Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD31 → Beams!
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 50 | ||
| Fun | 356 | 3.25 | ||
| Graphics | 411 | 3.46 | ||
| Overall | 458 | 3.25 | ||
| Theme | 497 | 3.56 | ||
| Innovation | 693 | 2.75 |
I'm interested in trying this game, but Avast is throwing a warning about Win64:Evo-gen when I try to extract it (though scanning the .zip itself gives no errors). Can anyone cross-reference this on their machine and confirm whether or not this is a false-positive?
That's weird and unfortunate. It's just Unreal Engine 4 packaged up straight from the editor. It is a development build though. The release build would crash on start for some reason. I wonder what I can do about that.
I fixed the issue with the release builds (turns out 64bit is required). This seems to have solved the problem with Avast.
Very good! Would have been nice with more levels, I finished it pretty fast. And it was a bit easy.
Some sound and music would have been great.
Were the controls supposed to be diagonal? That was a bit weird, but doesn't really affect my rating.
Thanks! I ran out of time which is why it is so short. I intended to have the levels keep wrapping around the visible area.
As for the controls, I'm really not sure what causes the diagonal controls. I have not been able to consistently reproduce that issue.
unable to run :(
32/64bits issue i guess. tried the 64b exe inside the folders, same problem. :/
i couldn't play because it ask me for C++ 2013 libraries :I
Couldn't run, sorry! I'm on windows server 2012, the game hangs after initial bootup and only shows some stuff in the bottom-right corner.
Really good little puzzle with nice graphics. Like for using Unreal Engine
I also has some problem with the arrows, but WASD worked fine for me. Very nicely done and easy to understand. Nice progression too. Of course a bit too short for my taste, but who *did* have enough time to make their games, right? ^^
makes fun!
I can confirm that my copy of Avast is no longer giving errors after this update (Windows does notify me that it's an unknown publisher, but that's no issue), so I can now proceed with playing the game!
While it's not the first laser/mirrors puzzle game I've played, it's nonetheless very well executed. The graphics are very nice - I especially enjoyed the animation for the new levels being revealed. It did feel a bit short but that's understandable given the time constraints, and I'm interested to see how this framework could be taken further given additional time.
Also, I can contribute somewhat towards diagnosing the control issue; from my end it seems that WASD and the up/down arrow keys are fine, but the left and right arrow keys seem to be rotating the player rather than moving it - if you tap either key and then try to move around the player moves relative to that rotation, resulting in the diagonal movement. Hope this helps!
That totally sounds like it could be the issue. Thanks! Hopefully I can sort that out now.
I love the level transitions. It fits the theme very nicely. The graphics and animations were not what I expected. I usually see this genre as 2D pixel art. I really like how you used the existing laser emitters in newer levels. I think it would be awesome to have a level which forces you to point the laser into a past level in order to pass.
Awesome job!
Thanks! And I do like that idea. I was considering doing that, and if there are future versions, I likely will!
The levels were quite easy, but I like how you go back and use mirrors from the first level. The laser beams look great as well.
Fun game only issue was controls are wonky even with WASD!
Visually gorgeous while still keeping it simple and clean, really nice! The last rooms where actually quite challenging, though I would have liked it if there where more elements to the mechanics. I had the same control problems as some others which of course made the gameplay quite tedious.
Nice game! Couldn't figure out the last puzzle, though.
I also had trouble moving about. It seems that the arrow keys spin the player, so the WASD keys stop working as they should.
Yes, unfortunately they do. I switched the player controller out at the last minute and overlooked that issue.
I like this kind of games and this one is very good implementation of concept
Visuals are great!
Cool game. A bit easy to beat and sound would have been a big plus. I really liked how the level unfolded section after section. Good work!