The Reincarnation

by timosch
co-authored: @mykola
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.33
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Gather your Guts to become a higher creature!

How to play



#### Controls:

Move: A, D or Left, Right

Jump: W, Space, Up

Attack: B (not available until you get hands. Some body parts can attack and break stuff)

The Dog is the current end of the game, but there are actually two outcomes with the dog.

*psst try to collect all 6 Dog Toys in one Playtrough!!*

Credits​


*Timo Scholz* (@timosch) - ​most of programming, game design

*Triin Tens* - art, game design

*Moreena Kaas* - ​art, game design

*Mykola Herasymovych* (@mykola) - sound​​, least of programming, game design

Special thanks to APT GameGenerator for their great support.

All art and music were developed from scratch during the game jam. Sound effects were taken from https://freesound.org under the open source license and edited during the jam.

screenshot

Comments13

AdamDude8 Oct 2019, 00:06
Cool concept! I got stuck as ash behind a laser-eyed dog though.
Cybikitty
Cybikitty8 Oct 2019, 00:07
Really loving the animations and art style on this! I did however get soft locked in a place (img below)- but other than that, great job! :)
--08 Oct 2019, 00:11
I got stuck under some platforms on the level where you pick up the arms
Gargoyle-g8 Oct 2019, 00:11
Gut stuck under the platform where i got the arms
Sefirost8 Oct 2019, 00:16
Same, the concept is cool and funny, but I got stuck with the dog
jerripo
jerripo8 Oct 2019, 00:26
This art and animation is so good!!

For LD players: I thought I was "stuck" too, but it turns out you can break those two square blocks with b! :) And then, just a hint for ppl since I know from experience that I give up on LD games way faster than normal and look for help in comments: after getting the arms, you can continue left.

Very cute that the full human still paws like a cat. However, I'm stuck - when the dog shoots me with laser eyes, I can't walk or do anything (wasd or b). I don't know if this is a bug or just me ([rbably the latter).

The excellent visuals really set the mood!
mmason
mmason8 Oct 2019, 00:45
I'm not sure what I just played, but I played it 3 times sooo...
Mykola8 Oct 2019, 05:26
@adamdude, @cybikitty, @$162477, @gargoyle-g, @sefirost, @jerripo, thank you so much for playing our game and giving your feedback!

For those who got stuck. (Spoiler alert)

Regarding getting stuck under the platform with arms, you can smash the wooden box by pressing 'B'. There are other smashable objects in the game, some of them might reveal secrets :wink:

Regarding being shot by the dog - it's the end of the game. However, there is an alternative ending, see if you can find it!
Simanis
Simanis11 Oct 2019, 12:42
Easily my favorite game in terms of ambiance. Even if it's unfinished, it feels really satisfying and immersive to play - the art, animations and audio are all incredible!

EDIT: sorry for the double comment - I couldn't find a way to delete it :laughing:
Simanis
Simanis11 Oct 2019, 12:42
Easily my favorite game in terms of ambiance. Even if it's unfinished, it feels really satisfying and immersive to play - the art, animations and audio are all incredible!
Marcin J
Marcin J11 Oct 2019, 17:43
I don't know why you dont more votes. Maybe put in some screenshots? It's a really decent game.

- Sound is a bit loud
- It would look better if the in-game text fit the pixel art style
- art 'pixel size' is really inconsistent. In the screenshot below it works fine for the background and blue 'spirit' but the brain really stands out. It's much higher resolution than anything else.
- brain and head walking had nice distinct sound but after that I could basically just hear music
ThatMalzan16 Oct 2019, 21:48
I don't know what this is. But I appreciated that I died from a dog with laser sight.
fabula_rasa16 Oct 2019, 22:20
A fun game! I liked the graphics and the doggie is a real sweetie if you know how to talk to him :wink:
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