Saving The Light

by dpeet1
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.52
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.26
Keep the light alive, if you can.

Change Log: I've fixed a collider that had stopped working.

A fun little platformer made for Ludum Dare 46.Screenshot 2020-04-20 at 00.02.24.pngScreenshot 2020-04-20 at 00.06.18.png

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Genres: platformer

Comments20

SuperGamersGames
SuperGamersGames20 Apr 2020, 06:37
I like it. Though, the music being reset does annoy me a bit.
WillyPa20 Apr 2020, 06:38
I liked the music, atmosphere and controls in this game. It felt very snappy and like you really had control over it
DarriasArt
DarriasArt20 Apr 2020, 06:40
nicely done, great atmosphere
Ch4oticAU
Ch4oticAU20 Apr 2020, 06:43
Can't run on MacOS Catalina :( No 64-bit support. Will play on Windows, then update feedback.
NouCake
NouCake20 Apr 2020, 06:44
The movements and the animations feels very smooth!
I love the lightning.
But the only challenge is the jump&run part, not the staying alive part.
Chambre1920 Apr 2020, 06:46
Hey, Great job with this little game. the controls felt pretty good and the game had a great feel to it. There were some moments were I was able to get suck on the terrain, but that is to be expected with a game made in 48 hours.

All in all, great job and keep up the good work. I cant wait to see the next entry!
BilbyCoder20 Apr 2020, 06:49
Very nice. I've kept this one to play to the end later, thoroughly enjoyable. The ghost felt a bit heavier than is my preference in platformers, and it'd be nice to have some indication of when the red/blue blocks were going to switch.
TinyPredator20 Apr 2020, 06:52
Can I just say I *love* your game? I love the mechanics and the visual effects. GREAT job.
IronyGames
IronyGames20 Apr 2020, 07:02
Very calming game, for sure; the graphics look amazing. At some points it requires a leap of faith though. Maybe you could expand the light radius a bit?
veesus mikel heir
veesus mikel heir20 Apr 2020, 08:39
Wow this game looks amazing! The only gripe I have is that the jumping is a bit unforgiving at times, and the music resets every time. Other than that, stylish!
syo
syo20 Apr 2020, 09:40
This is the best platformer I've ever met. Nice handling. And of course - the sound of the environment. And also a tutorial
LunaPie20 Apr 2020, 09:55
Hey, this felt like an awesome start. This looked and felt amazing.
I think with a bit of time you could make something great out of this.

And I am sure you are aware of smaller problems like the resetting music, so the only thing I really missed for a 48 hour build would have been some kind of sound indication for the switching (red/blue) blocks.
SolidHinken
SolidHinken20 Apr 2020, 18:05
Love how that jump feels! Great work!
EntityNull20 Apr 2020, 18:25
Color palette and music work together really well to set the mood. The levels could've used some variation, though that's always difficult under a time limit...
henriquecanella
henriquecanella20 Apr 2020, 19:37
Congratulations for the game really loved the graphics the music and the fell and as said on the comments if the music didn't reset it would be great
OddTimes
OddTimes21 Apr 2020, 09:08
Solid platforming mechanics! Liked the combination of collecting stuff with having your light restore.
TheWinrawr
TheWinrawr22 Apr 2020, 07:12
Really pretty graphics and some fun platforming action in this game! I'd suggest adding an indicator for the red and blue blocks (e.g. a "ghost block") so that it's easier to plan your jumps ahead. I'd also keep the music playing between each level and not have it reset. Overall, great game!
Eduardo Yukio
Eduardo Yukio22 Apr 2020, 07:47
Things that could be improved:
* When you die a lot and the music keeps reloading it becomes a bit irritating. I noticed the importance of maintaining the music playing when I played Super Meat Boy, it lessen the frustration.

* I like hard games, but this one was evil (or it was bugged). On the level that had many disappearing platforms, that you need to keep climbing up, there is a platform that has no collision!!! It was very hard to reach it, and when I finally did, I fell right through it...
Then I suspected that I had made something wrong, so I climbed again and fell again, it was very sad =(.
(It is near two red squares and a blue one, after the two feathers, don't know how to explain it better xP)

Things I liked:
* The idea of using the light as the player's health is very interesting!

* The game is very well polished, lots of particles and pretty lights.

* Nice music and sound effects!

* I liked the idea of the two sets of platforms, you need to memorize and get the right rhythm, very fun!

Overall a great game, with a nice mood to it, just wish I could finish it =(.
Dpeet1author22 Apr 2020, 08:17
@eduardo-yukio Thanks for the feedback! Yes I think you found a bug there with a broken collider, hopefully should be fixed now!
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