vortex 2014-12-08 19:44
After I was finally able to jump through the gap on the first bit, it was a really fun game. I got 312.6...
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD31 → Ball Room
By brocade
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 2 | 81 | ||
| Overall | 102 | 3.79 | ||
| Theme | 129 | 4.02 | ||
| Fun | 137 | 3.60 | ||
| Innovation | 165 | 3.66 | ||
| Audio | 300 | 3.21 | ||
| Mood | 388 | 3.19 | ||
| Graphics | 568 | 3.13 | ||
| Humor | 640 | 2.32 |
After I was finally able to jump through the gap on the first bit, it was a really fun game. I got 312.6...
Sweet idea, like the style and music. Did not have the patience to collect the stars.
Nice entry, good level design
Good concept! I liked it :)
The controls are pretty smooth and the graphics are really cool, also the sound effects.
Thanx so much guys! at 312secs for your first run getting all the starts ir pretty good.
I am not a patient person. This is a game for patient people. I wish I were a patient person so I could complete this game.
Relly nice game! I think, you had really hard time to think how that puzzle should work. Best game so far (I have rated about 20 games)
When I first saw this I thought it looked too simple. Then I realized I couldn't jump and my brow started wrinkling. It's crafty and infuriating in all the right ways.
@WatercressStudios glad it made your brow wrinkly! that was one of the effects we were after :)
That was excellent. Great fun. The music was pleasant. Loved the mechanic of changing abilities to get through - reminded me of Thomas Was Alone.
Nice and original entry :) hard to get some stars!
Excellent idea ! I love it :)
Very good use of theme. It looks like simple game but it takes a longer while to finish. Enjoyed :)
Nicely executed, plenty going on in the single screen :)
oooh... it's hard, especially if you don't have enough patience
Super cool! Fun, inovative gameplay. Awesome theme integration. Love the way you even worked credits into your design!
Well done! Really liked the gameplay and level design.
Thanks all for the positive feedback!
Great idea, great execution
What a charming mofo of a game :D
LOVE THIS! :D
Never have I seen so much game squeezed into two buttons and one screen :) Ship it! :)
It can also be called Backtrack: The Game :P
The interactions are so smart and well designed. I really have no words. I can only get 8 stars though, can't work out the rest.
Also I think I cheated by squeezing the tennis ball into tunnels :P
Also I think this is what Snoopy will play like as a game :)
Thanx Tuism.
Getting the tennis ball though the tunnel is technically not cheating, but there are easier and faster ways to get those stars.
Which 2 stars are you cant you to get?
I actually managed to get stuck somewhere in the level last night :( (at the "entrance" to the bottom body of water to the left of "finish" with the floaty ball, I felt awful)
Do you have plans for a mobile release at all BroCade? The fact the controls are so simple lends itself really well to the idea.
Do you have a screen shot of where you got stuck? If it's where I think it is a simple platform lowering could help.
Haven't really thought about a release. But if we can get a scoreboard working I'd love to do an itch.io release. Not sure if there is enough content for a mobile release.
finished it in 69 seconds but I didnt get a single star :P
Nice work guys. Really solid concept!
Do you have a screen shot of where you got stuck? If it's where I think it is a simple platform lowering could help.
Haven't really thought about a release. But if we can get a scoreboard working I'd love to do an itch.io release. Not sure if there is enough content for a mobile release.
The ball properties switching reminded me a bit of Fury of the Furries, an Amiga game for which I did the music 20 years ago :) Awesome gameplay, challeging, and an overall very nice presentation ! Good job !
Wow. Blast from the past. I just googled fury of the furries and something in the back of my mind began to itch, I recall playing the share ware version more years ago than I'd like to admit :) Thanxs so much for the comments and for the work you did on the furries
Tricky controls! I accidentally finished the game before I got all the stars :(
this was surprisingly compelling. I saw it all the way through to all ten stars and had a great time doing so. The tiny map meant that screwing up never meant losing a ton of progress, and all the puzzles were just easy enough to piece together that they never felt frustrating, but just tough enough to actually be satisfying. An excellent entry, friend. Well done.
Super fun game! I really really liked it. The game reminded me of Within A Deep Forest! ^^
I played until I collected all of the stars and beat the level a few times. I couldn't figure out how to get the easter egg though! D:
A couple of really nitpick comments: I wish that the ball moved with the moving platforms. Also getting the tennis ball to bounce under a platform could be a little frustrating.
Still awesome level design. I learned how to play because of how the level was layed out. I don't think it's possible to get stuck and some of the puzzles were very clever! I also really liked how I thought I was getting to the finish until I got really close, then had to go all the way around the screen. After winning I felt like I really knew the game very well.
Awesome job you guys! :D
Pretty cool concept. The gameplay is a bit hard I think, especially the bouncing ball.
Pretty frustrating. I never realized how hard it is to jump in a platformer where you don't control the height or timing of your jump. The bounce mechanic is very difficult to get a hang of. Also for some reason the unity browser plugin crashes when I close the browser tab.
@csanyk - Sorry to hear that its frustrating. We thought the bouncing felt good and you could control the movements quite well. Any pointers to make it better?