W4

by jpmit
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.47
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.73
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★82%
W4 is a puzzle platformer set in four connecting worlds.

HTML5/Javascript so just click the web link and follow the brief in-game tutorial.

screenshot

Comments26

monsterkillu
monsterkillu25 Aug 2014, 13:38
Nicely executed ... Really connected to theme.. Although quite disorienting ...I was looking at the box whole time, when actually W was the player :))
teoacosta25 Aug 2014, 13:40
This made my brain hurt in a great way. I enjoyed it
Riocide25 Aug 2014, 13:41
Cool idea. Control scheme needs work though. Found just controlling my character to be the hardest part of the game. I would say make direction keys act as expected regardless of gravitational orientation.
MSaul
MSaul25 Aug 2014, 13:50
My brain got a really bad time at the last level.
pjimmy
pjimmy25 Aug 2014, 13:59
nice puzzle designs
coffeemuggames25 Aug 2014, 14:20
Interesting idea and it is fun, but the music and the graphics kind of make the game look and feel slow and a bit boring
bvanschooten25 Aug 2014, 14:37
Good game. It got me hooked till the end. Only I don't like the controls. I feel I was spending more effort fighting with the controls than actually platforming.
DrMelon25 Aug 2014, 16:57
Simple, clean graphics, good controls, and a nice use of the theme. Good job!
Belvar25 Aug 2014, 17:00
Fun and challenging game. I like the concept but having to switch between normal and reversed control is really difficult !
garygreen
garygreen25 Aug 2014, 22:36
Really good idea - clever but easy to get to grips with after a few levels.
micahcowan
micahcowan26 Aug 2014, 17:02
Firefox doesn't seem to run. Get the title screen, hit space and get the "W" sound, but no graphics change or music. Nothing further happens. Chrome worked of course.

Really, really nicely done. Impressive for 48-hours. Level 5 was particularly challenging for me.
esayitch26 Aug 2014, 20:08
Very smart level design, and a rather cool mechanic that fit the theme. Graphics and sound were okay.

Good job overall!
Josh H26 Aug 2014, 20:15
My brain hurts after playing this, trying to keep my directions straight. Quite a fun mechanic! The player controls were a bit difficult though. Overall, a fun game. Well done!
mramaizng26 Aug 2014, 20:18
The game was fun. That last level... I couldnt stop! Well done.

Notes: The collision is a bit tricky because it seems you are using AABB instead of a tryangle/square. That is my only beef.
mrexcessive26 Aug 2014, 20:40
Hi there. Nice idea, very confusing to play - defeats your inner platform-player, which is a good thing I think. Nicely done!
gnx26 Aug 2014, 21:31
Wow, that hurt my brain. Level design is really good and I think you explore your basic mechanic very well. The control is really hard internalize, it is a matter of taste if it should be easier or not I think.

One small criticism about UI design, have the prompts advance with space, since space is already used in-game, and return has no other function :)
markusfisch
markusfisch26 Aug 2014, 22:28
Interesting puzzle platformer. Enjoyed playing it!
TinyMoonStudios
TinyMoonStudios26 Aug 2014, 23:32
Really interesting use of the theme, clearly connected worlds. The music was fitting and the gravity changing makes for a nice overall mechanic.
zatyka
zatyka27 Aug 2014, 02:42
The game mechanic was pretty cool. It took me a few tries for my brain to adjust. The controls were a bit unforgiving (I almost rage quit a couple times on the last leve), and it felt a little glitchy when switching between a couple of the gravity zones. I think it would help if, when changing to a new gravity zone, you make the old one unavailable for a moment.

I loved the world transitions.
mfagerlund27 Aug 2014, 19:46
When I try to start the game, the game says "w" and starts flickering between the menu and the level as seen above. After that, I'm unable to get anywhere...
jpmit
jpmitauthor27 Aug 2014, 20:40
@mfagerland - what browser are you using? I've tested with firefox and chrome and never experienced that problem. Perhaps there could be issues with other browsers.
Skyfish31 Aug 2014, 14:01
Well executed, but incredibly frustrating to play. I think you could have capitalized more on the graphics by choosing a colour theme for your graphics, and perhaps sticking a paper texture on everything, making it a "thing" that the game features a typed letter as a character.
whalebot
whalebot2 Sep 2014, 17:32
My poor brain and fingers hate each other now thanks to you. Nice game though ;)

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