Ludum Dare #22compo

Solitary Sand

by cross

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.85

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.46

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★1.50

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.40

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Community★★★★★★★★★★2.20

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★32%

Here's my first Ludum Dare entry and my first completed flash game.

I recommend a half decent set of stereo headphones or a surround sound setup.

It's a concept I'd always thought could be cool, and was my first thought when the theme was announced.

I learned a lot about flash and will take part for sure in the future.

Source is messy but still belongs to me. if you have any questions, hit me up on Twitter.

Comments12

madmaw19 Dec 2011, 05:18

Love this concept, so good. Only downside is that for me at least, in Chrome/Mac the mouse seems to become unresponsive after a while :(

CaptainFresh19 Dec 2011, 07:10

Very innovative game, but I had a really hard time figuring out where stuff was. I eventually found the metal object but couldn't do anything that I found with it. I didn't have a lot of fun with it, but the concept is golden.

A-Type19 Dec 2011, 07:29

Very cool concept. Unfortunately, the limit of holding one item and the seeming inability to use items together caused me too much trepidation. I don't have a great way of knowing where I dropped the rope after I pick up the metal thing, so I don't want to drop it. So I don't progress... still, you're on to something.

ladron19 Dec 2011, 21:05

Interesting idea. I mostly wandered around, lost, though :-)

bach21 Dec 2011, 01:32

Love, love the idea! It gives me such a weird feeling not being able to rely on my eyes to explore everything. Probably what a blind person would feel like..

I do agree with everyone though that it's a little bit too open. More tightly controlled environment would have actually made it a more intense/interesting experience. Keep it up though! :)

Crossauthor21 Dec 2011, 03:01

Thanks for the input guys. The sounds really restricted me as far as environments go since I lack any sound gear aside from my laptop microphone.

I'm thinking on a sequel that would take place in a more enclosed space with other people to interact with.

SLiV22 Dec 2011, 12:38

Although the concept is very interesting, it wasn't really fun. At least some indication of if I was heading in the right direction would have been nice. I was a bit put off after I found the metal, since I had to drop the rope and I hadn't a clue where I had left the driftwood. But the audio and mood where awesome. Good job.