GLYPHS
A downloadable game for Windows
GLYPHS is a 2D platformer metroidvania.
In this game, you traverse the depths of the Tomb of Forbidden Knowledge, a sentient dungeon full of glyphs, traces of the past. This is no simple undertaking however, the path is full of enemies, boss fights, secrets, and difficult platforming. Grow strong and return to power.
This is a game demo, it is merely a work in progress at the moment. The game is currently lacking in audio and some art. In terms of content, the game is incomplete but has an ending, and it takes anywhere from an hour to three hours to fully complete, based off of the skill of the player. If any bugs are encountered, please report them at https://github.com/chadlan99/glyphs/issues
You can skip cutscenes by hitting the jump key 4x.
Keybinds appear for each action in the main menu after each ability is unlocked in a save file.
Most recent update (1.4.3):
- Coyote jump timing & buffer jumps for smoother platforming
- Visual indications of the amount of time left on a pressed button
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Some important feedback: You should almost always implement coyote time and jump buffering for platformers to make them feel good to play.
Also, there should be some indication to how much time the red switches have left.
It also might be a good idea to fine-tune your character's movement a bit before getting into too many levels. https://gmtk.itch.io/platformer-toolkit is good for experimenting.
Thank you for your feedback! I will look into making these features for an update.
I have now updated the game to include these requested features. Thanks again for your feedback!
I am currentl plaing it, made it to the part where you got the map. also collected the white thing. not sure where to go now though since the way for backtracking would require me to climb up that huge hole I fell down earlier. which i cant whtih a mere dash jump
Sorry about that! I did not make it super clear but if you hover over a gold circle where a save button is on the map, you can teleport to it! Thanks for your comment!
played quite a buit further, beat the red stone.
but honestly, those 2 swing section paths left and right...
I am jsut not good enough at using dahs jumps and swinging together to beat them :-/
Good job on making it so far! I didn't expect a lot of people to stick around so long in the game!
Yes, the difficulty curve of this game is very high unfortunately as you might have seen the really early boss fight.
I can try to improve this section of the game. Thanks for your feedback!