Planetline by SSJMetroid

made by SSJMetroid for LD23 (COMPO)

ATTENTION! IF HAVE PROBLEMS OPENING THE GAME, DOWNLOAD THIS: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20914

Just a standard platformer... OR IS IT?

Objective:
Reach the teleporter to move to the next level.

Abilities:
Move, Jump, and that's about it. Praying is also an option.

Keyboard Controls:
Quit = Escape
Move Left = A, S, Left Arrow
Move Right = D, F, Right Arrow
Jump = Space, J, Up Arrow, W, E
(Whatever buttons suit you)
Suicide = K

360 Controller Layout:
Quit = Back Button
Move = Left Stick and D-Pad
Jump = A
Suicide = B

Just a side note: there are 8 levels that I got to make, and I have verified personally that they are all beatable. Also, this was a learning project for figuring out how Farseer Physics works, so some of the collision detection is garbage. Sorry! Also, you will see your death count when you finish the game.

Windows	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5956771/Release.zip
Source	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5956771/src.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=3925

Ratings

Coolness	10%	1120
Overall	3.00	410

Audio	2.44	450
Fun	3.10	273
Graphics	3.10	326
Innovation	2.90	444
Theme	3.60	138

Feedback

🎤 SSJMetroid

23. Apr 2012 · 02:01 UTC

Man is there no way to update my entry page? I added a much-needed Suicide command.

Keyboard:
Suicide = K

XBox 360 Controller:
Suicide = B

epaik

24. Apr 2012 · 02:08 UTC

I don't like how the character gets stuck. And I know exactly why it happens; Box2D man, you've gotta tweak it so much to get it to feel right.

Oh also, I got stuck on the 5th or so level because I couldn't escape a vicious tile's corner. The suicide key (K) didn't seem to work either unfortunately.

I blame all

Now on to the good things:
I like the magma animation. Much better than filling in the planet with gray "rock" or green "grass" or w/e.
I like the guy's sprite. Reminds me of some retro games.
I like the toroidal world, it looks likes you used some Maths.

epaik

24. Apr 2012 · 02:09 UTC

oh i didnt mean to submit. i was going to say i blame it all on the physics engine

🎤 SSJMetroid

24. Apr 2012 · 05:48 UTC

Thanks man, yeah I put in a disclaimer about the buggy collisions for a reason hahahah....

tfendall

02. May 2012 · 03:43 UTC

couldn't play cause it just went fullscreen and showed a black screen.

ratking

04. May 2012 · 17:41 UTC

I generally recommend making easier games, especially when there character controller doesn't work perfect like in this game. The less ragequits I have to do, the more stars I give. :-P

Ranoka

04. May 2012 · 17:45 UTC

Nice game you made, I like the idea, graphics, and how you run around the planet. Gets a bit confusing to control when he's upside down. The character was a bit difficult to control, which made doing jumps between small platforms a bit hard. I got stuck on the bit where there was a vertical ladder made of small gaps with the exit ontop.

Endurion

12. May 2012 · 16:12 UTC

I never get why you would a physics engine for something simple like this. The accelleration is annoyingly always kicking in during exact jumps.

Other than that the planet looks very nice. Having the player stand in all different directions is a bit awkward, however still better than to rotate the planet below (which makes me dizzy).

Sheep

12. May 2012 · 16:21 UTC

I tried finishing your game, but I raged quit eventually.
It's really hard because for some reason, the gravity and the speed of the character isn't always the same, wich is really annoying. Sometimes I'm jumping higher, or further. The graphics were nice, and you made good use of the theme.

JaJ

12. May 2012 · 17:00 UTC

This is pretty solid. The game looks good, and the sounds that are there work well. The game's difficulty seemed to come more from the controls than the presented challenges, which can get frustrating.

AngelDE98

12. May 2012 · 19:46 UTC

I can not play the game because my graphic card isn't supported ... ??

It just looks nice ...