<-----About-----> Balthazar is a wizard the can change into a frog, bear or Woodcutter. the 3 different transformations have a different ability, the frog can stick their tongue out to grab objects, the woodcutter can cut down trees, and the bear can roll boulders. The Objective of the game is to get the end of each level by solving puzzles.
<-----Controls-----> Arrow Keys -> Move Q -> Shift into Bear. W -> Shift into Woodcutter E -> Shift into Frog. Space -> Activate ability.
<-----Notes-----> To cut down a tree with the woodcutter, keep walking into it and press space. Download is for windows, but it might work for max and linux as well, if someone could test this and reply that would be lovely. thanks.
<-----Technologies used-----> Code - C#, Monogame and VS Studio 2015 community Art - Paint.net Music - Presonus 3, SFXR Level Editing - Ogmo Editor
<-----Update #1-----> Included Openal.dll in the download, hopefully this will fix issues with people who do not have this dll.
Nice graphics and music/sound, but a bit short and the puzzles are easy. Also I think you can get stuck in level 2 if you miss the first key. Overall well done!
Nice game! Music was really chill and mechanics are fun! Bear FTW!~ Graphics were nice too, though I missed some animation, but there's only so much time... And you had levels enough I think!
I played it through. The leveldesign and the game mechanics are great. I really like this game. It has a great retro-feel. I used to play kind of such games on my Amiga 500 in the early 90s. I'd love to play this game too, cause I am a nostalgic. The graphics are quite good. What's not so good is the small window size and there are no animations. But apart from that its awesome and needs more levels.
I missed a key somewhere and got stuck, unable to go back and get it as there was no post on the original platform for the frog to move back over, and every other path was blocked.
But other than that (an understandable oversight with only 48 hours), the game is very functional, and the puzzles make sense.
The graphics are simple but cute, though could use a little animation (which I bet you just ran out of time for) - though the sliding bear was fairly amusing. The frog moving so slowly was both a little surprising and kind of frustrating, it meant I had to immediately shift back, not necessary with any other transform. Though it also seemed like the frog got caught up on things very easily - as though his collision box was much larger than his sprite, or as though some items had very large collision boxes relative to their sizes and this was only very apparent with the frog.
Music is decent, and I like the overall feel of the game :) I liked the controls UI in the upper left, too.
Good concept, but the movement controls really ruined the experience. If I wanted to move up and then left, I would have to release up before pressing left (otherwise it would continue going up). Other than that, it was a fun game.
The first time I tried to play, I got stuck in the first level after the tutorial - I took the path that led to the water area first, and could not backtrack to get the key that I needed. Second play, completed successfully.
I love these puzzler games. Good use of the theme and chilled background music. The first level does a good job to introduce your abilities. It did not bother me that the window is small or there are no animations, the game is playable and fun. Nice entry! FYI The exe runs under Linux WINE.
Good job! The tutorial like first level is a nice touch. The ability to change into other for while being in other form (does it make sense?) would be nice.
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Anyways nice entry!
What's not so good is the small window size and there are no animations. But apart from that its awesome and needs more levels.
But other than that (an understandable oversight with only 48 hours), the game is very functional, and the puzzles make sense.
The graphics are simple but cute, though could use a little animation (which I bet you just ran out of time for) - though the sliding bear was fairly amusing. The frog moving so slowly was both a little surprising and kind of frustrating, it meant I had to immediately shift back, not necessary with any other transform. Though it also seemed like the frog got caught up on things very easily - as though his collision box was much larger than his sprite, or as though some items had very large collision boxes relative to their sizes and this was only very apparent with the frog.
Music is decent, and I like the overall feel of the game :) I liked the controls UI in the upper left, too.
Thank you for sharing this! :)
http://krk-dev.com/2016/04/25/balthazar/#more-89
Overall, nice job!
The tutorial like first level is a nice touch.
The ability to change into other for while being in other form (does it make sense?) would be nice.