Ludum Dare #37compo

Machina

by drtizzle

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.87

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.37

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.82

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.56

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★62%

*The audio effects (reverb etc) do not work in WebGL, so please download the game for your platform if you have the time.*

---CONTROLS---
WASD & mouse to move
F to interact
1 - 6 to change graphics settings (Web only)
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Haven't been able to flesh out my concept, so it became a tiny little "thing".

The idea was to time travel by putting objects from a certain time in a machine. The room you're in would then be transported to the time that object came from.

This idea was wayyyy to labour intensive to be realised in 48 hours, but here it is......

--------------------Changelog--------------------
14 Dec 2016
- Lowered the texture resolutions, so it is a 30MB load instead of a 70MB load (Web only)

13 Dec 2016
- Fixed the cursor locking problem (Web only)
- Added fullscreen from in-game (Web only)
- Added text to show current graphics setting (Web only)

12 Dec 2016
- Removed the possibility to activate the roomshake by pressing "E"
- Added functionality to change the graphics settings (Web only)
- Show and unlock the cursor at the end of the game (Web only)

Genres: puzzle

Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Blender, Logic Pro, Unity

Comments25

Viperfish912 Dec 2016, 04:30

Interesting concept, would love to see it expanded on more though. Sounds were great visuals were ok but i understand webgl has its limits, and fits with the theme well.

DiscoFish12 Dec 2016, 14:30

Really atmospheric short game! Enjoyed, thanks!

erikiene12 Dec 2016, 15:16

Definitely continue working on this, very interesting idea. The models and the overall atmosphere were great.

harark12 Dec 2016, 16:56

I like the concept. The "analyzing"-sound was really hard on my ears. It was quite hard to see anything, as well. Dark. I think I don't have a problem with it if it is supposed to be dark in just the first instance of the room while the rooms in "other times" are brighter.

Leon Möhring12 Dec 2016, 17:05

yeah, the game needs more content, but what is there is pretty cool and the concept is nice! I first wanted to do something similar, like time traveling in the same room, but I did something else in the end.

victorcrafty12 Dec 2016, 17:29

A very pretty graphic . I love it . Keep doing games!!!

gdcvdqpl12 Dec 2016, 17:55

"you'll only hear the source audio :("
Awgh, I hate that when you put effort in doing something that other people can't enjoy. The source audio are already great tho.
The game has good visuals and the mood is amazing. I must admit it scared me a little at first.

timgarbos12 Dec 2016, 17:59

Keep working on it. Also just provide a download link so that those interested can check out the sound.
Could also solve the few performance issues I had.

barning12 Dec 2016, 21:09

Nice concept. Would make a good game.

fragileannihilator12 Dec 2016, 21:09

Pressing Ctrl causes an earthquake and then the game crashes :)

Drtizzleauthor12 Dec 2016, 21:16

Whoops, that was meant for debugging. Forgot to take that out :)

DMinsky12 Dec 2016, 21:25

My camera shake like in hell, but I like idea.

tinyworlds12 Dec 2016, 21:30

Cool short game! Love the idea.
The puzzles remind me at the physics puzzles from Amnesia.
Great atmosphere & time traveling is awesome. Would love to see a full version of this :)

Lucas Knutson13 Dec 2016, 02:18

Nice graphics! I had to button mash the escape key to get the game to lose focus.

Alexander Kondyrev13 Dec 2016, 07:01

Good game. Easy to play and finish. It interesting to see what happens if you put down photo in box. Great job! Please add better graphics and more items to interact with.

Yvanor13 Dec 2016, 19:02

So bad you didn't have the time to finish it ! I would definitely play a game with this concept ! :)

Shivur13 Dec 2016, 19:07

Good Mood!

Alistesios13 Dec 2016, 19:14

I guess it's not finished, but the atmosphere is really cool. The graphics are fine, and the audio too. Just needs more content. I hope to see more ! :)

(Also, I fixed the Mac problem I had on my entry as you asked me to, you might want to check it out)

SimonHutchinson14 Dec 2016, 21:26

Cool! It took me a moment to work out what was going on (not sure it it's my screen, but it was super dark... kind of like a Kitty Horrorshow game). But once I got rolling it was great.

Definitely an idea worth expanding on.

BoneDaddy14 Dec 2016, 22:10

This is pretty darn cool. I started playing the web version, but then downloaded. Definitely recommend everyone download this. The atmosphere is great in this game, I especially liked the time machine's effect when turned on. Great work with the audio overall.

Is there any specific reason you chose F for interact over the standard E?

resty15 Dec 2016, 13:08

Nice idea, wish you could get it finished in the future.

jacobturn17 Dec 2016, 15:43

i wish the game was longer...

psilon17 Dec 2016, 18:38

It's barely a game, but a good start, i'm very interested what would happen after the time jump.

Obvious_San17 Dec 2016, 18:54

Neat idea, I'd love to see it fleshed out a bit. As it is there's not much there, and it's a bit too dark.

- randomhuman

Uliana Galich17 Dec 2016, 22:05

I like your style and the game is kinda fun! hope to see other your games in future :)
I'm designer and artist myself, so I really appreciate your work on graphics, we spent a lot of time on it too :)