Ludum Dare #38compo

Gemz

by guin36

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★1.50

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.00

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Gemz is pronounced g as in gut, emz as in multiple letter m's. It's a platformer! ws left right, and shift to jump or controller. It's p hard but there's a bouncy castle at the end wooo. Nothing to do with the theme, just wanted to try a different type of development cycle after working on proc gen stuffs all the time. Red stuff kills you, yellow arrows pushes you in that direction, and the oval table things are supposed to be like springs, the bounce you in that direction.

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Windows link

Link my download for gemz!

Tags: #difficult

Genres: platformer

Comments3

abhimonk1 May 2017, 22:43

The raw platforming mechanics in this game are incredibly well done. The controls are very tight and the air control is so much fun. It's challenging enough to make you want to play more. The various mechanics, like the arrows and the bouncers were very engaging. The level was pretty heavy on the air-control aspect, but this seemed like a personal choice. I would have liked to see some sound effects and some music. Some kind of crunchy effect on wall-jumps or deaths would make this game pop a lot more. Aside from that, the platforming mechanics are essentially perfect in my opinion, very similar to Super Meat Boy.

Not the real Mark Zhang2 May 2017, 01:03

Nice one!

Porcus_Pie6 May 2017, 00:36

The engine is really great, it's smooth, it's flowing, and yet it's really tight. Despite the lack of sound or graphics other than simple rectangles, it was really quite enjoyable. I reckon you could definitely spend more time on this game, and fully flesh it out into something really fantastic, keep it up!

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