Ludum Dare #31compo

Hunt the Pixel

by rjhunter

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.55

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★88%

A dead pixel has shown up on the screen, and it's your job to find out WHERE THE KILLER IS.

Interview pixels, find clues, hunt down the killer!

Tested in Google Chrome.
Porting to Safari...done.
Porting to Firefox...done.
Porting to Android web browser...

Tools

* Music generated with cgMusic, with the main track synthesised on Apple's digital instruments from GarageBand
* Font "Press Start" by coderman38, used with permission
* Phaser framework for JavaScript games (`yo phaser-official` boilerplate)
* Sound effects recorded and processed in Audacity
* Awful art based on slapping some photos and colours together in Pixelmator

Comments25

fleegle20008 Dec 2014, 03:45

I quite enjoyed myself and found the idea amusing. I liked the clues that the villain gave but sometimes I wasn't sure what he meant - he said "a bit pasty" and I wasn't sure if that just meant "pale" or a specific color. Small gripe. Anyway, I had fun and that's what matters most.

Tater_hater8 Dec 2014, 08:34

Really liked it, very cool concept!

tonypai8 Dec 2014, 09:16

I'm surprised when I got the pixel, and I think Vivian try to distract me :P

rantt8 Dec 2014, 19:58

Cool concept, I liked it.

NaoisTheGuardian9 Dec 2014, 03:24

Funny little game, Best villainous pixel hunting simulator.

huggabugga9 Dec 2014, 05:09

click... click. hmm, it's not here... click click clickclickclickclick...

fun concept!

mrexcessive9 Dec 2014, 10:16

Hi there. This smacks of Molyneux pixel clicking frustration, except more annoying 'cos have to read loads of text. Nice visuals and sounds.

Murchurl10 Dec 2014, 04:45

Interesting concept I like it although some descriptions of his location were a bit misleading. Overall good job!

BitOfGold10 Dec 2014, 13:34

Cool idea, pixel hunting! :) + for using phaser.

Teesquared11 Dec 2014, 10:27

My dead pixel has been revenged.

jlouisB13 Dec 2014, 02:20

Original, a good idea

pvtroswold13 Dec 2014, 05:56

Haha, I like it! The hints are actually really helpful, until you get really close! Made me smile :)

MikeTheWayne13 Dec 2014, 23:42

Very creative and innovative idea, matches theme perfectly, excellent music, smooth...

Brilliant, Solid Entry!

ChuiGum14 Dec 2014, 01:08

Ha, nice. Good job!

sorlok14 Dec 2014, 03:38

Solid entry, and lots of fun. Wish that we could zoom in on other parts of the image, or upload our own images to zoom in on. Very clever take on the theme! Great job!

SivGoose14 Dec 2014, 18:58

Great idea, its hilarious! only problem is.. How do I zoom out, couldn't find the controls anywhere, all I know is I can click on pixels. quite frustrating but also very fun

rnlf14 Dec 2014, 20:29

Haha, "dead pixel". Nice idea :-)

maybeimelias16 Dec 2014, 03:52

really fun for the simplicity of it. counting the clicks could go a long way with this. love the music and sound effects too. great job.

zatyka16 Dec 2014, 04:32

For what it is, it's pretty good. The clues were well done.

Almax2716 Dec 2014, 22:49

lol, unique concept, loved it :D

snapman_GT17 Dec 2014, 04:05

It seems to always zoom in on the same part of the picture, which doesn't really matter since the whole image is kinda samey anyway. Maybe you could have made the image a little more texturally varied, and given some more relative hue-based hints? Interesting idea though.

nassi17 Dec 2014, 23:51

Caught two rotten pixels, would've maybe caught more if there was some variance to the backgrounds. Nice simple game. I liked how the game zoomed in, almost felt like it said "Entire game on one screen? I don't need that much, a few pixels will do!". Or maybe I'm overthinking it.