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Canoe A-Go-Go: The Saga of Johmemy by ohmmus

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made by ohmmus for LD34 (JAM)
Johmemy, being lost at sea with no cell phone reception for several days, stumble upon a group of islands with a radio tower! Unfortunately, the radio tower is destroyed and there are strange beings all around the islands. Guide Johmemy around the islands in search of Scrap Metal, which they can use to rebuild the tower and call for help!

Controls:

A = Turn Left
L = Turn Right
A + L = Move forward

This is an entry a friend and I made together. First time for me using Phaser, or HTML5/JS in general, so that was a fun learning curve in itself.

My friend Jeremy K (@Obliterati), a web dev by trade, created the graphical content in PyxelEdit. He wanted to learn to create pixel art so this "trial by fire" of a Ludum Dare environment was perfect for him!

We hope you enjoy this game as much as we enjoyed making it. Feedback is encouraged! We only grow by learning, right? We want to do more LDs in the future, so help us out with pointers and tips!

Thanks for taking the time to vote!
Web http://games.ohmmus.com/LD34/
Source https://github.com/ohmmus/LD34/tree/master/WORKINTHISFOLDERFORREAL
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=45331

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.00 788
Fun(Jam) 3.08 581
Graphics(Jam) 2.24 973
Humor(Jam) 2.72 469
Innovation(Jam) 2.97 631
Mood(Jam) 2.64 867
Theme(Jam) 3.87 335

Feedback

danidre14
15. Dec 2015 · 00:44 UTC
Cool simple game! I bawled in horror when I collected all scrap and everything started flowing towards me, and right as I was about to get hit, I won!! Heart attack! :D


Nice game! :D

Like the idea of each button turns and both moves!
peterthehe
15. Dec 2015 · 16:30 UTC
Very nice entry. I had a great time playing.
TomenLuca
15. Dec 2015 · 16:47 UTC
I like the control scheme, it makes it quite hard to control the boat, just like it would be. If you have the time, try to polish it a bit.
Taffaz
15. Dec 2015 · 16:48 UTC
Cool game, liked the control scheme of using both buttons for forward movement.
denycetm
15. Dec 2015 · 18:38 UTC
Great control scheme. Good use of the theme. I would like to be able to feather the buttons to get them moving and turning a bit. had some had some hard times when I collected the scrap and then went to collect what I thought was a power up and it turned out to be a bomb.
HUMANICS
15. Dec 2015 · 18:41 UTC
simple mechanics and a nice game!
wongcito
15. Dec 2015 · 20:21 UTC
Nice game, you applied well the two buttons game mechanic!
_HopFrog
15. Dec 2015 · 20:21 UTC
Very nice indeed! I found turning the boat around extremely slow for some reason, like it takes forever in comparison with just going forward. A theme well used for sure!
Big Cow
15. Dec 2015 · 20:25 UTC
I love it!! boat times
knason
15. Dec 2015 · 20:53 UTC
fun game! I got blown up 2 times! :-) but then I made it. :-) good job!
psychonull
16. Dec 2015 · 00:28 UTC
Cool idea. Nice graphics and great use of the theme. Congrats!
danidre14
16. Dec 2015 · 16:28 UTC
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. The theme I went fo was "Two Buttons" since you only click, and press the "Space" button. I'll add that to the description, thank you.. and maybe, I guess you grow in...experience, as well as stronger, when you upgrade. :3 In the shop, you can change your character colours, to avoid being blinded by the backgrounds. :D --my response to your comment on my game.
zenmumbler
16. Dec 2015 · 19:20 UTC
Man, those guys haul ass. Fun idea and I loved the death end screen. Good use of theme as well.
Darkflint
16. Dec 2015 · 21:18 UTC
Niiice. But i did right before the last scrap -.-
rzuf
17. Dec 2015 · 16:19 UTC
Oh man... Once I was kayaking with my brother and we got lost. (apparently it's possible to get lost on a river if you are dumb enough) Plus we are terrible at kayaking. This game feels exactly like that.
Overall - a very nice entry, congrats. :)
axoona
17. Dec 2015 · 21:14 UTC
that's a very cool idea for the controls of the kayak!
also the inertion is nice, it really makes you feel like on water
adsilcott
20. Dec 2015 · 01:36 UTC
Great use of the theme!
aplomb
20. Dec 2015 · 02:48 UTC
Fun game, interesting controls, and goofy graphics. I like it!
crucknuk
20. Dec 2015 · 18:45 UTC
Nic entry. Congratulation on making something like for your first time ;)
g12345
23. Dec 2015 · 09:16 UTC
This was a lot of fun. I was surprised at first what happened when you've collected all 9 items, but I did completed it.

I had a lot of fun playing it but this is probably a first that I don't even know how to improve it. It would be nice if the "Press A+L" text on the first screen was more visible, but basically it's a lot of good stuff here.
XenosNS
23. Dec 2015 · 19:09 UTC
Great idea. I had trouble with load times though, took a few minutes between screens to play.
RKG Zen
27. Dec 2015 · 07:32 UTC
Hahah love I love it!
Larzan
03. Jan 2016 · 18:31 UTC
Haha, nice idea with the two paddle = two buttons, good theme interpretation, all fully working, well done.