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Fun Little Dollies by Shugor

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made by Shugor for LD27 (JAM)
Arrow keys to move left and right.
Spacebar to eject


This Ludum Dare the team was put under pressure due to unavoidable circumstances, so there may be a few things slightly wrong or glitchy. Russian Dollies is a game about a cute Russian dolly and the fun adventures it has. It has ten shells, each being slighter inferior to the last. Ejecting the doll out of the shell explodes it outwards, propelling you up. Use these boosts carefully to maneuver the levels.

NOTE: We attempted to be clever by using a different definition of 10 seconds that didn't refer to time. ("Subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance.", referring to the 10 Russian dolls.) Might not be clear as we planned but ah well. You get a bonus for finishing levels under 10 seconds so there's that too.
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/72aeokbkhnxgyrl/Fun%20Little%20Dollies.exe
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=14284

Ratings

Coolness 40% 1404
Overall(Jam) 3.27 220
Audio(Jam) 2.95 255
Fun(Jam) 3.35 123
Graphics(Jam) 3.31 276
Humor(Jam) 3.70 44
Innovation(Jam) 3.65 56
Mood(Jam) 3.10 228
Theme(Jam) 3.13 270

Feedback

Lissar
27. Aug 2013 路 01:52 UTC
I loved the concept. I thought about using that alternate version of "second" as well. Also made me laugh quite a bit, well done.
murilo
27. Aug 2013 路 02:34 UTC
I played it and where's the 10 seconds rule, gameplay whatever?
馃帳 Shugor
27. Aug 2013 路 02:40 UTC
@murilo do you not read descriptions or what.
Rose
27. Aug 2013 路 04:18 UTC
Very cute and innovative! I got stuck on the level with the water, but maybe I'll come back and try again later.
LevelUpJordan
27. Aug 2013 路 07:40 UTC
Yay! A more interesting use of the theme awesome! I also tried to incorporate 10 seconds in multiple ways (in my game weapons have a 10 sec timer but you're also stopping fat people reaching 10 second helpings) so really appreciate what you did there! All in all pretty cool and visuals are great, have you played "Stacking"?
AtomicVikings
27. Aug 2013 路 07:41 UTC
level ending is nice. xD. The character idea was really nice.
Mental Atrophy
27. Aug 2013 路 15:33 UTC
That woodchipper sound never gets old.
agumaster
27. Aug 2013 路 15:45 UTC
awesome game, need a bit more work on backgrounds but its great. The 10 second representation is super forced, btw the bizarreness and black humor in it its great.
ConflictiveLabs
28. Aug 2013 路 00:24 UTC
Loved the humor. It was a truly WTF-experience. The connection to the theme is a tad loose (yes, I read the description) but the game is definitely a solid entry. Good job!
tony.pe
28. Aug 2013 路 00:56 UTC
Loved the idea, my head's now swimming with level design ideas to expand upon this
lordjosephdeburg
28. Aug 2013 路 01:09 UTC
Games should be allowed to be this cute. An interest contrast in themes... would love to know where the wood chipper idea came from!
futuristteletex
29. Aug 2013 路 05:40 UTC
very cute.. =)
namrog84
30. Aug 2013 路 11:13 UTC
haha! awesome
mutilator
30. Aug 2013 路 20:25 UTC
I thought this game had good graphics. The music was great and the game play was fun and funny at the same time. Overall great game.
isawillo
01. Sep 2013 路 05:06 UTC
Fun game. gets pretty hard
RoseNinja
03. Sep 2013 路 20:39 UTC
good job i liked how colourfull this was and the fun gameplay
GFM
13. Sep 2013 路 15:31 UTC
The ending was totally fitting this game. xD
It wasn't that much of a challenge... but it definitely was weird and dark. My only objective is to take those happy looking Matryoshkas to their demise?.... ._____.

Nice game. :)
imef
15. Sep 2013 路 09:34 UTC
Absolutely hilarious! Interesting use of 10 seconds.
Terrabyte
15. Sep 2013 路 15:27 UTC
Very clever concept! I really enjoyed the gameplay and graphics.