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Ember's Light by vDovah

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made by vDovah for LD 43 (JAM)

Ember, a simple spark from a fire lit in the heart of Temple Dare, is alive.

But as quickly as the spark is formed it can so, be extinguished.

Ember wants to be free and survive, but to do so she must sacrifice her own light to escape.

Through increasingly difficult platforming and challenges combined with new abilities gained from the energy stored in the Temple Dare flames can you save Ember's Light.

Controls:

left - Left arrow key or Left thumbstick left

Right - Right arrow key or Left thumbstick Right

Jump - Up arrow key or A

Dash - Q or X

Fizzle - W or Y

Ignite - E or B

How to win:

Get through each level without running out of Ember's Light to replenish the flame. Get through all 15 levels to save Ember and win.

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EmbersFin.png

Sounds :https://freesound.org/

Music :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmddpxJA5nw

Engine :Unreal Engine

Thanks for playing !!!

Windows https://gamejolt.com/games/EmbersLight/367148
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/embers-light

Ratings

Overall 654th 3.281⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 626th 3.129⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 686th 2.952⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 788th 3.048⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 378th 3.797⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 161th 3.717⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 639th 2.6⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 332th 3.55⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 60🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

KiisuK
04. Dec 2018 · 12:51 UTC
The graphics are really good and the game looks nice, the sound environment is pretty good too :).
I don't really like the inertia in movement, but still a great game ! Well done
ryzy27
04. Dec 2018 · 13:07 UTC
Very nice platformer, reminds me of Hollow Knight. Gamepad controls feel good and levels get progressively harder as you go. Music nails that dying fire vibe.

700 megs download could discourage some people, so I'd work on that.

Great work, cheers!
Sam Hindson
04. Dec 2018 · 13:09 UTC
I was initially sceptical of that large file size, but it really paid off -- those graphics are beautiful! Very good jam entry :)
Mozitux
04. Dec 2018 · 13:50 UTC
I'm really in love with the graphics, nice work!
Probe2
04. Dec 2018 · 14:55 UTC
I think it's a very basic idea. But it's beautiful.
Camille
04. Dec 2018 · 15:05 UTC
I like the concept and the graphism. I reach level 2. I hope to go further next time!
JohnnyGinard
04. Dec 2018 · 17:42 UTC
Very cool idea! Hadn’t thought about that! hehe :P :top:
isaque-picao-sanches
04. Dec 2018 · 17:47 UTC
elegant in its simplicity, good job
Aphid98
04. Dec 2018 · 18:26 UTC
Great graphics, REALLY big file XD
Loved the platforming, overall very nice game
Sam Dower
04. Dec 2018 · 20:03 UTC
Love the game and you have nailed the graphics but im not sure how the theme comes into play.
🎤 vDovah
04. Dec 2018 · 20:11 UTC
@sam-dower Hey, thanks for playing the game man. Love the feedback, the theme is where you use your own health to perform abilities to complete the levels. I had plans to make it increase to a point where you would have to make decisions on if using the health was worth it or if there was another way around. Sadly I did run out of time having to work on the Monday and mismanaged time. Means Alot that you enjoyed the game.anyway man. Thanks.
Neon Glass
04. Dec 2018 · 20:17 UTC
Very nice!
Lovely visuals and interesting mechanics
PKCrane
05. Dec 2018 · 01:35 UTC
Overall very good. Great game flow and level design. Graphically great but this effects respawn and next level loading times quite a bit as well as a large download size. but yeah its great I played through it twice and even tried the impossible difficulty. Great job my dood.
MZA
05. Dec 2018 · 12:50 UTC
Platforming feels very smooth and the visuals are very nice. The red flame meter seems to be hogging a lot of space on the left, which hides some of the graphics. In my opinion, I would make it smaller. :thumbsup:
SandLantern
05. Dec 2018 · 17:33 UTC
Lovely feel, very pretty. Some interesting platforming mechanics, too. I would have liked a different control setup, though. I personally find hitting the y button and the a button in quick succession to be difficult due to their placement on the control pad.
jan5366x
05. Dec 2018 · 17:35 UTC
Nice graphics!
Ludo
05. Dec 2018 · 17:38 UTC
Too much lag for me... But that seems a good game, well done !
3ncryp73d
05. Dec 2018 · 20:02 UTC
Really well made graphics (Unreal Gang xD) and audio. WASD would have been nice. It's a nice platformer but too frustrating for me. The difficulty option doesn't seem to change much, maybe some additional platforms on the easy mode or extra lifes would have helped. There was one level where I got stuck (i hade one of those glowing points and constantly missed ist and when i got over it i fell down a couple platforms later). I didn't like the flame meter since it can really freak you out when you almost completed a level and die because of this thing. So I'd recommend you to generally make an easier mode for the easily frustrated players like me.
jharler
05. Dec 2018 · 20:40 UTC
Beautiful graphics and music. I really like the lighting effects. I was happy to see that controller was supported, but sad to see that I couldn't use the D-Pad. I prefer using the D-Pad over the analog stick for platformers. Jumping was also tricky. It seemed there was too much momentum behind the jumps. Overall though, this is a great entry.
Cristiano T.
08. Dec 2018 · 08:04 UTC
Hi!

YOur game is amazig! I love the songs and graphics! your concept, is very similar to my, i like this idea to lost life with the time ! Great game! Congrtulations!