Splatter Bounce by wiffled

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made by wiffled for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

This was my first attempt at anything game-like since I was a kid. It's VanillaJS using canvases. The game is simple - you're a box and you need to collect the yellow box to get points, while avoiding the flying bad guys. I followed a simple platformer tutorial and riffed on that. I added the bad guys, their basic AI, the bomb mechanic, some particle effects, and other bits and pieces.

It took me a long while just to get the basics down and so "Deeper and Deeper" is represented by the continually falling background splatters. I did think it'd be cool to build a 'falling down the level' mechanic but I won't have time, most likely.

If you play, please share your high score! Rounds are only 30s so it's quick to jump in.

YOU CAN DOUBLE JUMP!!

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Ratings

Given 6🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

BoClow
26. Apr 2021 · 08:48 UTC
High Score: 46!
I liked the color splatter effects.
Movement was bit hectic and some yellow squares can spawn in places where you can not get them.
Nice first game!
🎤 wiffled
26. Apr 2021 · 09:01 UTC
Thanks! I'll do some more play-testing to figure out those stuck blocks. I realised the instructions don't mention double-jumping, which is key to traversing the level quickly.. Whoops!
FDK
26. Apr 2021 · 15:52 UTC
Top score 68 ! Great little game. Yes indeed the instructions don't mention the double jump which took me a while to figure out, I was always getting stuck somewhere. Also I couldn't jump with the jump arrow I had to use W. I think it might be good to have some sort of button to restart the game as well when you finish because at the beginning I was not realizing that they were different rounds. Maybe the contrast between platforms and background could be a bit more visible even though I know it's kind of the point of the colors in the back.

Really cool game ! I hope it starts an habit of making games more often so that you'll keep getting better
WhyNot
27. Apr 2021 · 21:20 UTC
My best score so far is 93.
Took me quite some time to realize you can double-jump haha Otherwise, solid small game, great job!
oc1d
28. Apr 2021 · 17:50 UTC
![Capture.PNG](///raw/e3a/b3/z/41519.png)

Nice! Reminds me of Icy Tower. The double jump mentioned by @whynot is a game changer. Please add it to the description! Thank you for the game :) The white blocks in my picture stop moving after a while, looks like a bug.
PixelTech
29. Apr 2021 · 04:19 UTC
I like the gameplay. the double jump requires a slightly different timing than most I've seen, I like the unique feel. It was fun figuring out more efficient ways to play with the limited instructions, it felt like an accomplishment. And I like the way the enemies create and destroy the color splatters to reveal the platforms in a randomized way. My best score was 146![Screenshot (3).png](///raw/f07/d3/z/417c5.png)
LDJam user 0
01. May 2021 · 09:46 UTC
It's pretty, but no idea of what I'm doing