Expect Nothing
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I didn't expect to finish this game, will you? Start with nothing, looking for something, anything to end up with everything.
"Expect Nothing" is a deceptively simple platformer that can be played at a leisurely pace, but really shines and frustrates when you try and speed run.
WASD/Arrows to control. ESC for pause menu.
The player is basically a spring and a wheel, and the controls change to the appropriate mode for the grounded part when you release all keys.
Wheel mode controls are A-D to move left and right, and W rotates clockwise, S counter clockwise.
Spring mode controls are A-D to rotate and S to arm the spring.
This is my first ever game jam and I'm surprised I finished it after spending the first day and a half working on character rotation. I went in with zero expectations, just what seemed like a good idea for the theme and somehow came out with a game. I'll probably continue to work on this as I ran out of time long before fitting all my ideas in..
Note: sound has a problem with repeating sounds, this has been fixed in the post jam preview edition.
NOTE
I've now got a post jam version up for testing at http://dominodesigns.info/games/ExpectNothingPreview/
That is really the version I'd like feedback on as I changed my entry to unfinished due to all the bugs I had left in and features I'd left out that stopped it feeling like a finished game.
"Expect Nothing" is a deceptively simple platformer that can be played at a leisurely pace, but really shines and frustrates when you try and speed run.
WASD/Arrows to control. ESC for pause menu.
The player is basically a spring and a wheel, and the controls change to the appropriate mode for the grounded part when you release all keys.
Wheel mode controls are A-D to move left and right, and W rotates clockwise, S counter clockwise.
Spring mode controls are A-D to rotate and S to arm the spring.
This is my first ever game jam and I'm surprised I finished it after spending the first day and a half working on character rotation. I went in with zero expectations, just what seemed like a good idea for the theme and somehow came out with a game. I'll probably continue to work on this as I ran out of time long before fitting all my ideas in..
Note: sound has a problem with repeating sounds, this has been fixed in the post jam preview edition.
NOTE
I've now got a post jam version up for testing at http://dominodesigns.info/games/ExpectNothingPreview/
That is really the version I'd like feedback on as I changed my entry to unfinished due to all the bugs I had left in and features I'd left out that stopped it feeling like a finished game.