Moth and Bat by Samuel Qian

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made by Samuel Qian for LD 41 (JAM)

This is our first time to join in Ludum Dare.

封面合并.png day.jpeg night.png

Our game is called Moth and Bat . It's a story about a moth and a bat.

Moth and Bat are incompatible animals, day and night are incompatible times. Our story are from incompatible and get into combine.

I don't want to tell too much. You will not regret to play our game !!

How to play

You only need to press "Space"


* If you have not finish the game by normal mode, remember to finish the whole game in god mode !!!*


Ratings

Overall 450th 3.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 789th 3.083⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 480th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 857th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 146th 4.24⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 95th 3.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 669th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 70th 4.063⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

MoistGames
24. Apr 2018 · 04:40 UTC
This. Is. Incredible. Wow. I failed to get even halfway, 3 times, before I implemented the God Mode. That was amazing- the god mode is definitely how this game is meant to be played! This is incredible! I love it!
EkkoEkko
24. Apr 2018 · 06:02 UTC
Simple but fun to play , its a challenging game.
🎤 Samuel Qian
24. Apr 2018 · 06:09 UTC
@EkkoEkko Have you finish our game? If it's too challenging, maybe you can finish our game in a God Mode.
Actually finish the game only take 3 minutes, but in my opinion it makes a big difference, because of some features only appear in the second half.
Sean Oneil
24. Apr 2018 · 06:21 UTC
Very good art, music and story. The game itself is very difficult without god mode, though.
NORRIMO
29. Apr 2018 · 13:02 UTC
How tragic. :O I tried the normal mode a few times and than I switched to the god mode. The plot twist at the end was great.
I think you should teach the player the mechanics only once because it was a bit annyoing to read it again and again.
Good short experience. :)
jojocanard
29. Apr 2018 · 13:13 UTC
I haven't exactly understood the behavior of the bat (why does it remain stuck on the ground sometimes or go up, what do those green ray do exactly etc...) and it made it impossible for me to finish the game (out of god mode) but awesome mood and aesthetic congratulations.
ema1ih
29. Apr 2018 · 13:17 UTC
I tried the normal mode but i was dying too fast, so i tried the god mode to finish it. Interesting concept, i like the idea of the game and the story, i'd love if you could add more levels. The graphic is nice and the sounds fit well, good job ^^
Alans Antics
29. Apr 2018 · 13:48 UTC
I didn't know it was possible, but this one-button game is actually too complex. It's very difficult to figure out what will happen if you don't press Space, and what will happen if you do. Plus the game gives you very little time to react to incoming fires. And when I lose, I don't want to go through the tutorial every time.

Definitely the presentation of this game is the best part. In particular, the graphics are quite nice.
Samurai Ducks
01. May 2018 · 13:29 UTC
The visuals are really pretty but I found myself having to use the god mode to experience the story. As @Alans Antics mentioned, a skip tutorial button would be much appreciated. Overall you guys did a great job!
🎤 Samuel Qian
02. May 2018 · 07:08 UTC
@samurai-ducks @alans-antics
Thanks for your playing and suggestion! When we made the game we have notice that it's a good choice to add the skip tutorial feature. And I have watch that tutorial hundreds of times. But I'm too lazy, so.....
Sorry about that, I will add that feature when I have free time !!
randomhuman
02. May 2018 · 13:06 UTC
Beautiful art, music and story. I especially liked how the background art changed over time and the music at the end. I found it a bit difficult to predict how bat, in particular, was going to behave, which I think is the root of the game's difficulty for me. I'm glad you included a option that enabled me to see the entire story, though once I activated it I actually didn't hit any obstacles!
YangTianQiang
03. May 2018 · 06:22 UTC
When see you use baidu,I make sure you are chinese.So I must play this game.About the game,cool and nice.Two game genres are rpg and flying?Ha,maybe it nobody care.
🎤 Samuel Qian
03. May 2018 · 08:03 UTC
@YangTianQiang We are two students from China~~~
MacDoom
04. May 2018 · 04:18 UTC
Super cool concept merging day and night!
However more than 2 genres it felt like two dimensions, each one being the movement mechanic. The game is awesome but I think it doesn't match the jam's theme so well.
Awesome game anyway!
Archimagus
09. May 2018 · 02:13 UTC
Very pretty game. And the music was great, is it made original for the jam? It was very hard though, I couldn't even get half way to the first sun in the progress bar. So I had to put it in god mode to see the story. It was really annoying to have to go through the tutorial stuff every time there was a restart, maybe remember if the player has seen it and now show it again or something. I never really figured out how to "play" the game so I most sat and watched the pretty stuff scroll by and watched the story.
Number6406
14. May 2018 · 21:08 UTC
Simple, but beautiful game ! I loved the art most of all :)

The story is also good (and sad :sob:)