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Fading Echo 余音轨迹 by JerryWest

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made by JerryWest for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

you can play on itch.io now!

https://licheng314.itch.io/fading-echo-ld59

online video in bilibili https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1KadDBfEr7/ gif.gif

Gameplay (EN)

A simple and fun Castlevania-style game Use sound waves to change the map — reveal hidden blocks, make dangerous blocks disappear. Explore, solve puzzles, reach the goal. For the "signal" theme, the image that comes to my mind is "sending out sound waves, causing all the elements in the scene to change and interact with each other", which is also a form of signal.

To practice 2D platformer level design, I chose the Castlevania genre for development. You can obtain a total of four abilities, each of which enables you to explore more areas. Exploration... Paving the way... Mechanisms... And clearing paths You might get lost, but fortunately, the map isn't very large, haha! It requires some platformer skills and should be completed within half an hour. Due to my limited development capabilities, I couldn't fully utilize the potential of all abilities in the levels. However, after finishing it, I felt... It was quite fun ; P Welcome to offer criticism and suggestions on my level design!(or anything else!)

Now, I need to go sleep...Zzz

  • Music: 情绪回收站 by 失落花园 - (Not eligible for Audio category)
  • Art: Original + AI-assisted reference redraw

Controls (EN)

| Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Z | Jump | | X (tap) | Circular sonar pulse, illuminates surroundings | | X (hold) | Four-directional wave, reveals hidden blocks | | C (tap) | Short-range sonic burst, activates mechanisms | | C (hold) | Four-directional sonic orbs, vanish enemy for a while , enables mid-air double jump | | F | Toggle fullscreen |

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Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/fading-echo

Ratings

Overall 302th 3.75⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 295th 3.583⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 319th 3.548⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 557th 3.464⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 492th 3.622⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Humor 464th 2.657⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 555th 3.413⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 60🗨️

Feedback

DrSmey
Apr 21st · 18:04 UTC
Great level design and very creative abilities. I really enjoyed my playthrough of the entire game <3
GoogleFrog
Apr 22nd · 01:39 UTC
Great game. The levels are well done and the graphics of the revealed tiles really sells the mechanic. It got slightly fiddly towards the end, but that might have been my keyboard, because picking the direction of the charged abilities did not always seem to work. But other than that, it was really neat, and even had a bit of light puzzling in it.
VerttiXPertti
Apr 23rd · 08:16 UTC
Fullscreen button didn't work for me and I couldn't be bothered to download so I played by scrolling the screen when I needed to see more haha. Game was cool, I liked the abilities. I felt like sometimes I just had to pray that I would hit a platform cause I couldn't react in time after revealing it with the ability.
nathmate
Apr 23rd · 08:16 UTC
Very clever abilities and level design. Certainly feels like potential for more levels with the abilities. The colours were generally a bit dark, though it did make the interactables pop more. A couple of the puzzle platforming segments were a bit frustrating to me, but everyone has different preferences for those. The checkpoints were always close enough that I could retry them pretty much instantly.
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 08:46 UTC
@drsmey thanks for your comments! @nathmate Using the directional keys for this purpose does indeed impose some operational burden. Perhaps using the mouse to activate the skills would be a better option?maybe,haha!
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 09:04 UTC
@verttixpertti thanks for your reply! now I upload the html5 version, I hope that will help with fullscreen problem
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 09:17 UTC
@nathmate thanks a lot! very appreciate for your compliment!
FLOWERFIELD Games
Apr 23rd · 10:05 UTC
Cool game! Clever idea and nice design. I'm bad at plateformers but i can enjoy it ahah! The sound design is charming and the graphics are good.

Loved it!

Warning about your itch.io page, it sent me to a dead end. Just so you know :)
LDJam user 371996
Apr 23rd · 10:14 UTC
Good platformer game! The Celeste-like control is very smooth and the puzzles based on mechanics are also amazing. I think these "Wave" mechanics can dig more complex and deeper puzzles, making this game a complete indie precious platformer+puzzle game. :heart:
Pegasus
Apr 23rd · 10:22 UTC
This was pretty slick for a jam entry. The platforming felt good and the maps were designed well. I really liked the chaining feature of the sound waves on the bells. Once I got the C ability I think I got soft locked though, whenever I press or hold C it just lags the game out and nothing happens, a shame I would have loved to play more because it was quite fun. Good job though!
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 14:39 UTC
@flowerfield-games OMG,
Thank you for letting me know! I forgot to adjust the page visibility, and now it's in the "public" state! It should be working properly now.
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 14:41 UTC
@rubatotree Haha!you got it! this platformer prototype dose refer celeste, I love that!
thanks for your comment!
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 14:46 UTC
@pegasys Thank you for your comment! If you have any more bug information regarding the stuck C key, please feel free to let me know. Sometimes on my end, the input fails due to the Chinese input method, but I guess it's not your side's problem.
Pegasus
Apr 23rd · 14:54 UTC
@jerrywest it was just in the room where you get the C tap ability, there's a mechanism that (I presume) you have to activate with it, but just whenever I try and use it nothing happens and the FPS of the game goes down to like 1. It fixes after a couple seconds, but it yeah, just can't use it.
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 15:24 UTC
@pegasys Thank you for your notification! I attempted to reproduce the bug but failed. I will keep an eye on this issue in the future.
kintsugi
Apr 23rd · 16:43 UTC
really cool mechanics and level design. i really loved it. GJ!
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 23rd · 16:54 UTC
@kintsugi thank you bro!
PikaKimi
Apr 24th · 08:51 UTC
i really love the game design and the art of this game. I need to say tho, the controls are a bit tricky for me and very unusal
YurisCat
Apr 24th · 09:05 UTC
Fun game! It’s seriously impressive that you managed to make so many levels for a game jam entry. It really makes the whole game feel rich and packed with content. I’m a big fan of this kind of Metroidvania-style puzzle game.
很有趣，3天肝出那么多关卡太厉害了，这也让整个游戏变得很丰富和充实。喜欢这种类银河恶魔城的横板解密游戏！
Quanthon
Apr 24th · 09:32 UTC
做的挺好的，地图还不错，做的很详细能力也很多，不过我好像拿到大C能力后找不到另一个能力锁在哪了，没有通关
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 24th · 09:41 UTC
@pikakimi @yuriscat Thank you for your comments and support!
@quanthon 蓄力C是吗？那个房间的左侧的红色区域就是正确道路，用能力消掉后顺着走可以回到正路，返回的房间有一个天花板移动砖
Sagamore
Apr 24th · 11:58 UTC
Beautiflul game with interesting puzzles! Thank you for this wonderful little experience!
LDJam user 409682
Apr 24th · 12:11 UTC
A cool platformer with interesting mechanics and puzzles. I liked the level design. Thanks for the game!
Entink
Apr 24th · 12:12 UTC
I love the use of sonar system, it was made really good. Also the art style looks beautiful! I love your game!!
LDJam user 387005
Apr 24th · 12:41 UTC
The artstyle is nice, and mixing hidden/dynamic elements with a platformer is an interesting idea. The music is also nicely done, (fits the graphics) and soundeffects are fine. The maps vwere also interesting and intriguing, making use of the game aspects in a well thought-of manner.

I sometimes had issues with the (for me at least) unusual keybinds, and I found myself pressing spacebar too many times. The game embed also seemengly ignores LD's display size restriction (thus the scrollbars).

Maybe i'd add some more particle effects, animations and post-processing to spice things up.

LG Kartoffel Licht
bonedaddy
Apr 24th · 13:10 UTC
This is a very nice little platformer. I made it to the end! I really like these kind of jam games that are both unique (the various moves), easy to play, fun, short and completable.
IRKAR
Apr 25th · 10:11 UTC
Cool platformer, i love how good feels movement and signal mechanic, also great character design and his animations. Great job!![Screenshot_20260425_130845.png](///raw/25b/76/z/72ab0.png)
Grimslinger
Apr 25th · 17:14 UTC
Great music! Thank you :)
Asieke
Apr 26th · 05:15 UTC
Great job on the platformer. The controls felt super slippery though, made it way to easy to accidentally walk off the edge of a skinny platform.
apt_prose7
Apr 26th · 08:53 UTC
Fun, relaxing, and perfect for casual gamers.
jordantanner
Apr 26th · 17:05 UTC
Love the Castlevania-inspired aesthetic and gameplay. Contrary to what some others have said, I actually liked the 'slipperiness' of the player-- it adds to the fluid feel of the gameplay. The abilities to 'see' blocks and also to temporarily enable them was a really clever concept that I had fun playing around with.

I do wish we could customize the controls a bit-- us westerners are used to spacebar being jump, and I kept finding myself pressing it (which evidently puts the game in slow motion?). Also I did notice a bug where sometimes upon entering a room you're not able to shoot the directional ray downwards, even though you're required to do so to progress.

Overall a very fun entry with some interesting mechanics. Love the retro vibe and great use of the theme too. Congrats!!
bigfatgua
Apr 27th · 04:37 UTC
超级强的游戏！C技能后坐力作为高跳的创意无敌！而且高跳前的关卡有的还会因为后坐力死亡，来引导玩家意识到后坐力存在这里也很强。关卡设计的神！！！！不过Z键跳跃玩起来有点别手，要是能改成空格跳跃就好了。似乎Z键除了跳跃没有别的功能了。感觉可以拓展的方向可以很多，比如可以反射蓄力X的地形，或者普通X是阻碍地形，但是没有触发X就是透明地形的设计，可以搭配普通C技能，做一个时间差关卡之类的。总之超级的棒，是怎么在72小时想出这么多关卡的啊好强。
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 27th · 08:00 UTC
@sagamore @fassenberg @entink @kartoffel-licht @bonedaddy @irkar @grimslinger @asieke @apt-prose7 @jordantanner Thank you for your in-depth playtesting and suggestions! Your encouragement means a lot to me! I also played through your developed works and gave comments and ratings. Thank you again!
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 27th · 08:11 UTC
@bigfatgua 对于机制确实还有可以拓展和深挖的地方。能力触发让地形透明其实就是C技能设计的初衷。确实还考虑过时间谜题，但是当技能可以在空中不停释放的时候，就很难建立约束来进行谜题设计了。另一方面，我为了设计谜题本来让x技能只能地面释放，但是这样一来又没法做“空中连续发射制造台阶”这样的关卡，于是只能取消限制。总之，谢谢你的评论！
ironcutter
Apr 27th · 09:25 UTC
So very nice! I liked the abilities and the music is a banger, well done!
Grummelchen
Apr 27th · 19:47 UTC
The web build sadly only shows like a quarter of the screen for me. I will play it again if fixed!
Skel3ton
Apr 27th · 20:12 UTC
great game... IFor me personally is using Z, X and C confusing in controls, but man... I played your game like 20 minutes...what an imersive expirience
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 28th · 07:10 UTC
@grummelchen I will check this, you can try itch.io version, my friend!
🎤 JerryWest
Apr 28th · 07:42 UTC
@grummelchen OK, I got this, resize finished!
LDJam user 423872
Apr 28th · 11:17 UTC
Enjoy the game! Cool idea with the advent of platforms. Good job!
LDJam user 423693
Apr 28th · 15:28 UTC
Nice mechanic and concept !

The bidings are a bit confusing, but the game is worth the frustration of the beginning :)
atmospherium
Apr 28th · 18:58 UTC
I love this art, particularly how well you presented the invisible platforms and soundwaves. Interesting mechanics with purposeful level design. I could see where things required skills I didn't have yet and come back to them with fresh eyes. That's always a super satisfying feeling. Great work on this.
anku
Apr 29th · 18:11 UTC
An excellent metroidvania. Lovely visuals and great gameplay. Some sections are genuinely challenging, but the overall balance feels solid. The only thing I missed was a volume/settings option - otherwise, fantastic work.
zhangzhimu
May 01st · 14:23 UTC
I think this design is quite interesting! It's not easy to create such a scene and art in such a short time. However, when I first started, I felt that the background music was a bit out of place? The scene was clearly in such a dark color scheme, but the music was so cheerful.
However, it also added some conflict, and it was actually quite funny, haha!