MiniLD #57compo
Reversed
Hi!
This is my first LD (well, it is actually a Mini LD), and after being told about this by a friend (who also challenged me to make a creation), I only knew three things:
1. You have to make a game within a week
2. The topic is "REVERSED"
3. The only rule is "Can I? YES"
After taking a look to some other creations, I think that the topic was meant to be understood as "reversed in time". Well, my game is made by a different approach.
It is a simple platform&puzzle game, but with a new mechanic that came to me while thinking how should I understand the "Reversed" topic: You can only go to the right, but you can use mirrors, which will REVERSE [almost] all the world.
There are only a few levels, but it's as long as I have been able to create within this time.
Plot
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Your nameis Modnar. You are the only member alive of an ancient secret order, called Redro Terces, who are known by their interest on mirrors magical properties. After arriving to a castle, you finally found the book you were looking for.
You tried some spells, and suddenly you realize that something went wrong.
"Let's get out of here", you think.
Controls
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* Move Right: Right arrow
* Move Left: YOU CAN'T
* Jump: Up arrow
* Use mirror: Space
* Restart level: R
As it's written in Java, you will need the JRE installed. If Chrome detects it as a potentially harmful file, feel free to dismiss it. However, I ensure it does not contain malware in any form (in addition, I will Open Source it in a few days).
This is my first LD (well, it is actually a Mini LD), and after being told about this by a friend (who also challenged me to make a creation), I only knew three things:
1. You have to make a game within a week
2. The topic is "REVERSED"
3. The only rule is "Can I? YES"
After taking a look to some other creations, I think that the topic was meant to be understood as "reversed in time". Well, my game is made by a different approach.
It is a simple platform&puzzle game, but with a new mechanic that came to me while thinking how should I understand the "Reversed" topic: You can only go to the right, but you can use mirrors, which will REVERSE [almost] all the world.
There are only a few levels, but it's as long as I have been able to create within this time.
Plot
===
Your nameis Modnar. You are the only member alive of an ancient secret order, called Redro Terces, who are known by their interest on mirrors magical properties. After arriving to a castle, you finally found the book you were looking for.
You tried some spells, and suddenly you realize that something went wrong.
"Let's get out of here", you think.
Controls
=====
* Move Right: Right arrow
* Move Left: YOU CAN'T
* Jump: Up arrow
* Use mirror: Space
* Restart level: R
As it's written in Java, you will need the JRE installed. If Chrome detects it as a potentially harmful file, feel free to dismiss it. However, I ensure it does not contain malware in any form (in addition, I will Open Source it in a few days).
Comments7
I think there was a small issue at the last level: Even tho I didn't collect all keys I could reach the door and end the game.
But fun nonetheless !
That said, great idea, great gameplay, great story! It's awesome!
The source is uploaded here: https://github.com/dexafree/Reversed
@CodeNMore Glad you liked the introduction, I knew that it could be a little confusing, so I started with very simple levels, in order to increase the difficulty as the game advanced
@Evergreen Games I had no time to make more, sorry!
@Nari08 that was a bug that missed the deadline, although I tried to solve it in a hacky way just before the upload, but I had no more time!
@Jupiter_Hadley Glad you enjoyed it :)
@joppiesaus At an early stage, I developed it with VSync enabled, but it started to lag a little when I added "pattern images" (such as tiles on the walls), so i finally had to disable it.
If you are brave enough (it's just changing a line), you can compile your own version with VSync enabled, just check the GitHub repo!