Ludum Dare #50compo

Stay Positive

by nick-barrash

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.54

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.97

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.80

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Try to stay positive for as long as possible to earn a spot in the online leaderboard.

Your score is ever-decreasing. Try to keep it positive for as long as possible. Roll a ball around to collect tokens and build combos to increase your score.

Beware your score decreases more and more quickly over time.

If you get a high score, feel free to share your strategy in the comments!

Some tips:
* Tokens periodically regenerate or, if not picked up, increase in value.
* Momentum is key, bouncing off walls is often the best way to change direction.
* It can be a good idea to leave an area alone for a while to accrue value for a large combo in the future.
* The higher a combo's multiplier gets, the less time you have to collect tokens to maintain the combo.
* All tokens can be reached :)

Thanks for playing! :joystick:

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Comments18

Wogabi4 Apr 2022, 05:00

I'm positive that this was positively the most positive game I've ever played. Great work!

Frizuo4 Apr 2022, 05:02

Nice take on the theme! I really like how it takes some time to turn harsh angles as it gives a good feeling of weight. The sound effect for picking up points is also pretty satisfying, good job!

BrettSchiff4 Apr 2022, 05:06

Fun! The sound effects were great; it's nice being able to rely upon them for feedback about the bonus bar so you don't have to look up at in the middle of moving around

bucketh3ad4 Apr 2022, 06:08

It's got those Tony Hawk grind combo vibes mixed with some old school snake. The sound effects make chaining combos super satisfying. I also like the uniqueness of the mouse controls. Heavier than typical rolling ball feel that I'm accustomed to from other games, so takes a bit more finesse. The vector pointer gives good feedback and the cursor is unobtrusive but still helpful when you need it, so it became intuitive quite quickly. I'm gonna come back later and defend my high score once there's some real competition ;)

LOVE IT!

Mistafixxa0694 Apr 2022, 06:57

Weird but somehow satisfying... Dunno how ya did it but decent game, the ball has an excruciating decceleration tho

owca4 Apr 2022, 09:40

Interesting. Nice sounds. The leaderboard adds to replayability. :thumbsup:

jepjoh24 Apr 2022, 11:01

Great game. The controls are very difficult even though it feels like you are in control. Great soundscape too!

IndigoWolf4 Apr 2022, 21:53

Really enjoyed this. Glad I am top of the leaderboards for now!

sirikan5 Apr 2022, 04:31

Nice simple game mechanics and a lot of fun to play.

AsmadiGames6 Apr 2022, 04:56

You've used a really simple concept and made a very fun game out of it! The physics are a tiny bit clunky but it's great for a quick weekend's work - with some refinement and more maps/etc this could actually be a fun mobile or casual game. Great work!

DzejPi6 Apr 2022, 20:41

Great jam game. Straight to the point, simple controls and fun to play. Took me few seconds to understand how the ball reacts to my mouse, but got into it pretty quickly. Great entry!

Schuster7 Apr 2022, 14:51

Cool physics based game, I liked the attractor mouse behavior, make it really intuitive.

Phillip Scott8 Apr 2022, 10:33

This was pretty fun, port it to mobile and you may having something here! Good job

rasblo8 Apr 2022, 10:39

Really fun. Simple as that. Unique idea, felt great when you got a flow going!

schwede9 Apr 2022, 14:25

Congratulation to your entry! Your sound effects reminded me of my game. The sounds were motivating. I had problems to track the end of the game. I had to lose the focus of the ball to check it. Maybe you could place this information more visibly and easier to check? Like position it on the ball directly? Good Job!

Paroxysmal10 Apr 2022, 16:34

Great concept...would be interesting as a mobile game.

Honest Dan12 Apr 2022, 18:10

An original concept, the movement allowed it to be a very skill based game (not something I was great at, haha). Keeping momentum, planning routes, all felt good. the ui for "points now decrease faster" was a bit big for what it was, my first impression of that UI made me think I needed to pay attention to it. Lots of scope for high score runs on this too, good entry!