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Portalshift by Rakowu

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made by Rakowu for LD35 (COMPO)
Welcome to Portalshift!

This is a puzzle plattformer which I created for the 35th Ludumdare.

How to:

You are a small creepy creature called Steve.

Steve has abilities to change himself through the help of magical portals.

One form makes him agile, strong or even slimey...

Help him conquer all the stages which he - who knows why - wants to finish.

Each stage has up to 3 coins, collect more of them to unlock new stages.

Controls:

Use the arrow keys left, right and up or W, A and D to move/jump.

Have fun!
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Bugfix: Coin, Wallrun, Physics.
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While I created this game, I'm also part of a two man army called ZRGames, we create games for fun.

So if you enjoy Portalshift or other games,

please visit or text us on the following channels:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZR_Games

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZRGamesGroup/

E-Mail: info.ZRGames@gmail.com
Source https://rakowu.itch.io/portalshift
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=91826

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall 3.28 409
Audio 3.17 250
Fun 3.31 340
Graphics 3.19 400
Humor 2.29 434
Innovation 3.19 410
Mood 2.88 504
Theme 3.93 111

Feedback

h2n0
18. Apr 2016 · 12:49 UTC
That was a really nice little game, Good job on the puzzle mechanic. However. The camera shake while climbing the walls allows you to pass through areas above the character like on level 4, you can skip the second coin and by holding right and up pass through the ledge to the finish block. Brilliant little game though that one "feature" hasn't affected the rating I gave.
grayhaze
18. Apr 2016 · 12:55 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this, although the level layouts seemed a little random in places. The W, A and D keys didn't work for me at all, so I used the arrow keys instead. Good work! :)
Jupiter_Hadley
18. Apr 2016 · 15:36 UTC
I like the little portals making me into such awesome little aliens! I included it in my video compliation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/NeUaByS_1JI
Zanktus
18. Apr 2016 · 16:39 UTC
I enjoyed your puzzle game. I was able to cheat through some places which I shouldn't probably, but anyways I really liked what you created in this short time!
VictorDoval
18. Apr 2016 · 17:27 UTC
Great art and very fun. Thanks!
laFunk
18. Apr 2016 · 17:29 UTC
The mechanics are good and the aesthetics work. The game could improve a lot with better level design though! It's a bit convoluted/random. Keep it up!
silkworm_sweatshop
18. Apr 2016 · 17:34 UTC
That's one adorable little shapeshifter.
Wevel
18. Apr 2016 · 18:23 UTC
Amazing music, nice levels having the different portals works well
tanis
18. Apr 2016 · 19:11 UTC
Very nice for your first entry! I like moving around with nice little aliens! Well done!
murraya2
18. Apr 2016 · 19:13 UTC
Nice little game. Very rough around the edges though. Platforming mechanics don't *quite* work as they should. Makes level four very painful, so I ended up giving up there. Finding the secret coins was super fun though!
hugheth
18. Apr 2016 · 19:17 UTC
Really nice changing mechanic :) The music reminds me of the old AoE games
Max Amaden
18. Apr 2016 · 19:17 UTC
Nice little puzzle platformer. Keep up the good work!
Hempuli
18. Apr 2016 · 19:44 UTC
I love the sounds of the angry blob! The controls and platforming were pretty finicky and tough to use, but the level design was interesting and I ended up beating all 5 levels. This could be very very nice with a little more solid physics engine. :)
qu2
18. Apr 2016 · 20:36 UTC
Nice game. I especially like the different feel each character has (the weight of the red one is great). Well done :)
Adipson
18. Apr 2016 · 20:42 UTC
i like the purple pouple's style lol
🎤 Rakowu
18. Apr 2016 · 20:52 UTC
I thank you guys for all that feedback. It's great. When the jam has finished i'll keep working on the game and bug fix all of it. Also i'll create a Mobile version of it :)

Thank you community
Been
18. Apr 2016 · 21:13 UTC
I'm terrible at precision jumping and couldn't finish stage 4, but I really enjoyed the rest of the game. I like how distinct the different creatures look, not just the colours, and the animations looked really nice too.

Can't really think of much to fault. The only thing I can maybe come up with is on stage 3 when you're in the pit full of blocks, I hadn't touched the pile on the far right, and I had to wait while they were destroyed one by one before I could progress instead of just ploughing through them. That's pretty nit-picky though and hardly a major issue. Nice work :)
🎤 Rakowu
18. Apr 2016 · 21:17 UTC
I'll apreciate every info about bugs :) thank you
rahulparihar
18. Apr 2016 · 21:28 UTC
Really nice game and puzzles. The levels are great, also beautiful piece of music. :)
meganukebmp
18. Apr 2016 · 21:31 UTC
Fun and cute little game. I like the character designs.
🎤 Rakowu
18. Apr 2016 · 21:38 UTC
The music is only a loop but if you like it:
https://soundcloud.com/user-71730301/rakowu-portalshift

^^
BrianSChung
19. Apr 2016 · 13:06 UTC
Crushing through the blocks on level 5 was very satisfying.
Digitaldude555
19. Apr 2016 · 13:13 UTC
Pretty good game, enjoyed playing it, really love that background art with the brown cubes or whatever it is, the later levels are a lot more well built than the first two. It would have been good to start with levels showing the abilities of them each individually and then together in my opinion. Anyway good game you built.
🎤 Rakowu
19. Apr 2016 · 13:24 UTC
@meganukebmp Thank you :)

@Digitaldude555 Yes your right. I can use "no much time" as reason, but i guess i just forgot it.

@BrianSChung finally someone apreciate it! xD
glaze_96
19. Apr 2016 · 13:37 UTC
Yay, got all 15 coins!

This is a really great idea for a full game! You should continue working on it!

The dark music really sets the mood!

Hope you had a fun time making it =)
🎤 Rakowu
19. Apr 2016 · 13:58 UTC
i had a great time. I'll kepp working on it and make it better. also more levels maybe more creatures etc.
Windmill Games
19. Apr 2016 · 17:30 UTC
Very fun game with cute animations! My favorite so far has been the climbing level, jumping from wall to wall with Steve. The music sets a good mood as well.

I'm glad to hear that you'll be continuing to develop it and will be looking forward to seeing it be further developed.

Great job!
Goutye
19. Apr 2016 · 17:40 UTC
Pretty cool game! Even though I managed to pass through the platform with the green stuff in the 4th level to go to the exit. Bug? Had fun so, great job!
PowerSpark
20. Apr 2016 · 00:20 UTC
Not bad, I found the same bug h2n0 found with level 4.
kahrzdn
20. Apr 2016 · 11:47 UTC
Nice with all these different type of mechanics!
AnaGF
20. Apr 2016 · 11:52 UTC
Nice job, it is funny to play with shapeshifting portals. Audio is good too
APantaloni
20. Apr 2016 · 23:13 UTC
Nice puzzle game! Completing the levels is easy, getting all the gems not so much! Not a big fan of the background graphics but the main character is cool :)
Karai17
20. Apr 2016 · 23:14 UTC
Great LD entry! Could have been more fun with better controls.
CasualCat
21. Apr 2016 · 08:54 UTC
The game is good overall but I think some polishing could be done with the graphics and level design. Often I would find myself thoughtlessly finishing the level without interacting with all of the elements that make the level. I don't know if it was supposed to be one of those things were there are multiple ways to win, if it was it didn't feel that way. But the shape shifting element was pretty creative, and the portals were well done. The controls and platforming was good for the most part. tl;dr - good game, needs polish
MintArcade
21. Apr 2016 · 22:31 UTC
Very nice mechanic. Good use of theme. Controls is very nice, especially for platformer nubs like me :D
Tijn
22. Apr 2016 · 21:04 UTC
This game is pretty cool! I'm amazed how much you got done in the short 48 hours of the compo, as not only does the art look quite detailed and there's sfx and music, there's also quite a bit of content! The coins are a clever way to have some extra replayability. Very nice all in all, well done!
Katamori
25. Apr 2016 · 22:35 UTC
Simple execution, but creative! The visual unity is missing but I'm not blaming it in case of a 48hr game.
rnlf
30. Apr 2016 · 09:37 UTC
Beautiful art style! I like the game mechanics and it was cool to smash stones as the red guys. The blue guy was a bit hard to control, so that I kept falling down in level 4 and had to start over several times :-(

The music was nice to listen to and the overall puzzle design was easy to understand but still challenging to complete. Good job!