Vacuum

by sccottt

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.29

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.65

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.41

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%

This is a very incomplete entry! Not really a game yet. I was only able to work

on this from midnight to 6am Sunday morning, so I focused on making

something that felt disorienting. Like Real Space!

You can shoot and die and careen through space. Every ten seconds you have

no control of your ship.

This is my first Ludum Dare (and first time really attempting to make a game

at all). Had a lot of fun and learned a number of things. Games!!

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Controls:

Arrow keys

(Make sure to click on the game first)

Comments17

mtrc26 Aug 2013, 18:21

Really cute! I like the idea of drifting in silence for a bit. The featured screenshot shows a sun, is that in the game?

SCCOTTTauthor28 Aug 2013, 00:30

Hey thank you!

Yes, the glowing circle objects are in there! And you can shoot them or slam into them even! The best way to find them is to not move around too quickly.

Serishmus28 Aug 2013, 00:58

What is it doing when the screen turns white?

Broxxar28 Aug 2013, 01:01

There's definitely potential but it's obviously incomplete. Looks like you got the basics down but didn't get a chance to put in objectives/goals.

ocmu28 Aug 2013, 01:01

It was really simple, and I'm not sure if you intended this, but I thought it was very impactful. I loved the aesthetics. You drift around in space, contemplating your existence every so often, then you die alone.

namrog8428 Aug 2013, 01:03

I liked the direction this was going in
great mood

Tainted_Code28 Aug 2013, 13:07

Full stars for the mood, I really liked this. Good job!

GarethIW28 Aug 2013, 21:56

It is a shame you didn't get to finish it for LD, but perhaps build upon it as a personal project as it's a nice foundation.

esayitch28 Aug 2013, 21:56

Liked the mood and the stars xD

lopiky129 Aug 2013, 03:58

sweet

dungeonsoffear29 Aug 2013, 04:47

I like the idea. In future versions, I would have the "drift" time much lower, but still as frequent.

lurkingshadow29 Aug 2013, 04:50

beautiful game, cant wait to see what it turns into :D keep up the good work.

Epiphane29 Aug 2013, 04:55

A delightful little game; it's really sort of zen-like floating through space. I saw some blue orbs, so I shot at them and blew them up... then I floated aimlessly for a while until I ran into an orb and exploded. Why did I try to kill the blue orbs? I don't even know. Deep.

Jimanzium29 Aug 2013, 09:21

Pretty neat for what there is, shame you didn't get to finish it

DuduSAr31 Aug 2013, 06:00

Well, nice beginning ^^
We failed at a past Ludum, and in this one we deliver a complete game. It's normal. Keep trying.

alts4 Sep 2013, 07:22

Congratulations on your first LD. You've managed to make something that controls very well, and while there aren't a whole lot of "game" elements in it, it feels like a strong foundation for something to be build on top of it. Nice work.

cwkx10 Sep 2013, 15:30

I love space games, the graphics, mood, simplicity and audio here were excellent. Congrats on your first LD ^^