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Close Your Eyes

By nonentheless

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall194.11
Innovation184.24
Coolness1100
Mood523.86
Fun673.82
Theme713.96
Graphics1313.92
Humor1503.17
Audio2013.35

Comments

peni6 2014-08-24 20:03

This is the best game I've seen this weekend, such a brilliant idea. I actually closed my eyes a couple of times instinctively. The text, the art, the idea, this should win LD30!

nonentheless 2014-08-24 20:10

Thank you kindly dear Sir :)

gingerbill 2014-08-24 20:17

This is such a clever idea. A very clever concept and play on the theme. I enjoyed it quiet a lot!

silveryard 2014-08-24 21:11

Love the idea but it´s really hard ;)

coldman 2014-08-24 22:21

Joli !

geckoo1337 2014-08-25 05:10

One of the best games I have ever seen fr this LD30. Really interesting concept and mood is pretty ++

catonmars 2014-08-25 06:56

Very nice and simple concept and artistic style! This is the best one so far I was played.

Good Job!

shasharala 2014-08-25 07:08

What simple but intriguing concept. I really liked the minimalistic soundtrack and working each level out.

joseph 2014-08-25 07:13

Probably my favorite entry so far. If you go into the player settings and change the default resolution for the desktop player to something like 1920x1080 then when you fullscreen it in the browser it will actually pick the correct resolution. Weird work around, I know, but I had the same problem with my game.

ossi 2014-08-25 07:15

I love the minimalist graphics and the entire concept is simple and has a good amount of challenge. Well designed levels and the mood is great! Well done!

pa3kc 2014-08-25 07:16

Clap clap clap! Everything is awesome!

cmayhem 2014-08-25 07:21

Best so far, really good puzzler with solid idea.
Add a small pause after death so you can see what went wrong.
Nice ambient music and graphics are neat. Just all around solid entry.

mrexcessive 2014-08-25 07:34

Amazing, great idea and terrific implementation.

manou 2014-08-25 08:36

Very good idea

orukinawa 2014-08-25 08:36

Definitely one of the favorite games so far. Great job!

sequenceko 2014-08-25 08:37

Great Idea

tomvert 2014-08-25 08:40

Woah, great game here !

lars-faust 2014-08-25 08:45

Wonderful!

I love the visual design of this. Really fantastic, gives the game a great feel.

You also have the difficulty-curve spot on, which is very difficult to achieve for an LD-game.

szbeat 2014-08-25 08:45

God damn it was good.

drhahn 2014-08-25 08:57

Clever idea, maybe enough of a gradient in difficulty, but good nonetheless.

hungyg 2014-08-25 09:04

You are truly an artist. Best game I've seen so far this LD.
However on one of the levels (last but one I think) where you kind of go down and then right, and have lava poison lava poison alternating and then a wall. There I just bounced on the wall and went back the way I came, but the game didn't register it as a win. Maybe you didn't think of that as a solution? Or just a generic bug?
Great job nonetheless! ;)

hypnohustla 2014-08-25 09:11

This is cool, and gets really damn hard! It was well written and the minimal graphics pleased my eye. And the movement is so so smooth. Good job :)

nonentheless 2014-08-25 09:13

@hungyg That's exactly the case, I didn't think of this way of completing the level, you should go the hard way, to the right, and up ;). This is easily fixable and maybe I will upload the fixed version soon.

Thank for playing ;)

kedume 2014-08-25 10:00

I really hard game. Nice concept.

foofur 2014-08-25 10:08

Also my favorite! The graphics are absolutely gorgeous and the sounds are great in their simplicity. I loved it, well done!

makio 2014-08-25 10:17

One of my favorite so far too, well done sir :)

jupitron 2014-08-25 10:50

Awesome, clean presentation. Excellent mechanics, very clever game!

badlydrawnrod 2014-08-25 11:21

The "Nelson" poetry made me laugh. Professionally done and rather enjoyable. You could potentially adapt this for phone or tablet.

ViliX 2014-08-25 11:41

I can't quite see the theme connection, but it's well polished game :)

rozaxe 2014-08-25 11:51

What a great game !
I love the visual, uncluttered and understandable.

tagliatl 2014-08-25 11:58

So hard but so cool !

doubstract 2014-08-25 12:28

So truly amazing, i would by full game.

alycarter 2014-08-25 12:30

great game all round. brilliant concept and executed perfectly. best game so far(shame i suck at it).

tigerbyte 2014-08-25 12:33

Good game. Smooth gameplay without wasting time on graphics. The graphics are simple and work really well because they don't distract from the puzzles.

split82 2014-08-25 13:02

Amazing idea. Cool graphics, hypnotising music and beautiful mood.

jetl33t 2014-08-25 13:08

Best game so far! Pretty much a cohesive piece of work. But cn you finish the last level? I am pretty sure I fly right rought the rot target thing.

gwa 2014-08-25 13:12

awsome! fun and nice gamplay really liked it.

egdob 2014-08-25 13:29

Awesome execution, the levels are well balanced and get you up to speed with the mechanics without it feeling like you're in over your head.

ludipe 2014-08-25 13:33

Sweet Zombie Jesus! This is amazing, the best entry I've played so far.

cultofmonkey 2014-08-25 13:52

DAMN YOU NELSON!

This is seriously good - 5 stars all round :)

yodamaster 2014-08-25 14:17

Unity player has crashed.

yodamaster 2014-08-25 14:23

Great idea! This would make a wonderful iPhone game!

nonentheless 2014-08-25 14:42

@JetL33t the issue has been fixed in version 1.1 (moved hit box few pixels, such a stupid bug :)) Thx for pointing out.

And thank you kindly for all the comments :)

hyoga-3d 2014-08-25 14:52

Art style is great, also the gameplay just fits perfectly.

saintheiser 2014-08-25 15:33

Very unique and atmospheric game! Like everything in this one. And too hard, yeah =)
Good job!

vircung 2014-08-25 15:37

You made great game, gratz

jsmars 2014-08-25 15:39

Great entry! Really fun and well made! fun and challanging mechanic.

sneeuwpopsneeuw 2014-08-25 15:47

just a simple mechenic that is perfected to the best it posibly can be tis is a true Ludum Dare game

sheep-co 2014-08-25 15:53

great game the idea was amazing

cryogenesis 2014-08-25 16:15

Great concept and execution. The tutorial is really good at introducing the mechanics. Good job!

xxweeguyxx 2014-08-25 16:17

Awesome job man! This is by far the greatest game I've seen all weekend, I loved the art especially.

43iscoding 2014-08-25 16:25

One of the strongest entries I've seen so far! I hope you score well! :)

gillenew 2014-08-25 16:35

great game, enjoyed the puzzles

berail 2014-08-25 16:46

GREAT THIS IS AWESOME AND CHELLENGING !! :D

appocket 2014-08-25 17:05

Really nice work! Are there any ports planned in future, i would love to see this game in action on mobile devices...

chriskdev 2014-08-25 17:18

Great concept and great execution! Really liked how you explained the game mechanics to the player, the visuals were really good and I had a lot of fun playing this :D 5/5

nonentheless 2014-08-25 17:18

@Appocket Someday, if my skills allow it... ;) Definitly will try

leftright92 2014-08-25 17:47

Viciously clever mechanic, deceptively simple one button play but leads to a very enjoyable and playable game.
The simple art and sound only add to the clean execution you've created here while the surprisingly natural narration creates a nice counterpoint.
Great submission, both as a game and a work of art.

rahazan 2014-08-25 17:48

Cool! Nice mechanic with a great execution, I love the visuals.

myougahiroshi 2014-08-25 18:02

Very cool game, the first game I've given 5 stars for overall :D

tomker 2014-08-25 18:23

Awesome idea :D Epic.

fallingbear 2014-08-25 18:32

Interesting take on the theme. Lovely game :)

thaum 2014-08-25 18:43

Best one-button game I've played.

kuchalu 2014-08-25 18:49

This game is incredible.

lpeter1997 2014-08-25 19:20

An amazing idea! The music was kinda creepy, but it made the atmosphere.

mrtedders 2014-08-25 19:25

Love the art and atmosphere of it. very simple idea executed well. Nicely done.

ddfranky 2014-08-25 19:31

Wow, astonishing game! Well done sir!

stuffie 2014-08-25 19:44

Lovely visuals and great concept. Very enjoyable

mental13 2014-08-25 19:44

This was simply awesome, I always knew that great games can come from a game jam and this one is certainly one of these games.

mrbungle 2014-08-25 20:00

Absolutely love this game. Great concept and slick execution. You should definitely develop this further.

xgor 2014-08-25 20:15

Nice game. One thing I thought would be great if the sound plays when you hit a wall instead of ambient noise that it is right now.

nonentheless 2014-08-25 20:19

@Xgor Thx for the input, that was the plan but I had to drop it for now ;)

tautnerve 2014-08-25 20:26

Clever mechanic, great execution of the design, cool graphics and sound and awesome use of the theme. Pretty much a solid all around entry, awesome. Definitely up there at the top!

linus123xbb 2014-08-25 20:28

This is from now on my most favorite game, it really was extremely cool. Thank you for this game!

ittlebit 2014-08-25 20:32

Really nice work, Everything goes together really well. And with polish too. Great Job!

graebor 2014-08-25 20:34

Great mechanic, lends itself to some interesting puzzles.

bloodjohn 2014-08-25 20:46

Pure and beatiful game!

Excelent realize split-level mechanics.

imaginarymonsters 2014-08-25 21:03

Super challenging! Really dig the idea of having to close your eyes to pass through a puzzle game like this.

mutuware 2014-08-25 21:13

Great!

simplesmiler 2014-08-25 21:29

I'm happy this game exists!

capsizedmoose 2014-08-25 21:31

this is amazing! i loved it ^^

andrewjamesadams 2014-08-25 21:44

Great!

tbamberg 2014-08-25 22:02

Simply awesome concept, execution is great too. I just wish there were a few more levels :D

Nacho 2014-08-25 22:05

I liked this a lot. Great presentation, great idea, great execution. My entry had a similar concept, but you did it much better.

honcho 2014-08-25 22:11

Loved the idea! Also loved the minimalist style!

jas7229 2014-08-25 22:53

Very sleek graphics, and I really loved the "if I can't see it , doesn't exist" idea behind the gameplay!

disdanes 2014-08-25 22:54

Brilliant game, with an awesome concept. Really enjoyed trying to figure out the timing of each level :D

powerspark 2014-08-25 23:22

Nice concept, reminds me of my entry.

leondryaso 2014-08-25 23:42

Brilliant Idea!

bradsmallplanet 2014-08-25 23:47

Very nice mechanic. A lot of the text was very funny too.

travischen 2014-08-26 00:57

Great idea! Great execution.

alvarop 2014-08-26 01:28

Great overall design and elegant presentation. The game got too difficult for me at a certain point and I just couldn't figure it out, but I enjoyed the atmosphere and "feel" of the game.

huruey 2014-08-26 01:28

I really enjoyed this, though it got incredibly difficult.

suyoku 2014-08-26 02:04

I also have to agree with the above posts, best game I've played so far. What I enjoyed most is when you're losing on a difficult level, you feel 100% at fault, i.e. you can't blame it on the game mechanics because of how simple it is

taocayo 2014-08-26 02:50

This is amazing!! This is just a big bag of awesome in all respects. Congrats!!

twoscoopgames 2014-08-26 03:10

Wow this is a really cool concept, very unique! Great work

leafarz 2014-08-26 03:49

i closed my eyes while hitting the spacebar also. very realistic!
kidding aside, great game! very clean and also the aesthetics were really great!

thomassand 2014-08-26 04:08

Nice idea, well executed, we liked the minimalism, maybe it's a litle bit too much at some point.

Anyway great entry !

thegamingproject 2014-08-26 04:23

Very cool concept, and the execution is flawless! Bravo.

vulpineblazeyt 2014-08-26 05:51

Really liked this, awesome idea, great execution! Excellent work!

ahmedmohi 2014-08-26 06:22

Very nice work , good game and art , nice concept :)

romko_pidstryhach 2014-08-26 07:02

Amazing concept!

hazzahazzam 2014-08-26 07:54

10/10 would pay 99c for iPhone app.

datacr4sh 2014-08-26 08:20

lovely theme!

eruiz00 2014-08-26 08:24

Good game (good game) Good game.

spotco 2014-08-26 08:30

Nice minimalist art style. I closed my eyes a couple times

njord 2014-08-26 08:32

Very nice concept, very well implemented ! The game looks really polished and beautiful, and the levels are interesting to play. Congrats on such an awesome idea !

liannethy 2014-08-26 08:34

Simplistic in style but really wonderfully effective. This is a great entry, my only gripe is to spellcheck it, and you have a legit awesome game on your hands!

enigmaraigne 2014-08-26 08:40

Absolutely Stunning game! 5/5! Damn dude!

andybrown 2014-08-26 09:16

Brilliant use of the theme, the game mechanics were compelling and I continued through all of the levels. I didn't go through the unfair ones though, but I enjoyed the game!

td5 2014-08-26 09:47

Very nicely done. Consistent art and music styles, interesting gameplay, good mood and I love the "close your eyes" concept. Spot on!

dustyroom 2014-08-26 09:53

Amazing.

primaerfunktion 2014-08-26 10:22

Such a great idea and great execution. Really liked playing your game.

kacperski1 2014-08-26 11:12

Sweet Zombie Jesus. Good one.

nuclearnapalm 2014-08-26 11:22

5/5 Brilliant idea and implementation!

ob6160 2014-08-26 11:39

Great game! Amazing concept, the clean graphics work well too :D

raphy 2014-08-26 12:01

Very nice minimalistic approach to the theme, nice level design even though it's kindda hardcore sometimes!

Very well done.

sketchygalore 2014-08-26 12:30

A very cool mechanic you came up with there! Kudos!

otrorainteractivo 2014-08-26 12:40

Nicely done. Good idea but I didn't enjoy the tutorial text.

sephyka 2014-08-26 13:03

Your game is just awesome, such a genius and efficient concept. Congratulations !

alpha_rat 2014-08-26 13:38

One of my favourites so far! Graphics and sound are well done and neat, and the gameplay is a brilliant idea !
The puzzles are challenging and that's great

queader 2014-08-26 13:53

Very innovative! Really awesome!

fleegle2000 2014-08-26 14:12

Graphics are crisp, clean and minimalist. Music is light and suitably creepy, adding a sinister atmosphere to an otherwise emotionless world. I like the hostile narrator too, it's a nice touch. This game has lots of character on top of a simple but incredibly effective mechanic. This is minimalism done right.

Great job!

franklins-ghost 2014-08-26 14:13

Brilliant game absolutely loved everything about it. Definitely straight to the top of my favourites so far.

tommyboys0107 2014-08-26 14:14

So great! Graphics and style is so awesome!!
Concept is cool!

slooowpoke 2014-08-26 14:28

Most original game by far. Would like to see more. Felt like level design went downhill when the circular ones were introduced, kinda confused me a bit. Really nice idea and great sounds too!

aflatminerstudios 2014-08-26 15:12

Yes. Innovative, great mood, just yes. I close my eyes at the scary parts too!

bio-bob 2014-08-26 15:39

Like the game, minimalist art style is good and the mechanics are fun, but I honestly think the last level on unfair mode has too much of a difficulty spike, found the timing on that one pretty hard to get right compared to the others - also, I think that the audio should keep going, instead of restarting on every failure. But overall, I think it's a pretty great game that manages to do the whole "one button" mechanic very well.

01rafael 2014-08-26 16:22

I like it)Exceptional idea and sound design too)

gregkleindev 2014-08-26 16:30

Brilliant gameplay mechanic. This could be a full game. Would work well on phones.

ratking 2014-08-26 16:34

Well done!

mrspeaker 2014-08-26 17:07

Yah, so cool! Very addictive, and great quirky style!

painkiller2007 2014-08-26 17:20

Awesomest game in this ld30..
Nice work!

ogniok 2014-08-26 17:33

Amazing game! Very good idea, beautiful art and well designed :)

badgerpriest 2014-08-26 17:41

Really cool concept!

stasss 2014-08-26 19:19

Brilliant

esayitch 2014-08-26 19:45

Aside from some typos here and there, I could find nothing to crit about this. It's just very fun and highly intuitive. The abstract graphical style serves it well, and the sound makes gives it a hint of mystery and lack of knowledge. Very strong entry!

majko 2014-08-26 20:32

Wow. Beautifully designed, nice and simple idea and funny texts. Really good job.

fraxken 2014-08-26 21:06

Nice game !

guillaumegwi 2014-08-26 21:36

Cool ! I Wish there was more too:D

bentog 2014-08-26 21:44

Cool concept and very well executed. Congrats!

mechanicmoon 2014-08-26 22:12

The design on this game is really really really great. The industry needs people making awesome concepts! Great job

sekaru 2014-08-26 23:18

Very interesting and unique mechanic. I liked your use of the theme.

chuigum 2014-08-27 00:27

Absolutely love the innovation! One of the best games I've rated so far, love it!

buckslice 2014-08-27 01:21

Really great entry. Had a lot of fun!

tastyorange 2014-08-27 02:39

This is probably the most polished, most memorable thing I've seen this compo. Needs more levels!

nanolotl 2014-08-27 04:07

Nice idea and visual style. Some parts were extremely frustrating where you died as soon as you switched worlds and didn't get to see what killed you.

lafleur 2014-08-27 05:09

Wow. Just wow. Clever, beautiful, and overall just well done!

lion 2014-08-27 06:48

Brilliant ! I love it !

mrsylar59 2014-08-27 07:02

Personnaly I think the hitboxes are quite punitive but still a nice game, good work.

alvivar 2014-08-27 07:34

N e a t !

xentira 2014-08-27 08:22

This is amazing, you made quite the game in such a short time frame. Great job!

jukimv1986 2014-08-27 08:45

Really cool game. The idea is simple but so well executed, and the texts make it really charming and fun. Would love to see more levels of this!

hissssssssss 2014-08-27 09:53

What a delightful puzzle game! I would play more of this, for sure.

suurin 2014-08-27 11:25

I'm jealous of that idea-making. Awesome.

accidentalrebel 2014-08-27 12:36

A very impressive mechanic. Nicely executed. The little touches of humor also adds to the experience.

atomicvikings 2014-08-27 12:41

Challenging game, couldn't finish it. had lots of fun though :) well done!

ryguydavis 2014-08-27 12:46

Great graphics, strong mood, and fantastic execution. Like many LD games, it got way hard, way fast. If you want to take this further in the future I would figure out what lessons the player needs to learn and give it to them in small bites before doing anything complicated around new ideas. That said, I really enjoyed this. Excellent work.

ajopart 2014-08-27 12:59

Best game so far !

maloki 2014-08-27 14:29

Cool, clean, fun game! What more is there to ask? it probably be interesting to have tones as the ball hits the pieces and add a little layer to the music. Either way, it works as it is right now. Good job! :D

arthurmaker 2014-08-27 14:41

THIS SHOULD WIN THE BEST GAME IN LD30 !!!!!!!!! 10/19

arthurmaker 2014-08-27 14:42

THIS SHOULD WIN THE BEST GAME IN LD30 !!!!!!!!! 10/10

artamus 2014-08-27 15:18

Nice game, congrats!

hb3p8 2014-08-27 18:50

Really cool and innovative gameplay.

boskosokolov 2014-08-27 20:02

I love it, so simple but so good

zoomyzoom 2014-08-27 20:48

Amazing game! Nicely done :)

kblaney 2014-08-27 21:11

Great idea and great execution. Would work really well on mobile also given the one touch interaction.

keymaster 2014-08-27 21:19

Very interesting mechanic with a great presentation!

dragonxvi 2014-08-27 21:26

Simple 'n funky little mechanic, and well explained. Gets ridiculous pretty quickly though :p

zdonkeyx 2014-08-27 22:29

Bravo! This is actually my favorite game so far. Very nicely polished and the core mechanic is amazing and simple. Since it's just 1 button, you should totally ship this for mobile platforms :)

markusfisch 2014-08-27 22:47

No, I can't do that again :)

This is genius! Fits the theme perfectly! It's so simple and so mean!

barryrowe 2014-08-28 02:02

This game is really really good. Super fun, looks crisp, and the audio is perfect. Home run. I only hope I can make an entry as good some day.

donaldducky 2014-08-28 02:24

Really well done!

miziziziz 2014-08-28 02:36

Very solid entry; good mechanics, visuals, sounds and writing.
It's pretty frustrating trying to remember where things were. Also, I feel like it good use something more, but I don't know what. Other than that, please use DontDestroyOnLoad on your music object so it doesn't reset everytime you load a level ;)
Great entry, bookmarked

phocker 2014-08-28 03:39

this game was a lot of fun. really fit the theme and was well executed. awesome job.

cooliron 2014-08-28 04:16

Great job! Loved it :)

georgebroussard 2014-08-28 04:37

Great idea. Very original. Liked the art, levels and music (mood). Good stuff here.

micahcowan 2014-08-28 09:10

Very nice! Fiendishly difficult.

toubib 2014-08-28 09:57

Very interesting

vividhelix 2014-08-28 09:59

Great entry, very thematic. Simple and effective. Great job!

reverend-speed 2014-08-28 16:50

Splendid game, a single clean idea! Sounds great, looks great, thematically solid, plays with a sliiiightly harsher curve than I'd prefer, but overall a superb example of a 48 hour game!

ponk 2014-08-28 17:33

Really nniiiiiice..!!
Well polished and truly fun to play!

pierrec 2014-08-28 18:04

Nice one! Fits perfectly with the theme and manage to be fun AND innovative. I also dig the minimalistic graphics

naytron 2014-08-28 19:11

Wow, this is an amazing entry! Really sharp visuals and some really simple game play that kept me coming back for more! Very addictive, would love to have this as an app on my phone. Really atmospheric sounds too... great dongs!

orangeez 2014-08-28 19:20

Wow, great idea with the eyes closing! Although, I wouldn't give this man a ride :P

_rilem 2014-08-28 19:25

Wow, what an awesome idea for this theme. In the later levels it gets really confusing and I like that. Great game :D

goosetickler 2014-08-28 20:03

Loved the minimalist style and gameplay. Levels were fun and you did a nice job ramping up the challenge.

merlijnvh 2014-08-28 20:36

Very cool and polished, and a really cool gameplay mechanic.

rhy3756547 2014-08-28 21:42

Very sleek visual style! I enjoyed unfair mode a lot - nice work!

carduus 2014-08-28 21:53

I really enjoy games like this one, with a strong but simple gameplay, starflood man! Your gameconcept is gorgeous!

mechabit 2014-08-28 22:34

Love the clean lines and use of colour (or lack there of)
Nice simple one button controls and some tricky level designs.
There's a lot of trial and error and practice even though there's only one button to press lol. Would make a good mobile game if were to release a full version.

iamspencer 2014-08-28 23:07

this is a really beautiful simple game, but amazingly well executed. the color scheme was pleasant, the sound was soothing, and the puzzles were... not so soothing. Overall I loved this idea/concept and you did an amazing job, well done!

adamharte 2014-08-29 03:22

Excellent! Love the graphics, audio, and the feeling of the game.

crazi456 2014-08-29 08:10

Great concept! Really awesome puzzles, love it!

stevesalmond 2014-08-29 09:36

Brilliant, just brilliant. Top marks my good man.

nonentheless 2014-08-29 09:56

That's a little more comments than I have expected :) Thank you all kindly!

commodorekid 2014-08-29 13:59

The only thing questionable would be the Theme category here which is interpreted in a way or other. It goes into my Awesome Entries list even though I'm not a fan of puzzle games. I loved graphics and music :)

simonchauvin 2014-08-29 14:43

Pretty interesting idea. It becomes better as you play I wish there was more. Great visual style also. Well done :)

lorniebear 2014-08-29 14:56

Really fun, but really hard. If only I could get past that level... I like the bit about Nelson!

pikkpoiss 2014-08-29 16:20

Really cool use of the theme, and the later levels are nicely challenging. The music provides the perfect atmosphere. Great job!

tombofry 2014-08-29 16:29

Graphic style is amazing! I love its simplicity and the colour scheme you chose. The puzzles actually got pretty difficult by the end.

infectionteam 2014-08-29 16:37

Very cool indeed, got super challenging (good thing of course).
Well done!

stepwise 2014-08-29 18:02

Really innovative. Reminds me of the games like Chip's Challenge where they're deceptively simple and light, but you could get lost on it for hours. Great play.

runvs 2014-08-29 18:24

Really nice concept! Works great and is fresh and new. You could have done more with soundeffects when bumping off walls or bubbling lava, but though this is a nice game!

ruerob 2014-08-29 21:29

I like your game. Thank you very much for artwork and gameplay. Very nice.

infectionteam 2014-08-30 07:07

Well, this time you weren't evil! hahahahha (I didn't really hate you, I was just frustrated with the hard game hahahahha <3)

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-08-30 10:16

Great concept and super polished execution! A bit frustrating sometimes but not undoable. Well done!

liquidminduk 2014-08-30 12:09

very unique concept, would of been cool if you could somewhere find gameplay where you actually had to close your eys!

ceosol 2014-08-30 14:23

It was a really neat game. I think if you take it further, you could add some cool eyes-closed effects. Whenever I close my eyes it is not just black, there are some patterns. I would also change the collision detection a tiny bit. The lava and poison had a little bit of a preemptive response on kill hits.
Overall though, this was a good entry. Please continue this project.

hbocao 2014-08-30 18:22

This is a very cool idea and very well executed! The art style is awesome!

howkj1 2014-08-30 22:31

Nice Job! Its like blacklight air-hockey with yourself... and monsters. :)

off 2014-09-01 05:46

Actually it could was an excellent entry for the "you only get one" theme.
Simple as possible and full of possibilities, at the end is still a switched world game but with this powerful simplicity, but the hardest timing.
The design is not only nice, it is merely perfect, i'm not fan of the difficulty of the first "normal" level who is maybe too high, but it's only tweak and playtest.

My only critic is that the first idea of only make the world disappear when you close your eyes whas so perfect that i was a little bit sad when things start to appear when you close... ;)

The game was really great.

william_edwards 2014-09-01 12:20

What a lovely little puzzle game :)

jnyknn 2014-09-01 13:34

The most original concept I have seen this far.

tmpxyz 2014-09-01 14:27

nice game

adriczero 2014-09-01 15:11

One of the more unique game mechanics. Not sure with the connection to the theme though. Was fun to play.

traumendes_madchen 2014-09-01 19:57

Really intriguing concept and the atmosphere was great. Kudos to you !

klianc09 2014-09-01 20:04

I don't wish there was more, that last level on hard difficulty made my thumb hurt.

But seriously, cool game you have there. Aesthetically pleasing and great mood.
There are just some weird things going on with the collision detection in the last levels, that make the ball go slightly in the wrong direction sometimes, which is kinda annoying.

bluemaroo3 2014-09-01 20:55

Really love the game. Great concept and humour :)

local-minimum 2014-09-01 21:00

Really nice game with a simple idea, great narration and really not so much to comment on/suggest. I would maybe opt for some audio and/or visual effects when bouncing the balls as well as hitting obstacles.

Really great game.

cricklewood 2014-09-02 17:03

A truly unique game, well done.

I think some sound effects would be nice.

albertosm 2014-09-02 19:16

Haunting aesthetics and music. The game is simple and accessible enough to pull you in until the finish. Good job!

pusheax 2014-09-02 19:28

Stylish experience, coherent and cool.

lotusgame 2014-09-02 22:17

Everything is excellent ! There is nothing to say more !

ninjascript 2014-09-02 23:35

Really interesting concept.

danidre14 2014-09-03 00:02

Tooo unfair waaah! Good entry! :3

reddogstone 2014-09-03 08:26

A wonderful puzzle game. I have never seen such a concept - very innovative and fun!

nicepenguins 2014-09-03 14:14

Love it ! The narration is very cool, the music fit perfectly and the gameplay quite original.

andrewkennedy 2014-09-03 22:06

Unfair mode was true to its name. Finally got it after like a billion tries! The art was really clean and minimalistic. Fun game!

endingchaos 2014-09-03 22:49

Very innovative idea!!

lkr 2014-09-03 23:00

Neat concept, and very fun to play :)

Would have loved to see more levels!

emak 2014-09-04 12:29

very good idea! and very good mood!

withoutpillow 2014-09-04 13:33

amazing in every way, the best game i've played so far!

skiddings 2014-09-05 15:48

Love the style and presentation!

malf 2014-09-07 16:00

Good idea and fun game

priorblue 2014-09-07 16:59

The graphics and gameplay looks very polished, really good jam entry! 5/5

wan 2014-09-08 21:40

Adding my voice to the crowd to yell how cool this game is :)

Gameplay, graphics, polish, all feels nice, fun to play, and modern (= flat & mobile friendly ;P)

If I were to suggest some improvements for the future, I'd say you should rely more on this "blindness" mechanic: I really enjoyed how in the first how I had to keep in mind the trajectory of the ball ; sadly ihis idea is lost in the latter levels, which are full of visual markers to keep track of where things are. Keeping 1 world only and building on the blindess mechanic would be a great direction to try.

I hope to see more of this!

snicklodocus 2014-09-09 21:07

Really cool how you used this simple mechanic. I loved the art too. Great difficulty ramp. I just wish there was more audio. Great job!

lokarunith 2014-09-10 01:05

Great concept, I wish you'd stick with the idea to the end. Escaping danger closing the eyes is genious, but what happens in the game is that you are just switching worlds, the same concept as hundreds of other entries, the concept is still present, but much more superficially.
Everything else was really well made.

midnightcreators 2014-09-10 21:56

Great Game!

jod 2014-09-10 22:01

Colour me impressed. Very, very impressed.

invader 2014-09-10 22:06

really nice and innovative game... well designed and polished.

good job!

depp 2014-09-11 02:23

Just amazing :-)

fanatrick 2014-09-11 03:53

Completed on unfair mode. A really good ride, although a bit too short. One of the best games of the jam.

tommislav 2014-09-11 08:05

A very clever and interesting take on the theme. And well executed. Awesome work!

brookman 2014-09-11 11:28

Oh! Awesome. This is great. I love the mood and the "unfair" mode is a real challenge!

hoyt-hoy 2014-09-11 12:52

That is a really great puzzle game!
Amazing!

GG

apiotrw 2014-09-13 16:17

Good idea:)

01010111 2014-09-14 22:33

Love the idea, and the audio is phenomenal! Great work!

stannellc 2014-09-15 02:03

One of the best I've seen. Got past 3 in the unfair mode and just gave up when I saw the next one. Could get it eventually (maybe) but can't do this all weekend. This was great.

porglezomp 2014-09-15 03:33

This is the best, you need to make some more levels and sell this!

queader 2014-09-15 17:37

I don't know, but this game isn't really anything new or original. There are tons of games like this on Google Play or Appstore.

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-15 18:22

Nice concept, feels really smooth. I included it in part 27 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/DOSk1bi234E

TaoPhoenix 2014-11-14 19:10

I'll go a little sideways and pass on the "graphics" because with minor tweaks they could have been Atari 2600 graphics.

It's just a cute little theme, and for these kinds of things, when the UI is minimalist, you can't have many bugs and this one didn't have many.

I write posts on DonationCoder.com, and I try to rate games to my own (very subjective) difficulty scale. I think this did a decent job of training and easy early levels, then about 2nd before the end of the slow levels and def the fast levels, it jumped a notch in difficulty.

But nice concept, something I haven't seen before.