TYPING JUMPER

by osybear
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.57
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.26
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.15
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.21
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.00
My genres are Typing Tutor (kind of) + Platformer. I tried to go for that MVP (minimum viable product) so I can get some programmer art using unity primitive sprites, and some extra levels.

This was my first ludum dare. I wanted to jam but I do not want to miss school :P

screenshot
Tags: #typing
Genres: platformer
Tools: Unity

Comments13

Literally Void23 Apr 2018, 02:26
Great game! It was a bit hard to get used to the controls (if you can call them that) though.
Mathiouza
Mathiouza23 Apr 2018, 22:50
A way too difficult for me ^^ I was quite happy when I saw that we can stick on walls ^^ It lacks sounds though.

But the game is cool ^^ Keep coding :)
fashionbatman
fashionbatman23 Apr 2018, 22:51
No matter how hard I tried I couldn't jump up onto the first platform. But I see what you were going for. Good concept.
morphine
morphine23 Apr 2018, 22:53
OK so that is really really difficult to get the hang of. Thank god for friction sticking me to the walls or I doubt I would ever have been able to get up on some platforms. Good work submitting!
Blinkenlights
Blinkenlights23 Apr 2018, 22:54
Shorthands might have improved the experience (e.g. j for jump).
mrnyarlathotep
mrnyarlathotep23 Apr 2018, 22:55
Really nice idea, I was a little disappointed in the execution though.
If you continue with this post jam, I think the following tweaks might help a lot;
- slower movement, or have a fixed amount of movement (eg move one 'tile' at a time rather than move continously)
- "left" / "right" as keywords instead of "move left / right" - also some synonyms like "go left"
- "controls" should open the controls helper in game, and "help" as a keyword should also open that
Jack Hipson23 Apr 2018, 22:56
I couldn't get up to the platform, but I like the concept.
visumecadroide
visumecadroide25 Apr 2018, 08:29
Difficult to type fast enough for me :smile:
I couldn't complete 1st level because the square player jump is too short :/

Some improvements :
- slow player speed
- increase jump height
- just reuuire "left" instead of "move left" (same for right)

It could be a fun small game for those who can type withotu looking at their keyboard :)

Keep working on games :wink:

My game
p-r
p-r28 Apr 2018, 16:01
cool idea, but I think you should reduce some command phrases, for example, just left or rigth, instead of including an pointless 'move'.
Bernhard
Bernhard11 May 2018, 08:04
Multijumpcheat is the best!
LeviDSmith
LeviDSmith12 May 2018, 08:09
I tried all three levels. I couldn't jump on the platforms on the first level because the jump wasn't high enough, but I could get stuck next to the platform and type jump repeatedly to get on top of the platform. I did like how you can jump on the circles on the third level to defeat them. I liked the concept, but I felt like the difficulty curve was too steep. Maybe add different words to type to perform the different actions.
Belga54
Belga5412 May 2018, 14:35
Very challenging, I liked the concept. Good game!
alferbayter12 May 2018, 15:24
I really liked the art style, simple but engaging. I found the game too hard though, with level 1 not being able to make the first jump to the platform (not sure why it doesn't jump high enough). I'd recommend a shallower learning curve to ease into the mechanics.
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