Very nice idea. Controls are a bit awkward and the transition between "worlds" is often annoying, finding myself bouncing back between them when I didn't want to. Cool idea and fun game though!
According to PoV, stability fixes are okay after deadline, so I've applied the following very simple patches (if it offends anyone, I'll revert to the old version)
vv prevents you from starting out of bounds in "decompression room", bug that Sos encountered
--- rooms.lua.old +++ rooms.lua @@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ end end, guy_start = { - init = {x = 993, y = 512-472}, - plot_room_one = {x = 993, y = 512-472}, + init = {x = 933, y = 512-472}, + plot_room_one = {x = 933, y = 512-472}, plot_room_two = {x = 40, y = 512-252}, } },
vv prevents timestep from getting too large, common way of starting the game "dead"
--- main.lua.old +++ main.lua @@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ end
function love.update(dt) + if dt > 0.1 then + dt = 0.1 + end if g.info_screen then love.audio.setVolume(0) return
Quite interesting game! The graphical contrast between the two worlds is excellent. I honestly didn't get very far though, since controlling the "real world" ship is very difficult.
The idea is great. The controls kill half the fun. I'd rather concentrate on the puzzles but end up exploding too often. If you make the collision response a bit more player friendly this game would shine.
Really cool, although the controls were a little frustrating.
I seemed to be having some sound problems, with the audio either not playing at all or playing and then stopping, but the music was nice when it was working.
Cool idea. The music is super, some of the best in this compo. Unfortunately it drops out for me on the Windows version (much more stable on the Mac), which is a shame because it really adds to the mood in both the hostile world and the sketchy world. I found the gameplay frustratingly difficult, and I think I have a high tolerance. The controls I could handle (though it would have been more fun if they were less cruel, particularly the ease of crashing your ship, and the slowness of pushing things around). But what drove me crazy was that the objects I pushed into place to pass the second room would just disappear while I was using them. But I did finish it, and enjoyed it. Nice.
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vv prevents you from starting out of bounds in "decompression room", bug that Sos encountered
--- rooms.lua.old+++ rooms.lua
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@
end
end,
guy_start = {
- init = {x = 993, y = 512-472},
- plot_room_one = {x = 993, y = 512-472},
+ init = {x = 933, y = 512-472},
+ plot_room_one = {x = 933, y = 512-472},
plot_room_two = {x = 40, y = 512-252},
}
},
vv prevents timestep from getting too large, common way of starting the game "dead"
--- main.lua.old+++ main.lua
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@
end
function love.update(dt)
+ if dt > 0.1 then
+ dt = 0.1
+ end
if g.info_screen then
love.audio.setVolume(0)
return
Also, I got stuck on the second screen :(
Otherwise, cool game!
Great concept though :)
The controls kill half the fun. I'd rather concentrate on the puzzles but end up exploding too often. If you make the collision response a bit more player friendly this game would shine.
I seemed to be having some sound problems, with the audio either not playing at all or playing and then stopping, but the music was nice when it was working.