Ludum Dare #35compo

In Artery

by furtherform

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.81

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.13

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★20%

Short manic game of survival in stressed arteries.
Keyboard used as a cellular automata styled controller.

As time ran short there is one hectic level, but its fun. Give it a go!
It runs on web, but because of the tall resolution (400x720), access it through the link.
Designed for US and Scandinavian keybindings.

Please try the updated version from this link:
http://furtherform.com/InArtery/InArtery_aorta/InArtery_aorta.html
Rate by the Game Jam Version.

Music made with Otomata Genrator; Sound effects with Bfxr;
Unity, Photoshop, Blender, Audacity;
Lots of sweat, curses, (re)learning. Good fun weekend!

Comments15

mazhem18 Apr 2016, 19:11

I can see how it works, but unfortunately the keys seem mismapped on my keyboard? (I've got a UK keyboard)

FurtherFormauthor19 Apr 2016, 09:23

Thanks, good point. I tested it with US and Scandinavian mapping, shouldn't be hard to add different mapping for future versions.

aeai19 Apr 2016, 22:13

It's a neat idea but a hard game, I died a lot:) I really like the aesthetics. Nice job!

Freank21 Apr 2016, 16:51

Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description

Garris21 Apr 2016, 23:16

I enjoyed the audio and the graphics a lot, but it was a bit confusing, and once I did get it, it seemed my keyboard didn't always want to cooperate with me. Cool game, though!

FurtherFormauthor25 Apr 2016, 11:35

If you liked it, try the updated version!
http://furtherform.com/InArtery/InArtery_aorta/InArtery_aorta.html
It has actual levels, an ending and polish.
Thank you all for checking out the game!

pixelpotions25 Apr 2016, 21:37

Great idea, but really really hard! I had fun trying to reach far on it anyway! Good job.

neontropics25 Apr 2016, 21:40

Cool game! Great graphics and music. The learning curve is a bit high though!

Nexus6425 Apr 2016, 22:13

Very cool concept and the art is beautiful.
It's a bit too hard, but i think that it's only the original control scheme.

timeshapers26 Apr 2016, 17:11

Really like the idea, but the key mappings makes this unplayable.

plko27 Apr 2016, 17:31

This is the most maniac game I have played in LD35...but really fun!!!!

Rock Eaters2 May 2016, 21:40

nice ambiance, a bit too difficult, at least zhen you start.

lanestp7 May 2016, 02:04

Gorgeous game! The controls are slightly wonky (didn't always work right for me). But the game was really nice and well put together!

Phaix7 May 2016, 04:25

Nice one, just the Key Mapping was wrong for my keyboard.

alyphen7 May 2016, 09:09

A really interesting entry. The mechanic is novel and very interesting, but sadly got swamped with enemies very quickly and didn't know how to avoid the large amount.
Collisions also seemed slightly off. A fruit fell in between where two of the keys I had enabled were and it didn't collide.

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