Unfalling Star

by diegolh
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.39
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.41
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.89
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.29
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★66%
I used for create my game, Illustrator, Photoshop, Construct 2(Programming), After Effects

I never create a game before, my game is incompleted, but is my first attempt to make a game, and my first participation on Ludum Dare, I hope you guys enjoy!

Comments29

Tiago Ling Alexandre29 Apr 2013, 17:29
The art is nice, congrats! You should change the name of the game (It appears as Diego Luiz Henrique). Also, some instructions would be nice. Took me a while to figure the mouse controlled the horizontal movement of the star.
kewry29 Apr 2013, 17:36
Loved the style but the controls are a bit hard to get used to and to control them well
eteeski
eteeski30 Apr 2013, 05:22
The art looks really nice. the game play is really hard though.
bvanschooten30 Apr 2013, 18:59
Fantastic graphics! However, the player is too hard to control because even the horizontal movement erratically follows the mouse pointer, making gameplay too random. I couldn't get past the second level.
PixelOaks
PixelOaks1 May 2013, 02:11
Would have to agree with the opinions of the controls. I think if the first couple of levels were a bit simpler, it would give people time to adjust to the controls.
docix1 May 2013, 02:13
The art is obviously fantastic as mentioned above. Controls feel just a little stiff compared to the elegant look and feel. And then a great audio track would totally help the whole experience. But overall, very excellent work!
peaveyj1 May 2013, 02:14
Great idea. I found it really hard, but it might be because I'm using a laptop touchpad.
Tom 7
Tom 71 May 2013, 02:14
I think it's pretty good, especially for a first game! The thing that was weirdest for me was how my clicking produced a small local effect of "unfalling", but the star was moved by my absolute mouse position -- it was hard to wrap my head around those two simultaneously, and I kept crashing. Also, if I crashed a lot, the game started to get really slow. I think there might be some kind of leak?
anjack1 May 2013, 02:14
Beautiful graphics! This is a really great game for your first time. You should be proud!
jayemjee1 May 2013, 02:16
The concept is interesting, and the game is fun, but I feel the pacing is a little off. The levels are a little too long and checkpoints too few for a game with such touchy controls where the tiniest little mistake makes you start all over. I like challenge, but I prefer that kind of challenge in smaller doses.
diegolhauthor1 May 2013, 04:56
Thanks for the Tips guys!Im read all the comments And I'm learning a lot with the Tips, im working on tutorial for the controls, and save points to dont make the game boring...
onzephyr1 May 2013, 05:34
Nice visual style. enjoyed the concept. The controls took a bit to get used to but I managed. well done.
imagnity
imagnity1 May 2013, 17:42
This game is close to all 5 stars if -

1. Levels are too long for the missions.
2. I cannot use the controls right or maybe I just suck.
3. Checkpoints are not organized correctly. Felt random.

Overall, a 4-star game.
cinnamonmelonpig1 May 2013, 17:43
the visual are good but its extremely hard to navigate(play)
daniel23571 May 2013, 17:47
The star is a little hard to control. Nice visual style.
Awesome game for the first time!. Good luck with improving him.
geckojsc1 May 2013, 17:53
Really beautiful design work, but like others, I found the controls a little hard to work with (the only way to move horizontally in a straight line is to jitter up and down, which makes it very hard to stay alive).
Maybe some gentle acceleration/deceleration would have worked better.

Definitely 5/5 for graphics, and a pretty original idea, especially for a first game! Well done. :)
Dietrich Epp1 May 2013, 18:11
Threading the corners is really hard so I didn't make it very far, but the graphics are gorgeous.
Super Hamster
Super Hamster3 May 2013, 00:43
Very interesting and challenging but not impossible. Good job! :D
heuermh3 May 2013, 05:43
Very nice visuals. I thought the game was quite hard . . . guess I've been neglecting my mouse skills for too long.
gregdevice3 May 2013, 06:05
Really nice graphics, no sound in Chrome, crazy hard controls. Would play again with easier controls. Thanks!
Dining Philosopher3 May 2013, 10:10
I think using the keyboard would be a better choice for the controls, at least instead of the frantic clicking. Gave up on level 2 because my arm started hurting. Beautiful graphics though! As docix said, some music would make the experience a lot more immersive.
lotusgame3 May 2013, 11:04
I really like graphics. The concept is very interesting. But it's too hard to control, mostly at the begining. But still a very good job.
matthias_zarzecki3 May 2013, 23:03
Neat idea! Ridiculously hard, though
KunoNoOni
KunoNoOni3 May 2013, 23:46
Congrats on your first game! Beautiful graphics, and great use of theme. I do agree the star was a little hard to control but otherwise its a great game.
Nick Cash6 May 2013, 15:38
From my Jammate Brian: "Graphics are beautiful, controls are a really unforgiving considering the size of passage ways."
Sylvain
Sylvain18 May 2013, 17:17
Nice graphics, the level design becomes pretty hard though, and too early in the game. But good job for a first time!
csanyk
csanyk18 May 2013, 21:22
Great visuals. Controls were a bit too difficult -- dealing with a mouse pointer as the target for where I'm going while the background scrolls independently is just a recipe for ragequit.
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