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Divided We Fail by ninjascript

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made by ninjascript for LD30 (JAM)
!!! Arrow keys to move/jump !!!

Divided We Fail marks the second time this team has taken the Ludum Dare challenge.

The idea of controlling two characters on screen at once came to mind as soon as we saw the theme. At first we were going to use a zeppelin and submarine, but opted for a ground instead as a cheap and easy way to divide the two playing fields.

Last time we got a bit of gaff for the difficulty of the game, so this time around we tried to ramp the learning curve up a bit. The stages are generated randomly, and speed up as time goes on.

## Credits ###

Most of the artwork is pulled from other sources, but the two characters are original illustrations.

http://opengameart.org/content/rocket-0
http://opengameart.org/content/explosion-sheet
http://opengameart.org/content/hungry-dino-9-chiptune-tracks-10-sfx
http://opengameart.org/content/fly-launch-jet-yo-frankie
http://opengameart.org/content/24-cute-fighting-game-voice-recordings
http://files.anitalink.com/gamecache/hl/valve/sound/ambience/bee1.wav
http://opengameart.org/content/animated-butterfly
http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/vector-landscape/rolling_hills_311814.html
http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/vector-misc/blue_modern_city_vector_illustration_267221.html
http://opengameart.org/content/helicopter-cartoony
http://opengameart.org/content/golgotha-textures-tunnelroadjpg
http://opengameart.org/content/side-scrolling-fantasy-themed-game-assets
Web http://www.ninjascript.com/ludumdare/30/
Source https://github.com/ninjascribble/LudumDare30
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=35875

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.19 405
Audio(Jam) 3.31 276
Fun(Jam) 3.28 242
Graphics(Jam) 3.64 267
Humor(Jam) 2.50 335
Innovation(Jam) 2.61 605
Mood(Jam) 2.98 444
Theme(Jam) 3.64 157

Feedback

phasebeta
25. Aug 2014 · 05:15 UTC
Rather fun!
BloodJohn
25. Aug 2014 · 05:26 UTC
One more split platformer. OK.
Seraphic Media
25. Aug 2014 · 05:29 UTC
Nice! love the idea and the artwork!
fserb
25. Aug 2014 · 05:42 UTC
I like the artwork. I also enjoyed the jump gameplay, reminded me of old Atari platforms. Good job.
varun
25. Aug 2014 · 05:43 UTC
Cool mechanic - would love to see an interesting narrative surrounding these characters!
Suvidriel
25. Aug 2014 · 05:52 UTC
Really nice idea and fun to play :)
kidando
25. Aug 2014 · 09:11 UTC
I liked this game. Its hard but easy to get game. You have my respect :)
owyoow
25. Aug 2014 · 14:38 UTC
Good game. I liked the mechanics.
Linus123xbb
25. Aug 2014 · 14:43 UTC
I liked this game a lot, it was fun playing!
hoyt hoy
25. Aug 2014 · 14:47 UTC
Good way to play, cute graphics. Difficult but possible.
Good game.
alvarop
26. Aug 2014 · 00:41 UTC
Game looks nice and is pretty fun, even though the mechanic is not fully "balanced". I really enjoyed the music!
Konste
26. Aug 2014 · 04:50 UTC
Loved the graphics and idea. The controls were a bit clunky and hard to articulate but I had a good time playing it.
darklightteam
26. Aug 2014 · 10:32 UTC
Thanks for the source. When you play the screen is moving because the scroll of the windows detected the arrow key :S
Lovely characters :)
ploogle
27. Aug 2014 · 04:47 UTC
Great choice to make the threats stand out both from the backgrounds *and* the other type. It makes it easier to use peripheral vision. :) One of the better entries I've played.
louis.denizet
27. Aug 2014 · 06:10 UTC
Good game, good idea, everything works, I only would have liked a bit more of history or kick into the game :p Anyway good job ;)
hamster_mk_4
27. Aug 2014 · 06:16 UTC
Some more audio queues would have been good, since my eyes were not able to keep track of two screen at once
Christian Scandariato
27. Aug 2014 · 06:23 UTC
Cool idea, great execution. Fun game!
Cake&Code
27. Aug 2014 · 07:02 UTC
I think the jumping makes the controls too sluggish, but overall it was pretty fun.
ruerob
27. Aug 2014 · 07:53 UTC
Nice game. The characters look cute. Thank you for your entry.
Oxeren
27. Aug 2014 · 09:11 UTC
Fun and challenging :)
~SquigglySoup~
27. Aug 2014 · 12:41 UTC
Great artwork and fun gameplay. Of course we are a fan of the split, multicharacter design xD
AmmoreChicks
27. Aug 2014 · 18:45 UTC
Very nice! The characters are beautiful and well inserted into the other graphic assets. The game is a little difficult... for me at least!
BuffaloPhil
27. Aug 2014 · 18:57 UTC
Great style. Nice work
MicroChasm
27. Aug 2014 · 22:44 UTC
That was a fun game. I like the graphics, and I like the juxtaposition of the robot and the little girl, pretty cute and funny. It was challenging to control both at the same time.
Chaoslab
28. Aug 2014 · 03:25 UTC
Nice work! Well rounded and fun! :-)
SwiftIllusion
28. Aug 2014 · 06:00 UTC
Simple and sweet :). One thing I really loved was how the boxes caused a separation between where the characters were horizontally on the screen, just kind of felt nice as a way to make it feel more broken up but in a good way. Would have been nice to have some more cross-play between the screens, like the above character helping the below character and the other way too, but that would have got in the way of the simplicity presented. Overall it was a nice time spent with it :).
jukimv1986
28. Aug 2014 · 19:05 UTC
innovative and fun concept. however, quite difficult to play :)
jjhaggar
28. Aug 2014 · 19:34 UTC
Like the two worlds theme and the changes in the music
whilefun
28. Aug 2014 · 20:23 UTC
Great entry, love that music. My high score is 170! :D Nice work.
Otrora Games
29. Aug 2014 · 17:04 UTC
Great take. This is very fun to play
ConflictiveLabs
29. Aug 2014 · 20:32 UTC
Simple but fun and addictive! LOVED the music! I think I could play this all day!
Warboys
31. Aug 2014 · 12:06 UTC
Super hard... my eyes were straining too (trying to see bees against a white background :P).

Fun stuff though, love the animation and art
SoulGame
02. Sep 2014 · 16:08 UTC
Good work on arts, you managed to reunit different ressources in a good way and the contrast between two worlds is great. Controls are clean so that's cool but I feel like you could have done something better with the obstacles.
igoramendola
03. Sep 2014 · 07:05 UTC
Cool game! It manages very well the concept of the theme.
I liked the lives idea, also when shows at the end who died more and how much each character scored.
Good choice of artwork and nice music.
My best is 280 (212 meters) so far.
mrjohnson22
06. Sep 2014 · 16:43 UTC
Fun game! It's simple & intuitive enough to just hop in and play. And it's actually a lot trickier than it looks! My only complaint is that horizontal movement in the air is a bit too slow, so it's harder than it should be to jump over obstacles. But overall, nice work! Also, nice touch with the watering can / laser cannon symmetry. ;)