hru

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.09
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.87
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
A minimal game. There is a delicious surprise at the top. NOTE: at the top, keep bouncing up. When you go high enough you will get the delicious reward.

Comments171

TinyGolem
TinyGolem28 Apr 2013, 15:49
Very relaxing game.
Cybearg
Cybearg28 Apr 2013, 22:03
Great sounds, great music, great aesthetic, and a simple but pleasant gameplay direction. Good job!
Tanius28 Apr 2013, 22:27
I agree, great sounds! really dreamlike.
JohnnySix
JohnnySix29 Apr 2013, 00:59
Very cool! Bookmarked for later, gotta reach the top. :D
SomeNetworkGuy29 Apr 2013, 02:40
Very nice job. I got to the top. I think. I was expecting some sort of pat on the back when I got there though. Is there an ending, or do you just sort of roll off and do it again?
jswhitten29 Apr 2013, 04:10
At the top level you need to bounce up to a certain height to win the game.

Excellent game! Graphics, sounds, and gameplay are all very well done.
Deadlyapps
Deadlyapps29 Apr 2013, 05:41
Fits the theme perfectly. Great job!
JoeDev_net29 Apr 2013, 05:45
I really like this. Very cool idea and well executed!
JonRB29 Apr 2013, 06:25
Lovely surreal game. Harder than I first expected, but once I got the hang of it I found it very enjoyable. The sound effects were well-fitting and the ambient sound created a fantastic atmosphere.
CryoGenesis
CryoGenesis29 Apr 2013, 06:44
Really relaxing yet still pretty challenging. Long loading times.
Zaszx29 Apr 2013, 06:45
Very nice one!
Magnus29 Apr 2013, 06:46
Very nice aesthetic. I love the sounds.
pjchardt
pjchardt29 Apr 2013, 06:49
Greet mood and atmoshpere. Spot on sfx and visuals. Oh AND A Delicious SURPRISE!
TrentSterling29 Apr 2013, 06:49
Very pretty game! Very hard near the top!
lpcustom
lpcustom29 Apr 2013, 07:08
Someone said it was relaxing. I completely disagree. This game is nerve-racking! I love the dissonant ping sounds when you bounce. This is actually better than a lot of games I've paid money for. Great job!
Andrio
Andrio29 Apr 2013, 07:44
Very pretty!
GAFBlizzard29 Apr 2013, 07:52
Verl well done and polished, but a bit difficult and stressful without checkpoints, knowing that at any time you could screw up and fall all the way back to the bottom. :( Still, good job with the theme and especially the audio!
Spierek
Spierek29 Apr 2013, 08:33
Great in every aspect.
B
B29 Apr 2013, 08:39
Fantastic game! Would've loved it even more if it was a bit faster (or if it got faster with time).

+1
Chman
Chman29 Apr 2013, 08:42
Zen, peaceful game. Simple but effective.
timtipgames
timtipgames29 Apr 2013, 10:29
I love the mood of this game. In contrast to it's relaxing appearance the gameplay made me almost seize due to the tension :)
martijn
martijn29 Apr 2013, 10:32
THE LINUX VERSION MISSED THE DATA FOLDER. (but you can get it by downloading the windows version).

This is a pretty awesome game.
The game plays at a really nice pace, looks awesome and overall is a veryenjoyable experience.

rated 4 or 5 start on each catogory
matthias_zarzecki29 Apr 2013, 10:35
This is quite lovely, I love teh aesthetic.
tompudding
tompudding29 Apr 2013, 11:58
Awesome! Looks great, sounds great, and it's really fun. I like that hitting the edges of the blocks sends you off sideways, makes it that bit trickier.
agmcleod
agmcleod29 Apr 2013, 12:37
very very nice!
gmaker29 Apr 2013, 12:38
very nice!
AlbertoSM
AlbertoSM29 Apr 2013, 13:05
LOVE the atmosphere and the aesthetics! Game is addicting and the music soothing but the gameplay might need some loosening up. One of my favs so far! :)
neight29 Apr 2013, 17:58
Thanks for rating PHILIP KLAS! Almost made it to the top, but hit one at a weird angle and went flying off the screen. haha! Loved the style though.
mrexcessive29 Apr 2013, 19:07
I like the lost life mechanic. Nice "inifite" feeling about the whole game. Something slightly awkward about the camera angle when arriving into a new level, be nice if it chased you up there. Sound is lovely chiming... murmur underneath contributes to the infinite space feeling. Good job!
Cyboot
Cyboot29 Apr 2013, 19:50
Ahhhh, finally completed it. I started getting a little angry after I fall down twice at the very last stage.

But great game, I really enjoyed playing it :)
The surprise was kind of predictable but I like the fireworks (remind me of my game ;))

Good Job!
dasrkrain29 Apr 2013, 20:16
Great job. I honestly thought this would be a lot harder than it was! Something I would play a lot more of!
JohnnySix
JohnnySix29 Apr 2013, 20:18
First one that deserves a five or two - the icing on the cake would be potato though, I mean, perhaps a difficult version where the player object is not spheroid but potatoid, and bounces randomly to increase the hazardousness and precariousness of the challenge. :D
maloki
maloki29 Apr 2013, 20:20
Nice! The sound matches the style very well. Simple, yet challenging...and relaxing, too!
Frozen Fractal
Frozen Fractal29 Apr 2013, 21:07
Sadly, the Linux package does not work:

$ ~/Downloads/hru.bin
Found path: /home/thomas/Downloads/hru.bin
There is no data folder
multikorv29 Apr 2013, 21:18
A bit difficult, but I don't really mind that. Nice sounds! Really got to the minimal feel with the textures and such. Nice work.
egos29 Apr 2013, 21:21
very good polishing but not relaxing :)
gilmore606author29 Apr 2013, 21:28
Sorry about the broken Linux build -- fixed that (I hope).
mushbuh29 Apr 2013, 21:33
good ending
eteeski
eteeski29 Apr 2013, 21:48
Excellent visuals. I love the title screen. Going from black and white to color was really cool. very polished. great music. very rewarding to beat. lol great potato model. very realistic textures haha.
Baknik29 Apr 2013, 21:56
This game really drew me in with the ambient music and tones.
NuSan
NuSan29 Apr 2013, 22:51
Excellent, i like the interaction between music and interaction, the mood is good and the gameplay innovate. Really great on all domain !
geepit
geepit29 Apr 2013, 23:11
Really nice aesthetics
Richard Matey29 Apr 2013, 23:48
Fantastic, really like the sound mixed in with the pacing, you really nailed it in mood. Very relaxing to play.
neight29 Apr 2013, 23:54
Concise, well designed, and difficult! One of the best entries yet!
JAH2488
JAH248830 Apr 2013, 00:09
Very cool.
JimmyLord30 Apr 2013, 00:17
Wow, super polished, simple, original gameplay. Great game, chugged a bit on my laptop, I'll play it again another day at full speed.
scottychips
scottychips30 Apr 2013, 00:18
Really enjoyable game mechanic- fits the minimalism theme strongly!
nintendoeats30 Apr 2013, 01:12
It looks super nice, has good audio feedback, and has a calming atmosphere. I got to the very top and fell off without getting what I presume is a potato or cake though. That was my fifth time getting high up and falling...I didn't want to do it again p_p
ilo30 Apr 2013, 01:14
Lovely presentation and Zen-like experience. Hits all the right notes. :)
tankete
tankete30 Apr 2013, 01:49
Very soothing. Love the crispness of the graphics. Nice!
daydalus
daydalus30 Apr 2013, 02:19
Really well done game, from the perspective, gameplay, sound effects, ambient music, etc. Loved how a bad bounce is a minor-key sound, a good bounce sounds pleasing. Gameplay did feel a little sluggish at first, but I got used to it and it felt relaxing over time. Nice work on this one!
Tiago30 Apr 2013, 02:24
Sweet game, didn't reach the end but gotta do that later to discover the surprise!
blearn
blearn30 Apr 2013, 02:34
I like it, nice and simple concept. I got a laugh out of the ending.
Felix20
Felix2030 Apr 2013, 02:52
Wow, this is an Amazing first entry.
It's beautiful, minimalistic. Te sound/music is great. It's fun to play not too easy or hard.
And then there's the end...
this is an incredible game! :)
cwilloughby30 Apr 2013, 02:53
Cool. Very relaxing. And minimal. Was frustrated at times by the side bounce. Liked the audio and sound, mechanics were great!
Alex Rose
Alex Rose30 Apr 2013, 03:30
Really enjoyed this one! I'm loving how this theme brings so many calm, relaxing fun games. The best way to end a frantic jam.
LionelJitro30 Apr 2013, 03:32
I really like this.

Definitely embraces minimalism. It feel really polished.
Things like the white dot that shows you the x/y co-ords on the block you are on, the really smooth camera zoom in and out make it frustration free. Really cool game.
PsenFilip30 Apr 2013, 03:45
Simple mechanics heavily tied with good aesthetics and sound. Really smooth after I got the hang of the input.
BahamutZaero30 Apr 2013, 03:54
Excellent and well polished use of the theme.
OnlySlightly30 Apr 2013, 04:44
Loved it! The audio cues felt great. And it was actually fun. I loved experimenting with how the ball interacted with each block and finding new tricks.
netpro2k
netpro2k30 Apr 2013, 05:19
The overall mood of this is amazing. The audio fits very well with the visuals. The sound played when getting to a new level is very rewarding.
siondream
siondream30 Apr 2013, 06:35
Very relaxing and nice combination between the jumping platforms and the sound.
Yarek30 Apr 2013, 08:14
Really nice game :)
Wiering30 Apr 2013, 09:00
Nice game!
rujo30 Apr 2013, 09:20
very creative and well done
nilstastic30 Apr 2013, 10:17
Pros: Very nice game! Great idea and a solid implementation. =)
Cons: Nothing, good job!
ReveLorenfield30 Apr 2013, 10:56
Nice game, very relaxing.
Diventurer30 Apr 2013, 12:21
I love this. I got very high up, and I couldn't bring myself to restart, though. :P
Kimau
Kimau30 Apr 2013, 12:54
Amazing loved the little touches like the starfield and clouds . The jump boxes getting taller just felt really polished.
Xatulu
Xatulu30 Apr 2013, 13:08
Great game, hope you reach a high position, as it is a really fun and great looking/sounding game with lots of fun!
hmm30 Apr 2013, 13:56
nice
RobKat30 Apr 2013, 14:06
I love this game, in my top favourites, i cant help but want to move the camera though
corrigan_sam30 Apr 2013, 14:12
Really good, very relaxing. Loved it :D
cinnamonmelonpig30 Apr 2013, 14:22
Best game I played so far! You are a genius :D
DavidErosa30 Apr 2013, 14:34
I found it very relaxing and although at first I had some difficult with the controls, but once I got it I enjoyed the game. Thanks!
JustinMullin30 Apr 2013, 14:42
Overall fun, the controlls seemed a bit stiff, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. Liked the colors and physical interactions. The levels progressed nicely and didn't get too hard too quickly. (No speakers so no audio rating, sorry) Nice entry, much fun!
villhest30 Apr 2013, 15:00
Amazing! Love the graphics and sound. Really great use of the theme!
drstik
drstik30 Apr 2013, 15:45
Wonderful all round, one of the few entries I've wanted to come back to.
raarlac30 Apr 2013, 15:58
Very artistic. Sound effects are awesome. Nice job
fullmontis
fullmontis30 Apr 2013, 16:02
I nearly fall asleep... Not because it's boring but because it's so hypnotic and relaxing. It's almost meditative in a way :)
YsenGrimm30 Apr 2013, 16:04
Really impressive!
JFlegle30 Apr 2013, 16:33
Wow, great game, love the sound and idea.
lightnarcissus
lightnarcissus30 Apr 2013, 16:57
I enjoyed the audio and the general soothing aesthetics of the game. Props on keeping it simple too!
Lidfrid
Lidfrid30 Apr 2013, 17:03
Wow, 5 stars for this. A bit Frustrating (because im not good at reaching the top T_T) but very well done, it's so polished. Really good job
magnpeas30 Apr 2013, 17:06
Nice job with the theme
Lidfrid
Lidfrid30 Apr 2013, 17:07
oh ok i made it! :D cool ending xD
MinionStudios
MinionStudios30 Apr 2013, 17:18
Love it! Great work on this, the gameplay, sound and graphics are all tight and well done! Big Kudos!
Puzzlem00n
Puzzlem00n30 Apr 2013, 17:23
I got to the top platform, but couldn't bounce high enough to win. I'll likely try again later!

Excellent mood, the whole game feels very unified artistically. Good work!
visibleatom
visibleatom30 Apr 2013, 17:36
great game. Sad that you couldn't get gamepad support in, specially with the tease of it accepting the 'A' button to start :)
Zed30 Apr 2013, 18:18
That was amazing. Really clever use of an interesting mechanic, great ambience, taught me about the subtleties of movement. And THAT REWARD!

I'm a better person for having played this game.
Stiju30 Apr 2013, 18:37
One of the best games I've played so far in this LD.

++Nice ending.
ramoncb30 Apr 2013, 20:29
Simple, very polished and pretty relaxing.
Loved it!
bytegrove30 Apr 2013, 21:22
"hru" - the sound I made every time I fell down. But I kept going, I needed that delicious reward so bad! And boy, was it worth it! Such a delicious reward indeed. Omnomnom!
Really atmospheric game with a great art style that tricks you into believing it will be a relaxing experience. :D
Tamik
Tamik30 Apr 2013, 22:13
Nice kind of Zen game
Komradus1 May 2013, 02:58
A challenge to get the hang of and quite fun. I'll be replaying this every now and again, well done.
DaanVanYperen
DaanVanYperen1 May 2013, 03:04
I feel so relaxed now. ahhhhhhhhh......
Travis Irby1 May 2013, 03:34
Had a ton of fun! Couldnt help but keep wanting to try and get higher :D Very nice graphics and the controls work really well.
JigxorAndy1 May 2013, 05:12
A very appealing aesthetic, relaxing melodies, and well polished. Great job!
Crazi4561 May 2013, 05:31
Very fun game!
stqn1 May 2013, 05:31
Very nice but difficult controls. Not relaxing at all.
messiano1 May 2013, 06:23
Such a nice game, I like the visuals and feel. Sort of addictive, would make a great cell phone game
juaxix1 May 2013, 09:47
What a happy ending, love the concept and development, thanks for sharing!
5 - mood
jhice
jhice1 May 2013, 10:28
Could you add the arrow keys or AZERTY keyboard config ? :p For us the poor french guys...
SmilingCat1 May 2013, 10:33
Very interesting mechanic and concept, and a lot of fun to play. One of the best I've seen this compo.

Great work!
Gungnir
Gungnir1 May 2013, 12:34
Well done, I feel an even more minimal color scheme would have been in service of this entry.
Kiwiboi1 May 2013, 13:13
Loved it! Relaxing music and gameplay while still being fun and somewhat challening. Great job! :)
intripoon1 May 2013, 13:57
Nice game, but a bit frustrating to start all over from the beginning when you drop down.
cmayhem1 May 2013, 15:03
Requires some spatial reasoning and patience. Very nice.
IceCliff
IceCliff1 May 2013, 15:07
Very rarely do you find a game, that you want to continue playing to keep the music going.
CogComp
CogComp1 May 2013, 15:41
Very niece piece. Going to come back and play this again!
Ithildin
Ithildin1 May 2013, 15:47
Great game! Fun, and it fits the theme nicely at all levels. Well done :D
Oleg Zhurko1 May 2013, 17:27
Awesome game! Sometimes its really hard to aim ball properly. Really cool mix of sound effects and music.
ovenchips
ovenchips1 May 2013, 17:40
I think this is my favourite game so far. The level of polish is sublime. I guess the only thing I'd say is that sometimes I felt I failed simply because I couldn't gauge the perspective - if the ball clipped the side of a block, it was difficult to tell that I had to compensate to keep the ball in play. But minor criticism - looooooove it.
imagnity
imagnity1 May 2013, 18:33
Such a beautiful, vivid, surprising, relaxing piece of art. +100 points for the atmosphere.
petrocket1 May 2013, 18:43
I dunno why folks said this was relaxing, I kept falling off and so things got more tense the higher I got, though it was fun to play and the sounds were cool. I don't understand the color coding on the tiles. Anyways great job!
netmute
netmute1 May 2013, 20:38
Graphically and acoustically beautiful! One of the best entries I've played so far. My only complaint is that the controls are a bit unresponsive.
kreischweide1 May 2013, 21:45
Great entry, feels polished on so many levels!
matheod
matheod1 May 2013, 21:58
TinyGolem -> For me it's a stress game ... when you fall near the end you're so afraid to fail again :p

But game good. The sound for the bonus scare me :p
FrozenCow1 May 2013, 22:26
Simple but very polished game. Good idea!
Tozy
Tozy1 May 2013, 23:36
One of the best games of the compo so far :D
Let me see... is there something I didn't like? Maybe the font, that's it.
Congratulations!
multitude
multitude1 May 2013, 23:51
One of my LD favorites. love this game :D
woftles2 May 2013, 00:46
Very nice game, very relaxing, very entertaining, not funny but brilliant sound and brilliant graphics. good job.
dick_claus2 May 2013, 02:50
Was strugling with controls, but I finally did it. Interesting idea.
zkenshin
zkenshin2 May 2013, 03:11
Very fun for a simple concept. :)
Monxcleyr Productions2 May 2013, 04:09
Awesome game. Gameplay was fun and difficult enough to stay interesting on the way to the top. The audiovisual stuff gave it a nice, relaxing mood.
junt742 May 2013, 07:36
Simple and relaxing... It's amazing!
MRvanderPants2 May 2013, 09:09
This game represents the theme well. Awesome use of the soundeffects, and the simple gameObjects. Very solid feel.
Neonlare2 May 2013, 10:45
I have no critics of this game at all, it really is a brilliant piece of work. Damn beautiful work at that.
Lafolie2 May 2013, 12:07
Very chilled out. The sound effects and ambient pads are great.
Rafael Sales2 May 2013, 18:01
Fantastic game! I enjoyed a lot. You've reached an interesting curve of challenging. Congratz!
alwaysinbeta2 May 2013, 22:14
Love this. Good idea, beautifully executed. Will definitely play again!
rubapi
rubapi2 May 2013, 23:27
Great game, congrats!
davidpeter3 May 2013, 02:00
Great game. Took a very long time for me to get to the ending, like 10 tries. Worth it.
Alex Camilleri3 May 2013, 08:53
Very nice little game. Great job with the camera!
reverso133 May 2013, 14:48
Fantastic game!! Congratulations :)
jhonpi
jhonpi3 May 2013, 21:52
The most complete game i ever seen so far, nice sounds, great aesthetic, fits the theme, simple gameplay and good difficulty curve. Great job!
Xaychru04
Xaychru043 May 2013, 23:10
The sounds and the graphisms create a very enjoyable ambiance, this game is really relaxing!
Sylvain.p
Sylvain.p4 May 2013, 04:00
Great sound, and the work is impressiv for a jam, I don't understand the need of 3D.
gerritg4 May 2013, 21:35
Fun, good looking & sounding, relaxing. That's a great mix you got here! Loving it.
tsb4 May 2013, 21:44
I liked the special effects sounds :) Also the graphics were very calm which went to my good books :)
stevejohnson
stevejohnson4 May 2013, 21:53
This entry has the best audio of any I've played. Extremely well done, first LD or no. And the grand prize is perfect.
TheSarcastic5 May 2013, 20:27
One of the best this LD. Awesome :)
Jorjon
Jorjon5 May 2013, 20:48
Wow really nice game. A little slow perhaps, but otherwise it was excellent in every aspect.
Taro Omiya
Taro Omiya8 May 2013, 02:36
Nice audio! Really works with the gameplay really well. Thought it was a little easy. Could use some more challenge at the end.

Bah! Surprise potato!
kill0u
kill0u8 May 2013, 12:38
Great game :)
pereubu8 May 2013, 17:34
relaxing, not my king of game but i liked it D:
sP0CkEr29 May 2013, 05:12
oh man i almost cried when i died before making it to the top -- could not stop playing it -- great game!
CalvinGlazunov9 May 2013, 14:56
this game is great
ethankennerly
ethankennerly12 May 2013, 21:31
Aiming the spotlight and listening to the metallic bounce entranced me. The bounces forgave my inaccuracies and tend to go up. The subtle palette calmed me. If you continue to develop this, after reaching and falling from a high distance I was not motivated to repeat those platforms.
PAMVllo13 May 2013, 00:39
XD that end! I was like: "What the hell!?" and then "Oh Ok! ROLFMAO"
Xanjos14 May 2013, 23:42
Really nice game that fits the theme quite well. Loved how the ball makes musical notes on every bounce.
Madball17 May 2013, 11:44
Very relaxing yet fun and challenging. It`s good that you make me able to return to earlier levels, it saved me several times :).
Oh... I just stopped bouncing, and you sent me back to level 1. That wasn`t very nice. I could roll to previous level and regain the movement.
And I understood what do level names mean. But not the title of the game...
Codexus
Codexus18 May 2013, 10:15
Nice idea but restarting from the bottom after each mistake is just too punishing!
Martin_Monosys19 May 2013, 20:53
This is cool, but as in so many games in this LD, I have no idea what I am doing... :)
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