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Anti-Grav Drive

By raggy

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness372
Innovation733.84
Audio1883.22
Fun2713.29
Overall3323.29
Mood4172.90
Graphics4743.02
Humor5172.28
Theme11032.30

Comments

matthias_zarzecki 2013-08-26 08:13

This is a great 1-button-game. Nice music too!

zedutchgandalf 2013-08-26 10:36

I'm not quite sure how to control this... I know it's just "press any key to use the anti-grav thingie", but I'm not really sure how that thing works...
Great music though :)

raggy 2013-08-26 10:46

Thanks, guys!

@zedutchgandalf when you're holding a key, your ship won't be attracted to the planets, so it'll maintain a constant heading and speed. The idea is to try to accelerate toward a planet to gain momentum and enable your anti-grav once you're pointing in the right direction. Hope this helps!

linuus 2013-08-26 13:23

That is crazy fun, but I'm not sure what it's got to do with the theme :p
Love the visuals and the music!

customphase 2013-08-26 13:25

Really liked the visual style and concept. Though having some problems understanding controls

hughsk 2013-08-26 13:27

Surprisingly addictive :)

raggy 2013-08-26 13:57

@Linus Lindberg Yeah, it's a bit of a flakey connection, but the path ahead predicts 10 seconds into the future (as if you were always under the effects of gravity).

anton_d 2013-08-26 14:39

Really interesting game, but laggy for me + it seems impossible to travel from a certain distance..

gama 2013-08-26 14:43

Simple, Good Looking, Fun, Nice job !

joxno 2013-08-26 14:46

Gah, 6.48AU was my best, took me a little while before I properly figured out how to control it. Quite addictive and fun!

andwhatnot 2013-08-26 14:55

Elegant little game. Demonstrates that very simple games can be vary fun!

x-or 2013-08-27 10:15

Two-dimensional gravity for the win! Even if it's not the point of the game, trying to get your ship to orbit around a planet is fun, too^^
I'm not sure, if there's a way to continue forever, if you had the skills, or if you do depend on luck a bit.

justi 2013-08-27 17:16

One of the better games we've ever seen on the Ludum Dare. Astronomical concept and attractors - what I like :)

zanzindorf 2013-08-27 17:17

The graphics and sound made me happy. Very creative, fun, and simple. It's kind of lacking the theme though.

broxxar 2013-08-27 17:18

How the ship controlled wasn't obvious, but I liked that. Great game.

darkshadow 2013-08-27 17:18

Physics + Retro graphics, brilliant combination. Nice touch with the fake console screen. Much more fun than a traditional dodge game.

jimmakesgames 2013-08-27 17:33

Holy cow that is addictive. The aesthetic is great too. Really clever idea. Wish I'd thought of it. Make this into a mobile game and sell it!

keithe 2013-08-27 17:34

I really like how simple this is while still providing a good challenge. Good job!

gremlin 2013-08-27 17:46

Nice use of a 1-button interface.

adventureislands 2013-08-28 13:28

Nice one button game! Took a moment to get used to how to controlling works, but I got quite far. Nice music!

p4nurge 2013-08-28 13:29

Impressively smart and simple. I kept going back for one more try and found the controls to be pretty intuitive once you got the hang of them. Great idea, beautifully implemented.

anachron 2013-08-28 22:20

Super fun! Seems like a dangerous way to travel though...

zatyka 2013-08-28 22:45

Fun game. It definitely kept me interested. I liked the style of game as well. I think it has a good amount of potential.

tigerj 2013-08-29 02:49

really basic and looks really cool I really had fun with this one.

conflictivelabs 2013-08-29 06:36

That was fun.. although confusing. I failed to see the theme in the game but it's actually a fun and addictive little gem.

rezoner 2013-08-29 07:06

Not very clear at first time but after a while it turns out to be a great idea fun!

gamepopper 2013-08-29 16:43

Really clever idea, couldn't go further than three planets though. Not sure how this ties to the theme though.

sittaman 2013-08-29 16:54

Great one. I didn't get the theme on this, but who cares? The game is just great, I loved the one-button mechanic. Good job!

neekobus 2013-08-29 17:17

Very good idea.
Simple control may be good, but I don't understand how it works.

larzan 2013-08-29 17:36

Interesting game mechanics. Nice.

yell0w 2013-08-29 18:47

Cool game with lots of potential!

flavio 2013-08-30 09:41

Simple and addictive really ! Even if it is not always clear how the trajectory works :)

theholychicken 2013-08-31 03:30

Amazing and original gameplay! Addictive is the right word for it. The minimalistic art style works perfectly.
The 10 second prediction path connection is a pretty interesting take on the theme.
Great work!

iiechapman 2013-09-02 18:36

Very interesting method of play, sometimes difficult to tell how it is calculating the trajectory. If I understand correctly, the "mass" of the planet changes how much it "pulls" the trajectory. It would be nice if the color of the trajectory were to change from green which is "small mass" to red which is "high mass" to indicate how much pull the next planet will have. That way you could have a sense of how much your will be altering your trajectory by pressing the button.