Ludum Dare #34compo

Shot Snap

by domnomnom

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.60

Theme★★★★★★★★★★1.79

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★32%

Shot Snap is a game in which you gain a growing understanding of the world and how to navigate it.

It messes with perspective. A lot.

So be prepared to re-think your understanding of how to tell where things are.

Controls:

Mouse + WASD

Something I should mention that are not in the game:

Walk to experience your Shot-Snap.

Stop after walking a bit to take another Shot-Snap.

The bar at the bottom will tell you when this happens.

IF YOU ARE STUCK IN THE GAME:

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Ok, looks like you need some help, so let's talk about how the mechanics work.

When you Shot-Snap you do the reverse of taking a snapshot - you project a 2D image onto the 3D world, similar to what a physical projector does.

You can infer the structure of the world geometry by moving slightly after projecting.

If you want to project onto more of the world, take a step back.

The world geometry does not change you are the one that is moving.

The Final Challenge can be quite confusing and you need to pay close attention to the room.

If you are still stuck in the maze by now, here is one final advice: follow the outside wall.

Hope this helps.

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Comments13

peyj13 Dec 2015, 23:22

This is such a cool idea! I would still say, that this is a kind of loose interpretation of the theme, but I'll shut my mouth, because that doesn't matter that much.

Anyway, I really liked playing it. I also think it would have been interesting to see some different pictures, maybe some more colors. The animated texture at the end was already pretty amazing, now I can't stop imagining this in crazy psychedelic mode, or with lots of moving parts in the level.

Magicolo14 Dec 2015, 05:18

Why do I always teleport?... I MUST know.

Fervir14 Dec 2015, 05:19

This was a really cool game, once I figured out what was going on. Great job!

Frenchie14 Dec 2015, 05:22

Really neat concept. It certainly messed with my head and I feel like my world is spinning a little lol. That texture is perfect for this!

Verrazano14 Dec 2015, 05:24

My brain hurts. 10/10 ign. would recommend. I managed to finish it after a while.

Finestep14 Dec 2015, 05:26

I like it

Dunno why it's in this Jam, but I like it.

...I just realized you explained everything below the game.

I think it's nicer as a puzzle game to figure out.

Cluster Parable14 Dec 2015, 05:26

This game is brilliant! Seriously, the idea of the Shot-snap is really witty! I encourage you to create some more levels. Best game I've played up to now on this LD.

candlesan14 Dec 2015, 05:30

This was very innovative and some great tech application. Would love to see this fleshed out further!

ThaRemo14 Dec 2015, 10:53

Nice unique game, and very confusing at the start :p
Once you get the hang of it it's pretty fun!

DomNomNomauthor14 Dec 2015, 23:12

@Magicolo: You don't actually teleport.
It's a bit kinda subtle to realize that only your view is changing but not your position.

johnnwfs28 Dec 2015, 02:30

Strange game. intriguing and at the same time frustrating.

Geckoo133731 Dec 2015, 19:13

Nice unique game which is very confusing at the start - and really frustrating sometimes. Neat ++

Martin Vilcans3 Jan 2016, 22:47

Awesome concept! Even though I quickly understood the concept in general, it was annoying that the "shot snap" never occured when I wanted it too. Either it didn't come when I wanted it to, or it happened when I didn't want it to.

A suggestion: Consider a shot snap which takes a snapshot of a full 360 view somehow. It's a bit too irritating that you are blind in most directions.

Anyway, a really novel concept. Congratulations!