Ludum Dare #26compo

Line Surfer

by frozencow

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.54

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.89

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.06

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.73

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.27

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★61%

Apparently this works on most browsers now.

I had a hard time with this theme. Started off making a game that I threw away in the end (too complex, so not really minimalist and 48h-proof). Line Surfer is my second attempt. Not everything that I wanted is in, but what can you do.

Controls:
- Mouse to move line
- R to reset level

Known bugs:
- Falling through the line is not really a bug, but necessary when making complex shapes and to keep the pace going right (maybe I can solve this better with more time).
- Loopings do not give you points yet.

Comments23

h2n029 Apr 2013, 16:34

Very good game Very re-playable

Tigrounette29 Apr 2013, 18:27

Funny!

comrad_gremlin29 Apr 2013, 18:35

Very clean and simple, yet fun :) Good job.

theomnis29 Apr 2013, 22:33

Worked in Firefox for me with no problems.

Galvesmash29 Apr 2013, 22:36

Great job bro!

unusualcadence29 Apr 2013, 22:36

This is a neat concept, I'm sure there's more mileage in this. I kept having another go, which is always a good sign!

Rubi29 Apr 2013, 22:38

The idea of the game is original.

Rubi29 Apr 2013, 22:39

The idea of the game is original. Try to fix the game!

Ninjaxio29 Apr 2013, 22:40

Very addictive game, the fact that you have full control over the line makes for some pretty interesting gameplay. Nice work!

FrozenCowauthor29 Apr 2013, 22:41

I just fixed mouse issues on Firefox, but the end-goal is still invisible for me, so I'll leave the notice up for now ;).

jhonpi29 Apr 2013, 22:46

Nice work, simple and funny, i was looking for airtime points all the time.

heuermh30 Apr 2013, 03:44

Hey, that was seriously a lot of fun.

I wish that air points achieved on purpose by clever mousing were worth more than those achieved by flailing about trying to rescue the ball when it is falling straight down.

Jellycakes30 Apr 2013, 05:03

Really nice game, fun when it goes out of control. Shame it was a bit short, I couldn't grasp how to score points though. Great game anyway!

Sebastian30 Apr 2013, 23:03

Neat idea, had some fun with it.

Gremlin30 Apr 2013, 23:04

I really like the sensation of speed. I wasn't too sure what was going on in the second half, especially when the ball started falling straight down and it took me a while to catch it. Time: 71 Score: 21

GreyShock30 Apr 2013, 23:04

With a few more tricks this could become a very good toy! :D

KilledByAPixel30 Apr 2013, 23:07

Cool game concept and good use of the theme! I liked the minimal graphics. Controls felt awesome at times but mostly a bit clunky. There didn't seem to be much of a goal but it was somewhat fun playing around with it. It seems like maybe you could construct a level that the player journeys through or a better set of scoring rules.

AnTiCamPr30 Apr 2013, 23:15

This is a really nice game with a simple and neat concept. If scoring was fixed (and maybe obstacles added to make levels?) this would be a great game.

Thijsku2 May 2013, 20:06

Nice game! I like the simple style. It's fun to drawn a line! Perhaps some powerups could have been nice. I also miss some music.

But it's a fun game overall! Nice job making this in only 48 hours. ^^

TomboFry2 May 2013, 20:11

Worked fine in IE10!

MrShoestore2 May 2013, 23:59

Worked fine in Safari. Also, nice game.

bramvq7 May 2013, 18:44

very cool idea

GeorgeBroussard20 May 2013, 20:21

Neat idea, and agree there's more mileage here. Something like this may be a good mobile game with touch.