Little Wizz - How to summon a Fireball by Esther128

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made by Esther128 for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

This Game is a 2D pixelart puzzle plattformer in which you play as a little wizard. Click and hold left mouse button to summon a fireball and release to shoot. Destroy obstacles and beware of the ghosts!

But be careful, you're not fireproof, even the candelier can kill you!

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Feel free to post your best time in the comments :)

Our best time is 69.8s

music credits: geoffharvey @ pixabay

Ratings

Overall 967th 3.217⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 933th 3.083⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 941th 2.966⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 875th 3.274⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 885th 3.194⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 585th 3.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 695th 3.45⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 41🗨️

Feedback

Bry
16. Apr 2024 · 02:21 UTC
LD embed is a bit rough to use since it has scrollbars, but the other web version works fine. Cutscenes were done very well, good job! Very unique puzzles. As a kid I would have loved this game! I liked that you could kill yourself and the physics were satisfying.
funemaker
16. Apr 2024 · 02:30 UTC
Nice job! I died by my own doing many times.
Zettelkasten
16. Apr 2024 · 07:11 UTC
I love the intro and all the small surprises and detailed mechanics this game has to offer (like being able to push around the ladders). Very well done!
Aaron Hart
16. Apr 2024 · 14:13 UTC
Good work! Very cute (until I blew myself to bits several times XD)
CallMeTy
16. Apr 2024 · 14:16 UTC
It took me 10 tries to get through the opening cutscene (which is entirely my fault :P). I really enjoyed the fireball game mechanic, and the rest of the game was set up well too! good job! :)
Magalix
16. Apr 2024 · 14:17 UTC
Cool little platformer ! Art is simple, but well made.

A bit too easy to die though, sometimes I just click and i'm dead without knowing what happened
Dobrila
16. Apr 2024 · 14:41 UTC
I found it hard to get through the opening cutscene xD But from then on I really enjoyed the mechanic. The art is really cool and the controls are easy to understand! Great game!
Social Mushroom
16. Apr 2024 · 14:59 UTC
@bry thanks for the feedback <3
also thank you for pointing out the scrollbar issue, we fixed that :)
Wanyo
16. Apr 2024 · 17:25 UTC
Awesome job, it was such a cute little puzzle platformer!
Anton Florey
16. Apr 2024 · 19:21 UTC
wohoo! best intro ever :O
LDJam user 372256
16. Apr 2024 · 20:25 UTC
I died a lot didn't catch how to throw a fireball, but nice work !
Kirass
16. Apr 2024 · 23:14 UTC
You are really great! The game turned out great!
picross
17. Apr 2024 · 02:36 UTC
Funny little game! I liked the VO lol - I did accidentally kill myself almost immediately by clicking into the game window but other than that I had a good time, nice work
Kamuniaft
17. Apr 2024 · 09:37 UTC
An impressive amount of mechancs - barrels, moving ladders, bowls-buttons. I wish colliders are more polished. But besides that - the game is really cute! Liked the intro and that fireball sound made me smile every time :) Good job!
Stevie257
17. Apr 2024 · 14:45 UTC
Cute graphics! I like the opening cutscene, but it's a little odd you're allowed to blow yourself up while it's playing. The player had some buggy collisions as well, but that could just be me. Overall a solid entry
CapLucky
17. Apr 2024 · 15:45 UTC
Fun and challenging game. Would have been nice if there was a way to skip the Intro. I had to watch it 10 Times other than that great entry :)!
marleeeeeey
17. Apr 2024 · 16:14 UTC
I died a couple of times before I realized that I had killed myself with a fireball. :) After I understood how to control the fireball's direction, things started to be easy. But I still killed myself a few times with fireball ricochets. I really like the fireball sound! :)
deadjolly
19. Apr 2024 · 01:47 UTC
Almost got softlocked on the last screen, by only having one mana shot left. Eventually managed to jump the ladder and make the last shot. Nice little story; the simple graphics were charming. I would say it felt like the fireballs were spawning inside the character, which led to plenty of 'be more careful' screens. For a quick point and click game, the physics made it more fun! Nice job!
Yxure
20. Apr 2024 · 12:15 UTC
The graphics and sound effects have a lot of charm. It would be nice if you could see a trajectory before firing the fireball. It might help you to shoot better. Good job!
WeGlove
20. Apr 2024 · 12:27 UTC
I had the feeling that I sometimes died for no reason, when just charging a fireball, otherwise a neat game with some pretty art
DenisMarasan
21. Apr 2024 · 05:25 UTC
I'm just getting dead every time I click or click and hold the LMB. What's the point?
Rowlof
22. Apr 2024 · 18:55 UTC
Bit jank, but alright
Jennyhe
22. Apr 2024 · 20:16 UTC
Fun game, just died too fast :(
🎤 Esther128
23. Apr 2024 · 08:24 UTC
@denismarasan The LMB summons a Fireball. I forgot to disable this in the intro cutscene. You die if you do it there, couse the character runs into it.
Rewzu
03. May 2024 · 15:39 UTC
I guess I'm not a great wizard. I've managed to kill myself during intro.
Overall the game seems quite buggy but the idea and mechanics are nice. Good job! :D