Border31

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.55
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.55
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.03
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.84
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★85%
*FULLSCREEN mode recommended, or hit the WEB link*

*To Complete the Level* You need to go inside the spinning green box when it goes Bright Green. The purple target will disappear.

So how does this hit the theme? Pretty simple idea: You need to shoot the Purple Target, which causes the Red Border to expand. Once the Red Border is pushed out fully so that it surrounds the "Entire Game in One Screen", the Green Exit activates and you can jump into it to complete the level.

"How To Play" instructions are in the game, or see the 2nd screenshot.

Well, its my first time participating in LD. Was fun. Pretty happy with the result considering I was hungover on Sunday :D

Artwork: yeah its a bit meh. But I had fun with the mechanics, shooting arrows, rebounding or duplicating. Some nice little ideas I think that could be developed much further.

Sound Effects: I think I was channeling a little bit of that old Robotron game. I remember playing it as a kid on a very old Apple IIe. Pretty happy with how the sounds I generated fit to the feel of the game.

Tools
IDE: Eclipse Luna
HTML5 Game Engine: PhaserJS using the integrated P2JS physics
Sound effects: Created in BXFR.
Game Art: The mighty Inkscape (and GIMP for the BG)

Comments39

wavertron
wavertronauthor7 Dec 2014, 22:14
Note, this game is not friendly to Mobiles. It will run fine in Landscape mode, but with the WASD controls, well, you wont be moving anywhere.
ben_pxlplz8 Dec 2014, 08:20
I really enjoyed this game! I didn't figure out how to complete the level, but even playing on the first level was really fun. Great mechanics. I feel there's a lot of unexplored depth to this.
Pastry
Pastry8 Dec 2014, 08:23
Game is exciting, with fun sounds and bouncing mechanics. A bit buggy though, I lost the purple ball several times with no way to continue.
wavertron
wavertronauthor8 Dec 2014, 08:51
To Complete the Level you need to go inside the spinning green box when it goes bright green.
Odefus
Odefus8 Dec 2014, 09:04
I really enjoyed the game. It has sort of a bullethelly thing going on that puts your spatial awareness to the test and makes you pay for your mistakes. Definitely a nice concept.
dvdking8 Dec 2014, 09:09
Nice mechanics, wish it had some music.
Nuclear Napalm8 Dec 2014, 09:10
Interesting mechanics. I love how it becomes harder over time. Nice job!
badlydrawnrod8 Dec 2014, 09:10
I like arena shooters a lot, but it's rare that a game brings something new to the table. This is innovative and great fun.
revolter
revolter8 Dec 2014, 09:11
After a while it's getting crazy! I liked it )
bobombe8 Dec 2014, 09:14
The game is interesting and challenging (in particular when there is a lot of bouncing things and arrows O.O).
Graphics and sounds are basics but works fine !

I liked it !
sanojian
sanojian8 Dec 2014, 09:30
Very clever. It does not pay to miss too many times ;-)
ranseur
ranseur8 Dec 2014, 09:44
Once I managed to have the target fly offscreen, but it's a very solid shooter with a nicely themed mechanic!
furriKira
furriKira8 Dec 2014, 09:47
Hahah. You have to be careful where you shoot or you'll get screwed yourself!! Great job~
KedumeBits8 Dec 2014, 10:23
Very nice concept, very original. The secret is just fire the minimum times as posible :-)

P.D: Sorry. I've made op-out the ratings of my game by error :-( You can vote it now
wavertron
wavertronauthor8 Dec 2014, 11:13
@badlydrawnrod Heheh, great to watch that youtube vid of someone playing it. Thanks for sharing
peterentwistle8 Dec 2014, 17:08
Really good game, love the concept, well done! :)
skeeto
skeeto8 Dec 2014, 22:30
Cool, solid game. You hit on something interesting here. I like the sound becomes more complex has the game becomes more complex.
rantt
rantt9 Dec 2014, 01:32
Fun game, I died in a hailstorm of red arrows...lol. I liked it, good job :)
Blue Thumbs Gaming
Blue Thumbs Gaming9 Dec 2014, 02:07
For some reason, my score never showed up. It was very cool, though. Reminded me of snake a bit! - Kintinue
wavertron
wavertronauthor9 Dec 2014, 08:07
@Blue Thumbs Gaming
yeah the score only gets tallied up and added on after you complete a level.
SeriousDeath9 Dec 2014, 09:17
Started off alright, then I was like CRAP WHERE DO I STAND?!!?
Nice idea, good execution...
alwaysinbeta9 Dec 2014, 12:05
Really interesting mechanics. Found it super hard!
hexagore
hexagore9 Dec 2014, 20:45
Wow, this is a really interesting mechanic. Missing just leaves one more obstacle and makes it that much harder. I like it!
BitOfGold
BitOfGold10 Dec 2014, 13:38
Nice idea and fits the theme! It was fun, dodging a lot of arrows, and moving things. +1 for using phaser!
pancakecity
pancakecity11 Dec 2014, 01:32
Neat concept! I had some difficulty because of the WASD (I have a nonstandard keyboard layout).
harley77
harley7711 Dec 2014, 19:46
Very clever! Simple mechanics with a deceptive difficulty level
6DownStudios
6DownStudios12 Dec 2014, 00:17
Very cool and innovative gameplay, becomes quite fun! Well done!
dekart13 Dec 2014, 11:20
Nice game, mechanics is very simple yet challenging, gives different goals which is good. I like it.
billrizer14 Dec 2014, 15:39
Really nice progression and innovative gameplay

+points for JS and easy cross platform play

Would have loved some BG music
goodbadokay14 Dec 2014, 15:43
Wow, I like how game difficulty escalated quickly!
Had fun playing this
Nice work!
Dir3kt
Dir3kt17 Dec 2014, 19:45
Liked how each arrow you shoot become a threat as well. Smart idea.
01rafael18 Dec 2014, 22:02
This game is really amazing! Wow! So simple and so addictive. I did not understand the goal, but anyway I feel playing and enjoy this feeling. And, on the top of thet the best preloader ever n' ever! xD
Overall 5/5
Cosmologicon
Cosmologicon21 Dec 2014, 00:25
One of the more innovative mechanics I've seen. I don't think I've ever seen a game quite like this. It gets pretty fun toward the end of the later levels when you expand the box and a ton of arrows come out in all directions.
rjhelms24 Dec 2014, 17:47
This is really fun. Innovative gameplay, and it's simple and addicting - which is a perfect combination for an LD entry!

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