The idea was to create a diving/exploration water-based game. First priority was decent controls.
ARROW KEYS to run and swim around SPACE BAR to jump/float
DOWN+SPACE dives in air, and slides on ground.
Make sure to try diving and sliding (down+Space), etc.
I wanted to have some variety in the controls and have a real contrast between above and below water gameplay, with the need to judiciously move between. There is a flooding and draining mechanic. You need to use flooding to "win" the demo level (open valves by swimming up to them).
Follow me on Twitter if you want to play an updated version of this later:
NOTE: This prototype fails to showcase the features of the engine based largely on how I plaed things in the demo level. I am going to continue developing this game. I have a few level based around the land/water theme and related mechanics. I will place a link to the extended version underneath the LD48 version. Once the three week voting period is over I will probably swap it and show the extended game by default and have an archive link to the LD29 version for comparison.
There are some other controls, some of which might explain any unexpected resets:
` to view some of the game variables (about 1/4 of them) 0 key to reset game 1 key to restart level
eldog, haha thanks. A secondary goal was to get some nice smooth animation in place for the hero. But as you can see it's all keyframes. I'll be continuing work on this game with announcement as to where to play here and on Twitter.
@GreenyUK you're right the camera waits too long to move up or down and there are some jitter issues. I'll shrink the free play zone so that the camera follows closer and the hero character stays more centered.
I like the main character artwork, it would be great to see him fully animated. The map felt too large, which meant the game felt a bit unfocussed. Maybe a minimap would help with this?
Update: I'm still fiddling with the mechanic. And smoothing out the engine. Things are much smoother and it really feels like swimming. At this rate the game will be ready to play in five years. JK kinda.. I am still fiddling with the mechanic but the concept is really coming along too. And the level design philosophy is becoming clear.
The Web link now has the extended version, with a link to play the competition version if you'd like. In the extended version the character has his swimming-related mechanics all tuned up, and a lot of the camera issues are worked out.
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I'll make the link to play an updated version available here when voting is concluded.