The Creature Beneath by Otrora Interactivo

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made by Otrora Interactivo for LD29 (COMPO)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.06 681
Audio 3.29 238
Fun 2.64 886
Graphics 3.77 205
Humor 2.23 710
Innovation 2.72 805
Mood 3.02 526
Theme 3.22 602

Feedback

NicoM
28. Apr 2014 路 01:57 UTC
Nice graphic style:), but I couldn't figure out how to get past the first level? (hints?)
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
28. Apr 2014 路 02:57 UTC
Oh! Sorry about that. Try pushing the three buttons at the correct order.
NicoM
28. Apr 2014 路 03:11 UTC
ah ok did it:)
NicoM
28. Apr 2014 路 03:11 UTC
I thought it might be a timing thing and couldnt figure out how to go fast enough...
SFBTom
28. Apr 2014 路 03:13 UTC
Lovely ideas here, though restarting at the beginning was a little frustrating, especially with how slow the movement is. Looks great!
NicoM
28. Apr 2014 路 03:14 UTC
Nice:), although going back to the start on dying was annoying, especially since on the third level you fall straight onto spikes...But great job, I enjoyed it:)
AestheticGamer
28. Apr 2014 路 05:12 UTC
I will admit my fun was a bit hampered by a few restarts, some of them were from things like the eel automatically teleporting on me when I entered the room or finding out I can't get back up after missing the pipes at the start, but IT WAS SO CUTE. And the music was catchy and helped the mood. I defeated the last boss thing way too quickly, I don't even know what I did, it just peaked its head out barely, I mashed space, and it sort of died. Still, cute, good mood, and good enough fun.
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
28. Apr 2014 路 14:46 UTC
Thanks for the comments. I thought restart at the same level you die wouldn't be challenging enought. Guess I was wrong :) Can't agreed more with the boss fight thing. I was hoping to make it more complex, but when finally get to work on that I realized only had one hour left. So I had to hurry:)
Luis Anton
28. Apr 2014 路 14:57 UTC
Nice mix of platforms and puzzles. But I got killed in the fourth room and... I had to start it all over again! NOOOO! :D
Jellycakes
28. Apr 2014 路 14:59 UTC
Died a little too often, it wasn't that obvious that they were spikes and the collision box must have been pretty big :P. Cute though, I like it.
DarkMeatGames
28. Apr 2014 路 14:59 UTC
I like the style and audio a lot, but the puzzles themselves seemed unnaturally hard to solve. The rotating puzzle, for example, I wished the pieces rotated in some kind of understandable order.

Once I got past that, to the 'press space to attack' it started me over at the beginning! Big points for music and aesthetic!
CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD
28. Apr 2014 路 15:02 UTC
Ohh, so wonderful game. Art is so fairy. Defenetly, I like this game ^_^.
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
28. Apr 2014 路 15:04 UTC
Thanks a lot for the comments! :) Sorry to kill you that often.
xgeovanni
28. Apr 2014 路 15:07 UTC
The sound is nice and the aesthetic is lovely, but it's a bit too short right now. Fleshing it out post-compo would be an idea.
zinfandel
28. Apr 2014 路 15:16 UTC
Great art and mood, the puzzles were very nice, but I kept dying randomly when going down a stage, which throws me back to the beginning?
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
28. Apr 2014 路 15:43 UTC
Zinfandel, Is it because you get too close to the peaks of the sides when you enter the level. That is something I need to correct.
MaesK
28. Apr 2014 路 21:04 UTC
Good visuals and nice music, although it changes abruptly between every room, affecting it a little.

By the way, I am really pleased to find a puzzle like the second one (cat face) nowadays... Well, even a puzzle is a rare thing in games these days. This one reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and that is damn good.

There is only one thing I didnt like. The first room is too hard to be the beginning. Everything kills (even the door) and it is easy to fall.

Besides that, it is a nice game. Keep up the good work!
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
28. Apr 2014 路 23:19 UTC
Thank you very much sir! The door killed you?
sP0CkEr2
29. Apr 2014 路 04:11 UTC
very nice work. i could not figure out what to do at the third stage. the graphics were top notch. the jumping machanic needs a little work as well - it felt like i was in the air too long. great job
louiscarl
29. Apr 2014 路 05:18 UTC
Really nice, with puzzles easy to understand!
I also quite like the music!
zedutchgandalf
29. Apr 2014 路 14:17 UTC
This is pretty fun :)
The restarts are a bit annoying though... At first I thought it was a bug... Only later did I find out those things on the walls are actually spikes (they don't really look like spikes to me) :P maybe just restarting the room would be better? Also having a way to fall down faster would have been nice...
But all in all, this is a solid, fun game!
Tititesouris
29. Apr 2014 路 14:18 UTC
The fact that you go back to the start when you die is ruining the game experience, which is a shame, it looks like a great game but I got tired or redoing everything from the start and never got to the end.
sandbaydev
29. Apr 2014 路 14:18 UTC
Very cool! I liked a lot. Second puzzle was a cool surprise.

(...I didn't like to die in 3rd level and get teleported to level 1 though :)
lajos
29. Apr 2014 路 14:19 UTC
Looks beautiful! The puzzles are fun, but I die instantly on level 3 with the worm (chrome/win7).
Recon
29. Apr 2014 路 14:19 UTC
Very great graphics but, boring gameplay.
Dramentiaras
29. Apr 2014 路 14:20 UTC
Movement is a little bit slow and it was annoying to restart from the beginning. Great graphics style though!
TaleLore
29. Apr 2014 路 14:20 UTC
Third level is too difficult for me to want to continue playing and restarting the whole game when you die is unfair. Very fun game though, especially polished for a non-jam game.
Seraphina
29. Apr 2014 路 14:23 UTC
Absolutely love the art and sounds. That third screen is annoying though lol.
renatopp
29. Apr 2014 路 14:26 UTC
Starting from the first level, and having to do all puzzles again and again is really annoying. But it has good puzzles and I liked the underwater movements.
TeamAlpha
29. Apr 2014 路 14:26 UTC
First of all: this is a VERY cute game. The art and the song are amazing! Don't think the sound effects fit that nicely, though; could be a little bit less chiptune-y. The game itself feels nice, the slow movement fits the mood. I just think you could add some checkpoints, not necessarily at each level; it's just that accidentally dying to a ceiling spike and resetting to the beginning isn't that fun after four tries =D Great job!
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
29. Apr 2014 路 14:29 UTC
It's official. By popular demand, I'll fix it so that when you die you start at the same level :) Don't know if I can do it before the judging ends. Don't want to break any rule
blockbot
29. Apr 2014 路 14:33 UTC
Really well polished, damn cool. I little brutal with the restart, I kept on catching edges in a seemingly unfair way. I really hope you take this further, really nice job!
howieV (binarygirl)
29. Apr 2014 路 14:38 UTC
nice art.. love the music aswell :)
Citsua
29. Apr 2014 路 14:56 UTC
Very polished game, with cute graphics and cool mechanics !
But having to redo everything everytime you die is annoying :(.
davidllanos22
29. Apr 2014 路 16:27 UTC
It's pretty good overall, but as others said having to restart from the beggining can be a little frustrating :D Music and art pretty good and the puzzles were also good.
AmmarAlsharekh
29. Apr 2014 路 16:28 UTC
nice game, I wish it was longer
Lizzip
29. Apr 2014 路 16:33 UTC
Really beautiful and quite hard
lord
29. Apr 2014 路 16:34 UTC
Is the button order in the first level based on anything? Pretty frustrating with no prior context..
attractivenerd
29. Apr 2014 路 16:57 UTC
Really really liked the feeling and movement here! couldn't come past 3rd level, though, because the game crashed and the website was reloaded when I got the torch thing.
Techblogogy
29. Apr 2014 路 17:35 UTC
This is a pretty nice game
Raiyumi
29. Apr 2014 路 17:40 UTC
Nice game. Although it would be a lot better to restart the room on death.
tacs
29. Apr 2014 路 19:01 UTC
I would have played for much longer if I'd been restarted at the room I died in but other than that I liked it very much.
Cake&Code
29. Apr 2014 路 19:11 UTC
Great graphics and I loved the audio. (Sound effects could use a little smoothing, but the actual music was nice!) The transition when you died was really abrupt and kind of strange. I felt like I had no idea why I died or what was going on because I just shot right back to the beginning. The puzzles themselves are cute, and I think it all ties together very well. Good job!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
29. Apr 2014 路 19:13 UTC
REally like the looks and the music but the collisions are too strict and some feedback when you die would be appreciated. I may be touching some spikes but sometimes it feels like random death. Great idea anyway and cool puzzles!
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
29. Apr 2014 路 19:36 UTC
Thank you all for your comments! I really appreciate the feedback. I'm already working on an updated version which should address what you had pointed out. Stay tune!
BuKaneerz
29. Apr 2014 路 20:00 UTC
Nice game and kind of hardcore (restart everything). The game has a good looking!
kmakai
29. Apr 2014 路 20:23 UTC
Fun and nice art style and music! A little difficult starting over at the first screen, though. Good job!
orangepascal
29. Apr 2014 路 20:38 UTC
ouch, going back to the button screens when I "suddenly" died was harsh, but nice game :)
Udell Games
29. Apr 2014 路 21:37 UTC
Nice art style, but something killed me without approaching me...
IAmSpencer
29. Apr 2014 路 21:46 UTC
Fun game with good graphics and fun gameplay. Good job :)
aaronjbaptiste
29. Apr 2014 路 21:53 UTC
Cool atmosphere, the colours and sounds were great. Although yeah, restart on die was a pain, especially with the spikes along the walls! I though it was safe!
Tuism
29. Apr 2014 路 21:53 UTC
Really nice art and style and music and polish overall, but one fundamental issue plagued it - you die with no warning, and it feels more like a crash than anything else! The "spikes" needed to be much more communicative of spikeyness, and you need to tell the player what happened to them, one way or another.

Anyhoo other than that, great adventure :)
terraco
29. Apr 2014 路 22:00 UTC
Very slow and unforgiving. I seemed to die to nothing at the second screen (the wheels to make the face)
Ithildin
29. Apr 2014 路 22:00 UTC
Having to restart since the beginning detracted quite a bit from the fun once that you've figured out the puzzles. On the good side, I really loved the art with the soft blue palette. Nice job!
Red Light Collective
29. Apr 2014 路 22:17 UTC
The looks good and has a certain charm to it.

I felt the eel was too random and it would always teleport on top of me and kill me, which was frustating since I had to start at the beginning because of something that wasn't really my fault. Also spikes near the entrances felt cheap.

I still enjoyed it a lot though :) the final battle felt nice, I liked it.

Pd: I hate that stupid eel.
sugarbyte
29. Apr 2014 路 22:44 UTC
So cute graphically and musically. Wish the mechanics were a little more forgiving at first, I lost patience but was intrigued by the story!
Kyatric
29. Apr 2014 路 22:50 UTC
Like most of the other comments, the spike got me too in the eel room and after reading the comment posted on gamejolt, I was able to figure out what was happening.
It's not so much that starting from the start again is challenging or not, it's especially that the spikes hadn't striked me as dangerous. So in the eel room, my first reaction was to believe the eel just bite me as soon as I enter, which seemed utterly unfair.
It had of course nothing to see with it, but that was the impression the fact of dying without "further notice" in that room gave.

Cute art style/audio, quick to finish game, nice mood, good job.
Congratulation on making a game in 48h and submitting it to the compo !
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
29. Apr 2014 路 23:52 UTC
Kyantric? THE Kyantric?!!? That's it. My day is officially made! Thank you, sir, for the feedback.
MrShoestore
29. Apr 2014 路 23:56 UTC
Nice looking game. a couple of things, the collision on the entrance of each level is just short of evil. Either remove it or widen it. Also it did some goofy crash on me when i picked up the weapon on the third stage, maybe it was just a problem with my Safari
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
30. Apr 2014 路 00:04 UTC
@MrShoestore the collision thing is already fix and will be available (on an update) when the judging ends, but the crash is new. Will like to know a bit more about the issue.
HybridMind
30. Apr 2014 路 00:25 UTC
The graphics and setup story are cool. I found the game too unfair/hard because of hitbox/collision issues. The 3rd level especially (with the attack wand) was very easy to die and then it made you restart from the very beginning. I did try four times to beat that 3rd level w/ no luck. Died on something different each time. I did enjoy the graphics a lot and if you fix the respawn issue and the unfair tile hitboxes, it would be a fun puzzle platformer to explore.
Jupiter_Hadley
30. Apr 2014 路 00:54 UTC
Really cool graphics as well as music! I included it in part 2 of my LD29 compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :)
http://youtu.be/JHNjbQTDBuQ
Seraphic Media
30. Apr 2014 路 00:58 UTC
Restarting at the beginning made it challenging. I thought it was fun.
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
30. Apr 2014 路 01:15 UTC
@Seraphic Media Finally!! Thanks :)
Mr. Jif
30. Apr 2014 路 01:17 UTC
Great graphics! One thing that would have been nice though is if the floor was little more different than the 'spikes' Also dying and respawning at the first level was very annoying. Otherwise good game!
BrothersT
30. Apr 2014 路 01:32 UTC
kind of frustrating having to start over from the beginnning because the puzzles aren't a challenge once you know how to do them. just feels like a slog. Fun game none-the-less! :)
InfectionTeam
30. Apr 2014 路 02:36 UTC
I love the art ^^ really cute game.
cr2crstudios
30. Apr 2014 路 02:37 UTC
Great graphics! I'm not too big a fan of the slow movement, though. :P
Kino333
30. Apr 2014 路 02:37 UTC
Was incredibly nice, except for the eel room because jerks and I hate them.
馃帳 Otrora Interactivo
30. Apr 2014 路 02:44 UTC
Thanks guys an gals for all the comments and feedback, you are awesome!!
roaet
30. Apr 2014 路 04:09 UTC
The game is super well developed in all respects. Restarting to the first level each time is KILLER-HARD especially since the character moves so slow.
Crazi456
30. Apr 2014 路 04:39 UTC
Very cute little game! Love the visuals and audio. Great work!
eufrik
30. Apr 2014 路 05:42 UTC
Nice game. I suggest you add checkpoints next time.
noom
30. Apr 2014 路 05:49 UTC
Nice graphical style, the music was lovely too. The first puzzle was a little tough, and the avatar moved gratingly slow. And as has been said, starting over on death was a kick in the pants.
dremelofdeath
30. Apr 2014 路 06:30 UTC
I died. A lot. And then I died again. The first level was extremely confusing, but I eventually got it. I was dismayed that level 2 was so easy leading into level 3, where if you simply sink to the bottom, you insta-die and have to do it all over again...

Otherwise, I really liked the visual style and the mood of this game. The audio was also quite well done and there are a lot of things going for this game. Overall, I appreciated the attention to detail in the art and the varied gameplay.
Reinkout
30. Apr 2014 路 07:59 UTC
The visuals were really nice!
Keehan12
30. Apr 2014 路 08:29 UTC
The graphics were nice, the audio was nice. The game felt a bit slow though and could have had some better programming. concept is nice
hadesfury
30. Apr 2014 路 09:03 UTC
Really cute ! Fun music ... and great polish
But I died inexplicably in level 3 and get back to level 1
randoman
30. Apr 2014 路 09:28 UTC
Nice graphics, but really short game.
nonentheless
30. Apr 2014 路 11:46 UTC
Restarting is harsh man. I wanted to play more but not from begining, to slow :)
TheGreenTie
30. Apr 2014 路 12:41 UTC
Pretty good! It kinda bugs me that whenever you die your restart all over again. But eitherwise it was pretty nice! :)
Martin Ysa
30. Apr 2014 路 14:30 UTC
Cute Graphics!!
jotaSe
30. Apr 2014 路 14:49 UTC
Great !
Thorig
30. Apr 2014 路 14:50 UTC
Really nice game. Lots of polish and good music.
sfdnetwork
30. Apr 2014 路 17:59 UTC
Game is great, love the art style and the mood of the game. Very responsive controls as well. But there are bugs, I went from the third level back to first as I was descending to the third level.
Menesetsu
30. Apr 2014 路 19:42 UTC
Nice artstyle and music!
Gamepopper
30. Apr 2014 路 19:44 UTC
Game was fun, liked the puzzle. Performance got a bit laggy when enemies start appearing though.
TowelKing
30. Apr 2014 路 21:37 UTC
solid game and the intro really helped draw me into the game. I think there needs to be more direction when giving the player puzzles to do.
arrogant.gamer
01. May 2014 路 02:04 UTC
Very pretty adventure, with a fun look and feel! I think you should play up the puzzling and down-play the combat.

Dying and being sent back to the beginning doesn't match the pace of the rest of the game. Because the player moves slowly under the water, solving the first puzzle takes a while. Having to do it again and again is irksome.
hyouko
01. May 2014 路 02:54 UTC
I like the music and visuals, but I'm not really a fan of the trial-and-error style of gameplay. If you give the user three buttons to push, there should be logic behind the sequence of buttons to push - as it is, you have to brute force it. If you're making the player line up an image, make it a test of skill in some way (maybe you have to stop the spinner at the right time so it all lines up).
TeamFlare
01. May 2014 路 09:50 UTC
Beginning is confusing, but then I enjoyed the puzzle platforming :) Cool!
jtpup0
01. May 2014 路 09:54 UTC
Nice game!
DavidErosa
01. May 2014 路 12:49 UTC
I liked the game but when I got killed I had to start from the first level :(

On the positive side, the graphics and music are great, good job!
mollymus
01. May 2014 路 15:05 UTC
Very cute game! A bit anoying to have to start from the beginning each time I died though:(
Photon
01. May 2014 路 16:05 UTC
This is one of those game I look at and I'm look "Ooh, this looks interesting." Definitely a nice presentation of your game.

As far as platformers go though, it's pretty generic. Not a whole lot is going on unfortunately. Its basically a kind of 1-2-3 step kind of game and you're done. It definitely has some personality to it, but the actual gameplay could use some more work.
SecondDimension
01. May 2014 路 17:02 UTC
Nice puzzle and solid gameplay, wish I didn't have to start again when dying.
PapyGaragos
01. May 2014 路 17:36 UTC
Adding a checkpoint at the start of each room would be great. Otherwise I like the cute art style and the colors
ioboi
01. May 2014 路 19:03 UTC
Good soundtrack and cute graphics! :)
MidCry
01. May 2014 路 20:09 UTC
I Love puzzle games , and this game made me happy ... Great work
Lyje
02. May 2014 路 19:14 UTC
Nice graphics and music but I couldn't get into the puzzles aspect of it!
Logun
02. May 2014 路 19:41 UTC
Not an easy game ! :) Hard to understand why you are dying, till i realise that the floor was killing !
Nice music.
petrih
03. May 2014 路 09:27 UTC
Movement speed could be a little faster. It's a bit frustrating that you have to start at the beginning every time. Otherwise great!
petey123567
03. May 2014 路 19:07 UTC
"Cat"fish! Nice!
BasselGaming
03. May 2014 路 20:12 UTC
Great game! nice smooth difficulty ramping!
Dietrich Epp
03. May 2014 路 20:49 UTC
I died every time I entered the third room...
KunoNoOni
04. May 2014 路 22:12 UTC
Its a nice game that is well done. Gratz on completing a game in 48 Hours :)
Garris
05. May 2014 路 05:40 UTC
The music was very good. I was a little frustrated by the eel, but this game was full of interesting puzzles and charming graphics. Solid entry.
rojo
07. May 2014 路 04:06 UTC
Nice visual aesthetic, and I loved the music. Gameplay was pretty good overall, but it would have been a lot more enjoyable starting over from the current level when you die, rather than level 1.
xdegtyarev
07. May 2014 路 11:24 UTC
i like this game, cute and challeging!
Ryan up in here
09. May 2014 路 22:33 UTC
I like this game, but I'll have to wait until I can play the updated version with checkpoints to finish it. (I was dying a lot)
jacklehamster
10. May 2014 路 05:29 UTC
The gameplay look fun but i think it gets kinda ruined by the instant death / restart at the beginning.
GeorgeBroussard
10. May 2014 路 05:37 UTC
Nice effort for 48 hours. I think the hazardous platforms were a little hard to read so I kept trying to land on things, dying and having to start over. I would continue polishing and working on this, based on feedback. Good job.
JaJ
10. May 2014 路 16:18 UTC
Nice style, but threats often arn't obvious enough. Restarting at the beginning wasn't the best idea.
soy_yuma
11. May 2014 路 17:36 UTC
I also found the restart from the beginning a bit too much frustrating. The eel of third level kept telefragging me every time... Good graphics and audio though.
ninjacharlie
11. May 2014 路 18:45 UTC
Thought the movement was too floaty and it was frustrating when the entire game restarted with a single death, but the puzzles were really fun. Good job :)
udo
13. May 2014 路 09:58 UTC
I loved the puzzles, though going back to the beginning after death is frustrating - especially since it doesn't take much to die quickly ;)
jsmars
16. May 2014 路 18:14 UTC
Nice style and game! But really frustrating to start from the first level when I died
BadPaul34
17. May 2014 路 20:59 UTC
Really neat concept and graphics! Like the style and the puzzles. Just too bad to restart at the beginning every time :)
rincewind_cz
19. May 2014 路 22:44 UTC
Game idea is good, so the first three puzzles -- unfortunately I was so disappointed by going back to level one that I didn't finish. I like hard games, believe me.. But this is too much :-D
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20. May 2014 路 16:04 UTC
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