Neanderthal Twins by RegularSlinky

made by RegularSlinky for LD30 (COMPO)

THE WEB PLAYER LINK SHOULD NOW BE FIXED :)

This was my first LD48 so Im just happy that I managed to finish something. It lacks a lot of polish and artistic direction because I made the choice to concentrate on making it playable first. Im glad I did, but one of my big regrets is not managing to create 2 different player sprites. I used a cheap re-colour to fix this and make it more playable.

Use your mouse buttons to play. Each click makes a different player jump. Reach the end to win. Watch out for portals as they will swap player positions.

Controls:
Left and Right mouse buttons
or left ctrl/alt

Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/51836888/Web%20Build/Web%20Build.html
Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4sa373d5jikwgq4/AADy3MMo7r_5ZZ0Z-oFskkCHa/NT_LD30_Win_x86.zip?dl=0
OS/X	https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4sa373d5jikwgq4/AABOJlKlbPMzn9DCWBpGW8hCa/NT_LD30_Mac_OSX.zip?dl=0
Linux	https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4sa373d5jikwgq4/AACrrS6BN5fVqGkXW2A_HxFka/NT_LD30_Linux.zip?dl=0
Source	https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4sa373d5jikwgq4/AABMmkoAFPTBnToH35HclH3Ha/NT_LD30_Source_Code.zip?dl=0
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=40173

Ratings

Coolness	41%	1542
Overall	3.17	596

Audio	2.45	691
Fun	3.27	357
Graphics	3.13	534
Humor	3.11	170
Innovation	2.82	810
Mood	2.67	829
Theme	3.57	316

Feedback

Hoopsnake Games

25. Aug 2014 · 11:50 UTC

Can you provide the public link directly to the Unity HTML page on your dropbox?

DvanderAart

25. Aug 2014 · 11:51 UTC

On the web player i got this message:
""Built with beta version of Unity. Will only work on your computer!""
I installed the windows version instead and that rund fine.
At first i though bah an endless runner but the two characters in seperate lanes and specially when they switch is a nice twist. The screenshake is a bit too much for me though.

ZirconCode

25. Aug 2014 · 12:07 UTC

Awesome gameplay, good speed and challenge, very frustrating when they start switching (in a good way). Nice Screen Shake!

Blue Thumbs Gaming

25. Aug 2014 · 12:37 UTC

Congrats on your game! Oh man this is a challenging but very fun little game. I really want to be better at it but the portals screw with my stupid brain too badly and I always die soon after. That's no fault of the game mind you! Solid gameplay and mechanics that fits in really well with the theme, the only thing I didn't like was the screen shake seemed a little heavy handed to me and a backing track would have helped set the mood a bit more. Cheers, Ben.

panurge

25. Aug 2014 · 14:25 UTC

Frustrating but in a good way - I kept going back for one more try. I actually quite like the screenshake and everything else worked beautifully. Great visuals, sounds (although yes, a backing track would be awesome), gameplay and mood. Excellent!

graebor

25. Aug 2014 · 15:32 UTC

Good work! The main annoyance for me is that the context menu comes up when right clicking in the web player. I don't know if it's possible to restrict that or not. Anyway congrats on finishing a game! :)

neipo13

25. Aug 2014 · 16:48 UTC

Very cool concept, would love to see this further fleshed out!

mutuware

25. Aug 2014 · 18:38 UTC

Needs more screenshake.

GeorgeBroussard

25. Aug 2014 · 23:03 UTC

Solid entry. Well done. Liked the Megaman inspired jump frame. Devious to flip the character on the second level after I'm used to the controls :) Bug? On my Mac, the RMB brings up a menu in the browser, so I had to default to keyboard. Challenging game.

🎤 RegularSlinky

25. Aug 2014 · 23:44 UTC

Thanks for the comments, guys. I need to look into disabling that menu with right clicks.
George: The stream was fun. I hope you'll be doing it again in December.

Axebane

26. Aug 2014 · 17:05 UTC

Challenging yet fun game. Good work!

pinion

26. Aug 2014 · 17:21 UTC

Love that title screen.

My brain just can't process the game apparently though - I never made it past the pit/spike.

TrickFishPie

26. Aug 2014 · 22:48 UTC

Cool - Real nice pace to the game. Quite difficult switching between buttons and working out where to concentrate(specially with a touchpad)

Linusson

27. Aug 2014 · 18:12 UTC

Wow, it gets hard when the controls get flipped. :D But a fun little game. I liked the screen shaking on the countdown. :)

I also get a menu on the right mouse button.

A score / high score function would be nice. But as my score would have been bad I can live without it. ;)

mrexcessive

29. Aug 2014 · 15:43 UTC

Hi there. Good fun, but I was very bad at it, sons not here and cats refused to play. Nice smooth jumping and animation. Nice pixelart and chiptunes. Good job!

ncannasse

03. Sep 2014 · 12:05 UTC

Toooo haaaarddd :)

HotBoxGames

04. Sep 2014 · 17:53 UTC

Love the difficulty curve - nice take on the connected worlds theme. Great job!

uvwar

05. Sep 2014 · 16:41 UTC

Screenshake was making me a little sick, probably combined with the slight slowdown I was getting in-browser. I also wish you could hold down the jump and get a different arc or something, as now you need to time your jumps perfectly or its pointless-you can't make the distance. Very nice first game, though!

jukimv1986

07. Sep 2014 · 09:23 UTC

hahaha nice funny game, it was hard though when passing through portals to adjust to the change. Great take on the theme and simple yet effective game mechanics. Great job!