FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD28 → Shades of One

Shades of One

By tommakesgames

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness355
Theme373.91
Audio913.48
Mood1173.47
Overall1383.55
Graphics3493.21
Fun3573.06
Innovation3843.06
Humor3862.50

Comments

silentbunny 2013-12-16 00:44

I like the music a lot :)

teuchito 2013-12-16 00:52

It's awesome! I also like how water responds to your movement and ramps change your jump direction.

crabman 2013-12-16 01:00

Well, point nicely made! Though I'd say that there can never be enough games about ninjas. :D

mcapraro 2013-12-16 05:34

really nice entry! i really like that you have a little story and philosophy in there

nppro93 2013-12-16 14:37

Love your use of theme and how it evolves over the course of the story. Game could use some polish but for 48 hours its really well done.

junongx 2013-12-16 14:41

*This is a "Cool story!" comment*

chardish 2013-12-16 15:12

Hey, a LD game with a positive and serious message! That's really rare and commendable. I kind of wish it had been a bit more subtle, though - the game kind of shoves the conclusion in your face rather than lets you come to the realization on your own.

I like the jumping mechanic, too. Well done : )

tommakesgames 2013-12-16 15:25

Yeah, I agree chardish. I ran out of time a little to finesse the writing or build a couple more levels for better pacing. But hey, 48 hours you know? ;-D Thanks for playing and thanks for feedback.

capnramses 2013-12-16 15:51

very nice! i found the jumping physics very tricky but i really liked the concepts. and extra points for unicycle. clever!

ysty 2013-12-16 15:52

Really neat. Good message.

tommakesgames 2013-12-16 15:56

Cheers capnramses for feedback. Yeah, it's difficult to think about how other people are going to play it once you've playtested it a million times! Glad you liked the rest though.

donutttt 2013-12-16 22:40

This is cool - I like the way the game looks and feels. The messages are cool as well. The audio is well done and fits well with the graphical style. Some interesting puzzles, and a good use of a well built mechanic in many different ways.

thevideogamemechanic 2013-12-16 22:46

Nice moody feeling. Quite fun!

johnnysix 2013-12-16 22:48

Really liked the way you interpreted the theme - interesting use of the physics too.

srimech5 2013-12-16 23:14

I really like the style of this one. I couldn't get past the "Aren't you bored?" level - might be a browser bug, but the whole level appears filled in. Not sure if that was intentional. Still, excellent.

whiteknife 2013-12-17 02:08

Good music, and I like the message. Physics and jumping managed to be entertaining too. One thing I will say though is that theme repetition isn't entirely due to the same people making it - it's also because of things like cost (why you see so many indie pixel art games) and just the difficulty of making a game that pushes people towards a "safe" genre game instead of an art game - often, it's just too much to risk what could be months of years of work for the sake of art. That said, yeah, diversity would help.

ashen 2013-12-17 08:49

This is a fun game! I love the 'pawn on a unicycle' player character. The physics were well done and made jumps just the right level of difficulty. The in game comments were clever but also accurate.

travislucia 2013-12-17 11:48

Solid game, Excellent use of the theme. Soothing sounds and simple graphics. A great submission.

fenixin 2013-12-17 16:36

I really liked the theme of this game, the text and all that you say. But the game itself doens't fit that feeling. Maybe it's on purpose.

I liked it :)

zeal 2013-12-18 00:38

I highly enjoyed this. Interesting concept of a game where message is as important as gameplay. Good idea with the unicycle.

ovenchips 2013-12-21 11:22

Very good entry indeed. I particularly liked the visuals. The water and the darkening of the background to show the player character. And the physics worked well too. I might have made it slightly less floaty (higher gravity), but then that kind of went well with the ethereal feel of the game. Congrats. :)

codecranker 2013-12-22 04:52

awesome. super awesome. Music is just SO goood.

Totally agree with "Games reflect who we are as creators" :)

xblinkedx 2013-12-27 19:14

Very nicely done, I don't really agree with your point about games not having much diversity, but very well made nonetheless.

onlyslightly 2013-12-27 19:19

Great job! Controls were were very solid. I had a lot of trouble with those platforms though.

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Really nice mood and stuff. Nice work.

job_ 2013-12-27 19:23

Oh god. Totaly forgot about that characters don't have the same length in that font.

tommakesgames 2013-12-29 19:19

Sorry about the troubles with platforms - it's a hard line to tread without playtesting how hard a game is. I think if I was doing something similar in the future I'd make it easier! But many thanks for the feedback - it's all good!