FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD27 → Gas and Air!

Gas and Air!

By triplevisiongames

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics84.54
Coolness1100
Audio333.77
Mood723.65
Overall793.72
Fun3263.22
Humor4362.45
Theme6393.09
Innovation6832.79

Comments

yaguar 2013-08-26 00:05

Love it. Really soothing and looks fantastic.

cherno 2013-08-26 00:18

The graphics for this are seriously amazing! I think I may try a hand-drawn sketch look for my next Ludum Dare, it looks awesome! :)

Quite a hard game as well. Not sure about the replay value. Maybe if the map had more variation / random generation or something. But hey, that graphics make it impossible to criticize.

delta-square 2013-08-26 01:26

Good graphics, good audio. A suggested improvement would be to let the player control the speed a bit more. Accelerating forward increases the general environment speed, which enables you to skip the empty portions.

whydoidoit 2013-08-26 01:28

I love the look, and the game is suitably frustrating - picking up oil is a bit like playing an endless runner version of Lunar Lander :)

ravetcofx 2013-08-26 01:29

I love the graphics :)

flamecow 2013-08-26 01:35

Wow, this game is very good looking. It's very fun, too, but somewhat frustrating.

victorgrunn 2013-08-26 01:46

Great music, gorgeous graphics. Really nice style to it, and it's fun too.

dingotime 2013-08-26 01:49

Impressive visual style and animations!

feysoura 2013-08-26 02:01

Awesome. I LOVE the graphical style and music. Pretty fun to play.

matthewvermaak 2013-08-26 02:31

Excellent job. The visuals are spot on for my tastes! Had some real rage inducing balloon rides where I just missed some oil barrels. Well done :0)

metal-axe 2013-08-26 02:47

I love the feel of this game. All the elements of the game merge together very nicely.

davidbittner 2013-08-26 03:56

Fantastic game! Really great sound, and I loved the art style. Although, I sometimes found the camera to move a little slowly.

feysoura 2013-08-26 03:59

Graphics and audio were the best part of this game. Wasn't really that fun to play but I loved the style! (maybe cause I'm a sucker for steampunk or 1910s games)

spelchan 2013-08-26 04:29

Interesting twist on lunar lander that fits perfectly with the theme. The rough hand-drawn artwork actually works well with this game giving it an 1800's type of adventure feel.

komradus 2013-08-26 06:20

Those are some impressive graphics and audio. I'm a little curious as to why I lose speed when I accelerate in an up/forward direction.

sebastian 2013-08-26 06:52

Looks beautiful, especially the explosion!

hypnohustla 2013-08-26 07:39

Feels good. So so good. I always love a mouse-only based game.

yozz 2013-08-26 08:05

I don't always leave comments, but when i do... That's really-really stylish. Good work.

neekobus 2013-08-26 08:43

Really nice and efficient graphic identity.
Took me some time to understand control.

yopsolo 2013-08-26 08:48

really nice !

pierrec 2013-08-26 09:56

Hard! But every death is enjoyable :)
The game has a great mood but I don't know how to rate this since the mood can be conveyed by the music...

katamori 2013-08-26 10:05

Overall: amazing! I assume maximum 1 hour of gameplay, but after that, it may be boring. Perfect for an LD48 game anyway! 4/5
Innovation: runner game with limited resources. Not that limited usually, but concept is pretty simple. 2/5
Fun: Absolute joy, but exponentially decreasing by the time. Keeps me playing anyway. 3/5 (but 4 also wouldn't be too much)
Theme: perfectly covers the first thought of people about "10 seconds". 5/5
Graphics: no way to give less than the max! This pencildrawn-style is perfectly awesome no matter that either if you actually did it by hand or in computers. I loved it even in Machinarium. 5/5
Audio: no matter where did you get it, still fits to the game. Other sounds are also good. No reason to give less than the max. 5/5
Humor: I can't see any of them in it. 1/5
Mood: steampunk. With pencil graphics and violin music. No need to say anything else. 5/5

hughsk 2013-08-26 10:20

Amazing job with the art in this one :)

triplevisiongames 2013-08-26 10:44

Thanks everyone! I'm due home tonight so I'll get playing your entries then. There's some cool looking games out there :D

proc 2013-08-26 11:10

Great graphics. The little details like the reflection do matter.

wallmasterr 2013-08-26 12:04

I realy like hand drawn games :D, nice explosions and good music that set the mood

fireblend 2013-08-26 12:09

Best looking game I've played so far for sure. And pretty difficult too!

lizzip 2013-08-26 13:04

Love the graphics and simplicity of this

just-tom 2013-08-26 13:33

Very pretty and my new favourite take on free runners. Once you learn to plan ahead, take things slow and remain nice and level; this becomes an incredibly relaxing free runner.

Regardless of the music source, the sound effects were chunky and satisfying, the game has a fairly strict difficulty cliff and, once figured out, doesn't get much harder. Perhaps more variety.

None the less, beautiful game, very relaxing, if developed further I would love to play this on a phone, I'd buy the finished version of this. It's a great 5 minute time killer.

acrimiens 2013-08-26 14:34

Awesome grafics, i love it!

bufbot 2013-08-26 14:42

Very very nice ! I like everything, specially the music and the graphics, fantastic !

slader16 2013-08-26 14:58

Awesome, I got to 2000 feet!

pythong 2013-08-26 16:32

I know the music fits, but it's still unfair to those who create their music themself. Frankly, since you used incompetech, IMO you should have entered this entry as Jam version :P
my audio score is therefore only based on the sounds
the graphics are great though

moonmagic 2013-08-26 17:27

Wow. That SPLODIN' animation !!

This looks gorgeous. The balloon feels nice. Understandable lack of variation in the terrain, given the time restraints. Actually think this might be more fun as a vertical Balloon Trip / Lunar Lander hybrid? Go higher and higher, see weird Laputa-type things, collect hard to reach fuel?

Would have enjoyed the bombast of the music a bit more if the song would have started over when setting out, and if there was a nice, chill "you're planning your expedition" song, or a "wow that didn't work out" song inbetween trips.

lazyeels 2013-08-26 17:54

Nice, I really love the pace of the game and the hand drawn artwork. I got 822ft, but that's only 'cause there are so many to rate, will come back later. :-)

handcraftedradio 2013-08-26 18:13

Wow, I love the artwork.

justi 2013-08-26 18:16

Good work, simple and amazing graphics. Flash rulez!

latency 2013-08-26 19:03

Thats really cool, love the art, really well done! a lot of fun too!

vagabondex 2013-08-26 19:10

Unbelievable! Nicely done and fun.

jupiter_hadley 2013-08-26 19:16

I feel like this game would make an amazing android... The game is brilliant. I love it.

2013-08-26 19:18

Nicely done, the graphics are very simple and cute. I found it hard to play though and I think it`s an obvious application of the theme 10 seconds...

tigerj 2013-08-26 19:23

Looks really great.
Sounds really great.
Plays really great.

I hope you continue to develop it in the October Challenge

jmaggard62 2013-08-26 19:26

Gorgeous graphics and fun gameplay. Nice job

asardhandala 2013-08-26 20:35

Great game!

carlsommer 2013-08-26 20:58

Fantastic art and audio! Incredible! Pretty fun too, but takes awhile to warm up to the mechanics.

dmastergames 2013-08-26 21:04

A maser piece :D

samgj 2013-08-26 21:15

This is my favorite game so far. Too bad I can't vote.

megamasterx 2013-08-26 21:15

The art style is simply amazing. I love the sketched feel. The game required thought and the level of creativity shows. Nicely done!

obscuremoon 2013-08-26 21:22

This is beautiful visually and auditorily great job :D

bombjack 2013-08-26 21:47

Great graphics !

linuus 2013-08-26 21:51

You are not allowed to use music somebody else made in the 48 contest :/

But it's still a great game, love the graphics!

bukt 2013-08-26 21:53

Nothing special, but very beatiful. You're pretty good :) Hope to see your next game :)

rincewind_cz 2013-08-26 22:08

2396 ft. in the first play.. then I've dozens where I didn't made even one thousand :D

psychomonster 2013-08-26 22:32

This is a fantastic game. fits perfect.

mpath 2013-08-26 22:43

Outstanding!

jupiter_hadley 2013-08-26 23:03

Hello! I am making a sort of compilation of all the games I can. Your game is featured in this video! http://youtu.be/jImRVKjejj4

samcord 2013-08-26 23:04

awesome visual style

bugninja 2013-08-26 23:15

The graphics are so awesome, I love the style. Love it.

mase 2013-08-26 23:51

Very stylish... nicely drawn explosion.

ninquo 2013-08-27 12:16

for me the best looking game so far, hands down ;)

bobylito 2013-08-27 14:49

The textured paper is really a nice touch.

mrspeaker 2013-08-27 14:52

Fantastic aesthetics - so much attention to detail. Would give more feedback but I have to go play it some more.

adventureislands 2013-08-27 18:05

8546ft! Beautiful looking and sounding game! Love the style!

The gameplay itself is pretty bland though. game proceeds slow, and the only obstacles are icebergs. The game is stunning visually, but needs much more objects and hazards to stay interesting to play.

triplevisiongames 2013-08-27 19:12

Thanks for the comments everyone! I'm want to play, rate and comment at least 500 games this year, then I'll start working on a more interesting version of this after the voting has finished - I spent most of the time getting the feel right on the balloon and polishing once I'd got the basic gameplay in, then I ran out of time!

Also PRO TIP #2 = remember you can still move back if you overshoot slightly. Just make sure the mouse is all the way left to get the most sideways movement that way!

rylgh 2013-08-27 19:49

*FANTASTIC* visuals, think it's the best visual implementation of the hand-scribbled style I've ever seen.

paperblurt 2013-08-27 20:36

Amazing graphics, simple but good gameplay, didn't get the theme though..

folmerkelly 2013-08-28 09:16

Aw man, this looks amazing. The gameplay is basic but personally I enjoy that, plus for the vibe of the game it really fits.

igleyy 2013-08-28 10:15

Simple and amazing!

vaalen 2013-08-28 13:25

5/5 for the audio. The game use simple mechanics but it's very addictive.

zeppelincaptain 2013-08-28 14:15

Such a happy, great-looking game :D

The difficulty curve was, well, more like a difficulty very-high-step-and-then-just-flat-ground since after I managed to grab the first oil drum I could pretty much keep going as far as I wanted.

someone 2013-08-28 23:29

That was great, really like the artistic style.

bassarisse 2013-08-29 00:48

Great sound, graphics, gameplay, all great. Had a hard time getting oil, but I guess this is a good thing =)

zillix 2013-08-29 02:32

the aesthetic and atmosphere were superb. awesome music, too!

matthias_zarzecki 2013-08-29 04:34

Nice artstyle and game-idea!

And I wondered if that was a KevinMcLeod-track :P

deathray 2013-08-29 06:15

5 stars for graphics and mood!

leafo 2013-08-29 16:15

great graphics great music

ratalaika 2013-08-29 16:17

good job

lordhellmax 2013-08-30 00:23

Graphics are nice and music is fitting, even though it's not yours.

flavio 2013-08-30 10:20

Really beautiful, but really hard too ! I think that when you raise the graphics quality like you did, you need to make the game easier ! I would have love to go further, but getting only one of the oil barrel is so damn hard ! In the end, I felt a little frustrated because it is lovely and I can get further !

rpmoura 2013-08-31 01:01

I liked the graphics, sound and gameplay, but it's not very original...

fluffy-tigers-in-the-sky 2013-08-31 09:16

Just wow!

kddekadenz 2013-08-31 10:12

I love the sketchy art style and the background music :)

otus 2013-08-31 17:06

Very nice presentation!
A little too hard to refuel, I think.

Nice work!

sengi 2013-08-31 17:54

This game impression me a lot! Epic sound! Graphic is pretty cool too! Good luck!

phocker 2013-09-02 20:39

just fantastic graphics but very had to control -- nice effort

saschanarr 2013-09-10 14:50

Wonderful entry. Love the style, hand-drawn art, and the simple but challenging gameplay!

aquilicoco 2013-09-11 13:42

Good work! great graphics

netmute 2013-09-12 15:04

I loved the art, really nicely drawn.

mrblade 2013-09-13 23:14

To call this game "polished" would be an insult. This game is a masterpiece! The art is beyond words! It is so simple yet so great. I can't get the stupid oil though. Music was amazing, collision detection was spot on. Amazing work for such a small amount of time. Keep it up! 9.5/10

lokarunith 2013-09-16 21:33

Very cool visuals but the game begins to get boring after a while.

antylum 2013-09-16 22:45

Very nice hand-drawn art!