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Gulvis Journey by J0ye

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made by J0ye for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Story

Little seagull Gulvis was on his first journey over the great sea. He studied the blade. His mission was to found a new island made of sand. However, his old enemies, the pineapple bats returned. Will little Gulvis be able to found his new island, or will he die beneath the waves?

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Features

  • Create a new island
  • Fight hoards of fruity bats
  • Collect mighty powers
  • Bat graphics
  • Bat Gameplay
  • Sand based
  • music
  • Non
  • Stop
  • ### BAT(TLE)

How To Play

  • W A S D and Arrow Keys to move
  • Collect coconuts for power ups
  • Collect stars for more points

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Post Jam Update

  • New online leaderboard; BEAT THE BEST
  • New weapon
  • Rebalanced
  • Bug fixes

Highscore

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Big Thanks for their help

  • Laura: The bats are absolutely perfect and sfx are very creative
  • Ben: Every sound file is pitched and stereo just right
  • Tim, Peter, Hannes: Its just more fun with you three
itch.io https://j0ye.itch.io/gulvis-journey
Github https://github.com/J0ye/Ldjam54
Post Jam Version https://j0ye.itch.io/gulivss-journey-post-jam
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/gulvis-journey

Ratings

Overall 285th 3.85⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 116th 4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 532th 3.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 229th 4.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 565th 3.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 226th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 240th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 582th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

cheesepencil
02. Oct 2023 · 22:15 UTC
I got 5840! Is that good?

It was rough, I ran out of sand almost immediately and the coconuts kept spawning the same place where the badguys spawned!

Very cute game. Well done.
EqualEnergy
03. Oct 2023 · 00:40 UTC
As soon as the "boss music" for lack of a better word came on I was scared, very scared, I had died early. Overall very good game pixel art could be a little roughed out but nonetheless everything else is amazing!
LazySeal
03. Oct 2023 · 00:41 UTC
That bats are everywhere! Nice game, reminds of Vampire Survivor and etc. Good job!
Deruitda
03. Oct 2023 · 00:42 UTC
Cool game, I think having to aim the weapons might make it more engaging!
Oznarox
03. Oct 2023 · 00:43 UTC
Me only 5055, lets make a second try :)
Devon Chan
03. Oct 2023 · 00:44 UTC
This game is SO FREAKING GOOD!! I love the concept and graphics so much!! My only wish is that there is a more direct page for instructions because the first play through I didn't have time to finish reading every instruction before I started hitting enemies. But this is a really really great game!! GOOD WORK!
BigAl
03. Oct 2023 · 00:49 UTC
Very fun game and I loved the way you implemented the tutorial, very intuitive and well done.
AllenW
03. Oct 2023 · 01:21 UTC
Such a cool idea! The katana animations are so smooth I love'em. The game is also very fitting to the theme! Good job!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
awesome entry! Love the gameplay and especially the music and sound. It can get hectic after a while but i liked it. The game was a little tricky to fully understand a tutorial would be amazing. Feels decent to play great job!!!
JunaGames
03. Oct 2023 · 01:35 UTC
im sorry i had a glitch which made it spam comments sorry
Johnsensei
03. Oct 2023 · 12:25 UTC
This has been one of my favorites so far. After getting the gun and three swords, I felt invincible! Until I started rushing the bat spawn points for coconuts and started getting overwhelmed. Was the mechanic where the character could only generate so much dirt at one time? And then you had to wait for the older dirt to disappear before you could make more to move on?
jvolonte
03. Oct 2023 · 12:33 UTC
Good idea for the theme! The game is well put together and very engaging from the beginning.
I was not expecting the gun :joy:
Great entry :)
Dan Burns
03. Oct 2023 · 22:08 UTC
Uuuum this was sick. VERY addictive. super cool idea with the sand/auto-weapon/rapidly increasing enemies. great work!
ZaBenderman
03. Oct 2023 · 22:37 UTC
THANK YOU FOR THE SOUND SLIDER! More games need them, and your's is the first I've seen with it!
Flobo
04. Oct 2023 · 19:14 UTC
This game was very fun to play. It was satisfying to move around and let my weapons kill al the bats. I also felt really cool when I got to dual wield guns!
Blue Pin Studio
05. Oct 2023 · 06:28 UTC
Awesome! My favorite part was how you dealt with the swords. It really made the chicken feel like a ninja
spacecadet
05. Oct 2023 · 06:50 UTC
Nice and satisfying gameplay. Sand limit felt very restricting which was probably the intention. Good job!
OadT
05. Oct 2023 · 10:21 UTC
Very smooth gameplay! At the beginning it was a bit hard to get used to suddendly not having any sand anymore, but you get used to it after a while. The core mechanic works pretty well with the fighting mechanic, because fighting is about getting into a position were you dont fight too many enemies at once. And the music and funny sound effects turn it into a very fun game!
Griddolini
05. Oct 2023 · 11:09 UTC
the sounds are weird and fun i really like the style of this game! its like a brotato lite with a limited movement mechanic. nice work
AlexTengu
08. Oct 2023 · 23:48 UTC
Funny and well-made game! The main issue is: sand platforms mechanic is frustrating. Can't move towards points and bonuses, and can't do much with it with current mechanics.