FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD31 → Entire Screen of One Game

Entire Screen of One Game

By brighterorange

View on Wayback Machine

CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation14.79
Theme24.79
Overall383.95
Humor933.51
Mood2943.25
Fun3633.30
Graphics7992.71
Coolness193432

Comments

nbilyk 2014-12-08 06:28

Worked great on my tablet once I grabbed the keyboard. I was impressed once I realized that I was seeing the history of my previous movements.
Only thing it needs is an objective IMO.

javadocmd 2014-12-08 18:54

They said our lives were meaningless. That there was no victory. Spinning into infinity, endlessly incepting, we jumped. For what purpose? We got nowhere.

The community of ourselves formed and for a while we were content merely to embrace and huddle to fend off the chill of the RGB winter. But as fathers and daughters and mothers and sons consumed one another in the savage feast of time, forced to witness the decay of our own future-past, tortured by the dreams of what was yet to come again, our heart cried out: gods, won't you save us?

And no answer came.

Until at once a swelling thought: laughing through tears and longing to face the fear that we had never faced, as one we turned to the west. The ones who began this journey knew they would never see its end, so they ached in their soul a new burning ache that filled their emptiness, a new-born galaxy in a vast universe.

And still they marched west, pressing their faces to the wall and leaping, while others leapt atop them. So it was for an eternity. Generations born to be fed to the furnaces of the cause. Jumping to the highest point yet and then falling back, but ever taller they grew.

The First to be Free was not born in triumph because celebration was the product of certainty. But the First to be Free was born, granted the same iron birthright as so many before. And there it was. A jump barely touched the top of the Ledge. A second jump not even close. A third, likewise failed. The First wept silently that the barrier that united the community might be breached. To be the Hero and the Exile. To be the Hope and the realization of hope, that must surely tarnish in the harsh air of reality. One more jump and it was done. Atop the Ledge, the First looked down into infinite space. Hesitated. And in that hesitation realized the Truth. Though not enslaved to Space, Those Who Would be Free were still enslaved to Time. The First jumped -- and fell forever.

brighterorange 2014-12-08 21:09

JavadocMD <3

ponk 2014-12-09 00:14

Really impressive ... ! Great work !

ianh 2014-12-09 02:02

I did it, I won!

radmars 2014-12-09 04:41

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

_waterman7_ 2014-12-09 11:40

Brilliant!

sam101 2014-12-09 16:18

Whoah, that's a great idea.

mutatedsoftware 2014-12-09 17:14

You have succeeded in blowing my mind. I have no words. Congrats, sir.

mrexcessive 2014-12-09 17:30

Hi there. Excellent interpretation of theme... really nice. Some sounds be nice. Horrible recursive mind-f%%^ tho' Good job!

alsweigart 2014-12-09 18:35

Flat out: This is the winner.

ryannielson 2014-12-09 19:12

Great interpretation of the theme, probably one of the most creative I've seen yet. I don't think it's a great game, or very fun, but you nailed the theme. Well done!

tomdeal 2014-12-09 19:22

very innovative and you stick to the theme

tudd 2014-12-09 22:53

It didn't destroy my mind too hard, but maybe I'm used to it as a habitual Portal player :)

Great take on the theme.

lostcodestudios 2014-12-10 03:26

This game is so amazing, I have no words.

WELL DONE, SIR.

khahem 2014-12-10 03:41

Great interpretation of the theme, must have been fun to code :)

rainshapes 2014-12-10 13:38

Amazing.

bk-tn 2014-12-10 17:58

When I figured out all the different boxes could be mashed together in a corner, my brain blew up a little.

oskardevelopment 2014-12-10 18:05

Really cool and innovative game! Felt that I could win for a while, though everywhere I went it ended with vertical walls. Thanks for the game and Merry Christmas!

tortoise 2014-12-10 19:05

Really cool concept and good use of theme, it'd be nice to have an objective though.

ciaodavinci 2014-12-10 20:05

Mind expanding! well done!

justinmullin 2014-12-10 20:16

Cue "Inception" *BWAAA!* (http://inception.davepedu.com/) My mind was sufficiently blown, thanks Tom 7.

elvaq 2014-12-10 20:20

Hilarious! Really great jam game, best use of this theme I've seen. Simple yet effective.

instant-noodles 2014-12-10 20:42

It kinda break my mind.

dlowe 2014-12-10 20:56

O_o

headmade 2014-12-10 21:35

Brilliant idea! Good job.

pancakecity 2014-12-10 21:47

thank you for bringing this game to the world

heroesgravedev 2014-12-10 22:25

The only criticism I have is the lack of an objective.

Very interesting interpretation of the theme.

lissaring 2014-12-10 23:44

Haha, well that broke me. Well done.

muush 2014-12-10 23:58

Brilliant. I came here after reading the feature article on RPS. Genius idea

hbocao 2014-12-11 00:15

Wow... that was clever. Awesome entry!

danman9914 2014-12-11 00:51

It successfully fucked my mind. Well done.

lekochen 2014-12-11 01:35

Mind = Blown

wlovas 2014-12-11 04:47

Love a game that inspires its own mythology..

pixel-jolt 2014-12-11 04:49

FASCINATING

knighty 2014-12-11 05:17

That was interesting.

erik 2014-12-11 05:38

Brilliant and bizarre. It reminded me of Towlr. I was sad that escaping didn't win. :(

louisload 2014-12-11 10:07

||: A Screen Inside A Screen Inside :||

anokta 2014-12-11 10:16

simple yet genuinely inspiring! excellent work!

tonasz 2014-12-11 11:14

Woah! Man, I adore you :) Still come back to this game to try again and have my mind exploded again.

davision 2014-12-11 14:19

Great concept, I imagine it also messed with your mind while making it.
Our games are not so far away btw: http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=44878

mechamew 2014-12-11 18:48

This is a total stand out game for me.

I haven't had the opportunity to play too many LD31 entries (I think I've rated 26 so far). But that said, this is easily so far my favourite in terms of creative interpretation of the theme. Just awesome.

I spent ages playing with this.

With some LD games, I feel like I'm forced to spend more time with them to give them a chance. With this, I was quite into it, then started getting a little frustrated, then I was like "okay I'm done now", but then I just kept going and kept going and found myself really enthralled.

You've made something special here Tom 7!

flashlight 2014-12-12 04:27

The zooming out concept is very unique and innovative! At first it is like zooming out but I found that I am wrong.. The mechanism is hard to describe but is super cool! My only concern is I am feeling dizzy after play awhile..

nkornek 2014-12-12 04:45

Incredible

gamepopper 2014-12-12 13:09

Probably the most creative use of theme I've ever seen in a Ludum Dare game, the whole thing looks really deep.

johnro 2014-12-12 14:41

Confusing, yet entertaining!

saturnyn 2014-12-12 17:01

This is crazy. In a good way :)

alvarop 2014-12-13 01:12

holy shit

sheepolution 2014-12-13 01:12

That's super innovative, clever, genius. Well done!

soron 2014-12-13 03:08

Ow. Ow ow ow. My brain. Ow. WHY did I play that right after "The Best of Both Worlds"?

I may have to come back to this after I've done some nice, normal thinking. Like listening to relaxing music... or navigating a 4-dimensional maze... or mucking around with exotic uses of Git...

franklins-ghost 2014-12-14 07:14

Such a creative mind bending idea, loved it. Was interesting trying to figure what was going on out. One of the best uses of the theme I've seen so far.

flyingbear 2014-12-14 08:38

Whoa...

spotco 2014-12-14 11:29

Was linked to this from outside ludum dare, love it mind blown :)

foolmoron 2014-12-14 18:00

Oh my god whyyyyy askdbaslhxbahscn8329rtdyfX*^%#*O&cr

zompi 2014-12-14 18:24

Cubeception oO
My mind just went out and don't wanna come back... thanks. 5/5

madmaw 2014-12-14 21:59

A truly outstanding entry

simonchauvin 2014-12-15 13:09

Dude, this is awesome! And crazy :)

lereveur 2014-12-16 23:21

This game must be renamed "Aspirin Outception".
Is playing this is better while drunk ? I don't know, but I would not try.

legacycrono 2014-12-16 23:23

Cool take on the theme, but I suppose my mind is used to this kind of stuff. :P
The only major issue I have is the colors, they hurt to look at after a while... Despite that, I guess an objective would've made this more fun I guess. Still, good work =)

markusfisch 2014-12-18 15:17

That's a pretty cool concept! Would love to see that as a real game somehow.

ncannasse 2014-12-20 19:55

Would have been so perfect with a proper gameplay :)

jupiter_hadley 2014-12-28 15:33

This game is a mine fuck. I Included it in part 19 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/hTIxzyGfxwg

kate-kligman 2014-12-29 21:32

A+++ would play again.

naoistheguardian 2014-12-30 04:42

I hate this game! I love this game!

dunin 2014-12-30 10:27

cool game. if we could still rate, I will give you the best in inovation. but you don't need it... bravo!

rockhoppergames 2014-12-30 11:21

"Daddy, where do new screens come from?"
"I dunno kid, let's wait under the pipe and find out."

Congratulations on a great game, I had a blast!

wierd0 2015-01-06 17:17

TOO MANY FRACTALS!!!!!

seriously, though, cool game!

MafiaPuff 2015-01-13 23:59

Ahh! There is no winning! Only repetition and death!