This my entry for this competition. The goal is to collect all colors (red/blue/yellow) in each level by touching them.
This game has 32 Levels and 42 "collectables". Can you find theme all?
The graphics were made by taking pictures of paper and changing their color in gimp. It also includes a custom lightning/shadow engine (Not that hard for a 2d game, but looks pretty nice).
Controls are displayed in-game, but in case you missed them: left/right: move left and right up or X: jump spacebar or Z: fall through patflorm R: restart level
Also you can press f4 to switch between windowed and fullscreen mode.
Ingenious concept with a sharp, interesting aesthetic to go with it!
If I'm honest, though, it didn't quite reach the potential it could have had as far as "fun" goes because of the controls and puzzle design. I was glad to see that new mechanics were introduced throughout, so the ideas were expanded upon and stayed interesting, but so many of the puzzles relied on precision jumping or tedious climbing by hopping from platform to platform, which was made frustrating because the controls are very loose and it's extremely easy to overshoot/undershoot your platform or to adjust yourself only to be sent flying off.
Still, great idea. Polish it up, tighten the controls, rework the puzzles, and I think it could make actual money. Pretty awesome for a <48-hour prototype!
@Cybearg Thank you for your feedback. Seeing as there was still time left I updated the game (changed a total of 4 lines of code) and now you can move more precisely. Turns out I made a mistake where the player accelerated from 0 to top speed in a single frame instead of gradually.
NEW VERSION UPLOADED
changes: smoother movement so you can do precision jumps more easily (same download link)
The skip level button was not ment condescending. I'd rather some people skip some levels, than to stop playing because they were stuck. It was a last minute thing, so I haven't put a lot of thought into it.
Fun, but the difficulty curve is kind of random, and a few levels seem extremely tedious. (The one where you have to go through like 100 walls? Why?) Oh, and the music sucks. 7/10, good work.
I really enjoyed myself with this one. I had to rate a little down for the music simply because while the track was really catchy, it got a bit repetitive.
Oh man... Some of those levels are just mean, but the style is excellent! I agree with some existing comments regarding music and the slightly tedious climbing that appears on a few stages. A couple of steps would be cool, but sometimes it's just too much - especially if you die and have to start again. Also, I got stuck on the 'line with no colour' level for a crazy amount of time. I thought maybe there were invisible lines or something, until I eventually found the mechanic which lets you beat it (I imagine some earlier stages might have been easier too if I'd discovered the mechanic sooner!).
Still, this is one of the few games that had me wanting to persevere to the very end, and the sense of achievement when beating the game was great, even if I only had 4 potatoes =[
Nice work indeed. I really liked the graphic style with the photos of paper. And the little animations and particles on the character when it jumped. Fun game.
A game like Piet Mondrian's paintings! :) Pretty interesting idea. Some levels a little bit frustrating, and the feedback about hitting each color could be more instant. A nice game overall!
Interesting concept, but the game controls felt a bit sloppy. Some of the puzzles were kinda frustrating, but there were some nice puzzles there as well. Overall, pretty good job!
I love that so many of these games are going with the image for "minimalism" on wikipedia as their graphic inspiration.
This is pretty fun! Basic controls and implementation, and pretty satisfying gameplay.
The game started really bugging out on the levels with the green-bouncy stuff. It seems like when you hit that stuff with your head, the game doesn't handle it very well.
Also, the "warps" were pretty annoying when they kept just going back immediately. It would have been better to have to leave the "warp landing" and then go back in to get teleported back.
Jumping was a bit tedious at times with the "switchbacks". I would have preferred the game without those levels.
I don't know if this is intentional (might be a keyboard cluster issues), but I can't hold the jump button and go transparent at the same time. It's...starting to drive me nuts. Even when I'm deliberately trying to switch keys, I just can't do it with enough precision on a keyboard. Maybe on a controller, but not on this thing. LD has taught me that I need a new keyboard.
I do quite like this concept though. It also looks nice, and this is certainly the most modern music that I've heard so far this LD. Is that a plus? I don't know, but it's a piece of information!
Great concept. Some of the levels were a bit difficult, I'm glad the skip level button was there. Controls were a little hard, but it was a lot of fun.
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Zed30 Apr 2013, 18:30
Very cool. A unique mechanic, good use of the theme, fair bit of gameplay, nice music.
I made a game based off the whole Mondrian/De Stijl thing, too, and I like the look of yours!
I admit, I used the skip level button 3 or 4 times and only got nine potatoes, but I think I can say I beat it.
All the green blocks were really annoying, and the fact you had to hold up while phasing through walls at certain puzzles wasn't immediately clear, but other than that, great work. You have real skill for level design, and a lot of it.
Pretty fun! Also, really liked the graphics made from paper, but I guess you could go for less digital treatment and use more "real world stuff" on the levels, since you went that way. Anyway, cool game! :)
This was a really fun game to play~ The difficult curve was good, and I liked how you actually used all of the mechanics fairly often, it was fun figuring out how you could use everything. The trampoline color seems to work slightly buggy at times, and the skip level button had a tendency to fly around the screen really fast while I was respawning, but there's not really anything about the game itself I can complain about, apart from the lack of an option to play individual levels :y
Really cool game! The paper art style with the lighting and shadow fit so well and added that nice extra feel to it. Then there's the music, that really set the mood nicely.
I loved the graphical style, really consistent. It also has a nice challenge curve.
I think it would be nice if there was a list of levels somewhere, so that we could see how far we had gotten - right now you can either skip a level, or press escape to completely quit the game.
Thanks for the cool game!
PS: in a few levels, the skip button started jumping everywhere like crazy as I moved. I think it is nice that the button moves out of the way, but you might want to look into that! :-)
Great, loved the puzzle based platforming of your game. Very innovative and challenging. Congratulations, one of the best games I have played until now. Keep the good work!
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If I'm honest, though, it didn't quite reach the potential it could have had as far as "fun" goes because of the controls and puzzle design. I was glad to see that new mechanics were introduced throughout, so the ideas were expanded upon and stayed interesting, but so many of the puzzles relied on precision jumping or tedious climbing by hopping from platform to platform, which was made frustrating because the controls are very loose and it's extremely easy to overshoot/undershoot your platform or to adjust yourself only to be sent flying off.
Still, great idea. Polish it up, tighten the controls, rework the puzzles, and I think it could make actual money. Pretty awesome for a <48-hour prototype!
Thank you for your feedback. Seeing as there was still time left I updated the game (changed a total of 4 lines of code) and now you can move more precisely. Turns out I made a mistake where the player accelerated from 0 to top speed in a single frame instead of gradually.
NEW VERSION UPLOADED
changes:
smoother movement so you can do precision jumps more easily
(same download link)
Well executed though, even if I wasn't a huge fan of the "falling through things" mechanic.
Still, this is one of the few games that had me wanting to persevere to the very end, and the sense of achievement when beating the game was great, even if I only had 4 potatoes =[
Level design was wonderful except the jumping/climbing bits.
They're less of a puzzle and more of a chore.
I agree the levels got tiring quickly but overall a very solid concept.
It's sad you put "Linux is better" in the windows level and yet aren't shipping the game for Linux too (I ran it fine with wine).
+1 point to humor for that line by the way :)
controls should be more polished
great that it has "skip level" feature, some levels looked so impossible to finish :)
The platforming controls need a bit of tweaking, they make the game much more difficult.
This is pretty fun! Basic controls and implementation, and pretty satisfying gameplay.
The game started really bugging out on the levels with the green-bouncy stuff. It seems like when you hit that stuff with your head, the game doesn't handle it very well.
Also, the "warps" were pretty annoying when they kept just going back immediately. It would have been better to have to leave the "warp landing" and then go back in to get teleported back.
Jumping was a bit tedious at times with the "switchbacks". I would have preferred the game without those levels.
Overall good job!
The game polishing is really nice too
I do quite like this concept though. It also looks nice, and this is certainly the most modern music that I've heard so far this LD. Is that a plus? I don't know, but it's a piece of information!
I admit, I used the skip level button 3 or 4 times and only got nine potatoes, but I think I can say I beat it.
All the green blocks were really annoying, and the fact you had to hold up while phasing through walls at certain puzzles wasn't immediately clear, but other than that, great work. You have real skill for level design, and a lot of it.
Some levels are a little tricky, but it's still fun!
And I like the music, good job!:D
I think it would be nice if there was a list of levels somewhere, so that we could see how far we had gotten - right now you can either skip a level, or press escape to completely quit the game.
Thanks for the cool game!
PS: in a few levels, the skip button started jumping everywhere like crazy as I moved. I think it is nice that the button moves out of the way, but you might want to look into that! :-)
Cheers,