RainbowSnakeFail

by qf
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.07
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.27
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.40
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.87
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★28%
Watched the jam on twitter mostly, then found some time, about 3 hours... messed with webaudio trying to get microphone stuff working. Ugh... Then stackgl particles (cool, but too complex for the remaining hour... Last 40 switched to canvas... Did something resembling a game.

https://gist.github.com/randompast/4b569587d1f08225e02c5e8a8d97c8cf

npm install canvas-fit
With budo/browserify (npm install -g browserify budo)
budo --open --live rainbowsnake.js

Be harsh, or not, I can deal, I realize it's a quick tiny project and doesn't deserve to win.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARROW KEYS TO MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(window must be focused)

screenshot
Genres: platformer

Comments13

qf
qfauthor18 Apr 2016, 03:08
bleh
blinry
blinry18 Apr 2016, 23:40
I think it's cute! :) I like it when there are really many dots, flashing synchronously :D
qf
qfauthor19 Apr 2016, 07:23
Updated the source link (1 line to fix collisions), didn't update the playable version on itch in interest of the deadline. Still not much of a game without a win/lose state.
Xanjos20 Apr 2016, 01:07
At least you managed to submit something in the end so I'd say that's a win any day :) Anyway, the game is actually quite fun and I liked the flashy/trippy/seizure enducing effects.
mountainstorm
mountainstorm21 Apr 2016, 20:47
I really enjoyed it - theres a core mechanic hiding there which needs more exploration
Digitaldude555
Digitaldude55525 Apr 2016, 12:48
You at least submitted, I think it might have been better to skip the compo and do the jam. My first ludum dare game was also unfinished and didn't really have much game play or goal.
ZirconCode
ZirconCode25 Apr 2016, 12:48
I liked the movement of the three thingies quite a bit, definitely the start of a cool mechanic =)
Jin47
Jin4725 Apr 2016, 13:00
So sad that you couldn't finish it. A death system could just be enough to add some value to the gameplay (like a moving thing to avoid or something like that). Continue like this, the concept was cool!
denycetm25 Apr 2016, 14:15
Needs that fail state. The undulating character was a bit confusing
qf
qfauthor25 Apr 2016, 14:44
Updated the itch version a few hours ago (collision and visual patch). Yes, needs a win/lose state. Thanks for the comments!
ThommazK25 Apr 2016, 15:01
You've got something going on in here, I definitely think you should develop this further to see how it goes. :)
cynicalmonkey2 May 2016, 12:29
needed a little more to go on really, some in game explanation of the what, why and how of it all
David Cookie
David Cookie2 May 2016, 14:39
The visual is somehow attractive, and overall it's a pretty cool experiment for a project made in such a short amount of time! It obviously lacks some audio and an explanation/objective for this jam but.. I feel like you're onto something, and you could transform this proto into something glorious! Maybe a game like Flow could do the trick, or a drawing game, or a much more ambitious game based on this "character" (I love its movements!).
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