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Berta by Spang

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made by Spang for LD30 (JAM)
Berta is a 2.5 Platformer game with some pretty interesting world swapping mechanics.
In it you play as Berta, a girl who has the ability to switch between worlds at her will to reach her destination, the road is not easy and there will be many obstacles to overcome but with patience everything is possible.

Beware the barbs and try not to fall into the void, that could set you back ...

Happy to have participated in Ludum Dare 30! We will see you next time! ^^



Some Controls:

WASD : Move, Jump and Double Jump.
SPACE: Swap between worlds.
ESC: Pause the game and opens the menu... (Sometimes)
BRAIN: Use it to figure out the puzzles. (Optional)
Web http://www.kongregate.com/games/JaDaSpan/berta-ld30
Windows https://www.mediafire.com/?pg32of57b77wu1q
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=38899

Ratings

Coolness 65% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.05 494
Audio(Jam) 3.50 170
Fun(Jam) 3.05 372
Graphics(Jam) 3.28 424
Humor(Jam) 2.14 484
Innovation(Jam) 3.10 354
Mood(Jam) 2.81 536
Theme(Jam) 3.56 190

Feedback

JetL33t
26. Aug 2014 · 11:49 UTC
Controls are a bit floaty but the music is awesome :P
Solid entry. Sad that there is no win condition (at least none I found)
Tanser
26. Aug 2014 · 20:07 UTC
Lovely, nicely made game! Good job. The music is amazing. Simple idea but executed really well! :)
esayitch
26. Aug 2014 · 20:08 UTC
Movement is shaky but the mechanic is very solid and it is great that you had the presence of mind to put in checkpoints. Graphics suit it very well, and music was fun as well, gave it something special.
Majko
26. Aug 2014 · 20:09 UTC
Sometimes nice puzzles.
Mekuri
26. Aug 2014 · 20:18 UTC
I made it to the end - And @JetL33t there is a win condition :-)
I loved the idea, I mean really loved it. It was just sad that the slippery oontrols were more of an annoyance than a challenge. I loved that this was in 3D and I think the idea of seeing the "other world" in the background all the time is awesome, and it makes it fun to think ahead, and gives you the feeling of being smart or something :-) I loved everything about the gameplay- The graphics were decent- But those controls really bothered me- But controls aside this was a really interesting and good game. Well done!
grillaface
26. Aug 2014 · 22:05 UTC
Fun! Piano music is really nice too; great job!
Once Upon a Team
26. Aug 2014 · 22:06 UTC
That's a nice entry ! The puzzles are well thought and we see a good will of learning to the player.
Removing the velocity of the movements would be really cool, since we sometimes need more precision, imo ;)
Peping
26. Aug 2014 · 22:11 UTC
I encountered one bug. I switched worlds, started falling and then got stuck inside the floor, so I had to start again.
But overall, it's fun and a very good game!
tbamberg
26. Aug 2014 · 22:26 UTC
Controls are a bit wonky, but otherwise it's really fun.
FlashRocks
26. Aug 2014 · 22:34 UTC
It was neat. Theme is definitely fit, although I would have liked to see this fleshed out more (enemies, powerups, that kind of thing).
abayb
26. Aug 2014 · 22:41 UTC
Controls were really too slippery for this type of game I thought. Music was very well done, and the entry fit the theme excellently. My only big complaint would be that the idea is far from original.
awesomeusername
26. Aug 2014 · 22:44 UTC
This looks really nice and I'd like to play more of it, but the controls are just too much. :(
abeing
26. Aug 2014 · 22:45 UTC
Nice! this game trains your left hand skills. after you played a while it should be no problem to play guitar XD
hoyt hoy
26. Aug 2014 · 22:52 UTC
Nice puzzles, a little difficult.
Controls and colliders was strange but a good game.
BinaryPie
26. Aug 2014 · 23:13 UTC
Good mechanic, but controls are way too drifty, and switching worlds feels really imprecise. Audio was very good though. Improve those and it'd be a great game.
ramoncb
26. Aug 2014 · 23:53 UTC
The character need some more precise controls...

But that double-jump and swap world at same time got me of surprise! =D

Nice way of change worlds too, really 'connected' ! Good job !
Jishenaz
27. Aug 2014 · 00:16 UTC
The game was fun and a great use of the theme. Only problem is when the player moves, there is too much momentum and the player cannot slow down once moving, so it made it hard to time my jumps. Otherwise, great game. The music was good too.
Caliber_Project
27. Aug 2014 · 00:54 UTC
I gotta ask: was the controls and slippery walking was intended? If so, bravo. Bravo!
PixlWalkr
28. Aug 2014 · 06:37 UTC
nice gameplay
kristof
28. Aug 2014 · 19:44 UTC
As others stated, the controls feel clunky. But I like the idea and the music is nice.
Lokarunith
29. Aug 2014 · 13:13 UTC
A cool entry, the character is a bt difficult to control, but that's a minor problem. Nice game
xXweeguyXx
29. Aug 2014 · 13:34 UTC
Pretty awesome game, great music, not a fan of the movement however :p
AlbertoSM
30. Aug 2014 · 09:13 UTC
Nice game! I like the idea but it could have used some polishing on the animations and the physics, since it usually feels like you are running through an ice skating range.
RobotFriend
02. Sep 2014 · 23:45 UTC
Cute game and concept. Controls were tricky at times.
ClownAround
05. Sep 2014 · 02:40 UTC
Great game design. Loved the music.
SecondDimension
06. Sep 2014 · 17:22 UTC
Nice puzzle mechanics and music, I liked teh colour palette too
Z.B.G.E.
08. Sep 2014 · 21:03 UTC
Haha I got a lot of "c'mon physics engine!!" moments along the way, but usually it was pretty forgiving (permissive jump conditions + checkpoints), so I made it to the end (well, to the gray wall, couldn't find more?) without too much issues. It felt a bit short though, so I guess I missed something but I really couldn't find anything more.

The graphics are pretty good and cohesive, I liked the piano bit too.