Where It Begins

by newbeings

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.51

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.35

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.38

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.54

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.61

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.48

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.21

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★72%

Controls: Arrow Keys + Space

"Where It Begins" is a short puzzle adventure game.

Hint/Note: There is an "ending" - you'll know you've made it when the screen goes black. We ran out of time to do more than that : )

mickanio and jelly teamin up for our first jam as newbeings.

mickanio (http://ludumdare.com/compo/author/mickanio/)
jelly (http://ludumdare.com/compo/author/jelly/)
newbeings (http://newbeings.com)

Genres: adventure

Comments25

disdanes15 Dec 2015, 03:48

The game is absolutely gorgeous! It has a very lovely hand painted look, and the animations were great! I wasn't quite sure what to do after I gave away my 3 dots to some of the statues. Enjoyed just walked around and looking at the art!

StitchesMagoo15 Dec 2015, 18:15

Awesome job guys, you could've fooled me about being new comers. Graphics are excellent.

chaomoon15 Dec 2015, 18:21

the graphics are really nice, but i couldn't figure out what to do after giving my 3 red orb things to the statues. i walked around a bit and then tried taking my orbs back but somehow i ended up glitching the game and getting stuck in one of the statues lol

LadyS15 Dec 2015, 18:28

Fantastic Visuals and great intuitive puzzle!
But the end is a bit abrupt and the theme isnt very obvious...

vinipereira15 Dec 2015, 18:50

A pretty artistic game, but I dont see the connection with the theme it self.

teamross15 Dec 2015, 19:12

These graphics are sooo good.
Really cool idea/game!

Weeping Rupee15 Dec 2015, 19:17

The aesthetic is wonderful, the music sets a great mood-- I wanted to see more of this world... right on! I love the eyeball thing you turn into while swimming. (Wish I could walk as fast as I could swim though)

GoodwolfStudio15 Dec 2015, 19:20

Great Artwork and Sound Design! I love that main character, very nice design!

Weeping Rupee15 Dec 2015, 19:23

The aesthetic is wonderful, the music sets a great mood-- I wanted to see more of this world... right on! I love the eyeball thing you turn into while swimming. Puzzles were simple but intuitive.

My only gripe: (Wish I could walk as fast as I could swim though)

treslapin15 Dec 2015, 20:38

Looks gorgeous, but I had trouble with the gameplay. It has a lot of potential though!

YinYin15 Dec 2015, 21:43

Too short and unpolished. But still very beautiful and powerful.

That shape shifter eye and the trees reminded me a lot of ektomarchs work.

NirabazGAMES16 Dec 2015, 00:49

Good graphic, animation and mechanic! great job)

blurryroots16 Dec 2015, 08:39

Amazing atmosphere and cool surreal art style. Serene and mysterious, greatly matched by the soundtrack. Very enjoyable experience. I would have liked, if the energy balls find their way back to you after completing a task.

monetai16 Dec 2015, 17:08

beautifull, cool to explore, but i did not understood the purpuse

lurils16 Dec 2015, 18:11

very nice style with interesting designs.

DinnerInTheDark16 Dec 2015, 20:10

A very beautiful game! Does a great job setting at setting an athmosphere. A nice entry!

tribrain16 Dec 2015, 20:24

Great game! excellent!

Coomzy16 Dec 2015, 20:30

Brilliant visuals, good and fitting sound, not sure what the "Game" is though :/

Archonthewizard16 Dec 2015, 21:10

Great puzzler. Was relaxing yet enjoyable.

Lullaby16 Dec 2015, 23:05

great graphics and amazing mood, so nice to travel this artistic world but I agree the end could be less abrupt ^^

Berserker_Chris17 Dec 2015, 17:30

its ok, good game

fullmontis17 Dec 2015, 20:34

The graphics are incredible! I really dig the visual style. Gameplay is a little confusing as it is not really clear what the goal is. But walking around in this engrossing mood is interesting in itself.

adriano18 Dec 2015, 09:18

Hey guys, awesome game! Great mood, beautiful hand-painted look. Took me a second to figure it out, but spent the whole time really enjoying the world you created for me to play in.

Mantlair21 Dec 2015, 10:55

Very nice ambient/graphics and music. Puzzles were simple but i couldnt understand there was a new soul on the middle of island when i placed others. It would be nice if there was an indicator sound. Nice ending. Well done!

SamH3 Jan 2016, 22:32

I hope it was as frustrating for you as for us players that the game was unfinished :) Despite the short adventure, the artwork is beautiful and the atmosphere is soothing. There is a Fez feeling to it, if you don’t mind the comparison. Great work!