Ludum Dare #31compo

Waiting in the Sky

by ysty_archived

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.49

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.82

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.85

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.47

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.33

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★78%

Audio is required, I'm afraid. Waiting in the Sky is a game about watching an alien race, Humans, waiting for the right time to make contact. The entire game is played on one screen as you screen radio transmissions on the in-game computer screen. I'm pretty happy with how the game came out. It's the first time I've ever made a font during Ludum Dare, and in the end I think it saved me more time that it took me since I didn't have to hand write everything.

Tools Used:
Unity3D (for making the game)
GiMP (for doing the art)
Audacity (for editing the sound)
iFontMaker (for making the font)
Stylophone (for making synth sounds)
iPod (for recording sounds/voice)

Comments24

mactinite8 Dec 2014, 07:49

Really neat game. I liked all the audio transmissions and the atmosphere (or lack thereof since it's in space).

Fede37518 Dec 2014, 12:02

Really good concept! Some subtitles would have been appreciated, but really great overall! Thank you! :D

Zwergesel8 Dec 2014, 12:06

It looks cool, but the transmissions always seem to fade out after 2 seconds. Is this intended? I finished it, but didn't get the story.

dekkuran8 Dec 2014, 12:11

Prof. Illjoy... will Americans ever stop... ;D Amusing, like it. Although I thought the puzzles were slightly too simplistic and never really went anywhere. The atmosphere was really cool and original.

indigofiz8 Dec 2014, 12:12

A really unique experience. Best one in terms of mood so far! :D. It's too bad I didn't get to make that atmosphere joke first.

*sigh*

taviandir8 Dec 2014, 12:16

Haha you even made the font during the 48 hours? I thought creating fonts takes a really long time? :O Cozy game, for sure. It took me a while to realise that the stars in the background are rotating too :D

Aglavra8 Dec 2014, 12:17

I liked the mood of the game and the interpretation of the theme. Two small problems: it is easy to accidentally lose a figure behind the edge of the screen, so I would need to start over; after the second scan I get two round holes and one squared, and circle, square and rhombus to fit in... Or do I miss something?

hexagore8 Dec 2014, 14:41

Really nice game. Great audio, which sort of goes without saying really. I felt quite happy and relaxed when I finished.

Halfbus8 Dec 2014, 14:42

website not available :(

Ystyauthor8 Dec 2014, 14:49

@Halfbus It looks like the servers I was hosting on had a hiccup, but they seem to be fine now. I've uploaded it to itch.io and added that link as an alternative just in case, though.

ajopart8 Dec 2014, 15:18

stuck on one single screen, yet monitoring space...

camdensegal8 Dec 2014, 15:23

Really cool, especially loved the earth model (and the moon's shadow passing over it)

mrexcessive9 Dec 2014, 12:48

Hi there. Nice pacing, just the right sized gaps in activity. Like the childhoods' end prequel aspect. Nice little pastime ;) Got to contact. Good job!

Meta-link9 Dec 2014, 13:36

I'm not sure about the gameplay, but the graphics and the atmosphere are reaaaaally cool !

Tasteslikefuture9 Dec 2014, 14:39

Very cool game. Graphics are gorgeous, and everything is well polished. Awesome work!

brokenbeach9 Dec 2014, 14:40

Unusual concept. But very atmospheric and lovely visuals.

MechanicalLife9 Dec 2014, 14:59

The mood is of the top! Loved the scan lines and the style of it all.
that said the actual mechanics and puzzles were a bit simplistic i think.

never the less very well done :)
this was the first LD31 game that inspired me to stop and think for a while. thank you for that :3

AmyDee9 Dec 2014, 23:23

Some of the audio felt like it cut off too quickly. Great concept though. The more advanced shape-matching bits started to get real interesting. Oh and cool font :)

EquipeJAM10 Dec 2014, 20:53

very good indeed

stalker158611 Dec 2014, 10:41

Great idea. I think some music, mini games would make it cooler =)

Vladik Plays13 Dec 2014, 21:29

Simple game and easy to understand. I heard someone say something but after a few seconds it just stoped. Anyway great game, for a compo..

anokta13 Dec 2014, 21:30

really liked the mood of the game! gameplay felt a bit odd at start, but i think i got used to it after a few tries. not sure if it lands to an end though? :)