Ludum Dare #31compo

Heartbreak

by elemel

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.65

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.18

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.33

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★22%

Heartbreak is a Breakout clone with physics and procedural levels.

It requires LÖVE (version 9.1 works for me):

https://love2d.org/

Download heartbreak.love here:

https://github.com/elemel/heartbreak/releases/tag/v1.0.0

You control the paddle with the arrow keys. You score by hitting static bricks with a ball, by breaking falling bricks with the paddle, and by scoring bricks that fall off the screen. You are awarded an extra ball every twenty points.

Comments15

ketura9 Dec 2014, 19:27

Fun enough, though I have to question the decisions to make the paddle spherical and the movement acceleration, which makes movement frustrating and decreases one's tolerance for what could otherwise be played indefinitely.

sausagroll9 Dec 2014, 19:30

The game doesn't work. Soon after it starts it says "attempt to call method clone (a nil value)" and crashes.

elemelauthor9 Dec 2014, 20:39

ketura: Yeah, I'm having second thoughts about those things too... If I do any post-LD hacking on it I'll probably switch to a flat paddle and add mouse controls.

elemelauthor9 Dec 2014, 20:41

@sausagroll OK, that's both weird and unfortunate. The only clone call I have is for playing multiple instances of the same sound in parallel. What version of LÖVE are you using?

elemelauthor9 Dec 2014, 21:13

Since @sausagroll was having problems, I've updated the description to say that LÖVE version 9.1 works for me.

Aglavra9 Dec 2014, 21:30

Wouldn't you provide .exe file? I liked the screenshots, but all I see on download link is .love file.

elemelauthor9 Dec 2014, 21:35

Aglavra: I didn't have time to package it for all platforms. You can download LÖVE separately, it's nice and simple. Sorry for the hassle!

HuntTheWumpus9 Dec 2014, 22:21

Interesting concept of having a spherical paddle. I really liked that you can smash the falling pieces.

solarexplorer9 Dec 2014, 22:22

The control for the paddle felt really loose, I felt like I was always guessing where the paddle would end up. Nice animation with the falling bricks.

elemelauthor9 Dec 2014, 22:45

HuntTheWumpus: Yeah, it gives you something to do while waiting for the ball. And there's a nice risk/reward to it.

elemelauthor9 Dec 2014, 22:46

solarexplorer: Agree on the paddle controls. I usually die instantly the few times I make it to level 3.