Ludum Dare #48compo

LIFELINE

by a-rat-with-a-hat

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Fun★★★★★★★★★★1.50

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.25

Theme★★★★★★★★★★1.75

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.25

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.25

//: Beginning transmission

//: Salutation, Pilot. You have been selected for a new assignement in the Deep Space.

//: A critical Black Box has been declared missing in the depth of the sunless and Sector 4.

//: With the DRN ship, you will have to locate the escort assigned to the package and follow its traces to find the black box.

//: Proposal : Do not let go of the lifeline without reason. It is your only help to get back in one piece to the ship and bring back the package.

//: Failure will NOT be tolerated.

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First Ludum Dare experience! Definitely rougher than I thought it would be to do a compo, but it was an incredible learning experience! Hope you will enjoy this game even with its flaws! Don't hesitate to provide feeback and thanks for checking Lifeline out!

Comments4

ElSombrero26 Apr 2021, 08:21

Really like the pixel art graphics but the gameplay is too simple even for a jam

rhoff9526 Apr 2021, 15:55

Zip files are not compatible with the itch desktop app (Used to download files in sandbox and more secure). Itch has a tool called butler that will automatically publish your game builds to itch in a way that is compatible with the desktop app and direct download. I recommend it.

Graphics are cool. Would have liked to see more mechanical integration with the theme rather than just describing in words what is happening. Let me play this story instead of reading it.

UkuleleFury28 Apr 2021, 19:55

Great graphics! Interesting mechanic. I'm not sure what my goal is though. And it seems like there should be something to avoid as well..

A Rat with a Hatauthor29 Apr 2021, 01:27

Thanks for the comments. The game is actually missing 2 core mechanics that I could simply not do in time, but it was very important to me to publish something and not bail out of the jam. I plan to finish the project and I hope you'll be able to give the game a second chance when it is done.