Ripple

by saiato
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.55
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Controls: WASD + mouse. Shift to run. Space to jump.

Everything around us has a story behind it, but in our daily lives we tend to take things at face value. Ripple is an experiment in exploring what's beneath the surface of our surroundings.

Walk around and enjoy :)

Libraries:
iTween http://itween.pixelplacement.com/
Drifter Controller http://torahhorse.com/first-person-drifter-controller-for-unity3d

screenshot

Comments20

ShivanHunter28 Apr 2014, 02:18
Excellent concept, and a nice refreshing break after LD29. A few collision issues and I fell out of the world once, but that's fine since it's an LD.
WetDesertRock
WetDesertRock28 Apr 2014, 02:19
I'm not sure the game was displaying properly. I could use the arrow keys to slowly pan the screen, and the mouse would quickly pan it. Nothing would get revealed when I panned with the mouse.

Is this how I'm supposed to see it?
saiato
saiatoauthor28 Apr 2014, 02:48
You walk forward by pressing w and hold shift to run. If you feel like you're not moving, it's probably because the flag in the beginning is a bit far away.
Kara Jayde28 Apr 2014, 02:51
Pretty trippy, I liked the concept heaps, but if it had been longer and more difficult to figure out where to go/peer beneath it could have been more thought provoking. Some collision issues, but I did like the simple poly models. Pretty cool ^_^
GAFBlizzard28 Apr 2014, 02:53
Nice graphics and atmospheric level. The start reminded me of a horror game, though I forget the name, one where start in the snow and find the entrance to a strange underground area. In your game it turned out you go through the world into another world underneath. :P I'm not sure if there was a goal or a reason not to run all the time, but I made it to the house at the end, and saw a black screen afterwards when music started playing.
hampa28 Apr 2014, 04:17
Cool atmosphere, made it to the end. Nice a simple.
Pheonise
Pheonise28 Apr 2014, 07:10
The way the scenes transition was something I've never seen before; was really neat! The atmosphere was good, but audio throughout could have helped sell it more, rather than just at the end (unless that was a glitch on my end?)
Good job overall though!
saiato
saiatoauthor28 Apr 2014, 08:07
There's ambient audio throughout most of the game. It's subtle, so make sure your sound is up! :)
conormn28 Apr 2014, 12:50
I went through a range of emotions while playing this, which was really cool. The song at the end is the bees knees.
Nition
Nition28 Apr 2014, 23:39
I got stuck at the beach - I assume the letter box was meant to take me to the next location? But nice up to there; great atmosphere and audio.
DannyG5928 Apr 2014, 23:57
Nice ... but short and a bit strange
saiato
saiatoauthor29 Apr 2014, 02:05
@Nition - Not a bug... you have to be a little more curious ;)
mtinkerhess29 Apr 2014, 05:35
Really cool! I like the transition effect a lot. This was a great, atmospheric game. I wish it was longer!

The web version didn't work on my machine, and when I played the game on any graphics setting above "fast" it also didn't work.
bluberry
bluberry30 Apr 2014, 19:46
Very well done! Entrancing atmosphere. This game gave me a range of feels. I like the ambiguous narrative and the select transitional items you chose.
angelk2 May 2014, 03:40
I like the environments and background sounds, and transitions between locations. I noticed that when I click in the web player, the game just freezes and I have to start over.
sP0CkEr27 May 2014, 03:15
love it - too short - great job
lowcade
lowcade7 May 2014, 03:18
Great!
Diferente and curious.
Very Intriguing, but I didn't understand what happens and what is the end...
DonovanWu
DonovanWu8 May 2014, 04:47
The audio is great. And hence it kind of reminds me of a game called "9.03m" actually... I guess this game can be further developed in some way similar to that one?
Maniulo9 May 2014, 19:17
Wow, that was surreal. Would've loved to play more, it's a pity the game is so short.

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