Michael's Grand Escape! by Malenia

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made by Malenia for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Help Michael the mushroom escape his tree to see the outside world in this stealth-based platformer for LD-56! Also LD please stop capping HTML5 at 948x533 so I never have to link to GX.games again, ill give you my firstborn, my kidney, anything please

Art done by my amazing friends who do not have LD accounts, but thank you C and K for your help!

Update! Added (invisible) checkpoints in front of each section (2024-10-07-12:03)

Ratings

Overall 899th 3.143⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 783th 3.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 949th 2.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 830th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 815th 3.143⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 640th 2.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 771th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

InitialPosition
07. Oct 2024 · 12:34 UTC
I was in a panic from the moment I started the game and I mean that in a positive way. Understanding the enemy mechanics was a fun thing to do, trying to sneak past everyone was fun as well. The controls are nice, the movement feels fluid but maybe a bit slow overall. I love the characters you develop and I had a good time. The only thing I would change is to introduce some kind of checkpoint system because it felt incredibly punishing being caught a bit into the level and having to start all over again. Other than that, great stealth platformer. May Michael get his freedom.
loco
07. Oct 2024 · 12:38 UTC
Maybe need some checkpoint.
The game is difficult and I cannot even pass the first three enemy 0.0
Wispeh
08. Oct 2024 · 00:36 UTC
Refreshing to see a stealth platformer in a game jam, especially with a more whimsical feel. A bit of audio would've been nice, and I echo earlier comments about checkpoints and the sluggishness. However, I quite liked this! Nice job!
Cisco
08. Oct 2024 · 01:53 UTC
Great puzzle platformer. I really hate the fast pink creature (in good gameplay enhancing way )haha
merdeboi
08. Oct 2024 · 10:05 UTC
Hello fellow spore type game designer. Quick and short, love it. Nice little platformer with a hiding mechanic :)![xd223.png](///raw/e0a/z/67d2d.png)
iron_head
09. Oct 2024 · 15:55 UTC
Neat! Even in silence it was fun.
frozenfire92
09. Oct 2024 · 23:16 UTC
Fun little game, some of the parts near the end were frustrating :joy: Keep on making games :smile:
world.search.you
13. Oct 2024 · 04:15 UTC
the stealth mechanics were fun to play around with! shame the game is so short, but each level was fun. i await Michael's future adventures
Lussard Studio
14. Oct 2024 · 12:46 UTC
Nice small platformer game ! Some moments were tricky to pass haha
Loved the hiding mechanics :mushroom:
LDJam user 399892
15. Oct 2024 · 22:25 UTC
It was short & fun. Perfect game jam game. The big pixelated leaves background killed the mood a bit, but all the other graphics were nice, Rodrick is very cute:3
I like how it incorporated even an in-game tutorial. Wow.
I would love to see an expanded version with some more mechanics and characters in the future, keeping the story/theme as is.
LDJam user 233659
17. Oct 2024 · 03:25 UTC
Short, sweet and nice to play. The perfect length for a game jam! :smile:

I really like the character art, really sells that whimsical premise.
ironhandMD
17. Oct 2024 · 15:35 UTC
nice game! I like the art, the controls are responsive and the gameplay is a challenging platformer, overall, I enjoyed playing this one! keep it up!
LeReveur
17. Oct 2024 · 15:47 UTC
Very short, but challenging enough so I didn't manage to finish at first try, so: good job!
ChuChuGeralt
20. Oct 2024 · 18:08 UTC
Really like the art style and the incorporation of the hiding element.
It was a little bit frustrating to get the jump in the last level - it felt a little but unintuitive.
But overall, a nice small game!
Creeper Nade
23. Oct 2024 · 16:31 UTC
short and sweet, simple and fun. It is indeed a nice entry! I believe the graphic could be polished a little more if more time was given. Good luck!