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Blipt in the Dark by PurpleApes

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made by PurpleApes for LD31 (JAM)
Help Blipt reachs the exit.
He glows but dark creatures lurk in corners and doors are closed!

It is a platform game which also use the front and the back of the screen ;)
You can move blipt through different layer, which emulate a very poor 3D feeling, with the up and down arrow, in order to reach the exit.

Does not feel finish, but I think everyone can say the same :)

But we enjoyed making it and hope you will enjoy playing it :D

Bug Fix: X to jump

Bug Known: restart after death may not work for now! Reload Page!
Web http://www.purpleapes.com/BliptintheDark/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=39859

Ratings

Coolness 90% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.43 975
Audio(Jam) 2.31 611
Fun(Jam) 2.15 978
Graphics(Jam) 2.31 894
Innovation(Jam) 2.67 740
Mood(Jam) 2.36 891
Theme(Jam) 3.10 840

Feedback

The Walking Kiwi
09. Dec 2014 路 01:20 UTC
It's.. bugged? I can't jump, it resets the level?
馃帳 PurpleApes
09. Dec 2014 路 16:15 UTC
Thank you! We are going to change this bug several other!
We did not test enough :)
kiririn51
10. Dec 2014 路 00:20 UTC
I think the idea behind this can work (like in Mutant Mudds) but it needs good visual cues so the player can navigate through the level without hassle, but in its current stage... it's not very pleasant to play ^^; but I'm sure it can be improved.
okkolobr
10. Dec 2014 路 09:24 UTC
Died while changing plans because I touch a wall on arrival (go from background to foreground, wall was on foreground).
Good start with the idea, you need to work on it more to get a good result :)

Nice start !
Wampus
10. Dec 2014 路 20:22 UTC
Nice concept. Had some trouble changing from foreground to background, etc. Still got quite far, though.
Mekuri
10. Dec 2014 路 20:26 UTC
A very nice use of the theme- I liked the 3rd dimension in a 2D game aspect- It made for some interesting playing. You had to concentrate at some points to keep track of which layer you were on! Very innovative. nice job!
rabbit
10. Dec 2014 路 20:33 UTC
Very hard to tell what is going on or what I am touching. Could really use some sound and more visual feedback for interacting with things.
ViliX64
10. Dec 2014 路 20:55 UTC
Quite glitchy, but I still like the gameplay :)
Raiyumi
10. Dec 2014 路 20:57 UTC
Interesting concept. It was confusing switching between foreground and background, but keep it up!
anissen
10. Dec 2014 路 21:03 UTC
Very nice graphics but I had trouble playing the game. I ended up dying because I got stuck in a door :P
DiegoHenriquez
10. Dec 2014 路 21:17 UTC
in all honesty it wasn't fun. but i do find it cool how you can change to different layers that was innovative. As for the theme it was great. love how blipt looks.
LeReveur
10. Dec 2014 路 21:31 UTC
A little laggy for me, but it worked. Nice idea, I wish I had a better computer to test it really. :)
Taldius
11. Dec 2014 路 14:32 UTC
Nice concept.
Good job!
wilpel1234
11. Dec 2014 路 17:27 UTC
Good job!
ynots
13. Dec 2014 路 06:32 UTC
nice..
Backterria
14. Dec 2014 路 11:20 UTC
I like the idea of 3d levels in your game!With some optimisation it will be much much greater!Keep up!
billrizer
14. Dec 2014 路 11:26 UTC
Good start - bugs stopped me from being able to play past first 10 seconds though :(
wavertron
20. Dec 2014 路 00:16 UTC
Innovative idea but the execution let it down a little. I would suggest removing the lighting/darkness effect - I think that hurts the gameplay and doesnt really add value. The 3 planes/layers is the innovative bit you got going on here, and that alone should be enough for a solid puzzle platformer to be built on. The player will benefit in being able to see it all. I reckon you can focus on just this layers aspect if you wanted to develop it further. Good job overall though.
sorlok
20. Dec 2014 路 01:02 UTC
Good game! A bit weird with determining whether or not you can switch levels, but I like the idea of putting multiple levels on one screen. Nice job!
alpha_rat
20. Dec 2014 路 14:21 UTC
I like your idea of switching layers to complete the platformer
01rafael
20. Dec 2014 路 22:18 UTC
Psychodelic! Maybe, I'm wrong, but honestly seemed like this rabbit is on the drags xD
BarrensZeppelin
20. Dec 2014 路 22:22 UTC
Cool and small game. :)
The idea is interesting!
Krisjet
22. Dec 2014 路 18:11 UTC
This feels very unpolished right now, the collision detection is very hard to grasp, there's no feedback when you take damage, and no real explanation when you are able to switch between layers. It's also really dark, which makes it tough to see the enemies before you are almost on top of them.
PapyPilgrim
29. Dec 2014 路 19:09 UTC
music is playing, but I have a black screen on both chrome and FF