Depth

by maple
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★58%
Doesn't work? Try this version, which forces vertex processing:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6478756/Games/LD48/26%20-%20MINIMALISM%20-%20Depth/Depth_alt.exe



It's... A 2D maze game... Or is it?

Controls:
Arrows+WASD
Space checks
R regenerates
ESC escapes
ALT+Enter fullscreens

Tools used:
Game Maker Studio
MilkyTracker (most SFX)
LabChirp (some SFX)
Fontstruct

Let me know what you think!
~Maple

Comments23

tankete
tankete29 Apr 2013, 08:01
Wow! I loved this game. At first I wasn't sure how to start, but ended up with 9/15 after about 5 minutes. Not sure I really understand what the WASD keys are doing. I think my brain exploded. Great job! :)
Chman
Chman29 Apr 2013, 12:16
The first few levels are easy, but the game rapidly becomes mind bending ! Interesting use of perspective, nice work !
ChuiGum
ChuiGum29 Apr 2013, 20:40
Like, very nice...
HelkeGames30 Apr 2013, 10:22
Simply love this game, well done ;)
FloatingGhost30 Apr 2013, 17:08
I wasn't quite sure what to do to begin with, then the turning and the brain-bending and the ahhh....
orange08
orange0830 Apr 2013, 17:10
I don't know... I didn't really understand how I was changing the shape of the world... It just seemed like I got lucky whenever I beat a level. :P
Tyro
Tyro1 May 2013, 07:25
Very creative concept, and the ambient audio was a nice touch. It's... A superb game... Or is it?
Jorjon
Jorjon1 May 2013, 07:59
Hey nice concept! You I never understood really what was going on. I know it was sort of 3D thing but I think it was rather difficult to figure out.
ChuiGum
ChuiGum1 May 2013, 20:45
Had to come back, such a great game and concept.

PS: Oh and Maple, the updated version of my game has no bugs, so if you want to check out the complete version you can go to page of my game and click the link in the description. ;)
loxo2 May 2013, 19:04
Very unique concept. I managed to get to 10/15, but now I'm stuck. Overall a great and quite challenging game.
Szedouu4 May 2013, 09:47
well done, very interesting idea and design.
DBRalir
DBRalir6 May 2013, 03:01
Wow, excellent use of rotation. I got to level 12 before I got stuck.
dalbinblue
dalbinblue6 May 2013, 11:35
I really like the concept, but it's really easy to get lost. I only got through a handful of levels.
netmute
netmute6 May 2013, 14:37
I'm on a Mac. Sorry :(
SaintHeiser6 May 2013, 14:45
Awesome gameplay!
It was fun to get lost in 2d multidimensional maze =)
Good job, dude!
brxtr
brxtr7 May 2013, 12:18
This broke my mind.
Kvisle
Kvisle9 May 2013, 15:16
This is both excellent fun and really innovative.

I'm stuck on level 10, and one part of me wants to try and map out the maze somehow
Monxcleyr Productions9 May 2013, 16:45
Interesting game. Whenever I felt like I knew what was going on, I realized I had no idea.
StMatn13 May 2013, 13:15
Cool game! The concept makes my head hurt sometimes, but ist nicely done ^^ The graphics are quite cool and the sound fit very well. Nice work!
rezzish
rezzish15 May 2013, 00:03
Wonderful!
awppy15 May 2013, 00:09
1198 to complete from the getgo. Took me a while to realize WASD and the arrows were different things (and that the arrows actually did something)

I get what's going on with regards to moving and turning rooms, but this is WAY too high-concept for my dumb ass to figure out. Still, it was curious enough that I kept stumbling blindly around until I cleared all the rooms.

The audio was extremely fitting, so good job on that, too!
Christina Nordlander
Christina Nordlander16 May 2013, 21:48
A very good puzzle game. Took me a while to figure out how to play, and even then I mostly got through the levels on trial-and-error (I'm not very good at this sort of puzzle).

Other than the difficulty, I really can't find any flaws. The graphics are obviously minimalistic, but the colours are appealing. The music and sound effects are excellent. Thank you for creating a very enjoyable game.
Norgg
Norgg20 May 2013, 10:02
Really interesting mechanic, but gets pretty frustrating if you don't happen to randomly come across the exit, gave up around level 9 because I couldn't keep a grasp of where I'd travelled already, may come back to it some time with pen and paper.

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