Delivered With Care. by Stevi60

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made by Stevi60 for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Deliver your package as fast as possible!

Umizon is the best delivery service there is on the planet today. As on of their best workers, use your skills to deliver your next client's package as fast as possible, with care! Use your client's package in order to navigate around the levels. Throw it around to defeat your foes and catch it again to gain a double jump!

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Controls (Keyboard):

WASD | Arrow Keys - Move Around

J | Z - Jump

K | X - Throw box | Dash in Air | Slide on Ground

L | C - Restart Level


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Controls (Gamepad):

Left Stick - Move Around

A Button - Jump

B | X Button - Throw Box | Dash in Air | Slide on Ground

Y Button - Restart Level


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@Stevi60 - Programming | Integration

@Enra - Sound Design | Level Design

@Chado - 2D Art | 2D Animations

@juliette-desmaisons - 2D Art | UI Design | Level Design

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Ratings

Overall 173th 4⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 200th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 206th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 57th 4.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 133th 4.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 562th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 567th 3.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

philwonder
02. May 2023 · 14:02 UTC
Slick game! Nice visual style and cool mechanics. The sliding, box throwing and double jumping are fun. I wish jumping against walls was a little more slippy. Great job!
Merrow
02. May 2023 · 14:48 UTC
This is fun! Cute graphics and very good use of the simple game mechanics. The double-jump idea is nice, but a little difficult to execute, which can lead to situations where the packet is lost and you have to restart the level. Or am I missing something?
Chado
03. May 2023 · 08:07 UTC
@philwonder Thank you so much for your feedback! We'll definitely rework on our game to improve the mechanics and add all the features we wanted to impliment in the first place!
Chado
03. May 2023 · 08:11 UTC
Thank you @merrow ! Yes there're some level design and box mechanic issues we weren't able to fix due to the deadline, but we're planning on updating the game in the upcoming weeks. If you're interested stay tuned and thank you again for your feedback!
Daniil Vakhrushev
04. May 2023 · 14:58 UTC
Like the visual style. These scetch-like art pieces really cought my attention! good job.
Zhiteng Chen
04. May 2023 · 15:04 UTC
5/5 graphic, I like the game. Well come to play my game as well.
Camden Obertop
04. May 2023 · 15:05 UTC
This is a really cool game! Striking visual aesthetic mixed with interesting platform mechanics. Reminds me of something like a gameboy game where you maximize what is possible with as few buttons as possible, like how the button for throwing the box changes how the throw works depending on if you are pressing other buttons. Good work!
DroidDare
04. May 2023 · 15:27 UTC
Really slick game and honestly awesome art. Can't help but picture this is how all my packages will be delivered from now on!
JoaoPBax
04. May 2023 · 15:32 UTC
The visuals are really great and the controlls feel good! Too bad the level becomes impossible really fast, it seems some mistake happened during development. Are you guys planning on fixing it and releasing an update? The game seems really fun, I would love to play it the way you guys intended it.
Chado
04. May 2023 · 20:53 UTC
@joaopbax Thank you so much! Yes we definitely encountered some issues during development, we're currently working on the bugs fixing and overall visual polishing. We'll let you know when the update will be released!
Paul Avallone
05. May 2023 · 00:16 UTC
Wow really creative use of theme. I love the puzzle mechanic of the box giving you a double jump but you can't jump while holding it. The character felt really good to jump around and slide with. The simple drawn art style is really great and the animations are so smooth. I wish there was some music it would really tie this whole thing together. Very well thought out and polished game. Fantastic job!
🎤 Stevi60
05. May 2023 · 00:50 UTC
Thank you for your kind words @paul-avallone
We really thought we found a cool concept for this jam. The goal for us is obviously to release a more complete version soon!
LDJam user 234769
05. May 2023 · 01:29 UTC
Very good entry there!
First some more negative points:
It's a bit frustrating that the levels are so long without any checkpoints, in this context I think I would've preferred them to be like 3 or 4 times shorter (2-3 screens wide or something). But I guess the length of the levels is also what gives the "delivery person" feeling (having a long route with some obstacles, instead of just rooms full of obstacles) so I also understand your choice!
Also a small bug that maybe was already reported, I could never throw the box in the air too close to a wall, which forced me to reposition multiple times every time I wanted to jump.

Now the real deal:
I gotta say I felt very cool playing this character :laughing: nice game feels, the jumps and camera movements were very pleasant.
On the art level it's also great, very beautiful and detailed.
The mechanics are also good. I was very confused with the controls at first, but finally got a hang of it and it becomes very satisfactory when it does.
I also got to say this is the most "Delivery" game I've tested so far I think? This interaction with the box really does it.

Great job! (I didn't finish the game because it's 3am here but I'm looking forward to it!)

PS : for some reason I also stumbled upon the other "delivered with care" entry, if you have some time it's also a cool game! :smile:
🎤 Stevi60
05. May 2023 · 01:56 UTC
@alyd-asmar (It's also 3am here lol oops)
I understand your negative points and I actually agree! It wasn't a choice haha, we actually wanted to add enemies to throw the box at or jump on their head. It would have given a lot of depth to moving around and we could have added some verticality. But alas, we were very short on time and couldn't shorten the levels on time when we realized we were not going to implement the enemies.

Thank you very much for your feedback! We will update the game shortly, I really hope you come by again!
joao-marcello
05. May 2023 · 02:01 UTC
Nice graphics and challenging game. The mechanics are a bit hard to master and the lack of checkpoints make it almost impossible to finish.

I liked the concept and you used very well the theme delivery.

Overall, a good game! Nice job!

PS: I loved the footsteps sound.
LDJam user 329055
05. May 2023 · 02:06 UTC
super cool :} level design hasnt been mentioned in the comments but i can tell it was carefully designed. the jumping when regrabbing the box seems like a bug that you made work lmao.
MAR Zockmeister
05. May 2023 · 02:07 UTC
Really cool idea that you have to throw the package before jumping and the other functions with the package. But I think the difficulty is quite high. Anyway, I still had fun and really like the visual style.
LDJam user 234769
05. May 2023 · 02:13 UTC
@stevi60 haha I should've guessed from the French name in the devs :stuck_out_tongue: (i'm in a French team too!)
That's a tough thing in jams I guess, that anything you're not doing right now you might never have time to do it :laughing: but well with enemies and without checkpoints maybe the game would've been more frustrating? well maybe I'm thinking this just because I'm clumsy xD
Anyways you've still managed to produce a very complete entry, with or without enemies, so congrats on that :)
Gao Ming
05. May 2023 · 02:15 UTC
Love the art style! Awesome work!
Enra
05. May 2023 · 08:19 UTC
@ndellam thank you ! We had to rework level design a little to make things work despite the deadline. I'm glad you appreciate it. Well, this jump was actually a feature to be honest 😂
Enra
05. May 2023 · 08:27 UTC
@joao-marcello thank you for your feedback! We're still working on improving the game and are considering to add some checkpoints to make the game more beginner-friendly. Thank you for trying our game ! You can come back later if you want to see how the game evolves 😁
Sam Minh
05. May 2023 · 15:23 UTC
Nice charming LD entry. Well done! The controls are fun once you figure out that you can throw while in the air and that you can throw diagonally.
Shrombus
05. May 2023 · 15:24 UTC
Very cute game, I love the visual style! The maneuvers you can do using the box make the platforming quite interesting and unique, though it'd be nice to have some moments where the game may teach you these techniques as it took me some time to figure it out myself.

Otherwise it was a lot of fun, with some gameplay tweaks and music I'd say you'd have something very special :)
NikaZ
05. May 2023 · 16:12 UTC
Good game. The gameplay is fun. But sometimes I accidently pressed the restart the level several times. I like a graphics and audio.
Enra
06. May 2023 · 07:29 UTC
@shrombus Thank you for your feedback! If you want to listen the game's music, you can download the desktop version if you want (unfortunately we had a few problems while exporting the HTML5 version 😅). Thank you for playing!

Edit: the music bug have been fixed!
YurisCat
06. May 2023 · 11:54 UTC
Very smooth character animation!!! The gameplay experience is very very smooth! I especially like the sliding and flicking action of the character as well as the action of throwing the box and pressing the button! It's really comfortable!! The art style is also very cool! I love this game!
YurisCat
06. May 2023 · 11:57 UTC
During the gameplay, I always forget which key is for throwing the box and which key is for jumping. In the process of trying, I often damage the box, haha.

So I drew this little comic! I hope the development team will like it!

![sad box.png](///raw/574/82/z/5b771.png)
SkelleRoznik
06. May 2023 · 12:32 UTC
This is awesome! First of all, the gameplay idea is very unique and engaging. I was having fun until throughout the whole game. It got a little bit repetitive towards the end, though, but only a little bit. But the mechanics have so much potential. I would actually but a full commercial version of this game, if it ever gets completed. The art style, background music, and sound effects created such a nice street/city vibes. It was a very immersive and enjoyable experience. Thank you for making it!
digital bacon
06. May 2023 · 12:41 UTC
Nice game. Love the art style. Found the controls a bit frustrating. Good work.
Enra
06. May 2023 · 15:30 UTC
@yuriscat thank you for the comic, we love it! Just created a channel to post it in our Discord 😂
I'm happy you had fun with the game!
Enra
06. May 2023 · 15:30 UTC
@skelleroznik thank you for playing it!
Enra
06. May 2023 · 15:31 UTC
@digital-bacon Thanks for your feedback!
Chado
06. May 2023 · 17:59 UTC
@yuriscat your fanart is adorable! Thank you!!
satacat
07. May 2023 · 19:46 UTC
the art style caught me first but damn i had a really fun experience playing it! loved how smooth seemed controls through the whole gameplay. congrats on good entry!
satacat
07. May 2023 · 19:46 UTC
send review twice oops my bad but yeah you did great
Chado
08. May 2023 · 17:35 UTC
Thank you @satacat !
karreg
10. May 2023 · 21:14 UTC
Oh des français coucou ! ^^

Votre jeu est très cool ! Je trouve le concept vraiment astucieux et yaurait largement de quoi faire un jeu entier avec ça !
L'équilibrage et la physique utilisés sont pas mal pour un jeu de jam et pour un concept aussi chaud à équilibrer. Vraiment bravo ! On a un bon aperçu de ce que cela pourrait donner si cela était approfondi ! La dualité entre le porteur et le carton est très agréable à manipuler et le fait de "visualiser" la séquence à exécuter avant de le faire est grisante !
Si vous cherchiez une bonne idée de jeu à développer en vue de le publier, je pense que vous tenez un très bon filon ! Je serais curieux de voir une version plus évoluée !
La musique et le style graphique sont très cools aussi ! Le style dessiné en noir et blanc me remémore quelques bons jeux flash à l'époque ^^

Il y a quand mêmes quelques bugs ou soucis d'équilibrages, mais globalement ça passe, et vu le soin apporté au reste cela se pardonne aisément !
Deux dernières remarques : monter des marches est très vite laborieux ahah ^^
Mais jeter le carton sur les vigils tout en le récupérant est très juicy !

Ah et merci pour avoir fait un tutoriel simple qui se lit rapidement ! X)

Bref, bien joué pour ce jeu ! 5 étoiles pour ma part ^^
Enra
12. May 2023 · 07:31 UTC
Salut @karreg , merci beaucoup pour ton message, il nous fait très plaisir ! Tes retours nous seront très utiles en vue d'améliorer le jeu et ses mécaniques.
De notre côté, il n'est pas impossible qu'on continue le projet afin de le sortir un jour.
Content que tu aies passé un bon moment dessus 😁.
karreg
12. May 2023 · 22:58 UTC
Et ben trop cool ! Je vous souhaites joie et succès pour la suite ! Sil existe un moyen de suivre vos projets dites le moi !
🎤 Stevi60
16. May 2023 · 10:25 UTC
@karreg Pour le moment, le meilleur moyen serait de nous suivre sur Itch.io! Tu peux les retrouver dans le lien html qu'on a mis sur la jam. Merci pour ton soutien! :)