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Keep going strong.\n\nParab\u00e9ns! (congratulations in brazilian-portuguese)\n\n![Sem t\u00edtulo.png](\/\/\/raw\/23f\/f1\/z\/72cd2.png)\n\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224221,"author_name":"suzysu","author_uid":"suzysu","epoch":1778236216,"text":"Nice concept! I like the idea of following\u2014or trying not to follow\u2014the signal from below. Even though it\u2019s still rough, the core mechanic is clear and has potential for interesting puzzles. Congrats on joining Compo solo, and I hope you keep developing it further!\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224244,"author_name":"13pilgrims","author_uid":"13pilgrims","epoch":1778242019,"text":"The gameplay is short, but the mechanic is pretty interesting. It asks you to follow given signals and reach the goal within a set number of steps. It's a promising mechanic with a lot of potential \u2014 keep it up!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224271,"author_name":"JamesGames1000","author_uid":"jamesgames1000","epoch":1778245265,"text":"Saw that it only had 5 ratings but 27 rated games so I hope you guys hit the 20 ratings mark! :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224281,"author_name":"LDJam user 428640","author_uid":"428640","epoch":1778246058,"text":"A work with great potential, the mechanics are very interesting, and the design around the theme is well done. Overall, well done!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224288,"author_name":"BrahGold","author_uid":"brahgold","epoch":1778246985,"text":"I really liked the idea of the central mechanics. I could really see the potential there. A solid execution to start with as well!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224367,"author_name":"galareteg","author_uid":"galareteg","epoch":1778254827,"text":"Pretty fun short game. I like the idea and the mechanics are showcased well. It definitively requires some polish, but it's cool for a game jam!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224476,"author_name":"LDJam user 424953","author_uid":"424953","epoch":1778270954,"text":"Short but fun game, nice take on the platformer, but may need some polish.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224496,"author_name":"ouhiiiii","author_uid":"ouhiiiii","epoch":1778272505,"text":"Mechanics are good. It will be better if there are more levels.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224499,"author_name":"LDJam user 261037","author_uid":"261037","epoch":1778273066,"text":"Cool. I played it a couple times. I wish you luck in further development. A small note that the message at the end of most of the levels says \"Congratulation\" instead of \"Congratulations.\"","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/a7\/a7fd40b6dff473cf04767de5a6d2238b48cf6a675649c3d08e7ec49e91d31630.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/RetenQ\/unity_ld59_signal","text":"github"},{"url":"https:\/\/retenq.itch.io\/ld59-obeythesignal","text":"itch"},{"url":"https:\/\/retenq.itch.io","text":"myWebsite"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"72735","g_author":"1259962","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"309681","g_title":"Obey the Signal?","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"12","g_site2_node_id":"426111","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"426111","n_urlkey":"309681","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/obey-the-signal","n_slug":"obey-the-signal","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"259962","n_created":"1776185960","n_modified":"1778748745","n_version":"1352251","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":259962,"body":"Hello everyone, and no matter what, thank you for clicking on this page\u2014my respect to you!\n\nThis version is still quite rough and mainly showcases the core ideas and mechanics. If I have time, I\u2019ll improve it as soon as possible.\n\n> I wanted to submit a version early so I wouldn\u2019t end up rushing everything at the last minute later.\n\nThis is a 2D platforming puzzle game. In it, the player must follow (or figure out how *not* to follow) the signal from below in order to reach the goal.\n\nControls:\n\n* A \/ D to move\n* Space or W to jump\n* Ctrl to dash\n* Holding jump allows you to jump higher\n\nI\u2019ve always worked in collaboration before, mainly on programming, so this is my first time participating in a Compo as a solo developer. I aimed to create a puzzle game centered around gameplay and mechanics, with simple controls and systems. However, due to time constraints, I don\u2019t feel I was able to design particularly strong puzzles this time.\n\nIn any case, I hope you enjoy playing it!\n\nYou can download it.ch as well.\n\n> Hey, I have to admit something. I feel that this project is quite rough in terms of both completion and art quality (especially the art part\u2014I\u2019m basically a complete beginner, and this is my first time using Aseprite). But I still hope you enjoy it! And thank you so much for playing.\n\n> If time allows, I will update this into a more complete version, including an HTML build of the game.\n\n## My Story\n\nHey, if you\u2019re interested, you can also hear a bit about my story.\n\nIt\u2019s actually been a long time since I last joined a game jam\u2014my previous one was LD49. Back then, I had just started my undergraduate studies, and quite a lot has happened since.\n\nGame jams marked both the beginning and, in a sense, the end of my game development journey during my undergraduate years. After LD49, I didn\u2019t participate in any more jams for various reasons. I still joined competitions with others and was lucky enough to win some placements in game company-hosted events. 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But the reality is that I\u2019ve been too busy (still am, lol), or more honestly, I kept convincing myself that \u201cI\u2019m too busy.\u201d The result is that I haven\u2019t really developed any games in the past two years since graduating from undergrad.\n\nMy undergraduate final project was a game development project\u2014that was actually the last game I made before LD59.\n\nRecently, I told myself I couldn\u2019t keep going like this. So I decided to start again. I hope joining LDGJ this time can rekindle my passion for game development\u2014or at least warm me up again. Even though I think this project is just okay, I feel like I\u2019ve started making games again. I feel that spark again\u2014and that\u2019s what game jams are for, right?\n\nBut no one can deny time. Some of the friends I used to make games with are still in the industry. Some are working on AI-related projects in game companies. Some, like me, went on to pursue completely different graduate studies. And some have left game development entirely. From LD49 to LD59, the world has also changed\u2014we have to acknowledge how AIGC is reshaping everything around us.\n\nAnyway, I don\u2019t want to overthink things anymore. 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If I have time, I\u2019ll improve it as soon as possible.\n\n> I wanted to submit a version early so I wouldn\u2019t end up rushing everything at the last minute later.\n\nThis is a 2D platforming puzzle game. In it, the player must follow (or figure out how *not* to follow) the signal from below in order to reach the goal.\n\nControls:\n\n* A \/ D to move\n* Space or W to jump\n* Ctrl to dash\n* Holding jump allows you to jump higher\n\nI\u2019ve always worked in collaboration before, mainly on programming, so this is my first time participating in a Compo as a solo developer. I aimed to create a puzzle game centered around gameplay and mechanics, with simple controls and systems. However, due to time constraints, I don\u2019t feel I was able to design particularly strong puzzles this time.\n\nIn any case, I hope you enjoy playing it!\n\nYou can download it.ch as well.\n\n> Hey, I have to admit something. I feel that this project is quite rough in terms of both completion and art quality (especially the art part\u2014I\u2019m basically a complete beginner, and this is my first time using Aseprite). But I still hope you enjoy it! And thank you so much for playing.\n\n> If time allows, I will update this into a more complete version, including an HTML build of the game.\n\n## My Story\n\nHey, if you\u2019re interested, you can also hear a bit about my story.\n\nIt\u2019s actually been a long time since I last joined a game jam\u2014my previous one was LD49. Back then, I had just started my undergraduate studies, and quite a lot has happened since.\n\nGame jams marked both the beginning and, in a sense, the end of my game development journey during my undergraduate years. After LD49, I didn\u2019t participate in any more jams for various reasons. I still joined competitions with others and was lucky enough to win some placements in game company-hosted events. But over time, I started to feel that game development wasn\u2019t as fun as it used to be (maybe you\u2019ve heard of the \u201coverjustification effect\u201d?). Still, I wouldn\u2019t say I quit\u2014I just gradually changed how I saw things.\n\nAt first, I planned to go straight into the game industry after graduating. Even though I never completely stopped making games, the more competitions I joined, the more I felt that \u201cturning game development into a career was slowly draining my love for it.\u201d So I ran away from that idea. I wanted to keep game dev as a hobby, something I do in my spare time\u2014that felt like the only way to preserve my passion.\n\nSo later on (which is now), I went on to do a master\u2019s degree, thinking I could still make games in my free time. But the reality is that I\u2019ve been too busy (still am, lol), or more honestly, I kept convincing myself that \u201cI\u2019m too busy.\u201d The result is that I haven\u2019t really developed any games in the past two years since graduating from undergrad.\n\nMy undergraduate final project was a game development project\u2014that was actually the last game I made before LD59.\n\nRecently, I told myself I couldn\u2019t keep going like this. So I decided to start again. I hope joining LDGJ this time can rekindle my passion for game development\u2014or at least warm me up again. Even though I think this project is just okay, I feel like I\u2019ve started making games again. I feel that spark again\u2014and that\u2019s what game jams are for, right?\n\nBut no one can deny time. Some of the friends I used to make games with are still in the industry. Some are working on AI-related projects in game companies. Some, like me, went on to pursue completely different graduate studies. And some have left game development entirely. From LD49 to LD59, the world has also changed\u2014we have to acknowledge how AIGC is reshaping everything around us.\n\nAnyway, I don\u2019t want to overthink things anymore. I make games\u2014starting again, and continuing on.\n\n> If you\u2019d like to get in touch with me, you can check out my website (I\u2019m currently rebuilding it, lol)\n\n","title":"Obey the Signal?","wayback_recovered":true,"wayback_source":{"capture":{"original":"https:\/\/api-jam.ludumdare.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/426001+426002+426003+426004+426005+426006+426007+426008+426009+426010+426011+426012+426013+426014+426015+426016+426017+426018+426019+426020+426021+426022+426023+426024+426025+426026+426027+426028+426029+426030+426031+426032+426033+426034+426035+426036+426037+426038+426039+426040+426041+426042+426043+426044+426045+426046+426047+426048+426049+426050+426051+426052+426053+426054+426055+426056+426057+426058+426059+426060+426061+426062+426063+426064+426065+426066+426067+426068+426069+426070+426071+426072+426073+426074+426075+426076+426077+426078+426079+426080+426081+426082+426083+426084+426085+426086+426087+426088+426089+426090+426091+426092+426093+426094+426095+426096+426097+426098+426099+426100+426101+426102+426103+426104+426105+426106+426107+426108+426109+426110+426111+426112+426113+426114+426115+426116+426117+426118+426119+426120+426121+426122+426123+426124+426125+426126+426127+426128+426129+426130+426131+426132+426133+426134+426135+426136+426137+426138+426139+426140+426141+426142+426143+426144+426145+426146+426147+426148+426149+426150+426151+426152+426153+426154+426155+426156+426157+426158+426159+426160+426161+426162+426163+426164+426165+426166+426167+426168+426169+426170+426171+426172+426173+426174+426175+426176+426177+426178+426179+426180+426181+426182+426183+426184+426185+426186+426187+426188+426189+426190+426191+426192+426193+426194+426195+426196+426197+426198+426199+426200+426201+426202+426203+426204+426205+426206+426207+426208+426209+426210+426211+426212+426213+426214+426215+426216+426217+426218+426219+426220+426221+426222+426223+426224+426225+426226+426227+426228+426229+426230+426231+426232+426233+426234+426235+426236+426237+426238+426239+426240+426241+426242+426243+426244+426245+426246+426247+426248+426249+426250+426251+426252+426253+426254+426255+426256+426257+426258+426259+426260+426261+426262+426263+426264+426265+426266+426267+426268+426269+426270+426271+426272+426273+426274+426275+426276+426277+426278+426279+426280+426281+426282+426283+426284+426285+426286+426287+426288+426289+426290+426291+426292+426293+426294+426295+426296+426297+426298+426299+426300+426301+426302+426303+426304+426305+426306+426307+426308+426309+426310+426311+426312+426313+426314+426315+426316+426317+426318+426319+426320+426321+426322+426323+426324+426325+426326+426327+426328+426329+426330+426331+426332+426333+426334+426335+426336+426337+426338+426339+426340+426341+426342+426343+426344+426345+426346+426347+426348+426349+426350+426351+426352+426353+426354+426355+426356+426357+426358+426359+426360+426361+426362+426363+426364+426365+426366+426367+426368+426369+426370+426371+426372+426373+426374+426375+426376+426377+426378+426379+426380+426381+426382+426383+426384+426385+426386+426387+426388+426389+426390+426391+426392+426393+426394+426395+426396+426397+426398+426399+426400+426401+426402+426403+426404+426405+426406+426407+426408+426409+426410+426411+426412+426413+426414+426415+426416+426417+426418+426419+426420+426421+426422+426423+426424+426425+426426+426427+426428+426429+426430+426431+426432+426433+426434+426435+426436+426437+426438+426439+426440+426441+426442+426443+426444+426445+426446+426447+426448+426449+426450+426451+426452+426453+426454+426455+426456+426457+426458+426459+426460+426461+426462+426463+426464+426465+426466+426467+426468+426469+426470+426471+426472+426473+426474+426475+426476+426477+426478+426479+426480+426481+426482+426483+426484+426485+426486+426487+426488+426489+426490+426491+426492+426493+426494+426495+426496+426497+426498+426499+426500?authors&parents&superparent"},"object":"objects\/sha256\/1e\/1e2861ae1da743894cd41eafe36fd9dfa29219b56ac4a41d6ded75b721b3f3fc","record":"shard-3\/json-live-urgent-v3\/records\/07e8715576cecc4bbf5d92dc584ff2b40ca2db360702407acb97ff59f3af98ac.json","sha256":"1e2861ae1da743894cd41eafe36fd9dfa29219b56ac4a41d6ded75b721b3f3fc","source":"https","stored_at":1784022513}}