I Painted a Tiny World

by gelatindesign

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.07

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.86

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★41%

Edit: woops, didn't realise using sourced music was against the rules of the 48 hour compo, changed to a jam entry instead

Edit2: If you struggle with the game it may be because of a bug - when you get hit by an enemy it slows you down until you release the key and then press it again. It's kinda a bug I never fixed.

You play as a collector of tiny worlds, several tiny worlds exist within your
world, and your world is a tiny world existing within another world.

You hoover up the worlds and their inhabitants.

The main gameplay concept is that your character must paint the platforms they
run on. The paint gradually 'drips' and the platform is lost.

WASD - Movement
Left Click - Fire paint platforms
Right Click - Hoover up planets

Edit "prefs.txt" to set your window resolution (1280x1024 or less for best performance)

Comments23

icefallgames23 Apr 2012, 17:53

I'd really like to rate this, but I find it way too difficult to play, so I don't think it would be fair. I can't last more than 5 or 10 seconds.
I like the music though :-)

gelatindesignauthor23 Apr 2012, 18:13

Heh, sorry. I guess playing it non-stop for a weekend makes it seem easier. Thanks for giving it a go though :)

The music comes from http://www.nosoapradio.us/ so I can't take credit for that.

cadin23 Apr 2012, 18:52

Sorry, I can't play since I only have a Mac.

gelatindesignauthor23 Apr 2012, 18:58

I've tried getting it to run on a Mac but I can't get PyGame to work. I'll keep trying and see if I can get a version up.

Also, here's a video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxaIvwKyML0

laubori23 Apr 2012, 18:58

I like the music and the idea!

MrDanH23 Apr 2012, 20:00

Great gameplay mechanic and music. Could do with some more enemy varieties to keep things fresh on the later levels (I played up to level 10)

angrygeometry23 Apr 2012, 22:32

i liked the mechanic a lot, and the game itself was cute!

JaJ23 Apr 2012, 22:32

The concept is great and I love the colors used, but the game is too hard, mostly because of what happens when you hit an enemy, it's almost an automatic loss.

JustinMullin23 Apr 2012, 22:33

Wow this is hard. =P I have to admit, I can't beat the first level...neat idea though. I can't give you points for the sound since it's not your own, unfortunately.

Gremlin24 Apr 2012, 04:32

Cool concept, but way on the hard side. I consider it an accomplishment that I got to level 2. :)

the8donut24 Apr 2012, 09:24

The game's waaaaay too hard! Other than that, the game's art style is great, and the mechanics are interesting. Good job!

gelatindesignauthor24 Apr 2012, 12:32

Dunno if it's what you are struggling with, but when you get hit by an enemy it slows you down until you release the key and then press it again. It's kinda a bug I never fixed.

Also I managed to collect 143 planets and reach level 20-something, so it is possible :)

blob24 Apr 2012, 20:47

Cool mechanic. The game is not too hard once you figured that pressing the movement key again stops you from going back.
However the tough part is getting to get the worlds to come to you when you right click. Never understood why it worked only once in a while !

gelatindesignauthor24 Apr 2012, 21:43

You gotta have the mouse over the world to pick it up

lanoiadimuu25 Apr 2012, 16:43

Nice idea, nice art and if you made that "aaaah" sound al by yourself, nice screaming too!!!

HeuGamer26 Apr 2012, 03:16

Very fun game to play.

character26 Apr 2012, 06:02

Definitely a tough game. Really dig it. Good hell-platformer. Things coming at you everywhere and you can't shoot back. This game will hurt you, wear a helmet.

jwolf29 Apr 2012, 22:24

Woah, interesting but difficult game. I think it's definitely that key release bug that's doing it. Sometimes the enemies send you flying, and it feels like you have no control. You may want to mention it in the main part of your entry, because it can be worked with, but releasing your input is counter-intuitive.