Ludum Dare #35compo

Gerald the Gummi Guy

by therulerofoats

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.63

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.13

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★24%

Info:
Engine - GameMaker: Studio Standard
Genre - Puzzle
Audio, Coding, and Graphics - Self-Created (for seemingly obvious reasons)

Intro:
Welcome to the game 'Gerald the Gummi Guy'. In this game, you play as Gerald running around collecting jellybeans which he can consume to transform into objects which will help him solve his current puzzle.

Controls:
Arrow Keys to Move
Click the HUD icons to use the respective bean you clicked

Credits:
Everything you see, do, and hear in this game was made possible through the work of Twitter's @Jack_Will_Tweet, or as I'm known elsewhere, TheRulerOfOats. I made all of the sounds through either onomatopoeia or banging my knuckle on a nearby object. I would've added more puzzles to the game than the few I did, but I ran out of time. No base code was used, and as such, development began the moment the theme was announced up until now. Special thanks to Midnight Synergy for inspiring this game, and @GoDieDutchbag for supporting me al the way through. Look out for my larger-scale freetime project 'Oltroy and Friends' on my YouTube channel 'TheRulerOfOats'. See you later!

Comments8

ORECROS18 Apr 2016, 16:33

Not exactly an original idea, but the way it's executed is really cool. super fun to play and the levels are interesting.

The M21 Apr 2016, 16:53

An interesting game, but to have to restart the entire level when you make a mistake is a bit harsh for my taste :P

brainstorm21 Apr 2016, 17:21

Good work! I liked the sounds and the level design!

MayankUnreal28 Apr 2016, 20:09

Nice fun game. Levels are good.

Catwheel6 May 2016, 04:33

The ideas is good, the level design is great. The only thing that really kills this is having to start wayy over a level when you die. A very good submission though!

Strike6 May 2016, 10:40

Sokoban mixed with A boy and his blob ;) Fun game. I especially like how all the audio is made by mouth XD

AnaGF6 May 2016, 11:01

Gameplay is funny, needs a bit polish but level design is cool. A issue you could improve, bean inventory UI covers part of the map, it would be nice if you found a way to not.
Nice entry

thegoofromspace6 May 2016, 11:24

Fun little puzzle game. I like how it was obvious what each form was supposed to do when I saw the form and the puzzle lay-outs. That's actually tough to manage sometimes, but you nailed that aspect of it without holding the player's hand and giving specific instructions about what each shape can do.

Good job!

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