Pill-Boy's Text Adventure Platformer by Damien Remars

A platformer in which you type commands to control Pill-Boy through 4 crafted-with-love levels.
In-game instructions.
| HTML5 (web) | https://damrem.itch.io/ld41 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/pill-boy-in-text-adventure-platformer-adventure-saga-loaded |
Ratings
| Overall | 575th | 2.977⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 552th | 2.886⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 444th | 3.159⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 334th | 3.614⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 149th | 3.263⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 584th | 2.475⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 24🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/hype-time
wow that was not a fun game. the jump timing was so picky, which would have been moderately annoying even if I didn't have to type "jump" without making a hasty typo every time I needed to clear a new deathtrap (in which case it was really irritating)
I had to redo the last level because "exit" didn't work and then I ran into an enemy before I could "stop" and figure out what the hell went wrong, which did not add to my enjoyment of the game
https://i.imgur.com/F7Z87Xd.png
@helpcomputer @raffe I did not have a lot of time for this edition, I had to make some sacrifice :shrug:
@coldmoose I get your idea, but wouldn't it change the game too much?
@Sophie :scream: Sorry you did not have fun. Did you play the web version or the downloadable Windows version? There was a bug about the `win` command that prevented to go to the victory screen, I had fixed it in the web version but not in the Windows version. I've just removed the Windows version so that the bug can't be encountered anymore... Hope you'll enjoy more my next game...
@BelowParallel_Ian :warning: **Spoil ahead!** I had myself difficulties to pass 4th level at start, but with a lot of jumping, one manage to avoid or kill monsters quite easily.
I found what I think is a minor bug: there are a few situations where you can end up with multiple overlapping
"conversations" at once, if you are typing commands during some multi-line output.
Adding some sound effects and music is the only suggestion I have for how to improve this game. Great job!
Awesome game by the way! :smiley: I really enjoyed playing it and had a good chuckle. I'm having muscle cramps in my right arm after typing 'jump' so many times though ... :smile:
Unpopular opinion: changing "exit" to "win" on the last level is actually pretty funny if it can end up killing you. Nothing wrong with trolling your players, haha.
btw, the narration gets a bit weird at the ends of levels:
