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Little Oni by LDJam user 237623

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made by LDJam user 237623 for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

:japaneseogre:🎮 LINK TO GAME 🎮:japanesegoblin: (Windows & Mac downloads available)

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https://youtu.be/G-81qi6r5I0

:japaneseogre:🎮 LINK TO GAME 🎮:japanesegoblin: (Windows & Mac downloads available)

Return a mysterious child to their home in Little Oni, a 2D puzzle platformer from Surface Level Games. Dash through enemies, traverse dangerous obstacles, and juggle a fussy baby before it kills you in this atmospheric title made in seventy-two hours as part of Ludum Dare 53.

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:joystick: Controls :joystick:

:keyboard: Keyboard :keyboard:

  • Move: Arrow Keys (left/right)

  • Attack: Z key while enemy highlighted

  • Jump: X or Space key

  • Throw Baby: Hold and release Z key while holding baby

  • Charge Attack: Hold and release Z key while enemy highlighted.

:videogame: Controller :videogame:

  • Move: D-Pad

  • Attack: Left Face Button (Square or X) while enemy highlighted

  • Jump: Lower Face Button (X or A)

  • Throw Baby: Hold and Release Left Face Button (Square or X) while holding baby

  • Charge Attack: Hold and Release Left Face Button (Square or X)

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Link https://javijavi7.itch.io/little-oni
Link https://javijavi7.itch.io/little-oni
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/little-oni

Ratings

Overall 3th 4.547⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Fun 3th 4.534⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 12th 4.432⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Theme 44th 4.486⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 25th 4.682⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Audio 21th 4.439⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Humor 403th 3.406⭐ 66🧑‍⚖️
Mood 8th 4.568⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 60🗨️

Feedback

Roomy
02. May 2023 · 00:11 UTC
I love the art style, esp on the buttons / indicators. it's very cohesive
CyberMonk
02. May 2023 · 05:00 UTC
What a fun game! Art and music are great, and the core mechanic is a fun one.
amarokczukay
02. May 2023 · 09:20 UTC
well i don't know what to say more than: **it's fantastic!**

the idea is super clever, i loved art style, everything feels super polished.

I mean this is just excellent, nothing more! I've played this without knowing your previous games got incredible grades, and i'm sure this one will get great ratings too!
LDJam user 300143
02. May 2023 · 14:25 UTC
the art style is great! love the backgrounds and the colour palette. it's good that you used the training during the game. in general, the game is simple in mechanics, and it's cool! you can relax whale playing. good job!
chesschaser
02. May 2023 · 14:45 UTC
great oriental style game! great job
Tim Sims
02. May 2023 · 16:25 UTC
Holy cow, this game was incredible. Amazing art, sound, music, and a super good puzzle platformer too! Loved the theme, really, loved everything about it. And the ending was so sweet!
Jackaljk
02. May 2023 · 19:43 UTC
Genious game mechanic, super polished and great art wow! I just couldn't get over how unintuive it felt dashing to the masks, but I loved the game nonetheless. Was hoping for a final bossfight!
DGo
03. May 2023 · 02:36 UTC
Wow I love this concept, you should definitely consider expanding on this because I think you have something unique and fun here. The art and music fit really well and everything had a good amount of polish. I did feel like the game could have been a bit faster, and I would have liked more control over where to throw the baby, but those are minor nits, I still thoroughly enjoyed delivering the baby to its father. Great job, I hope to see more from y'all :slight_smile:
Ruslana
03. May 2023 · 10:34 UTC
I really like the idea and background story. Art is well done. Choice of oni being added to the game is always a plus for me :D
Tvorojok
03. May 2023 · 13:50 UTC
super clever and polished! good job!
bts
03. May 2023 · 21:08 UTC
The ending was super cute! I think the only part where I felt a little frustrated was in the sort of tower section, near the top, with the three Noh masks, the slash lock-on quite often targeted the nearest mask rather than the more upmost mask, which meant that it was quite tricky to ascend in time to catch the baby. Other than that, excellent job, I really enjoyed it.
alec
04. May 2023 · 00:18 UTC
Gosh this is easily one of the best game jam games I've played in a while! A unique take on the theme with tons of style and polish. The one critique I have was it would be nice to be able to have some control of the babys arc. I would seriously consider expanding this
Euler Moises
04. May 2023 · 02:15 UTC
I find it amazing how a simple color palette can make something so beautiful! Lavish art! I loved the game mechanics. With more work this can become a very challenging game. The soundtrack is very involving and reminds a little of Celesta (mainly in timbre).
The game is really good!


Congratulations!
Peco
04. May 2023 · 18:30 UTC
Love the idea and it's so polished for a jam entry :D
Great art, music and game feel!!
NuiN
04. May 2023 · 22:36 UTC
One of the best games I've played on here, very polished and easy to pickup. I dont think controller is necessary at all, its pretty normal to play it on keyboard
Conduit
05. May 2023 · 01:33 UTC
10/10 experience, the mechanics were really innovative and the graphics and audio were a fantastic twist on video game's past. Can't say enough good things about this.
callbackthefunction
05. May 2023 · 12:46 UTC
Beautiful gameplay and super intuitive controls! Def have a great time playing your game. Well done!
Wolfier
05. May 2023 · 20:37 UTC
Wasn't enjoying the throwing all that much, it kind of seem a bit unpredictable. Everything else was great though.
cheesepencil
06. May 2023 · 02:18 UTC
excellent excellent
trefli
06. May 2023 · 03:07 UTC
I loved this game, the mechanics felt really good and didn't feel frustrating at any point!
Music was gorgeous and absolutely gave the game the perfect vibe.
I also really loved the art, it's hard to make monochromatic work nearly this well, so it blew me away!
Good Job everyone!
Aivaxela
06. May 2023 · 03:33 UTC
Easily one of the best games ive played in this jam so far! The controls were smooth, the challenges were challenging but didnnt feel impossible. and I loved the art style!
vknauss
06. May 2023 · 04:21 UTC
wow really great work! I thought the core mechanics were really fun and well executed. on top of that the graphics and audio created a very nice experience. unfortunately gamepad did not work for me, but I was playing using wine on linux with the windows version, so it's probably not your games fault. I still managed to get to the end, i was very impressed with the length of the game considering the level of detail you clearly put in
hanadulcet
06. May 2023 · 05:00 UTC
This is game is absolutely, absolutely amazing. One of my favorite games of the jam so far - it fits the theme well in a unique way, and the game mechanic of having to catch the baby is such a creative idea (and the perfect level of fun + challenging). The art and music style also add to the game ambience perfectly. Well done!
WeirdBitGames
06. May 2023 · 07:03 UTC
Wow this game is genuinely good! It feels like a finished and polished game already! I can see this on Steam. The controls are easy to understand but the gameplay, oh the gameplay is exquisite! Such an amazing concept. Who *doesn't* want to throw something precious into the air, defeat several enemies and get past an obstacle before deftly catching the baby at the end?! It feels like you're in an action movie! Surperb, seriously, I hope this wins!
AndideBob
06. May 2023 · 08:00 UTC
This was so cool, the controls felt a bit weird at first but once you got the hang of it it worked really nicely. I think you did really well on level design giving the player different challenges but also allowing for multiple solutions at times. And then everything gets pulled together by the awesome artstyle. Really impressive entry!
nardandas
06. May 2023 · 08:20 UTC
Really really nice aesthetic! Great job on that! I felt the movement felt really really good at the start, and rather stilted with the baby. The baby juggling was an interesting mechanic, but really limited your ability to move quickly, Moving quickly feels really good in this game, let it shine!
LDJam user 279622
06. May 2023 · 11:42 UTC
hi! you submitted this game on my stream and I played through it :)

here's a link to the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1812705828?t=0h54m44s
InfinateFalcon
06. May 2023 · 12:19 UTC
This game is very pretty and fun to play; throwing the baby and having to catch it definitely made for an entertaining challenge.
igdiaysu
06. May 2023 · 14:37 UTC
:blue_heart: :heart: :purple_heart: :black_heart:
potkirland
06. May 2023 · 16:02 UTC
great game really! one of the bests this jam. loving the art the mechanics and the flowing level design style! it never made me get lost and the whole game is pretty intuitive!
ildfuglen
06. May 2023 · 17:14 UTC
Thanks for sharing this game. Played and left feedback on stream: https://www.twitch.tv/ildfuglen
asfdfdfd
06. May 2023 · 17:54 UTC
This game feels soooooooo complkete and stylish. My all respects for the team! GREAT entry!
chusmimax
06. May 2023 · 19:37 UTC
I really liked this one, deserved high critics.

Just one thing, if you throw the baby before touching the goal, you will lose control of the samurai and lose (Deserved, I'm a dumbass), but the thing is you also lose the checkpoint, so... hey... your playthrough has one more level.
Yorsh
07. May 2023 · 00:34 UTC
Wow what a beautiful game! The idea is also very good, and is a very interesting take on the theme. Levels are interesting and well made. The one thing that I could see being improved upon is adding trajectory guides (idk how to call these, like when you are aiming in Worms) when throwing the baby. Other than that it's a perfect jam game imo.
RookRules
07. May 2023 · 03:07 UTC
roof skip achieved! leess gooo 4/5
BorderDestroyer
07. May 2023 · 04:15 UTC
Baby basketball
jitspoe
07. May 2023 · 04:34 UTC
Most precise baby yeeting game I've played this year (and I played several this jam). Nice work! Seems really polished and fun to play. Challenges felt fair. Good balance of difficulty.
La bread
07. May 2023 · 20:48 UTC
I love yeeting the little red bean burrito over gaps. near the end i stopped playing safe and tried to style on these fools a bit. I think the child landed on their soft spot one too many times but ehhh itls bee fine. great game and the mechanics felt fluid.
HagamosVideojuegos
07. May 2023 · 20:57 UTC
Your video game has impressed me a lot.

The aesthetics are interesting and the mechanics are well thought out. It's easy to understand and the gameplay is quite balanced and original.

With a bit more time, it could become a truly great product.

Congratulations!
Ausstein
07. May 2023 · 21:51 UTC
Thank you so much for dropping by My stream! I really enjoyed the game :)
MrEliptik
07. May 2023 · 22:01 UTC
I enjoyed the game so much, but I think you say it on stream! The game feels really polished, the art is awesome, the music too and the concept is really pleasing to play. I'd love to see a commercial version of that with the ability to speedrun. I think you have a great concept here and it could do really well. Huge congrats for your entry :)
zimny11
07. May 2023 · 22:21 UTC
Great game! Both, art style and game mechanics are awesome! Really enjoyed playing.
Lomby
08. May 2023 · 02:06 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game on the stream!
Here’s the stream if you wanted to re-watch initial thoughts (timestamps in the description to jump to your game!) [youtube link](youtu.be/jljB3XXZHcg)
LDJam user 166918
08. May 2023 · 17:50 UTC
The game is very well done, it plays nice, looks and sounds aesthetically pleasing, great. I would like the level design to be more interesting, but it's still not bad. Throwing a baby forward is somehow difficult and uncomfortable. In my case, it turns out to be normal and controlled only in a jump. I would also like to see this game more dynamic in motion. Anyway I like it a lot, one of the best LD53 submissions.
b4ux1t3
09. May 2023 · 01:33 UTC
Couldn't put it down until I was done. Thanks for submitting on stream <3
Langotriel
09. May 2023 · 02:42 UTC
great concept, great execution. Many games this jam (and all jams) implement the theme in a lazy way. You took the jam theme seriously both in story and in gameplay. I really appreciate that.

The music, visuals and overall mood was fantastically put together.

Also, Go Love2d! :D
ardorugus
09. May 2023 · 04:51 UTC
Style! Cool little game with fun mechanics! Loved the setting.
Phoenix Fireflower
09. May 2023 · 19:23 UTC
A great spin on the theme, beautiful art style and killer gameplay. The only downside is that throwing the baby gets a bit tiresome after you've done is so many times. Definitely my favorite so far.
OrangeSurprise
10. May 2023 · 22:52 UTC
What an interesting take on the theme! love the art style and music, the game feels also really polished. Very beautiful entry! :)
agentparsec
12. May 2023 · 23:51 UTC
This reminds me of a Samurai Jack episode where he had to take care of a baby and deliver him back to his village.
weeping-rupee
13. May 2023 · 00:04 UTC
Fantastic game, fantastic spritework, fantastic everything. Thanks for stopping by the stream, here is the VOD if you're interested: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1818416980
aushijo
14. May 2023 · 07:32 UTC
I love the art style and the idea! This has to be one of my favorited games for this LD, great work. Great idea, nice job :)
chromaticGray
14. May 2023 · 15:14 UTC
Very fun game with original mechanic. Beautiful graphics, excellent sound and music. Ambience is top notch. Impressive level design as well. The holding the throw button to throw further is a bit clunky/hard to understand. Especially if you pressed without inertia and move after, this is the only little complain I have.

Very Good job!
fabula_rasa
14. May 2023 · 17:03 UTC
Very nice! Good game and a unique take on the theme.

The atmosphere is superb - with the limited color palette and the calm, minimal music/ambience going together extremely well. And thank you for the abundant checkpoints :grin: I loved the animation of the baby after it's dropped.

My only complaint is that throwing the baby forward (or backward) felt a bit clunky and not always executed reliably.

Great work altogether.
Fedora
14. May 2023 · 17:12 UTC
Wow! Amazing game! The concept, the art, the music, everything was absolutely fantastic. The ending was super wholesome too. Good job!
JHax
14. May 2023 · 20:20 UTC
Blown away by this! It's so well done! The central mechanic leads to some very fun level designs, and the limited colour and excellent pixel art give this a really stylish look. Chill music fits the aesthetic perfectly as well.
alexrose
14. May 2023 · 22:06 UTC
Fun game, nice core mechanic, by the end once you get used to it it feels really fluid and fun. Good character controller and motion. My only criticism is that I think in the onboarding it should specifically say "THE BABY'S TRAJECTORY WILL FOLLOW THE STICK" and not assume you just know that, because it took me way too long to actually realise that, and after I did it kinda trivialised the rest. But not in a boring way, it's still fun to do all the ninja sky leaping flying around baby dodge fight stuff. Nice.
LDJam user 242971
15. May 2023 · 02:23 UTC
Really nice game. Top notch entry. Very innovative idea for a platformer. Ninja monster baby football. Plays very nicely.
Paulsams
15. May 2023 · 07:02 UTC
Good idea and implementation. However, there was not enough animation of walking when he walks with a child, otherwise it seems as if the character is sliding on the floor. And a very small gravity from falls. But as it is: it was fascinating and the platforming itself is well done (after all, as for me, making a platformer on jam is a very big risk to make control uncomfortable, but you did well).
stephenwhoskins
16. May 2023 · 01:12 UTC
I love this. I gave it straight 5s across the board. This is a perfect game. =D
Aurailus
19. May 2023 · 20:06 UTC
I have literally nothing negative to say about this game. It was sooooo well done. The baby throwing mechanic was hilarious and unique, and it made for awesome gameplay. The art and music were incredible, I loved the low-color palette, it made everything pop. Dashing, slashing, and homing in on targets felt so smooth. The celeste inspiration was clear, but this game stands perfectly on its own. I *need* you to make this a full game, *please*. You have a gem here, and it would be an affront to gamers not to expand on it. Incredible job.
zimny11
20. May 2023 · 19:58 UTC
Congrats on 3rd place!!!
Rebekpew
20. May 2023 · 20:00 UTC
Congratulations for the 3rd place ♥! Well deserved. You should continue to develop it!
rainssong
19. Sep 2023 · 18:50 UTC
wave your baby！