mrcakehat 2014-08-25 10:22
I'm not quite sure what is going on. Also sometimes the character doesn't move other times it does, and sometimes both teleports dont work other times it does. it looks like it could grow to become a good game
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD30 → WARBLE WORLDS
By pjimmy
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 1 | 100 | ||
| Theme | 716 | 3.03 | ||
| Humor | 860 | 1.84 | ||
| Audio | 981 | 1.50 | ||
| Innovation | 1005 | 2.47 | ||
| Graphics | 1029 | 2.30 | ||
| Mood | 1055 | 2.20 | ||
| Fun | 1157 | 2.02 | ||
| Overall | 1176 | 2.30 |
I'm not quite sure what is going on. Also sometimes the character doesn't move other times it does, and sometimes both teleports dont work other times it does. it looks like it could grow to become a good game
Interesting concept. Maybe it can be explored further. Is it just my browser or do you have to wait for a second before the character really moves forward? Played this on Linux.
For this being your fist ludum dare, it's good enough (There's quite a lot of code and artwork done).I noticed there's the keyboard induces movement problem: "you have to wait for a second before the character really moves forward".
This is because you receive the input from the keyboard directly, for example, when I press the key 'a', I get: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
But, between the first and the second 'a' there's a second of time wait. That's what happens in your game. There's a number of different solutions for you to try out.
Otherwise, well done. A Ludum dare is not easy, and I'm sure you'll do great in your next Ludum dares!
@MrCakehat @bvanschooten @Agecaf thanks for the feedback ;) this is a good example of why we should have a premade framework before the challenge, which was not my case, therefore is rough and buggy. I was considering adding foes and more levels but time constraints didn't allow for that. I'm already working on a new version of the game.
@Agecaf thanks for the tips ;) I'll definitly be more prepared next time
Congratulations on first Ludum Dare!
Concept is nice, you should try fixing all the collisions/movement stuff to be prepared for the next LD :)
Interesting idea. The movement was a bit hesitant and it wasn't clear what to do.
Pretty cool game, is the goal to get all of the orange marbles to the orange world and blue to the blue world? Because if so, how do you get the very first marble, in a corner, to the other world, as the space is occupied by another marble and you cannot move it?
@dungeonsoffear yes, that marble shouldn't be there, but with the game in its current state you can actually move that marble out of the way. I'll let you find out for yourself :P
Just played the game in Windows XP 32-bit using Chrome and the lag between key press and start walking is pretty noticeable there, and very frustrating ARGH :( I might aswell just rewrite the whole game using a decent framework like phaser for the post-compo version. Do you guys have recommendations on other free and open frameworks for html5/js game development?
I think I've one, but now I'm blinked blind :)
Nice idea, but boy is the collision code bugged. That would be the first to clean up.
Hi there. Thanks for rating my game. I couldn't get the marbles to do anything (Chrome/W8). Could move okay but not get out of small starting area. Shame, 'cos it looks like it has promise.
@mrexcessive you couldn't teleport between worlds?
Graphics are low-res. That could just be my computer monitor though...
Was unsure of the objective of the game. As mentioned above the movements were rough, and changing worlds only seemed to work half the time. Overall nice concept that fits the theme well!
Cute graphics but I could only teleport myself. (No teleporting of marbles.) Not sure what else there is to do or what my goal is, but i think you have a good start to go play with it and figure out what people find fun. I liked the connected mazes in 2 worlds.
The movements are little bit buggy and lack of smoothness.
The gameplay idea is good, but it takes a bit of time to grasp why marbles or the character can't be teleported.
Maybe some visual indicators could help (marks on the floor where there are walls on the other dimension for example).
Or maybe a visual representation of the other dimension could help ? (a mini-map for example, or a semi-transparent layout on top of the screen you can switch on and off)
@alpha_rat that's a great idea, I'm thinking in cover up the other world with a very low alpha when the teleport keys are pressed. The mini-map would also be an interesting addition. Thanks for the tips ;)
May your next LD be better =). Every thing begins with a small step =)
Has a lot of promise. Once you get the concept and manage to figure out the control quirks, it's not so bad really. I think some description of the game before starting would go a long way towards improving people's perception. I still have no idea what to do with the marbles in the starting room. :)
Hate to repeat what others already have said, but this being your first LD, i congratulate you for the great work you have done. Keep working on those bus and sound cause the game concept is solid and it could be very fun.
it's good for a first entry, I managed to teleport all the marbles, but to teleport the first one I hade to do some glitchcraft ;)
cool idea. looking forward to the next entry, you have potential. just take into account the feedback you received :D
For a first entry it is a really good!
Look like a game.
Maybe more juice things, a clear objective and Explain what I need to do, would make this game better!
On the plus side, your graphics are clear and far better than anything I can do and the game idea looks very interesting.
We've all had Ludum Dares that we haven't quite finished (my first one in LD14 was particularly embarrassing).
I think the instructions could have been a bit clearer. However, carry on and please keep making games. It gets easier the more you do it.
thanks again for all the feedback ;) i'm remaking the game with the aid of phaser.js and getting to know this framework. So far all your comments are being very useful. I thought the blue box on the right would be short and clear enough for anyone to understand, it seems now that I was squarely wrong :S
Good result for a first attempt and 10 hours work! Audio would be a great addition, and the controls could work more smoothly. Good effort!
well done on getting a game in, nice pixel art
Not bad for 10 hours. Couldn't quite figure out what the point was (could have used more of an example / instructions) and controls were sluggish (especially when changing directions), but it's fairly pretty!
I can't rate this game, I think it is buggy, or something.
At start I'm in a sort of closed room with a blue circle.
I can move around with the "lag" of the inputs other comments already noted. But pressing "A" or "S" just does nothing (Actually 'S' makes the character face me, but otherwise it just stays where it is) and I can't seem to get out of the room.
Tested in Firefox and Chrome on windows 7.
I'm sorry I feel like I can't play the game as it is intended.
To answer your question about engine/frameworks, you can try out Construct 2's free version.
Let me know if I'm missing something so I can play and rate with a fair playthrough.
@Kyatric I only tested this game in OpenSUSE 13.1 64bits and the input lag here is not so noticeable, at least in my machine. After the upload, I played in Windows 7 64bits + chrome and the lag is very noticeable. Sometimes you can't teleport (or the marbles) because that place is already occupied by another object in the other world, the problem is that there's no feedback that gives you this information, like a minimap, a very noobish design flaw.
I'm sorry if it feels frustrating and unplayable, but that is the compo upload and the one that is up for rating, so if you can't play I understand why you won't rate.
I'll will try Construct 2 someday, but for now I'm using phaser.js, and I'm very happy with it, controls and collision detection is way way smoother, and other juicy things are already being added ;)
My browser dont work very well with this entry. I use chrome. But looks very good
Took me a while to figure out i could push the marbles, but the "teleport marble" button worked and everything made sense. Good Work!
Props for you on making the engine from scratch. Movement feels very weird as the startup to the character actually moving is quite lengthy. One also gets very easily stuck in walls (you can also traverse within walls I noticed).
However the art is nice and building this from scratch is no small effort. I'm sure you learned a lot :)
It took me some time to understand what I had to do. I first thought that I had to use the blue bubbles as teleporters to the blue world, and the orange bubbles to the orange world and then find an exit.
But once I figured it out, I really liked the game concept. It would be nice if there was more feedback when you can't teleport (though I like the frowny face). The controls are a bit glitchy, but apart from that it is quite a fun game.
Congratulations on you first LD game!
The idea could turn out quite well, but is is quite difficult to control the character. I think it would have been better with smaller levels that fit in one screen, so you can see where you can or cannot go.
Nice try, though.
That game was quite glitchy, but once you figure out what you're supposed to do and get the feel for it, it's a neat idea and kind of fun. Good job.
Personally I used cocos2d-js, but there are a lot out there. http://html5gameengine.com/
I like that LD doesn't dictate or provide an engine, so people can use what they're familiar with.
Anyway, congratulations on finishing your first LD! :)