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...Not Even a Body!? by snesgaard

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made by snesgaard for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Introduction

That's right you start with nothing... not even a body!? How can you possibly make it in the world without one??

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Characters

You play this guy (spooky ghost cause tis' spooktober afterall):

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Being a ghost is rather challenging as you cannot jump. So you must possess these guys:

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In order to reach the goal of each level:

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Controls

Controls are displayed in-game, with the exception of resetting the levels which is done with the escape key.

Possession is done by coming into contact with the purple guys and pressing R.

Press R again to escape your newly acquired body.

General Info

There are about 6 levels and an in-game timer, so do feel free to share your completion time in the comments! :)

Oh and here are more screenshots:

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The Game was with LÖVE2D and Aseprite

Youtube https://github.com/snesgaard/ludum_dare_45
Youtube https://drive.google.com/open?id=129y_2Y0LQQUCK-_mhk8ugR6iZRDUv5Zg
Youtube https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WNLuAR5602eEatnKDhLH0n222AMaDCsE
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/not-even-a-body

Ratings

Overall 240th 3.444⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 93th 3.667⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 148th 3.574⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 103th 3.852⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 167th 3.577⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 145th 2.978⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 334th 2.94⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Douwe_Ravers
07. Oct 2019 · 17:57 UTC
Very nice! Very simple but still interesting puzzle kind of game.
Lukein
07. Oct 2019 · 17:57 UTC
Nice concept. Could become a really cool full game, with more levels and different mechanics where you need to take advantage of different bodies.
niterich
07. Oct 2019 · 17:57 UTC
That was a clever concept! The gameplay felt great, and I thought the possessed guy's walk was hilarious. I just wish there was more of it - the end screen says it took me only 58.258968 seconds. I also would have changed some of the controls around, since using R and Space at the same time can be tricky
Iconocatstudio
07. Oct 2019 · 17:59 UTC
Linux shell script worked great, thanks! This is a really neat concept, and it played very well! Also, love the extra spooktober theme!
Grhyll
07. Oct 2019 · 18:01 UTC
Super cool, really!
The concept is original and well executed (ahem my time was 180, I spent almost all of this on the third level), it's very cute and cool to play, great job :)
dqmhose
07. Oct 2019 · 18:02 UTC
Really cool idea, lovely graphics, this would be amazing on Switch. Took me a while to figure out how the levels were meant to be played. I suck at games :D
ofursnati
07. Oct 2019 · 18:06 UTC
Nice game, love the graphics and mechanics :) good job
mimusangel
07. Oct 2019 · 18:09 UTC
The concept is cool, I had a great pity that it was so short, but it was cool.
randdir
07. Oct 2019 · 18:18 UTC
Really like your entry pal. Graphics are very good and concept remind me some old pc game. Like a lot this one keep it up with guess more stuff on pocess people ;) keep it up !
🎤 snesgaard
07. Oct 2019 · 19:54 UTC
@lukein Agreed, more types of bodies would make for a more fun game (e.g. flying body). Kinda ran out of ideas for levels, I must admit. Really hard to design for when the ghost form can't really do anything XD
🎤 snesgaard
07. Oct 2019 · 19:54 UTC
@niterich Thanks! Yea I would probably bind the possess to ctrl or something if I were to redo the controls. The walk animation happened as the result of a copy-paste gone wrong in Aseprite. Decided to keep it 'cause I thought it looked funny, glad you liked to too!
🎤 snesgaard
07. Oct 2019 · 19:55 UTC
@iconocatstudio Good to hear! Tried to make an AppImage out of the game, but that didn't go so well. Glad that my backup solution worked.
🎤 snesgaard
07. Oct 2019 · 19:57 UTC
@dqmhose Sure would be cool on the Switch, but I think it needs a few more levels and music before I'll consider that ^^
changemewtf
09. Oct 2019 · 21:06 UTC
Oh no! :scream:

![Clipboard01.png](///raw/70e/82/z/29394.png)


Fortunately I figured out that Escape is reset a few seconds later.

Really fun launching myself out of the body for the win! My best time is 66 seconds.
Tomssuli
10. Oct 2019 · 17:31 UTC
Nice job. I liked the puzzles. Simple and effective and I don't remember another puzzle game where you have to posess dead bodies. Took 183 seconds on the first playthrough.
🎤 snesgaard
10. Oct 2019 · 17:37 UTC
@changemewtf hehe yea, implemented the reset function in the last minute, after I realize how easy it is to soft-lock the game XD
tigerfinch
10. Oct 2019 · 21:42 UTC
Cool idea, and nice execution. Particularly liked the bodies animation/graphics
Sarah
11. Oct 2019 · 00:31 UTC
I love the little ghost, its so cute! I also made a game with a ghost character, CAUSE OF COURSE WE HAD TO (I get you xD) But the game itself it a fun puzzle, I liked it a lot (:

Im glad I read the comments/directions (so maybe having that in your list of controls as well would be helpful) so I knew that escape was to reset, cause that launching part was fun haha. Althought it took me like 2 minutes ):

Great job overall!
QuadApe
11. Oct 2019 · 01:22 UTC
This is a good idea! My only complaint would probably be unconventional controls you chose, but you probably already heard about that. Otherwise, nice and fun little game.
Ruud Cremers
13. Oct 2019 · 10:23 UTC
An enjoyable 37 seconds! Good effort for the compo.
🎤 snesgaard
13. Oct 2019 · 14:50 UTC
@sarah Yea, in hindsight I should probably have added the reset button to the ingame display XD

@quadape For sure, will pay the controls more attention in next LD!
Gnappuraz
13. Oct 2019 · 15:48 UTC
Very nice idea man, short but enjoyable, really liked the posses mechanic, good job!
GoupixM
13. Oct 2019 · 16:52 UTC
The game is really fun ! I had a great time on it. The designs are super beautiful, the concept is original and really fun. The chara are perfect and I love the animations !
ruthiepee
13. Oct 2019 · 17:10 UTC
Clever mechanic, really enjoyable controls. I can't figure out how to get past the level with the moving red bar, lol. My favorite part is the possessed character's jump animation. Nice game!
Druvsaft
13. Oct 2019 · 17:23 UTC
Very cool concept! The orange walls kind of feels a bit like portal, where you can't move cubes through the energy fields. Very clever! Missing some audio and music to really sell the mood, but the art is lovely :)
samh
13. Oct 2019 · 17:25 UTC
Nice gaphics, I absolutely love the robot walk animation. Sound would have been a really good addition (may I suggest [bxfr](https://www.bfxr.net) if you ever need to generate sounds that go well with pixel art aesthetics).

Couldn’t speedrun it in 37 seconds but I got down to 49! The mechanics seem interesting, but a few more levels would have been great. Good job overall for coming up with a good set of rules that look like they have potential!
Solah
14. Oct 2019 · 11:43 UTC
Took me 207 seconds to beat the game x). Very neat, I love the graphics and the gameplay. Well done!