Polarity

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.34
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.98
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★81%
You're an atom. Switch your polarity between positive and negative to navigate your way to the next level!

Sound effects only work in Chrome.

(pro tip for Infinite Potential Well: don't touch the ceiling, it slows you down.)

Comments81

Racura22 Apr 2012, 13:47
Broke link, I got 404 error
nornagonauthor22 Apr 2012, 14:17
Racura, try again?
mikecampo22 Apr 2012, 14:29
I like it! I couldn't get past the push and pull level though...good job.
caseymac22 Apr 2012, 14:29
worked for me, sweet game.
Paulloz
Paulloz22 Apr 2012, 14:33
I love it !
22bitstudios22 Apr 2012, 15:32
Amazing, had a lot of fun!
Last level was a bitch, but it felt so rewarding when I completed it
Magnega
Magnega22 Apr 2012, 18:13
Great, just great. Simple and smooth gameplay. Keep on a good job! (And add more levels!)
Druu
Druu22 Apr 2012, 19:14
Nice job, I like it!
joekinley
joekinley22 Apr 2012, 20:27
Awesome job, awesome game
altoid22 Apr 2012, 22:19
By far the most addictive entry I've played so far. This feels like it could easily be an extremely fun android game (I'd get it :D)
limbster23 Apr 2012, 03:32
really cool game. Just keep working on it, and you'll be able to get an iOS game out of it :D
Jezzamon
Jezzamon23 Apr 2012, 05:32
I love it! Fits the theme perfectly!
Oreganik
Oreganik23 Apr 2012, 06:09
Yep. 12 levels and I'm stumped, but man, you nailed the concept and innovated, to boot. Congrats!
j_peeba23 Apr 2012, 06:26
This was great. Simple (in a good way) and very fun!
MillerMan23 Apr 2012, 06:32
Simple and effective! Nice job :)
Daniel
Daniel23 Apr 2012, 06:34
Nice idea and well executed!
Mago23 Apr 2012, 20:23
Nice and polished game. My favorite level was "elixir of life"
Cake&Code23 Apr 2012, 23:33
Super fun! I've been playing this since the early builds and the improvements are great. It's got a good level of difficulty with addictive and simple mechanics. I don't immediately see the connection with the theme other than they're small magnets, but that doesn't really detract from the fun factor. :)
nornagonauthor23 Apr 2012, 23:41
@Cake&Code too bad I didn't get the theme across well enough in the game, but the idea was based around the fact that physics is different at nanoscale. Specifically, the electromagnetic force overcomes gravity :) You're a tiny nanomachine that can change your charge.
gelatindesign
gelatindesign23 Apr 2012, 23:46
Very difficult in places but good fun, great idea
Alink
Alink25 Apr 2012, 01:51
Excellent. The idea and controls are very elegant, and the levels are well done. Maybe try be neutral when both keys are pressed. Anyway, really good.
leafo
leafo26 Apr 2012, 05:54
Really fun game, great idea.
Blake
Blake26 Apr 2012, 05:57
That was great! Interesting concept and it was fun. Just needed some background music.
Topaz26 Apr 2012, 06:09
Wow. Definitely one of my favourites. And I finished it :P
HD40826 Apr 2012, 11:52
Can't be all 5, there's no humor in this game.

Great game. Didn't rate the sounds, everything else is 5.
HD40826 Apr 2012, 11:52
And level 10 is really hard.
Mrnewt26 Apr 2012, 14:30
Nice concept. Some sounds would round it out nicely.
SidetrackGames
SidetrackGames26 Apr 2012, 21:52
Very cool concept, though a bit hard at times :)
BenW27 Apr 2012, 01:24
Got stuck on level 10, tons of fun though.
Shadow
Shadow27 Apr 2012, 01:36
Cool graphics. quite polished. I recall playing this game during the compo when it was still a prototype. Quite a leap in terms of quality. congratulations.
Pixelulsar
Pixelulsar27 Apr 2012, 20:24
It was interesting and it fit the theme well.
Devon27 Apr 2012, 20:43
Im awesome! and you're awesome for making this game game. :D
wgemigh28 Apr 2012, 19:24
This is a great concept. I love the level intros as well. The're simple but they get the job done.

I enjoyed it until I got to 'Tunneling' and then 'Infinite Gravity Well'. Those levels were too finicky and got less enjoyable pretty quickly. Adding the ability to skip a level or adding a bonus difficulty (e.g. getting through is easy, but getting all of the gems is hard) might help with that.

Good job overall, though!
Kvisle
Kvisle29 Apr 2012, 01:22
Stuck at Infinite Potential Well.

Very good game, with a very solid game mechanic. I'm usually not that entertained by the really simple games - but this hit the nail on its head.
refreshcreations29 Apr 2012, 09:17
Sweet Physics Puzzler! I got to the 10th level i think it was infinite potential well then got stuck. Really playable game and muchly enjoyed. Mobile version plz :)

Just read te tip for level 10 , will have to play through again :)
uprightpath29 Apr 2012, 23:54
So much fun. I applaud you!
netguy20430 Apr 2012, 00:04
Love the gameplay and level design. Very clever and original concept.

Fun!
Niavlys30 Apr 2012, 00:20
YOU're awesome! Great idea, physics and all.
Niavlys30 Apr 2012, 00:34
Also, it made me discover Web Audio API, thanks. And thanks for making an HTML game (mine is, too). Let's fight against Flash and Java applets!
Fireblend
Fireblend30 Apr 2012, 00:48
Wow, seriously fun! I think this game probably has the most imaginative mechanic I've seen in any compo entry that just works and doesn't need anything added or removed; great job! Had lots of fun and played through the whole thing. I'll be passing this around :D
Peter Cooper30 Apr 2012, 01:19
Simple, slick, smooth.. plays really well and actually enjoyed it. So a good rating :-)
mes
mes30 Apr 2012, 17:33
fantastic!
bompo
bompo30 Apr 2012, 19:34
Great puzzle game! Very creative concept!
dwrensha
dwrensha30 Apr 2012, 20:13
I'm awesome! Nice idea, and just the right difficulty level.
Danvil30 Apr 2012, 22:26
One of the best games I played for LD23! Challenging but not too hard. Fun gameplay and the graphics fit perfectly. Excellent job!
Tourgen30 Apr 2012, 22:29
cool concept
Raptor851 May 2012, 03:24
for the most part pretty easy, "well well well" took some timing to get down but not too bad. The controls are great and it's a really fun concept, a blast to play. You should expand on this more post-compo, make some larger levels and add in a bit more variety for more puzzles!
Jigxor1 May 2012, 04:20
Awesome game! Very compelling, fun mechanic and great graphics and presentation. I had a lot of fun with this entry :)
jeffz1 May 2012, 04:30
fun and interesting, well done!
Datamosh
Datamosh1 May 2012, 04:43
"Tunneling" was my favorite level! Really addictive mini game, at first I wasn't that IN, though. I did wanted a bigger screen size!
Alexandre1 May 2012, 07:41
Fun game!
The level infinite potential well is kinda hard though.
AD-Edge
AD-Edge1 May 2012, 09:49
Very polished little game here, love the text and smooth feel of it all mixed in with the pixel graphics.
Sfx and music would have really added to it however, shame there isnt any.
nornagonauthor1 May 2012, 22:28
@AD-Edge, there are SFX if you play in Chrome. Didn't get time for music though :(
Ryusui
Ryusui2 May 2012, 04:45
Brilliant. Absolutely loved it. Only played the first ten levels, but what I saw, I liked. Love the mechanic, love the gameplay.
jwolf3 May 2012, 02:22
It gets really difficult eventually, but is pretty fun nonetheless. Very neat idea!
Zillix
Zillix5 May 2012, 07:58
Really tricky, but a great concept that is presented simply and elegantly. Great game!
Danik
Danik5 May 2012, 09:40
I like how simple it is, and still fun and challenging. Neat concept, not entirely new but still very innovative.

One critique would be that the hit boxes of the spikes are a bit too big, well, they seem to be boxes instead of following the shape of the spikes. Also, maybe you should sacrifice some realism for fun by setting a maximum radius of influence, maybe even showing this graphically to make it easier for the player to see what's going on.

Very good entry!
rvmook
rvmook5 May 2012, 17:06
Lovely game, great level designs aswell. Played one of your earlier versions during the competition, great to see how it worked out.
Gaeel6 May 2012, 10:35
Why is it so HAAAARD!

Good game sir!
dustmyte
dustmyte7 May 2012, 12:32
Wow, one of the best games submitted. Gameplay is infectious and engaging. Graphics are cool looking and a wide variety of situations are achieved with level design. It's all kinds of legit!
castor7 May 2012, 17:04
Very clever. Excellent game.
chambers
chambers8 May 2012, 04:40
Really good game! Nice level designs from the start to the end of the game!
Syntaxide11 May 2012, 00:34
Wow, this is a really fun puzzler. Graphics are clean. The animation for the level text is slick. I'm probably going to play this all the way through. Some music would be nice, but its not a big deal. My entry was silent too.
DDRKirby(ISQ)11 May 2012, 05:07
Nice concept, great presentation. Good work :)
nornagonauthor11 May 2012, 09:32
Thanks so much everyone ^__^
matthias_zarzecki11 May 2012, 13:30
Awesome mechanic!
KevinWorkman
KevinWorkman12 May 2012, 00:09
Fun, simple game. I could see this being a popular mobile game. It would be cool to see some type of level editor, even if sharing is done by copy-pasting a text representation of the levels.
nornagonauthor12 May 2012, 05:10
KevinWorkman: there is a level editor :) though you can't easily share the levels you make. Press [P] while playing a level, then press [Space] to select what tile to place. [B] and [N] go between levels. [R] restarts the current level.
hungyg
hungyg12 May 2012, 05:39
awesome game! got stuck at the infinite potential well tho.
dr_soda
dr_soda12 May 2012, 06:12
You've surely done a lot with a very little here. I feel like I don't really have much to add beyond what's already been offered. Great job!
JonathanG12 May 2012, 07:33
This is a fun little puzzle game that needs dexterity too! I like the simple control scheme, and how you've made plenty of puzzles around it. Graphics are nice and simple, it's a shame the sound didn't work for me on Firefox.
Keirua12 May 2012, 09:45
Very good realization (I love the title screen for the levels), however it's a bit hard to play. The idea is also very original and that's very innovative for a game with 2 buttons
Maple
Maple12 May 2012, 10:17
I felt the physics could have been improved upon a tad. I did beat the game though, so it wasn't frustrating or anything. Just felt sometimes it didn't respond the way I thought it would or should. Otherwise, great idea and great result. It's a shame there was no sound.
ehtd
ehtd12 May 2012, 17:14
Very nice! Loved the concept. Got stuck at the Infinite potential well
omaha13 May 2012, 14:56
This was a lot of fun. I couldn't get past level 4 :(

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