Surface Layered Balls

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.79
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★65%
The goal of the game is to get a ball to touch the checkered surface long enough for you to get to the opened door.

Hitting a ball breaks its surface, reducing its size and revealing a new surface with different properties. After a short time, the ball starts reconstructing its surface until it reaches its original state.

Controls:
A/D: Move left/right
W: Jump
S: Drop ball

J: Grab/throw ball
K: Hit ball

Tips: If you need to gain more height with the throw, try to throw it with your jumping momentum. The sooner you throw the ball while jumping, the higher it should go.

If you're wondering how the theme fits the game, I'll explain it. You have a ball with a certain surface and certain properties, and when you hit it, the surface breaks, revealing the one beneath it. The new surface has new properties.

Made by @leddkire

Sound effects made using sfxr.
http://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html

Music made with Bosca Ceoil.
Background made with GIMP
Pixel art made with GraphicsGale
Engine used: GameMaker

Comments15

Jools6428 Apr 2014, 13:36
Very cool idea, I really had fun with this game. I wish it was a little longer but I guess you can always extend it in the future. Great work!
Kragnir28 Apr 2014, 13:40
Don't understand how to solve one of the puzzles there seem to be no way to gain height with the balls. Maybe some additional information could be added on how to use the balls.

The game have some problems with collisions managed to throw one ball through the ground.

Overall changing property of items you carry could work but there seem to be no particular reason for why it has to be balls, the kicking and throwing seems to not really add anything.
MAT4DOR
MAT4DOR28 Apr 2014, 13:40
Doesn't really fit the theme, but I really liked the idea. Well done!
lantto28 Apr 2014, 14:09
This is a really nice and simple concept that I bet can make interesting levels and puzzles. I was however not able to get past the level where you need to stick the ball to the wall (the one in the first screenshot). I could never get to the door in time before the ball turned red again and fell down.

Good job anyway!
cr2crstudios28 Apr 2014, 15:29
Well thought out puzzles, controls are a little hard to remember. . . :)
DrMelon28 Apr 2014, 21:00
Not bad! The balls are kinda hard to predict though.
javierecf
javierecf28 Apr 2014, 21:19
I could not pass level 4, maybe more kind of surfaces for the balls to react to? the puzzles seems solvable but you have to relly on playin with the physics of the balls, so that gives the player a lot of freedom, maybe adding more ways to open doors? more ways to solve the same puzzle from different angles?...

also when you jump touching the ground sometimes the player can get through the wall and get stuck while been push down for the gravity inside a wall.
Seraphina
Seraphina29 Apr 2014, 15:42
Interesting mechanics. For some reason I would, rather frequently, start falling through the level when standing up against an edge.
Charimation29 Apr 2014, 16:04
Really fun little game and a really creative idea too! :) I love how cheery the music is!
Cirrial
Cirrial29 Apr 2014, 17:10
Neat idea, fell through the floor on level 3. I like the general idea though. Nice music!
KuGrou2 May 2014, 17:42
Really like the idea behind this. Could be a really cool larger puzzle game with some refined physics and more ball types.
Artless2 May 2014, 17:42
Solid mechanics and interesting puzzles. There is a great base here.
sP0CkEr27 May 2014, 03:41
interesting idea but not enough guidance to complete the early levels - I lost interest - nice effort
kirbytails711 May 2014, 20:11
Fell through the floor a few times, and the ball physics are a bit odd, but I like it. The music is nice, too.

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