TombsTone
A downloadable game
by vellichor and zaher28
VimJam 4
This was our first game jam and we had a great time! I learned to compose music for this, which was a pretty cool experience. The game is....extremely difficult. And surprisingly in-depth. And full of bugs. If you are able to get a three-star run of this demo level, please post a video of it; we'd love to analyze it. Every section of the level is possible, but stringing them all together is so hard! It requires a lot of forethought and planning, careful execution, and optimization. Is it WAY too hard? Yeah. But it's pretty cool!
Note: There's a jump on the left side that's supposed to be possible and isn't :( this will be updated with the beatable build when the jam voting period is over!
How to Play
A rhythm game world has been overtaken by evil platformer monsters! A heroic duo must delve into the catacombs to restore order to their musical world.
This is Melody. They can magically open doors.
This is Rhythm. They pack a powerful punch.
Each of these two will only act in time with their personal song! Watch the note indicator on the right side of the screen to anticipate their next action! If they run out of music, they'll die! Escape before their songs end!
These are evil skeletons. Try to defeat them all!
You can defeat them with Rhythm's punch, or by dropping them into a spike pit! Careful with the spikes, though, they hurt you too! If you defeat every enemy in the level, you will receive a star at the end of the level.
These are crates! They can be used for a little extra height, or to restrict enemy movement. You can push them around, but be careful! Rhythm's powerful punch will destroy a crate, leaving it useless. Be sure not to accidentally punch a crate you need! You can't push stacked or adjacent crates.
This is a checkpoint. Press S while standing on it to rewind your song to the beginning!
If both Melody and Rhythm stop on the same checkpoint, they'll cross paths and team up, playing their team song! Teaming up is useful, but risky! They win and lose together!
This is the exit! Press S while standing in front of it to escape! If Melody or Rhythm escapes, you'll get a star at the end of the level. Yep, that's two stars if they both escape! To achieve three stars, you'll need to defeat every enemy and escape with both Melody and Rhythm.
Controls
W - Jump (tapping W gives a short jump, while holding it gives a higher jump)
A/D - Move left/right
S - Activate a checkpoint, or escape through the exit
Space Bar - Switch between Melody and Rhythm
M - Pause the level and view the whole map
R - Reset the level
Bugs
Yeah, this game is pretty broken. If we continue to work on it, there's gonna be a biiiig overhaul on how the movement works. Sometimes, hitting a corner exactly can crash the game, and there's all sorts of bugs associated with pushing crates, including accidental teleportation. Crates get especially weird when Melody and Rhythm team up. It's playable, though, if you can accept that some attempts are just going to be lost to a silly bug!
Asset Credit
Thank you to these lovely artists!
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Install instructions
After you've downloaded the .zip, extract it and run the executable file!
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