FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD37 → Nightlight

Nightlight

By captainskye

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Mood1613.44
Innovation2023.44
Graphics3233.11
Overall3373.24
Audio4252.17
Theme4983.06
Fun5452.44
Coolness107141

Comments

jd557 2016-12-12 22:06

The .jar file is returning a 404 error.

starlight-glimmer-is-best-poney 2016-12-12 22:48

So is the source code zip.

abezuska 2016-12-12 23:41

same issue as JD557 for me.

batmanasb 2016-12-13 00:03

+1 for the 404 issue! Link needs to be fixed!

captainskye 2016-12-13 01:09

Sorry! Links have been fixed. Direct link to the files weren't working for some reason

captainskye 2016-12-13 01:23

Files somehow disappeared from my server. Welp having my girlfriend send me the code so I can re-upload (used her pc)

starlight-glimmer-is-best-poney 2016-12-13 17:50

So it's a labyrinth gaem in which you participate as a DFS algorithm. I like how you used light, but the player isn't much involved in gaemplay. Story would be much more interesting with a backstory.

Light looks unrealistic, because alpha channel blends too quickly in my opinion. Also, check your credits text. Ludum Dare 48 will be in 3 years.

captainskye 2016-12-13 19:20

@starlightglimmerisbestpony well geez you didn't need to rip on every aspect of the game, all the way down to the "alpha channel blend of the lighting"

vadim-ivshin 2016-12-13 19:32

Good mechanics and design. Music is a bit more aggressive for such story, I guess. But game is still engaging.

quiv 2016-12-13 23:54

This is a cool game! I really liked how you kept the central navigation via light mechanic, but adapted it to be slightly different in each new area. The minimalist music and art/lighting worked really well together, well done :)

michalidis 2016-12-13 23:56

Nice graphics of the game which I like a lot :)

Unfortunately I think the music does not really fit the gameplay which is quite slow, including the story which is supposed to be a bit mysterious...

Anyway you have done a great job and I like the concept a lot ! It just felt a bit punishing to travel around the screen for a minute just to find out I hit a 1mm wide wall taking the victory away from me :D

afinkyu_pheaky 2016-12-15 03:16

Very pretty. I personally enjoyed the audio track and thoguht it went pretty well with the visuals. I do think the player ought to move a little faster, but thats minor.

hijomo 2016-12-15 04:09

The light mechanic is cool. The music didn't really match the mood. I liked how the puzzle changed just a little each time.

batmanasb 2016-12-15 04:21

These mazes are rather large
Yet my body is tiny
I wish I was a little faster
Faster?
Brighter

-batmanasb

justinmullin 2016-12-19 14:15

I loved the music and lighting effects. The noise/grain texture adds a lot of visual appeal here. The gameplay was very slow and frustrating, so I had a hard time getting through a ton of it, but you've put together a nice piece.

justinmullin 2016-12-19 14:16

I loved the music and lighting effects. The noise/grain texture adds a lot of visual appeal. The gameplay itself was on the slow and frustrating side for me, so I struggled to get through much of it, but you have a nice piece here.

dejvo 2016-12-20 20:22

nice one! love lights. but I wish I could move more quickly

mrwillowb 2016-12-22 05:33

broken