Rejection by Loka

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made by Loka for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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PLEASE PLAY THE GAME VIA LINK BELOW

A letter to the depths of life.

Please share it to your friends if you enjoyed it.

(There's a secret ending~)

Control

A - Move left

D - Move right

Space - Jump

Tools

  • Godot 4.4.1

  • Aseprite

  • Bosca Ceoil

  • Bfxr

Attribution

  • 008 - Rain on Sidewalk, Very Distant Thunder by Trashcan_Studios -- https://freesound.org/s/782332/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

  • steps.wav by benzix2 -- https://freesound.org/s/417291/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

  • Ambulance Siren by LanDub -- https://freesound.org/s/184623/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Ratings

Overall 220th 3.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 360th 3.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 198th 3.675⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 316th 3.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 390th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 39th 4.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

ImmortalFox
07. Apr 2025 · 16:06 UTC
Very good narrative and the style of the game. As a person who had to walk through many shits in the life, I enjoyed it in every way. 5/5
🎤 Loka
08. Apr 2025 · 04:20 UTC
@immortalfox Glad that you liked it! Thank you
🎤 Loka
08. Apr 2025 · 04:21 UTC
Update: Fixed custom font missing, the game should look right now.
ImmortalFox
08. Apr 2025 · 12:35 UTC
@loka your are welcome. I see, people do not play it however, it is not a bad game. Try to play and rate other games, and change the image above, it is a bit misleading (you may choose much better one). I would like this game to come to ratings
She Wrote
09. Apr 2025 · 15:08 UTC
I didn’t know it was still possible to innovate in platformers in such a unique and fun way. And the way the story works its way into the gameplay is wonderful. Well done!
binroot
09. Apr 2025 · 15:10 UTC
Wow, that was stunning and surprisingly intuitive. A game with just 2-3 controls packs so much emotion. I was surprised how far I got by just YOLOing it. Incredible job!
Ice_In_Nortern
09. Apr 2025 · 15:11 UTC
好玩!!很有深度的游戏!
JustusPan
09. Apr 2025 · 15:23 UTC
Life is always full of setbacks. To be honest, I don't really like them, and as you get older, you'll find that some of them do affect your destiny, making us live worse than the "imagined self." However, I also believe that these things ultimately shape who I am and are a part of me. Thank you to this game for allowing me to reflect on life.
YibiRabbit007
09. Apr 2025 · 15:23 UTC
非常好工作!使我按下空格键
SurWeaver
09. Apr 2025 · 15:37 UTC
A very cool game with a nice message!

The game is minimalistic, but because of this, everything is done competently and polished.
The sections with the movement of platforms depending on the position of the player character in space are gorgeously made. Everything moves symmetrically (as it seems to me), but the path to the door is still defined, and it is one (I think).

The sounds are pleasant and appropriate!

It was only difficult to watch because of the game's resolution. I think it would be possible to upscale the game and make a full screen.

However, in any case, everything is done very competently! This is a very good entry!
OadT
12. Apr 2025 · 14:26 UTC
Wow, what an entry! The narrative is the highlight but I have to say that the gameplay is also so fitting! Multiple times I thought I am soft locked without being able to restart yet found a way to the door. Only one techical complain: Jumping is on keyup instead of keydown which makes it a bit weird (maybe its on purpose)

Fantastic entry!
NBumgardner
13. Apr 2025 · 03:23 UTC
Nice job combining a platformer with a story to tell, especially the opening. Being able to expand to full screen would be nice, as long as the custom T. V. look does not warp the perspective too much. I think I found 2 endings around levels 2 and 5.
sepjani
13. Apr 2025 · 03:28 UTC
good entry! no bugs, smooth tutorial, even has a story! well done
🎤 Loka
13. Apr 2025 · 06:42 UTC
Thank you all for loving this game! I just pushed an update that enabled fullscreen option and fixed the font issue (finally). @nbumgardner @surweaver
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 03:35 UTC
loved the mood, graphics and audio.
r8teful
21. Apr 2025 · 15:05 UTC
Really liked the graphics and the audio. It didn't take very long to play but it still felt complete. Good job!
pranav.cl
21. Apr 2025 · 15:14 UTC
Great graphics and story!
LDJam user 234597
22. Apr 2025 · 14:07 UTC
Great idea disguising a puzzle as a platformer! I thought I was going to hate it and sure enough fell through, but then came back from the top of the screen. Nice mechanic. Also, good job on designing levels with that. It did crash on me on the 4th screen or so, but that shouldn't reflect on the ratings. Doing a lot with a little is a mark of a good game designer.