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MediQuest by Lolshouse Dev Team

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made by Lolshouse Dev Team for LD28 (JAM)
UPDATE: Windows build has been updated to combat false positives on avast! antivirus.

In MediQuest, you must go on a grand adventure to collect a strong, mystic medicine for your sickly grandmother.

In order to aid you on your quest, your grandmother has given you a resurrection stone and totem. Wherever you place the totem, you will be resurrected there if you perish. However, you only have one totem, so place it carefully as you must also plan for the return trip!

Tools: GIMP, LOVE 0.9.0, sfxr, Tiled

We used primarily art from OpenGameArt, all of which is credited in 'sources.txt' in the source file.
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByiZ8s9WxGthRlpjaGcwZGVXZlE/edit?usp=sharing
OS/X https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByiZ8s9WxGthR2c1WXBVcUs3dWc/edit?usp=sharing
Linux https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByiZ8s9WxGthbXVuajF0TWtSSW8/edit?usp=sharing
Source https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByiZ8s9WxGthWWkwcmtsczMzLTQ/edit?usp=sharing
Mirrors https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rh7pkfj97yl97de/23YRebjEz5/Ludum
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=29857

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.08 275
Audio(Jam) 2.89 260
Fun(Jam) 3.11 184
Graphics(Jam) 3.38 222
Humor(Jam) 2.15 318
Innovation(Jam) 2.34 443
Mood(Jam) 2.85 280
Theme(Jam) 3.13 160

Feedback

ACE
16. Dec 2013 · 21:44 UTC
great loved the art style and theme and the way it felt like an retro 2d game
paulopn
17. Dec 2013 · 10:24 UTC
pretty good! everything works very well, although I can't say I personally liked the "one checkpoint" mechanic much, specially after reaching the "fire" stage... =X
Then again, it IS the theme =P
RhysD
17. Dec 2013 · 10:24 UTC
Great work :) The controls were pretty responsive and I started using my respawn point further along the levels as I felt more confident about my abilities.
Daniel Debert
17. Dec 2013 · 10:29 UTC
"Move right to read controls." Really?
cappelnord
17. Dec 2013 · 10:40 UTC
I think the "one checkpoint" mechanic is quite annoying in this one. I know that it's the theme but it's a pretty random decision to make, when you don't know how long the game will be. If you've done it once per level then it would be better, I think. You're tempted to restart the game, to progress your checkpoint further and further, but that's not really fun.

The game itself was fun though, controls were decent, art/sfx too.
Alismuffin
17. Dec 2013 · 11:48 UTC
Platforming felt nice! There was no satisfaction in killing enemies though
Lissar
17. Dec 2013 · 12:54 UTC
I liked this use of the theme! Controls felt a bit stiff.
Fenixin
17. Dec 2013 · 13:32 UTC
Very nice art style! I also like the sounds.

I think the theme is not really well done.
Nichii
17. Dec 2013 · 13:35 UTC
I crashed upon jumping on the skeleton in the second level, however, the game is fun, no doubt. I loved the art style and the idea of the 'totem'.
kutullu
17. Dec 2013 · 13:38 UTC
Controls feel quite good, graphics and sound are great. I don't really care for the checkpoint mechanic, because you have to know how long the game is to make the placement really meaningful.
That said, I really liked the experience, although I haven't played it to the end. :)

Cheers, Marcus
lapayo
17. Dec 2013 · 18:30 UTC
That game is great to play. I really like the artstyle, as well as the music.
psychomonster
17. Dec 2013 · 22:27 UTC
Nice artworks. nice details. spiders are to fast for me... I'm arachnophobic ^^
bakpakin
18. Dec 2013 · 02:12 UTC
I like the retro art, lots of content for such a short deadline
Radnen
18. Dec 2013 · 02:12 UTC
A fun, well paced platforming game! Loved it.
john_conder9
18. Dec 2013 · 10:19 UTC
I made it to the ice level before I gave up. I'd like to finish it but man I just can't do it, it took 15 minutes to get to the ice level. I really dislike the one checkpoint mechanic. It would have been really cool per level, but per game just made it really >< Especially when there is so much that insta-gibs you.

Besides that the game was really good and fun, but killing enemies was really difficult without taking damage. I didn't quite understand what was going on there. Anyway, good job!
occash
18. Dec 2013 · 18:03 UTC
I can't download it(
🎤 Lolshouse Dev Team
18. Dec 2013 · 18:05 UTC
Hi occash. Which version can't you download? What sort of error are you running in to?
sahoskins1
18. Dec 2013 · 18:41 UTC
Massive issues trying to download the Windows version. Avast anti-virus sees it as a threat and destroys it as soon as the zip is extracted.
zkenshin
18. Dec 2013 · 19:18 UTC
Nice entry, good job!
murilo
19. Dec 2013 · 01:32 UTC
Nice! Even if the controls weren't too responsive for me. The graphics are really good and so is some music in a latter level. Good job man! The checkpoint thing is a good idea too!
🎤 Lolshouse Dev Team
19. Dec 2013 · 01:44 UTC
Thank you for all your compliments and criticism. It means a lot to us! In response to all the false positives on the Windows build, we are uploading a fresh build as we speak.
sahoskins1
19. Dec 2013 · 09:36 UTC
Glad I checked back to play this. A neat little platformer. After the dev fixed the issue of false positives it ran fine and happy to say no bugs to report.
Linus Lindberg
19. Dec 2013 · 09:58 UTC
Solid platformer!
PaperBlurt
21. Dec 2013 · 08:39 UTC
Aww this is real nice!
Looks and feels like an Amiga game.
Brings me back!
OrangeeZ
23. Dec 2013 · 11:09 UTC
Not bad, the idea with teleporter is interesting. However, each time a skeleton in the castle's beginning kills me, the game freezes.
atombrot
28. Dec 2013 · 16:56 UTC
I like the art :)
michail
30. Dec 2013 · 00:33 UTC
I've also experienced the problem with the game freezing after being hit by the skeleton in the castle. Nice game overall, but the graphic parts could have been put together better - I mean the trees "floating" on the ground or the background forest texture.
The use of theme is good, I liked the totem idea.