August 24th-27th 2012 :: Theme: Evolution
__Intro__
The balance has been created by
Abe - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/abe
Reuno - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/reuno
Kuru - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-of-Kuru/177891188907256
Mr_Hk_ - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/mr_hk_
If the 6Mo Loading is too long, grab a cup of coffee (or any alternate beverage ).
__Story__
Did you know that everytime a new planet is born, it gets automagically populated by a bunch of colorful creatures ? Half of them are pure evil while the others are really nice fellows.
Ok you probably knew that already. But did you also know that everytime a new planet is born, the Evolution Master sends his devoted assistants to evaluate its potential ?
It's up to them to decide whether the planet will evolve towards good or evil. Basically what they do is destroy either the planet's cute or evil inhabitants. Whoever's left gets to rule the planet.
Are you up to the task ?
__Credits__
- Created in 48H for the Ludum Dare #24 (Yeah we know, we had 72H but we've chosen ton fight with our Compo fellows).
- Source code could be found at : http://github.com/abe33/ludumdare24 ( Yes we weren't supposed to post as jammer, but we are happy to share it with you)
- Special love to the talented Andy for the Awesome track "The Neon Nest". You should have a look at www.uniformmotion.net , it's good for you.
- Line Tship and her magical apple/chocolat Muffins.
- Special tribute to Lipoutou.
- Every Ludumers at Motion Twin :
Ben : http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/benjamin-soule/
Deepnight : http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/deepnight/
Warp : http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/ncannasse/
Carduus & 01101101 : http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/01101101/
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Graphics(Jam) | 4.92 |
 | Mood(Jam) | 4.03 |
| Audio(Jam) | 4.26 |
 | Coolness | 56% |
| #33 | Overall(Jam) | 3.64 |
| #93 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.08 |
| #130 | Humor(Jam) | 2.26 |
| #150 | Theme(Jam) | 2.65 |
| #163 | Fun(Jam) | 2.70 |
Comments
Inspiration Odyssey ! C'est beau, la musique est géniale, le concept est poétique. Un seul tout petit petit petit petit regret : je m'attendais à des fins alternatives en fonction du choix fait. Mais sinon, c'est un petit bijou ne serait-ce que pour le perso d'intro qui est vraiment superbe.
I really like the way it moves and the music and sounds,...a lot of good work and taste,congrats
Holy crap...Don't suppose you have a timelapse of you doing the graphics? I would love to see how you did them!
Haven't played any entries yet but will definitely bookmark this one
As others have said the artwork is awesome. All around the production quality is extremely high! On the other hand, I found the gameplay to be quite drab by comparison. I think you guys could build on your amazing presentation by adding more variation to the gameplay.
Stunning graphics, including the dynamic brushstroke trail! You really made this from scratch in 48 hours? Even the title screen image? I bow to your artistic alacrity.
While playing, at first I thought I had to collect red or blue. After a couple minutes, I guessed I would get the meter to center by alternating red and blue collections. Not sure what is supposed to come after doing that.
Stunning presentation! Graphics, audio and the double-world-gag are great. Nice work! (I guess it could use a bit more on the gameplay-side though)
Also nice how you integrated the website.
One of the most beautiful games I've seen so far. It was fun just to move around for a while, and peek behind the scenery as the balance shifted. I'd be interested to see this "evolve" into a larger thing.
Awesome graphics, music, and overall ambiance, But I wasn't sure what the goal was.
Loved the graphics and music. But gameplay was a bit monotone, since i didn't even move the mouse after a point
Graphics are great. the Painterly swooshes and splats just fantastic. Not sure what it had to do with evolution though, and the gameplay got a bit boring fairly quickly.
Beautiful visuals and sound. Reminds of the thatgamecompany games. The gameplay reminds me of Ikaruga. Good work.
Really great looking game, and an awesome concept. It did get quite hard near the end, but I ended up keeping the balance fairly well(something like 117 to 121). I might play this again later!
I think the global balance counter is great. Graphics look awesome! The song is neat but I think it's kind of cheesy to have a game song with lyrics.
Wow wow very nice, although kinda a shame there wasn't much goal or anything
Still, this should go very well in the competition!
Ouah... magnifique... je m'attendais pas à de telles graphismes pour le LD, j'ai était épaté. Rien à dire, c'est beau, c'est classe, une superbe musique... génial!
The sound, graphics and effect are really great. But I haven't found anything interesting in gameplay. It's even quite boring.
as said, stunning art!
I don't like the gameplay though.
Strange music for a game but very evocative!
Very beautiful! Music was nice as well. Playwise I just killed all the cute ones and after a while didn't need to move the mouse (much). Perhaps I wasn't playing the game in the correct frame of mind! ;-D Production values for this are very professional.
It's a pity the gameplay was pretty lacking. Artwork is brilliant though.
the most beatiful game I've played this ludum dare so far
sadly there isn't much gameplay in it but the experience is priceless. brushing around the screen with your character to the music is almost of meditating quality
well done guys
Wow, the graphics and sounds blew me away! The only suggestion I have is to somehow vary the game play a bit as it could get a little repetitive. I guess if it's more of a chill out/relaxing game where you enjoy the sounds and visuals, then it definitely achieves it's goal! :)
Incredible graphics and sound, too bad there's not really any gameplay whatsoever :(.
Very good content, but it's not a game. It's artistic meditation tool.
These graphics blew my mind, and that song was really good. The gameplay was very lacking though, it was more of an eyecandy presentation than a game.
@All> Thank you so much this for this amazing feedback.
About the gameplay :
the aim was to create a very contemplative and relaxing game. Having something pleasing to watch and exciting to control was the first step.
Unfortunately we didn't have the time to implement the core gameplay : Chain, boost, level up and such features demands much more work in order to have a positive experience based on pure scoring.
We were afraid that death would crash the contemplative mood, so we've chosen to deliver a proof of concept that playing with the hero could be satisfying.
Rez, radiant Silver gun, ikaruga or journey was on our mind. but those kind of gameplay demands level design and fine tweeking.
maybe we will find some times to create an enhanced version and port it on touch devices.
Thanks again for all this feedback, it was a stunning LD.
The only issue with this is the somewhat dull repetitive gameplay. Everything else was awesome.
The duration of the game is probably a bit too long and gets boring after 2 minutes: maybe the pace should rise faster to make the game fit within 1 minute?
Anyway, the overall execution is amazing & beautiful! :)
Excellent artwork and audio, although the game itself was a bit stale and I don't see how it relates to the theme.
Great game, fits theme, and really immerses. Mechanics are simple but feel right, controlling so much with such simple motions, you feel powerful!
Lovely graphics and nice music, but I'll admit I found the gameplay to be repetitive.
As others have said - incredible presentation (even the web page is wonderfully designed), but the gameplay is repetitive.
Amazing execution. Great potential for a cool game but more of an interactive experience for now ^^
The visual design of this is fantastic. And I like the song. I also like the way that how everyone plays it makes a difference overall too. Could do with a bit more to do in game. Playing on a trackpad it was hard to control at first but when I'd hit a few of them they all seemed to go in a line and I didn't have to move so I sat back and listened to the pretty song :D
Absolutely stunning music and graphics, but mediocre gameplay. It might have been a good idea to spend the remaining 24 hours on gameplay.
I felt really odd at playing this game. One of the reasons was I went, oh joy, another "autoscroller". It's pretty. Neat trail effect. I think there's a guy singing but I can't hear him that well. Oh, hey the little dude lags behind my mouse way too much but I completed a level. Um, that's all there is to the game? Aw.
Great graphic, best so far, but game play was kind of boring...
Wonderful game, incredible art! i liked the way the player-shape changes as the mood of the planet changes. very nice!
Gorgeous game. I was a little confused why hitting red made blue weigh more, then I finished and read that you're killing them. Makes sense but wasn't communicated too well in gameplay and I think collecting a population for the world could be better simply for communication reasons.
Also, I don't know how many people see the global stat tracking at the bottom of the page. That's really cool and the game feels awesome to control but I have to agree with most people that it gets a little stagnant with the lack of variation. I would love to see this game if you guys spent more time developing the chains, boosts, and leveling you mentioned.
Wow! Sounds and looks beautiful. I'd love to know how you do the rendering of the tail - it looks fantastic. So fluid!
Wow, this game is beautiful, and it has really nice music also. The gameplay itself is a little simplistic though, which is too bad.
Cool game!
But didn't really see how it fit in with the theme.
The game looks beautiful, and the idea and concept is pretty cool. The game doesn't demand much user interaction however and this lets it down, by the end of the level I simple let go of the mouse and let the character do the rest. Really stand out graphics and atmosphere though!
Beautiful graphics and amazing music. I stopped playing before getting to the end, though; it wasn't much of a game. It ran pretty choppy on my Mac what with flash and so much graphic intensity.
-PostPre
Bad-A graphics and animations! I didn't really get the story or the theme and the game-play did not have much to it. Great job though- you guys have got some skills!
Awesome game with epic art!
However after looking through your source I realised every
single file was created on the starting date of the compo
at the same time...
Sounds fishy to me why someone would mask creation dates...
Definitely the most beautiful entry I've played so far! The art is gorgeous and seamlessly integrated. The gameplay is really smooth and really fun - everything works as expected. Also, that music track is great! Really brings together the whole ambient feel.
Excellent work, everyone! <3
Not very challenging but holy shit the graphics are awesome.
Amazing graphics, style, experience. Congrats. But i think it should be more fun. Well, it's a little gold mine, i think. o/
For the 42 hours competition, you need to work alone. Only Jam allows teams. Of course, it's all about fun and the rules are not seriously enforced so it's not a big deal.
The graphics are beautiful, and I love the song. If you expand this, think about combos and also enemies or obstacles making it harder to collect. It feels a lot like Music Catch and I like it.
Oh, oops, I misunderstood! Disregard earlier comment on 42h versus 72h.
Amazing graphics, what is really nice is the paint line that gets drawn out and all the pattern you can make from clicking. The total stats from all of the games played is an interesting idea, it looks very balanced at the moment.
Absolutely amazing! I had no idea what I was supposed to, I just assumed I had to have a balance between how many blue and red creatures I ate. It's really simple, but the mood of the amazing graphical design and the sound design that collide creates an excellent atmosphere! This is brilliant.
Unbelievable presentation, literally. I had to check your commit history just to be sure. The integration with the website takes it to another level. Bravo.
With that said, the game itself is incredibly boring. There is no motivation for action after you get over the (albeit very cool looking) paint brush and splatter effects, which happened well before the game ended. If the idea is to keep the balance between light and dark then all you have to do is nothing. If the idea is to have to choose between light and dark then it's a completely arbitrary choice because there are no consequences for either choice.
Having an open-ended game that let's the player set their own goals is totally fine (and often preferred) but when the players actions do not affect the game world in any perceptible way the result is total lack of interest.
Overall, despite the beautiful art and ridiculous polish, I left disappointed by the gameplay (or lack thereof). I hope your next game can find a better balance (see what I did there) between presentation and gameplay.
you guys obviously put a ton of work into this. really nice graphics, controls well. sadly the gameplay is pretty much nonexistent. i didn't bother to try, but it seems to me that you'd win if you just left the mouse in the center and didn't come back from grabbing that coffee. maybe the guys should move around? maybe they could fight battles across the line forcing you to do stuff to maintain the balance?
It was alright... I mean the graphics were obviously great, and I do like the idea of seeing whether people generally go for good/evil but dammmn was that gameplay boring! seriously, there was nothing more you could do with all that skill going into the game?
That sounded like a harsher critique than I meant it to, the game is definitely one of the most polished and impressive that I've played :)
BrothersT> No worries mate =)
as i said on my journal and here, we only had 48h.
the main objective was to create the proof of concept. the actual gameplay is purely contemplative aka it's an eye candy whose let your mind flow without real purpose.
I do have a very clear gameplay with chains, evolutions (actually your skin is changing when you do good or bad but no direct boost of stats) and much more.
But we sadly did not had the time neither the motivation due to 48 hardcore hours and a monday work waiting for us =)
Yeah very understandable, the things you suggested to us were all things that we didn't have time to do as well. Don't know why it didn't occur to me to read your comments, instead of making you explain yourself again ;) I think it would definitely be worth trying to finish your original vision!
Absolutely fantastic presentation.
I would have loved some more short term goals to keep me entertained..
Full marks on every count!
Awesome art style! I had to play the game twice to see what would change if I took the other path. My favorite part was seeing the good/bad creatures scroll by in the background. I just wish there was more gameplay
This is art to me. The name, the gameplay, the graphics, the music. All fits together.
A stunning wonderful experience!
The artworks is very beautiful. The character and animation are very cool. Great job. But we have a doubt, you really made this in 48 hours?
@CapGrip : Just check the git history if you don't believe us :)
@all: thanks again for the kind words, if I get some spare time this week end I'll try to improve the gameplay
Majestic graphics, probably the best of all entries (I hadn't played them all). Gameplay had also interesting elements, but I found the controls quite challenging and not always did what I wanted.
Overall, the artistic team did a wonderfull job, and the programming team executed it very well (I love the trace you leave).
The game is not very fun, and far from the theme...
But... Wow, these graphisms, this music! I love the ambiance!
@Abe
@mr_HK_
Yes I believe in you. It was just a joke. Your game is so beautiful and so well done that is impressive. Grea great job!
Really great job, congrats !!! such graphisms and ambiance in only 48h must be rewarded ! Love your work.
@CapGrip : Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude :)
@linibou : Nice to see you here, hope that you'll join us next time :)
Amazing visuals and audio! The second time I played through, I managed to complete the game without killing a single thing (for a challenge, I guess?), but at the end it still said I has killed 1 cute thing and 1 evil thing :/
wow, beautiful : very artistic game. The interpretation of the theme is really original. The gameplay is just a little bit repetitive.
If we put apart the wonderful graphics, there's something really interesting that goes beyond the game itself. The evolution here depends on how players are actually playing, and this is huge.
I only regret the very limited gameplay tough.
Beautiful game... the graphics are really impressive... the music is great, overall an incredible presentation. :)
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beautiful graphics... It's really really good