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Once upon a time... by Frankus

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made by Frankus for LD31 (JAM)
Once upon a time... a Raptor and a T-Rex

This is a narrative platformer where the entire contents of the game are on the starting screen. Platforms will move as you progress to show you the way. Follow the game to hear the story, or follow the story to get to the end of the game... but most of all, don't exit the screen! Or should you?

Hint: don't leave any platforms behind!

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Team Borderline is...
François Gaumond
Jonathan Filion
Cathy Tremblay
Christian Gaumond
Louis-Charles Berthiaume
Small Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20309414/LD31/OnceUponATimeSmall.html
Large Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20309414/LD31/OnceUponATime.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=22747

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1500
Overall(Jam) 3.35 375
Audio(Jam) 3.11 350
Fun(Jam) 2.85 659
Graphics(Jam) 2.90 671
Innovation(Jam) 3.53 227
Mood(Jam) 3.32 303
Theme(Jam) 3.79 277

Feedback

eerongal
09. Dec 2014 · 03:06 UTC
Interesting game, i could see this being a very neat story telling mechanic if it were to be expanded.
Wiering
09. Dec 2014 · 03:09 UTC
Good use of the theme. Why can I only vote for humor?
zillix
09. Dec 2014 · 03:19 UTC
Very cool! The concept was quite original. Great work.
Justin Mullin
09. Dec 2014 · 03:25 UTC
Love the storytelling setup. Nice use of voice, and the platforming was an interesting concept. I think you may have opted *in* to Humor instead of *out*, so I can't vote on anything else - the form changed from opt in to opt out at the last minute.
Samuel Arminana
09. Dec 2014 · 03:33 UTC
Great idea for telling stories
🎤 Frankus
09. Dec 2014 · 15:35 UTC
Ah yes, we did get mixed up with the categories, thank you for telling us. Great to see comments on our work =)

Jonathan
Alendro
09. Dec 2014 · 18:28 UTC
Cool idea. I like the audio. Good job!
seraphki
11. Dec 2014 · 02:55 UTC
I really like this as a storytelling medium. It was really easy to get the little raptor stuck in a mid-jump animation, which seemed to inevitably lead to a platform glitch and him falling to his doom. Overall though, like the effort. Also, the raptor run animation was adorable.
xerohuang
11. Dec 2014 · 02:56 UTC
Nice game!
celanova
11. Dec 2014 · 02:59 UTC
Well done! Interesting narrative, and very cool mechanics with the moving platforms. However, the jumping and movement felt a little bit stiff. Otherwise, I had fun and enjoyed the ride.
psychonull
11. Dec 2014 · 02:59 UTC
Original concept. Nice game!!
udo
11. Dec 2014 · 03:13 UTC
This made me exceedingly sad. Good job on the very very touching short story and the game overall (it's very unforgiving though, if you jump over just one tile it's all over). Don't know what to say except: very well done.
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
13. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
Lovely take on the theme, well done!
monsieurvinou
14. Dec 2014 · 17:44 UTC
Loved it :O
I really like storytelling games, and it really felt like I was playing a game made for my niece!
Congrats on this!
RHY3756547
14. Dec 2014 · 17:51 UTC
can raptors even be nice?
Mach60KAS
14. Dec 2014 · 22:33 UTC
It was certainly unique, but we all know the t-rex would have eaten that raptor long ago. Anyhoo, interesting take on the theme and a different method of storytelling. Good job! (The inverse kinematic animation was a nice touch!)