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imy

By ditto

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall64.24
Fun154.02
Mood24.48
Coolness282
Innovation334.09
Audio423.88
Theme494.24
Graphics664.08
Humor3222.62

Comments

uberbrainchild 2013-04-29 02:10

Awesome!

manabreak 2013-04-29 07:11

Can't get it to work. :/ It crashes right when I start it, no errors / exceptions whatsoever. I do have XNA runtime installed.

onzephyr 2013-04-29 07:23

absolutely fantastic. one of the best I've played so far this Ludum Dare

ditto 2013-04-29 07:26

Hmm that's strange, if you do have XNA 4.0 installed it should work fine. :(

hello23 2013-04-29 07:39

I also can't get it to work. It crashes when I start it. I have XNA installed.

brian-corr 2013-04-29 07:42

This is really top shelf. I love the fog and the gameplay mechanic.

A bit short on direction early on but I suppose that was intentional. I didn't realise I could pick up the balloons I'd dropped until later on.

REALLY GOOD

hello23 2013-04-29 07:42

I tried to run it from the source code (using visual studio 2010 - I have XNA), here is the exception (screenshot) : http://puu.sh/2JkeW.png

ditto 2013-04-29 07:58

Oh my, thank you so much, eh, will try to fix that!

ditto 2013-04-29 08:10

Okay, it seems to be a problem with windows media player not being installed and whatnot. I added a try/catch which should fix the problem, but in case the catch runs you won't hear the music.. : (

hello23 2013-04-29 08:49

AWESOME GAME !!! One of the best games I have seen so far.. although I got stuck with no balloons. Minimalistic and simple graphics, but so beautiful ! A beautiful game and idea. I will defiantly go over the source code sometime, It is hard to believe it was all done in less than 48 hours !

ditto 2013-04-29 10:30

HELLO23 Damn, did you ever get to the end? :( also, if you're going to look at the code, you're in for a ride. it's a mess.

xatulu 2013-04-29 11:38

Not working on Win8.

nakato 2013-04-29 11:43

Great job, very nice concept !
Graphics are really cool

timtipgames 2013-04-29 11:47

This is awesome. Whatever your emotions were, I'm sure they are caught in this game forever. When the game was already over, I kept starring on the screen mesmerized for a while. Chapeau.

the-jahn 2013-04-29 11:48

Spectacularly done.

zer0xol 2013-04-29 12:05

I really liked the part where the level started to tilt.
Awesome details! :)

jami 2013-04-29 13:11

Why aren't there 6 stars? or 20 stars? Sooo awesome game! That's the kind of game you want to play over and over again. Thank you!

fenludum 2013-04-29 14:53

I love it!

bluebutton 2013-04-29 19:18

Absolutely stunning. Congratulations, hope you win.

mushbuh 2013-04-29 19:20

Great job!

pjchardt 2013-04-29 19:25

Beautiful game!

tankete 2013-04-29 19:27

Really enjoyed the gameplay and music. Set the mood nicely! At later points in the game I could barely see the main character...a bit too much white. But loved it!

gaeel 2013-04-29 19:34

The game started fine then after a while the framerate dropped to unplayable levels, I'll test this game again later to see if I can play it to the end

cmayhem 2013-04-29 19:37

A very nice experience. One of the best games so far. I really like the different mechanics and the controls are tight.

fuzzywuzzie 2013-04-29 20:00

Wow, I am just blown away by this. It's gorgeous and simple and minimalist and the balloons.. just so unique and fun! Music was really fitting too. The only bad thing I can say about this game is that it had to end!

chuigum 2013-04-29 20:19

Enjoyed it a lot, very awesome...

ditto 2013-04-29 23:02

Tankete, there's a reason behind that.

Thank you all for the nice comments! To all who have technical problems with the game, you're fueling my urge to learn openGL until next LD, hopefully I can reach a wider audience then : )

greg-power 2013-04-30 09:26

Really great. You nailed the balloon mechanic. I love the sound they make when pop.

Also, I've just had a bit of fun editing the game in the map doc. Ad hoc level editor!

jlauener 2013-04-30 18:57

At the beginning I was expecting some fast twitchy game. But it was quite the opposite and I liked it a lot. You made my day, thanks!

tyro 2013-05-01 10:59

That balloon mechanic was one of the single funnest things I've ever seen in a platformer.

lanz 2013-05-01 11:04

Very good game! Liked music, and theme. Colors were quite harsh for me. Overall it was very fun and sad in a good way. Great job!

mesene 2013-05-01 11:10

Beawtifull and solid! nice entry

Jeremias 2013-05-01 11:13

You create an intensive atmosphere here. The music and the sound effects fit very well. The physics and the puzzles which you made out of them feel very smooth. Nice game!

joshua 2013-05-01 11:32

One of my favourites. Very interesting!

patrik 2013-05-01 11:42

The game doesn't start at all for me. No error message or anything. Got Win 8

ditto 2013-05-01 12:17

Is that so, I've already had some complaints from win8 users. I don't really know what I can do about it I am afraid. Sorry.. : /

gamexcore 2013-05-02 20:12

Really smart and polished. You left me hanging at the end though...

ditto 2013-05-02 21:09

Heh, that's real clever;D

ilo 2013-05-02 21:36

Very nice, Ditto. Very nice.

ointment 2013-05-02 23:07

Moody as hell, with a gimmick that stands to be explored further. Hooked from the first second.

ddionisio 2013-05-03 03:59

Love the balloon effect, that was really sweet! I had a lot of fun with it. I like the ending, this game is a great metaphor.

The controls are smooth. The graphics and audio is great too. I feel the screenshots don't do justice until you see it in motion.

cwilloughby 2013-05-04 07:36

Simply amazing. This is the best ld26 game I've played. Maybe the best indie game in a while. Excellent work!

madball 2013-05-04 11:51

Wow... That's a fantastic mood. I put a hand on my speaker and I could feel the notes. :)

kefir 2013-05-04 12:04

It is just plesant to play this game! So calm and nice! Very good level design and cute graphics. Fits theme perfectly!

zkenshin 2013-05-04 15:25

Really great entry. :)

klianc09 2013-05-04 19:59

awesome game

covenant 2013-05-05 10:59

Loved the visuals on this one, the gameplay was very nice as well (it's rare to see platforming controls work so well)... Gratz!

kyyninen 2013-05-05 18:00

Short but very lovely! I honestly almost cried out loud when my precious balloons started popping. Then later I realized you could touch broken balloons and they filled again... AND THEN THEY POPPED AGAIN. Music is wonderful, still listening to it.

kill0u 2013-05-08 21:10

Nice :)

badlydrawnrod 2013-05-10 19:32

Deceptively simple, but very accomplished.

sylvain-p 2013-05-15 00:50

Really nice mood, good game (to short but great anyway)

kitch 2013-05-15 04:24

wow... great mechanics and well... nailed it all around. thanks for the experience!

fermcg 2013-05-16 01:43

Mini art!

farmergnome 2013-05-16 08:49

This is fantastic, I love the floaty jumping segments and the wonderful baloon/parachute bits, a unique mechanic and full marks for fun and mood and innovation. Great work.

ianmartin 2013-05-17 17:30

I love this! Great idea! I'd love to see this as an expanded game.

rodrigo-robles 2013-06-30 16:24

I'm a Linux user and can't run the game. Even wine couldn't make it run. Please use some multiplatform tool next time! When you develop a windows-only software, you obligate your user to purchase the windows thing. And the money is not the problem, the goal is about freedom and break the chains of the microsoft slavery.

ditto 2013-07-04 17:17

@Rodrigo: Yes, I totally agree with you. This is actually the last game I create using XNA and am currently learning SFML with C++. Hopefully in the future you can play my games. Thank you for your interest anyhow, means a lot!