TIGSource Forums

Walk with Jack

One button game where I was playing about (in Game Maker) with how to make something for iPhone where using the finger for control obscuring the screen wasn't a problem. Really basic mechanic -- 'What you can't see can't hurt you', which seems to work. It made last weekend's Weekend Download on Jay is Games, which was a good sign.

There is a gameplay video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkhODWraiw

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5220989089_12c1cae360.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5220989275_9749770b97.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5220989579_726e0aa47d.jpg)

Links to a 13.4 Mb download:

http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/walk-with-jack/files/walk-with-jack/download/4015/5250/

http://www.yoyogames.com/games/153981-walk-with-jack/download


Any and all responses gratefully received. I have been playing around with stitching different levels together in a little adventure game, but the mechanic probably gets old fast.

**Now rebuilt**

Available at

http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/a-short-and-happy-life/files/a-short-and-happy-life/download/4262/5625/ (http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/a-short-and-happy-life/files/a-short-and-happy-life/download/4262/5625/)

I can't play it because I'm on a Mac.  But, that game looks beautiful!

Congrats on the release!

I watched the video and didn't think the game seemed very interesting but decided to download it anyway. It is better than I had thought and was borderline addictive.

I don't know if the scenery varies any more later in the game, but a color shift or environment change the farther you get would be a cool addition.

Nice Idea, looks superb, like Limbo. The sound has quite allot of bass, making me have to adjust the speakers...

This was actually pretty neat! It was also tougher than I expected too; might I suggest a "radar blip" when you mouse over a deadly obstacle while in the dark? Right now all you have to do is hold the mouse button down and hope you timed it right, so this could add a bit of strategy and keep you alive longer.

Mac user here, so comments based on the video. The game looks good, I think the visuals work pretty well creating a scary atmosphere.  Is there a limit how long you can go eyes closed?

suggesting variety, maybe adding an obstacle that doesnt kill you... like a bird that picks u up n carry you to a higher platform or somthin

idk if theres somthing like this in there i havent gotten far

This looks neat ( I only saw the trailer). Kind of like the inverse of the famous "Blink" Dr. Who episode.

This looks gorgeous and it's an interesting idea, but it gets dull fairly quickly.  It would be better I think if you had to actually do something to progress that averting your eyes interfered with.  So, say you had to press a button to jump over the pits, but closing your eyes protected you from monsters etc.  It could also do with some reward for progressing other than just a score (which I personally find quite difficult to care about) - the multiple stage thing you're talking about might actually help with that.

Nice graphics, but I don't have understand how the gameplay work ^^'

Wow -- thanks everyone. I have been toying with this over Christmas and am trying to address a lot of the things people have brought up. I want to keep the simplicity of the one button, but I have layered it with a lot of complexity, warping between vastly different environments.

I'll try and polish it up to a standard where I can put out a beta. Thanks again.

Barry

Neat idea and nice art style, agree that it can get old or easy after a while if you're going for replayability.  Just adding an online leaderboard would help a lot too.  At least for me, the meta-goal of getting up in the top of the boards keeps me playing some games longer than I normally would if that functionality wasnt there.

Nice man, would love to see it on iPhone!

Online highscores are coming, but I would really appreciate any and all feedback on what amounts to a complete rebuild. I changed the aesthetic as well, so I hope it is still visually attractive.

Available at GameJolt as Beta WIP (no audio and still a little rough):

http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/a-short-and-happy-life/files/a-short-and-happy-life/download/4262/5625/ (http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/a-short-and-happy-life/files/a-short-and-happy-life/download/4262/5625/)