Tale of a Lost Soul by eolhing

made by eolhing for LD27 (COMPO)

In this game, you play as a little lost soul and you must go through several levels, guided by an unknown voice.

Considering that you are a pretty weak soul, you must finish each level within 10 seconds before you vanish.

This game was built using Haxe and OpenFL.

EDIT#1 : The game archive was missing some DLLs, fixed.

EDIT#2 : Considering the number of people getting stuck on the first screen, I added the possibility to go ingame by pressing a key (except Space) instead of the mouse. I hope that will fix it, cause I can't do much more :(

Windows	https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By2YCm_3D0JKRFg5UGFtNmRwTTQ/edit?usp=sharing
Source	https://github.com/eolhing/taleofalostsoul
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=11904

Ratings

Coolness	60%	3
Overall	3.24	372

Audio	2.91	352
Fun	2.97	516
Graphics	3.67	154
Humor	2.06	660
Innovation	2.76	714
Mood	3.43	130
Theme	3.64	165

Feedback

shohs

26. Aug 2013 · 04:15 UTC

I tried to run it, but it closed right away. I think it said something like "Uncaught Error: Unable to load library std.dll," but it was a little hard to tell.

otresnjak

26. Aug 2013 · 04:24 UTC

Uncaught exception - load.c(237) : Failed to load library : std.ndll

Andrio

26. Aug 2013 · 04:31 UTC

I can't run this.

🎤 eolhing

26. Aug 2013 · 08:37 UTC

Thanks guys, It should be fixed now ;)

Choupom

26. Aug 2013 · 09:36 UTC

The game is stuck on the "Tales of the last Soul" screen right at the beginning here.

Morgawr

26. Aug 2013 · 09:41 UTC

This game is great. I love it, simple and yet effective, also with really nice depth.

The only problem, I found it a bit hard, especially with the collision detection on corners, it was really unforgiving. Not that it's bad, it's amazing! Kudos to you.

I like the audio a lot, there was a bit of a glitch in the sound when changing levels but I'm not sure if it's because I was running it emulated on Linux. For all other Linux developers/users out there, this game works perfectly under wine ;)

Red Mike

26. Aug 2013 · 09:43 UTC

Nice graphics. Sounds are a bit too harsh, and music a bit too up-beat. Some mellow tunes might have worked better. To The Top level seems unbeatable. As fast as the game would let me, couldn't reach the last time piece.

ShellfishGames

26. Aug 2013 · 09:51 UTC

I've got the same problem as Choupom. Can't get past the intro screen. :/

🎤 eolhing

26. Aug 2013 · 09:55 UTC

Thanks for your reviews !

@Choupom : Try to click on the soul ;)

@Red Mike : Yeah, music definitely needs some improvements, I used autotracker.py and this is the best I got, for the next LD, I'll learn to make some music by myself :D

All the levels are beatables, I tested them myself, if you're having a hard time, try to stick a little bit more on the left if you have to turn left for example, only that can make a good difference :)

KristinnEs

26. Aug 2013 · 12:48 UTC

Didnt rate since I got stuck on the intro screen.

Xera

26. Aug 2013 · 12:50 UTC

Nice theme, grpahics and music. Unfortunately, the wind power up makes the game really hard sometimes. Still, nice entry!

X-0r

26. Aug 2013 · 12:54 UTC

Hm... won't run on Win7 x64. It's stuck at the startup screen... Didn't rate so far =/

🎤 eolhing

26. Aug 2013 · 13:07 UTC

Thanks for your reviews, for people who got stuck on the title screen, have you tried to click on the soul (I know I should have make that more obvious) ? If so, what exactly happened ?

Fede3751

26. Aug 2013 · 13:10 UTC

Best game around so far! :)
But pay attention: on some computers it doesn't work (Like my netbook)!

Really enjoyed it anyway, even if i cant beat a level (but games MUST be this hard)! :(

Fireblend

26. Aug 2013 · 13:11 UTC

I managed to play it. Nice graphics! I'm a fan of games with an isometric point of view :) definitely kinda challenging and I also agree with whoever said it needs mellower music. Nicely done!

Gaspard_

26. Aug 2013 · 13:28 UTC

Liked it!
However I get a small glitch:
The soul always starts moving(when I click) in the last direction where I lost(I fall of the plateforme right, when i restart, it goes right).
Aside from that it was good!

Kwrky

26. Aug 2013 · 13:34 UTC

Screenshots look cool but it doesn't get past the loading screen. Any diagnostic info I can give you?

timtipgames

26. Aug 2013 · 13:59 UTC

Very entertaining! Some minor bugs here and there (already mentioned by others) but nothing gamebreaking. Got a permanent framerate drop on the cleansing path which made it much harder to play. The controls could actually work well with a gamepad. I agree that some more atmospheric music would have been a better fit. Nice one!

🎤 eolhing

26. Aug 2013 · 14:10 UTC

Considering the number of people getting stuck on the first screen, I added the possibility to go ingame by pressing a key (except Space) instead of the mouse. I hope that will fix it, cause I can't do much more :(

nandor

26. Aug 2013 · 15:03 UTC

Nice graphics and sounds, but it's quite difficult to move around with the mouse.

Joxno

26. Aug 2013 · 15:05 UTC

This is really really nice, very fluid and I like the overall concept!
Mouse control feels a little bit imprecise at times, but besides from that, awesome!

doctorscientist

26. Aug 2013 · 15:10 UTC

I wish I had thought of this. The sound and music is really well done. I got to the spiral and I almost won then I had to give up for now.

sgehlich

26. Aug 2013 · 15:17 UTC

I really like the idea and the execution, but the music gets annoying really quickly. Also, after some time I wasn't able to press space anymore, so I had to restart the game.

stephan_h

26. Aug 2013 · 15:25 UTC

Very nice presentation and good sound.
What got a bit frustrating were the controls. What always got me was pressing space bar to start and at that point I had already began pressing the mouse for movement but because it happened before starting the level the input was not registered. Maybe starting the level when beginning with movement would be better.

Parappa

26. Aug 2013 · 16:52 UTC

Amazing presentation, love the transition animation when the player dies. Very challenging game, doesn't leave much room for error, even in the early stages.

Ciaran54

26. Aug 2013 · 16:59 UTC

I didn't really like the controls, but nice music, and a cool atmosphere ;)

zzForrest

27. Aug 2013 · 15:06 UTC

Nice graphics, but too bad it was laggy to the point of being unplayable. 2/5, weak entry.

dumasflo

27. Aug 2013 · 15:09 UTC

Looks really fine ! good job !

johnl

27. Aug 2013 · 16:35 UTC

Fairly fun, but I think it should be a little bit more forgiving. I died so many times trying to turn a corner but just falling off instead - or maybe I'm just useless at it.

oxysoft

27. Aug 2013 · 17:26 UTC

Hard as hell but I like it :)

almightyzentaco

30. Aug 2013 · 01:29 UTC

Reminded me of Marble Madness. I liked your stylistic choices. For example the way the soul enlarges before shrinking into nothing at the end of a level, and the diminishing white border representing time. Nice job.

Jupiter_Hadley

30. Aug 2013 · 16:49 UTC

Very hard game, great graphics, loved it. I featured it in my Ludum Dare 27 video compilation, if you'd like to check it out :), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GZNeIKxvyg

onzephyr

30. Aug 2013 · 19:07 UTC

game ran just fine for me. really nice visuals. took a try or two to get the controls down. but played great once I did. Nice game.

Yell0w

30. Aug 2013 · 19:08 UTC

One of my favorite games so far! The concept and sound is exellent!

Wertle

07. Sep 2013 · 04:55 UTC

Nice work with the mood - the art was very consistent and helped convey a good atmosphere. One thing you might consider is having some feedback when you are getting dangerously close to the edge - the isometric perspective makes it hard to judge sometimes until it is too late. I did crash on the second "red" level, unfortunately :( Good work!