Really good idea. I liked it initially, but at the level with the many colors (3rd screenshot) my colorblindness kicked in. I could hardly tell the difference between the purple and blue rectangles! Couldn't finish that level because of it, but still a great experience.
Really excellent game, really inspirational to see ideas like this... soaking up colour from the environment... to walk through walls! Zip is awesome :D
This is a great variation of color changing platforming. Your graphical style and level design are very good.
Tip for HTML5: make sure to override default actions when using keyboard input. WASD may not seem like it warrants dedicated input handling, but remember ctrl+w/s/d are all common browser hotkeys.
Amazing! Great idea, well executed. Lots of 5 stars. Your level designs are wonderful. The only thing I'd add is some nice mood music, some slight tweaks to the jumping mechanics, and even more levels!
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jerombd30 Apr 2013, 00:38
Puzzle game with a clever color twist! Great potential!!
The first thing that really impressed me was the level change effects. But then as I got more into the game the level design really stood out too. I think of all the "change colors / things you can pass through" games I've played this LD yours is definitely the best.
Love this game. However, im pretty sure ive seen a similar mechanic in one the entries. Granted your take on it more fleshed out and your puzzles way more devious. All in all, its a create game.
Very cool. The only thing I'd add would be a touch of sound and music - with a game this polished and complete, the silence is more jarring. That's a minor quibble though; the difficulty was spot on, and you managed enough content to really show off the idea - hard to do in 48 hours! Nicely done!
Great level design. As everytime, great creation. Two things you can optimize. 1- It’s hard to see the different between blue and purple (but it’s perhaps my eyes) 2- I think the level aren’t in order of difficulty.
Nice idea, and it controls well. A few minor issues:
I struggled a little with colour-blindness, but apparently mine isn't as bad as FrozenCow's - it was only a problem on the second screenshot below the main one, between the blue and purple in there, and I managed it by trial and error.
I don't quite understand why there are two more levels once I've been told I've won. Kind of weird.
The fade in effect is really slow on my browser, which gets annoying (Firefox 20 on Linux with integrated graphics).
Great work! Awesome level design and progression. Controls are just right. One would think that having the background and the obstacles as the same thing would be confusing, but you managed to pull it off successfully. Keep it up!
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Tip for HTML5: make sure to override default actions when using keyboard input. WASD may not seem like it warrants dedicated input handling, but remember ctrl+w/s/d are all common browser hotkeys.
The only thing I'd add is some nice mood music, some slight tweaks to the jumping mechanics, and even more levels!
I struggled a little with colour-blindness, but apparently mine isn't as bad as FrozenCow's - it was only a problem on the second screenshot below the main one, between the blue and purple in there, and I managed it by trial and error.
I don't quite understand why there are two more levels once I've been told I've won. Kind of weird.
The fade in effect is really slow on my browser, which gets annoying (Firefox 20 on Linux with integrated graphics).
Keep it up!
BTW, I found your game via reddit, and I had a hard time to find it here (I guess searching 'zip' return all games providing a zip file)