You Only Help Yourself by KevinZuhn

made by KevinZuhn for LD22 (COMPO)

A mighty obstacle obstructs your path, and you cannot possibly surpass it alone. Unfortunately, you can remain alone even when surrounded by others. With your newfound power to objectify, people may as well be stepping stones to you.

Use arrow keys for movement.
Pick up small red blocks by running into them.
Drop a held block by pressing 'down'
When things change, objectify by holding 'down' to charge ( when not holding a block). The beam will fire when fully charged.

This is my first Ludum Dare! How'd I do?

Windows	http://www.mediafire.com/?50hed3m0s4cri32
Source	http://www.mediafire.com/?nu3b0cgut3mu6c8
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=8695

Ratings

Coolness	47%	252
Overall	3.00	186

Audio	2.27	326
Community	3.00	129
Fun	2.60	245
Graphics	3.27	155
Humor	1.57	438
Innovation	3.36	70
Mood	2.69	229
Theme	3.07	209

Feedback

Doft

19. Dec 2011 · 16:38 UTC

I was stuck when I found the big red block.... Also the controls weren't the best, I hate that you can't just hold the direction you want to go and jump, when you hit something you stop and have to press the direction again.

🎤 KevinZuhn

19. Dec 2011 · 17:29 UTC

After you find the big red block, turn around and go back. Things will be different, and you can shoot a beam by holding the down arrow. Sorry about the controls.

summaky

25. Dec 2011 · 11:56 UTC

Yes, the jumping controls are annoying, but the rest is well done. Unfortunately, I got a GameMaker error trying to "blockify" the left-most person from the left and I couldn't continue.

ACodeGerm

25. Dec 2011 · 12:53 UTC

Gave up after I got a game maker error, when "blockifying" one of the starting characters. I think I triggered it because a few particles from the end of a beam hit one of the characters, then I hit him with a new beam while he was transforming.

Neat concept, very cute for your first LD. The controls are a pain though : /

Benjamin

25. Dec 2011 · 14:10 UTC

Apart from the jump control problem, the game is a solid entry, I like the ambience of the intro, and the second part of the game is a good take on the theme. An ending sequence would have been nice, but maybe I missed it ? I was expecting that the blocks I was gaining by killing the citizens will let me reach a secret place near the entrance

🎤 KevinZuhn

25. Dec 2011 · 16:08 UTC

Thanks for playing, everybody!
Sorry about that gamemaker error. If you're interested in finishing or just poking around, you can hit 'z' to shift everybody to red without visiting the giant red block first. For some reason, I don't get the error when I use this method.
The ultimate goal is to build a way over the giant red block, and that's where the game ends.

evilseanbot

26. Dec 2011 · 07:47 UTC

I think with a bit of polish this would be a really sweet little game.

One problem I've found is that you can turn someone into a block and be pushed into a wall, particularly towards the upper left of the stage.

Js5schnitz

06. Jan 2012 · 20:27 UTC

The only problem is the jumping (for me anyway) but I say well done besides that.

zazery

09. Jan 2012 · 21:12 UTC

I stopped when things changed and didn't realize you could hold down to do something special until I read the comments. It seems like the whole game unfolds then, which is pretty cool. But the controls were quite frustrating so I had to give up on the more complicated block puzzles.

Kelly Thomas

10. Jan 2012 · 00:29 UTC

Its great and I played for a while but the i'm one of those players who holds an horizontal movement key an then taps jump. The movement blocking killed the fun for me.