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Brain In Jar by MechanizedIT

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made by MechanizedIT for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

When you are a brain in a jar, getting around and staying sane at the same time is not always so easy.

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Play Brain In Jar in your browser on PC, Mac, Linux, or Mobile.

Play On a mobile device in Fancade app for easiest controls

Controls on Keyboard:
Left Arm - 'WASD'
Right Arm - 'Up, Down, Left, Right' Arrows.

Version 0.1
Current version has 3 levels with basic mechanics, and with a little less than 24 hours to go, hopefully I will be able to flesh the game out more and add a lot more levels. Your feedback is appreciated!

Version 0.2
- Added 2 levels
- Added physics blocks as obstacles
- Reduced Damage to player from impact
- Decreased Keyboard base movement speed (Plan to add a key modifier for slow and fast speed on Keyboard)
- Changed outlines on clouds and environment to be lighter

Platform
I made this game using Fancade in my browser, and you can make your own too. You can see how I made this game using this Brain In Jar Kit Version. Fancade is also available on Android and iOS.

Game https://play.fancade.com/615B540FBE61F08E
Editable Version https://play.fancade.com/615A35802822BF84
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/brain-in-jar

Ratings

Overall 432th 3.742⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 510th 3.629⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 295th 3.733⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 260th 4.048⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 306th 3.661⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 763th 3.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

enricomandelli
03. Oct 2021 · 23:34 UTC
QWOP 2 :smiley:
love it
magnusfurcifer
03. Oct 2021 · 23:37 UTC
cute game, giving me flashbacks to QWOP
Mateu
04. Oct 2021 · 03:58 UTC
I really, really like this! It was a super unique, super fitting game for this jam. It felt really polished and complete. However, I have one thing that I would change if I could. I don't like the glass breaking mechanic. It makes the game extremely difficult, and I could not get past level 3. However, as far as gameplay goes, I really like the mix between QUOP and getting over it. Thanks for reviewing my game btw :)
Gunnelst
04. Oct 2021 · 06:47 UTC
Interesting behaviour! Soon I know how to control the legs! Fun game!
IndieMoose
04. Oct 2021 · 10:51 UTC
This game is really fun but hard and these graphic and menu is feeling insanely good
GibsS
04. Oct 2021 · 11:26 UTC
First entry I'm playing and it's a good start :). Fun take on the genre, if I had something to criticize I'd say the world art is a bit hard to make out. I'd say a good idea would be to only have black outline on things that can be interacted with and no outline on background elements like clouds. Otherwise solid entry!
DiscordianAgent
04. Oct 2021 · 15:09 UTC
Interesting and well executed! The way the feet stick made it all more fun, if the robot was more floaty it would have been harder, but you dialed the physics in to keep it playable, very nice!
🎤 MechanizedIT
04. Oct 2021 · 16:56 UTC
@enricomandelli @magnusfurcifer @mateu @gibss @gunnelst @indiemoose @discordianagent
Thank you all for playing my game and leaving your feedback!

The game was inspired by Bennet Foddy's 'QWOP' and 'Getting Over It', two frustrating, but fun classics.

@mateu I decreased the rate of damage for now to make it easier. I would like to keep damage in, but maybe add some repair pickups or checkpoints later.

@indiemoose Thanks, I can't take credit for the menu, that is part of the platform I developed the game on called 'Fancade' by Martin Magni.

@gibss I see what you mean, I may go back and redo the art to reduce the outlines like you suggest because I see what you mean. For now, I changed clouds outline to be very light, and reduced terrain outline value. Thanks for the critique.
Alina Baybulatova
04. Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC
Haha it's really fun)) Good idea and graphic) Well done!
IcedJaM
04. Oct 2021 · 20:16 UTC
Good idea, fits the theme perfectly. The UI is so clean and polished. A very well executed and fun idea, good job!
Game_Coder28
04. Oct 2021 · 20:40 UTC
Cool game! I love the mechanics and it reminds me of QWOP aha. good work!
njs
04. Oct 2021 · 21:54 UTC
Really clean and polished game. Plays great on mobile. A lot of fun!
SlimmerBurger
05. Oct 2021 · 06:26 UTC
Really feels like a Bennett Foddy game! Well done!
OllieOA
05. Oct 2021 · 09:22 UTC
It's okay. The controls are a bit punishing (by design, I am sure). As a browser game it's a bit less tactile, but otherwise it looks pretty cute.
LouieJams
05. Oct 2021 · 09:52 UTC
I found this very difficult and I have not enjoyed games like this before but I can appreciate the effort gone into it and the art is nice and bright. Good entry!
BGDC
05. Oct 2021 · 10:28 UTC
Controlling the movement is soo hard, but gratefully the jar is quite durable and allow the players to keep trying and adapting to the controls so it kind of balances the gameplay difficulty. I'm not particularly good at this type of game but overall it seems enjoyable for the people who can play it comfortably :D
albertmixalev
05. Oct 2021 · 10:29 UTC
Nice visual style, interesting and fun gameplay. Moderately heavy, but addictive. Great job, congratulations!
sawdust
05. Oct 2021 · 13:12 UTC
Awesome! So much better on mobile with touch controls than with the keyboard so I recommend anyone trying it out to go open it in your mobile browser at least.
henriquecanella
05. Oct 2021 · 16:06 UTC
Nice funny and simple game! great job with the mechanics =)
kuro917
05. Oct 2021 · 20:10 UTC
Controls are a bit tricky but good concept, art and music!
Mathias Elgaard
05. Oct 2021 · 21:19 UTC
Fantastic! The rigid and sticky feet make the controls feel great, and really help you when making precise movements! The levels are very fun! I wish the jar would break more easily to increase the challenge. My strategy involved flicking the legs very hard to catapult myself as far as possible and then take the hit whenever I land, and I would finish the level before the jar got a chance to break. Maybe harder collisions should count as more than 1 hit? Would further encourage players to move carefully!
LDJam user 264873
06. Oct 2021 · 17:54 UTC
QWOP *squared*! Love games that challenge what a platformer is.
Purrseus
07. Oct 2021 · 17:58 UTC
It's so frustrating in a good way! 😠☺️
NPr0nn
11. Oct 2021 · 05:23 UTC
I loved the controls, reminds me of OctoDad and is awesome, the graphics are so neat as well. It is pretty challeging but I also made my game hard so i can't complain about it lol. Amazing entrie bro ^^
Pratik G
17. Oct 2021 · 09:54 UTC
Umm.. I'm speechless what to say... So I'll end this with- Awesome Work! All the best for LD!
Emparans
17. Oct 2021 · 11:38 UTC
Something difficult to handle on PC, but on mobile it is wonderful. I've had a great time playing it, a very good mechanic