Mothew vs The Light by Spice Cabinet
Made in 72 hours for LD49: Unstable

You play as Mothew, a moth who is trying to save his fellow mothkind by adventuring out to turn off all the lights in the land. Guided by the crazy ol coot, Mothua, you must venture out to find all the light switches. But beware the alluring pull of the lights between you and your goal, as many a stable moth have been lost to the insanity inducing lights.
Thank you for playing!
Controls
- Move - WASD
- Run - Shift
- Jump/Flap - Space
Known Bugs - Seizure text can occur when spamming Mothua's continue button.
| Link | https://spicecabinet.itch.io/ld49 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/mothew-vs-the-light |
Ratings
| Overall | 681th | 3.575⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1043th | 3.15⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 999th | 3.075⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1411th | 2.575⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 424th | 3.95⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 397th | 3.618⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 654th | 3.088⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 201th | 3.972⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 19🗳️ | 13🗨️ |
I like the physics done on the swinging lanterns. Art animation is top notch for the character animation :D
My advice: I wish we could be warned in advance about certain falls, because it felt like I was being punished without any warning when falling to my doom into a bunch of lanterns
I didn't realize that you were supposed to knock the chained lights to get past them, and as a result I got a bit stuck on the mustache level. The placement of the pickup led to me realizing it though, so A+ level design!
I felt like the gameplay was good, but there is certainly room for improvements. The wall jumping mechanic and gliding mechanic didn't feel right for me. I wish you could also see more of the level. A lot of times I am not sure where the lights and platforms are because things are so huge, and you can only see so little. So most of the time, I had to improvise and trial and error.
I really appreciate the fact that there are multiple levels, and the game gradually introduces the game mechanics as you went on. I think this is the only game jam I have played that did this, so that's really cool.
Overall an awesome submission.