Chroma

by yyam
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96
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*Chroma is a platformer where you start off being able to see nothing, then gradually gain the ability to see more colours.*

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Screenshots:


Features

- 9 levels.
- Switch between seeing different colours for unexpected effects...
- Ambient soundtrack!
- Easter egg?

Credits/Tools:
- Code/Art/Design/Audio: yyam. (Pedro Custodio)
- Vector font: Chevy Ray.
- Tools: 4Coder, VScode, C, WebAssembly, GIMP

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Comments22

DougDevs
DougDevs6 Oct 2019, 22:13
Ah I remember your other game from LD43! Amazing work as always. This was very fun and challenging. Great ambient soundtrack.
nightcrawler90016 Oct 2019, 22:19
Fantastic concept and amazing execution. really well done
Kryndir
Kryndir7 Oct 2019, 20:05
absolutely love this concept, super fun to play! amazing job!
MrPiedPiper
MrPiedPiper8 Oct 2019, 06:56
Excellent little platformer! Really brings new meaning to the term "3D platformer" XD

Really enjoyed it. Reminds me of a cross between "Ink" and the B-Side unlock parts of "Celeste".

Other than occasionally wishing there were more checkpoints, this was an great fun.

It did feel odd that the enemies could hit me from "outside my sight", but I couldn't land on platforms "outside my sight". But, I get how it was needed for the levels, so :shrug:
Skyeward
Skyeward8 Oct 2019, 11:12
Nice to see an LD game with this level of polish. Great game!
Karanveer8 Oct 2019, 11:58
Decently made. Good Job!
unept
unept8 Oct 2019, 15:37
Good work here. Good level design, though it's always a bit tricky relying on toggling elements mid-jump like this. I may have seen this mechanic before, but you executed it really well. The music was nice, but the sfx didn't quite jive with it, but that's ok for a jam game. Overall great game! (Oh, the game wouldn't fully load on Safari for Mac, it seemed to lock up at 95%. Works great in Chrome.)
boyTurnedRobot
boyTurnedRobot8 Oct 2019, 20:05
I had a lot of fun with this game. I'm a big fan of games with simple art and I like platformers, so this really grabbed me. Great work I loved the concept.
Hartvichio
Hartvichio8 Oct 2019, 20:18
Easter egg you say ? :D nice very simple but effective.
arkinrev
arkinrev8 Oct 2019, 20:28
I really enjoyed this, and with the pixel art, and the almost Atari sound effects, it really fit well together. Some of the levels really showed or hinted at what you should do, and that was fantastic. I had a great time, nice work!
velvetlobster
velvetlobster9 Oct 2019, 02:08
very fluid movement and great art, the level design feels clever and has a lot of potential ... the soundscape is relaxing, but i see this game getting very hard with new levels
kuviman
kuviman10 Oct 2019, 09:24
Cant make it too far, it becomes really hard pretty quick :D
Nocity
Nocity10 Oct 2019, 09:35
Really hard but looks, sounds and feels good!
Redimension Games10 Oct 2019, 10:31
Solid controls, solid concepts and level design. In level 5 i could not see one of the enemies on the right side, so adjusting my jump timings to match the movement was kinda hard. It's a hard game but i did enjoy it. Did not complete the 5th level though. Oh yeah i forgot about the sounds. Audio was top notch. The audio cues while jumping and switching colors really helped me out on some occasions.
SYNltr10 Oct 2019, 11:11
very hard ...........but fun ..
Mad Brokli
Mad Brokli10 Oct 2019, 12:27
Awsome platformer :) Had fun playing this
nightcrawler900110 Oct 2019, 13:19
I have no complaints. I died a lot but that's just cuz I'm not the best at platformers. All my deaths felt fair and everything about this game went perfectly
johnnysix
johnnysix10 Oct 2019, 22:54
Wow this was super vexing ( in a good way ) - can see someone of Youtube doing speedruns of this.

I won't give away anything, but this part was when things got real..
cirno
cirno14 Oct 2019, 02:21
Solid platformer. I can't go further after beating the second level of three colors. Still many details in this game impressed me. In some levels white platforms appear above you corresponding to the location of the colored platforms you are supposed to jump on. And for the level of colored monsters first appearing, one yellow platform is to the left of the character, indicating you to press the switch button and see the hidden enemies.
coachsisyphus
coachsisyphus24 Oct 2019, 11:38
this warms my cold dead heart; nice work!
Dis0rder
Dis0rder24 Oct 2019, 14:20
This is one of those games that make your blood-pressure rise! But I've come to love this kind of stuff in a masochistic way, since I grew up playing hellishly difficult platformers! :D

The color-change mechanic is nice, and you could probably do a lot more with it when it comes to level-design. I felt the same way as @mrpiedpiper when the enemies could hit me while invisible, while the platforms just went through. It didn't "feel right", although it was obviously needed for the challenge. I see a lot of room for improvement and expansion here.

Like @johnnysix said, this would be perfect for speed-runs. I think it would be a fun element if after the first playthrough you could have a second run with a timer and maybe a high-score table. (and a possible palette-swap?)

The secret hedgehog was a nice little surprise! ♥

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