stuck in the forest with two buckets on the spikes :|
You wake up on an empty train.
None of its stops are your own.
How will you get home...?
(A Spanish translation is now available.)
Description:
Train Journey is a 16-cartridge PICO-8 game (the maximum size) about a mysterious train to which the player is seemingly bound. Travel between stops, meet unique characters, and learn their stories. Can you free yourself and return home? Or will you ride the train forever...?
Controls:
[Z/C]: Jump
[X/V]: Use Shooty (an unlockable item)
Enter: Pause
Left & Right Arrow Keys: Movement
Up Arrow Key: Interact & Shooty Up
Down Arrow Key+[X/V]: Use Shovel
The game is also compatible with most controllers.
Most text can be skipped if you hold down [X/V] which may be useful when reattempting a boss or something
Screenshots:
Notes:
The Lexaloffle BBS in-browser and the download on itch.io seem to have been much more reliable as far as preserving save data.
Due to the way I used PICO-8 to make this game, and as a result of the level layout, you are unable to save in any "train stop" level. The game can only be saved in the train (when the screen flashes "game saved"). Note that the candle checkpoints are only checkpoints! You will not start at the checkpoint if you restart the game, so I'd recommend playing one level at a time, when you have the time to beat a whole level in a single sitting.
Note that there may be some bugs still left in, so please let me know if you spot any!
I've released the whole soundtrack on my YouTube Channel and on Bandcamp, so go check it out if you want!
Even if you're not interested in playing, thank you so much for checking out this game!!
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Release 1.6: Final Update Most Likely
Hey there! Here's a big update for the game! Most of it is behind-the-scenes changes and tweaks but there are some overt changes as well. The Spanish version is also now available on itch: https://meivuu.itch.io/travesia-en-tren (Thanks to Pablo Blanco de la Haza for translating everything)
Bugs
stuck in the forest with two buckets on the spikes :|
Oh no! There's a known soft lock there that is fixed in an update I'm working on. I think one of the trailers shows a solution though so you could check that out!
The update will take a while still though I'm afraid, but I'm still at work on it! Thanks for playin!
I'm giving it 2, despite initially liking it so much.
No checkpoints, intentional hazards that force you to die and then repeat from the last checkpoint.
Yeah, this is like the dark souls of platformers.
I totally understand how you feel about the game haha, it's fairly challenging and so definitely not a game for everyone. Thanks for the review ^^
Hope u have a great day
this game is fucking amazing. honestly, the fact that this game doesnt have more views or plays is pissing me off. this is one of the games on newgrounds that actually feels like a full game. you get to play for hours on this game figuring out puzzles, dodging enemys, its amazing. i hope another game like this comes out. keep making this awesome stuff king!
Wow! Thanks! Sorry if I've missed your review for a while, I haven't checked newgrounds for some time. And don't worry, I'll definitely continue to make games!
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train lore
This games is pretty cool. Trains are good :) When the train stopped in level 1, I got chills. I wish one of my friends could make cool stuff like this!