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The Ill Divinity by Solah

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made by Solah for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

The divinity of your lands is ill. As the shaman of your village, it is your duty to heal him! Go inside its body and use your power to heal him, but be careful about the macrobias and the lymphocytes that can kill you!

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The Ill Divinity is a platformer game where you have to finish each screen before the divinity dies. If you stay idle, you can use a healing aura that will heal it and make you earn some time. It also neutralized macrobias for a few seconds. But be careful, it boosts lymphocytes!

If you have some issues finishing the game, I give some clues about the last room in the comments ;)

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This is my third participation in compo and, even though this game is a bit unfinished, I am pretty proud of it. Hope you will like it!

I used: - Unity - Gimp - Bandlab - Audacity

20/04: - Corrected a wrong respawn position - Made the tutorial shown adapted to the chosen keyboad configuration - Put a limit on the vertical acceleration to prevent collision detection fails

NB: When I uploaded the new version on itch.io, it deleted the old one, the uploaded source code remains unchanged though and contains the game at its state at the end of the Compo.

Youtube https://ami-solah.itch.io/the-ill-divinity
Youtube https://ami-solah.itch.io/the-ill-divinity
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-ill-divinity

Ratings

Overall 366th 3.591⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 373th 3.477⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 480th 3.352⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 711th 3.466⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 471th 3.523⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 670th 2.716⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Mood 547th 3.182⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 51🗨️

Feedback

Solweak
20. Apr 2020 · 13:23 UTC
Nice pixel art ! The sound design is also great, too bad there is no music during the game because the one for the title screen is really cool ! The theme really fits well and the game is enough challenging to keep an interest ! I would prefer to jump with the up arrow to have each hand dedicated to a set move.
bulle
21. Apr 2020 · 12:00 UTC
Great game. It got me into the mood and I liked the logic of boosting the defenders when having the heal aura. It is really a nice platformer. One thing that could be improved is the guidance of where to go - it would be nice to have an idea of what awaits in the next room.

Keep up the good work :)!
Black Flag
21. Apr 2020 · 12:02 UTC
Really cool art and a really good concept! This is quite a unique puzzle platformer! Some of the levels were quite challenging, which made it satisfying when you finished it! Overall, this is a great Compo entry!
Maytch
21. Apr 2020 · 12:02 UTC
Hey cool idea and nice art. I got stuck on one level that didn't appear to have an exit, with 3 orbs, 2 macrobias on the right, and 2 yellow ones past the wall to the right. But that might be the one you didn't finish.
Snarkusius
21. Apr 2020 · 12:04 UTC
really fun and interesting gameplay. nice balance. it´s hard and rewarding.
21. Apr 2020 · 12:05 UTC
Nice Pixel art and Progressive difficulty like the stay in a place to heal ability gives a nice twist to a platformer
hhsaez
21. Apr 2020 · 12:08 UTC
Great game! Controls are really responsive.
How do you exit the level with no yellow macrobias?

Congras!
GoldenEvolution
21. Apr 2020 · 12:15 UTC
Fun puzzle game. I don't fully know what the blue bar did because it never got close to running out
🎤 Solah
21. Apr 2020 · 13:45 UTC
@bulle Thanks for the feedback, I will see what I can do about that in a post LD version and my future games ^^

@black-flag Thank you very much! :)

@Maytch, @hhsaez Yeah, this is the boss room. It was supposed to feature the heart of the divinity to the right, but I did not have the time for that, also the three yellow orbs/macrobias does not make it clear. But you can actually defeat this room and get a small cinematic if you can touch the three yellow orbs without dying! :) In a post LD version, I would like to make them look like infected locks so the player knows he or she has to touch them. Thank you for the feedback :)

@snarkusius, @Anonymous Thank you :D. it took me some time to do some level design and it is really rewarding to see you enjoyed it!

@goldenevolution Thank you! :) The blue bar is the life of the divinity, when it goes under 25%, you can hear a heartbeat and when it reaches 0, you die and restart the screen. I did not have the time to make more levels where it would have more impact as a chrono.
22. Apr 2020 · 12:29 UTC
The pixel art is great, and the main mechanic is very cool! I love how it has both a positive and negative effect and so you don't always just go "find land activate circle". The controls are great but the hitboxes might be a bit big (Or I'm just bad at the game :stuck_out_tongue:).
AmigoPadilha
22. Apr 2020 · 17:02 UTC
Great game. The art is awesome and the gameplay was fun. Too bad i'm awful at platforming =)
Awesome job!
Rob Parker
22. Apr 2020 · 21:17 UTC
The art in this game is beautiful and while a short game it has some really nice mechanics and is very well polished. I would encourage you to continue developing this as it has good potential!
🎤 Solah
23. Apr 2020 · 06:23 UTC
@Anonymous, @amigopadilha Thank you very much :D

@rob-parker Thank you! I'm actuzally thinking about some things to finish and improve my game. Hope you'll try the next version ;)
velvetlobster
24. Apr 2020 · 01:30 UTC
I like the smiles of the viruses

![Screen Shot 2020-04-23 at 10.26.37 PM.png](///raw/0e4/e/z/32eb6.png)

The mechanic is cool, I perhaps just miss something to tell me I am doing right when staying still
🎤 Solah
24. Apr 2020 · 06:13 UTC
@velvetlobster Yeah, I had so much fun drawing the viruses ^^. Maybe I should add some animations/sounds/particle effects when we have the aura to indicate the effects on the divinity's life, the macrobias and the lympphocytes. Thank you for your feedback!
Pandakipu
24. Apr 2020 · 23:28 UTC
I love the graphics, a simple platformer with a little something in the gameplay that makes it really good.
Good job :)
bemmu
25. Apr 2020 · 10:13 UTC
The mechanic of staying still affecting enemies was innovative. I gave up after dying about 20 times in the room that has three suns on the right side of the screen, but had fun!
🎤 Solah
25. Apr 2020 · 14:10 UTC
@bemmu This is the boss room, it sure is a bit too hard, but I've made it like 30 minutes before the end of the jam ^^"
dick-claus
25. Apr 2020 · 16:40 UTC
Hi, I like the unique mechanic of disabling and getting life at the same time.
Sound effects are cool, game itself reminded me of the Super Meat boy.

Well done. Is there a way to past the level with 2 yellow stars on the right?
polegar
25. Apr 2020 · 16:42 UTC
Amazing game, one of my favorite ! I really liked the graphism, the gameplay and the level design. It's nice that you took time to create an intro and outro which improve the overall mood of the game. The only drawback was that I had to look in the comment to figure out how to finish the game, but once I figured out I liked the difficulty of this level. It took me 64 death, but I made my way trough the end :smile: ! And I don't know if it was supposed to be interpreted like this, but at the end you realize that the divinity is a cat (since when it opens it eyes it really looked like a cat ...)

Anyway great job !
🎤 Solah
26. Apr 2020 · 07:28 UTC
@dick-claus Yes, this is the last room of the game. You're to touch the three yellow macrobias with your aura without dying, then you unlock the end cinematics :) I've made this room 30 minutes before the end of the compo so I did not have the time to make sprites and music that better indicate this is the boss room and how to defeat it! Thank you :D

@polegar Thank you very very much! I hope to do a better version of this game without this drawback. Thank you for your perseverance! If you watch closely the intro, the divinity has a beak. I tried to draw an owl to be honest, but it's even cooler if it has elements of multiple animals so every player can associate it to different animals ^^
SAVVU
26. Apr 2020 · 08:21 UTC
A great idea to implement platformer mechanics with the ability to have an impact on your surroundings! I love how fast the game restarts in order to try again without many interruptions! Well done and I wish you good luck!
Goutye
26. Apr 2020 · 08:41 UTC
They are really cute :smile: The last level was definitely a nice challenge, but I was able to clear it :v: Love the cinematics as well! Polished entry :thumbsup:
coolestdoggie
26. Apr 2020 · 09:08 UTC
Good job! Monsters like virus are so cute! Enjoined playing it :cat:
smiley
26. Apr 2020 · 09:17 UTC
nice game and nice ideas with the different elements of the levels. The boss room was really hard and did raise the ribbon quickly.
icxon
27. Apr 2020 · 01:02 UTC
Nice to see some intro before the actual gameplay!
Got some issues with one of the white cells on the last level, but overall it was fun to play.

Here is my playthrought:

https://youtu.be/M6P9N8r0d-o
Asue
27. Apr 2020 · 11:55 UTC
Un bon petit jeu sympathique, les contrôles répondent bien, les graphismes sont bien réalisés. Une petite musique pendant l'aventure aurait été top !
BattleCat
27. Apr 2020 · 12:16 UTC
Interesting gameplay mechanics, I liked them a lot. I also found the level design to be nice. Hope you continue working on this and add some more polish :)
Nachodlv
27. Apr 2020 · 12:16 UTC
Nice game! I would be cool if there are some background music. Very original mechanics and good level designs. I had a lot of fun playing it!
mAnimal
27. Apr 2020 · 12:54 UTC
25 deaths, pretty fun to play, not bored, enjoyed the time. Platformer movement seems to me well done, maybe i will check your project and take a look. Nice simple art, everything important is well communicated with the player. Pretty intuitive to get into. Nice.

I love your simple main character pixeart.
darthone
30. Apr 2020 · 06:44 UTC
Wonderful concept for a platformer and I had a good time playing it. I noticed that the spheres behavior was a bit unpredictable when my aura activated/their speed up wore off. Not sure if that was intention or not
kaeveris
02. May 2020 · 12:12 UTC
Very cool graphics and artyle! I liked the mechanic of staying still in order to defeat the enemies
GameOverMexico
09. May 2020 · 22:31 UTC
The game is great but when you are more advanced only the character ducks, it is very good job!
rosypenguin
09. May 2020 · 23:12 UTC
Solid game, the controls were smooth and the puzzles were just the right level of challenging. Pretty unique mechanic! I like the counter at the end, give me incentive to play through again to try to improve. My run time: 179s and 24 deaths.
jordwest
10. May 2020 · 00:20 UTC
Very cool little platformer! Felt very smooth and fun to jump around. One suggestion is perhaps adding some "Coyote Time" to make the jumps feel a little more responsive. Sometimes it felt like I was jumping at the right time but it was just a moment too late, and in a game like this that usually means restarting the level.

Here's a great thread from the Celeste dev on Coyote time and other tricks they used:
https://twitter.com/MattThorson/status/1238338574220546049
Alexander Wayne
10. May 2020 · 09:03 UTC
Hi, I really enjoyed the game, the mechanics are awesome, you should build up on that and keep developing the game post-LD!