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Circular Logic

By bennuk

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation124.30
Fun373.93
Overall583.86
Audio2303.30
Mood3203.27
Graphics4843.19
Humor6632.17
Theme7163.03
Coolness142645

Comments

datacr4sh 2014-08-25 00:24

man, that gravity is tough to learn but it's a fun concept. would be good with a joystick

pokeplun 2014-08-25 00:35

Since this is a 48-hour compo entry, you need to include the source code on this page.

mcfood 2014-08-25 00:44

Cool Concept, and well designed rooms.
I'd buy a longer more polished version.

designernap 2014-08-25 01:05

MAAAAN that was tricky. The reversing controls at the centre of the spin is a really tricky thing to master but I would put the time in for a longer version. Good work.

akios 2014-08-25 01:06

i like the art , very nice , but hard XD

papacheech 2014-08-25 01:10

so tricky i like it.

clyde 2014-08-25 01:47

That was GREAT! I had to tilt my head a lot, but the concept really worked out well!

thedashdude 2014-08-25 01:52

Awesome, would be nice if there was a little HUD in the corner telling you what arrow does what.

nsmurf 2014-08-25 01:53

It's hard to understand the controls at first, but once you do, it's fun.

The gravity seems like a bit of a hack. IMO, gravity should always be down, and not have to do with the hemisphere that you are in.

I really like the concept, I just wish the game was longer!

tchem 2014-08-25 02:01

incredible man,,,,, i loved it.... the circular mechanic is so cool,,, really an interesting game, good work!!!

francoisvn 2014-08-25 02:03

Really interesting idea. Difficult to get your head around. I'd love to try a version where the whole world rotates so your gravity is always downwards.

inukoblainc 2014-08-25 02:08

That was so much fun. Great job!

mcpgnz 2014-08-25 02:26

Like other people said, a little tricky but mostly beatable. The one thing that could be better is for the first time it is hard to see if u actually can reach the platform cause of small distances between platform levels

binarypie 2014-08-25 02:30

Tricky mechanic, loads of fun.

daanvanyperen 2014-08-25 02:31

I didn't get very far. Innovative as always though!

andrewshouldice 2014-08-25 02:31

Love that music. I found this really hard, but I kept trying and got to the end, so I guess it's got a good difficulty curve. Nice work!

xenolupus 2014-08-25 02:33

I had so much fun playing this!

tayloranderson 2014-08-25 02:34

I really liked the mechanics in concept, and there were some really cool ideas presented, but I often found the gravity just too hard to parse well enough to make good decisions on where to jump

micahcowan 2014-08-25 02:42

Such a simple concept, but it makes it much more challenging and fun. Loved it!

kenrickrilee 2014-08-25 02:58

Hurts my brain :P But really cool idea!

stencyltuo 2014-08-25 03:01

Overall, it was a fun little game.

huntthewumpus 2014-08-25 03:01

Aaand, my first game to rate in this LD30.
This was a short and fun game with good game mechanics :)

niavlys 2014-08-25 03:11

Great idea, very innovative, it must have been a nightmare to code! Too bad the playability isn't great.

superjoe 2014-08-25 03:27

This is super fun! I want it to be longer. I dig the music too.

cobrajs 2014-08-25 03:51

Very cool concept, definitely a little mind bending. Nice work!

hephaestus_rg 2014-08-25 03:59

i had fun, got stuck at the circular spinning platforms with a wall on one side and empty space on the other (like 2 minutes in)

monosacharride 2014-08-25 04:45

cool game. movement is fun and interesting, but kinda hard to get the hang of

soyliquid 2014-08-25 04:51

Difficult but so fun!
IMO, gravity is little too strong.

mrexcessive 2014-08-25 05:09

Original plan. I like the motion, second level jump across centre - that was nice moment. Had lots of trouble even on level 3, for my crappy reactions that was the difficulty spike! Could feel my brain stretching to grasp up' is 'inwards'.

doobiedoctor5000 2014-08-25 05:11

Another favorite of mine for this Ludum Dare! Excellent game! Really hit my reward sensors when I beat it, even if it's kind of short. I can imagine a large-scale game based on this with multiple levels.

miziziziz 2014-08-25 05:12

The gravity set up is tough to get used to, but it's really cool. I foresee great things from this

2014-08-25 06:42

Huuuuuu sooooo frustating !

pa3kc 2014-08-25 06:49

The game is really challenging that I have to tilt my head a lot of times. Good Job!

sylarisbest 2014-08-25 07:05

Very fun and challenging. Would be awesome with more levels. Good job.

fserb 2014-08-25 07:11

Sometimes the circular motion is not very intuitive (specially on weird jumps), but I really enjoyed this game and how the puzzles were designed. Good job!

(as some people added above, you need to add the source code or move to the jam)
cheers!

tomvert 2014-08-25 07:18

Cool idea, great level design. It made me loose my mind, the 4th circle (after the little one) is really hard, I had too give up. I wish I could see the rest of the game ! Good job !

tanjent 2014-08-25 07:28

Really good work! When you enter each world/circle/chamber a preview vector field of it's forces/gravity could be a good addition.

bennuk 2014-08-25 10:26

Thanks for the great feedback guys! :D I have added a source link for the game's code now :)

ratking 2014-08-25 10:40

Great use of the theme! ;-)

veryfinestlions 2014-08-25 10:53

I like the concept! The look I think could have been quite elegant if you'd had time for polish, and there's probably room for some pretty interesting things to do with this if you decide to go back to it after the compo. Good stuff.

clavus 2014-08-25 11:54

Well this certainly required some mental gymnastics. Managed to finish it eventually. Nice work :)

pjimmy 2014-08-25 12:10

wow great and very challenging

ptsnoop 2014-08-25 12:29

Now you're thinking with... polar coordinates! Very neat idea, well executed. Good game!

small-trouble 2014-08-25 12:37

It was a really enjoyable concept, controls could of been better but I would play a longer version.

saintheiser 2014-08-25 14:24

Whoah! Totally love the game mechanics and idea! Innovation is 100%.
Really unique experience for me. It will be very cool if you'll compete this game and polish it!

rlangewi 2014-08-25 14:50

Neat idea, and impressive too! It would be cool if you explored more gameplay mechanics and added more content in the future, nice work!

nusan 2014-08-25 17:42

Wow, very impressive, I never played a game like that. I realy need more level! I think its a good idea for a full game. The art style is beautyful. I wonder if rotating the camera somehow with the player would be easyer. Keep up the good work!

joonamo 2014-08-25 18:05

Excellent little platformer. Nice and challenging. Hope to see you make more levels!

wertle 2014-08-25 19:38

Super mind bendy! I thought the whole circular platforming vibe was really successful. I'd say the biggest thing you could do to make this better is figure out how to give appropriate feedback for when the gravity is going to switch up since it's hard to figure out without experimenting and it's not really sticky information (since experimenting often leads to death). Nice work!

psychomonster 2014-08-25 19:42

Awesome and brainfucking stuff... i love it... Cool sound... super cool style... nice physics and gameplay... a little bit too short... maybe you will provide a post ludumdare version... Thank... tagged it as a favotite!

laremere 2014-08-25 20:53

Short and sweet. Well done!

maad9 2014-08-25 21:11

Really cool game. Good mechanics. Challenging, but fun ;) good job!

flwns 2014-08-26 00:13

music was groovy, gameplay was hard and groovy, overall groovy experience

andrewjamesadams 2014-08-26 00:30

AGGGGHHHH!H!!!!!!!!!! So much rage for that fourth world. GG

banana4life 2014-08-26 02:16

Its is soo good. I love the game. Put in the effort to make a longer more polished version.

animated 2014-08-26 02:27

A nice concept but the precision platforming is a little annoying early on. Also I wish the mute button would mute the jump sound as well.

resonious 2014-08-26 02:34

I totally dig it. Definitely a bit tricky to jump towards the middle but I still dig it.

brodavi 2014-08-26 02:52

Wow what a super fun game! I am not sure how it expresses 'connected worlds', but it sure is a good game :)

amvere 2014-08-26 02:53

Haha, this does hilarious things to my brain on the parts where you go all the way around in the same direction. Really cool concept!

rjhelms 2014-08-26 03:00

Very challenging and a lot of fun. Cool interpretation of the theme! I wish there was more!

carlsommer 2014-08-26 03:44

I really liked this! Great puzzle design, I just wish it were longer. And honestly, you really made the game look really nice with really simple graphics by simply choosing good colors and animating the background-well done!

allusion 2014-08-26 04:16

Great. game, but where is the theme?

canyon 2014-08-26 04:26

I kept dying but I like the idea and the graphics. Some better checkpoints would probably have stopped me from rage quitting.

moomoo112 2014-08-26 04:42

Controls are rather weird, but I like the whole concept, nice work on what's there.

cakencode 2014-08-26 05:31

Very cool idea! The controls felt too hard to master, but it was fun nonetheless :)

hazzahazzam 2014-08-26 08:14

Simplistic, the way I like it, good job.

dustyroom 2014-08-26 09:08

Too hard sometimes.

trekapp 2014-08-26 10:00

nice! little bit tricky the third chamber...

mortl8324 2014-08-26 11:30

Fantastic entry. Like others have said, it's hard to wrap your head around the gravity. I reckon because you suddenly get flung in another direction so fast. Could do with some slower acceleration for falling. Anyways, great stuff!

callumw 2014-08-26 11:40

Although it was bit hard I enjoyed the mechanic quite a lot. Good level ideas too. I did sometimes feel the collision on the side of objects feel a bit odd but that might of just been me being frustrated at not making jumps

pinkninja 2014-08-26 12:33

Very addictive :) Congrats!

pinkninja 2014-08-26 12:35

Nice game!

trickfishpie 2014-08-26 12:38

Nice! Struggled to get ma head round how to beat the gravity but got there in the end :) Trial and error.

Liked the background music - good job

unicorn-madness 2014-08-26 12:39

Nice work, controlls kinda difficult to learn but still make you want to play, love the levels design :D

julian_wodrazka 2014-08-26 12:51

It's nice game dude

slikker 2014-08-26 12:57

Cool idea quite fun and challenging. Good work!

chipcaramel 2014-08-26 13:16

Instantly I love this game. :D Good job!

prophile 2014-08-26 13:21

This was incredibly difficult!

dramentiaras 2014-08-26 13:26

Really fun and challenging!

cosmonautas 2014-08-26 13:34

Nice Job

kiwiboi 2014-08-26 13:50

Great fun, challenging and requires focus! Love it, exactly what I went for :)

christmasbunny 2014-08-26 15:21

Lots of fun.

alangamebot 2014-08-26 15:41

Very cool. I want more levels now :)

floko 2014-08-26 16:48

Very nice!! I`m impressed with the gravity mechanics in this game, wow! Too bad it`s so short, I wish there was more :(

bradsmallplanet 2014-08-26 17:45

Short and sweet. Novel mechanic. Nice job.

voider 2014-08-26 19:33

cool game .. the mechanics are hard!, I like it!

jpmit 2014-08-26 19:59

Good game, I like it.

Probably the only game I've played where the controls are more difficult than in my own. You're quite brave for attempting to implement these physics in 48hr, so for that I award extra marks.

skywilly 2014-08-26 20:21

Very cool game, so short but very fun !

jmgloyens 2014-08-26 21:45

Another awesome idea and very well executed. That thumping bass really adds to the experience. As always I would love to see more "levels"

codermusgrove 2014-08-26 22:18

Really, really, really, fun, complicated, and simplistic!

godfire4 2014-08-26 22:58

The best game I've seen so far!! I would pay money for a bigger version!!

gamegrape-corporation 2014-08-26 23:07

Very cool! I liked going through the different levels, It's a little difficult at times. Other that very original and cool game! Great work! :D

zdonkeyx 2014-08-26 23:17

AHHHH! It's so challenging. But in a good way. I loved this entry personally, nice level design :)

blindfox 2014-08-27 00:10

I like the game even though it's a pain to master the controls. The art is also nice, and I like the music. All in all, it's a wonderful and simple idea! Keep adding more to it, though.

handkor 2014-08-27 01:36

Why do you have a mute option, the music is great.

torandi 2014-08-27 08:08

Fun and tricky concept, and a rather good synth loop

split82 2014-08-27 10:47

Excellent idea. I'm not sure how it's connected to the theme though. The only problem I got is that it is hard as hell :D

androniq 2014-08-28 01:20

That was really good. The controls and physics seem spot on.
The last level was a real mind-bender. Only wish there were more.

phocker 2014-08-28 02:22

That was great game. I am terrible at it, but it is great. My head hurts from banging my head on the table. Awesome job.

xaychru04 2014-08-29 11:43

Nice concept, not really connected to the theme but quite fun to play! :)

simonchauvin 2014-08-29 14:37

Wow this so cool to play. It's crazy how fast we get used to having a round gravity! Well done it's really really great :)

glbs 2014-08-30 03:35

It's a shame it's on the short side cause the mechanics were quite mind bending (to get the inversions and rythm asked me some unusual neuronal connections :).

I had much fun playing this and would have played longer had it been possible ! (post compo?)

amour-maternel 2014-09-01 14:26

Good mecanics, really fun to play. Too bad there isn't more levels. The music is good.

robotfriend 2014-09-02 20:42

This was really fun to play and hard. Great work.

zerkruemler 2014-09-03 08:50

Fun Idea. Hard to get the contol under control. But fun to play and nice drum and bass background tune. At least for the duration of the game.

jedi 2014-09-06 04:14

The concept is awesome! I didn't really like it when the ball got smaller; for some reason that made it harder for me to understand the gravity change. Like you said, I was left wanting a little more content. The audio and graphics are quite good, as is the mood!

It's a super innovative idea, and I had a blast playing it!

vividhelix 2014-09-06 04:53

Great idea, wanted more levels!

silentlamb 2014-09-06 21:04

Great concept, I had fun playing your game! It's a bit too short though.

crowbeak 2014-09-08 11:27

Oh Benn, this is glorious. Connection to the theme is tenuous, but the gameplay is excellent. I wish it were longer.

mrspeaker 2014-09-12 17:08

Addictive... controls (with gravity) are like, 10% too hard I feel... almost perfect but if had just a tinnny bit more "give" then it would feel really natural, like you were a gravity-defying master!

voxel 2014-09-14 09:45

NEAT. This spins me around. Circle reference.

Honestly the only thing that bothered me about this was that my character looked like a squashed bean. Music was alright, graphics did the job, but the concept and execution were really original and interesting.

01010111 2014-09-14 22:58

Really awesome concept! I had a lot of fun playing, it was easy to understand, but a little difficult to master - wish it were a little longer :)

kaitokidi 2014-09-15 07:40

Very nice idea, is funny and i found it very innovative. GJ!

jukimv1986 2014-09-15 08:27

Mind boggling! I could play a longer version of it on my mobile, that would be great. Keep developing it!