Ludum Dare #28compo

Magnet Chan

by jillytot

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.19

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.48

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.23

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★82%

Switch polarity to be attracted to either red or blue magnets. Get to the green victory circle to pass the level!

My goal was to make a puzzle game mechanic with a single input to play. There are only 7 levels, but it ramps up pretty fast.

There is a reset button on the bottom right if you get stuck. Thanks for playing!

Comments51

torcado19416 Dec 2013, 05:23

Pretty cool. short, but nice. good job!

ambi16 Dec 2013, 05:23

Cool idea, great execution, nice mood. A little short with not so many mechanics.

gman101216 Dec 2013, 05:24

This Is A Wonderful Entry. Good Job.

Cezel_16 Dec 2013, 05:24

Nice, that was really fun to play!

deathray16 Dec 2013, 05:25

Very cool concept and nice level design. The controls were a little wonky... or maybe it's just weird that they only work in perpendicular directions.

timtipgames16 Dec 2013, 05:26

Nice idea. Don't want to stop yet, need more levels :) Would be nice to see the range that you will be attracted in.

zzzev16 Dec 2013, 05:37

The music & graphics set up the mood really nicely, and the gameplay is fun. I wish it was more clear which magnet you'd be attracted to when there are a lot of them out there, but I beat the whole game and enjoyed it. Cute character art too!

haveric16 Dec 2013, 06:17

Interesting mechanic, it has a lot of potential, but it did feel a bit short.

mungoman116 Dec 2013, 06:18

A bit confusing, I don't see how this matches up with the theme really other than "You only get one button" I think you could turn this into a great puzzle game!

ThatGuy16 Dec 2013, 06:18

Short but sweet, nice work on a very interesting concept. I hope you'll add more levels and variety after the compo. Great job!

PolishedPixels16 Dec 2013, 06:19

Very unique and fun. It would look better if you could turn of the grid.

Piat16 Dec 2013, 06:28

Short but sweet, great start to what could be an interesting puzzle game. Cute too

adnzzzzZ16 Dec 2013, 07:06

Pretty short and simple but well put together and enjoyable. Good job!

bugninja16 Dec 2013, 07:30

Too short :) I want more. This was a lot of fun. Would make a great mobile game in my opinion. I like one-touch timing based games. Very good.

MrTedders16 Dec 2013, 07:43

Interesting mechanic. nice work.

ncannasse16 Dec 2013, 08:50

Too short, would have love more levels, but enjoyable :)

ParaPup16 Dec 2013, 11:01

Short I wanted more this is good please do have more :D

Xeke_Death16 Dec 2013, 11:12

Cute little magnet you have there...
Nice puzzle mechanic, would be interesting with some other obstacles (if you had the time to make them)

KWL_TW16 Dec 2013, 12:32

Nice idea, more stages will be better!

Rahazan16 Dec 2013, 12:39

Really short, but a nice job!

VAMflax16 Dec 2013, 12:58

Wow, cool! :D

LatFoued16 Dec 2013, 13:26

The idea is very good and also the gameplay, a little short though.

Sakuyan16 Dec 2013, 13:28

Magnetchan2moe

SilentBunny16 Dec 2013, 15:53

too short, I wanted more!

ENDESGA16 Dec 2013, 20:40

I'm not too sure how this connects to the theme, but it's a brilliant game nonetheless!
I don't think I've seen a game quite like it :D
The graphics are simple, and the gameplay is clean. Very nice :)

lincore16 Dec 2013, 20:41

Short, but good. Solid core mechanic with stylish visuals and sweet music, I like it.

archaeometrician16 Dec 2013, 21:11

Cool ! Nice job ! I hope you will add more levels !

Raphy16 Dec 2013, 22:20

Hey interesting concept, nice !

soy_yuma16 Dec 2013, 22:21

Too shooort! I want to have more leveeels! <3

Hypnohustla16 Dec 2013, 22:23

Nice puzzle mechanic. :) Would have loved to play more levels. Great job!

drewfitz16 Dec 2013, 22:23

Very nice concept! I'd love to see this fleshed out into a full release! Also Magnet-chan's character design is adorable.

TheCams16 Dec 2013, 22:30

Cool concept and good level design :)

jillytotauthor16 Dec 2013, 22:34

Wow thanks all yall for all the cool comments. Yea i wish i could have made more levels. Anyway, as appreciation, i made yall a thank you card: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/category/ld-28/?author_name=jillytot

Tonasz16 Dec 2013, 22:40

I started getting into this mechanism (one touch timing game - like) and then it suddenly ends. :c Congratulation on creating really cool mood :)

gusanolocovg16 Dec 2013, 22:46

Was really fun, just starting to really get into it then it ended.

squibbons16 Dec 2013, 23:00

Super short, but cool concept. I could see some really interesting puzzles being based around this idea.

HellBlazer17 Dec 2013, 06:55

Fun game, the concept has potential. Good work.

Zhrack17 Dec 2013, 16:51

Short but nice! Very well done!

bsowers17 Dec 2013, 18:11

Not bad. The controls were a little loose, and I got stuck a few times, but managed to play it to completion. Main character was adorable.

methamphetabear18 Dec 2013, 01:44

Wait... I've just started the game! Oo More levels!

mrjordan18 Dec 2013, 07:19

Short, sweet, and to the point. Great demonstration of a neat mechanic. :) I'd love to see it developed further!

And how great is that Magnet-chan character? ^_^

TeamRoboto18 Dec 2013, 19:49

Fun concept. :) Cleared it pretty quickly. It was fun while it lasted. :)

recursor20 Dec 2013, 01:50

Source code is required for compo entries, but I don't see a link to it anywhere.

jillytotauthor20 Dec 2013, 02:24

Thanks for the tip, source is now included.

JohnnySix22 Dec 2013, 18:44

Love the character, and nice idea with the one push input style. It took a while to figure out the magnets lost their pull once you left them, maybe if they turned grey or something? Could definitely play more levels. Great work!

jimmypaulin22 Dec 2013, 20:22

Whisical, upbeat, pretty, meditative .. I really enjoyed this game! It could have been too difficult to be enjoyable but actually it was pitched just right, and the character is soooo cute! Over too soon :(

Masadow23 Dec 2013, 16:09

Very cool ! More levels would have been really good !

GaTechGrad24 Dec 2013, 08:30

Neat gameplay mechanic. I wish there was some sort of visual display showing what your current polarity is.

ehtd27 Dec 2013, 02:00

Very interesting, too bad it was very short.

jacklehamster29 Dec 2013, 22:21

Thanks for sharing this at the meetup. It's a very cute game.

mmickyman6 Jan 2014, 10:55

I could finish it. As others says, good level design of using this mechanic. Good work.