Flipping Finches by aeveis

made by aeveis for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

Description

You are bird known as the flip master. You always flip when turning in the air. You need to deliver a parcel. Hopefully you can deliver it intact!

Thanks for playing! I did not have a lot of time this weekend so I took the time mostly to experiment with controls.

Updates

I got embed working by deleting the if check for image.crossOrigin = "Anonymous";
Fix camera cropping/display scale bug

Controls

[Arrow Keys] to Move
[Space] or [UP] to Jump
[Turn in the air] to Flip
[R] to restart
[Z] to chirp constantly
Gamepad theoretically supported

Tools

Art: Gimp
Library: HaxeFlixel
IDE: VS Code

Github	https://github.com/aeveis/ludum_dare_53
itch.io	https://aeveis.itch.io/flipping-finches
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/flipping-finches

Ratings

Overall	117^th	3.775⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Fun	183^th	3.45⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	79^th	3.775⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Theme	9^th	4.475⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	38^th	4.3⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Humor	89^th	3.5⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Mood	157^th	3.475⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Given		18🗳️	28🗨️

Feedback

jclardy

01. May 2023 · 09:25 UTC

Nicely polished! I did end up getting my parcel stuck in the wall in the cloud section. The "flipping" controls take a bit of getting used to but seems like a fun mechanic.

zundou

01. May 2023 · 09:39 UTC

Glide through the air at high speeds while maintaining velocity and flipping feels really good! The controls are incredibly addictive and enjoyable.
And the pixel art characters and objects are very cute as well.

pauvictor

01. May 2023 · 12:08 UTC

I really enjoyed the game. Ended up delivering the package on the first attempt with only 8% left.

Keep up the good work!

blobo

01. May 2023 · 14:45 UTC

I always enjoy your games! The option to chirp is always adorable, and the art is lovely. The player physics take some getting used to (and I never *quite* mastered it) but it's a lot of fun! I recorded myself playing the game to provide maximum feedback. Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6upxLucZj3k

JAsonsumm1

01. May 2023 · 21:46 UTC

I enjoyed this. Cool art style. I did manage to forever lose the package in a tree :(. But still had fun getting to the top :)

MateusBoga

02. May 2023 · 14:06 UTC

Another great entry once again! These controls were a mess to figure out though. I like the mechanic where your delivery gets more and more damaged the more times it falls. Some text on the dialoque was cropped weird though, and it just said my package had "%" left.

Nice work!

LDJam user 280565

02. May 2023 · 15:42 UTC

Great pixel art and polish! Couldn't quite get the hang of the controls but still managed to get the top nonetheless.

DominikaM33

03. May 2023 · 15:09 UTC

Cute art! But didn't manage to reach the top without destroying the parcel ^^"

foolmoron

04. May 2023 · 01:57 UTC

I looove it! The mechanics was totally confusing but it had a QWOP feel to it so it was kinda fun

ComicSans

04. May 2023 · 14:30 UTC

10% on my first try, and I'm pretty sure that I lost more health trying to pick up tape than I gained. :smile: Also, I'm an idiot and thought that "X" meant I couldn't interact with someone, but @100th-coin's video saved me. I would have enjoyed an additional horizontal level so I could glide more and feel the wind beneath my wings...

LucDeligne

06. May 2023 · 00:07 UTC

Very clever and well executed concept!
You have no idea how good it feels to finally see an entry with **clean** and **pure** pixel art.
I forgot to use the glide mechanic in my first run. I wonder if there would be a clever way to force the player to use it...

Digx7

06. May 2023 · 00:08 UTC

1% on my first try 😅 I immediately fell in love with how smooth the flight feels, I'm so curious how this game would feel if, instead of narrow quarters, it's a more expansive sky where players can have fun with the controls!

Congrats on finishing compo! (the pixel art is bonkers beautiful.)

WetBurritoSupreme

06. May 2023 · 00:09 UTC

3% on my first try!:0 This ones tough, but definitely mechanics you could learn. I love the little pixel birds too! Nicely done:)

Shane Gadsby

09. May 2023 · 09:24 UTC

Oh man, the controls for this entry are fantastic! I'm in love with how cute the birds are!

I did manage to squiggle the package into the wall here a couple times, haha
![flippin-finches.png](///raw/65f/7/z/5ba19.png)

LeReveur

10. May 2023 · 22:53 UTC

As cute as always! It was difficult to master this flip-thing, but I manage to finish (even if it was with a poor 44% :sweat_smile:)
And for my first try, I don't know how, but I managed to stuck the package in a tree, I had to restart :laughing:
![Flipping Finches capture.png](///raw/b3/z/5baeb.png)

Good job anyways!

LDJam user 250825

10. May 2023 · 23:38 UTC

Interesting controls, superb work on the effects, it's very satisfying to flip around! I also encountered the box-stuck-in-tree other commenters have but I think I got it deepest so far :D

![package-yeet.png](///raw/9c3/d3/z/5baf2.png)

Braveskin

11. May 2023 · 05:48 UTC

Nice graphical style and quite unique controls. I didn't do very well, but did manage to deliver the package with 2% integrity remaining... Some of the jumps where you had to avoid hitting the package against the ceiling were quite difficult.

LDJam user 259103

11. May 2023 · 07:44 UTC

I love the art style. I found the game to be very difficult (I finished with only 9%), and the controls were quite unintuitive to figure out, especially once I picked up the package. The closed-in sections in particular were a bit irritating to get through.

astonedf

11. May 2023 · 10:56 UTC

Nice! The air flip is hard to master, but feels really good otherwise and I like the fact you can finish the game even if the package is destroyed x) ! Fun lil birb game :)

Euler Moises

17. May 2023 · 15:08 UTC

A cute game. At first I felt a little confused by the mechanics, but I got used to it over time. This game makes me think that it would be very good with its phase system and as you progress it will get more difficult. And background music wouldn't be bad either. A little music is missing.

Congratulations.