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The Connection by jas7229

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made by jas7229 for LD30 (COMPO)
My first Ludum Dare entry! :D

Two siblings have been separated into 2 different worlds! Luckily, one has the ability to fly and go find the other, while the other can take care of obstacles in the way through the special connection they share. Will you help them reunite together?

I started out with graphics, moved on to music~ then finally got around to some gameplay and programming...which probably shows a little, haha. Used Inkscape, Audacity/Garageband, and Stencyl.

Overall I'm super happy with the result though, especially having taken liberal sleeping/eating/real life breaks :P

Please give it a try and let me know what you think!
Web http://www.stencyl.com/game/play/27942
Source http://sta.sh/0e97qacwl2a
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=40002

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1319
Overall 3.47 297
Audio 3.65 89
Fun 3.17 443
Graphics 3.97 110
Humor 2.10 728
Innovation 3.56 250
Mood 3.61 124
Theme 3.30 527

Feedback

eatsleepindie
25. Aug 2014 · 05:21 UTC
After figuring out my favored hand/mouse/keyboard combination (love games that make me rethink where to put my hands to get the best score) I managed a score of 60 (I also love games that make you want to brag about your score). What a great game. The intro is incredible, followed up with a fun & beautiful game that is quick to pick up but will be a challenge to master. The music selection is the cherry on top.
PunkerellaSummers
25. Aug 2014 · 05:23 UTC
Beautiful, though I am really really bad at it :)
greysphere
25. Aug 2014 · 06:19 UTC
Cool game. Interesting way to add gameplay to flappy bird. I feel like people who've worked w/ cash registers will have an advantage!
shico
25. Aug 2014 · 06:23 UTC
This game looks pretty good, too bad I'm terrible at it.
DJWizardCop
25. Aug 2014 · 07:14 UTC
Cool concept, very difficult though.

Beautiful palette.
FerrenReve
25. Aug 2014 · 07:19 UTC
Nice concept for controls. Haven't seen numpad use in a while.
ahmedmohi
25. Aug 2014 · 07:21 UTC
Great art and good concept , abit hard but nice :D
I actually didn't manage to make high score I suck at this style of games :D but still I liked and don't know if you did or not but it will be good if the more the players the faster it become .
polarkac
25. Aug 2014 · 07:34 UTC
It looks good. Music is too short, after some time its really annoying.
Franklins Ghost
25. Aug 2014 · 07:39 UTC
The title screen was nicely done and the colour choices worked really well. Liked the concept and the way you had to think about the two different concepts at once. Clever game.
Ossi
25. Aug 2014 · 08:55 UTC
Nice idea, I really like the use of dual controls. It's really tough during the narrow parts, I always get pushed off screen! Well done!
badlydrawnrod
25. Aug 2014 · 14:47 UTC
An interesting take on the Flappy Bird mechanic. Looks wonderful.
micahcowan
25. Aug 2014 · 16:36 UTC
Gorgeous and fun. Like the intro. Nice way to make me exercise two different parts of my brain at the same time.
Kinta
26. Aug 2014 · 10:00 UTC
Awesome graphics, the music was nice, but way too loud. I liked the gameplay, but I was pretty bad at it. ^^
ATTA Games
26. Aug 2014 · 10:02 UTC
Great entry! Nice idea about control with numpad.
puppetmaster
26. Aug 2014 · 10:04 UTC
+Intro
+color
-what can i do with the numbers?
-theme
Simon@LD
26. Aug 2014 · 11:21 UTC
Congrats on your first entry! The art and music were very good. Using the numpad is an interesting concept i haven't seen a lot before. Cheers!
CatOnMars
26. Aug 2014 · 12:35 UTC
+Title screen is gorgeous.
+Nice music
+Innovative control scheme

-control scehme is a bit complex
-no sound effects
-slow tempo

Overall: Not bad, keep working!
Vytheros
26. Aug 2014 · 15:38 UTC
The control scheme is pretty unique, had to switch to the line of numbers after a while. I only got 23 though :(
Hexadecima1
27. Aug 2014 · 01:13 UTC
I enjoyed this overall, I would probably have done better if I had a numpad. I really like it when games have challenges that extend into the meatspace.
(I'm the guy who wrote about this on PoemsAboutGames.tumblr.com btw)
LaFleur
27. Aug 2014 · 05:09 UTC
Very pretty game, and quite challenging too! Well done!
CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD
27. Aug 2014 · 16:13 UTC
Beautiful music, petty nice graphics, good concept and idea! I like this game, 5 out of 5!
ceosol
28. Aug 2014 · 03:57 UTC
I like the overall concept. It runs very smoothly for the amount of content you included (enemies, fireballs, obstacles, gates, flapping and numpad). I did not pick up too much on the theme. However, I think you could have used two game modes at the same time as connecting two worlds or even two game archetypes being connected.
ghostinthesoft
31. Aug 2014 · 07:27 UTC
Nice music
Natrium729
31. Aug 2014 · 23:48 UTC
The graphics are fantastic (especially the title screen) and the gameplay is good; too bad it is difficult without a numpad. But it is something I would play on a touchscreen, if it has some more modes.
grayhaze
02. Sep 2014 · 12:03 UTC
A simple, but really well thought out game that manages to handle performing two separate tasks simultaneously in an intuitive way. I'd like to see this expanded with other tasks utilising the keypad, such as sums. Well done! :)