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Friendship is Magic by adsefhr

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made by adsefhr for LD 41 (JAM)

Cover.png Ever wanted to know what true to life teamwork is like? Well now you will with "Friendship is Magic". Experience hardships, twists and turns, and cringe worthy moments with you and 2 of your friends in this Couch Co-op game.

The Twist? find out at the end with your friends.

To play the game you will need

  • 3 Players
  • 1 Keyboard
  • True Friendship

3 Characters to choose from

  • Brawler: The brute of the group. Slow, tall, and Powerful.
  • Dasher: The speedy one. Light and agile with a bit of Dash ability.
  • Mechanic: The small one just don't say that to it's face. Can wall grab...

Controls

Keyboard Controls:

Press 1 to add player to the game.

Press ESC to reset the game.

1 | 2 | 3 A: Left | J: Left | Left : Left D: Right | L: Right | Right: Right W: Jump | I: Jump | Up : Jump S: Attack | K: Attack | Down : Attack

Controller Controls:

Press Cross/A to add player using a controller

  • D-Pad Left: Left
  • D-Pad Right: Right
  • Cross/A: Jump
  • Square/X: Attack

Screenshots:

ss1.png

ss2.png

ss3.png

Windows http://chry.se/games/FIM-1.1.zip
macOS
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/friendship-is-magic

Ratings

Overall 470th 3.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 333th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 541th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1031th 2.881⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 222th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 340th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 533th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 368th 3.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

pRoFiT
24. Apr 2018 · 02:08 UTC
Okay so multiplayer bad idea for game jams. But....i managed to play by myself. And surprisingly it was fun to play. I think 3 player would be great if i had more people to play with. took me a second to find the lock to the last gate. And the end level was strange. but maybe part of theme? overall not bad. good game.
Q-ro
24. Apr 2018 · 02:19 UTC
solid 4 game, cute art, cool concept, but a bit glitchy, I sadly don't have 2 other friends to play it with me so I played it by myself as well but didn't managed to get too far, i basically managed to soft-lock myself and without a way to restart the lvl easily it was the end of my journey as i didn't felt like replaying the previous "puzzle" again only to get back to where I was :(.
patvanmackelberg
24. Apr 2018 · 02:32 UTC
Loved the music and art!
Therdre
24. Apr 2018 · 03:08 UTC
Controllers felt a bit glitchy. Graphics and sound were really nice!
Albuquerque
24. Apr 2018 · 03:52 UTC
Something did not work for the JUMP and for some reason my player 2 did not appear in the game. Despite that, the graphics look very good and the BGM is quite nice as well. I like the multiplayer feature, but I think it will work against you for people playtesting your game :(. Not many people will have 3 people gathered together to playtest games. That aside, I think it is a really cool game.

EDIT: For the theme, I did not get the 2 incompatible genres. Is it at the end? I could not reach it because of the 3 player thing :(.
Jhass
24. Apr 2018 · 03:59 UTC
Awesome graphics, I enjoyed the music too ;) It's quite possible to play alone, but it's really hard haha. I'm looking forward to being able to play this with actual friends. Solid entry, well done !
Riyeou
24. Apr 2018 · 04:02 UTC
@Albuquerque Yeah, you get to see the other genre after finishing the first level
Albuquerque
24. Apr 2018 · 04:09 UTC
@Riyeou May I suggest you to make a gameplay video for your game and post it here (also, including the ending - even if you have to put a "SPOILER" tag)? It would help people to see and appreciate the work you have put in the game more easily. Also, I am curious :3
yoshi_otsuka
24. Apr 2018 · 06:11 UTC
The Game looks solid! it reminds me of my favorite games I used to play when I was a kid! the game has very catchy background music and theme of it makes me want to play more! really good game and keep up the good work!
Riyeou
24. Apr 2018 · 07:25 UTC
@Albuquerque We'll try to get one posted here later! :smile:
mat1er
24. Apr 2018 · 09:01 UTC
While it's well made, the theme aren't really combined...
But it's well made.
Also I found a statue, what is it used for?
sohakes
25. Apr 2018 · 03:36 UTC
I would test by myself, but it didn't work. "ESCAPE" appears on the screen and then it looks like I'm stuck in this screen. I tried to press WASD IJKL and the arrow keys but nothing happens :(. It looks quite cool and I wanted to see the weird ending.

![FIM.png](///raw/464/4/z/13d0c.png)
siduslevis
25. Apr 2018 · 03:40 UTC
Hi @sohakes Press 1 on keyboard / A on Controller to add a character.
If you're with friends feel free to press 1 again.
I hope you enjoy it.
sohakes
25. Apr 2018 · 04:07 UTC
Oh, I got till the end now. I didn't know the little guy could wall grab. I was doing everything by making on character jump in the head of the other, not sure if that was the intended way. Then I tried to jump many times in a row and he kind of flied (or wall grabbed? not sure).

I found the end a little funny, but the big guy would have an advantage, although I played by myself. Overall quite cool and polished little game, could be really fun with friends!
christianjaner
25. Apr 2018 · 15:19 UTC
Good design and music!!!
GhastlyMicrowave
26. Apr 2018 · 00:57 UTC
Took me a while to figure out how to get the small one to higher places, there was a little bit of glitch exploitation to see it though, but a cute game nonetheless. The music got kinda repetitive after a while tho...
niterich
28. Apr 2018 · 17:42 UTC
Like others have said, making a multiplayer game for a game jam isn't the best idea since most of us are playing solo. That said, I liked the graphics, and the music would fit extremely well if it were longer and had more sections. But speaking as someone who played solo, I just got frustrated at it. The puzzle to get the statue was where I drew the line. I got softlocked and just gave up. I found out the beaked one could wall jump, but pulling it off felt like a glitch over an intended feature. And I've heard that the genre mixing takes place in the second stage, but I simply couldn't reach there.
Goat Toaster Games
29. Apr 2018 · 13:26 UTC
This game has such fantastic visuals, but I do wish there was a single player version! Great work though in such little time :smile:
Diego Manarim
02. May 2018 · 18:12 UTC
I really would like to play this game, but I do not have anyone to do that. One of my tips would be to put a simple command to change characters by queuing them. Like in The Lost Vikings.

If you can see our participation, this is the link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/type-hero-adventures
Linkwin
03. May 2018 · 04:17 UTC
Really fun game! When connecting a controller as second player the controller only works to jump and attack not to move. I really liked how the game felt. Keep up the good work!
Zombie Virals
11. May 2018 · 00:14 UTC
That was fun by myself let alone if I could play this with controllers, the ending was completely unexpected! Great job guys!! Took me awhile to get the hang of the double jump, but once I did, it made things a lot easier!
RAFFE
11. May 2018 · 19:00 UTC
Nice game :=)