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Through the Trans-Dimensional Window

By xcharlie

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Theme1583.79
Innovation2113.63
Fun5043.10
Humor5732.29
Overall5963.17
Mood6852.84
Audio8182.18
Graphics8972.54

Comments

superpokeunicorn 2014-08-25 04:02

I like the effect that the window has.

drewvancamp 2014-08-25 15:06

Wow, that's cool! Very challenging to juggle all the controls and the tiny window, but it's pretty rewarding to solve each room. Unfortunately, I think I hit a dead end on the big stairway room because I sent the first guy through before the second guy was able to get out. Great work!

buckslice 2014-08-25 15:15

Looks sharp and fun gameplay! Nice work.

fleegle2000 2014-08-25 15:20

I like the use of a Fringe reference as the central mechanic. I was a little confused about what to do at first before I realized that the player was the little rectangle. I'm impressed with what you were able to do with the minimalist art and I like the transdimensional window idea a lot.

xcharlie 2014-08-25 16:02

@Drew Van Camp If you hit a dead end, press R to restart the level and try again!
Thanks guys for all the feedback :)

psydack 2014-08-25 16:34

Nice idea.
Level 3 or 4, I don't know, I catch the key with the window and go to black door, so my first guy don't have any key to open the gate, so, I stuck here. just put an "reset level.

jpverkamp 2014-08-25 16:40

That was really cool! I wish that that controls had been a little easier, since it felt like I needed three hands, but towards the later levels I got why you did it that way. Also, it would have been nice to have keybindings and/or instructions in the game. I quit and had to restart before I saw the note about using the mouse for levers. So it goes.

veryfinestlions 2014-08-25 16:43

Good stuff! I like the notion of running keys over to each other by bumping enemies across.

awesomeusername 2014-08-25 17:16

This really works well. Nice job!

cactose 2014-08-25 18:10

Great spin on the theme. It's hard to focus on both worlds, though.

modbox 2014-08-25 18:14

Really cool idea! You should of added good/evil sprites it would have been better but still im impressed!

icylava 2014-08-25 18:32

Cool! Managed to get to the end. I really like those mechanics. Good job :)

paladin 2014-08-25 18:58

Mr. Nokeybindings, we meet again. Nice concept otherwise.

micdoodle8 2014-08-25 20:41

Nice job, though there was a few issues with the next level starting, and had to restart. Great idea to view the other world with the mouse-controlled window.

denisre3 2014-08-25 20:49

This game is really fun!
And nice plot twist at the end.

adventureislands 2014-08-25 21:54

Interesting take on the theme! Pretty good minimalistic puzzler. My gameplay got a sudden end when I somehow lost the dimensional window somewhere outside the game area and couldn't move it back to the gameplay area anymore. Some button to reset it back to the level or something could be useful.

dan369 2014-08-25 21:55

Great use of the theme!

springpowered 2014-08-26 15:46

Cool and interesting, but could use a few more explanations on how things work, since I was quite confused about what I had to do and how :X

mess110 2014-08-26 15:59

window doesn't show up on linux :(

I might be using the wrong java version. which one should I use?

xcharlie 2014-08-26 16:25

@mess110 Try Java SE 7 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html

lkr 2014-08-26 16:57

Neat game :)

Especially interesting when I had to have an enemy pick up a key in one world, and send it to the other one to use it!

xandy 2014-08-26 17:21

great theme interpretation! good level design and nice color choices.

endurion 2014-08-26 18:01

Sorry, no Java.

xcharlie 2014-08-26 20:33

@Endurion No problem. Next time I'll use HTML5 or Flash but Java was the best tool for me and for this game.
Thanks! :)

radmars 2014-08-26 21:25

Works great on linux. Cool concept. Don't have headphones or speakers so I couldn't rate audio if there is any.

ajopart 2014-08-26 21:29

Great concept. Congrats

cogentinvalid 2014-08-26 21:34

I love the idea, and the window's visual effect is pretty cool. I liked the interactions between the two worlds.

borgi 2014-08-27 20:54

Very nice game!

off 2014-08-27 22:18

Great idea, basic on the general principal of two world interaction but the window and the flow of this one, create a powerful game feel.
Some mechanisme are hard to understand, but the look/sound are so great that we could play hour.
The switch between the deux controllers is the weak part of the game, because it's build for three hands (two control and the mouse).

But what a great ground to make a powerful game grown.

otrorainteractivo 2014-08-29 16:27

That was fun, pretty nice job

kingbolonzo 2014-08-31 01:12

I was so lost...I was the fucking rectangle I am so dumb lol nice work

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-07 18:45

Love the concept! I included it in part 19 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/ljAqElzAd_Q