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Iridescent

By pixlwalkr

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics634.17
Mood1993.42
Overall3223.43
Theme5523.33
Fun5793.01
Innovation6332.98
Coolness130549

Comments

lynx 2015-04-20 03:32

I love this idea, it's a really clever take on the theme and it's absolutely gorgeous and atmospheric. Man the enemy flying eyes are creepy. I might suggest working on the platforming physics, they feel a little bit floaty, but great work regardless!

klbrazil 2015-04-20 06:14

great game and mechanicsss clever usage of that blue crystal (y)

pachowstudios 2015-04-20 07:58

Very impressive graphics! Amazing amount of visual polish for the compo. I feel like the controls are a little floaty though.

gafblizzard 2015-04-20 08:15

Great graphics!

eregaia 2015-04-20 08:20

i really like the graphics, the overall game is really nice, the only thing bad about it is no music and the platform detection is a little edgy

strega 2015-04-20 08:24

Very nice visuals. The atmosphere was good. I had some issues telling apart the orange and red crystals some times. The blue crystal freezing the water was a nice effect. Well done!

gillyadrien 2015-04-20 08:26

Great work, a lot of fun! Now I could only wish for music and SFX as beautiful as the graphics are.

0x0961h 2015-04-20 08:29

O-o-o-oh, these visuals are ama-a-azing, I love them.
But, seriously, very solid and great entry. Good job!

fullmontis 2015-04-20 08:58

Very interesting visuals, I wished there were more animations in there. The mechanics are interesting, but I found that sending the gems where I wanted them to is way too hard. I had to retry some rather simple shots a lot.

Also the controls of the character are kinda clunky.

Aside from that, I really enjoyedit.

bazld 2015-04-20 09:13

Whoa - beautiful game!

ediblekittens 2015-04-20 09:19

Very well done, Looks awesome and plays well!

stoarch 2015-04-20 09:30

Graphics is good. No tutorials. Holding mouse button to throw farther learned occassionally.

Good game. Thank you.

nicotuason 2015-04-20 11:46

Beautifully crisp graphics and great level design! I just wish there was a way to tell what color crystal you're currently holding.

lightsoda 2015-04-20 12:07

I found it a bit too easy to get yourself into a pickle, having to restart a level. Looks cute.

split82 2015-04-20 12:40

Awesome mood and nice graphics. I enjoyed it a lot.

colludium 2015-04-20 14:56

Lovely graphics and great atmosphere. Visually polished for a compo entry, only negative points - it did feel like it needed a bit more gravity and the movement seemed slightly jerky. Good work!

sakuyan 2015-04-20 16:03

This is really nice! The slingshot mechanic is really solid. Great work :D

madameberry 2015-04-20 16:31

I wish I could have picked up more than one crystal at a time, cycling through colors.

jsmars 2015-04-20 18:18

Really pretty graphics and nice execution, movement could be a bit more fluid and levels could be designed so you couldn't get "stuck" so often when you run out of crystals. Nice job!

marccspro 2015-04-20 18:54

This game looks so good ! The mechanic are very well made ! Well done :)

donan 2015-04-20 21:50

Very charming game :D
Loved the graphics and the gameplay :D
I only disliked that the first time you encounter the ice stone, you dont get a clue of what to do with the stone :)

codecranker 2015-04-21 03:04

sweet game! It takes a few shots to understand what path the shots will take as it is neither linear nor an ideal projectile :D. Nice work!

zillix 2015-04-21 03:26

great presentation! very smooth and good gameplay.

hexdie 2015-04-21 04:26

I like this! Very nice graphics! Could use some music but it's understandable.

squeka 2015-04-21 09:23

Great pixel art and puzzle element. Also, the crystals look beautiful.

plaw 2015-04-21 12:27

Cute game with nice presentation. I like the gem throwing idea. Freezing the water with the blue gem felt really inventive.
Although, the aiming was a bit of a hassle and the movement is a tiny bit clunky. I got stuck in the boss room several times because the platforms seem to overlap and their collision areas can catch you.

ethproductions 2015-04-21 20:12

Very nice entry! The graphics are epic, and the crystal mechanic is really cool. The game feels somewhat short (which is to be expected from a compo entry), but it also feels very complete. Great work!

geckoo1337 2015-04-21 21:56

Nice entry. Maybe a little bit too slow, but I like aesthetic, mechanic and mood. Why not add some music? However it's really neat. Thank you ++

chuigum 2015-04-21 22:07

Great graphics and nice innovation. Very original! Fun game overall, I supported it too!

stevenlr 2015-04-21 22:17

Really really solid entry. The mechanics are easily understandable without much explanations. The graphics are extremely nice and polished and it's not too long or too short to test it fully. The physics is just a bit slow which can be annoying at times. Other than that great game!

traumendes_madchen 2015-04-22 14:46

Congratulations on finishing your game! I really liked the graphics and the idea was interesting...but I can't seem to use that weapon properly so I'm stuck at the beginning not knowing what to do X'). Too bad I can't see the rest of the game.

yword 2015-04-22 15:54

Very good atmosphere and mood, with interesting and clever gameplay mechanics! Well done!

uheartbeast 2015-04-22 19:02

Love it!

raiyumi 2015-04-22 21:28

Really cool visuals! The sound could be quite annoying, but nonetheless, great job!

drauthius 2015-04-22 21:31

Nice game. It is very impressive for a compo entry, especially with the nice graphics and different glowing crystals. You've managed to juice out several game play elements from something simple. Well done :)

phocker 2015-04-23 00:51

overall very nice game - the controls need some tweaks - nice job

pinpickle 2015-04-23 06:57

That was simply excellent. First LD game so far that has had my heart racing like that after finishing. My only gripe is that the menu graphics are a bit ugly but the graphics of gameplay make up for that entirely.

pinpickle 2015-04-23 07:54

Apologies for that previous comment - wrong game! The graphics for this were beautiful though, and the menu graphics weren't a let down. I loved the lighting.

I'm colourblind so I had trouble telling the difference between the red and, er, red crystals. They both looked red to me.

rnlf 2015-04-23 08:43

Heck, this game looks amazing! It was fun to play, too. The lighting is just perfect, so beautiful!

The physics were a bit nasty here and there (my little heroine got stuck at the edges of objetcs like between the two wings of the trap door in the boss fight), but that's really #firstworldproblems. This is an excellent game and you should be proud!

2015-04-23 08:55

Fantastic game! The art style is great, and the weapon concept is very original. That ice crystal though! :P Great entry.

nonobattle 2015-04-23 11:22

Awesome looking game, with a great mood. Pity there is no fitting soundtrack though. Controls are a bit floaty, but otherwise good!

phi6 2015-04-23 16:03

Really enjoyed this, and your pixel art is amazing! Can you provide a downloadable build? Having made a platformer/Metroidvania myself I'd like to keep some of the games I like as studies into the genre.

pixlwalkr 2015-04-24 03:41

Thanks a lot for all your feedbacks!
@phi6: I added a .swf file download link :)

papygaragos 2015-04-24 10:56

The controls could use some work, and the enemies are very unforgiving. It's easy to miss a shot, and you the only things left to do is to restart the level. Not cool.

6downstudios 2015-04-25 06:05

Neat mechanic, and some great bg pixelart. The retro style coupled with the blip sfx gave me a Captain Comic vibe; could be extra nostalgic with a nice chiptune soundtrack!

zatyka 2015-04-27 01:07

Very pretty and well designed. The controls could use tightening.

ehtd 2015-04-27 04:17

Very cool lightning system, the controls are a bit off. A nice improvement can be to show the line of fire for aiming and display what crystal you have.

ceosol 2015-04-27 04:53

It was an interesting take on the theme. Sorry, I didn't finish the game. Puzzle platformers are not my cup of tea. But still, you did a fantastic job creating this in the time frame!

igoramendola 2015-04-29 23:33

Finished! \o/
The graphics are gorgeous and has a cool gameplay. Also, it's an interesting interpretation of the theme. Good entry :D

cambrian_era 2015-05-06 02:54

Very pretty, cool mood, nice graphics. I did find the mechanics a bit tricky. Namely, I would've really liked an indicator of where my shots would go. Shooting dark things in the darkness is tough enough. I'm sure that's a time thing, but in a future version, it'd be nice to be able to line up trick shots, see how they bounce, etc.

mrshoestore 2015-05-08 23:27

its a good idea, but having to go pick up my shots is not too fun. so i felt like i was making the game harder and more tedious for myself by mis-aiming and not hitting anything

donni11 2015-05-10 22:58

Really cool !