Ludum Dare #27compo

Rewind

by sergilazaro

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.24

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.02

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.50

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.87

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.58

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★74%

Pause, rewind and resume the movement of circles, in order to accumulate 10 seconds of *forward* movement among them. That is, if a circle goes forward, it adds time, if it goes backward, it subtracts time. Circles stop when they collide with each other.

Click on a circle: pause/rewind/resume (depending on the icon on it).
Right click: rewind (when possible).

Update (2013-09-05): Added binaries for Android (.apk) and Linux. The Linux build is untested, I used the Unity export and crossed my fingers. Let me know if it works, if you try it. Also, the Android version has no right-click, but it's solvable still, just a bit more awkward.

Comments31

matthias_zarzecki26 Aug 2013, 02:27

Ha, this is a great / brainy idea! Would love to see this extended :)

xrm026 Aug 2013, 15:11

Didn't understood what's the objective of the game.

NuSan26 Aug 2013, 17:29

Excellent idea, but you should try to explain it because it's a bit diffult at first. Each circle has a direction, moving in this direction add time, while moving backware remove time. You have to get a total time of 10 to win. The game is great and well done, congratz !

sergilazaroauthor26 Aug 2013, 20:41

Thanks for playing! I agree, it's a bit confusing, I didn't totally explain everything in-game. I thought I had added a description here, but somehow it didn't save. Anyway, it's there now, to clear things up. :)

recursor27 Aug 2013, 11:37

Compo entries require source code. Where is your source code?

GSM Productions27 Aug 2013, 12:56

Nice game! It took me a few minutes to get what was the objective but once I got it, it was pretty fun to play. Pity there weren't any music for such a game though. Very nice designs!

sergilazaroauthor27 Aug 2013, 17:12

Source code added! Sorry, I had forgotten. It's just a zip with the Unity folder.

aschearer28 Aug 2013, 20:55

Neat gameplay. Could see it expanded on perhaps with improved art and sounds.

Supercannon28 Aug 2013, 20:57

Great idea, perhaps a little slow at times but still an excellent use of the theme. Good work!

Almax2728 Aug 2013, 20:58

simple but interesting gameplay

bitserum29 Aug 2013, 15:13

Really great idea. It was fresh playing this. Even after last level i wanted more. Good game.

local minimum29 Aug 2013, 18:09

It so should have music/sounds, one per button that goes forward or reverse depending on how you have clicked them! Nice puzzle.

timujin29 Aug 2013, 18:13

Clever gameplay mechanic. What's missing is restart level button.

X-0r29 Aug 2013, 18:13

The game is quite simple to beat - still, the idea is just awesome! The hardest part was to find out the game rules. After all is said and done, it's a nice new style of a puzzle game.

apaneske29 Aug 2013, 18:14

Good concept and game! Really enjoyable all the way through. Would've like some more. And sound since you are pressing PLAY buttons :)

kbm029 Aug 2013, 22:24

Pretty cool concept! I would like to see this further developed! Good job!:)

Thermite29 Aug 2013, 22:26

A little difficult to grasp at first, but very clever once I understood it! Good job.

Ninja29 Aug 2013, 22:28

I really like this concept and I think it could be expanded upon to make the puzzles a little more interesting over time. Nice job!

doonay2130 Aug 2013, 19:42

Nice entry! At first had some problems understanding objective, but later was only fun! Nicely done!

OneL3gend30 Aug 2013, 20:29

Pretty Awesome game.

XaiZil30 Aug 2013, 20:30

Took me a while to get my brain thinking right but its an interesting puzzle

siat31 Aug 2013, 01:43

Very creative (and fun) puzzle. It would be nice to have a visual indication of which circles were fast vs. slow.

shard12331 Aug 2013, 17:16

Awesome concept, it really gave my brain a whirl!

Jupiter_Hadley31 Aug 2013, 20:32

Awesome puzzle game, great use of the theme. I featured it in my Ludum Dare 27 video compilation series, if you'd like to check it out, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGdyZZ8iT10

Exergy31 Aug 2013, 22:49

Really clever!

Capro1 Sep 2013, 10:34

Great concept, you can make an enormous game from it! :)

SaintHeiser1 Sep 2013, 12:43

Really good game! Too easy for me, but general idea is awesome!
Good work!

recursor6 Sep 2013, 12:07

Unique gameplay and nice clean simple graphics amde for a pretty interesting little game. nice job

paulmcgg8 Sep 2013, 23:54

I love when I find a gem of an idea like this, great stuff. Lots of room to do more with this. The genius part is the rewind/forward relation (moving wrong direction = minus time, right = more. So always completely balanced). Well done.