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Symbiosis

By vividhelix

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Innovation2243.60
Theme2743.64
Fun5143.09
Overall5653.20
Humor7132.12
Mood7882.73
Graphics7902.74
Audio9331.77

Comments

gillenew 2014-08-25 02:47

I didn't understand the game very well :(

greysphere 2014-08-25 02:48

This game was really fun. A really neat puzzle mechanic that fist the theme really well!

duncan 2014-08-25 02:49

enjoyed that, sticks to the theme well and has some nice level design :)

miziziziz 2014-08-25 03:06

dang this was really cool! Definitely the funnest entry I've come across so far. I was really frustrated at first, until I realized that the sound is created relative to the opposing person. After that, it got a lot more fun and interesting. ( got to level 3 without realizing that :/ )
Otherwise, great design and mechanics.

jupitron 2014-08-25 04:02

Great mechanics, very clever!

endesga 2014-08-25 04:28

Wow, this is a pretty neat game! love it!

stencyltuo 2014-08-25 04:52

Took some doing, but I figured out the game eventually. If I'm not mistaken, the right side of the third level is unwinnable. Brought me back to the old game "The Classroom".

alvarop 2014-08-25 04:58

Very difficult and iffy, but I liked the mechanic. I'll try it again in "co-op" mode.

foolmoron 2014-08-25 05:19

Very interesting concept. Wish you could call the guard multiple times in a level though.

masamunedragon 2014-08-25 05:28

Neat concept

mrtedders 2014-08-25 06:12

Nice execution of the theme, very strong. Too bad you couldn't get more levels in!

donan 2014-08-25 06:16

Tried a few times as i couldnt understand the game at first. Perhaps you could write down the gameplay idea :)

shico 2014-08-25 06:17

This is pretty clever, well done.

techblogogy 2014-08-25 06:50

I feel I should try it on oculus rift or something. Overall at first I was very confused, but then I understood the concept. Quite a sneaky game.

nonentheless 2014-08-25 08:38

Quite enjoyed :)

fizzd 2014-08-25 12:08

Ah I didn't get at first that the position of the noise depended on the position of the character. Interesting concept!

evilobjective 2014-08-25 16:14

I really enjoyed this one. Great mechanic!

the-lag-pack 2014-08-26 21:12

A fun and simple (puzzle?) game. Its definatly more fun playing this on your own as I imagine its intended to be played. The only thing I didnt like was that it was over too quickly! Nice entry :D

savethejets1 2014-08-27 03:35

Awesomesauce!

masamunedragon 2014-08-28 06:19

Fun and clever mechanic

barryrowe 2014-08-29 00:01

This was really fun. The theme comes through very well, and that mechanic is very well implemented. I wanted more levels! Great job.

ltpats 2014-08-29 01:55

Tough but fun! Some audio would have been nice, but it still worked well without sound. I'd to see more of this!

nesis 2014-08-29 10:46

Nice idea for the game, very innovative.

chaoseiro 2014-08-31 01:15

Great game, loved the puzzle mechanic! I took some time to understand the game first, but managed to finish it :)

cricklewood 2014-08-31 16:34

A very clever game, well done.

twoscoopgames 2014-08-31 18:03

Cool concept!

ramiel 2014-08-31 19:06

Cool idea.
The puzzles were great.

haymanmarc 2014-08-31 19:45

Very difficult remembering which control is which. I think a button to switch the controls back and forth would be better -- then highlight the side in which you are controlling. Neat puzzle game, but no audio.

jukimv1986 2014-08-31 22:02

Great take on the theme, I really liked how one's actions influenced other's world. Clever design, decent graphics and good progression. It would have been great to hear some music too tough. Great job!

mechabit 2014-09-01 00:02

interesting mechanics, bit of a head scratcher trying to work out where the sounds will be in each world, maybe add a marker to make easier. I only played the first 3 levels but I can imagine there being multiple switches that you can lure the AI into as part of the puzzle

shivur 2014-09-01 02:51

Good puzzle mechanics.

bluesky 2014-09-01 08:22

Awesome! Fit to the theme.

moi93101 2014-09-01 14:00

Very fun puzzle game, the last level is a little difficult. the system is cool, but I think explanation in-game can be useful. Meanwhile, very good !

artamus 2014-09-01 20:47

Very nice game, congrats!

Oreganik 2014-09-01 20:58

A well-crafted puzzle game with a novel mechanic (at least to me!). Good stuff.

mechanicmoon 2014-09-02 00:22

Its difficult! But nice mapping! Nice concept!

whilefun 2014-09-02 01:49

Pretty cool idea. Parallel stealth. It's actually really tricky! At first, I wasn't sure where the end of the levels were, as the first level has the guards over top of them. Perhaps a tutorial level showing where to go, then introduce stealth? In any case, this was pretty fun. Nice work for your first ever LD entry! :)

adharris 2014-09-02 03:56

This is one of the most fun entries I've seen. I had some trouble with the arrow keys / rshift controls. I think it would work really well with a controller and two thumb sticks. I'd also like to see levels that involve moving the baddies more than once. Great job! Keep developing this one!

pikkpoiss 2014-09-02 04:15

Very cool gameplay concept that took provides a nice challenge.

sunflower 2014-09-02 13:12

Interesting idea, took me a little bit to figure out, though I still found it hard to predict how the guards will move. Oh well... ^^"
(also, it could use some sounds, I think)

jomomomo 2014-09-02 20:08

Not sure if i liked the randomness of how the enemies moved or not.

ninjascript 2014-09-02 23:31

Took me a bit to figure out what was happening but once I did I really enjoyed myself.

banana4life 2014-09-03 13:57

good job!

yodamaster 2014-09-03 16:08

Didn't get what to do in the second level.

logan 2014-09-05 02:00

Hey, you asked me to let you know if I wrote up a post-mortem of my game, and I just did so! So, here it is: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2014/09/04/just-an-otter-post-mortem/

h1s2 2014-09-05 12:52

very funny game. cool idea and very puzzeling.

mcapraro 2014-09-06 16:06

well done!

paperblurt 2014-09-07 19:32

The little figures are really awesome, a bit hard to understand to the max.
But after a while i got it.

lokarunith 2014-09-08 20:58

Cool idea, the puzzles were a bit simple but overall a very nice entry!

dhargan 2014-09-09 01:49

nice puzzle game! good job mate !

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-09-09 06:48

I had a hard understanding that the noise was generated were the other character was standing. Maybe you should explain it better because apart of that, it's a great idea and a nice execution!

menesetsu 2014-09-09 16:06

Sneaky, sneaky! Very clever mechanics, I wish it had more levels.

powerspark 2014-09-09 22:43

5/5 for innovation, very unique game you have here. With improved graphics and controls (audio too), this could be a very cool game. Also, it took a bit to get the mechanic down but that was the point.

snicklodocus 2014-09-10 20:36

Cool idea and good level design. Could have used some audio, but I understand the time constraint. Good job!

merlijnvh 2014-09-12 20:54

Nice entry! I think the implementation doesn't work well sometimes, nothing happened when I performed certain actions, but I get what you were going for and liked the concept a lot. Good job!

sketchygalore 2014-09-13 23:07

This was a very creative idea! Excellent use of the theme, too! Gameplay-wise it had the right amount of challenge, though the "look back" mechanic was always a little easy to exploit on the second guard (typically I just made him turn to face a wall). Excellent work!

hypnohustla 2014-09-14 17:10

Took me a while to understand, after that it was nice puzzling. :)

alexfili 2014-09-15 18:56

This game is a bit tricky to understand but is a lot of fun, could do with a few more instructions and a bigger gameplay area the characters can move around in.

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-16 03:51

Cool game! I included it in part 29 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/dd4UkBLKHXI