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Pogo the Universe

By nickw

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness351
Humor973.36
Fun1153.68
Innovation1203.83
Overall1533.67
Mood2093.43
Graphics2183.67
Audio2603.24
Theme5683.24

Comments

mrsylar59 2014-08-25 16:47

Nice game with a good idea, Great job

ludipe 2014-08-25 20:17

I just finished the game, quite fun and very original. It was hard to control the character at first but after a few minutes you get the hang of it. I want more levels :D

psychomonster 2014-08-25 20:42

Cool artworks... cool soundscape, nice physics... never passed the secound level... I'm a noob... really cool gravity physics...

frankiesmileshow 2014-08-26 04:41

Super solid game, takes a little while to get the hang of those controls, but really satisfying once you nail that landing. Extend it a bit and you could sell this on mobile, definitely.

lakael 2014-08-26 04:48

i had an absolute blast playing this game. Well done.

kewry 2014-08-26 06:23

Super hard to get into but really awesome once you get used to the controls, took me ages thou

bamboo 2014-08-26 10:41

Happy trails! Nice job. :)

I like the fact that you've come up with a different look for space instead of just making it boring black.

atomicvikings 2014-08-27 02:05

super awesome game! could do with a bit more music, or make the music a bit louder. keep adding to this game. I want to see more! :D

lokiman 2014-08-27 02:07

The idea is simple but it works and it's fun! :D

infectionteam 2014-08-27 04:59

Awesome idea XD really funny, but daaaamn it's hard hahaha, I kept smashing into the sun until I gave up, btw, found this weird bug lol
I landed in a planet in a way that I got stuck bouncing repeated times, made a little video of it xD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8i2aGeGDDo

iamspencer 2014-08-27 19:15

Once you get a handle of the controls, it's a pretty fun little game, great job :)

budaniel 2014-08-29 03:26

I like the simple, clean aesthetic and the controls were pretty tight. I made it to the next universe, and am looking forward to seeing if you make a sequel.

yodamaster 2014-08-29 16:38

The physics drive me crazy!

tomvert 2014-08-30 21:35

Haha such a silly idea :D

commodorekid 2014-09-01 14:47

Cool physics and story but really hard to understand how it really works.

nuclearnapalm 2014-09-02 05:39

Art-style and sounds are great! At the beginning controls are not clear enough and sometimes unpredictable, but after a couple levels you get used to it. Happy trails! :)

nesis 2014-09-02 20:26

Lovely game, very creative idea. The physics of it really intrigued me. Nice touch with the trail indicating your trajectory given your current input. I was tempted to see if I could build up enough momentum to slingshot out of one of the earlier levels without the trampoline, but I suspect it's not possible :(

conflictivelabs 2014-09-06 06:27

This needs more levels! This is like mega intergalactic pogo trampoline jump. Really fun idea! To bad there aren't enough levels but it's a great work for the compo.

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-06 21:34

Cute story! I included it in part 17 of my Ludum Dare 30 Compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/02vIiZyi3-c

orangeez 2014-09-07 06:35

Oh, I burned myself over 20 times at second level, lol. But other levels were pretty simple.
It was fun, thanks for this entry!

deathpidgeon 2014-09-07 06:36

This is like Kerbal Space Program meets pogo sticks. I like the retro '50s graphic design and game play. Took a little pratice to get used to the controls, I thought W and S were to accelerate and slow down respectively but it turned out all the keys were directional.

bob_fish 2014-09-07 06:37

Great job! Loved the physics. Quite hard but good. Loved art and music, really set the mood.

cakencode 2014-09-09 05:32

It was fun to slow the speed down so much that you'd stutter on top of the planets, the spammed pogo sound was just funny to boot :D

adamharte 2014-09-09 05:43

I was confused on the first world, but ended up playing till the end. Nice little game.

compostface 2014-09-09 06:47

Amusing :)
Figuring out the controls at first made navigation difficult, but when I had them figured out it became a bit too easy.
Perhaps what threw me off at first was the way the navigation arrow "jittered"; made it seem like my input wasn't working when it actually was.

komiga 2014-09-13 00:28

I like the music, but not the theme. Mechanics are too frustrating.

On the very first world, it was unclear (or rather, seemingly ineffective) that I could push the player away from the planet, and I got stuck in an ear-murdering tiny-jump position where the only way out was to restart.