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Great Job","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1039038,"author_name":"AndresBochi","author_uid":"andresbochi","epoch":1713239144,"text":"Great physics, i like the art style too!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1039061,"author_name":"muhyrla","author_uid":"muhyrla","epoch":1713239317,"text":"i love it, never met games like that, physics, graphics, and even lore are fine, good luck!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1039086,"author_name":"Limao0609","author_uid":"limao0609","epoch":1713239484,"text":"That's so funny!I like the relaxed atmosphere~","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1039316,"author_name":"Kilthorne","author_uid":"kilthorne","epoch":1713241435,"text":"The idea is really cool but I had a hard time with the parry mechanics. Good simple tune too.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040002,"author_name":"leorean","author_uid":"leorean","epoch":1713249140,"text":"Nice idea! The mechanics are very complex, but very interesting!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040194,"author_name":"GaryNinja","author_uid":"garyninja","epoch":1713251204,"text":" Very cool idea, good balance between sticking with the theme, without it being the same as everyone elses :) I think a game like this with a game pad (so you can use the two control sticks) would do well with the meat boy \/ celeste demo :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040257,"author_name":"auxC","author_uid":"auxc","epoch":1713251836,"text":"Love physics games and this one also has a good vibe of two buds just doing their best. Great entry, had fun :D","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040366,"author_name":"Meru","author_uid":"meru","epoch":1713252998,"text":"I liked the music and also the grafics. It was a Little Bit Hard for me but I enjoy physics Games .","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040448,"author_name":"the neon shark","author_uid":"the-neon-shark","epoch":1713253906,"text":"Nice concept! Has a Jump King vibe but is also incredibly difficult. I was struggling to clear the first gap that required the summon mechanic. Jump King works because it's so precise and predictable. The bird coming at me as a propellant never felt totally reliable and that made it tricky to control!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040874,"author_name":"lobbienjonsjii","author_uid":"lobbienjonsjii","epoch":1713257453,"text":"I love the the concept and chill vibes of the game. The movement is challenging and took some getting used to. It is a little annoying when Bumper gets stuck in a corner or out of camera though. 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Nice graphics, specially the UI work! Keep up the good job.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1046905,"author_name":"keksik","author_uid":"keksik","epoch":1713291976,"text":"It's funny, but I don't understand the whole idea.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1046993,"author_name":"Satolas","author_uid":"satolas","epoch":1713292446,"text":"Music it's relaxing I like the vibe it brings. \nGraphics and matte painting are a bit flat. 2D games seem very good express some art like Gris, Limbos etc.. \nOn your case with the birds could be a bit more funny and look like \"Tuca and Bertie\".\n\nCamera was very tough, Sometimes you have to jump blind and hope you'll reach some platform.\nIt took me a while to get that you can move the bumper with the mouse and to place my self as I should to make the jump.\n\nThe mechanic seems quiet complicated like the physics of the little bird colliding plus de option to parry etc..\nMaybe some easy levels to start with would have been awesome. I reached level 3 after dying a lot of times.\nAnd I tried many times there to go to the door on the little platform but was super hard.\n\nHope you had great time as well doing a little game in 72 hours :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1047238,"author_name":"Kashagotova","author_uid":"kashagotova","epoch":1713293676,"text":"Wow! The idea is so surprising, that to birds looks so cool, and game was quite hard!! I enjoyed playing this levels","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1048148,"author_name":"asfdfdfd","author_uid":"asfdfdfd","epoch":1713297803,"text":"Your main mechanic VERY interesting but VERY hard for me.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1048222,"author_name":"Pete Valeo","author_uid":"pete-valeo","epoch":1713298105,"text":"I appreciate all  the effort that went into this - very nicely rounded out for a jam game! The controls took a little bit of getting used to but once I got the hang of them it was flowing nicely. The look and feel and overall vibe is very nice - polished without being too formal! And the ongoing tutorial explanation was a nice touch - it's hard to teach mechanics in such a short window, but it did the job well.\n\nThe audio wasn't working the web build for some reason, which as a bummer - may have to try out one of the other versions to get the full experience. But job well done!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049166,"author_name":"Mirtol","author_uid":"mirtol","epoch":1713302757,"text":"Very interesting idea! And pretty well implemeted for the short time you had. Nice effort!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049975,"author_name":"Kirass","author_uid":"kirass","epoch":1713306890,"text":"Cool game, I liked it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1071467,"author_name":"denilseven","author_uid":"denilseven","epoch":1713827469,"text":"This mechanic is really creative for a platformer game! Although I found it challenging to place Bumper where I wanted, specially because of the map getting in his way.   \nMaybe there could be a mechanic where you click somewhere on the screen and he will fly to that position, going through platforms but not interacting with Isa.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/3b\/3ba5ad00e6f2101263b1e8c2f84b039e4bb5668ee46ce1d2969eefbebf8b4c53.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"93363","g_author":"1385627","g_event":"LD55","g_eventkey":"120","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"439609","g_title":"Summoning Bumper","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"617","g_commentcount":"25","g_site2_node_id":"385636","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"385636","n_urlkey":"439609","n_parent":"383062","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/summoning-bumper","n_slug":"summoning-bumper","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"385627","n_created":"1712695481","n_modified":"1778697423","n_version":"1226818","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD55","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":385627,"body":"![SkyTrim7.png](\/\/\/raw\/b52\/e5\/z\/63759.png)\n# Two Birds, One Climb  \nMeet **Isa**, a flightless cormorant who must traverse the Galapagos landscape to reach home without wings big enough to fly. She will have to rely on her fast-flying, legally blind best friend **Bumper** to rocket her up the slopes. With a trusty bird call to summon her pal and a springy toilet seat that washed up nearby, Isa just needs your help to pilot her and Bumper through this rough terrain. 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