can u talk?

can u talk? is a short 2D platformer where you must navigate the environment to keep a phone call from dropping while providing emotional support to the person on the line.

Move between transmitters to stay connected; if you move out of range for too long, the call drops and the game ends.

Can you find a steady signal and finish the call like the friend you want to be?

Controls

Input	Action
Arrow keys	Move
Space bar/up arrow key	Jump

(Also R key respawns, ESC quits and Alt + Enter toggles fullscreen)

How to play

Complete the level without your "call health" (the bar at the bottom of the screen) hitting zero. It recharges when you are in the line-of-sight and range of a transmitter, but slowly depletes when you're not.

Transmitters emit signals which are represented by lines: Green is clear, red is blocked. Opaque means the signal is strong, translucent means it’s weak.

Thank you for playing!

Technical

Godot project available for download (canutalk-source.zip).

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to test the Linux and Mac builds.

I can look into making an embedded version if allowed after the submission deadline.

Development

No AI was used in any part of the development of this submission 🙅

Project with source code avaiable for download (canutalk-source.zip).

Tools used

• Adobe Photoshop
• Audacity
• FL Studio
• Godot
• Piskel
• SFXR

Assets used

All assets created by me, with the following exceptions:

• New York City night ambience by SpliceSound (CC0)
• PICO-8 FONT
• Old sample CDs