Chroma Watcher
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= Game =
Chroma Watcher is a game about neutralizing a radioactive threat with a special-purpose gun. The aim is to match colours while trying to stay alive.
*WARNING* The game is very hard until you've memorized the jump distance, and the location and combination of colours, so don't give up too early! :)
= Tips =
1. If you have time, try the game as it's meant to be played. You will die a lot at the beginning, but after a while it will get easier. If you don't have a lot of time, keep reading.
2. Jumping needs to be timed quite carefully, since the snail doesn't float a lot. Every jump is possible, it just has to be pretty late and not early. Also, when falling from a high cliff, DON'T jump. The randomiser will only generate one hole and then a platform, so just trust the randomiser and free-fall to safety.
3. Don't like jumping? That's fine! Just try to get to a "step" going upwards and get stuck there and focus on shooting and getting the colours right. There is (currently) no penalty or repercussion of doing this.
Most of all, we want to thank you for playing our game, and hope you enjoy it. :)
= Background =
My girlfriend and I made this game together, and like many others, this is our first Ludum Dare. We had a bit of a problem thinking of a good game to match the theme, since we didn't want to do anything overly violent. This is the result.
= Tools =
Code: Lua & LÖVE 0.9.1
Graphics: Adobe Photoshop
Chroma Watcher is a game about neutralizing a radioactive threat with a special-purpose gun. The aim is to match colours while trying to stay alive.
*WARNING* The game is very hard until you've memorized the jump distance, and the location and combination of colours, so don't give up too early! :)
= Tips =
1. If you have time, try the game as it's meant to be played. You will die a lot at the beginning, but after a while it will get easier. If you don't have a lot of time, keep reading.
2. Jumping needs to be timed quite carefully, since the snail doesn't float a lot. Every jump is possible, it just has to be pretty late and not early. Also, when falling from a high cliff, DON'T jump. The randomiser will only generate one hole and then a platform, so just trust the randomiser and free-fall to safety.
3. Don't like jumping? That's fine! Just try to get to a "step" going upwards and get stuck there and focus on shooting and getting the colours right. There is (currently) no penalty or repercussion of doing this.
Most of all, we want to thank you for playing our game, and hope you enjoy it. :)
= Background =
My girlfriend and I made this game together, and like many others, this is our first Ludum Dare. We had a bit of a problem thinking of a good game to match the theme, since we didn't want to do anything overly violent. This is the result.
= Tools =
Code: Lua & LÖVE 0.9.1
Graphics: Adobe Photoshop