This is my first entry into ludum dare. This time I decided to work with cocos2d as it is relatively simple and fast to have a first success. Unfortunately it my setup only works on Mac OS X - Lion. Next time I might try something more ambitous.
In my game you walk around searching for a companion. However he is avoiding you and you follow him deeper and deeper into the darkness.
To steer: use arrow keys or WASD Spotlight: move the mouse to actually see something
Using the "spotlight" to reveal parts of the world/maze - which becomes darker and darker as you progress, is a nice idea! Initially i wasn't sure if i was doing the right thing, but as i progressed through the levels it became apparent what the purpose of the game is. Although i didn't saw the ending coming :-P.
As a side note, i *loved* the piano music and the slight "puffs, huffs" and ambient sounds that there were in the recording. It felts as if there was some sort of companion i was with while playing the game. Top marks on that :-)
Thank you for your comment on the music. At first I did not even intend to create any, but then i decided that there needed to be some to emphasize the sad mood.
Congrats on your first dare, gebirgsbaerbel. I looks interesting. A big section of us are PC (including me), so a playthough video or the like really lets you show off your efforts (especially your music/sfx it seems) for an otherwise Mac exclusive entry.
As a side note, i *loved* the piano music and the slight "puffs, huffs" and ambient sounds that there were in the recording. It felts as if there was some sort of companion i was with while playing the game. Top marks on that :-)