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Lucid

By rxi

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall104.20
Graphics34.72
Audio94.39
Mood54.48
Fun703.84
Theme5903.30
Innovation6702.92
Humor7532.34
Coolness200830

Comments

firecamp 2015-04-20 02:33

wow really excellent game. 48h alone..? seriously?
graphics mood and audio 5/5 for me and very good overall.

A fez lover , ha ? ;)
good luck. Awesome entry

ViliX 2015-04-20 02:40

Graphics reminded me of fez, but overall very nice game :)

aroymart 2015-04-20 02:56

This was really fun! It felt great and the graphics were amazing. reminded me a lot of cave story.

dickie 2015-04-20 03:09

the atmosphere you created was awesome, really nicely done.

the graphics made the nostalgic yet the the warp felt really fresh.

I enjoyed playing though I will admit I rage quit when I died just a few too many times at the hands of the same flap flaps, I'll hopefully remember to have another go when I'm not so sleep deprived.

solid jam game!

superpokeunicorn 2015-04-20 03:13

Love it! Reminds me of Fez.

thoran 2015-04-20 03:15

How can I say that this was just amazing? dude this was awesome. no words to describe, congratulations!

mtanton 2015-04-20 03:35

Once again I am jealous of your skill. The graphics, feel, everything is great per usual! Good job man.

nicotuason 2015-04-20 06:47

Beautiful art and music! The world is very dreamlike and is a joy to traverse.

aaronjbaptiste 2015-04-20 10:59

Dude how did you do that effect? It's awesome. So much content, you're a beast.

Great great

dragonxvi 2015-04-20 11:19

Got all eggs! The one you have to drop down onto took a while. Lovely moody little platformer with a penchant for nasty jump-and-shoot bits :p Nifty visuals on the shockwave and all round nicely presented.

zatyka 2015-04-20 14:03

The level design, visual, and audio resulted in a very engrossing experience for me.

Sometimes jumps didn't register when moving down slopes, often resulting in death/frustration. The theme also felt a bit forced. Aside from those 2 things, I loved everything about this entry. Excellent work.

madball 2015-04-20 15:14

The atmosphere is wonderful! Graphics and music fit together so well. And the gameplay is relaxing and simple...
...too simple. The main mechanic isn't used enough. And this game could have any kind of weapon, there is nothing connected with your ability.

I liked that enemies spawn depending on where you go from. There was one spot where you can go horizontally or drop from above, and it was used with effect.

By the way, enemies behave weirdly when colliding with walls.

xaychru04 2015-04-20 17:37

Beautiful art, very relaxing mood, the game feels a bit far from the theme, but it's still really pleasant to play!

bearishmushroom 2015-04-20 19:18

Amazing entry! The graphics and audio are simply mind-blowing for a 48 hour game, and the platforming was really smooth too.

darkmeatgames 2015-04-20 20:45

Really beautiful art and sound. Gameplay was simple and polished, and the overall presentation was spot on. Really really nice job!

tijn 2015-04-20 20:57

Absolutely amazing you did this alone in 48 hours. It looks, sounds & plays great. Especially the controls are super tight. I'm not very good at platformers, but even I could get through this game without too much frustration :)

ajopart 2015-04-20 21:13

Impressive, really.

wetdesertrock 2015-04-20 22:28

10/10, fits the easter theme the best.
All jokes aside:

Have to say I may of rage-quit there during one part. 12 eggs left and I was stuck at the far right most side of the map (as far as I know). Me being bad at platformers probably had something to do with me quitting early. I do want to find that last egg sometime though.

Anyways, I like your music a lot. It fits, but yet doesn't attract too much attention. One complaint is that I was tired of the first track after awhile.
The sound effects were really good and cohesive, and I loved the big whooom sound. It was everything I expected and more.

The art is very interesting and I liked how you built up your landscape. Nothing is ever still, which is always great. One issue I have is that your blue background block things seem to be in the foreground.

managore 2015-04-21 00:32

Great game as usual, with wonderful attention to detail! I love exploring worlds like the one you build. :)

dracirthethird 2015-04-21 02:15

Beautifull, nice sound and ambiance. The attack is kinda useless. Maybe it could have activate some stuff or something.

thopis 2015-04-21 04:07

Awesome game!Love the weapon!Was watching it and now we can finally play it!Keep up the good work!

rnlf 2015-04-21 12:57

I have to say your visual style was indeed very Fez-y this time, but we all love Fez, so that's no problem at all!

This game is a piece of art, I love the calm and clear music with crystal clear pixel art. I like the shockwave effect a lot. Was this made with your software renderer framework btw?

seconddimension 2015-04-21 14:08

Hey rxi, I always bookmark your blog page during LD and you delivered again, loved it. Satisfying attack and engaging world to explore

gfm 2015-04-21 14:48

Just tried to run it on linux (Ubuntu 14.04 x64).

I had to install libluajit-5.1-2 (it's not listed on the README). But even after that, the game didn't run. I get the following error:
"error: [string "graphics.lua"]:7: could not init video"

I'll try to play it later, on Windows. :)

ointment 2015-04-21 15:39

The audio is legit moody.

I was kind of expecting more creative use of the weapon with the destructible blocks and all that. In the end, it's a fairly standard Knytt-like platformer with good production.

gfm 2015-04-21 16:20

Amazing game in every aspect!

I only felt it lacking in the ending... I didn't get a feeling of accomplishment after getting that last egg.

saintheiser 2015-04-21 17:23

Not bad. Visuals and audio is very good. Wave effect is pretty cool, but it don't fit the theme on my opinion.

micahcowan 2015-04-21 19:06

This game friggin rocks. The shockwave thing is fun, and the falling leaves thing is a great touch (in addition to being a nice clue that there's something above you).

Think the theme song's too spacey/low-key for this kind of game though, personally.

bentglasstube 2015-04-21 19:22

Got a really nice cave story vibe from it. Excellent visual and audio and really smooth platforming. Will definitely have to come back to beat this game.

runvs 2015-04-21 19:41

Nice game with great music. Had some troubles with controls and collision (when to shoot and when to jump). Also some checkpoints "in between" would have been nice.
Nevertheless, great game!

plams 2015-04-21 20:20

Very nice game! Weapon has a really rewarding *thump*

arhpositive 2015-04-21 22:20

Out of this world music, solid graphics and a captivating atmosphere is what made me retry the level even if that meant jumping over those spikes for the umpteenth time.

ryannielson 2015-04-21 22:37

Fantastic game, great art, and interesting world to explore. Can't wait to see what you make next.

keddelzz 2015-04-21 22:49

Very nice music and sounds, epic shockwave effect. Controls are smooth. Love the game! - But for me, it is too hard! (But I'm a noob, tho)

marcus316 2015-04-22 03:41

This was an incredible experience. I'd love to see this expanded.

With only 48 hours, it's hard to call the world small, but the game did feel a little compact with only a small area to explore. That said, the layout of the world is wonderful and feels just challenging enough (or maybe a touch too easy for hardcore platform gamers).

Excellente work!

phi6 2015-04-23 07:49

I also created an exploration/Metroidvania platformer myself, so was on the lookout for good games to compare and study. Your art style really grabbed me, the animation and pixel art is absolutely amazing. Completed the game, I enjoyed finding the eggs and the platforming physics is absolutely spot on - even if you didn't implement downhill slope detection. Didn't see the theme come in anywhere, the attack was a nice effect though and I'm more about polish than innovation anywhere. Full marks from me!

jpdev 2015-04-24 20:52

wow, really nice game.
First thought was really fez'y (guess I wasn't alone, now that I read some comments :) )
really good controls and a perfect feel.

smiley 2015-04-24 21:50

so where is the 10 point system when I need it? best game this year!

I left the game running in the background just for the relaxing music :)

hazel-bun 2015-04-26 04:44

Simply amazing! I'm speechless that one person created this in two days time ")

sience 2015-04-26 11:38

Hey rxi, again a gorgerous game. I like the main character. Good choice with the white outline and color palette. All this small details are amazing! Love it :-).

phi6 2015-04-27 23:40

Hey, I liked this entry so much I included the game as part of my Top 10 Platformers of Ludum Dare 32:
http://ludumdare.com/compo/2015/04/27/my-top-10-platformer-games-of-ludum-dare-32/

minibobbo 2015-04-28 00:24

Mood was great. Thanks for making this!

I found the hitboxes on the enemies to be a little large. There were times with the jump between the spikes with two flying enemies that I swear I would clear the enemy but then die even without touching it.

norwalnate13 2015-04-28 01:21

I love the mood. Also, the character is so adorable.

snicklodocus 2015-04-28 04:01

The art and especially music here are very nice. Great physics too. It requires a lot of precision to hit the birds sometimes, which got frustrating. I thought there was a weak connection to the theme as well. But, I'm really impressed with the game! Great job.

sakergames 2015-04-28 10:15

I like the graphics and the sounds. The building blocks really reminded me about Fez at first. :)
The movement and the animations are smooth. Really good and polished game. Congrats!

tselmek 2015-04-28 12:29

Amazing entry, the graphics and sounds are very well executed. I feel a lot of FEZ vibes, and I love that!

ghostbomb 2015-04-28 16:14

Nice.

Incredible mood and sense of exploration. The weapon is simple yet satisfying.

orange08 2015-04-28 17:14

this is quite good
the graphics and sound go very well together to create a nice mood... I enjoyed the things like planets & stars in the background especially... because they are slightly abstract they give the game a really unique feeling. Perhaps some of the background graphics could twinkle and disappear occasionally(would just be another nice touch). Anyway this was a fantastic little experience, the graphics reminded me a little bit of cave story.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if this game got (at least) in the top 10.

mase 2015-04-29 16:14

The game is good, and the graphics are wonderfully detailed. But it feels too familiar and safe. I'd prefer a more adventurous style, even at the expense of polish.
Nice work.

atmospherium 2015-04-29 21:06

Love the graphics and audio (as always). Some cool platforming sections although some areas feel unnecessarily tough.

I could do with more forgiving hitboxes, a wider attack range, and more precise jumping on slopes. But those are minor nitpicks. On the whole I really enjoyed this.

vegard1992 2015-04-29 21:17

Gud

mrshoestore 2015-04-30 01:34

it is really amazing you find the time to make something so wonderfully complete. lovely game.

jmborden 2015-05-02 18:24

I can't believe this is a freakin' compo entry... we might have a winner here! Plus you made this in Lua?! REPLs are nice aren't they? Really well done game!

flummox2d 2015-05-02 18:46

Solid art style, easy to control, and I loved the effect of the force push or whatsit :) Great work :)

jcsirron 2015-05-02 20:00

This definitely reminds me of Cave Story. I love the difficulty of the game, too!

chronodk 2015-05-04 06:47

Controls felt a bit floaty for my taste, but really nice work besides that! Music sets a pleasant mood.

holyblackcat 2015-05-04 10:08

Very nice and polished game!

teamcalcium 2015-05-04 10:42

I liked this a lot. The graphics are really nice althought repetetive. The controls were good but I experienced some irregularities when fighting enemies (they didn´t get hit by the shockwave). Finally I have to admit that it can become boring after a while but nevertheless it´s a very good entry. 4 stars!

curial 2015-05-04 11:45

Amazing pixelart, graphic FX, great audio and loved the destructible objects.

Jeremias 2015-05-04 12:56

The only thing I can complain about is playing parts over and over again, so some kind of checkpoints within a level would be nice! Awesome visuals, audio and mood! :)

traumendes_madchen 2015-05-04 15:14

This is exactly the type of game I love: focusing on the mood, the exploration, with a mysterious feeling. Beutaiful graphics and music, the game mechanics are perfect too. And you did that all by youself in 2 days 0o? Wow, that's amazing! Anyway, I really love your entry and I wish you the best :3

arche-san 2015-05-04 18:06

Impressive work for a compo entry. Good exploration game. The atmosphere is calm and soothing. The music matches perfectly with the game style. I like It! Thanks. :)

pyrosneak 2015-05-04 20:02

Really good, reminds me a lot of cave story, which is a good thing. solid game, nice mechanics, audio, graphics. controls really well too!

kaiseangames 2015-05-06 11:35

One of the best games. well done.

terry 2015-05-06 17:15

egg

ehtd 2015-05-09 00:07

Nice game. The controls felt a bit bouncy, also thought the enemies were not properly placed, they just delayed the progress. Other than that, great job.