Dear friend by hmrpf
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Dear Friend is a side scroller one button game.
It is Developed in 72 hours for the Ludum Dare 53.
All assets & musics have been created by us, for this Jam.
The theme was: Deliver !
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| HTML5 (web) | https://ccookie.itch.io/dearfriend |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/dear-friend |
Ratings
| Overall | 73th | 4.186⭐ | 72🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 120th | 4.014⭐ | 72🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 909th | 2.971⭐ | 72🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 239th | 4.236⭐ | 72🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 20th | 4.7⭐ | 72🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 23th | 4.42⭐ | 71🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 627th | 3.017⭐ | 60🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 52th | 4.321⭐ | 72🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 78🗳️ | 165🗨️ |
So beautiful!
@sevla Oh we didn't think about this ahah. Maybe we could put the OST somewhere ! We didn't have time to do many levels, so this only one get hard a bit fast I agree. :sweat_smile: Sorry about that, I'm glad you loved the game anyway ! Thanks a lot for your feedback !
@caoslourenco Thanks a lot ! It is the first time we do not use pixelart so this means a lot to us ! :raised_hands:
@od-wreckz Thanks :pray:
@raoph Thanks for your feedback ! :pray: I'm not sure for the future of the game, but I'm sure a more progressive level design with checkpoints would be nice, ahah
@brandon-campbell It's always hard to find the difficulty spot for a jam, and i'm glad you liked it! I'm sure it would be smarter to make games a bit easier in the future, at least to allow people to finish it :grimacing: Thanks for your feedbacks !
The music compliments the graphics extremely well and definitely adds to the whole atmosphere.
Gameplay is deceptively simple :laughing:. In reality, it's fiendishly difficult to finish. I think a half-way checkpoint would be nice. Right after the stairs, before the madness starts, there is a perfect place for it. I bet that would make more people persist in trying.
It feels a bit strange that you "crash" when you go too high in the sky. I guess "there be monsters" there :wink:
Overall - awesome game and superb interpretation of the theme!
couldn't get to the game of it since i don't have much patience and get frustrated easily
especially loving how the bird and the houses look
@pixelstuff Thank you for your lovely feedback ! The music was made by @astrocookie especially for this game :relaxed: so thanks for him :pray:
I actually finished it on a mobile phone using the touch screen as input, it fits really well into the mobile game space!
This was an all around excellent game. Gorgeous art and presentation, great take on the theme, smooth gameplay, and a challenge that was difficult but not unfair.
@axelle-desquilbet Thanks for your feedback ! At first I was like what tweeting, now I can only hear that. And it's a super high tone. We'll fine tune that if we upgrade the game ! Thanks again !
@ani @tvyas @aghoulprince Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it !
@bumble I'm glad it works well on your phone! It was working on mine but it was a bit stretched. More levels/endless mode/daily mode. We could think about it. Thanks for you feedback !
@firebelley I'm glad at least some people gets to end :sweat_smile: Thanks for your time and feedback :relaxed:
@Wadlo Thanks a lot ! Weird about the music, we didn't encouter this bug -yet-. New level and level theme could be awesome. We did think of other mechanics, but kept it simple for the jam. We'll see what's next ! Thanks for your ideas and feedbacks !
@linkway @denka thanks a lot I'm glad you liked it ! Thanks for your time and feedbacks !
Simple gameplay, challenging enough with the level design... Just, well done :clap:
and it was very hard! couldn't get to the end.
perhaps I'll try again later.
@lipr @kultuk Thanks both of you for your time and feedback :pray: :relaxed:
And I can report that everything is working great one mobile, except for one thing - the background doesn't load.
Still a great mobile experience.
Thank you again.

I used to spam the click beofre i realise that i can hold it. Much easier.
Good job!
A nice game here, challening, I felt like an AI learning to play it, but that was fun.
My only complain is that sometines you can't tell obstacle from background.
Anyway, amazing job. Congrats.
One small thing I whished I would have seen was a little more story telling. I think it would have been a great cherry on top if there were light hints of what kind of letter you were delivering, and be able to read it at the end. But I am probably asking too much for a jam game there :P Another minor criticism was that the frame rate was a bit low for me, but that might have been because I was playing it in the browser.
Anyway, really stellar job! I loved the game to bits and it is definitely one of the best jam games I have played so far :D I do have a soft spot for simple, but beautiful games, and this definitely fits that description :P
Though the ambiance of the game is very relaxing, the actual gameplay is addicting. With the easy control and intuitive game feedback, it was really quick to pick up and learn flight movements. I also appreciate the gradual introduction of obstacle difficulty - nice game design!
I especially want to note that the music is awesome - it fits the mood and captures bird movement perfectly! Very impressive.
I also like your transitions when you restart the flight. I didn't notice it that much last time, but it's a nice touch for polish.
My greatest nemesis while playing this game:

I can assure you this part is the worst, and we'll probably fix that if we work on the game again ahah. Or make it appear way later ! Thanks again for your time and feedback