z0t

by josefk
co-authored: @feko, @zdravkon, @fancypants
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Start from nothing. Absolute zero. Roll around. Jump. Improve. Shapeshift. Become something more. Jump higher. Move faster. Reach places that you were not able to reach before. Become a 1.

Controls


WASD/arrow keys - Move

Space - Jump

Left Shift - Shapeshift

Comments31

FlyingKiwi
FlyingKiwi7 Oct 2019, 21:33
Absolute Zero is totally cool! Very nice graphics and auto to go with, a creative spin on the theme!
Hmaya7 Oct 2019, 21:39
It is so simple and yet so fun.
I love how technical it gets with the shape shifting.

It's a great idea, and you went a bit further with binary messages that turn to letters and the floating digits in the background.

It's a cool and fun platform game.
Fragment Games
Fragment Games7 Oct 2019, 21:41
Simple and fun to play! Nice take on the theme :-)
Abacus
Abacus7 Oct 2019, 21:43
This game is amazing! I probably spent way too much time on this game, but I just couldn't put it down! The music was nice, the game had a very clean, simple aesthetic, and the core mechanic was really enjoyable. There are a few minor bugs, put nothing really game breaking. Awesome game!
Dafral8 Oct 2019, 11:01
Cool idea and very well executed. It was so addicting!
Skyeward
Skyeward8 Oct 2019, 11:02
Played through about 16 levels before the difficulty got too steep, shapeshift was the puzzle that really made me think you had a great idea on your hands. SFX were ace, controls were nice, whole thing was super enjoyable!
aisus8 Oct 2019, 11:09
Really cool idea, pretty sound and graphics. Controls are a bit unresponsive, but great job overall!
s-yanik8 Oct 2019, 11:14
Good concept.A well-balanced difficulty with efficient graphics and a good sound accompaniment.
Nice.
Miss Pi8 Oct 2019, 11:24
I liked the graphics and the music! The game is fun, unfortunately I am bad at jumping.
jk5000
jk50008 Oct 2019, 12:44
A very pretty game with some really good music. The gameplay is simple and it is pretty fun to play. Overall a good jam game. Well done.
Emma B
Emma B8 Oct 2019, 15:33
So much fun to play ! The graphics are pretty and simple. They work very well. Fortunately, the 0 can hang on to the walls, it saved my life more than once hehe

Some bug when I load the levels (I click on level 2 for example and I arrive on level 3)
namnam
namnam8 Oct 2019, 15:37
One of my favorites, nice concept, nice level design, graphics are neat. Somme colisions bug but nothing to bad. Very challenging (stopped at level 14), more easy level with number one would have been nice (the difficlulty curve is a bit harsh). Anyway awesome job !
WhatNameGames
WhatNameGames8 Oct 2019, 18:25
This is great. Awesome art and sounds etc. A really cool take on the theme as well.
evilobjective8 Oct 2019, 18:27
This is one of my favourites so far. Loved the concept; the art/sound/mood all work great together.
mmatt_ugh
mmatt_ugh8 Oct 2019, 18:36
Nice game! The levels were simple yet fun but I wish the earlier ones had more variety. The contrast of how 0 and 1 felt to move was good. When I first switched to 1 I was thinking I could maybe roll, I thought it was pretty funny as I just did a face plant and didn't go anywhere. Great job introducing the main mechanic aswell.
Chocolat-Endive
Chocolat-Endive8 Oct 2019, 19:56
Perfect! Simple concept, fun mechanics, clean graphics and cool sound effects. I laughed a lot at my improbable jumps while awkwardly switching between 0 and 1.
blobo
blobo8 Oct 2019, 21:46
Oh cool! I wish the shape shift mechanic was introduced a little earlier in the game, it's a lot of fun! Great work.
Coldsanwdich189
Coldsanwdich1899 Oct 2019, 02:46
the web version is laggy, great mechanics though
Lightwaves9 Oct 2019, 18:49
:( Seems the Web version is somehow broken, I wasn't able to even move the character and was stuck on the level screen
ScarletMayhem9 Oct 2019, 19:26
Very interesting idea but I couldn't shapeshift my zero even after several levels :(
Not sure if this is a problem with my browser tho >.
Feko9 Oct 2019, 19:35
@lightwaves, heyy thanks for checking out our game. You did try to enter/start the level by pressing enter, riiight... ? :)
Feko9 Oct 2019, 19:38
@scarletmayhem, there's a subtle clue in the levels about whether you can shapeshift or not ;)
Hint: pay attention to the background :)
Rocktavious
Rocktavious10 Oct 2019, 03:53
Awesome game - this is one of my favorites of LD45. Really interesting take on the mechanics and creative level design. At first I was like oh this is not going to be good, but then on level 12 you threw me for a loop and thats when i found out about shape shifting and then i started going back and playing the other levels. Great work!
OWC
OWC10 Oct 2019, 11:12
I like the gameplay and the main idea. Music is cool too. Art is minimalistic, but the game is looking interesting. So, good job, congrats!
Space Nomad
Space Nomad13 Oct 2019, 06:22
i love minimalism in games. Good job!
tobb
tobb15 Oct 2019, 20:56
Really nice game, enjoyed the shapeshifting mechanics quite alot, felt like a fresh take on the platformer genre. Some bugs i noticed were that you would sometimes get stuck inside the platform while shapeshifting. And if you shapeshift while jumping you get an extra jump, but maybe thats intended?

All in all, great game! one of my favorites from this jam!
ToxicComputer
ToxicComputer15 Oct 2019, 21:47
Loved the simplicity. Great job :)
fancypants
fancypants16 Oct 2019, 18:06
Hi! Thanks, everyone for the great feedback :D. @tobb The extra jump when you shapeshift is intentional, and the bug where you sometimes get stuck inside a platform is something we just didn't have time to fix.
Yhi27 Oct 2019, 19:06
Good idea! A lot of levels with a good increase of difficulty.
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