Grow and travel through 3 Stages to become the ultimate colored circular object.
Controls (just two buttons of course) SPACE or LEFT MOUSE - Jump, hold to jump higher. CTRL or RIGHT MOUSE - Turn around, hold to reset the level.
Known Issues: The game says the button to restart the level is SHIFT. This is wrong, you can restart by pressing and holding CTRL or RIGHT MOUSE.
To Play the Windows Version: Download and extract the zip and start the executable file. You need XNA Redist to run the XNA Version: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914 Since XNA is unsupported these days, it might not work with Windows 8 or 10. Try the MonoGame Version instead.
Linux version is completely untested, It only exists because MonoGame on Windows has a shiny Linux project template. No idea what it does but it probably requires Mono to run.
About: My third Ludum Dare entry. This time I was lazy in creating art and levels, but I like the core gameplay mechanics. The collision and jump physics could use some more work though
Tools: The game was created in C# / XNA. Image files are made with GIMP. Sounds made with a Microphone and Audacity.
Original Compo Version is the XNA Version. Ported to MonoGame so it works for more people.
Nice idea, but frustrating to play. There doesn't seem to be much dictating which planet I get pulled towards when I jump. And jumping over the red dots when I get larger is just impossible because you don't move fast enough. Also the simplistic art style gets old quick. I'd have wanted to see some background or other entities moving around the place.
The art is great. The minimalist design, while pretty tired, is much less tired than the retro pixel art feel of most of the games on here. The particles sometimes behave strangely, and the direction you travel after landing on a new planet seems a little counter intuitive. Try basing it off of your velocity when you touch the planet. and instead of anchoring the ball to the last planet you touched, you should be able to escape and get sent flying if you go fast enough. maybe add ramps. that'd be kind of cool. anyway, good going and keep it up.
Hard to play, but a lot of fun! Sadly I got bored quickly since the restart level button (shift?) didn't seem to work, and restarting every time was bothersome. The graphics really suited the gameplay and gave of a really nice mood together. Very good game and nice design!
Beatiful. Nice sound. I liked it when I started to go around several circles. A place where your grows ball - striking. Very nice effect of a trace of frost after passing the ball. It would be nicer to play if the ball would have rolled slowly.
This one's super cute and fun. The levels are well designed, it feels more like a good puzzle than anthing else. Sometimes the physics/collisions were a bit wonky, but nothing that can't be expected from a 48 hour game. Bonus points for using both themes.
Hey thank you all for all the nice and constructive feedback so far! If I continue to develop this game I will definitely add some better jumping physics. :)
The art style is mostly thanks to adobe color cc which helped me to select the color schemes for the 4 stages in the game.
@gkxd try installing OpenAL, I have included an installer with the MonoGame version of the game.
@chriiis88 Thanks to Mono, you can have all the fun of missing Windows DLLs on Linux. :D Sorry, I can't help you, I do not have a linux machine around.
Pretty nice concept, unfortunately it was a bit too fast paced in level 3 which was frustrating. It was also easy to glitch the game in level 2 if you moved inbetween planets. The art style was simple but clean.
Simple looking, fun to play! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/r75qiAihqqk
There doesn't seem to be much dictating which planet I get pulled towards when I jump.
And jumping over the red dots when I get larger is just impossible because you don't move fast enough.
Also the simplistic art style gets old quick.
I'd have wanted to see some background or other entities moving around the place.