The Lonly Wall
A downloadable game for Windows
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All there is,
is a wall.
OS: Windows
Requires: Mouse and Keyboard
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The Lonly Wall began as a 48 hr game jam project, and has since been revamped and polished into my first real game.
My goal was to push a simple set of platforming mechanics to their limit.
It won't be easy, but I hope you enjoy it.
Please leave a review, or you can also contact me at FamGamSam@gmail.com
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Release date | Dec 22, 2019 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 total ratings) |
Author | FamGamSam |
Genre | Platformer |
Made with | GameMaker |
Tags | Atmospheric, Creative, Difficult, Funny, jumping, Non violent, Relaxing, Short, Singleplayer, Surreal |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
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The Lonly Wall V1.04.zip 31 MB
Development log
- Changed price to freeNov 14, 2023
- Soft Lock FixJan 03, 2020
- Typos SuckDec 29, 2019
- Hello WorldDec 23, 2019
- Difficulty Curve UpdateDec 16, 2019
- Better Barrier CommunicationDec 13, 2019
- Sexy Camera UpdateDec 12, 2019
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Ok, so I like the asthetics of the game and how the jumping feels, but something about that not being able to move when double jumping sometimes makes it feel not that good, also, I'd add something like a ghost in slow-motion so that one can see how he is supposed to do that crazy stuff, after a while trying to figure out how to do that jump, button-mashing brought me up.
Nice and simple game though, but it's rather hard if you don't know how to do that stuff, tutorial could be better.
Thanks for a nice experience!
You're welcome, thanks for playing! I'm glad you were able to make it.
An optional ghost to follow might be fun to program, thanks for the idea.
While I can't say I've played the types of games like "Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy" where one mistake can send you back minutes of playtime, I have had experience with the challenging platformer Celeste so I was slightly prepared coming into this game. As Fupi mentioned, the controls were strange at first and took a while to get used to (One of my main problems came from trying to move in the opposite direction after a wall jump which lead to a dash instead). Trying to reach for the secret conversations was a fun challenge to try and see where I needed to be to access them. Probably some of my favorite moments was the puzzles like the final wall jump back-and-forth with trying to recover my jumps and dashes without plummeting to who knows where, because it required me to master these dash and jump tricks that has messed with me for a long time.
For a first game, this was an excellent game. Would I ever play these types of rage inducing games again? Possibly, but only in rare occurence. Thanks for this venture into this style of games.
Sidenote: one thing I did notice was near the very end of the game, a bit of a soft-lock happened. Seems I was partially stuck in the no movement wall so I couldn't get out of my predicament by moving to the right (Who knows, maybe that should be left in just to mess with people).
Yes! I'm glad those were you favorite parts, since the game was so simple, I figured it gave me leave to ask you to master something. I've uploaded a new version with the softlock fixed.
I love the idea and execution behind this game. The controls, while weird at first, become second nature after playing for a bit. They are simple and allow for difficult and tight platforming challenges that feel more like puzzles. The level design so far has been stellar as well, and the more you play the game you can easily see your improvements and get back to where you were in a matter of seconds. The writing is very sarcastic and also helpful at many times, besides a few typos I found in some texts. I just really like the game and it was great to see how it evolved from the GMTK prototype.
Thanks for the review! I've uploaded a new version with many fixed typos.