Checker Jump

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.45
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.73
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.51
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.92
Story:
Imagine. You've tracked the Necromancer down to his haunted castle hideout. You're about to defeat him once and for all. Suddenly, a flash of green smoke. You open your eyes to see the wizard, in a daze across a great expanse... Wait, is this a checkerboard?

Objective:
Navigate across the board to the Necromancer to reclaim his malfunctioned staff and reverse its effects, but watch out. The ghosts are very competitive at checkers. Every 10 seconds, they will take their turns and move the checkers across their ghostly checkerboard. You'll have to jump from checker to checker or you will fall through the phantom furniture!

Controls:
WASD: Movement
Space: Jump
Reset: R
Exit: Esc

Update Log:
Update 2.0: Fixed error with game launch.
Update 2.1: Minor adjustments to game balance and and appearance. Fixed collider issue.
Update 3.1: UI and EndGame added. WebGL Port coming soon!
Update 3.2: Jump and Camera Adjustments. Tried to fix bug in grab script.
Update 3.3: Grab mechanic replaced with collider trigger. UI and Jump adjustments.
Update 3.4: Fixed Esc bug.

Comments4

LDJam user 300745
LDJam user 3007453 Oct 2022, 17:28
I could play the game. But the camera moves in a strange way. I fall in a jump to the infinite. Maybe it is a collision not detected with the board, you should make the board thicker to detect better the collisions.
LDJam user 235915
LDJam user 2359154 Oct 2022, 08:52
An interesting idea! I liked the game.) I agree with the comments above!)
LDJam user 306251
LDJam user 3062515 Oct 2022, 04:04
It'd be more challenging and more engaging if the necromancer also jumped on the pieces. As it is, I just wait for the first checker to move and allow me to reach the other side of the board and jump on the necromancer. After the first few attempts, I got used to the controls and have beaten the game in about ten seconds.
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