{"author_link":"\/author\/bkgh\/","author_name":"Divitos","author_uid":"9732","comments":[{"author_name":"codeartisticninja","author_uid":"90061","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 3:35am","epoch":1461036600,"text":"didn't seem to run for me.. but the screenshots look nice :)"},{"author_name":"Lewwwer","author_uid":"92963","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 3:28pm","epoch":1461079380,"text":"The good old platformer with the ability to change characters. It was fun to play. I liked the pixel-art style graphics!"},{"author_name":"AceyT","author_uid":"64129","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1461098760,"text":"Good games, quick respawn (even though, certain phase were made diffusivity and teeth-grinding, but in the wrong way [2 screen to traverse and bat + hedgehog, NOPE, didn't like that one])\r\rThe pixel art and the mood put thanks to the music are excellent\r\rHowever, i found a bug : https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/12976475\/SpiritForest.png\r\rIt happened right after respawning for the long fall"},{"author_name":"Petya","author_uid":"86210","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1461099420,"text":"This was fun and I liked the visuals. Sometimes the screen shifting was annoying cause there would be an obstacle right out of sight so I would either die or get stuck"},{"author_name":"vicious_br","author_uid":"36629","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:02pm","epoch":1461103020,"text":"the third to the fourth screen can not imagine that I can go to the left ... I loved the music and graphic design."},{"author_name":"Horsed","author_uid":"49897","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1461103500,"text":"The savepoints are really necessary as I often couldn't tell what most of the stuff is and if it will harm me or not. The movement feels too rough for a platformer. The music was the best part for me. It mostly made the atmosphere for me."},{"author_name":"Titangea","author_uid":"89391","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:19pm","epoch":1461104040,"text":"I like the pixel art, Is difficult but the checkpoints are placed in good positions, I enjoy it. Sometimes is difficult to change from one scene to another, the first time I believed it was a bug. Nice Entry ^^"},{"author_name":"Pusty","author_uid":"55076","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:19pm","epoch":1461104040,"text":"Really good sounds and visuals! I like the animal-changing part and the mood that this has. Great Game!"},{"author_name":"zaywolfe","author_uid":"90232","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:30pm","epoch":1461104700,"text":"Pretty fun but ridiculously hard. Also the screen shifting would sometimes mess up"},{"author_name":"Gametery","author_uid":"41092","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 7:10am","epoch":1461222300,"text":"Love the Pixelart! Especially the Panther. Overall good game!"},{"author_name":"testzero","author_uid":"88991","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 8:15am","epoch":1461226200,"text":""It's supposed to be hard" is always, Always, ALWAYS a difficult prospect for something like this. You have to be careful to make sure the physics and hitboxes are fair and feel right. Unfortunately this game does not. The jumping physics are okay, but there's no sense of satisfaction when you finally get to another checkpoint. I stopped after the bats first appear because it's just not worth it.\r\rA health bar would be VERY appreciated. It would give players a reason to avoid damage without having to be so pointlessly unforgiving. The instant death here causes the game to appeal only to the most sadistic of players, and will really turn off a lot of people from what could otherwise by a very fun game.\r\rI really wanted to keep playing the game and see the other animals. The art style is great and the music is soothing, but don't try to hide behind the "It's supposed to be hard!" mantra. It just the game."},{"author_name":"IonProgramming","author_uid":"14004","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 8:26am","epoch":1461226860,"text":"Great game, very fun, very difficult, great mood (thanks to the music), and a well designed world."},{"author_name":"Erkberg","author_uid":"24534","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 12:35pm","epoch":1461414600,"text":"Really enjoyed this one, the pixel art and the music are just amazing! The gameplay is really solid and fun, but the high difficulty can be quite frustrating. If the hitboxes of the enemies were just a tiny bit smaller it would be more enjoyable I think. The ending was a little abrupt, I was hoping for an encounter with Zanakalth and the game just shut down after talking to the owl. \rAnyway, great job overall!"},{"author_name":"Alphish","author_uid":"39564","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1461527640,"text":"Uh, oh, it's a platformer. Not only that, but it's a precision platformer. And with rather unfair collisions\/hitboxes, too. >.<\r\rThe art was mostly good, with background having better quality than some sprites (e.g. a hedgehog), but overall it serves its purpose well. I liked the soundtrack, too (some sound effects were a bit annoying, though, like kangaroo's dying... screech?). The story isn't particularly creative, but it works well enough.\r\rThe collisions and maybe level design require some serious work, though; it's fine when a game is difficult (unless it's platformer, because I played way more difficult platformers than necessary to prove my platforming skills), but I've found some segments annoying, and not rarely because I died seemingly without any contact with spikes whatsoever. This led me to using R button so often that sometimes I was mistaking it with Space (including the one time when I reached the owl spirit and restarted mid-dialogue after a really, really painful segment). >.<\rAlso, you need to get a better grasp of designing multiple-window maps. Sometimes when I jumped the view was moving up and down to catch up with main character, other times I tried walking left\/right not seeing there's a ledge just around the window border, the ledge I need to jump on. Also, the flying squirrel fall segment (the one where you avoid bees nests) felt a bit luck-based due to little time for reaction to the next-screen obstacles.\r\rI like the game's mood, but mechanics and challenges require some serious reworking."},{"author_name":"AnaGF","author_uid":"56020","time":"Apr 25, 2016 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1461619140,"text":"Great graphics. Game is a bit hard, but it is good overall."},{"author_name":"Rock Eaters","author_uid":"90519","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1462133760,"text":"cool graphics and concept"},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 3:19pm","epoch":1462806840,"text":"This feels crude. Much refinement, and I think you will have a good game. But I didn't like that the panther is wider than the standard block size."}],"images":["ld35\/9732-3793825f0a5a65ce5f9a6dc9a2bdfb2f.jpg","ld35\/9732-b6d7d4382d7b61afcca800a8a37711aa.jpg","ld35\/9732-8260d0c35a13c5d64a23564b1caaf4d8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/134125652\/Spirits%20of%20the%20Forest.exe","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"2229","g_author":"9732","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"2169","g_title":"Spirits of the Forest","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"560","g_commentcount":"17","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/9732-shot0-1461027406.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/9732-shot1-1461027406.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/9732-shot2-1461027406.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Spirits of the Forest is about an animal messenger who helps the forest spirits look after their world. The animal messenger is a being who exists in both the physical and metaphysical worlds. He is the chosen one, and he helps the spirits communicate with each other by delivering messages. In return, the spirits grant him shape-shifting abilities that aid him in his journey. The \u201cchosen one\u201d begins the story as a panther, but learns to transform into a kangaroo and a flying squirrel. Each animal has unique abilities that need to be used to overcome challenges and obstacles.\r\n\r\nThe wolf-spirit Zanakalth has severed his ties with the forest-keeping spirits, and is on a self-serving quest to gain power. It is up to the chosen one and the other forest spirits to protect their world against Zanakalth\u2019s dire plans.\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nWASD or Arrow Keys for Movement\r\nSpace to Interact and Change Forms\r\n\r\n---------\r\n\r\nProgramming and Design by @DivitosGD\r\n\r\nMusic and Sound Design by Wesley Devore www.wesdevore.com\r\n\r\nArt by Hisan Iwo","title":"Spirits of the Forest"}