Made with the awesome tool Construct2 by Scirra. ------------------------------------------------ Controls: arrows. Accept webstorage data to enable saved scores on your browser. Use "I" button for an inverse darkness experience. ------------------------------------------------------ Warning: Play the game having enough time, cause it can be really time consuming :P ------------------------------------------------------ Only tested Windows app and Web version. On Windows app you gotta scale the window to the size you want it to be.
Tools: Photoshop, Construct2, Sonar, BFXR, LMMS(Sonar didnt want to export the music)
Enjoy :D
Edit:Removed OSX version cause it didnt seem to work right
Bouncing around the levels was a cool mechanic which should be developed more. I found myself getting lost in the later levels. Also, as a suggestion, bouncing against walls should reset the light immediately. Otherwise, with a little more work it could be become something even better. Good job.
Very cool idea, and I really like the art style. As others have commented, the controls are a little wacky - I'd call them 'drunk spaceship style'. But good job!
Thx everyone :D. The controls might be a bit wacky, but it was hard to give complete freedom to move + physic of bouncing in such a small time :) Considered a button to stop in the air, but it might have made it too easy. After ludum will continue working on the idea ^^
There are few other echolocation games in this compo, but I like this one the most so far. It represents echolocating much better than ones where you cannot see walls even when some sound is played. And it's much more playable.
Too bad amount of light is independend of the sound type and volume (or too little dependend so I didn't notice).
Thx mortus, i didn't think about it, but your idea to make sounds light different time based on objects sound its really good. Only thought about that on the last levels sound.
I really liked the idea (haven't seen this mechanics before!), despite what others say, I kinda liked the controls and surely wouldn't call them `wacky' :)
I really like the music, it's catchy. At the beginning it was difficult to understand how to move the player but once I got it, was awesome. Good job!.
Start transcription: What the... the controls are all... what i can't see where I'm... oh ok so that square... woah this is floaty... [snip to a few minutes later] WEEEEEE!!! BOUNCE! WEEEEEE!!! AAAAARGH WHERE AM I? BOUNCE! WEEEEEE!!!
Thank you everyone :D After the ludumdare will follow your advices and make the game controls better :) Also i have plenty of ideas in my mind, like "light zones" because of sound, rotating levels, shape changes, timed levels, damage walls, breakable walls, etc...
Crazy little game! I liked the graphics and the music is nice as well. I seemed to have full visibility at times when I think the game mechanic meant I shouldn't? Not a problem though, had a lot of fun playing this.
As soon as you disable the door colors, the warp makes a sound that creates a big echo filling the level and making map visible. That way its easier to go back :)
Curious game! The music can get repetitive but at least its not too flashy. I liked the lighting effect when you touch a wall :) Nice work!! By the way: It doesn't open on OSX and the web version has a lot of lag in Chrome. At least for me!
Played through a few levels. Sad to say it didn't hold my interest that long, but I think part of that is because a new MMO just finished downloading. :P Very well made though! I really enjoyed the music, and the concept is pretty cool. Controls are a bit odd though, and the random lights turning off every 5 seconds or so seems a bit pointless. Maybe find some way to make the game mechanic more important? Of course, I only did the first few levels, so maybe it is later on. :) Otherwise, great job!
Awesome concept and great audio! I didn't finish the game but the levels I played seemed well designed and made good use of the lighting mechanic. Very cool :)
Cool graphics and nice music, but the gameplay sucks. Floating from one colored dot to another, staying close to the walls is not challenging and entertaining. Also, don't name the archive of your game after the distribution (e.g. 'linux').
I like the way everything gets dark. It's a very unconventional maze game ! Too bad the controls are a little bit fuzzy and have angered me :s Anyway, it's a nice polished game. Good job :)
The controls are a bit frustrating but this is otherwise a very solid effort! Looks good, nice situational blindness mechanic. And good job getting some music in, always good to see (hear).
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Too bad amount of light is independend of the sound type and volume (or too little dependend so I didn't notice).
What the... the controls are all... what i can't see where I'm... oh ok so that square... woah this is floaty...
[snip to a few minutes later]
WEEEEEE!!! BOUNCE! WEEEEEE!!! AAAAARGH WHERE AM I? BOUNCE! WEEEEEE!!!
After the ludumdare will follow your advices and make the game controls better :) Also i have plenty of ideas in my mind, like "light zones" because of sound, rotating levels, shape changes, timed levels, damage walls, breakable walls, etc...
By the way: It doesn't open on OSX and the web version has a lot of lag in Chrome. At least for me!
I didn't finish the game but the levels I played seemed well designed and made good use of the lighting mechanic. Very cool :)