Shadows

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.92
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%
My very first ever Ludum Dare entry: a game about moving light through rooms. Made in Game Maker 8.1. It could have been better, but I certainly learned a lot, so I count it a success!

Time lapse here: http://youtu.be/WfRoJyCSUZ8

Comments14

Moist
Moist29 Apr 2013, 15:37
I love the aesthetics and the text system. The gameplay is well-crafted too. Good job!
howieV (binarygirl)29 Apr 2013, 23:17
like the mood and gfx.. i couldnt get very far tho.. i think its just because im an eejit :)
nintendoeats30 Apr 2013, 00:04
I cannot get past the "the world will thank you" level. I just don't know what I am supposed to do.

I do really like the visuals, and I think the mechanic is very cool.
Tainted_Code30 Apr 2013, 12:20
Ooooh this is very nice, great mood surrounding the feeling of the game! :)
Lucas Tiridath
Lucas Tiridath30 Apr 2013, 12:47
Nice idea and great art style. I found the actual gameplay mechanic pretty confusing. Maybe you could add more of an explanation here? What I didn't really understand was why blocks sometimes were destroyed and sometimes were not.
jayemjeeauthor1 May 2013, 01:52
@Lucas Tiridath: If there was anything that I feel the game is lacking, whether due to time constraints, lack of experience, or whatever, it's training. The game doesn't do a very good job of teaching you how it works. I put levels in with the intention of teaching the play how to play, but it throws too much at you too fast. It should have been spread out more.
sP0CkEr21 May 2013, 02:28
cool idea for a game -- had a lot of fun -- nice effort
lekochen
lekochen1 May 2013, 02:35
I really like the mood and music, but I feel confusing.
zatyka
zatyka2 May 2013, 01:11
Like others, I found the game play a bit confusing. However, I loved the simple contrast of dark and light. Also, nice death effect :)
Rose
Rose2 May 2013, 01:16
This is a really interesting game. It looks nice and you got some pretty good music out of audio-tracker! (If you didn't use audio-tracker, forgive me.) I got through a few levels but still don't understand the mechanics - but I'd love to play again once you have a better instructions/training.
pvwradtke
pvwradtke2 May 2013, 03:12
Very nice, liked the B&W art. The idea to let light flow through levels is very good.
netmute
netmute6 May 2013, 15:32
I'm on a Mac. Sorry :(
Spelchan6 May 2013, 15:34
As others have already mentioned, better instructions or tutorial is needed.
chrismcr18 May 2013, 22:28
Took me a while to get it, but it was worth it!

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