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Peter Carlson: PC Adventures by Pink shard games

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made by Pink shard games for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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In this game you'll play as Peter Carlson, a computer who has been poorly programmed and can only perform actions (like jumping or dashing) in an endless loop. Each loop iteration decreases your health, and you'll have to start over again if your healthbar reaches zero.

Join one of the goofiest and cutest characters ever created in a short platformer and puzzle game about finding freedom!

How to play ​​Move your character around with A and D or with the keyboard arrows. Use your action by pressing space. Your action will change upon use, following a loop pattern. Each time the loop is repeated, you'll lose a battery. Try to think before you act! Desktop<em>05-10-2020</em>23-22-22-102.png

Youtube https://pinkshardgames.itch.io/peter-carlson
Youtube https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dcMcQ8UyWNQEaORtFVL9JtvTJebjBf9b/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/peter-carlson-pc-adventures

Ratings

Overall 346th 3.847⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 431th 3.653⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 266th 3.833⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 158th 4.194⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 368th 4.027⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Audio 708th 3.278⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 205th 3.712⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 379th 3.792⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 68🗳️ 49🗨️

Feedback

wheybags
05. Oct 2020 · 22:42 UTC
Web version doesn't load for me, downloaded version is fine.
Kaganobik
05. Oct 2020 · 22:42 UTC
I really liked the mechanic of the game. Level design was decent and I also had fun. Good work!
rucksack
05. Oct 2020 · 22:50 UTC
The html version does not load.
Tristan10Cats
05. Oct 2020 · 22:52 UTC
Cool idea, using the spacebar for specific interactions that loop is a neat vibe. Good job!
Dedicave
05. Oct 2020 · 22:54 UTC
Great game! Maybe you could have been clearer as to when the loop ends and starts again, but overall it's fun, with a nice mood, and lovely graphics. Good work!
dilucidando
05. Oct 2020 · 23:56 UTC
This game is super fun! There are of course things to improve upon such as saving the state of the game and perhaps a gentler learning curve (though I admit I suck at videogames), but still it is an impressive game for the time given to create it. I instantly fell in love with the quirky PC and all the lovely original sprites used in this submission. The particles, lights and intentional glitches give the game a really professional touch and are the cherry on top of a well constructed project, good job!
toby1645
06. Oct 2020 · 00:50 UTC
A great game! I personally loved all the computer jokes :D
The only criticism I have is that the main menu background is a bit weird and doesn't seem to fit, but apart from that it's great.
Jvdwijk
06. Oct 2020 · 11:19 UTC
This was really fun! I loved peter, he was a very fun character! I did encounter a small bug where I got the box stuck on the other side of the door (reset fixed this). Very nice job!
Papasucre
06. Oct 2020 · 19:52 UTC
Nice Job, i like the concept. I think you could make the level design a little more clear, some space are a leap of faith. overall great job!!
Nailuj29 Gaming
06. Oct 2020 · 21:46 UTC
I loved the concept in this game. Also, does Peter Carlson's last name have anything to do with Dani's Karlson?
VPhyre
06. Oct 2020 · 22:16 UTC
So much fun. I liked the mechanics, the graphics, and the experience in general. Success.
fiwon123
06. Oct 2020 · 22:17 UTC
Good concept and effects haha

I didnt see problems in gameplay, the controls worked very well.
TebionDL
07. Oct 2020 · 00:13 UTC
@nailuj29-gaming There is no conexion between both Carlson, although I also watch dani's videos and know the game.
nandelind
07. Oct 2020 · 05:15 UTC
Well I was going to catch up on sleep tonight after the busy weekend of jamming, but then I started playing Peter Carlson... This is super fun, and I don't usually have patience with games that I have to die and try over and over so much. This is a lot of content for a jam, too. I like the little animations, and I like the bricks. It's a good ramp-up of difficulty. I actually almost gave up on it at first because I didn't understand the actions (what the symbols meant, and that walking isn't an action though jumping is), but I'm glad I figured it out. This is a great game!
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 10:08 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
🎤 Pink shard games
07. Oct 2020 · 11:10 UTC
Thank you all for your kind feedback. This is my first gamejam and it feels amazing to see the ammount of comments we're getting!
Kpedatte
07. Oct 2020 · 13:06 UTC
Good job, it's a great little game.
josephdevelops
07. Oct 2020 · 13:49 UTC
Super cute. Will play more.
Roikku
07. Oct 2020 · 13:51 UTC
For a game with such polished dialogue, it still fails to clearly show the core game mechanics. Consider using something else than text to show the mechanics properly, like a couple of tutorial level sections. Great stuff otherwise!! Cute!
fermingimpel
07. Oct 2020 · 22:19 UTC
Very Interesting game!
I love the art and the sound when PC is walking
anocturnaldream
08. Oct 2020 · 00:59 UTC
It took me a while to figure out what was happening with the game mechanics, but when I finally did I was having fun. Really great graphics and idea.
caeonosphere
08. Oct 2020 · 01:30 UTC
An interesting mechanic of being given a set of inputs and having to figure out how to use them. A think a slightly zoomed-out perspective might have been helpful: there are a lot of blind jumps that mean starting over if you don't get them just right on the first try.
Overlook Studios
08. Oct 2020 · 02:51 UTC
Really like the mechanic you guys thought of! I can see the potential the difficulty of a puzzle platformer with this. I liked the visual effects you guys added for death and the dashes, made it feel really satisfying (w/ the sound effect too!). I will say though that some of the sfx in the game was very loud and kind of jarring ex: speech and dying. Great job it was fun to play and interesting to see the thought process for the puzzles of the level.
TebionDL
08. Oct 2020 · 12:21 UTC
@overlook-studios Thanks for the comment, I am very proud of the sfx, especially the speech one. The volume of the sounds have not being tested, we just slected a default volume for all of them because we were running out of time.
Curly
08. Oct 2020 · 12:51 UTC
Interesting mechanics, great graphics and arts, this game will go to many peoples!
Enad96
08. Oct 2020 · 14:19 UTC
Great humour, art and a really creative and unique interpretation of the theme.
Shambles
08. Oct 2020 · 18:24 UTC
I enjoyed the conversation by peter quite a lot! the platforming was pretty solid and i liked the sound effects!
stephenwhoskins
08. Oct 2020 · 22:36 UTC
This was an awesome game! Great job! Very cute characters. Great dialog. Great sound effects. Great effects actually. And this was unique. I like how I'm looking ahead to what my next operations are going to be.
Asimov
09. Oct 2020 · 08:00 UTC
Best game i played this Jam so far. everything is just lovely about this game.
Controls are a bit chunky though...
Life_Lich
09. Oct 2020 · 12:59 UTC
very cute and good looking art, the "voice"/bib go very annoying really fast for mi and i think it would be great if there where a way to see where you could fall without die, example place water at the holes where you would die. It was a smart way to use the looping mechanic to turn a platformer in to a puzzle hybrid. overall this is a greet entry.
Somogy
10. Oct 2020 · 19:27 UTC
Game very well done, I liked the fun provided, good job!
Aune
11. Oct 2020 · 19:47 UTC
A very interesting gamedesign idea with quite funny dialogues!

And congratulations for the level design!

Among a small suggestion of improvement it would be a "zoom out" of the map to "apprehend" the path more by reflection (in my opinion)
gamescodedogs
20. Oct 2020 · 15:54 UTC
Great concept, I had a lot of fun :)
osmak
27. Oct 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Awesome!