Ludum Dare #39compo

Dim Wit

by benbennett

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.41

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.41

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.40

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.79

Gameplay

The goal of the game is to not allow the light bulb to go out. To do this, hit all the blue squares before the bulb goes out to get a fresh charge. Unfortunately for you the battery cannot hold a charge. Don't hit the red squares!

Controls

There are two control schemes, one for keyboard and one for mouse.

Mouse

For mouse controls just click the squares (Not recommended for getting a high score)

Keyboard

Numpad
Each number on the numpad (1-9) correspond to a square on the grid. Clicking that number is the same as clicking that square. Make sure numlock is on!
[7][8][9]
[4][5][6]
[1][2][3]

Letter Keys
Alternatively, if you do not have a numpad you can use the keys
[q][w][e]
[a][s][d]
[z][x][c]

Picture for reference:

Tools

Engine: Unity3D
Art: Aseprite
Music: Bosca Ceoil
Sound Effects: Audacity/iPhone(recording)

Tools: Aseprite, Audacity, Bosca Ceoil, Unity

Comments20

quixatocs31 Jul 2017, 22:17

Great job on the audio, I wouldn't have thought it was your first time writing music! It's very fast paced and a good trainer for click accuracy!

algu2 Aug 2017, 01:52

I really enjoyed this game and I can see a more polished version of it becoming very popular on the app store. I liked how you considered the different type of inputs your players may prefer. The retro sounding music was also great, although it did stutter a bit at some points during my play. If you ever port this game to mobile devices, you should consider implementing a high-score system. I think that doing so would be a great incentive for players to play over and over again. Again, very solid game! Good job!

MichaelGrand2 Aug 2017, 04:30

This is a fun game! It gets super frantic in later levels and I usually lose by panicking and hitting the wrong key. The music and sound effects are also well done. To make re-trying a little easier, it would be cool to be able to press any of the numpad keys to start a new round, rather than needing the mouse.

Edit: Oh! I know what this reminds me of. It's like a mini-game in Mario Party. I feel like Boo is about to get me if I don't hit the keys fast enough :)

KunoNoOni3 Aug 2017, 23:38

High score of 8 using the mouse :smile: What a cool game. I agree with @algu I could totally see a game like this on a mobile phone. Music wasn't bad and the sound effects complimented the game. Well done!

Sarah4 Aug 2017, 02:52

It's way more fun to use the num key than a mouse! Definitely an addicting game and it makes you want to try one more time and get just a little further! Great job :)

Kashif4 Aug 2017, 03:30

I like the simplicity. Quite simple and enjoyable game.

Steve Johnson4 Aug 2017, 05:27

I got 19 with the keypad, but I could do better if I worked at it. :-)

Great scope, nice polish. My only request would be a sound effect for each key press. But in general this game is very well done!

simonhutchinson4 Aug 2017, 21:48

Neat! Great, simple idea well executed. I'm not much of a score-attack kind of guy, so a couple of playthroughs and I was satisfied. Great job putting this all together (with music!) in 48 hours.

celia145 Aug 2017, 02:48

This was fun! Playing with the numpad felt really good (until I messed up of course.) :D

zchen5 Aug 2017, 06:16

Awesome game! Really neat and simple mechanics. The music was jolly and it matched the game play well. Some room for improvement. It would be good for the entire game to be keyboard controlled, such that the play again button doesn't need a mouse. Also some more feedback when getting the button presses right would be nice, i.e. some SFX or particle systems.
Good job!

TheFlyingKeyboard5 Aug 2017, 10:53

Really fun idea of gameplay. I think it's hard, nut not impossible. Great Job!

CG_Fred5 Aug 2017, 22:08

Excellent game and well implemented. Would have loved to have an online highscore list so I could see how others do compared with me. Had a lot of fun playing this game.

vulpineblazeyt5 Aug 2017, 22:36

This was a neat take on some of the similar lightsout style puzzle game that really got me engaged.

ledez6 Aug 2017, 04:31

Fun game! Simple mechanics and got me playing for a while. Excellent job!

davidcmcdonald6 Aug 2017, 04:54

Pretty Hard, maybe because im using a track pad, i really liked it. double points for completing a well polished simple game

Godot356 Aug 2017, 05:47

The game is a simple, well-polished test of reaction time and proprioception. All that is present in the game works well. If you were to revise it in the future for a post-jam release, I would recommend making cleaner and crisper graphics than just basic pixel art.

Nice work!

davideperozzi6 Aug 2017, 10:44

Great little game. Very simple and kinda addictive! Controls are easy and music is well selected. Good job! :)

Schuster7 Aug 2017, 21:42

Very simple, but challenging due to the time constraint. The audio was very well done

Aurel30020 Aug 2017, 18:26

We streamed your game with Danae plays on Twitch. :) Here's a link:

Danae streams Ludum Dare 39: Day 3, part 1: Dim Wit

I really liked this, as simple as it was. The controls were kind of creative, while very intuitive of course. The challenge was enjoyable. If I could suggest some improvements, maybe a less steep difficulty curve (don't make the timer so short so quickly), and definitely online leaderboards.

Thank you for the game!

benbennettauthor24 Aug 2017, 02:32

@aurel300 Thanks for playing!

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