Ludum Dare #23compo

Breathe

by mcc

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.06

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.87

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.87

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.77

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%

- Requires an OpenGL 2.0 compatible computer
- May run better at lower resolutions
- The game is over when the music stops

Created with Polycode: http://polycode.org/ https://bitbucket.org/runhello/polyconsole
Inspiration: http://conwaylife.com/wiki/index.php?title=Day_%26_Night

Comments13

mccauthor23 Apr 2012, 07:09

Note: This game was modified after the deadline to fix a game-breaking bug, where you would always get stuck on the fourth screen if you had a very narrow monitor resolution (like, 1280x1024). If you want to play the originally submitted version, see here: http://vote.grumpybumpers.com/j/ld/23/4/ ...but, except for the bugfix that version is exactly the same.

Hazard23 Apr 2012, 17:11

Okay, where's the sneaky bastard who put LSD in my coffee! :P

NiallM24 Apr 2012, 11:13

Oh, I love this. I had an idea what to expect from the pictures you posted on twitter, but the music's fantastic too. It fits perfectly.

30dogs25 Apr 2012, 05:19

Woww way cool. I definitely could have spent more time playing this. I'd love to learn how to program something like this--thanks for posting the software.

mikelovesrobots325 Apr 2012, 06:48

Really strange and wonderful. I liked it quite a bit.

repstyle25 Apr 2012, 22:17

Nice visual experiment but, even if it's fun to see how you can smudge an old sight tv , it's a bit too far from the purpose.

But i like the mood.

And you should alert epileptic people to never play your game if they don't want to go to the hospital ^^

Ranoka27 Apr 2012, 20:41

I'm trying to download the Windows version, but it appears your site is down. You could upload the files to a public dropbox folder. I'm going to check back in a couple days to see if it's up again!

Ranoka28 Apr 2012, 16:11

I came back and it seems to be working again.
Note to others, move with the arrow keys!
I tried playing it a few times but was trying to play with the mouse, then I tried pressing every key, but it seems you use the arrows. Some hint somewhere would be useful.
Very interesting experimental entry, I played it a few times to take in the experience.
I'm not really sure how this fits with the theme though. Thanks for sharing!

Tourgen29 Apr 2012, 05:33

no description of inputs to be found anywhere

Datamosh6 May 2012, 14:12

It's so trippyyy! I really dig it! Good work!

Jezzamon8 May 2012, 05:59

Interesting... although I like games which have a more definitive goal and challenges, etc.

Still quite nice graphically.

PIXEL^314 May 2012, 00:51

If this was used to make an actual game, that would be awesome. In it's current stage, i guess it is a game, but it doesn't really have gameplay, just LSD.

Jedi14 May 2012, 00:59

Craaazy. I'm going to come back to this if I'm ever tripping :).

I found the pops in the audio very annoying, and probably would find them more-so if tripping :/. Not that YOU said this was meant for tripping :).

Anyways, it's very cool but as others have stated, not really a "game" as far as I can tell.