Drunkard Alien by NeneChico

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made by NeneChico for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

As a drunkard alien escaped from zone 51 you have to survive in an hostile world

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Press space to jump Cursor keys <-> to move. Catch 51 pastis bottles before going back home Check 10 seconds next change

Done alone in 21h of work during 3 days with Unity, the fantastic InfiniteRunner Engine and Dall.e

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Ratings

Overall 1201th 2.589⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1216th 2.179⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1130th 2.536⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1043th 3.036⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 693th 2.63⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1183th 2.093⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

🎤 NeneChico
03. Oct 2022 · 21:56 UTC
Hey ! finally done after a weekend with a lot of other stuffs done with family and friends. This time it's not a compo but a jam submission : I used paid assets and legacy code from other games... and dall-e ! Have fun

Embedded WebGL seems buggy inside ldjam.cam but you can try the game from itch.io here: https://nenechico.itch.io/drunkardalien
🎤 NeneChico
03. Oct 2022 · 22:00 UTC
Arf a bug on bottles count, but the game is playable. I will fix it tommorrow. Too much tired now :P
Keenan Woodall
04. Oct 2022 · 19:49 UTC
Some of the different camera perspectives definitely amplified the challenge haha. One of them looked so far ahead I couldn't see the player character at all and another moved directly through the platforms XD
woahitsjeff
04. Oct 2022 · 21:19 UTC
It sometimes felt like the character couldn't jump high enough to get on upcoming platforms. Otherwise it's a cool little game. Thanks for sharing!
🎤 NeneChico
05. Oct 2022 · 06:57 UTC
Thanks for feedbacks @keenan-woodall & @woahitsjeff I just fix the back camera position
busisen
05. Oct 2022 · 09:05 UTC
Every time the camera changed the character was completely out of view for me which made the game pretty unplayable. I think the main idea is pretty fun though.
OtterFaeLure
05. Oct 2022 · 20:04 UTC
The idea on this is absolutely, stunningly amazing.

The execution unfortunately didn't make it for me. With that being said, I loathe platformers so I'm not the target audience anyways and so anything I say should be taken with grains of salt.

The camera perspective shifts, in my opinion, made the game unplayable. There are so many views where you just can't see what is happening in a way that makes you unable to respond.

Then there are the reloads that put you below a platform.

Making things work with neat ideas in game jams is HARD cause of the time constraints and this would be a hefty project to try to tackle.

The sounds were great, everything was incredibly smooth which felt really nice... it's just that I died way too fast due to things I couldn't control.

Thank you though for the experience, even if I hate platformers I genuinely enjoyed how smooth everything felt.
Bizarrely dystopian.
ukra174
05. Oct 2022 · 22:56 UTC
I like the idea of a game about an escaped alien, and things that chages every ten secounds like camera view or player speed. Also, sadly, i couldn't collect all 51 botlles. What happens if you do that?
🎤 NeneChico
05. Oct 2022 · 22:57 UTC
thanks for feedback @busisen ans @otterfaelure I'll try to fix the respawn/reload problems with a new platform
🎤 NeneChico
06. Oct 2022 · 23:21 UTC
New version with respawn problems solved (I hope) and some playability tunning.
🎤 NeneChico
06. Oct 2022 · 23:23 UTC
@ukra174 try again the game is easier now and you will be able see the end at 51 bottles :)
Lorwon
07. Oct 2022 · 13:42 UTC
Good idea !
Camera feels a bit weird tho.

Good job !
ADerpyChickenStudios
07. Oct 2022 · 22:49 UTC
I like the idea however there were a few tweaks that I think are necessary. My first one the camera at one point stopped showing the player entirely ending that run. Also some jumps I just was not able to make and fell through the bottom of the platform's.
Magnus Lindh
09. Oct 2022 · 08:51 UTC
Fun idea with a drunk alien! I think there is a bug in the camera positioning since sometime I could not see the alien. Besides, the controls are intuitive and it is easy to play.
LauraWilkinson
11. Oct 2022 · 17:41 UTC
It's an interesting concept which is pretty original - good work!
b3b0
21. Oct 2022 · 18:12 UTC
Interesting platformer! There seems to be platforms I can never jump to. Just a few more tweaks and I think you'll have a fairly complete game. Good work!