December 13th-16th 2013 :: Theme: You Only Get One
[ Real World Gatherings | Ludum Deals | Warmup Weekend ]
Easy mode update
- 10 lives
- Less rockets
PERSONAL NOTE
I played bazillion 2d platformers and mistakenly assumed dodging missile on the ladder is taken for granted. I spent most of my effort polishing the two endings, which you shouldn't miss!
UPDATE
- 10 Lives version is uploaded due to the difficulty. Original submission is untouched. Now you can't miss the Ending :)
- Dodge missile by jumping away from ladder and climb back on.
- After you jump out of ladder, you need to let go up key to hold it back again.
Made with Unity + 2d Toolkit
- Arrow keys for movement, Space for jumping.
- You can briefly jump out of ladder to avoid projectiles.
- There are TWO Endings in this game. Once an ending is reached, you must RESTART the game and play through the whole thing to get another. (The endings are directly related to the theme and for that matter the game itself isn't too long)
- If you played my previous entry, you know what to do to reach not-so-obvious ending.
Thank you and Enjoy.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 98% |
| #163 | Graphics | 3.69 |
| #169 | Overall | 3.48 |
| #170 | Audio | 3.19 |
| #213 | Mood | 3.23 |
| #223 | Innovation | 3.35 |
| #291 | Fun | 3.19 |
| #329 | Theme | 3.18 |
| #365 | Humor | 2.56 |
Comments
Wow! The intro was fantastic and the gameplay (although a little unintuitive) was interesting :) I'd like to see this with different "levels" or something and with a bit more forgiving learning curve. But seriously excellent job! How is working with unity? I'm considering switching :3
Interesting idea, though far too difficult. I wasn't able to make it to the top. I really love the artwork and the music is fun, though.
Awesome! Didn't get terribly far, but love that I'm dealing with a boss battle right out of the gate.
Thanks for the comments! I really didn't know the game was unforgiving until I started hearing about it :(
@zconnelly13
I would encourage you to hop on the Unity wagon :)
I like the Cave Story style graphics and audio for this game, and the idea fits the YOGO theme well. If this was further developed into a full game with the same style, I would probably buy it. :)
Some weird hitboxing and issues with jumping and avoiding missiles but other than that, pretty neat idea and game.
Nifty. Sometimes it seemed a little hard to hold onto the ladder. Otherwise, solid effort.
I like how simple this is. The missiles are really hard to dodge other wise its pretty fun.
Very fun, and gorgeous pixel art. I couldn't make it to the end, must have died ten times on the rockets that come down vertically. Would love to see what came next though, the screen shot that looks like above ground is teasing me!
@zzzev Due to many people pointing out the difficulty of the game, I uploaded 10 Lives version without touching the original submission.
Game play was a little rough (being able to climb off the screen confused the heck out of me). Art style was great as was the music. Lots of potential.
Really nice. Very polished. Adorable. But hard as nails (to it's detriment).
Good take on YOGO. The theme didn't give a lot of liberty this year, and it's cool to see people who did something other than one (minute/bullet/character/weapon/life).
Really neat take on 'on-the-rails' gameplay. Catchy backing tracks too!
Good take on YOGO. The theme didn't give a lot of liberty this year, and it's cool to see people who did something other than one (minute/bullet/character/weapon/life).
Very unique concept, I enjoyed it while it lasted. The art is awesome as well. Good job!
Nice dodging game~ The graphics looks nice, the overall gameplay is fun. Well done.
@tklovert The theme was too limiting for mechanic innovation so I tried it on ending instead. Unfortunately, the mechanical flaw of the game overshadowed that attempt :/
Amazing artwork and an awesome take on bullet hells, great work. Also, good call on adding more lives, 3 was just brutal (not that 10 is much easier). I hope to see a whole 'line' of these.
Graphics and sound are slick, gameplay is really neat, overall very well done. The gamer in me tried (and failed repeatedly) on the 3-life version. Them missiles.
@WhoaConstrictor
I'm starting to think whether I'm not only person who can clear 3 lives version without dying a single time.
collision checking could be more forgiving. But a cool game overall, liked the story :D
I really like your sprite for the Boss thing, I think most of the "fight" mechanics are pretty good, But the "Jump off ladder and get back on" mechanic feels more like a "Well shit that kind of works" Than an actual action.. It's incredibly clumsy and just became frustrating when it didn't work for the fifth time.
Overall I am impressed though, you have music, you have a storyline and you have a generally good game concept - The only thing I would've liked would be some more polished mechanic to avoid the missile going right down the ladder.
Cool concept and gameplay but when you die (all 3 lives) sometimes boss attacks launch when you are on the ground, dont know if that is intentional.
Cool concept, and really well executed. I like the limitation in controls and the gameplay felt like the right level of challenge. The story aspect of this was actually pretty satisfying as well. Only complaint is that pressing up while falling didn't always catch the ladder right. Great work!
The two endings are so sad, I tried to press Left and Right :( Excellent game.
Very cool concept. I got both endings - managed to realize what I had to do for one of them on my first go without seeing your screenshot.\
I'd recommend reducing the bounding box size; seemed like I was getting hit by bullets. Also I didn't once successfully jump off the ladder and return... always ended up jumping to my doom.
This seems to be one of the saddest takes on the theme :(
Great game!
that was crazy tough. Really like the concept. Always loved all the Contra wall climbing bosses and this is like a super difficult runner version of that classic gameplay. Did not properly beat in 3 life mode. Good job!
Really cool entry. Was extremely difficult though, I couldnt get to the end. Art was great and I think the concept has a lot of potential!
Loved the animations and art, though wasn't able to make it to the top. The guided missiles got me every time. :(
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Hahaha. Super cool concept!