 Aug 2015, 23:55
Very retro! I like this game a lot. It took me a bit to figure out the hidden passageways.
Josh H25 Aug 2015, 02:02
This was a tough one! I wasn't able to finish, but it was interesting to play. Overall, a good experience. Well done.
richy486
richy48625 Aug 2015, 08:45
Great but i found the snail hard to control
danialias
danialias26 Aug 2015, 02:19
Agh! Didn't find the cat room before finishing the game (17:44 minutes). Really good game! The snail mechanic is a clear winner, and the end is surprising (title plus theme! :D). Lot of smart thinking and surprises in this one. Congratulations!
walaber
walaber26 Aug 2015, 04:12
really nice! I got stuck attempting to platform around as the snail and ran out of will to continue :P

really clever idea and great work given the short time-frame!
PIXEL^326 Aug 2015, 14:51
Wonderful game! Difficult in the fun way and doesn't overstay it's welcome. I've been trying to speedrun it and got a decent 3:19. https://puu.sh/jPfrw/d1b36c5d6e.png
zatyka
zatyka26 Aug 2015, 18:40
You did a very nice job with this. Being the snail took a little getting used to, but I was flying off walls left and right by the end of it. The ways you used to subtly introduce movement options were clever.

I found myself wishing there was some background music. I think it would have really improved the mood of the game.

I'm happy I made it to the end. Well designed, and I love that you did it in the pico-8.
tanjent
tanjent26 Aug 2015, 22:08
Very good entry - I'm glad I discovered the 'X' key 8) must have pressed 100+ times. Whew! Some catchy background music, a bit of juicy tips/points/scores popping up and some extra maps + bonus items + hidden levels and it could easily be a commercial game.
weazen28 Aug 2015, 03:35
Very well done. Loved how this game progressed.
Biruts1 Sep 2015, 19:51
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
kerotan24
kerotan243 Sep 2015, 19:36
Took me two runs to finish, great game.
Mach60KAS
Mach60KAS7 Sep 2015, 18:19
Unique and fun platforming mechanics - snailing around the place was tricky but very satisfying. It would have been nice if we could become more types of monster, however. The tileset is a little noisy and hard to look at, but elsewhere the graphics are nicely done. Loved the cat room!
wademcgillis
wademcgillis14 Sep 2015, 22:10
I got stuck at the snail part. The platforming was too hard. The low frame rate (at least on my PC) compounded the difficulty.

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