Why do we fall? by Cem Adiloglu

made by Cem Adiloglu for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

There are rumors of missing heroes! It is up to you to get into the magical well and find and rescue the heroes deep down.

The game takes a different approach on tower defence genre

Control your rope - swinging speed and direction Save more heroes to form a line and change your heroes' positions Level up you heroes to stand against evil

Swing your rope to access collectables and have better position:

Control your swinging direction:

Reorder your heroes to form a defence line:

Level up to strengthen and freshen your heroes:

Why do we fall? is developed for Ludum Dare Game Jam #48 Theme: Deeper and deeper

Solo programmed by Cem Adiloglu

Music: Alperen Gündoğdu

Visual arts: Licensed 3rd party (Opted out)

Link	https://cemleme.itch.io/why-do-we-fall
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/why-do-we-fall

Ratings

Overall	1083^th	3.426⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Fun	1316^th	3.074⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	142^th	4.019⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Theme	580^th	3.889⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Audio	635^th	3.519⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Humor	716^th	2.923⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Mood	1156^th	3.315⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Given		20🗳️	30🗨️

Feedback

Jinny Kang

26. Apr 2021 · 21:34 UTC

Innovative game! Wished the swinging allowed a sort of additional effect, maybe like a dodging mechanism. But it was still overall great!

jorgeblanco

26. Apr 2021 · 21:44 UTC

I feel the game didn't tell me clearly whether I was doing something right or wrong. Then I died. The level up mechanics could be good but the beginning is too slow for me to want to try again.

🎤 Cem Adiloglu

27. Apr 2021 · 05:42 UTC

@jorgeblanco thank you for playing. I wish I had more time to clarify the mechanics :)

🎤 Cem Adiloglu

27. Apr 2021 · 05:43 UTC

@jinny-kang thank you for playing. I had several ideas about dodging but I made the game almost in a single day so didn't have time to implement most of them :D

somnolentPumpkin

27. Apr 2021 · 06:31 UTC

I like the unique take on movement with the rope. The art kinda reminded me of Maple Story!

FlyingKiwi

27. Apr 2021 · 06:38 UTC

Really unique! love the graphics, maybe I'm too tired but I'm not entirely sure how the swing actions directly translate to better chance to win, it's an amazing combination of concept and creative assets!

rhoff95

28. Apr 2021 · 15:58 UTC

Cool game. I like the concept for the rope swinging mechanics.

eusekerci

28. Apr 2021 · 23:18 UTC

Great graphics, theme and innovation. I don't see the difference in between swinging faster or slower, however there is a potential there. I like the UI and meta as well. It can be a good mobile game with a bigger meta.

Hoeleboele

29. Apr 2021 · 07:38 UTC

Did not really like the controlls with the mouse. At the start I was mashing my keyboard but nothing changed. When I found the mouse controlls it worked like a charm only I did not really understand how to dodge attacks from monsters :( or I am just very bad at the game.

BlueDingo

29. Apr 2021 · 18:50 UTC

Good idea, good graphics, good audio, good game, but it doesn't feel like there's a way to directly influence the fighting

🎤 Cem Adiloglu

30. Apr 2021 · 19:28 UTC

@flyingkiwi @eusekerci @bluedingo @hoeleboele thank you for playing. the idea with faster swinging was to collect collectables and avoiding obstacles while the idle fight takes place just like a tower defence game

unfortunately I could only work for the game almost a single day so couldnt complete them :)

GHubert

01. May 2021 · 13:15 UTC

Fun, good idea.

Holy

01. May 2021 · 15:11 UTC

Fun game at least until level 4, then I got a bit bored and feel that I was just playing in a loop >.< Really good work for a game made in 72 hours!

bufuak

01. May 2021 · 16:48 UTC

Rope mechanic is well thought but I can not feel like I have an effect on the game. I tried to dodge bosses attacks by changing the way rope swings but it failed every time. But anyway the whole game is fun and these minor things do not change my opinion! Nice game!

DoctorTM

02. May 2021 · 04:59 UTC

Nice jam! Interesting mechanics, It took me a few times to understand how they work though. And the audio is good. Great job! :)

ragnor

02. May 2021 · 12:26 UTC

You find an interesting control mechanism here. The game maybe needs a tutorial for players to get used to it. I think I understand what I have to do but still couldn't beat the boss as I could only flail aimlessly :).

Still you have a good idea here. Find a way to teach the mechanics better to the players and maybe use animations to signal it better when the characters attack will start etc. then you'll have a very good game in your hands.

Lichead studio

10. May 2021 · 19:22 UTC

You should release it in googleplay, i think it could be popular mobile game