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Remote Control by Louisload

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made by Louisload for LD31 (COMPO)
>> Change channels using the numeric keys 1-9. The cute character is controlled with the arrow keys. <<

Hello.
This is your good old television screen.
And a weird little man is inside it, trying to find out about something...
The cute character is controlled with the arrow keys.
Change channels using the numeric keys 1-9. Since you don't have cable those are the only channels available.
Please be safe.

Here is a walkthrough in case you don't have time to search the end or are stuck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEBTZF-CmeI

Edit: Thank you all nice people for your feedback! It is much appreciated and I am taking notes of all your suggestions in case I make a polished sequel of this! :DD

P.s.: This game was developed for the the Ludum Dare 31: Entire Game on One Screen.
Besides having all the action happening in one television screen, the theme was also applied in a more technical way: if you look at the source code, which was made in Construct 2, everything was programmed in one single screen (also known as layout in Construct).

P.p.s.: I wont tell the secret that lies within the channel 9.

Made with:
- Construct 2
- Ableton Live
- GIMP 2
- Piskel
- Love
Web http://hexuus.org/games/RemoteControl/
Web (2) http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/remote-control/41027/
Windows https://mega.co.nz/#!B0EzHaDa!Tn8hdERuWKwc83hMamBwD38sy6nO1pVnZ13to7yRKYs
Source https://mega.co.nz/#!p9F0zBrB!c1GgURjs-aEk-3opEhzJp067iZYDsW9XjvqAXwb-CN8
Walkthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEBTZF-CmeI
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=46897

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.31 433
Audio 3.22 249
Fun 2.93 706
Graphics 2.67 831
Humor 2.91 300
Innovation 3.99 82
Mood 3.44 168
Theme 4.26 62

Feedback

Javabot
07. Dec 2014 路 03:07 UTC
This was a very fun game to play, and the music fit everything. I am happy this game exists.
tonypai
07. Dec 2014 路 10:28 UTC
This is very cool! What should I do after pick up the key and door? Is there any secret hiding? :D
馃帳 Louisload
07. Dec 2014 路 10:56 UTC
yes tonypai, there is! i don't want to spoil it tho, just try to access one of the channels you can't at the beginning
thank you for your feedback Javabot & tonypai!
Wakka
07. Dec 2014 路 17:56 UTC
Very funny game with great gfx and sound. I found the channel witching took a bit long, but all in all great work!
Spacemyname
08. Dec 2014 路 03:50 UTC
Wonderful game, my only gripe about it is how there isn't a sequel
tonypai
08. Dec 2014 路 04:12 UTC
I did it! Finally! TV definitely sucks! lol

Thanks for making this game, I'm really enjoy it. :D
apiotrw
08. Dec 2014 路 11:17 UTC
Very unusual and interesting idea
Insality
08. Dec 2014 路 11:20 UTC
cool LD Theme idea and implementation! Was difficult to understand what's happening at start :D
jfreax
08. Dec 2014 路 11:33 UTC
Wonderful game. I really like the idea.
Nice simple graphics. The music fits very good.

Its not that simple. And sometime its takes a rather long time to switch the channel. But overall, very good. Well done.
oh_andrej
08. Dec 2014 路 11:37 UTC
Ha, I actually had the same idea but didn't go for it since I didn't know how to implement it...but you did it :D You need some trial and error but it's fun exploring and the music is actually quite atmospheric. I like it!
dekkuran
08. Dec 2014 路 11:40 UTC
Original idea. Loved the channel switching and having to keep track of where you are. Great music too. So soothing and grumpy. :)
mahu
08. Dec 2014 路 11:48 UTC
The music is creepy! and i get stucked many times changing the channels; =/
hexagore
08. Dec 2014 路 12:13 UTC
Very original concept.. love the blade runner-esque music too. Nice! :)
lisac
08. Dec 2014 路 12:14 UTC
Very good game, great concept!
anokta
08. Dec 2014 路 12:23 UTC
cool concept! didn't get what to do after opening the door though. anything more?
馃帳 Louisload
08. Dec 2014 路 12:42 UTC
thanks for the feedback everyone!
@anokta: after opening the door, get the maximum to the left as you can and then go to channel 7, the cosmetic advertising channel :3
bazld
08. Dec 2014 路 12:54 UTC
Great idea. And, yes, kinda creepy?!
I really admire entries that fully embraced the theme (I struggled this time).
MegaMasterX
08. Dec 2014 路 15:13 UTC
The puzzle aspects of this entry are really well thought-out. Job-well done!
Zolkren
08. Dec 2014 路 15:15 UTC
As mentioned before, the music is pretty fun to hear.
The fact that you do not have to download this game makes it more comfortable to play.
good game.
inkeystring
08. Dec 2014 路 15:15 UTC
really nice ideas..so much scope too :)
adrianulima
08. Dec 2014 路 15:16 UTC
nice music and very good use of the theme.. great game!
Kim
08. Dec 2014 路 15:17 UTC
Cool idea and creepy 80s sci-fi-ish music :D Got the key and door, couldnt figure out the rest. Interesting!
CatOnMars
08. Dec 2014 路 15:17 UTC
Nice puzzle platformer with innovative concept and it really fit into the theme! GJ!
hectorhon
08. Dec 2014 路 15:27 UTC
Great concept! First game I played today that sticks close to the theme. I like the music, suits the game perfectly :)
hectorhon
08. Dec 2014 路 15:30 UTC
There's actually a shortcut though, no need for the key... just go to the channel with the colour stripes ;)
Tuism
08. Dec 2014 路 15:31 UTC
It might look subpar, but the idea is really good. I don't know what to do after the key, I'm assuming get to the big guy or something.

I think I would like there to be more of a "system", a way to tell that I'm going to fall or not fall besides trying everything. It's a really good smart idea, just needs a bit more design and polish :)
Rulrite
08. Dec 2014 路 15:32 UTC
A very innovative use of the theme and a real brain teaser! I beat it with the help of a notepad, haha. Great work - it was fun to work out the right path through the game.
馃帳 Louisload
08. Dec 2014 路 16:56 UTC
@hectorhon damn! i knew i would leave some kind of loophole D: nice find!
pjimmy
08. Dec 2014 路 17:56 UTC
love it, the music is great and the concept is very original
Jupiter_Hadley
09. Dec 2014 路 04:01 UTC
Challenging game, great concept! I Included it in part 2 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/QrqYJieiXWs
InfectionTeam
09. Dec 2014 路 07:21 UTC
Interesting concept, I like your use of the theme as well :D Took me a while to wrap my head around the space X channels.
xaedes
09. Dec 2014 路 16:47 UTC
Very cool idea!! But it was really annoying to switch channels. Make it somehow smoother please.
Beerman
09. Dec 2014 路 20:14 UTC
Great twist on the theme - I got past the door and now I'm standing on a cloud next to a snowman - is that the end?
馃帳 Louisload
09. Dec 2014 路 21:12 UTC
Thank you everyone for your suggestions! It is much appreciated and I am taking notes of all of them in case I make a polished sequel of this!

@Beerman: That is not the end but you are so, so, sooooo close! I made a super-quick walkthrough here if you want to see what happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEBTZF-CmeI
trykondev
10. Dec 2014 路 02:30 UTC
Interesting idea, I was a big fan of the music and the static sound effect. NIce take on the theme
rantt
10. Dec 2014 路 02:40 UTC
Cool concept, I really liked this, though it did take me a while to figure out what to do. Great job :)
puppetmaster
10. Dec 2014 路 07:47 UTC
Very cool implementation of the theme, love it!

Thanks for commenting our game.
My kids shacked to the snowm盲盲n song! :-)
zzq
10. Dec 2014 路 08:10 UTC
Walked through using jumps and another sequence then in video. Great idea.
wademcgillis
10. Dec 2014 路 20:42 UTC
Great game! I eventually gave up and watched the walkthrough. Sometimes when changing channels, the player disappears and the game has to load channels a second time. If the channel switching was faster, it wouldn't be an issue.
TheMeorch
10. Dec 2014 路 21:48 UTC
This is interesting -- as a player I'm tempted to want to be able to see all the screens at once, so I can strategically try to figure out where to go. But this definitely hearkens back to an earlier age of adventure gaming where players had to figure everything out for themselves, and there's definitely value in that. Nice work!
AdventureIslands
10. Dec 2014 路 22:01 UTC
Pretty cool idea for the game. The channel switching worked well. Nice art and music. The character could perhaps have had little floatier jump.
Elendow
11. Dec 2014 路 11:19 UTC
Great game, I love the concept, there's a lot of possibilities on it.
NPException
11. Dec 2014 路 14:44 UTC
The music is soooo strange, but very fitting! :)
The best use of the theme I have seen so far!
sebasRez
11. Dec 2014 路 15:16 UTC
Wow, that was some trippy stuff. I really liked the concept but without reading the info I wouldn't have known to change the channels with the number pad or to move the character. Definitely a game of discovery and playing around to get a grip of the game which is cool in its own right. (I got up to unlocking the door)
Slothmachine
11. Dec 2014 路 17:46 UTC
Cool idea! Takes a little time to figure out what channels to use. Graphics are pretty fun too :)
Wilou1428
11. Dec 2014 路 21:15 UTC
I've got the went to the door. The door disappeared and I don't know what to do next. It is very unique game congrats :D
OFF
12. Dec 2014 路 00:05 UTC
A perfect idea for the theme, but the cost of die & retry is maybe too high, it would be interesting to previz the other level in thumbnail or not die directly.
Crawler Studios
14. Dec 2014 路 20:36 UTC
Really fun game, concept is very funny. Enjoyed it, nice job!
ChuiGum
16. Dec 2014 路 01:14 UTC
Very innovative, nice graphics, sounds, and good game overall. Great job
Aisland
16. Dec 2014 路 10:14 UTC
Very funny game, great idea and special control
alyphen
20. Dec 2014 路 14:07 UTC
I wasn't actually that keen on this entry - the mechanic was interesting to play with, and remembering every screen was tough, but it was lacking quite a lot of polish. Some of the text looks like it was scribbled together in MSPaint or something, and the music was fairly repetitive.
It would have been interesting if the music changed with each channel, and the transitioning between channels was made smoother - the huge grey background and obtrusive noise wasn't really the best way to go about this.
Death wasn't really punishing, but I guess that kind of worked. You kept all your items, and nothing really happened.
There wasn't much content or story - I wasn't attached to the character in any way, he was just "a graphical glitch on my television" so finding true love didn't really make me feel anything. The platforming physics weren't the greatest - it allowed you to get stuck in blocks and stuff - but it just about worked.
sP0CkEr2
22. Dec 2014 路 04:28 UTC
very innovative - very fun - great job
hissssssssss
28. Dec 2014 路 06:10 UTC
Heh, your idea was similar to mine, but I like the way you've executed it as a puzzle-platformer. There were a few bugs, though--it was easy to get stuck in objects when changing channels, and if you "died," sometimes I would get stuck in some kind of infinite static loop.
By being very careful and by following the walkthrough I was able to finish it. I don't know what made you choose this type of music, but it's a nice, mellow, weird kind of track that fits well.
jpmit
28. Dec 2014 路 09:06 UTC
Cool idea, good use of the theme, fun and challenging. Haunting music, good graphics, and some humour to cap it off ;) All round a great entry!
Gins
28. Dec 2014 路 10:36 UTC
Pretty cool idea, but it's easy to win the game by just switching to the snowman channel right at the start after jumping, so you don't have to get the key and unlock the door ^-^
Alexandre Szybiak
28. Dec 2014 路 10:41 UTC
Hey ! I loved it, I love the idea. You should explain how to change channel in the game, it seems obvious when you know, but at first I was about to quit xD. I loved the music and the overall weird late night tv vibe (a bit of twin peaks ?). Also one funny thing, I finished the game without the key.
DavidErosa
28. Dec 2014 路 12:12 UTC
Cool idea! I found if a bit hard to get it initially but once you get the grasp of it it's totally fun!
BabaJaga
28. Dec 2014 路 15:20 UTC
Creepy music, I like it.
SK16 Games
28. Dec 2014 路 15:21 UTC
Really good use of theme! Fun to play, and nice audio! The Twin Peaks referece, just made my day! Damn good cup of game!
Igor KinGamer
28. Dec 2014 路 16:36 UTC
Loved the end! P-E-R-F-E-C-T. hahaha :)
ArcturusDeluxe
28. Dec 2014 路 21:37 UTC
Very cool idea. Could use a lot more presentational polish and gameplay tweaks though, I think the player control is a bit slow, and transitioning between the channels takes a little bit too long. Really cool take on the theme though.