Passage Home by Fnissalot

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made by Fnissalot for LD 43 (COMPO)

AirShipThing3.gif.gif Sacrifices must be made after the fuel tank explodes on an airship.

Fnissalot's compo entry in Ludum Dare 43.

Made with Unity, Visual studio, Bosca Ceoil, sfxr, BitFontMaker2 and Pyxel Edit. Base-code consisting of a camera shake script and some easing functions were written before hand.

Port to web done after deadline for Compo

Ratings

Overall 161th 3.612⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Fun 159th 3.49⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 132th 3.5⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Theme 83th 4⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 153th 3.64⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Audio 152th 3.309⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Humor 174th 3.022⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Mood 194th 3.293⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Given 56🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

s4m4di
03. Dec 2018 · 07:09 UTC
I loveeed your game =))). so Innovative
eroxxie
03. Dec 2018 · 08:24 UTC
Fun little game!
Rhou
03. Dec 2018 · 08:49 UTC
the while concept was really cool I enjoyed playing it
BinaryLynx
03. Dec 2018 · 09:43 UTC
Tried 4 times but couldn't make it. Still a good little game, otherwise I would not have bothered retrying after the first failure, and the second one, and...)
Blodyavenger
03. Dec 2018 · 10:19 UTC
**GENERAL:**
I really love the simplicity of the game while staying true to the theme. I did few tries but Captain got missing at 17m before the landing.

**GRAPHICS:**
Although I love clear shapes I found clouds a bit too rough?

**AUDIO:**
Simple but effective for simple game like that, music and sounds fit well!

**OVERALL:**
Really nice little game which would be suitable for devices!
ShenDev
03. Dec 2018 · 10:59 UTC
Awesome gamefeel!! It's really cool that I understood what was I doing because of the "x will be remembered" I tried many times but couldn't make, was really hard! Great entry, very original congrats for this!
🎤 Fnissalot
03. Dec 2018 · 11:14 UTC
@s4m4di @eroxxie @rhou @binarylynx @blodyavenger @shendev Thanks for the comments! The trick is to not rushing it, only do enough to not crash and it is easier to get there.
Blodyavenger
03. Dec 2018 · 11:29 UTC
@fnissalot Ha, makes sense! I guess we were all rushing it like "Aim high and speed up!" :) Thanks for the tip!
SlizzBen
03. Dec 2018 · 11:41 UTC
Nice game, when i realized that the fuel are passengers i was shocked :O
s4m4di
03. Dec 2018 · 12:40 UTC
@fnissalot no problem bro
stevenjmiller
03. Dec 2018 · 14:43 UTC
Fun game, I got really close after a few tries but never quite made it.
🎤 Fnissalot
03. Dec 2018 · 15:20 UTC
I have ported it to Web so you won't have to download it =)
Daniel_Abeleira
03. Dec 2018 · 16:01 UTC
Great game idea!
Berkin
03. Dec 2018 · 16:09 UTC
I loved the graphics and music a lot ! Also i liked the idea, fits the theme perfectly. Well done !
bugninja
03. Dec 2018 · 16:11 UTC
Great job! I liked the art, couldn't read what the controls were supposed to be though, but figured it out pretty quick obviously (Left Button, Right Button). I was pressing tab and control for a while. Interesting idea, nice take on the theme. Those poor passengers. I respect their sacrifice, it had to be made so I could have fun.
Willbl3pic
03. Dec 2018 · 17:02 UTC
I liked this: very nice graphics and fun gameplay. I returned alone. I like the touch of adding names for all the people who you drop off.

The font choice could be better though: the M in KM doesn't really look like one.
Hawkie
03. Dec 2018 · 17:04 UTC
Very nice game - well pieced together and well themed. Well done on making it run in the browser too - always prefer that. Was impressed with the smoke trails and abstract graphics- it's given me something to try. I couldn't get home but I tried several times. I like the balloon idea - I did one also :)
Jay Elbourne
03. Dec 2018 · 17:07 UTC
Wow, it took a while to realize that I was killing the passengers to survive....so great for the theme. The sound may need the volume a touch lower. Great Job!
Andrea
03. Dec 2018 · 17:14 UTC
Solid little game, lovely sounds and graphics, well done!
Cameron Borthwick
03. Dec 2018 · 17:33 UTC
really liked this take on the theme, very well put together game in each category
Nick Rafalski
03. Dec 2018 · 17:43 UTC
Great little game with a great atmosphere! It got a lot easier when I realized the mountains aren't obstacles to be avoided :P Very cool chill game!
Fat cat
03. Dec 2018 · 17:58 UTC
This is cool! I managed to save myself an 3 people in the end. The music is my favorite part.
Antt5053
03. Dec 2018 · 19:34 UTC
Nice game i made it with two people after a few try i was super slow at the end cause i spend so many people at the start but i made it!
Keksa
03. Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC
I did not manage to make it past the finish line, but had fun trying. Good job!
wie_
04. Dec 2018 · 10:19 UTC
I don't understand how i'm supposed to get to the finish line, but the game works well and smoothly. Maybe if the game was a bit more fast paced it'd be fun.
xesenix
04. Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC
Misleading HTML5 link you still need to download its not web version. Fonts are a little bit unreadable. Inconsistent pixel size is a usual offender don't mix them that usually why games looks worse than it should.
🎤 Fnissalot
04. Dec 2018 · 15:52 UTC
@xesenix What browser are you using? It should be playable in the browser on that page. You need to press the red button "Run Game" for it to load.

Thanks for the tips!
SuperGobo
04. Dec 2018 · 17:23 UTC
Nice work! I like the art in the game, and you hit the theme right on the head.
xesenix
04. Dec 2018 · 21:00 UTC
@fnissalot I ran it on chrome on different laptop on this it seems to work without any issues probably slow download speed I didn't see that run button at all.
Papabirb
06. Dec 2018 · 13:22 UTC
I loved it! It was really relaxing, and I felt compelled to keep trying even though at first I didn't understand how to play well & I didn't realize I was sacrificing my crew (I misinterpreted the pixel as a mountain/volcano to steer clear of at first) so I kept dying after sacrificing the last one. Eventually I made it home alone, then played again a few times to try and get home with more than 1 - I managed to get 4 people home. The secret technique is cruise control :v:
Jimbly
07. Dec 2018 · 04:59 UTC
I made it home! Me and 1 other. Nice and chill game, once I figured out what was going on. The start was rough, lots of things happening, text scrolling by ("I'm losing people!"), rapidly clicking to not crash, then figuring out why I was losing people... great =).
paulhocker
10. Dec 2018 · 04:48 UTC
clever game with neat use of the theme -- thanks for making this
jk5000
13. Dec 2018 · 09:28 UTC
A simple and good idea for the game jam. Both controls, graphics and music is good, and it all fits the game idea very well. Sp overall a very well made LD game. Well done.
gwinnell
13. Dec 2018 · 14:10 UTC
I got home with two crew members. It kind of felt formulaic in that I didn't really have to use the RMB ability and just had to keep pressing LMB every now and again - this could have been fixed by adding some kind of hazard at the bottom of the screen, and then balancing the home distance and crew members available.

I enjoyed the humour, the music, sfx, and it fits the theme very well. The nice flat art style was pleasing to look at and I enjoyed the camera shakes, smoke trails, and a little bits of polish here and there.

This is clearly a game built with an all-round solid skill set, but the mechanics could have been a bit better -- hope this feedback helps!
🎤 Fnissalot
13. Dec 2018 · 15:59 UTC
Thanks all who plays it and comments on it!

@gwinnell The amount of air that leaks out of the balloon is slightly random. The LMB ability has a delay before it reduces the weight, while the RMB does it directly. RMB is a panic option and as you say, you rarely need it. If i continue doing things with this, I might add more reasons to use it.
BoyzAndGirlz
13. Dec 2018 · 23:07 UTC
Good game I love the concept. Music is not exactly in the mood, by I liked it.
Arvejeitor
14. Dec 2018 · 12:14 UTC
Fun little game, I really liked the concept
PhillSerrazina
14. Dec 2018 · 20:53 UTC
A really nice concept!
Jupiter_Hadley
27. Dec 2018 · 17:26 UTC
Challenging game. I included it in my compilation video series of games from the Ludum Dare, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/o0MHxxyY-UU