Shapeshifters

by joozey
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★41%
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This game needs a keyboard
Port for mobile might be made later
v1.0.1 fixed minor bugs
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Jeff is a rectangle, fallen from the sky.
He meets a circle, Rinn.
Rinn teaches Jeff all about the world.
About the fairy blimps that give everything their energy.
When Jeff accidentally absorbs one of the fairy blimps, things turn bad.

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TIPS
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- Hold space for climbing
- There are two endings. You have a choice in the final battle.

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KNOWN BUGS
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- Web version is the least stable
- If you see no player, restart
- When Rinn asks you to "please stop", don't leave the screen
- You're not supposed to double jump ;). Might screw up the game if you do but eh, have fun.

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VERSIONS
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Git tag v1.0 - deadline release
Git tag v1.0.1 - fixed minor bugs

Comments14

legavroche
legavroche18 Apr 2016, 06:28
Enjoyed the game, though I found the climbing mechanic to be a hit or miss at certain parts of the stage. In terms of the color, I think the contrast is a bit too high and the brightness combined with the black tab background with the flickering started causing some eye strain
Joozeyauthor18 Apr 2016, 07:47
Thanks for playing! Maybe it helps to know you can hold space when jumping?
Somelife Games21 Apr 2016, 06:00
Interesting mechanics that could probably be expanded for more puzzle/levels.

Also had issue with "climbing/jumping" but I'm really not a good customer for platform games so could be me.

In any case, good one.
grayhaze
grayhaze21 Apr 2016, 20:50
I had fun, but got stuck pretty quickly because I couldn't jump across a wide gap. Looked promising though, with similar ideas to Thomas Was Alone but with a twist. Good work. :)
Joozeyauthor22 Apr 2016, 18:04
Thank you for the feedback. I did some minor bugfixing so people wont get stuck anymore.

Also made platform specific executables. Can't test them so hope they work.
FloatingGhost22 Apr 2016, 21:38
Got stuck in a wall, 10/10 :D

In all seriousness, nice game, it works, but one thing: Your jump timer is a tad short, you're able to jump infinitely with circle
bob5602
bob560222 Apr 2016, 22:24
Pretty fun. Not sure if it was a bug or not, but holding down space while holding left / right let me basically jump forever. It was useful and I was able to get through the screens pretty quickly. Color palette was nice but I think you could have used more shapeshifting, and maybe some sort of animation? Overall, I liked the ending.
marmpa
marmpa22 Apr 2016, 22:33
Nice game I liked the simple shape art style!
Joozeyauthor22 Apr 2016, 22:35
Oh yeah, hmmmm that's doublejumping is not supposed to happen... well, in case you get stuck, use the bug :D.
Venneque
Venneque23 Apr 2016, 00:30
I would have rated you well for graphics lol, too bad I can't.
I haven't understood really well the enter power but I feel satisfied with the 3 forms, it's simple, effective and neat.
The black tips bar is wonderful !!!!
There is enough content provided imo but if you have it takes to make more levels, I'm sure you may release it on Steam.
radmars
radmars24 Apr 2016, 04:19
There's a little jank and I was able to worm my way through a wall after getting stuck, but that said there was a little story there that I found compelling and the shape powers was pretty neat! Nice job!
TheMightyTeam28 Apr 2016, 19:27
Reached the end in the web version!

It was quite fun. I find the graphics really enjoyable.

The story inside the game is also a good point.
Ironhead30 Apr 2016, 16:23
I became all powerful! And then I was murdered... I enjoyed it. Cool story and gameplay.
in3orn1 May 2016, 10:43
I love the fact that the game has a story - that I can meet Jeff and Rinn, not only some rectangles. Good job :)

Mechanics should be more polished though. Not all moves are intuitive.

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