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Hair Spirit Adventure by messthem team

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made by messthem team for LD29 (JAM)
LATEST UPDATE: Did some enemy tuning, now they attack like they should. Adjusted colliders, so you won't die if you don't actually touch them. Btw - if you jump on them from above - they die :)

* Fixed character stuck bug! Shouldn't occur anymore :) Some load errors still shows up sometimes, now will work to fix that :)
* managed to make game almost 3x "lighter"... should fix most of load errors... :) I have few ideas how to optimize it even more, so there will be some more updates regarding that soon :)
* added "back to menu" button in game over screen
* tuned character controls

trying to fix boss dialogue... while it doesn't work - avoid him and when your buddy freeze him, click on it to do damage.... repeat 4 times :)
Web http://amber-storm.com/ludumdare29/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=33968

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.86 566
Audio(Jam) 2.01 620
Fun(Jam) 2.61 564
Graphics(Jam) 3.84 196
Humor(Jam) 2.42 428
Innovation(Jam) 2.30 668
Mood(Jam) 2.70 572
Theme(Jam) 2.07 718

Feedback

Recon
29. Apr 2014 · 17:05 UTC
unity loading error
VividReality
29. Apr 2014 · 17:07 UTC
The graphics are nice but I found it quite hard to play because the controls we hard to master.
Brodenino
29. Apr 2014 · 17:16 UTC
I'm also getting the unity loading error. It says "Failed to download data file". It doesn't say what file though :\
Maek
29. Apr 2014 · 17:16 UTC
Download failed :(
BubuIIC
29. Apr 2014 · 17:19 UTC
Very nice graphics, but the controls were difficult.
hoqjed
29. Apr 2014 · 17:22 UTC
I failed to load twice, with it saying "download error, please retry". Your guys unity file must be pretty big, as it's taking minutes for me to download it.
XrXr
29. Apr 2014 · 17:31 UTC
unity loading error here too
MyrddinsOwl
29. Apr 2014 · 17:41 UTC
Player takes a looong time to load. Is it set to be streamed? If you change it to streamed you many want to add the programming to make sure the next level is downloaded before it advances
mollymus
29. Apr 2014 · 17:44 UTC
Wow. Beautiful game! Probably the most visually pleasing game I have rated so far!=) I wish I didn't have to start all the way over when I died though:(
wilpel1234
29. Apr 2014 · 17:50 UTC
i love the grphics but i need to refresh the page every time i die :/
BoneDaddy
29. Apr 2014 · 18:13 UTC
"Bad file length."

Didn't load for me either :'( You should include source
GarrickWinter
29. Apr 2014 · 18:33 UTC
Also getting a Unity loading error. Looks nice in the screenshots, though! Hopefully you get it working better soon!
GamerTaters
29. Apr 2014 · 18:36 UTC
:( not working
🎤 messthem team
29. Apr 2014 · 23:17 UTC
Now it should work!
stenol
30. Apr 2014 · 00:22 UTC
Very nice graphics. Good little game in general. Good work :)
LemmingSurvivor
30. Apr 2014 · 00:22 UTC
Attacks did not work on the second fairy-thing. I got a game-over, and when I restarted the character was unable to move (the move animations worked, but the character itself remained in place.)

Guess I'm gonna wait for an update before rating.
Switchbreak
30. Apr 2014 · 00:44 UTC
Really cool! I wasn't able to finish it, but I love the look of the art. The colors and the backgrounds are amazing. It could definitely use some more lenient checkpointing for how hard it is, and some sound.
gene-z
30. Apr 2014 · 01:24 UTC
Very Nice Graphics
lajos
30. Apr 2014 · 01:27 UTC
Unity loading error. The screenshot looks awesome, really wanted to play it!
Crazi456
30. Apr 2014 · 01:43 UTC
Evil fairies :( Nice visuals, I wasn't able to hear any sounds if there were any. Great work overall!
Coin Flip Games
30. Apr 2014 · 01:46 UTC
Awesome graphics. The gameover screen really cracked me up.
psychonull
30. Apr 2014 · 01:47 UTC
Unity Error :S I'll go back later to see if I can play it.
Screenshot looks really good, I can say lot of time spent on graphics ;). Too long loading time also
Brian Stegmann
30. Apr 2014 · 01:48 UTC
Very vivid visuals.
Andrew Shouldice
30. Apr 2014 · 01:58 UTC
I enjoyed the intro text quite a bit. Looking forward to some music!
trueyomic
30. Apr 2014 · 01:59 UTC
Very fluffy graphics. The controls are what made me unable to have patience to finish it though. With the way my hands were positioned it would have felt more natural to use the space bar to jump.
petey123567
30. Apr 2014 · 02:01 UTC
Fun and well put together, but the controls and character movement feels a bit loose.
MintArcade
30. Apr 2014 · 02:04 UTC
Hard to play, although graphics are very nice.
asotelo94
30. Apr 2014 · 02:06 UTC
No audio? Liked the graphics, except you could improve the GUI. Nice little game.
eerongal
30. Apr 2014 · 02:06 UTC
It was a little bit hard to control your character, controls need to be tightened up some.
SevenKingdomsSurvivors
30. Apr 2014 · 02:06 UTC
Sweet graphics! Great job. It'd be way more fun with a gamepad. I couldn't get the hang of the controls.
Halbernacht
30. Apr 2014 · 03:40 UTC
Very nice Lorax vibe with the story and the visuals. Unfortunately my attacks had no effect on the buff fairies, so I couldn't get very far. Also there's a weird bug where if I start the game over after I lose I'm stuck at the very first spawn point unable to move.
terraco
30. Apr 2014 · 03:52 UTC
Looked nice, hard to control though
Therrato
30. Apr 2014 · 09:23 UTC
Nice looking game, but really missed the music and the controlls also i would make the jumps a bit easier in the beginning
TeamFlare
30. Apr 2014 · 10:42 UTC
Awesome how much love you put in your story and world design. This hairy creatures are just adorable. I myself sucked at jumping so I did not get very far^^ Would have loved to see the evil creature. Cool entry!
Lyje
30. Apr 2014 · 11:17 UTC
awesome vivid art style and interesting back story. Needs audio and my character was unable to move after the second load.
Sparrow
30. Apr 2014 · 12:07 UTC
Good game with a bit awkwardness. It seems enemy hitboxes are too big. It was a bit confusing on what you could and could not stand. The visuals look very nice and the atmosphere of the game would be wonderful with a bit of sound and music.
Techblogogy
30. Apr 2014 · 16:35 UTC
Pretty good art man
Mman
30. Apr 2014 · 18:57 UTC
Very reminiscent of original Ray-man games, not really seeing the theme though, I did like the visuals but it was hard to tell what was a platform and what wasn't.
Also the lack of audio is a shame.
LazyParia
30. Apr 2014 · 19:47 UTC
Strange, it's working in my firefox ... Graphics are cool, but i'm not shute to see the relation with de theme ^^
MrShoestore
30. Apr 2014 · 23:56 UTC
Controls were a bit difficult and sound would have been nice, hope you add it.
Dreii
01. May 2014 · 06:40 UTC
Failed to start :(
LemmingSurvivor
01. May 2014 · 07:26 UTC
Works much better now! Thanks!

At times it feels like the camera might be a bit too zoomed-in (last jump before the boss was pretty much a leap of faith), but overall it was fairly intuitive.

Liked the super attack system. Useful, but not overpowered.

Visuals are excellent. With a decent soundtrack, it would make for a great atmosphere. Great idea pushing the "fuzzy" style of the character design to the flora; makes the world feel organic.

Good work!
jtpup0
01. May 2014 · 09:47 UTC
graphics and controls were really nice, I liked how fairies were portrayed too
xdegtyarev
01. May 2014 · 16:35 UTC
Graphics is amazing!
hadesfury
01. May 2014 · 19:15 UTC
Great physic ! And it's cute !
eteeski
01. May 2014 · 19:53 UTC
I love the artwork!
TeamPurpleDolphins
01. May 2014 · 21:13 UTC
I liked the graphical style however you may want to try and decrease the contrast and slightly lighten the parts of objects you don't collide with to make it clear to the player what they can jump on to.
javifugitivo
01. May 2014 · 21:57 UTC
Nice graphics! ;)
sP0CkEr2
02. May 2014 · 05:05 UTC
not sure how the theme fits in but it is a good game - it is crying out for cute sounds tho - and the controls need some work to - incredible level work - great effort
MarsBar
02. May 2014 · 07:00 UTC
Fun little game, the art style is good and fairly humorous. sadly I'm not sure how this matches with the theme?
If you shrink the collision on the enemies a bit you'd have a way more fun game. Also I didn't hear any audio which was upsetting because I had high hopes for the audio :(
atombrot
02. May 2014 · 12:23 UTC
Very nice. Reminds me of the old lion king or aladin jump and run games. Made it to the boss, but then did not find out how to kill or event hurt him.
Oddly Shaped Pixels
03. May 2014 · 13:37 UTC
Nice physics and level design but controls needs some polishing, they dont feel natural. Also I dont see the relation with the theme...
ninjascript
03. May 2014 · 13:58 UTC
Incredible art!, Very challenging because the controls feel a little floaty.
petrocket
03. May 2014 · 17:05 UTC
really fun! Just kind hard? But maybe that's a good thing. Great job!
davidB
04. May 2014 · 12:13 UTC
hard to control the avatar, jump+gravity+ non flat platform => fall
JaJ
04. May 2014 · 12:34 UTC
Really nice look to this game! Collisions and controls were a bit awkward.
InvisibleWonder
04. May 2014 · 17:05 UTC
The art is colorful and pleasing. Jumping is tricky, but manageable. However combat is way too hard when it costs a restart. The enemies need anticipation animations before attacking to give you time to react.

If everyone is a producer... is anyone a producer?
hyouko
04. May 2014 · 23:32 UTC
Can't seem to get this to run - nothing responds on the title screen after the Unity Player finishes loading. Sad, as this looks like it could be fun.
Thorig
05. May 2014 · 12:20 UTC
A bit hard to play and the text is not readable. A dark background could help to make the text better readable. The platforms are slippery which makes the jumps really hard. Still a nice entry, because making a platform game is a bit hard in Unity.
Zerkruemler
05. May 2014 · 18:25 UTC
So much story in front of the game. I would rather play than read through all this text.
The control is very difficult to master.
Nice graphics, but i don't see the connection to the theme. Music and sounds are definetly missing...
Garris
06. May 2014 · 03:13 UTC
Cute game. The controls feel like they need a little more refining, and some more audio would be nice, but the graphics are charming, and well done, and the levels are nicely designed.
jsmars
07. May 2014 · 08:17 UTC
Really wierd but a nice game, good job! :)
Ryan up in here
07. May 2014 · 16:25 UTC
It looks good but it's a little hard to play. I kept landing right by those big dudes and dying instantly. Awesome trees though.
lucidlarva
08. May 2014 · 01:41 UTC
I got the unity loading error but then refreshed and it worked. Nice graphics, pretty fun.
romandtom
09. May 2014 · 02:44 UTC
Wonderful graphics
I reached the boss and died hehe :p
udo
12. May 2014 · 21:00 UTC
OMG, everything has hair, the trees have hair - those graphics are simply amazing. What did you use to draw all this?
jujule
13. May 2014 · 20:56 UTC
A nice effort on the graphics. Controls were alright with me except for one thing: I may be wrong but I believe you use Input.GetKeyDown("a"), etc, for direction input. The problem with this approach is that you hardcode inout keys and not everybody has a qwerty keyboard. I believe you should use Input.GetAxis("horizontal"), etc, as it alows people with other keyboard layouts to play properly.
aelita1992
15. May 2014 · 10:19 UTC
Nice graphics, the controld would be better, the slide effect for the character makes it difficult to 'feel' the controls.
Make A Game
15. May 2014 · 23:15 UTC
Woah those hairy things look trippy!
PlasterPhantom
16. May 2014 · 14:52 UTC
Not sure about the theme, enemies were a bit weird imo. Couldn't really understand how to kill them with my normal attack seeing I could never cast it when near an enemy. Graphics were okay, just a lot of ugly edges.
BadPaul34
17. May 2014 · 11:04 UTC
Miss the music but the graphics are really cool! Nice textures and environment with the colors and background ;) Keep going!
wademcgillis
17. May 2014 · 20:01 UTC
I keep getting "bad file length"
hyouko
20. May 2014 · 00:26 UTC
A very impressive amount (and quality) of art in this one! I found it rather challenging - couldn't find a way to reliably get past the normal enemies. Also, it seems odd that you apparently can't climb the rope ladder early in the level - was that just not implemented?