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Nixtopia by janovbyrnisson

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made by janovbyrnisson for LD31 (JAM)
Nixtopia is a action adventure game in which you have to escape from an underground laboratory. The reason why you are kept there and by who, is a mystery. It's up to you to explore the facility and find out how to escape from there.

However not all the graphics are in their best shape, we decided to submit the game, because it is still a game. Have fun! :)

Controls: W,A,S,D + E for item pickup and interaction with objects.

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Please play and rate our Jam entry first, then check this out:

http://goo.gl/Xc5tRW

We have added a Post Ludum Dare build with graphical enhancements and bugfixes. Feel free to try it out and see the difference! :)
Windows http://ludumdare.sakergames.com/public/Nixtopia_final.rar
OS/X http://ludumdare.sakergames.com/public/nixtopia.app.zip
Linux http://ludumdare.sakergames.com/public/Nixtopia_Linux.zip
Post Ludum Dare (Windows) http://ludumdare.sakergames.com/public/NixtopiaLD31_v0.2_b4.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=43705

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.96 719
Audio(Jam) 2.75 485
Fun(Jam) 2.91 607
Graphics(Jam) 2.89 676
Humor(Jam) 2.12 732
Innovation(Jam) 2.62 764
Mood(Jam) 2.64 780
Theme(Jam) 3.40 640

Feedback

MrMordem
09. Dec 2014 · 04:10 UTC
It's a cool game, just a little more info on how to play
Nice submit
Antworks Studio
09. Dec 2014 · 04:13 UTC
Interesting, but died on the first robot and got stuck inside the floor haha
Muush
09. Dec 2014 · 04:30 UTC
Solid. Short, but really good as a LD entry.
Hellequin
09. Dec 2014 · 06:48 UTC
Good game.... Nice concept! Congrats for your entry!
Nelly
09. Dec 2014 · 06:50 UTC
style like in the "Ninja in Action" cartoon)
Groydis
09. Dec 2014 · 08:53 UTC
Wow, very neat, Excellent job.
dieblume86
09. Dec 2014 · 09:08 UTC
I realy like the idea of the craft by using a picture to give us hint.
apiotrw
09. Dec 2014 · 09:58 UTC
I think you should improve the quality of the sprites a bit.
Wayward
09. Dec 2014 · 10:11 UTC
Nice animations
Reyn
09. Dec 2014 · 10:46 UTC
I love adventure games :) The crafting table was a nice idea instead of having an inventory. The ammo amount does run out but does not update in the UI so I had to replay to kill the last enemy. Well done on the audio if you guys did it yourselves. The graphics are better than most ludum dare games. I think Jenna's next adventure needs to be on more than one screen :P
🎤 janovbyrnisson
09. Dec 2014 · 10:51 UTC
Yeah, the sprites will be definitively refined. These are only place holders, since we hadn't enough time to make them. :) On Sunday afternoon we got this new idea, before that we were working on something different, but we quickly dumped it. So in the near future you'll be able to play an enhanced and much longer version of Nixtopia. :) Thanks for all your comment!
🎤 janovbyrnisson
09. Dec 2014 · 10:54 UTC
@Reyn Yeah, we did the music ourselves, and generated the sfx online. I'm glad that there is someone who likes the music. :D
harley77
09. Dec 2014 · 16:52 UTC
Loved this one. The artwork is awesome! I loved the adventure game feel of it.
prymidion
09. Dec 2014 · 16:57 UTC
Solid little escape game! I liked the battery puzzle, and hiding from the robot on the first floor was an unexpected by cool touch.
Kuupu
09. Dec 2014 · 16:58 UTC
Cool game! Nice submit!
DesignerNap
09. Dec 2014 · 17:19 UTC
This is a great concise entry! well done! I love how it ticked so many boxes! Female lead, crafting system, hiding in lockers, Key Cards, Powering up terminals, avoiding killer robots... reminds me of another game I know ;) Excellent work tho. I enjoyed this a lot, well done.
The Evil Cult
09. Dec 2014 · 18:14 UTC
Hey, I'm sorry that you couldn't run our game. I've uploaded a fixed version - for some reason Eclipse wasn't creating a manifest file with the exported files. All good now, feel free to take another look and let us know what you think.

I'm downloading your game now and I'll give it a go a little later on today. :)
AntonyBaasan
09. Dec 2014 · 19:32 UTC
Need web or mac version. Sorry can't rate.
TMKCodes
09. Dec 2014 · 19:49 UTC
Where is the Linux build?
🎤 janovbyrnisson
09. Dec 2014 · 20:17 UTC
@AntonyBaasan Uploaded Mac build, but not tested. Would you be that kind to test it? :P Thanx!

@TMKCodes Same with Linux build :D

Sorry for not thinking about other platforms, I'm still has to recover some lost sleeping hours. :)
🎤 janovbyrnisson
09. Dec 2014 · 20:20 UTC
*have
(I told you)
Neil
10. Dec 2014 · 18:20 UTC
Nice short adventure game! Some quirks and bugs, but still enjoyed solving the puzzles! Well done.
Pulsartronic
10. Dec 2014 · 20:06 UTC
Cool, rated high in innovation ...
i was not able to find the combination at the tools table ... i'l be back later :D
asobitech
10. Dec 2014 · 22:34 UTC
Couldn't work out the controls.
I managed to hide in the locker from the robot, but then came out and didn't know how to shoot :(
🎤 janovbyrnisson
11. Dec 2014 · 06:36 UTC
@asobitech Perhaps you had no weapons to shoot with or items to throw at the robot. :) You have to find it out. :D
farwyler
11. Dec 2014 · 22:56 UTC
I love this one, realy good job here
ricklesauceur
12. Dec 2014 · 08:21 UTC
Cool! Controls were a bit difficult to figure it out ...
5k0d
12. Dec 2014 · 12:30 UTC
look is ok, sound is pretty awesome but i had a bug with the controls...character keept moving to the right couldnt do a thing to fix it ;-(
talecrafter
12. Dec 2014 · 12:39 UTC
Good game. Controls could be more intuitive.
Crafting items is a good idea, but I didn't like the combat gameplay.
Items could use a description, name or bigger pictures because some of them are hard to recognize.
Teesquared
12. Dec 2014 · 12:44 UTC
Very complete but short game. Crafting in a platform adventure game was a nice twist.
CMWeissMedia
14. Dec 2014 · 07:05 UTC
Pretty fun idea. A bit buggy, I couldn't open the door on the second story even after I build the battery and turned on the computer.
banana4life
14. Dec 2014 · 21:30 UTC
Kinda buggy when you get hit
lapskaus
14. Dec 2014 · 21:41 UTC
Nice game for killing 5 minutes.
GarethIW
15. Dec 2014 · 09:33 UTC
Quite ambitious for a jam game, which is cool. Took a little time to figure out the crafting bit but other than that was straightforward and quite fun
broknecho
16. Dec 2014 · 03:17 UTC
Definitely a good start for such a small time frame. I beat it by trial and error on a few spots. Bone animations looked good. Nice Job!
voxel
16. Dec 2014 · 06:37 UTC
Didn't rate: i couldn't see anything beyond the room with the computer, but was able to pick up a fire extinguisher (even though i was offscreen). Probably a resolution bug? I'm using OS/X with a retina screen, so sometimes this happens. I'll come back towards the end of voting to see if there's a fixed version to rate :). Beautiful art style btw
🎤 janovbyrnisson
16. Dec 2014 · 12:16 UTC
@voxel Yes you are right, one of my friends pointed that out that on mac there is a resolution problem. It will be fixed soon. :)
mathmadlen
19. Dec 2014 · 01:09 UTC
Cool artstyle, well planned puzzles & nice mood. Really enjoyed it!
Omiya Games
19. Dec 2014 · 22:23 UTC
"Five Stars." -Brightstar
EvanEGibbs
29. Dec 2014 · 02:10 UTC
The sound was really great! This was ambitious for a LD game! The sprites and backgrounds were very detailed. I could tell sometimes there wasn't a complete animation sometimes but that is to be expected. I liked the idea of the crafting table but that's really where I got stuck. I wish the items had descriptions or some kind of hint. Great idea and good job!