April 26th-29th 2013 :: Theme: Minimalism
Ludum Dare 26 — April 26-29th, 2013
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Windows 64 bit version here: http://www.prelucid.com/ludumdare/pds/PDSwinx64.zip
Full playthrough/spoiler on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ecjr18MsCs
YOU ARE DOT SOLID. Formerly a one-dimensional dot bestowed with the power of two more dimensions, so that you may restore balance to the heavens!
Use WASD keys to move around.
After acquiring elemental vibrations, you can press keys 1 through 5 to select a power.
Shift Key may activate the special ability of the solid (except Wind & Water), but you must be moving.
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 100% |
| #32 | Humor(Jam) | 3.65 |
| #101 | Audio(Jam) | 3.50 |
| #105 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.85 |
| #112 | Overall(Jam) | 3.58 |
| #140 | Fun(Jam) | 3.27 |
| #166 | Mood(Jam) | 3.30 |
| #167 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.30 |
| #259 | Theme(Jam) | 3.29 |
Comments
I love the sound effects and art style, but I found the perspective very disorienting. I also died many times due (what I felt was) the overly sensitive controls. Overall, great visuals/audio and core concept, the execution could just use some work.
Great art style, story-telling, and humor! But, the perspective of the game is really hard to discern...there's no feel of depth and it's really hard to know which height your character is in. Looks like I'll have to adjust a little to get through the game, I really want to see the rest of it!
One of the best entry I've seen ! I couldn't find the way to beat the boss, but I had a lot of fun ! I tried to hit him with fireball and try to water his face by jump over him. None of these worked :(
Apologies for the perspective/orthographic camera issues guys ~ it was intentional. I know, it sounds maniacal that I was laughing while I designed parts of the levels that looked like you could jump across to, but I hope death won't be taken too seriously in this game. As for controls, kinda the same deal, hahahaha... Thanks for the feedback!!
Same problems with perspective and controls, but loved the sound and graphics :)
This is great. It was impossible to ever be mad about dying when the character said "Ba-dum, ba-dum!" or "Embarrassing..." when he respawned. The graphics are also good, nice cartoony style, and the transition between shapes looked good.
Nice! i think you have read Drunvalo Melchizedek, i have one circle chain of the flower of life as tattoo on my arm :-).
Great game and Theme!!
Looks like an interesting game, but I got stuck at the hallway with the crushing plates. I wasn't sure what to do to get by.
Your game is rather evil. But it is fun. Controls were a tad dodgy at times. but not game breaking. good job
The perspective really messed with me at times...but after a while I started to get used to it and loved the game. Cool graphics!
Very impressive amount of work! Maybe a bit too long beetween checkpoints in the beginning, however nicely executed!
Most beautiful game I have seen so far! You wouldn't think the game was made in a mere 48 hours.
It reminds me of old platform adventures like Head over Heels.
Looks and moves very polished. There is the thing about the perspective of course. But maybe if you added some shadow it would already be clearer.
I loved that, the best game I've played so far in LD26.
Little bit tricky in places, but who cares when the sound is that good.
Great work mate.
Excellent graphics and sound. Very fun. Lack of shadow of character, or something, creates confusion in depth perception... tricky to judge where you are
Hey man, please play and rate my game. When you visited the link was broken, now is fixed. Thank you. Amazing your game. o/
I really like the concept of an isometric platformer! Only issue I have, the jump button is WAY too sensible. I kept jumping over blocks instead of on them :(
Other than that, very charming, and amazing job with the audio!
Maybe a bit of tweaking on controls when jumping would make a game more fun. Otherwise, nice job.
The style is this is really great. I think if the avatar had a shadow it would make some of the jumping portions a little less frustrating. Lovely jam.
Just loved, best game so far =O)
found a bit difficult to find my self with the controls, will try later with a joystick =O)
gratz!!
Loved it. The tone of the game was really funny and the mechanics worked really well (even though it was devilishly hard to figure out where in space the platforms were located).
Also:
Illuminatus!
Wow, impressive work. My favorite entry so far.
Dat voice acting..
Such a whimsical little game. I kept falling off platforms due to perspective, and the controls didn't want to cooperate at times. However, I enjoyed the transformations and their different powers. The voice acting was pretty crisp and humorous as well.
Good entry, overall. Great going! :)
This is a very good game. My only complaint is that it was sometimes quite hard to gauge your jumps. Other than that: nice graphics, nice use of powers, challenging obstacles, entertainingly melodramatic plot. I had a great deal of fun beating it.
SPOILER
It could have done with a more rewarding ending than just the "you have won" screen, but I appreciate the fact that you put an original song in there.
Love the Soundtrack and Art Style. The camera position is very frustrating, because i died overly without know where i trod. I would like to collect the checkpoint and finish the game, but i don't was able.
Wow! I felt I was on an M. C. Escher's drawing. Really great idea, enjoyed all the way. The sounds were hilarious and art very ad-hoc. Great game!
Could't figure out what to do on the last boss, otherwise great game!
Very nicely done! I'd just argue that an isometric 4 dir movement was probably not the best choice here.
Concept and mood are awesome.
I love how the overall artwork looks like!
Hm... Good intro music beat. Voice over!
Character is funny! Animation is smooth.
Badam Badam. Pretty humorous!
The only thing I would say is review your jump controls. They sure take a bit to get the hang of (inherently because how the perspective is laid out) but it feels odd. (The player stays in the air for too much maybe? - I don't know)
Had a fun time playing it. Congrats!
Hahah I kept laughing everytime he fell of the stage! Really great man!
Boy the controls is awkward. Also a good idea if you doing a isometric platformer, Have a shadow so you can see where you land.
This is one of the best games I have ever played! I like the funny voices so much! keep it up!
Really fun.
Did find myself cursing a bit with the jumps, but as others have said - the respawning happened to make it less of a pain.
Certainly some grounds for a great game. Will try to go back & finish it.
Good game. The character is interesting, but physics and controls are weird. If you press the arrows with a normal force and jump, the character goes really far. Congratz anyway!
Controls are quite awkward, I was constantly falling down and dying, sometimes because I couldn't see where I'm going to jump, sometimes just because I was too clumsy....
Nice animations and sounds. The different shapes and abilities are great. I found the level design unnecessary difficult. It was frustrating most of the time. It doesn't feel very satisfying to get through an obstacle with the ball, reach a checkpoint and fall to death instantly, because there is a pit closely after it. The game doesn't seem to benefit from the orthographic camera too much, it feels rather disorienting.
fun quirky game, it got difficult at times to tell perspective though. Failing jumps is fine but when I have no idea what i did wrong(was i too short too far up or down?) it gets a little frustrating.
hahaha! excellent. As everyone else has been saying controls are pretty infuriating(maybe tighter movement (more friction) so you dont slide all over the place would help? Overall though, really excellent game. I like the brutal level design, especially those escher-esque drops. The characters are damned adorable. Well done :D
Once again, thanks for the feedback guys -- I'm working on a proper sequel and have taken out the orthographic camera, while tightening up the controls, A LOT.
The character also projects a shadow now, and there's a mini-map. Levels will be puzzle-oriented as opposed to itself being a disorienting puzzle, hahaha.
I like this a lot. the audio was pretty sweet if you ask me. I think i would have liked to see a bit more design go into the boss fight, cause it can give you a 'stuck' feeling. but, you know, game jam... so overall, great!
One of the best overall I've played so far! Though the difficulty balancing did not seduce me...
The web version takes quite a while to load. Controls are toast on some non-gaming keyboards. This particular keyboard can't read up, left, and space simultaneously, so I was stuck just past the first checkpoint. Will rate later when I can do this on a gaming keyboard.
OK, now that I'm on a gaming keyboard, the controls do need work. You have a great, fun game here marred in controls that you're constantly having to fight. And there were a couple Nintendo Hard parts where you just have to blindly jump and hope you make it. Still, high scores for a fun jam game.
Sorry you had problems :/ -- I didn't even know there were keyboards that couldn't do all those keys at the same time. Is it a common problem? I just figured WASD+SHIFT+SPACE was standard. It's concerning to me as I still want my game playable with a keyboard. I suppose I could add Q or E for angular movement. I put up a post-jam link to the sequel with new controls and the original map included.
@prelucid yeah, it's common for non-gaming keyboards to have issues like this. The cheaper the more likely. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_%28key%29 I don't blame your game, I blame the cheap keyboard I was on at the time.
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Adding that cry everytime he dies ... you are such a bad person! I had to see Mr.Box (that's how I'm gonna call him) die again and again and again ;(
Just kidding xD, love the game, well done!