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Go Below

By gagapete

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Theme74.26
Coolness361
Innovation1073.86
Overall2033.58
Graphics2373.71
Fun2613.40
Mood3193.27
Humor4212.63
Audio8112.24

Comments

gikdew 2014-04-28 06:57

Nice concept and graphics, really enjoy it!

lee1121 2014-04-28 10:40

I didn't expect the portals would do what they did, so when I went through the ground I was really surprised XD.
I think this is a good game :).

philip_sinclair 2014-04-28 16:14

Interesting concept. i think you should have stuck with a black and white palette though. lots of intersting puzzle ideas.

shivanhunter 2014-04-28 16:19

182.6 seconds! It got slightly boring in the middle since there was a lot of backtracking (unless I missed something and did it wrong). Reminds me of an old Flash game I played a lot using a similar concept, but that's not a bad thing!

maxhaesslein 2014-04-28 16:20

Didn't work in Chrome on Mac, worked in Firefox though.
The idea is great! I liked the switching of the gravity! This is a really cool concept and I would love to see a full game with this mechanic!

snoother 2014-04-28 16:28

Neat concept. Has a distinctive style.

crawler-studios 2014-04-28 21:46

Really fun. Loved the mechanics put into it, very clever. Got stuck in the ground a few times though! Great game, good job.

geckoo1337 2014-04-28 21:48

Nice concept and graphics with original move. THX ++

fernandomdr 2014-04-28 21:53

Really Cool Game :D

tschery 2014-04-28 22:28

the web link doesnt work for me =\

tschery 2014-04-28 22:51

awesome concept! it feels a bit like shift, color and gameplay wise, nevertheless this is really cool!

shubshub 2014-04-28 23:49

Reached an Unpassable wall although the Game was Pretty Fun it needs a Bit of Tweaking and More Audio

Gameplay Video: http://youtu.be/3OFoAvBPhXU [Should be Uploaded in about 30 Minutes]

lonewookie 2014-04-29 00:55

Very cool mechanics. I got stuck in the ground at one point, but I think it's very unique and a lot of fun!

matt_j 2014-04-29 04:40

Doesn't load for me.

gagapete 2014-04-29 10:33

Thank you all for your interesst and for the kind comments.
I'll fix Chrome and IE when I'm back at my own PC.

@ShivanHunter You probably did it right. I am not very comfortable with this part of the game but I'll shorten the dull walking parts if I do a post-compo version.

@shubshub Think beneath the surface, there is a way to pass this wall. But thanks for the video, it is pretty helpful. Noted that I need to keep the backtrack parts in the viewport to be more obvious. At least for the early stages of the game.

@Crawler Studios, @lonewookie If you mean you fall into this shafts, this was intentional. The game is meant to be partly trial and error. I may should indicate this or provide some way to escape such places for a timecost.

tannernetwork 2014-04-29 12:41

Still doesn't working :/

gagapete 2014-04-29 18:04

Dear fans ;) The game now works in Google Chrome (without sound, no support for .wav). I also tested IE 9 but that don't work. Some strange problem I'm afraid. Will test IE 10 and 11 later. That _should_ work.

jeffz 2014-04-29 23:29

Looks great, except I couldn't see the portals for like 2 minutes. I don't think they have enough contrast or my screen isn't that great. Otherwise, well done!

smbe19 2014-04-30 11:56

I really liked the game, especially the idea and the graphics.

darkflamejam 2014-04-30 14:29

Really great concept, felt some of the edge jumping was frustrating.

gagapete 2014-04-30 16:01

@jeffz Thanks for the feedback. I will improve visibility in a possible post-combo version.

@darkflamejam Will work on the edge jumps as well if I do a post-compo.

pancakecity 2014-04-30 20:27

Really cool concept!

madmaw 2014-04-30 23:50

Really innovative concept and on theme too!

gap 2014-05-01 17:12

I did already see the concept but you did really good job! Love it! @maxhaesslein It works for Chrome on Mac!

dustoutgames 2014-05-02 16:09

Good idea. Good use of theme, and great graphical style. That was fun!

xaychru04 2014-05-02 16:44

I really liked the concept, my time was 155.8!

matt_j 2014-05-03 01:46

Interesting experiment!

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-03 05:14

Nice concept, really love the mechanics! I included it in part 10 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/vjBlRj2wHy8

petrih 2014-05-03 10:29

My time: 195.8 seconds.

arcturusdeluxe 2014-05-03 20:12

Cool idea. I've seen a few platform games this compo that use the double worlds mechanic, but this one is probably the most interesting. Nice smooth minimalist graphics, and sharp gameplay too.

king_mew 2014-05-04 04:36

Played really nicely. It could have had some more puzzles, but it was still a lot of fun.

larzan 2014-05-04 07:35

Great concept, like it

badgerpriest 2014-05-07 00:10

Existing sound effects are nice, but definitely could use more/nice mood music. On my second playthrough I missed the star that you have to jump to and there's no way to recover from that, which is a shame. Since the goal is to have the best time I don't think it should become impossible to get it, just that you should have to take some time getting back to the jump spot.

whalebot 2014-05-07 19:22

Pretty solid game you have here. I think it would be worth expanding.

rincewind_cz 2014-05-08 16:19

Nice, I really liked this. Nice graphics and overall feeling. Actual gameplay needs something more, now it gets repetitive little too fast. :-)

gre 2014-05-16 21:07

The concept blew my mind, very cool! Graphics is minimalist but great.
It seems you can block your player in some place, this could be part of things to polish in the level design.