This my latest submission for the Ludum Dare. The thing you are playing as (the pellet) was firstly supposed to be a donut, and the back-story there was that the lady in the house tells you, the husband, that you may only have one donut today. She locks it in some sort of machine where you need to rotate it (the level) in order to receive the donut.
Well it didn't turn out this way. I changed the donut to a pellet, maybe for the sake of simplicity. Maybe it is a result of me having a migraine during the final submission day. The level itself looks more like a garden inspired by a level from Sonic the Hedgehog. And I have little idea to figure out a way to end the game with suitable art - what happens now is that the game goes back to the start menu instantly.
You control the level by moving the mouse towards the left or right. I tweaked it as much as possible to prevent seasickness. That camera hasn't been my best friend during the project, but now it turned out well I think.
If you want to restart the level the "loop" icon to the left is there to give you that. I know perhaps my UI should have been made more clear. (And the exit button doesn't work in the web build)
I used Unity to create my submission, along with bfxr for sound effects, and abundant-music (a site that procedurally generates music). The graphics were made in paint.net.
Very good - lots of little touches that make it visually very charming. High marks for mood. I especially liked how you could see the old levels in the background.
Charming! I really liked the music, and the gameplay was fun. It felt nice to control, which is great given the strong potential for a feeling of disconnect with the gameplay.
Fun gameplay, but I would have preferred keys to rotate as the mouse just felt awkward. Maybe it was just because the mouse wasn't stuck to the game area and was moving across screens.
I have to say playing this was one of the most pleasant experiences I've had yet. The physics feel right, and there's a decent amount of variety in the obstacles. I like the way the previous levels are "behind" the current one too. Good job!
mmmmm... pellet.. I could easily play a few more levels of this game since I just completed the game two times in a row :) The flow of the game makes it a very soothing experience.
Graphics and lighting is great, with the marbre zone style. I find the gameplay just perfect, a bit of luck and a bit of practice. Keep up the good work !
nice one. got stuck in one level when my movements were blocked by blue npc-balls. something like "press R to restart" would be helpful. other than that I had a lot of fun. good work!
Thank you all for all the great feedback. I agree myself it is not perfectly suitable when it comes to the theme, and I will try better on the next Ludum Dare :). I'll see if I make some more levels and post that as a second release, along with perhaps some new things. Christmas is coming though, so we will see about the time.
@finfin, there is a button to the left with a "loop" icon on it. This allow you to restart the current level sequence you're at. Maybe I should make those buttons more clear.
For procedurally generated music, this was pretty cool! I finally can finally notice auto tracker songs, after many LDs... but this didn't feel like procedurally generated!
The game is interesting, but could really make use of a device with accelerometer. The gameplay would feel much more natural.
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I could easily play a few more levels of this game since I just completed the game two times in a row :)
The flow of the game makes it a very soothing experience.
@finfin, there is a button to the left with a "loop" icon on it. This allow you to restart the current level sequence you're at. Maybe I should make those buttons more clear.
you should consider locking the cursor inside the game window, it will be easier to control and rotate the viewport then.
Excellent work.
The game is interesting, but could really make use of a device with accelerometer. The gameplay would feel much more natural.
Still, I liked this game a lot. :)
Nice job!