Wonderful atmosphere. I felt that the controls were a little sluggish, which lead to me getting frustrated every time I died. I really like the idea though :D
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Great game I should say, nice graphic, nice sound, fun and addictive. Well, it's a little frustrating to play sometimes, the movement is a little sluggish. However, to create this game under 24 hour is really awesome!
Seems a bit hard to control the character, as he moves so slowly, but overall the game is really interesting, sounds good, and looks outstanding. Very well done.
Very cool graphics, I liked the bouncing light mechanic and the game is difficult in just the right way, like "damn, I should've dodged that. Well, I'll remember that next time" kind of difficult. Very good.
WOW. This game is amazing, by far one of the best entries I have seen thus far. I really like the dark underwater atmosphere which is greatly supported by your choice of cold colors. Also, the slow pace really contributed to that in my opinion, faster gameplay might have ruined it.
Definitely one of the best entries... just amazing game. Graphics, lightening and sounds creates really creates great atmosphere, it gave me the chills quite a few times... Really, really good game!
Pretty nice, liked the art style and I thought the light mechanic was pretty well done. Very interesting to play, disorientating when you don't have the light. Good job!
The light can pretty easily get away from you and sometimes you can't see the spikes very well even though the light passes right through them. Really liked the audio effects, though.
Neat concept that fits very well in the theme, and perfect execution. The graphics are beautiful and there's great attention to detail. There's even some recoil when you throw the light (yay physics!). The sound effects really make you feel like you're underwater. In terms of gameplay, I found it a bit too frustrating though.
Beautiful entry. Great visuals and sounds, of course. Was a little unclear what would kill you or not. Would almost have preferred if there was nothing but harmful spikes/coral etc, vs mixing it with non harmful things? This will do well.
Wow, this is beautiful. There seem to be so many details that make it seem way more thought out than a 72 hour game. Music was beautiful, although the breathing was a bit creepy.
I played the web version and couldn't get past one level (2nd or 3rd - can't remember) because my window's maximum height (625px) was too small. When I tried to scroll down and then clicked back in the game to give it focus, the game automatically scrolled back to the top. I tried going doubly blind by alternating directing the diver and scrolling to see where I was, but this proved too difficult.
You really feel like your are underwater, the darkness and the visual effects are here to reinforce this feeling and make everything so vivid.
Only one bad thing I'd point out is the fact you can't really guess what's an enemy or not. You get some bad surprises at first, but get used to it afterwards.
This one is truly a gem. I liked it overall and in details. The sound are truly immersing. I also liked that when you launch the light bulb, you rollback a bit as it would be in real life :) Great job you've done there!
It loads and then the screen stays black(web) I tried chrome and firefox. Also tried the download the same thing happens but the screen is never drawn, I just get the window frame and it hangs there :( Must be my crappy video card though. On chrome is says there was a problem with WebGl.
This is somewhat mesmerizing... I like how you throw your light, and how some parts remain lighten...
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Xavier19 Dec 2013, 18:07
Graphics so nice and smooth movement. On the other hand I think that player's lighting is too small to avoid enemies. Btw a great job and reminds a lot a game that uses the same gameplay concept.
This one is so elegant! I love the little touches - the lights that activate as your lantern gets near, the tiny poof of light whenever you die so you can see what hit you, the little bit of recoil on launching the lantern. Would have loved to see a level that was all glowing grass. Nice work!
Very pretty! Lovely atmosphere, very calm. The idea of the ball as some kinda physically modelled lidar beacon is fun - really ups the tension in navigating the maze. Loved the kick-back when launching the ball! Great work, could do with seeing more!
Fantastic game! I love how the level lights up as you explore it, I didn't realize it at first, but looking back at the level once you're almost done with it is a great feeling. The mellow and immersive sounds combined with the intriguing graphics add up to an awesome atmosphere that makes me just want to keep exploring this underwater world. My only gripe is that once the orb gets too far away from you in the wrong direction, getting it back can feel a bit tiresome.
Hey, this is entry is great. I like what you have made out of the theme and it's also really well executed. The graphics are very nice, the gameplay is figured out in seconds and what I find best is the heavy breathing in the background. it really brings some atmosphere to the exploration ;)
Nice. Great use of the theme. Game felt a bit tense in places when the light had gotten away from me a bit and I had to traverse the darkness to get it back (not a bad thing). Not sure what else to say really, but well done!
Wow, you are right. Our games' core mechanics are very similar. Except this one is way more polished presentation-wise. Love the mood set by the audio and visuals. Only problem I had was that I sometimes could not quite tell the dangerous spikes apart from random harmless shrubs. A higher visual distinction would have been nice. Also, I would have loved to see some reward for getting through to the end. Maybe escaping the cave? Apart from that, great entry!
Brilliant use of tense atmosphere and exploration, carefully navigating the caves had be on the edge of my seat at times. Seriously excellent job, grats :D
Unbelievable mood. You nailed it. I really liked the sense of everything hanging on a thread, as your only light source is flung away at full power. It got really claustrophobic at times, as a sort of tunnel vision sets in.
Excellent game. The audio is really good for the mood. Also, it's terribly difficult when the light just go through some spikes and you have to go in the dark to catch it! Good job!
Nicely done. I like the balance between exploring and protecting. The audio was nice and subtle, The graphics done well. I liked the glowing effects from the different fauna. A very well rounded entry.
pretty awesome, I love the sound and the mood, thw world seems enought realistic to immerse the player. My only concerin is about the mechanics throw and re get the ball... not sure about that. well done
I feel like the instruction to keep the light safe because you only get one is a bit misleading... you don't have to worry about the light dying, just yourself. But nitpickiness aside, I really like this.
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TomboFry21 Dec 2013, 13:54
Wow, absolutely amazing. Very calm and relaxing, it's definitely a good job I had my headphones on, as the ambiance was fantastic. Just a shame there weren't more levels.
Great atmosphere created through excellent lighting and sound effects. It's also very fun to play thanks to responsive controls and a nice use of the theme. One of the best games I've tried this LD, well done!
Deep, dark, mysterious, creepy, beautiful .... fishy? In a good way :D Thoroughly enjoyed this, absolutely bang on feel and really nice controls - you have the physics balanced to a tee and the lighting effects are just excellent, thank you!
Impressive! Found myself actually holding my breath. Love how the atmospheric soundtrack (yes, best with headphones!) is the first impression into this deep, dark underwater world. Challenging in the right ways; well thought out level design and beautiful art support each other. Liked the game mechanic of separating and rejoining with the light. Controls could use tweaking, for example: a) able to use arrow keys and/or WASD; b) all keyboard: spacebar or shift + direction to release light; c) and/or all mouse. Switching back and forth pulls me back out of the immersion of the game... and it is VERY immersive. Overall, great game! Run, er... swim with this idea!
Lovely, nice play on lighting, and the sounds gave it a very nice atmosphere.
At first I thought the walls were killing me, and then both the walls and some stuff along the walls, it wasn't until the third level I realized that I could touch the walls.
Also, since you wondered about my entry, I made the graphics by hand in MMF2, without reference.
Looks incredible, but got the better of the laptop I was testing on - so I couldn't play for too long due to overheating. But the mechanics that I got to see were very solid, and this looks incredible.
Tremendous mood in this entry. It's simple to understand, and immediately fun! I had a little trouble deciphering what could damage my character and what couldn't, but besides that, no complaints.
Nice dark atmosphere! A bit hard to spot the dangerous spikes, and once spotted sometimes it's a bit too hard to avoid them too in a tight tunnels.
One suggestion: put some small collectible lumen along the way. when you collect them, they might serve you as both health points, and light source (the light around the character to grow with every lumen). Then when you get hurt by the spikes, the player might lose the lumen, lose light, but stay alive. By this you'll give more chance to the player and some collecting mechanic might increase the fun.
Great game, cool concept, really good graphics and simple but appealing athmospheric sounds. Problem with that concept is that it can get kindda repetitive and slow though.
Excellent sound design and mood. I liked following my light sphere through the dark for a while, but it eventually got pretty tedious to guess and then have to track it down and then die on some spikes and start over. I wish it was a bit more forgiving or a bit more arcadey?
A very good game with strong atmosphere due to a nice graphics/sounds combination. It really feels like I'm trapped in the depths of some ocean... Well done folks!
Wow, what a great experience ! Nice use of the theme, gorgeous graphics and that music ... Great job you guys ! Will definitely track your next games :) French review available here http://youtu.be/o1m9BhljBWk
Wow, what an amazing entry! Looks gorgeous, very atmospheric! However it was a bit too difficult to play for my taste - would have been nice to have a "call back" mechanism for the light. I tried firing it down and behind me to avoid traps but still ended up having to retry - gave up after about 6 attempts. Nonetheless, the most impressive LD entry I have seen so far. Spectacularly beautiful.
It was a really cool experience, liked a lot the ambiance, the feel of loneliness in the dark with that small and precious light ! About the slow velocity of the character, it reinforce the challenge of following the light, and the Player can measure his moves precisely, that's good !
I really like the visuals and feeling of exploration (incl. movement+sound). Maybe the spikes could be a bit easier to distinguish from the environment.
very nice lighting and graphics and sound. It excels at making you feel like you are immersed in the environment and the lighting and shadows work with this perfectly. I just wish i was more fun. :D (chase the ball if you miss, sigh)
Wow. Yeah I went with 5's across the board except for humor (N/A).
This is a unique take on theme, looked beautiful, sound was great, and was actually really fun. I liked how it turned into a memory game when you had to go chase down the light.
Would love to see a fleshed out version with upgrades and other cool features.
Cool concept and a very good take on the theme. The audio and graphics made are very polished and came together well to create an excellent mood. My main complaint is that it was perhaps a little too difficult to distinguish which props were deadly vs. harmless.
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Then it crashes.
Relevant Windows 7 crash information, if you care about that:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: Lumen.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 52af22ab
Fault Module Name: StackHash_0a9e
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Offset: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 00000008
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
I followed your comment, and I gotta say you nailed it head on hahaha, I added some extra text tot the description for it to clarify :)
In terms of gameplay, I found it a bit too frustrating though.
Music, visuals, gameplay, everything fits. Nothing bitchy to say here ;)
Reminds me of a game... But I can't remember what.
I played the web version and couldn't get past one level (2nd or 3rd - can't remember) because my window's maximum height (625px) was too small. When I tried to scroll down and then clicked back in the game to give it focus, the game automatically scrolled back to the top. I tried going doubly blind by alternating directing the diver and scrolling to see where I was, but this proved too difficult.
Other than that, awesome game.
You really feel like your are underwater, the darkness and the visual effects are here to reinforce this feeling and make everything so vivid.
Only one bad thing I'd point out is the fact you can't really guess what's an enemy or not. You get some bad surprises at first, but get used to it afterwards.
Excellent job!
Great job you've done there!
The visuals, the controls, the difficulty - everything is great. The idea is awesome, too.
I like how you throw your light, and how some parts remain lighten...
Works great on the web.
I love how the level lights up as you explore it, I didn't realize it at first, but looking back at the level once you're almost done with it is a great feeling.
The mellow and immersive sounds combined with the intriguing graphics add up to an awesome atmosphere that makes me just want to keep exploring this underwater world.
My only gripe is that once the orb gets too far away from you in the wrong direction, getting it back can feel a bit tiresome.
Love the little fish, but dun really understand how the spikes work
Only problem I had was that I sometimes could not quite tell the dangerous spikes apart from random harmless shrubs. A higher visual distinction would have been nice.
Also, I would have loved to see some reward for getting through to the end. Maybe escaping the cave?
Apart from that, great entry!
Very impressive.
This is pretty amazing, the sound is perfect, the gameplay simple yet enjoyable and challenging...
On the third level, after I died and hit retry, I noticed that the character sunk faster... Not sure if that is a level thing or a bug though...
At first I thought the walls were killing me, and then both the walls and some stuff along the walls, it wasn't until the third level I realized that I could touch the walls.
Also, since you wondered about my entry, I made the graphics by hand in MMF2, without reference.
Could you please add arrows controls ? I'm not confortable with W A S D keys, especially with an "AZERTY" keyboard :/
A bit hard to spot the dangerous spikes, and once spotted sometimes it's a bit too hard to avoid them too in a tight tunnels.
One suggestion: put some small collectible lumen along the way. when you collect them, they might serve you as both health points, and light source (the light around the character to grow with every lumen).
Then when you get hurt by the spikes, the player might lose the lumen, lose light, but stay alive.
By this you'll give more chance to the player and some collecting mechanic might increase the fun.
It really feels like I'm trapped in the depths of some ocean...
Well done folks!
French review available here http://youtu.be/o1m9BhljBWk
About the slow velocity of the character, it reinforce the challenge of following the light, and the Player can measure his moves precisely, that's good !
This is a unique take on theme, looked beautiful, sound was great, and was actually really fun. I liked how it turned into a memory game when you had to go chase down the light.
Would love to see a fleshed out version with upgrades and other cool features.