Shifty Thing

by wahooney

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.61

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.79

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.04

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★46%

Shift shapes between Light, Heavy, Flat and Bouncy to make it past the obstacles. Rack up the highest score you can!

UPDATE:
I've added an OSx link (itch.io), the game is slightly modified from the LD-Day. Changes are:

* Fixed a particle bug
* Made an obstacle harder (to nerf the light shape)
* Added a new obstacle (the bounce break drop)

Please judge accordingly.

Instructions are in game.

Created the (minimal) art and game code in 10 hours ( my other game was too big :P )

Disclaimer: Used personal libraries for object management/pooling, sound management and building the (kinda-)infinite ground plane.

Genres: action

Tools: Audacity, Blender, Substance Painter & designer, Unity

Comments24

apalade19 Apr 2016, 17:28

Very polished for 10 hours. Great work! It definitely exploits the addictiveness of this type of game and I got that "one more round" feeling from the start.

High score: 25. :)

Weeping Rupee20 Apr 2016, 05:19

whew that was pretty difficult. I kept trying again and again though :)

w1n5t0n20 Apr 2016, 05:33

Incredibly fun! Also, the sound effects are perfect!

TheMeorch20 Apr 2016, 05:34

Wow, this is awesome. It's very difficult, intentionally, but I stuck with it for a while and actually got pretty good at it! Super satisfying animations, and a great sense of humor conveyed just through the feel of the mechanics. Great work!!

sumguy6720 Apr 2016, 05:35

Very challenging, but very fun and nice looking game!

medidog20 Apr 2016, 06:03

Very cool looking game but really hard controls for me... Love the stop motion type graphics!

WeirdMind20 Apr 2016, 06:07

Nice graphicstyle, difficult to play but i had a lot of fun! Good Game.

mitya123420 Apr 2016, 06:17

That was very difficult but i liked this one

orkybitz20 Apr 2016, 06:28

Very fun twist on the theme. Very addictive
Highscore 29 :)
light form op plz nerf

2Bit20 Apr 2016, 06:44

Really fun. The mechanics work really well and are very enjoyable.

Wahooneyauthor20 Apr 2016, 07:31

Thanks for the feedback, peeps! orkybitz, I agree with you on the light being op, have a cunning plan. I'm going to post a new version with some tweaks (I'll mark it for LD-clarity).

dammit20 Apr 2016, 07:35

Fun! Seriously. I'm seriously bad at this though. Can we get a "tutorial" level to get used to the controls please :D

Jimjam20 Apr 2016, 15:58

Woot! A cool 17 points!!

That's really awesome! I had a hard time getting used to the controls, but when I did, it became really satisfying to get into the rhythm of switching between the forms. It also feels like more of a cerebral challenge than your usual runner-type game, because you have to think about a lot more in terms of how the physics of the different objects work.
Nice one!

andyman40420 Apr 2016, 18:49

I like the aesthetics. Cool application of theme onto an infinite runner/jumper. Super difficult though. I wish it started out slower in speed. My high score was only 5. These commenters who get scores in the 20s must have godlike dexterity. Great job for 10 hours!

Yumeito21 Apr 2016, 10:42

Really fun game:)

tomlum23 Apr 2016, 03:01

Runs a bit slow on my computer, but might just be me. Pretty fun and fast.

SteveSalmond23 Apr 2016, 07:10

Impressed with the level of polish. Love the meaty sensation when you crater - takes the sting out of failure :D Really fun too, great job.

Freank23 Apr 2016, 07:15

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