Start Powerless

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.27
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.99
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.24
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Start Powerless is a platformer where you can't do anything except move left/right until you pick up the powerups in each level.

Comments27

Creamsicle6 Oct 2019, 23:27
Game handles poorly, even when I knew what to do the overly touchy movement made it almost impossible to accomplish.
lizelive
lizelive6 Oct 2019, 23:28
Fun concept. Wish there was more content. :)
MaximBegunov
MaximBegunov6 Oct 2019, 23:32
I love puzzle games and this is a very clever puzzle idea! Im sure this would make for a great full game.
TheseusInABottle
TheseusInABottle7 Oct 2019, 00:00
Really enjoyable. I have never used Stencyl before so I can't comment as to the limitations of its ability to implement movement, but I found it a little difficult to accurately figure out where I should from. Some jumps I seemed to be fine with jumping from the block I was standing on others I found I couldn't make unless I was standing basically in mid air with just the hit-boxes of the player and floor touching. All this being said you made a really great game. Not only does it match the theme, but its interesting to play and looks really nice. If it controlled a little better I would put this on par with some indie games I have bought and paid for.
Lomt1k
Lomt1k7 Oct 2019, 00:51
Really nice!

Sometimes hard :lifter:
But its good
Owen Shriver7 Oct 2019, 01:33
This is great! Controls are a bit touchy but I got used to them. Cool concept, well executed.
ixchow
ixchow7 Oct 2019, 02:43
A nice idea and a nice stack of levels to show it off in. With movement controls that were a bit less twitchy (i.e., give the player a bit of momentum and perhaps slow things down by about 15%), I could see myself playing and quite enjoying a full 50+ level single-screen platformer built around these ideas.
Pavel Ivanov
Pavel Ivanov7 Oct 2019, 02:44
Cool game, thank you for including HTML5 and for giving us a mute button! Also great level design and neat scene transitions!
6smith
6smith7 Oct 2019, 03:40
I love super difficult platformers, and this definitely fits the category. Awesome fun, loved playing it.
Pizzasgood
Pizzasgood7 Oct 2019, 06:26
I love how tight this game is. Quick little levels, speedy respawn, zippy movement, clean minimalist art. This is the good stuff.
Gaz_Ireland
Gaz_Ireland7 Oct 2019, 11:28
A little frustratingly tough but I enjoyed it. Quite emotive for a little blue square
NoobException
NoobException7 Oct 2019, 17:26
Really nice game! At some points it was annoying and frustrating, when I just stopped jump on the ceiling..
Though the minimalistic design is lovely! :smiley:
Fupi
Fupi7 Oct 2019, 19:00
I think this is the most solid game I've played in this jam. Tight controls, fast respawn, good difficulty curve, efficient flat design, it's one of those games that just work.
blobo
blobo7 Oct 2019, 19:14
Oh cool! I love the use of the theme! The levels are super well designed too! Great game!
thetacbanana7 Oct 2019, 20:07
Cool use of the theme! wish there was some background music, and the jump is hard to get used to (there is minimal airtime)
Game-mon
Game-mon7 Oct 2019, 20:16
Nice game! I especially love the powerups combined with the clever level design. Great entry! :D
Dumivid
Dumivid7 Oct 2019, 20:20
To my surprise, the game was much more fun to play than I anticipated. I would suggest doing something with spike segments, they are overall frustrating, but besides that a solid entry. Try next time to make the level harder, not longer. The game "should" feel like a puzzle, but it feels more like a generic platformer. If you work on your level design it might come out as something very entertaining. Good luck with your next project.
trmrddr
trmrddr7 Oct 2019, 22:51
Impressed with you getting 15 levels in! Progressively harder as they go. Good job!
mathemagician
mathemagician7 Oct 2019, 22:53
Like others have mentioned: the controls are a little finicky, and the level design can be pretty unforgiving at times, but this plays like a pretty polished game with a super clean aesthetic. Kept me interested enough to play through all of it. Nicely done!
Barrier
Barrier7 Oct 2019, 23:12
Very good puzzle platformer, perfect for the theme.
Odeyalko8 Oct 2019, 13:49
addictive, did not go beyond the level with spikes. It looks nice, good physics.
nax_89
nax_898 Oct 2019, 14:28
Nice game, the 15 stages are pretty good, I really like the level design. A little tough on some jumps and when you get de speed boost. But enjoyable.
Narffy8 Oct 2019, 14:42
I'm addict ! Very good puzzle game, and very good level design and nice theme interpretation. Good job
irock
irock8 Oct 2019, 18:54
I enjoyed it! Very snappy and straightforward.

I think one improvement you could make is to have a tiled background so you can measure the height of your jumps. Sometimes it's difficult to tell where you're able to jump to, so you wind up just trying it out to see.
Foursay
Foursay10 Oct 2019, 05:05
This game just give me a new idea of how to create some new platformer game: break down the basic elements and arrange them in the box sa the challenge or objective player need to realize. This is an excellent game I have seen in thie LD45. Really nice work!
Mimi52211 Oct 2019, 01:55
Loved it! Best game i tried so far and the only one i actually played until the end!

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