Turtle World by TheCattin

made by TheCattin for LD 38 (JAM)

Premise: A small version of the world is contained Within The World Itself (and mounted on a turtle).

Self explanatory?

This means whenever the turtle gets jostled, the whole universe shakes! It's a 2D platformer with the turtle acting pretty much like a Mario turtle. But since it is also the containing universe if it bounces off a wall everything gets jerked to the side.. and so forth. Of course the World-Turtle is immune from those physics effects since that would create an infinite loop. It's a special turtle.

(The premise is from the Futurama episode The Farnsworth Parabox and from the Turtles All The Way Down story)

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Play It

Using: - Unity 5 - Sketch

Original URL

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/turtle-world

Ratings

Overall	738^th	2.526⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Fun	709^th	2.368⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	558^th	2.789⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Theme	571^th	3⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	730^th	1.684⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Audio	433^th	2.647⭐	19🧑‍⚖️
Humor	269^th	2.944⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Mood	733^th	2.167⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Given		18🗳️	0🗨️

Feedback

KillToLive

01. May 2017 · 15:20 UTC

Hah, I like Mario's Koopa Troopa mechanics :) Recorded sfx with mic was fun in the beginning, but become a little annoying later, maybe you should add a little more processing after recording it? (I'm not pro, so don't know for sure :) ) Great game overall!

Altron

03. May 2017 · 08:24 UTC

Well, for me the game got quite frustrating after a while - I was dying all the time, not because I didn't know what to do, but because I found it really difficult to carry out everything exactly as intended. Otherwise the idea is nice, maybe it could be used somewhat more, then just to jerk the world a little bit - but I didn't get to the end, so maybe it was used more later in the game.

mostlyHydrogen

14. May 2017 · 20:00 UTC

I almost got stuck on the level where you need to get over a gap to press a button. I didn't realize the turtle would respawn until I found the solution by a fluke. Most levels seem to require you to use the mechanics in a new way, which I like.

akai_0okami

14. May 2017 · 20:08 UTC

Nice concept, but the game could be pretty frustrating at times. In the 2nd level the character can only jump just high enough to get on the first platform and it took me a few tries to get up there. The controls felt pretty awkward, like how you had to keep Shift pressed to hold the turtle. But the idea for game is pretty unique and the sound was good.

Hierophant

15. May 2017 · 14:11 UTC

That's an interesting idea. The sound effects had me laughing. Controls feel a little stiff and slow though, other than that, good job on your jam

If you like, please take a look at the game me and my team made for the jam, you can find a link to it on my profile

mikolak

15. May 2017 · 20:08 UTC

Great idea, one of the most original entries I've seen so far. Levels could use a bit more balance, but mechanics are easy to figure out organically, so had fun overall.

Veksell

16. May 2017 · 14:27 UTC

Hello. Original idea for this game< I like it.

Our game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/star-keeper

alexDonazzan

16. May 2017 · 14:49 UTC

too many bugs so impossible to play it (LVL3 is just impossible !!!)

XenosNS

19. May 2017 · 12:47 UTC

Very cute. Could use a way to stop the turtle shell once it starts sliding.

CabbageCrow

19. May 2017 · 13:06 UTC

Really original idea, I like the concept. A new kind of puzzle platformer.

At first I didn't get it, that's probably a tutorial issue. As with every novel concept you have to get it into the player heads before they can enjoy it. You should put quite some effort in this so not understanding wont be a hindrance for your game.