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Through The Leaves by haro

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made by haro for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Through the Leaves

Through the Leaves is a charming platformer where tiny critters with unique abilities journey through dense forests and magical landscapes. Solve levels, switch between characters, and help them navigate obstacles as they search for home in this vibrant, nature-filled adventure.

That's our first game

Core Team

  • haro (Cambur Constantin) - Coordinator, Code, Design, Audio, Mechanics
  • qualri (Prepelița Nichita) - Code, Design, Mechanics
  • catalina (Maftei Cătălina) - Code, Design, Mechanics
  • tosha (Țîgîrlaș Antoanela) - Team Management

Non-core Members

  • Daniel Huruianu - OST #1
  • Dimitris Kidis - Code, Design

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Screenshots

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Controls

  • Movement:

    • W - Move Up
    • A - Move Left
    • S - Move Down
    • D - Move Right

  • Switch Heroes:

    • 1 - Hero 1
    • 2 - Hero 2
    • 3 - Hero 3

  • Actions:

    • Space - Jump
    • Ctrl - Rush (for Hero 1)
Link https://justharo.itch.io/through-the-leaves
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/through-the-leaves

Ratings

Overall 171th 3.968⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 128th 3.952⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 377th 3.5⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 221th 4.048⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 74th 4.065⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 410th 3.274⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 190th 3.968⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 45🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Bat Maxim
07. Oct 2024 · 18:53 UTC
I liked this game, especially the character-switching mechanic and the calm, pleasant music.
Endejck
07. Oct 2024 · 19:07 UTC
Thats a fine game! Very nicely done, but the jump sound effects are quite loud, but in the other it is a realy nice piece!
Iluvatar
07. Oct 2024 · 19:12 UTC
What a beautiful cute game. Concept is quite simple, but in a good way. I like the mechanics where you switch between little critters (froggy is my favorite! I love a good high jump). Special kudos for all the UI and settings available, I was surprised how you paid attention to little things like changing graphics or music, that made me feel like playing an actual released game not just a Jam entry. Well done guys :)
OnlinE_Play
07. Oct 2024 · 19:29 UTC
I really enjoyed! I particularly liked the idea of changing characters, which adds a fun twist to the gameplay. However, I noticed that some of the textures seemed inconsistent, which took me out of the experience a bit. Overall, it's a lovely game!

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Vasile
07. Oct 2024 · 19:34 UTC
Simply AMAZING! Unique mechanic (love the character switching), relevant theme, amiable music and a sensational experience. Additional compliments for the UI and saving mechanics as well!
🎤 haro
07. Oct 2024 · 19:45 UTC
@vasile Thank you so much for your feedback! We really appreciate you taking the time to play and share your thoughts with us. Btw, from what uni r u?
🎤 haro
07. Oct 2024 · 19:45 UTC
@online-play Huge thanks for your review! We're always striving to improve, and your insights are super helpful in that journey
🎤 haro
07. Oct 2024 · 19:46 UTC
@iluvatar We really appreciate you taking the time to play our game and leave such detailed feedback! It’s always exciting to hear how different aspects of the game resonate with players, and we’ll be keeping your comments in mind as we continue to improve our work
Mmm1008fm
07. Oct 2024 · 19:46 UTC
Wow, second best game i've seen on a jam, you're so cool guys!!! For a jame game this is 110/100, fr, insanely smooth and impactfull
Vasile
07. Oct 2024 · 19:57 UTC
@haro Moldova State University, wbu guys?
🎤 haro
07. Oct 2024 · 19:58 UTC
@vasile ahahah, we too, u probably from russian group?
🎤 haro
07. Oct 2024 · 20:00 UTC
@mmm1008fm Wow, thank you so much for the amazing feedback! We're absolutely thrilled you enjoyed the game that much, and hearing that it’s one of the best you’ve seen in a jam really means a lot to us.
Vasile
07. Oct 2024 · 20:02 UTC
@haro no i'm from a romanian one, 3rd year tho
🎤 haro
07. Oct 2024 · 20:07 UTC
@vasile ohh, we're 1st
Vasile
07. Oct 2024 · 20:19 UTC
@haro good luck ahead! showing vast potential
Iulik
07. Oct 2024 · 20:43 UTC
This was definitely an experience to remember! I was pretty skeptical at the beginning since first projects are usually a miss, but this was very well made and constructed. Huge props to everyone involved in creating this masterpiece, if this is only the start I can only imagine what's gonna appear in the future!
boggy
07. Oct 2024 · 21:34 UTC
A very pleasing experience, despite being a simple game it's still something complex for our first year's. Well done, loved everything about it! It's a very cute journey through the 2D world of games and i believe ya'll can put out something pretty big in the future. Good luck!
andreew771
08. Oct 2024 · 07:50 UTC
good job
woona
08. Oct 2024 · 16:59 UTC
It's a very fun game but I had some technical difficulties with controls and had quite a journey. I couldn't figure out how to dash on the PS4 controller, so I switched to keyboard. Then I kept pressing Ctrl+W and closing the tab with the game. 😂 I did it 2 times before I realized what was happening. Here the saving feature really helped me out! Then I realized that the frog can double jump so dashing upwards isn't necessary to complete the game. I tried playing on keyboard but after playing on the controller I think the inputs broke. So I continued on the controller occasionally pressing Ctrl on the keyboard.

Still, I managed to beat the game and had a lot of fun. Great job with the levels! I wish there was some kind of an ending at the end of level 3.
gudkova_ds
08. Oct 2024 · 20:46 UTC
очень крутая игра!! немного грустно что вылетает полноэкранный режим при попытке выйти из разделов меню, но очень рада что есть настройка скорости бега персонажа. графика - восторг, меню - восторг, аудио - восторг. я довольна!
🎤 haro
08. Oct 2024 · 20:48 UTC
@gudkova-ds Большое спасибо за столь приятный отзыв!
Evghenia
08. Oct 2024 · 21:10 UTC
I really liked the mood of the game. And the visuals are sooo cute and beautiful. Even though I've got some difficulties in the start with the high obstacle, in the end the impression of the game is great!!
🎤 haro
08. Oct 2024 · 21:19 UTC
@evghenia Thank you a lot for your review! Hope you enjoyed the process and the obstacles didn't get you too jammed up ahah :3
Bombadrill
09. Oct 2024 · 06:26 UTC
Очень понравилась музыка. Больше сказать не могу, потому как не нашел способа перепрыгнуть препятствие на третьем окне.
🎤 haro
09. Oct 2024 · 06:30 UTC
@bombadrill странно, возможно вы не переключались на лягушку? опишите пожалуйста детальнее где вы застряли
Bombadrill
09. Oct 2024 · 06:40 UTC
@haro Все, я разобрался. Можно было бы сделать панель переключения персонажей не прозрачной, а то не понятно, приходится в описание лезть :) Хороший платформер, опять же, звуковое сопровождение на высоте.
igor.dodan
09. Oct 2024 · 07:33 UTC
EXTRAORDINAR !!!!!!!! Sper sa luati Locul 1, Love It !!!
igor.dodan
09. Oct 2024 · 07:33 UTC
EXTRAORDINAR !!!!!!!! Sper sa luati Locul 1, Love It !!!
igor.dodan
09. Oct 2024 · 07:33 UTC
EXTRAORDINAR !!!!!!!! Sper sa luati Locul 1, Love It !!!
🎤 haro
09. Oct 2024 · 07:44 UTC
@igor-dodan Mulțumesc mult, apreciem review-ul tău<3
Lussard Studio
09. Oct 2024 · 14:43 UTC
That's a cute little plateformer game !
I love the pixel art and the fact we can switch heroes, is't an original mechanics.
We can feel you made efforts on the level design, nice job ! 👍
Ex0tik003
11. Oct 2024 · 05:20 UTC
simple platformer
Mibi88
11. Oct 2024 · 19:57 UTC
Really nice platformer, it's amazing how polished it is, but the controls are painful on AZERTY keyboards, please fix that! The hero changing mechanic adds a lot of fun.
She Wrote
12. Oct 2024 · 19:07 UTC
All the creatures are really cute, and their usefulness is well-balanced between the three. The Ctrl mechanic confused me a bit because the other two animals don’t seem to have button-bound abilities like that. The SFX works well, the music is really good. I love the Sonic references, lol! Overall, it’s a good entry! Well done!
🎤 haro
12. Oct 2024 · 20:07 UTC
@she-wrote Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the creatures and felt that their usefulness was well-balanced. I understand the confusion with the Ctrl mechanic, cause other heroes have other abilities. Your support means a lot, and I’ll keep improving the game based on feedback like yours. Thanks again for playing!
🎤 haro
12. Oct 2024 · 20:08 UTC
@mibi88 Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad you found the platformer polished and enjoyed the hero-changing mechanic. I totally understand the frustration with the controls on AZERTY keyboards
Ex0tik003
17. Oct 2024 · 07:00 UTC
super not simple platformer
Pachino55
18. Oct 2024 · 21:01 UTC
Very cool game, nice job!
00-madz
21. Oct 2024 · 14:32 UTC
very cute game and characters :)