Hat Guy by RARoadkill

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made by RARoadkill for LD26 (JAM)
Minimalism was tricky and rather than approach it from a graphic standpoint we thought it'd be cool to attempt a game that boils down your interacting to individual "genres". Grab a hat, try it out, then get ready to switch between them quickly...because alone their advantages are quite...minimal.

*update- first versions control could not be used on mac. If you are using a mac use the mac friendly version. Only difference between the two is the controls

Ratings

Coolness 42% 1485
Overall(Jam) 2.80 402
Audio(Jam) 2.63 346
Fun(Jam) 2.57 391
Graphics(Jam) 2.57 443
Humor(Jam) 2.40 206
Innovation(Jam) 2.97 269
Mood(Jam) 2.54 402
Theme(Jam) 2.77 427

Feedback

BahamutZaero
30. Apr 2013 路 04:12 UTC
Unable to run: Jump button did not function. Cute idea though!
Crowbeak
30. Apr 2013 路 04:12 UTC
Your control scheme makes it impossible to play this game on a Mac laptop. There is no right control.
馃帳 RARoadkill
30. Apr 2013 路 04:15 UTC
@BahamusZaero did you switch to the baseball cap. You can only jump while wearing that one. Thanks for the bug report. @crowbeak yeah I found that out today from a couple of friends who play on macs. Did not think about that. Left mouse will also fire, I will try and work up a mac friendly version....or you can take this as a sign to get a PC, either one
Nekoyoubi
30. Apr 2013 路 04:21 UTC
Wow, that's tough. I wish I could say I made it far, but about four enemies in I was toast. ;) Nifty concept, though. I like the idea of having to make sacrifices on what you can do, but the controls were a bit too awkward for me to get far. At any rate, good job!

BahamutZaero, this was a little tricky for me too, but it's probably because you don't automatically have the "jump hat" selected when you pick it up. At least that's what it was for me as well.
Otoris
30. Apr 2013 路 04:22 UTC
As stated in the comments, control scheme makes it impossible to play on Mac.
馃帳 RARoadkill
30. Apr 2013 路 04:35 UTC
Thank you all for letting me know about the mac control issue. There are two version up now. The mac friendly version replaces the key used for firing. Hope this helps
William Bundy
30. Apr 2013 路 04:42 UTC
Is it possible for you to distribute a linux binary?
馃帳 RARoadkill
30. Apr 2013 路 04:45 UTC
My version of unity does not appear to have the ability to export into a linux usable file.
boboKat
30. Apr 2013 路 04:48 UTC
Interesting idea. I found the controls a bit far apart to be comfortable with them.
Masadow
30. Apr 2013 路 16:06 UTC
Nice game. Some glitches with jump that let me pass over obstacles :P You can continueously jump on walls edge to climb them. Even on further level, it's just more tricky.
fullmontis
30. Apr 2013 路 16:06 UTC
Jump doesn't work :(
Fervir
30. Apr 2013 路 23:45 UTC
Alright, so I made it to the secret level and I wasn't rewarded with anything, so I was pretty disappointed with the game.
馃帳 RARoadkill
30. Apr 2013 路 23:47 UTC
@Fervir if you found a secret level I would like to know about it too
lathomas64
30. Apr 2013 路 23:49 UTC
The music is a bit loud. Other then that its great.
EatenAlive3
30. Apr 2013 路 23:50 UTC
I couldn't get past the level with the 3 targets and the wardrobe.. I kept hitting them but I could only get one, even though I hit them correctly D:
Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 路 23:51 UTC
Not bad, enjoyed it :)
Salamander3
01. May 2013 路 00:12 UTC
I managed to break the game with wall jumping. :P unique concept, but I'm not sure the gameplay made good use of it, likewise not sure how close to the theme this idea was. However, cute little game, clear instructions and worth a giggle. I'd be interested to see what this could become, with time.
zazery
01. May 2013 路 02:21 UTC
Pretty challenging but I like the idea of putting on different hats to change your controls. The sword's idle position makes it seem like just running into an enemy should damage them.
daandruff
01. May 2013 路 08:33 UTC
The controls felt a bit awkward, but I liked the game mechanic. If the game didn't feel soo "floaty" I would have enjoyed it :)
Ismei
01. May 2013 路 08:46 UTC
I really liked this idea. It was simple to understand the controls, but the enemies were quite tough. I thought the hats were a cute idea.
CMaster
01. May 2013 路 18:24 UTC
The hats as genre abilities was pretty cool.

I had to run the "mac friendly version" despite being on Windows 7, due to a "bad file length" error on the first link.

I managed to jump clear of the level I think. I climbed the second big wall, then did a big jump off of it, sailed past everything, ended up running along the bottom of the world forever.
jhrrsn
01. May 2013 路 20:50 UTC
enjoyed the challenge of quickly switching weapon
Martin_Monosys
02. May 2013 路 21:38 UTC
Cool idea to put on different hats for different tasks, just makes you whish you could put on more than one hat at the same time... :) Otherwise, good stuff!
joe40001
09. May 2013 路 00:55 UTC
You can infinitely wall jump this let's you escape the gameplay zone.
xploitgames
14. May 2013 路 20:29 UTC
More hats please! Liked the infinite wall jump, much fun and the music was a nice touch.