Fusion Quest by Ntimi

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made by Ntimi for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

The elements have disappeared from the earth. Only four little creatures remain that have to work together as a team to save their species.

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Find you way through a maze of puzzles and use your element powers to free the path.

FUSE together to unlock special powers! Screenshot 2024-10-08 004219.png

Reach the magic crystal and fuse to the avatar form to gather energy to save your people.

CONTROLS

MOVE using the arrow keys, WASD, Controller D-Pad or Left Stick
FUSE together with [T] or Controller [Y] (LONG press for avatar fusion)
SPLIT a fusion with [R] or Controller [B]
RESTART LEVEL LONG press [ENTER] or Controller START

FUSIONS

EARTH + WATER = MUD
WATER + FIRE = STEAM
FIRE + AIR = LIGHT
AIR + EARTH = SAND
EARTH + FIRE = METAL
WATER + AIR = ICE

Tips

Every fusion has special powers. If you get stuck, try finding out if a special power that you missed before can help you out...

CHANGELOG

1.0.1: Fixed bug stopping the run
1.0.2: Fixed bug in music (no loop)
1.0.3: Fixed bug in light beam (gaps and memory leaks)
1.0.4: Fixed dead end in tutorial

Have fun playing!

Ratings

Overall 368th 3.717⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 583th 3.348⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 71th 4.022⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 401th 3.848⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 381th 3.913⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 174th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 320th 3.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Dimoseek
07. Oct 2024 · 23:47 UTC
This GAME Very misterious
ShadowMitia
08. Oct 2024 · 10:30 UTC
Very cool concept! But it gets confusing very quickly changing between all characters, and what to do to go forward. I got stuck and confused and couldn't know how to move forward, with all characters with me...
Otherwise it looks great, love the atmosphere!
Laywelin
08. Oct 2024 · 10:39 UTC
Interesting mechanic having to fusion blobs and switch character to progress :D I struggled a bit because I found it was hard to navigate in the level, especially because camera maybe was a bit too close - I would suggest moving it a bit further from characters but that's a very tiny issue!
Well done it was fun :)
LGK-Productions
08. Oct 2024 · 10:42 UTC
Very cute characters, very interesting concept. Four different characters at four vastly different positions in the level can get confusing though, although the different special abilities are really creative. Also amazing job on the main menu art!
TDev
08. Oct 2024 · 11:09 UTC
Very cool game, even though it's a bit hard and complicated sometimes
hotdog
08. Oct 2024 · 12:29 UTC
Cool idea!
NoHopeOutThere
09. Oct 2024 · 20:12 UTC
It is awesome that you've managed to embed a tutorial right into the game: i usually hate reading instructions and jump straight into the game. Also, fusions with superpowers look like one of those "easy to learn but hard to master" things, there is some potential for very difficult puzzles built on that.
Tgnics
09. Oct 2024 · 20:13 UTC
Hard and complex, however cool!
Kaspjej
09. Oct 2024 · 20:19 UTC
A nice concept, but it's easy to get lost quickly. It would be better if the camera was more zoomed out to see more of the level.
martinhoT
09. Oct 2024 · 21:53 UTC
Cool and moody game! There were some neat ideas in the puzzles. I only really have nitpicks in terms of usability, for instance it would be good to know to which creature you will switch next, or use some radial menu to select them. I also think the levels could be more compact to avoid having to walk all the creatures around, but the idea definitely has potential, I liked it!
LDJam user 352652
09. Oct 2024 · 22:14 UTC
Interesting mechanics and the characters are adorable.
superpaltus
11. Oct 2024 · 20:44 UTC
An interesting gameplay mechanic with multiple characters and their fusions. Nice graphics and kinda eerie atmosphere. My skill issue caused me problems with jumping some of the platforms haha. Good stuff!
Str8griz
12. Oct 2024 · 22:39 UTC
Solid platformer, loved the fact that coyote jumps where in there made it feel really good, made it to the last crystals but didn't get the right fusion, could see my self coming back to try again. Overall style and mood were very fitting!
MK-Dustan
14. Oct 2024 · 09:32 UTC
A bit hard to keep track of everything, but solid overall. Walking animation seems a little too tadpole like compared to the drop shape of the idle/jumping. It makes it seem like the character changes entirely rather than the same character different pose :^)
Planetary
15. Oct 2024 · 12:32 UTC
4 different elements that can fuse together is very creative. And this level is also mysterious! This game is solid. Congratulations!
Weird Orb
17. Oct 2024 · 02:49 UTC
A really cool puzzle platformer! My one gripe is that the platforming feels a bit heavy, but that might just be personal preference. The audiovisual vibes are very cool in this one as well
LDJam user 373269
20. Oct 2024 · 20:59 UTC
Makes you sweat holding all the characters in your head. This concept would make a great puzzle game, I would love to see more levels. Great job!