Ludum Dare #35compo

Shifty Shapey

by pixelguff

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.56

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.72

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.72

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.06

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★46%

A game of concentration, and not screwing up.

This is a sequel to a game I made in a few hours a couple of years ago. Simply move left and right and make sure you're the right shape for the portal you have to pass through. Get a high score! Try to beat it! Or don't! It's up to you, I can't tell you how to live your life.

CONTROLS:

XBox Pad:
Left Stick - Move about
A - Morph into a cube
B - Morph into a sphere

Keyboard:
A and D - Move about
J - Morph into a cube
L - Morph into a sphere

DISCLAIMERS:
1) The pad doesn't appear to work on the web version. No idea why.
2) I haven't tested the Mac or Linux versions (yet), so You're On Your Own!
3) The music is shit, but I did it in the last 20 minutes.

(Disclaimer Update: It seems to work OK on the Mac for me, but the pad inputs are all wrong, so it's keyboard only, I'm afraid.)

Thanks for reading and hopefully playing!

Comments15

XAND18 Apr 2016, 03:03

Very very nice. It was much easier on a controller than keyboard and mouse.

RyanMan5618 Apr 2016, 03:17

Really fun! I got to 29 and then I fucked it!

ALobker18 Apr 2016, 08:29

Very cool game. I made a somewhat similar game, but I can see your arcade look fits better.

mazhem18 Apr 2016, 09:15

The music is not shit for something done in 20 minutes. I feel it could have gone a bit faster when it sped up, but overall an enjoyable experience.

grayhaze18 Apr 2016, 09:19

A fun variation on the endless runner. The controls felt a little too "floaty" for a precision game and the game over message was a little jarring, but it matches the theme well and I could see this being expanded with additional shapes and pickups. Good work! :)

pixelguffauthor18 Apr 2016, 10:23

Cheers for the kind comments! I'll probably continue working on this and turn it into something more...more? (And definitely redo the soundtrack!)

SmallPhil19 Apr 2016, 01:22

This is cool! I got to 37 :)

tanis20 Apr 2016, 19:56

I like the neon graphics :)
You could add more variation to the positions of the holes so that it's less predictable.
When you score over 30 it becomes hard to move in the correct position due to the high friction, I'd probably tune it down.
Nice work! :)

MartinFernandez20 Apr 2016, 20:08

Nice game, i got 25 points. I like the music.

tentacode20 Apr 2016, 20:11

Simple game but well executed and polished.

FUCKED IT THOUGH

KappaIX20 Apr 2016, 20:15

Liked the shape-shifting action - liked the arcade look!

Well done!

karln20 Apr 2016, 20:31

Very pretty, nice feel. Shame the music is on such a short loop.

Probably should have a the offensive content checkbox on for the 'game over' message.