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Orbo's Way Home by Jaxah

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made by Jaxah for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Orbo was separated from her family through some magical accident. She was pulled out of a magical storm, but has been separated from her family who are on the other side of some dangerous catacombs!

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Take care of Orbo and deliver her safely to her family, but watch out for nasties in the catacombs! OWH-SS-02.jpg

Bug note: Orbo's pathfinding fails if you are too close to a wall as Orbo can't fit in in the wall you are next to. For Orbo to recognise where you are, move away from the walls

Play in browser https://gd.games/jaxah/orbos-way-home
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/orbos-way-home

Ratings

Overall 915th 3.25⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 957th 3.013⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 834th 3.063⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 935th 3.475⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 839th 3.25⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Audio 537th 3.269⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 974th 2.338⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 367th 3.788⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 57🗳️ 78🗨️

Feedback

Joe Cowman
02. May 2023 · 00:50 UTC
I really like the mechanic of your light source being an NPC that you have to protect, great job!
LDJam user 282870
02. May 2023 · 00:51 UTC
Well done, could use a few more monsters, a little more excitement, but it was good. Thanks
MixelPixel
02. May 2023 · 00:56 UTC
Having orbo be your source of light is pretty interesting, though it's kinda finicky at times. Really love the art style and music, good job!
Benedict Ide
02. May 2023 · 01:08 UTC
Pretty nice! The dynamic light source thing added some suspense and surprises to what would otherwise be a pretty ordinary maze game. Made the most of some... fairly rough assets, using the darkness to cloak them and the sound effects to make you scared of the stuff going bump in the dark. Not sure what the point of the money pickups were? Not bad for a jam.
floralvikings
02. May 2023 · 13:39 UTC
Very cool! I love the dynamic lighting and audio effects.
Linkway
02. May 2023 · 16:00 UTC
Nice audio and graphics. Like it. Good job.
osullivp
02. May 2023 · 16:11 UTC
Great atmosphere with the dark maze.
Valyn Tyler
02. May 2023 · 16:17 UTC
Cool graphics! Good job!
Valyn Tyler
02. May 2023 · 16:17 UTC
hotaloca
02. May 2023 · 18:01 UTC
Nice entry, congratulations! I liked that the light entity was a character which needed to be moved - great touch. I also appreciated the adaptive sounds when enemy was close-by. Although the maze was simple but because of the lighting it got really nice and moody.
NutvillageGames
02. May 2023 · 18:08 UTC
I liked the mood of the game, great game!
Qin Bugong
02. May 2023 · 19:23 UTC
Scaring music QAQ, the main theme loop has a liitle break

It can get 10 stars in mood
Braveskin
02. May 2023 · 21:05 UTC
I dig the lighting effects! And nice touch with the music playing when an enemy is near.
KirKami
02. May 2023 · 22:26 UTC
That gory game over screen really terrifying
chompdev
03. May 2023 · 00:03 UTC
Nice job on this one! I like that you need to keep your light orb's pathfinding in mind as you navigate around corners. It's cool that if you leave them too far behind, you're still able to navigate in the dark for a bit but it encourages you to go back and rescue your buddy. The Jaws-like music that plays when near enemies (and gets louder as they approach) is a nice touch. I hope you expand this concept a bit more after the jam!
LittleBlackDog
03. May 2023 · 02:14 UTC
Very moody! I love that there were big stomping sounds that well telegraphed the tree enemy. Nice job :)
blum
03. May 2023 · 11:04 UTC
I liked the mood of the game a lot, i don't know if the engine or framework you used had the light system builtin, but it was very good. The graphics are not bad, but if all of them used the same pixel scale would've been better. The music loop is very short and you can clearly see when the loop starts and ends. Overall it was a good game, congrats!
LDJam user 279622
03. May 2023 · 12:17 UTC
dang it orbo we don't have time for you to get stuck on the walls, we got places to be
kuviman
03. May 2023 · 13:02 UTC
![orbo wr.png](///raw/7e3/32/z/5b05c.png)
greenphox
03. May 2023 · 13:17 UTC
very nice one! nice maze and the sounds, while the music was quite repetitive, the sfx and the special music when near enemies was really nice. I enjoyed it, well done!
Nivbeth
03. May 2023 · 21:57 UTC
Omg this creeped me out so much :sweat_smile: The music, the atmosphere, everything was so spooky & nicely done. I loved it! You did a very well job, thanks for this entry. 5/5 Mood for sure!
Cresceda
05. May 2023 · 13:11 UTC
I got jumpscared by just noise. Cool pixelart!
leking
05. May 2023 · 14:12 UTC
It would be great if there were an action prompt in the game
Sylvic
05. May 2023 · 14:15 UTC
Loved the music coupled with the overall mood of the game, nice implementation there! I suffered a bit because my screen is not that bright so there were parts where I literally couldn't see anything, that's the only thing I didn't like.

The navigation of the maze with the keys and gates made me remember the design of Doom, loved that!
🎤 Jaxah
05. May 2023 · 14:58 UTC
@leking I'm always up for feedback - what do you mean by action prompt? A cursor to hint where to go?
Merrow
05. May 2023 · 18:30 UTC
Mr. Snack was great, good job nice game
ping78
05. May 2023 · 21:19 UTC
aMAZEing game I love it. I was wondering why not have Orbo ignoring walls

Well done.
LDJam user 355188
12. May 2023 · 00:10 UTC
Although it was a little finnicky in terms of pathfinding, this game was incredibly clever and surprisingly creepy! I love it!