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Icare's Balloon by GwakamoleStudio

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made by GwakamoleStudio for LD34 (JAM)
Important : The windows version is the best one as the web player has some issues with sprites.

Icare's Balloon will test your reflexes as you will have to avoid obstacles to get to the end of each level - available from the central hub. Grab the stars to manage your balloon's size, either to prevent it from bursting or to deflate it and slip through!

Controls: 2 buttons
Go left / go right : left & right arrows (or mouse buttons)
Press left and right at the same time to restart when you die
Pause: Space
Quit: Escape

You will guide the balloon to its freedom.
Explore every levels, save its friends, and you will unlock the portal to fly to the infinite and beyond... Unless another obstacle keeps Icare's Balloon from reaching the ultimate frontier !

Post Jam Update (06/01/2016):
Add Checkpoints
Modify balloon's hitbox
Add button to clear save

Cheat code: Press 'G' 'W' & 'K' to unlock the last level (windows only)

GwakaTeam :

Christelle Chiarelli : Dev
David Yana : Graphic/Dev
Luc Dufau : Dev
Rémi Carbonne : Graphic/Dev
Alexy Laugier : Sound designer

You can join us on https://twitter.com/GwakamoleStudio and http://www.twitch.tv/gwakamolestudio
Web http://www.kongregate.com/games/gwakamolestudio/icares-balloon
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6R4stAa_VRHMXBGUjhUcE1xVUk/view?usp=sharing
Windows (Post-Jam) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6R4stAa_VRHYXRlVXpBaFF3RlU/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=65483

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.13 692
Audio(Jam) 3.21 407
Fun(Jam) 3.08 581
Graphics(Jam) 2.59 887
Humor(Jam) 2.52 598
Innovation(Jam) 2.83 719
Mood(Jam) 2.70 848
Theme(Jam) 3.54 656

Feedback

dustyroom
15. Dec 2015 · 07:26 UTC
Addicting to play. Small improvement idea - when hit an obstacle, I'd made a reminder how to restart the level, not only in the beginning. Or just give a Restart button if lost. Thank you for the fun game.
komjaur
15. Dec 2015 · 15:02 UTC
In webplayer it was very laggy.
Jeroen Kappé
15. Dec 2015 · 15:14 UTC
Very addicting, very awesome game!
🎤 GwakamoleStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 15:42 UTC
@Komjaur : It was the case for one of us too. Didn't know why :(
LadyS
15. Dec 2015 · 17:25 UTC
Cool idea but slightly more physics based movement would make it feel more than a baloon.
Also if you look away when starting the game you have now idea how to restart or play
tyrants.not.found.team
15. Dec 2015 · 22:18 UTC
Nice ideea, graphics and sound, unfortunatelly is a bit buggy, and stuck when i hit the pins wall. I like the colours. Stefan (tyrants.not.found.team)
qkerguelen
15. Dec 2015 · 22:41 UTC
Very nice game! Beautiful and calm. Like it a lot!
alvarop
16. Dec 2015 · 04:23 UTC
I'm all in for difficult games. But I also like it when they're fair. This game is a little too on the difficult side. The control mechanics are good and they feel solid. I think adding checkpoints to this game would have made a huge difference.

It is pretty cool as it is now, but adding checkpoints and improving the graphics will make the game even better!
renegadeninjanl
17. Dec 2015 · 17:13 UTC
A little difficult for my liking but a good game nevertheless. I really liked the music. Complemented the gameplay a lot.
fxtagn
17. Dec 2015 · 20:26 UTC
Fine with the theme, fun & addictive!
Polith Games
17. Dec 2015 · 22:19 UTC
Addicting game. :)
bwatanabe
18. Dec 2015 · 02:18 UTC
I enjoyed exploring the map... nice!
Echo Team
18. Dec 2015 · 03:49 UTC
Got about 2 FPS :/
Cosmic5
18. Dec 2015 · 03:56 UTC
Was really fun, but having to start a section entirely over when you lose was frustrating.
batmanasb
19. Dec 2015 · 19:56 UTC
A fun arcade game hampered by unforgiving hitboxes.
OwT
24. Dec 2015 · 22:55 UTC
At the beggining I was like... 'nah', but then I've found myself playing it for the next 20 minutes. The graphics were nice and clean. Gameplay was difficult yet still pleasant until I had to restart the whole thing. Maybe you would consider adding some checkpoints?
UrbanHelsing
28. Dec 2015 · 19:43 UTC
Great game, lots of content. Would be nice to have some way to speed-up (maybe by pushing both left and right). That would make it less frustrating when you die and got very far, as you could just boost your way back.