Ludum Dare #32compo

Wisp

by ohsqueezy

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.34

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★71%

WARNING: FLASHING LIGHTS

A game about slowing down a falling bomb. Hold any button to decelerate. It is a special bomb that only stops completely when brought to a halt near the ground.

The game is difficult but there are only six short levels. The main goal of the game is to complete the levels, and a secondary goal is to get the fastest time.

Bugs:
- Sometimes the button release doesn't register
- Fullscreen doesn't work on OS X

Controls:
- _HOLD_ any button to halt the bomb
- *F11 FOR FULLSCREEN*

To run the Windows EXE:
- unzip and click OPEN-GAME

To run the source (should work on any OS):
- download and install Python and Pygame
- run 'python OPEN-GAME' from a terminal

POST-COMP VERSIONS ADDED!!
- 3 lives
- instructions
- birds
- ending animation

Comments23

salmonmoose20 Apr 2015, 02:39

Please provide at least some explanation how to get this playable - what am I going to need to compile the source?

ohsqueezyauthor20 Apr 2015, 03:05

Sure, description, instructions, different versions are on their way.

Aik21 Apr 2015, 14:40

Can't really say it was fun, but it was weird, so that's something.

borgi21 Apr 2015, 19:41

dat wierd graphics are really, really disturbingly beautyful :D Simple but cool gameplay anyway.

zzForrest21 Apr 2015, 19:43

I didn't know that salvador dali was a game dev! All jokes aside, I feel like you were too focused on making an interesting environment. Like in all seriousness, the landscape was cool to look at and I almost want to explore a world like that (consider making an fps with that sort of environment), exploring is not what I did. What I did was look at an unclear instruction and follow strange orders which seemed to have no bearing, as "game over" is all I got. It felt weird, and it felt clunky, as all my keypresses felt like they weren't being responded to. it felt like I would have to hammer a key to get it to work, even though it was just the game delaying things. Good music is always a good thing in my book.

Beege21 Apr 2015, 19:54

Nice game with an interesting graphics style. Also + 1 for using Pygame!

Reis Mahnic22 Apr 2015, 18:56

Well, this is unique!
A pretty interesting exploration of minimalist design. Great visuals. Well done!

f7f522 Apr 2015, 19:00

A bit psychedelic, but I liked the audio. I only got to level 4.

dvdfu22 Apr 2015, 23:33

Got to level 3 - very interesting abstract aesthetic, but the gameplay itself seems a little lacking to me.

Cosmologicon23 Apr 2015, 03:45

Really weird style that works. I like it. I wish there was more to the gameplay, or at least something to tie it in with the environment, but I think the mood was set well.

Demy23 Apr 2015, 04:56

Too flashing lights. The game has too low feedback so the main thing I wanted to ask after each launch was: "So, did I win?". Interesting graphics idea.

taviandir23 Apr 2015, 10:28

What a psychadelic game! xD Way too difficult

Midnight Creators24 Apr 2015, 12:24

Interesting use of the art. Gameplay is really short (almost null) but I love experimental games like this! Congratz :D

cyand131724 Apr 2015, 12:45

A pretty interesting game with nice sound effects. If there's an option to turn off flashing background, more people will like it (I think). ;)

NoSoupForYou26 Apr 2015, 02:38

Interesting concept, but not much depth. The visuals were trippy and I wanted to like them, but the flashing colors were just too hard on the eyes. I did like the pseudo-3D effects you have going on though.

OrangeSpikyGames26 Apr 2015, 06:28

Well that was certainly... a thing.

Davikin9226 Apr 2015, 06:30

I never managed to stop the bomb on time. It's really confusing.

Jacqueslelezard2 May 2015, 21:42

I use Python sometime but I didn't try to make a game with Pygame yet, your entry is minimalist but nice :)

chromebookbob3 May 2015, 17:30

I am really impressed with the art style of this, given that it's pygame. Well done, this is a real achievement. One of my favourite games from LD32. Don't take the negative comments about "playability", I know how hard it is to get a playable executable from python.

flummox3d4 May 2015, 15:37

Trippy. Really, really trippy. I like it :D Nice job!

KaiseanGames4 May 2015, 16:26

Neat small game, one of those - let me try just one more time, I promise I'll do better. But then the wait to really start another one is too long. All in all, it could be solid with a few tweaks. :)