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Descension by Dragojt

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made by Dragojt for LD 42 (JAM)

It is your time to leave the elevator, but there's no space

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Descension

Descension is a short puzzle game about leaving the elevator by pushing people and other mechanics. Will you be able to complete it?

Controls

     <↑>                Keyboard Arrows to Move


  <←><↓><→>             When you are next to the exit press <↑>

Game Made in 72 for #LudumDare42 by:

@CHUMASQUITO Twitter

@_jowent Twitter

Hope you like it!

Exporting a game with GameMaker:Studio and sharing it always makes appear an antivirus window. We don't know why, meanwhile just try both download options if you can't play it

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Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tj-RmeRYo2YX0KmgyOqUQfKE8qTu-AoL
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdBdCMPIVg5Ya6hb2fyP71cZmwkqfb-d/view?usp=sharing
Windows https://jowent.itch.io/descension
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/descension

Ratings

Overall 223th 3.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 185th 3.69⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 629th 3.138⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 566th 3.534⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 453th 3.638⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 397th 3.241⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 330th 3.093⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 551th 3.179⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

GeraldFIngBurke
14. Aug 2018 · 16:10 UTC
It won't unrar for me.
phi
14. Aug 2018 · 16:11 UTC
7-Zip tells me it can't open the RAR. :( Can you make a ZIP for us? I think more people on Windows use ZIP anyway...
Hygon
14. Aug 2018 · 16:19 UTC
Nice game ! The levels are good, but it would have been nice to see the different mechanics combined. The graphics are nice, I liked the colored background and the moving effect on the levels. The idea of a crowded elevetaor really fits the theme.
Congrats !
guin36
14. Aug 2018 · 16:23 UTC
7zip unzipped the archive with no issues for me.

The game is lovely! The gameplay is simple, easy to pick up, and pretty satisfying. Some of the puzzles were pretty clever I think, especially the ones in the ice area. The music seemed only to kick in on the ice area, but the track that played was chilled out and nice to listen to, though certainly not fleshed out too much. The art alongside the gameplay are very polished. Overall, the game was a relaxing pleasant experience that I would recommend.
Aterlamia
14. Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC
I like it. Mellow background music and a cool little puzzler. I would make it a bit more clear that you need to hold esc for some while before exiting. Took me some presses of esc to figure that out
Bracula
14. Aug 2018 · 16:31 UTC
This is a pretty neat little puzzle, but the difficulty ramp is a little too steep. Difficult to pull off a nice flow in such a limited time, so what you have done is quite impressive. I'm just so truly thankful that navigating a real elevator is not like this. I would take the stairs every time if I had to physically rearrange my fellow elevator riders :sweat_smile: .
ShockWire
14. Aug 2018 · 16:35 UTC
I thought the game was fun and challenging and the art style was nice. However the game felt way too slow when trying to move around.
🎤 Dragojt
14. Aug 2018 · 16:37 UTC
@geraldfingburke , @phi
I'll make a zip file in a minute :)
GeraldFIngBurke
14. Aug 2018 · 17:04 UTC
Very clever puzzle design, and a clever take on the topic. Well worth the wait to get this one working.
baconsenpaii
14. Aug 2018 · 17:05 UTC
The art is nice, and the puzzles were interesting and not impossible. Very well done.
Dumivid
14. Aug 2018 · 17:12 UTC
Just 2 questions. 1) Why this remind me of Hotline Maiami 2) Why i did not even tought about elevetor space when i made my game? Very solid game, with with heart and brain. Good audio, gameplay and mood. Overall, nice work. I dont even know how to improve it without radical changes, so keep up in the future.
🎤 Dragojt
14. Aug 2018 · 17:31 UTC
@dumivid 1) Maybe because the background colour is changing? hehe. We were commenting that when we were doing it. Everyone needs references.

Thanks for the feedback :)
🎤 Dragojt
14. Aug 2018 · 17:35 UTC
@baconsenpaii , @shockwire , @bracula , @aterlamia @guin36 , @hygon , @phi

Thank you all for your comments 😄
phi
14. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
Thanks, the ZIP worked :)

It's a classic concept, but very well implemented, and the levels are nice and challenging! I gave up after about 10 minutes in level -2, I think I'm just too stupid :see_no_evil:
Love the graphics too, the elevator music is fitting, everything looks and feels very polished. The only thing that irritated me in the beginning was that I didn't see immediately where the player is at, since he looks a lot like all the other people. Otherwise, great work, I'm impressed (by your game, not by my skills...)
CHUMASQUITO
14. Aug 2018 · 18:37 UTC
@phi hahaha don't worry, I think floor -2 is the most difficult level. Here is the solution, so you can complete the game and see the last stage if you want (hehe).

Go left, down, right, up, right, push up, go down, left, up, left, down, push down, go left, down, right, up, push up, go left, up, push right, go right and... ¡TA-DAH! :D
d954mas
15. Aug 2018 · 21:15 UTC
Like it. Interesting game!=)
panurge
15. Aug 2018 · 21:39 UTC
Great little puzzler. Nice intuitive layout and perfect learning curve. I really enjoyed playing!
ZuhairGhias
15. Aug 2018 · 21:47 UTC
Awesome. Super Polished. Some of the puzzles were pretty challenging, which I think is the hard part when making a puzzle game in such short time. Also loved the variety and the part where the elevator malfunctions.
Robo_Chiz
15. Aug 2018 · 22:02 UTC
Wow. A really solid entry. Art was clear and simple, but also had some characters. The puzzles themselves were fun and not too difficult. Controlled well.
Great job! Keep it up!
JLV
15. Aug 2018 · 22:32 UTC
One of my favorite entries ! The puzzles were well designed, with a nice porgression curve. I also loved the ending twist ! The graphics were really nice, that Hotline Miami vibe is amazing, and the whole style is remarkably coherent. The audio fits well the puzzle solving mood. Great game !
stevenjmiller
16. Aug 2018 · 14:24 UTC
Amazing game, I would love to see more! I particularly liked the ice levels, as I felt they were the most challenging.
RenD
16. Aug 2018 · 15:07 UTC
Really cool take on the sokoban mechanic! And you even put a Hotline Miami vibe in it, neat! The difficulty escalates quite fast, level 6 was my last stop but I really like the take on the theme and the polish is really good. Congrats!
DarkGuardsman
16. Aug 2018 · 15:31 UTC
Very nice game, could see myself playing this for hours on my phone. It has a nice mic of good audio, graphics, and the challenges are hard enough to not be easy.
Zariel
16. Aug 2018 · 17:30 UTC
Cool game, and it's a very elaborate puzzle, I spent a lot of time playing
Paulo Augusto
23. Aug 2018 · 21:03 UTC
nice project man , congratulation
Demn
24. Aug 2018 · 09:05 UTC
a very good take on the theme and a nice game ! Really reminded me of the puzzles in Alundra with ice pillars and those puzzles were dope.

I really like how you used the UX and GUI in the game to make fit the theme (elevator), yet still give clear instructions. Music is correct and fit, but I think the sound of the people sliding on the ice is a bit too loud and gets quite redundant after a few tries ! That would be my only complain, I think the rest of your game is quite good, plus you made some challenging puzzles so I'm happy with that :D Congratz !