April 26th-29th 2013 :: Theme: Minimalism
Ludum Dare 26 — April 26-29th, 2013
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I had a hard time with this theme. Started off making a game that I threw away in the end (too complex, so not really minimalist and 48h-proof). Line Surfer is my second attempt. Not everything that I wanted is in, but what can you do.
Controls:
- Mouse to move line
- R to reset level
Known bugs:
- Falling through the line is not really a bug, but necessary when making complex shapes and to keep the pace going right (maybe I can solve this better with more time).
- Loopings do not give you points yet.
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 61% |
| #144 | Fun | 3.54 |
| #235 | Theme | 3.89 |
| #344 | Innovation | 3.40 |
| #427 | Overall | 3.29 |
| #530 | Graphics | 3.06 |
| #926 | Humor | 1.73 |
| #1090 | Mood | 2.27 |
Comments
This is a neat concept, I'm sure there's more mileage in this. I kept having another go, which is always a good sign!
Very addictive game, the fact that you have full control over the line makes for some pretty interesting gameplay. Nice work!
I just fixed mouse issues on Firefox, but the end-goal is still invisible for me, so I'll leave the notice up for now ;).
Nice work, simple and funny, i was looking for airtime points all the time.
Hey, that was seriously a lot of fun.
I wish that air points achieved on purpose by clever mousing were worth more than those achieved by flailing about trying to rescue the ball when it is falling straight down.
Really nice game, fun when it goes out of control. Shame it was a bit short, I couldn't grasp how to score points though. Great game anyway!
I really like the sensation of speed. I wasn't too sure what was going on in the second half, especially when the ball started falling straight down and it took me a while to catch it. Time: 71 Score: 21
With a few more tricks this could become a very good toy! :D
Cool game concept and good use of the theme! I liked the minimal graphics. Controls felt awesome at times but mostly a bit clunky. There didn't seem to be much of a goal but it was somewhat fun playing around with it. It seems like maybe you could construct a level that the player journeys through or a better set of scoring rules.
This is a really nice game with a simple and neat concept. If scoring was fixed (and maybe obstacles added to make levels?) this would be a great game.
Nice game! I like the simple style. It's fun to drawn a line! Perhaps some powerups could have been nice. I also miss some music.
But it's a fun game overall! Nice job making this in only 48 hours. ^^
Neat idea, and agree there's more mileage here. Something like this may be a good mobile game with touch.
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Very good game Very re-playable