Friendless by Homletmoo

made by Homletmoo for LD22 (COMPO)

'Bob doesn't know where he is.
He wants to find a friend, but gets distracted by the green shiny rocks.
Bob stepped on a trap.'

Phew... glad I've got that behind me. This is the first game I've ever finished, so I hope you like it :D
Feel free to leave feedback and criticism in the comments.

EDIT: It does have an ending, you just have to get down through about 7 levels first. meow.

Controls:
WASD / Arrow Keys to move and break soft blocks.

Tools used:
Code: FlashDevelop + Flashpunk
Sprites: GIMP
Sound: bfxr + Audacity
Music: Garageband for iPad
Web: Notepad++
Timelapse: Chronolapse
Enjoyment: iTunes ;)

Web	http://homletmoo.co.uk/LD22
SWF	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26570851/Friendless_Homletmoo.zip
Timelapse	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26570851/Friendless_Timelapse_Homletmoo.zip
Source	https://github.com/Homletmoo/LD48--22
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=8408

Ratings

Coolness	40%	319
Overall	2.61	387

Audio	2.59	227
Community	2.40	370
Fun	2.44	312
Graphics	2.84	275
Humor	2.29	202
Innovation	2.24	418
Mood	2.24	385
Theme	3.06	216

Feedback

Andrew

19. Dec 2011 · 14:37 UTC

Having to press the arrow keys repeatedly to move kinda breaks the flow.

namrog84

20. Dec 2011 · 01:16 UTC

weird clicky sounds when I press arrows, sounds not right?
I loved the little doom esque facial change based upon health. You get bloodier as you get hurt :D
allow you to hold down arrow keys to keep moving :)

🎤 Homletmoo

20. Dec 2011 · 20:35 UTC

I was contemplating the hold down thing. At one point I did include it, but it broke the flow of the animation. I was going for a turn-based style, but in hindsight I probably should have just fixed the animation. Glad you liked the health meter!

🎤 Homletmoo

20. Dec 2011 · 20:37 UTC

Also, the clicky sounds are supposed to be footsteps. I kind of messed up those though, as I had to edit them last minute in order to make the guy go faster without weird sound overlaps.

JaJ

21. Dec 2011 · 12:21 UTC

The sound was very nice. I couldn't really find a challenge but still it was entertaining until the end.

Aaron

21. Dec 2011 · 15:45 UTC

Congrats on your first game, Homletmoo :)

I admire your ambition to attempt a turn based game (although it didn't quite work with your gameplay). Usually I associate turn based with a lot more strategic elements--the gameplay emphasizes on taking the time to think--so perhaps just some more interesting features would have gone a long way. Atm though, maybe I just don't understand it?

I definitely like what you've done so far, and I think this is super promising and hope you'll continue building on it. :D

P.S. the gems might kind of look like poo...

🎤 Homletmoo

22. Dec 2011 · 00:28 UTC

Thanks!
I did intend for the traps to be more intricate, but time got the better of me... Nonetheless, I'm pleased with what I've done (and that I got it finished).
Also, your perception of poo scares me O_o

summaky

26. Dec 2011 · 19:45 UTC

I hate that I have to click repeatedly the cursor key to move. Also the game got stuck sometimes when changing levels.

Shaun Inman

04. Jan 2012 · 18:58 UTC

Made it to the end but clicked an arrow key to claim my prize and it restarted the game. Other than that final disappointment, great job!

SonnyBone

05. Jan 2012 · 17:53 UTC

Congrats on finishing! The first time this game loaded... the screen was nearly 100 percent black. I could still see some basic outlines of the white text. I refreshed and it fixed it. Odd.