FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD29 → Delve

Delve

By conormn

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics14.73
Coolness1100
Audio353.94
Mood1293.68
Theme2863.58
Overall2893.46
Innovation3543.37
Humor6172.35
Fun6802.88

Comments

dbro 2014-04-26 04:31

I can't play the game for some reason, it just stays on the title screen.

jcsirron 2014-04-26 04:38

Is this made only for touch screens?

dbro 2014-04-26 04:44

It seems like it.

tinfoilboy 2014-04-26 04:45

It doesn't work on any platform.

tinfoilboy 2014-04-26 04:45

Touch screens wouldn't even play due to flash being booted.

conormn 2014-04-26 04:45

Ha, sorry, this is just a placeholder page. I still need to make the game over the next two days :) Stay tuned!

2014-04-26 04:51

Placeholder? It's bad idea ever (

luker 2014-04-26 05:07

Looks awesome! I like the art style :D

xtanner-danielsx 2014-04-26 07:01

Really... I place holder... That's low.

dbro 2014-04-26 17:51

Why did you submit a placeholder as a submission? You're supposed to submit *after* you've finished the game.

andrewjamesadams 2014-04-28 02:44

Amazing graphics. I got it to work fine. Click the button behind the L!

saiato 2014-04-28 02:46

Great game!! Once you understand it, it's quite easy though. For everyone who is confused, you start by clicking the circle (it's a hole) behind the L in the title. Then keep hunting for the holes :)

kino333 2014-04-28 03:19

For everyone who can't get it to work, the title screen is part of the game. The button is hiding behind the L in Delve! Just gotta look. Its a point and click with the mouse!

kino333 2014-04-28 03:20

I love it and want to see more of it!
This was really great. :D

sfbtom 2014-04-28 03:21

Really lovely work! Definite sense of exploration. Glad someone's still using my as3sfxr now that bfxr is out there!

adonaac 2014-04-28 03:22

I never saw it that way... My mind is trapped inside a skeleton...

andrewkennedy 2014-04-28 03:24

Well, that's the most beautiful thing I've seen yet. Your intro logo was better than my entire game.

soupy 2014-04-28 03:25

I really enjoy how this takes pixel hunting, commonly an annoyance, and turns it into a really engaging game mechanic through highly responsive environments and strong graphical work. Would definitely play a version of this that was 2 or 3 times longer, don't know if just that mechanic by itself would hold up much longer than that without some frills.

woftles 2014-04-28 04:39

Crazy good artwork. Loved every bit about it. Wish it could be longer.

hyperbox 2014-04-28 05:32

It was short but wow, super beautiful! Was that an Andross cameo?

elforama 2014-04-28 05:43

Very nice graphics and feel. A bit short, but I enjoyed this. Awesome job!

lars-faust 2014-04-28 08:23

Great design, really fantastic, altough it does lack real gameplay.

lekochen 2014-04-28 09:38

Elegant design.

cinnamonmelonpig 2014-04-28 09:40

Wow I thought I was on Vimeo there for awhile, in a good way that is! The animation is just fantastic and not only are the art great the sound is also great. May have given a bit too high score for this ;)

kevinvdburgt 2014-04-28 11:03

Wow, nice :)

Awesome art here!

mclogenog 2014-04-28 14:36

Lovely graphics and neat idea. Even using a mouse, the "touch" mechanics feel very good. I wish it was more complicated though, or I had more reason to stay and play on each screen. Just wiggling the mouse around tended to "solve" each screen for me, so maybe if I had to actually click to push I would have to be more conscious of things? I'm not sure, but it could go in interesting directions if you keep working on it!

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-04-28 14:41

Really nice graphics and song

strykerkkd 2014-04-28 18:08

The graphics are incredible.

xgeovanni 2014-04-28 18:17

Well it's really pretty but that's pretty much it.

abajur 2014-04-28 19:01

you have great talent for graphics! But like @Mclogenog, I wish it was more complicated (hard)

harsayhd 2014-04-28 19:40

Eyegasm.

papygaragos 2014-04-28 19:54

Those colors are just so nice. I played it 3time in a row, just to look at it again :)

sunshiranui 2014-04-28 21:04

Remarkable graphic and sound design! Really enjoyed it. :)

gfm 2014-04-28 22:47

WOW! The songs were great! The art was also really good!
I found interesting the each stage/scene were "beneath" each other, making a loop. It was a nice use of the theme. :)

gresponapps 2014-04-28 23:38

Beautiful!

terraco 2014-04-29 00:01

It's very pretty, but that's about it. Barely a game. More like a picture book, except you click on it.

masha 2014-04-29 01:48

The game looks great! The art looks fantastic and the animations are very smooth.

jacob-peltola 2014-04-29 03:28

Fun and colourful

endesga 2014-04-29 03:54

Beautiful design. I loved it!
A little too easy though, it finished too quick :'(

Very very nice :)

photon 2014-04-29 04:15

How tantalizing! Shame its so short though, but not surprising given the art quality and timeframe. Graphics are really great, although I feel like I would have liked to see more "out-there" combinations like on the title screen.

What's there though is pretty cool. I like it.

rylgh 2014-04-29 04:27

incredibly nice and polished... so polished! only suggestion would be that the camera zooms into the portals instead of them expanding, to better give the impression that the viewer is moving deeper.

lukezaz 2014-04-29 04:35

I keep playing over and over again because the art and graphics are too good to not see any less than four times. Especially the logo.

ahmeni 2014-04-29 05:01

Nicely done!

eufrik 2014-04-29 06:03

The art is awesome but the game is pretty boring though. Hope you update this.

paperblurt 2014-04-29 06:21

Soooo artsy but reaaaal good!
Freaky but funny.

Nothing wrong with art.

lissar 2014-04-29 06:44

Beautiful game with an interesting concept! Would like to see it expanded on.

oatsbarley 2014-04-29 10:27

Very short but I loved the art!

nonentheless 2014-04-29 10:58

I think you should first explain what to do. But I love the graphics and animations. Sound is pretty good also :)

doubstract 2014-04-29 13:28

Interesting concept! Graphics soooo clear!

pereubu 2014-04-29 14:28

holy crap this is great !
The art is just friggin awesome, too bad it's so short :O
There's a great design for a neat concept here, I hope we'll see more in the future !

binary_girl 2014-04-29 15:23

loved the art style and music.. i had no idea what i was doing tho haha :)

kristof 2014-04-29 15:24

This looks awesome! I also like the sound. More "Levels" would have been great.

fyberoptic 2014-04-29 15:47

Visually it's beautiful. And the music goes along well with it. It's just unfortunate that there's not a lot of gameplay to do inside this well-presented world! I think it could definitely fit into being one of those relaxing casual puzzle games if it were fleshed out a bit more. But nice work overall.

dminsky 2014-04-29 16:12

Visually stunning.

filecreator 2014-04-29 18:01

Now this looks good!
Its the kind of game that leaves you hungry for more, its just too bad that the "solutions" are so easy to find because of the huge cursor.

I especially enjoyed the facial graphics at the end!

mrshortee 2014-04-29 21:14

The gameplay is shallow but the art is amazing and the beat catchy. Nice.

degtyarev 2014-04-29 21:50

Wow! Great game or some kind of interactive movie, it reminds me Zoomqiult. Like it!

romankornev 2014-04-29 22:47

It's not exactly a game. It's an interactive piece of art. I very like the stunning visuals and sound. Not much of a gameplay though.

arcturusdeluxe 2014-04-29 23:35

Interesting. More of an art piece than an actual game, but the art is incredible. I literally refreshed 5 times just to see that cool opening title transition.

stigmawall 2014-04-30 00:52

the only problem with this game is: too short. It's a great experience and a incredible motion design. I wish I have this art on my LD29 game. Congrats.

hybridmind 2014-04-30 01:12

Wow, such style! The graphics, music, and feel are really cool. Love it. It definitely feels a bit more like an interactive toy than a game, but that's OK. I enjoyed the short but sweet experience of it.

jonochrome 2014-04-30 02:11

Simple gameplay but a cool experience. Trippy and organized at the same time.

pragmascript_ 2014-04-30 02:41

very nice trip :)

warboys 2014-04-30 03:06

Gorgeous game. Super beautiful to gaze and listen to :)

javierecf 2014-04-30 03:19

I thought is was gonna be more interesting, it is a little interesting in some aspects i guess, but there is no much gameplay to be had. The visuals are colorful, clean and elegant, sometimes the FPS goes down on my machine, and the animation suffers. Overall a pretty entry. Not really sure what else to say.

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-04-30 08:30

Impressive design! A bit too short for my taste.

pierrec 2014-04-30 09:01

I thing we've got our gold in graphics!

hampa 2014-04-30 10:26

Beautiful game.

wetdesertrock 2014-05-01 01:51

The game is interesting, but it doesn't seem to do much besides reveal a dot when you mouse over it. I guess I was expecting a little bit more gameplay out of it.

However, overall the game was just beautiful.

saintheiser 2014-05-01 05:25

Awesome visual design and nothing more...

tomvert 2014-05-01 08:34

I found your game beautiful, I wish there was more. Do you have a website with other stuff ? I went to supersogood.com and there was only a page full of gif :D

makatak 2014-05-01 12:40

Love the art and music! The game also feels super fast paced and fun despite it being a point-and-click!

triplevisiongames 2014-05-01 17:26

A short experience but stunningly beautiful and fantastic audio. Simple premise but just works so well. 5/5

01010111 2014-05-01 18:37

looks like you didn't make it in time for the compo, but I really love the artwork and animations! Great job!

infectionteam 2014-05-01 19:10

SOOOO BEAUTIFUL! I want to see more of that art!

frickajr 2014-05-01 21:01

beautiful and interesting but short .. I liked!

supermini_man 2014-05-01 22:42

Pretty well done game. The graphics are beautiful.

mechabit 2014-05-01 23:37

Amazing graphics and animations. Love the sounds too.

bentog 2014-05-02 00:12

Your art is impeccable, both on graphics and music. I like the idea and would like to see it expanded on more gameplay. Awesome use of the theme.

praporomsk 2014-05-02 00:27

It is really very beautiful entry, but it lacks gameplay so much

danman9914 2014-05-02 02:53

Awesome

ultimatewalrus 2014-05-02 03:44

The artwork was extremely impressive, and I liked the music too. I found the actual gameplay a little weak. I guess in the end I wished there was more elaboration on the idea of clicking on a hole to make it more challenging. As it is, it seems more like an animation than something actually interactive. But it's still a very impressive entry!

mcapraro 2014-05-02 05:34

as a fellow flasher all i can say is WOW! Absolutely amazing animations and i love the feel. well done and i cant wait to see more of this and your other work!

christinaneofotistou 2014-05-02 07:54

absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wish I had more stars to give for graphics and mood

sparrow 2014-05-02 10:06

Very cool graphics love it. Make it longer! :D

curiousexpedition 2014-05-02 14:49

Very artsy entry, but at least its really good art! Enjoyed the interactions while they lasted. Final screen is really nice. Overall top visuals and music, but you know - gameplay is a bit flat.

lowcade 2014-05-02 16:33

Amazing and simple!
Very Different. A beautiful use of the theme.

petey123567 2014-05-02 19:06

MIND BLOWN!

dreii 2014-05-02 19:35

Wow awesome graphics really love that style! Nice take on the theme too!

recursor 2014-05-03 01:42

This has lovely graphics and some excellent sound. It didn't feel a whole lot like a game to me, but so what. This is high-quality stuff.

dalbinblue 2014-05-03 04:27

Super cool idea. I was a bit sad that it was over so quickly (unfortunately I found that it was easy to see the item to interact with as it was usually the one thing not moving). Would have like to have seen additional layers to remove on each scene so that the transitions weren't so fast, but despite that I am super impressed with the entry. It's really cool as an interactive art, and certainly one of the more unique entries I've seen period.

keehan12 2014-05-03 10:59

Was rather short but I thought this game was incredible! the graphics were amazing to say the least.

markusfisch 2014-05-03 12:58

Very extraordinary. Cool concept and music. I like it!

make-a-game 2014-05-03 16:26

So short! I finished it in a minute and was left wanting more. Pretty cool.

But one thing that I don't understand. I followed your development and saw that you made an empty compo submission, but then you finished the game after the first 48 hours? Shouldn't this be a Jam submission?

drmelon 2014-05-03 21:43

Grabbed that brain-crystal! :D

teamflare 2014-05-04 01:50

Cool, good example of how to make somthing simple very enjoyable through the choise of graphics and music :) Cool.

baykush_figtree 2014-05-04 18:25

GORGEOUS. Not really a game but a great artistical achievement for 48 hours.
Out of context, it would look like it took weeks for you to make it. Kudos!

freezx 2014-05-04 21:03

A very nice concept. Too short unfortunately :(

lasergans 2014-05-04 21:05

Such a beautiful abstract exploration! <3

dector 2014-05-04 22:22

Awesome beauty.

porglezomp 2014-05-04 22:48

This is absolutely beautiful!
It needs to be longer.

baykush_figtree 2014-05-05 00:45

Hey! Delve is featured on my "favorites" post

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2014/05/04/my-favorite-ld29-games/

glbs 2014-05-05 02:36

ERR GUYS??? I thought LD was to be done in 48H and nobody seems to notice?

conormn says ...
Apr 26, 2014 @ 4:45am

Ha, sorry, this is just a placeholder page. I still need to make the game over the next two days :) Stay tuned!

glbs 2014-05-05 02:38

Ok sorry my mistake, I didnt see the date and hour

glbs 2014-05-05 02:40

I love those moments...

glbs 2014-05-05 02:42

cool game

kddekadenz 2014-05-05 14:35

Aaand my Flash Player is too old to play this + Adobe dropped Linux support :/

zyxer 2014-05-06 01:46

I'm not sure if this technically qualifies as a game, but that art is just awesome! Well done!

cakencode 2014-05-06 04:45

"Hmm, it's just a white html page... where's th-OH MY GOD IT'S BEAUTIFUL."

The game is, needless to say, absolutely gorgeous. I loved soaking in the visuals while pushing things out of the way in my quest to find the hidden tunnel to the next colorgasm. I was a bit saddened when I reached and subsequently conquered the pre-simian Andross and revealed the crystal inside. I didn't want to click it for fear that it would end the game, when it did I was glad that the intro screen came up again and allowed me to start the game over.

The searching was fun, the animations and juiciness were spot on, but the length was just too short! Please make more :)

seconddimension 2014-05-06 07:18

What a great game and really fun to play. It had a great charm about it.

lyje 2014-05-06 20:10

Really fun to delve! But for me it needs a game mechanic but I guess I'm just a traditionalist. Can't argue with those amazing graphics though!

tijmentio 2014-05-06 21:33

Absolutely stunning interactive application. You should work at google :p It was ,however , a bit short though. And gameplaywise there wasn't much to do.

drprettypatty 2014-05-07 01:45

Woah. This is the prettiest thing I've ever seen in my life. And that head at the end! Woah.

zerkruemler 2014-05-07 08:39

Nice graphics and animnations, good music, but the gameplay is a little too simple for me. Good work anyway.

zanenga 2014-05-08 05:18

I can't stress enough how awesome those graphics were. Very fluid. Love it.

helopol 2014-05-08 12:19

Love love love the music <3

goerp 2014-05-08 18:26

I've played your previous games as well. You guys make some great looking stuff!
For me, this one scores better on mood than the previous two. It's not really a game, but at least it's not trying to pretend to be one (like my 'game' ;))

actionremix 2014-05-09 03:15

It has a good look! I'm glad this turned into a real game - I too was confused by the premature submission.

ryan-up-in-here 2014-05-09 12:56

Game's so nice I played it twice. Ok I just played it again. Anyway, there is no reason to replay it except to look at it again. And people are doing that. This is almost art. Keep up the good work.

larzan 2014-05-09 15:02

Wow, nice, has a nice and trippy feeling to it! There seems to be sth wrong with your collision routine though, as soon as i move the curser the whole thing sux CPU like crazy.

tchem 2014-05-09 17:44

beatufifull idea. unique . great graphics and atmosphere. i loved it.

stvr 2014-05-09 19:53

Easily the best graphics of the jam, a really wonderful aesthetic, though the gameplay is a bit simple.

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-11 12:18

Super nice, artistic game! I included it in part 22 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series! :) http://youtu.be/7oB_8pUypJo

anoarith 2014-05-11 18:16

Aweomse graphics waow :0 !

flannelvindicate 2014-05-12 16:13

Hey! You have been featured in today's episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrGIZzJZ1DQ

gre 2014-05-12 16:21

Not so much challenge as a "game", but definitely incredible awesome art and atmosphere.

mortus 2014-05-13 10:28

I can hardly call it a game in a common sense of a word, but that's definitely a very interesting experience. And probably most polished and stylish I've yet seen this jam. I'm very impressed, great work!

v3games 2014-05-13 13:18

Utterly fantastic graphics, but very short, simple and easy. You have a great talent for visual design. I'd love to see what you could accomplish if you teamed up with an equally great coder.

udo 2014-05-13 14:06

Wow, that was surreal, but fun. I'm still not quite certain whether I played it right or not though...

jsmars 2014-05-13 20:00

Really nice graphics but a bit short, and not so much game in it really, could have added a bit more challange, maybe a timer or something on each screen :)

simonchauvin 2014-05-14 14:21

Great graphics and audio. Too bad the game is really too simple!

jacques_le_lezard 2014-05-14 21:06

Really nice graphics but I was disappointed the game itself is not interesting..

pitoum 2014-05-14 21:23

Art & music are like.... GORGEOUS!
And it's enough for me.
I want MORE :)

raiyumi 2014-05-15 05:20

Super slick and lovely graphics! It didn't feel like a game, but it was a neat experience. :)

franklins-ghost 2014-05-18 12:27

Beautiful looking game, really impressed at all the amazing visuals you were able to make in the short time. Title screen was also well done.

mrhill 2014-05-19 19:33

Beautiful

iamacoconut 2014-05-19 22:17

This is so awesome.

mase 2014-05-19 22:20

Very attractive animation; the finale was lovely.
It would feel more game-like if there were multiple paths.

oye-beto 2014-05-19 22:40

Amazing art. Great entry.

gamertaters 2014-05-19 22:44

Very nice game. Beautiful artwork. Well done. :)

pansapiens 2014-05-20 00:10

Those are some stunning visuals right there ! As a hidden object game, I feel like you could have done a little more, but I understand most of the time probably went into visuals and audio (the story of my own entry really, too).