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Douglas' Escape by pirate_shell

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made by pirate_shell for LD35 (JAM)
Just a small game about a wizard named Douglas trying to find his way out of captivity. You must shift the shape of your environment and use nature to your advantage to defeat enemies and hopefully make it out alive. My one tip is to take things slow, as to not miss anything.

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Controls (not taught to the player in game):
-R to restart.
-Escape to quit.

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Major tip for pro players:

Dirt below crates is very rightclickable :-)

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CHANGE LOG:

NO NEW FEATURES WERE ADDED TO THE GAME!

1.Very minor bug fixes:
-The music did not work correctly(it would layer instead of starting over when restarting levels) and neither did certain sound effects(sounds would not play when they should have).
-The player could walk on spikes without dying.

2.Added a better description. Hope that doesn't count as adding features lol.

3.Fixed a very minor spelling mistake (spelled 'badly' as 'padly' in the final level).

NO NEW FEATURES WERE ADDED TO THE GAME!
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/fc4lqcy8mi8pp10/Douglas%20Escape.exe?dl=1
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=56787

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.50 304
Audio(Jam) 3.30 320
Fun(Jam) 3.30 394
Graphics(Jam) 4.55 26
Humor(Jam) 2.64 438
Innovation(Jam) 3.29 338
Mood(Jam) 3.46 269
Theme(Jam) 3.09 722

Feedback

donvermo
19. Apr 2016 路 08:40 UTC
I wish there was an OSX version or Web version available to play. The game looks interesting but sadly I won't be able to judge this entry.
馃帳 pirate_shell
19. Apr 2016 路 08:52 UTC
@donvermo I was really close to the line in terms of time, so I wanted to push out the Windows version first. I will try to port it to Mac and Linux and maybe even Android in the near future ^.^'
SantiHisteria
19. Apr 2016 路 09:19 UTC
Wow! Love this graphics! Good game.
02fc.exe
19. Apr 2016 路 09:25 UTC
Game is freezing at start when I try to do anything after trying A and D controls. When I press R, level restart (but not music, music is layering) and game is freezing again.
Danny Gallagher
19. Apr 2016 路 09:29 UTC
Really lovely game, one of the best I have played so far, very polished.

Was a little unresponsive at times but great none the less :)
馃帳 pirate_shell
19. Apr 2016 路 09:35 UTC
@SantiHisteria Thank you for your kind words!

@02fc.exe Not sure why it would be freezing, but the music layering is very much and issue. I will try my best to fix it up after getting home from school.

@Danny Gallagher Thank you! It really means a lot~ What do you mean by unresponsive?
Fabraz
19. Apr 2016 路 17:17 UTC
LOVE the pixel art in this.
MightyToastStudio
19. Apr 2016 路 17:19 UTC
Great pixel art and very fun. Nice work!!!
Phaix
19. Apr 2016 路 17:23 UTC
Nice one. I really like the graphics!
luckyy
19. Apr 2016 路 17:24 UTC
I really like the visual style of this game + the music:)
orion_black
19. Apr 2016 路 19:54 UTC
Nice entry. I would really love to see a more flesh out version with a couple more abilities/enemies/... and some really devious levels.

Graphics are lovely.
DSSiege11
19. Apr 2016 路 20:35 UTC
I saw a post about your game and loved the graphics right away! :D The gameplay is simple but works really well. I stopped at the part with the grey character as I didn't know what to do ^^'

I'd sure like to see this game turn into something bigger. With the simple controls it could even work on mobile!

Great job overall!
teamross
19. Apr 2016 路 21:24 UTC
God, this graphics are sooo good!
Really good entry, good Job! :)
vicious_br
19. Apr 2016 路 21:49 UTC
I do not know how to get out of the second room (first pic above)
JohnnySix
19. Apr 2016 路 22:02 UTC
I can't get past the second obstacle ( the wooden crate ) - so can't rate on the rest. Not sure if it's a bug or I'm just not doing it right. Clicking the dirt makes the selection expand, but frantic clicking doesn't get me to the sweet manna. :(
Saiodin
19. Apr 2016 路 22:23 UTC
Great graphics! I can understand the argument with unresponsiveness. Since the player can move just every 0.x seconds you can smash the button but it will still take while till the character moves. I guess the grey character is the end of the game, reaching that resets me back to scene 1.
Ghust1995
19. Apr 2016 路 22:26 UTC
Very interesting =) Could become a full fledged game if there is more strategy involved.
jofra
19. Apr 2016 路 22:40 UTC
I got stuck in the wodden crate part not sure what to do there :S

The graphics/ character are very well done, good job :)
Brian Mayberry
20. Apr 2016 路 00:13 UTC
Solid graphics, sweet animation, hard as hell! :)
cabezotta
20. Apr 2016 路 01:51 UTC
Great game! Superb art!
馃帳 pirate_shell
20. Apr 2016 路 08:01 UTC
Thank you so much for all your kind words, guys! I'm super glad you enjoyed the graphics/the game in general. I do think that with more polish and time, this could turn into a full game, yes! About the crate level, you simply have to right click the dirt to make spikes appear that destroy the block. I figured the pun was enough to teach you that, but I guess not xD
MrMordem
20. Apr 2016 路 10:15 UTC
Good concept, a tutorial would help figure things out a bit other than that, it's a neat little game with cool looking pixels :)
Yword
20. Apr 2016 路 15:15 UTC
I just finished it, really good graphics and great puzzles! Well done!
vicious_br
20. Apr 2016 路 18:45 UTC
The block of the second stage does not break. I click on the ground below, a sign shows that my area of magic increases. When I click again nothing happens. I want to come back here to play. I loved it, but how do I solve this?
Pestel Crew
20. Apr 2016 路 20:03 UTC
Wow! Cool game, excellent graphics, the gameplay is sometimes not immediately clear, but interesting. Good game!
Sheepolution
22. Apr 2016 路 11:10 UTC
That was nice, a bit too short though. I feel like you could've made more use of all these features you added like the bug and crates.

Also the ending is a bit weird. I replayed it a couple of times in the hope that I missed something but I'm pretty sure that that really is the end?

That all said, the graphics look great, awesome job!
siryakko
23. Apr 2016 路 10:21 UTC
Some weird small issues on the control feedback (during combat), the game is really greate and fun, and those graphics are delicious
Ken Ichi
23. Apr 2016 路 12:45 UTC
Awesome game!
HolyBlackCat
23. Apr 2016 路 14:20 UTC
The graphics is really great!

I don't get what happened with grey copy of the wizard at the end though.

Music and sounds are nice, but I wish music was a bit louder.

Very nice job overall.

Btw, you have a misspelling: `Sometimes it ends padly`.
nihilaleph
23. Apr 2016 路 19:03 UTC
Nice concept and graphics! Sometimes I didn't really got to read the text because I walked a bit fast and lost some of it xp

Anyways great work!
Pickens Inc.
23. Apr 2016 路 19:53 UTC
Gorgeous graphics. I always enjoy a fun take on a roguelike. Wish there was more. :)
bytegrove
24. Apr 2016 路 09:08 UTC
The graphics are awesome! And the idea is well implemented! I like the short descriptions that also moved the story forward, would've liked to see more of that! The music is also nice, fits well with the rest of the game. Another thing I would've liked is some sort of visual or sound reminding me that my mana is gone when I try to use it. It left me a little confused in the beginning.
All in all, awesome work! ;)
01101101
24. Apr 2016 路 11:34 UTC
I love the art, and the gameplay is pretty cool too. However I couldn't figure out how to get out of the pit on the level with the bird and mana bugs, but I might give it another try later :) Great job anyway!
omarhuseynov011
24. Apr 2016 路 15:06 UTC
I really liked low rez graphics good job
rjhelms
27. Apr 2016 路 19:12 UTC
This is super slick. Great job! There's a ton of potential for a whole game in here.
GaryS
27. Apr 2016 路 19:53 UTC
Good fun and nice graphics.
Digitaldude555
27. Apr 2016 路 20:07 UTC
Yeah, art is fantastic, game is fun and offers some difficulty, it's pretty innovative in it's gameplay. It is pretty unforgiving sometimes though, sometimes you can misplace a single mana point and you have to start over, I found that when the mana bug appeared was when the game was impossible for me to pass it. Can you tell me how to get past the mana bug level?
Sabina Lis
27. Apr 2016 路 23:30 UTC
I liked the way you used the theme, the graphics are great!
kaovhmf
29. Apr 2016 路 03:48 UTC
The concept behind the game and it's art are awesome! It could use some extra animations and all, but considering the time you had, it was a great job indeed! Some mechanics were not so clear though. The bug steping, for example. The absense of a jump made me waste some good time trying to fall over the bugs to kill then when I only had to walk tward them lol.
And try to use the grass better with the game design. I mean, if I see grass and dirt, I assume I will have to use it somehow. Try to use that in your favor! =)
MintArcade
01. May 2016 路 09:10 UTC
Nice game. Graphics are just awesome.
derr
04. May 2016 路 06:21 UTC
I loved this little puzzle game. The graphics are just great. A lot of character design packed into a low resolution. Great choice of colors too. I liked the level design a lot. You made it so you only progress once you understood the core mechanic. Nice job. :)
SpringCabal
04. May 2016 路 16:50 UTC
Would love to try this game but I am not keen on installation files. would you consider placing a zip archive in the future?
runvs
06. May 2016 路 09:41 UTC
Nice entry!
Lullaby
06. May 2016 路 18:01 UTC
Love the metaphoric of the character only escape which is certainly Death :D

Great job on this entry! ;)
ragnta
06. May 2016 路 18:03 UTC
It's amazing, but the control is weird.
Tanton-H2X
07. May 2016 路 03:21 UTC
oooh! i got it,it was a puzzle game! and i must feedback that there are a big bug that will let people lost... in scene2,if i click left button first,the right click will unuse....
then..the scene4(,can not through in the final pit which near the right border ToT )
totally,it have a great rhythm and alothough it have some blink/ hopping ( just like some japan animation style),but still great rhythm,espically when fighting.
i hope there could be more challenge,also mix the puzzle feature in future.(oh just fogot to say that you have great feeling in design/color and light ,i think it is very important to pixel-game)
all in all,a great work has taken the first step.
well done, cheers!
3T3A
07. May 2016 路 10:12 UTC
Nice concept. It's hard at the begining to understand the deplacement and all these mechanic of gameplay but it will surely do an good concept for a future game.
The music is good
The graphism are wonderful, i like this pixel art aspect
Maybe the player should have 2 hearts because we can speedrun pretty easily the game.
Just try to add new mechanic in the future of the game ;)
RyanNielson
07. May 2016 路 18:08 UTC
Nice idea, gfxs are great! Well done!
pixelpotions
08. May 2016 路 01:56 UTC
Awesome game! Enjoyed it a lot. Would love to see this expanded more. Good job!
Kuupu
09. May 2016 路 18:53 UTC
Nice mechanics
Really cute graphics! *o*
I Hope you can extend it and make some cooler levels :D
smbe19
09. May 2016 路 20:31 UTC
Really nice entry. I was a little confused at first but then got the hang of the mechanics. This definitely has potential to grow into something bigger.
yuigoto
09. May 2016 路 22:55 UTC
Nice work there! :) I find it nice that the game does loop. ;P

Sweet work on the graphics, tilesets, background and character sprites are really well made! :)

It took me a while to realize how the controls work, but the way progression happens in the game is pretty enjoyable.

Congrats! :D