Lithium

mato26 2017-08-01 17:01

Awesome :D I really like this isometric mobile-ish style. It's really a pity that the fullscreen is disabled, I wouldn't really mind having most of the screen empty. In games with this graphic style it's pretty normal I believe. But really good job overall. I've been able to find couple of bugs but that is pretty much expected in Ludum Dare. -In first location, the third level - it was possible to get through the doors without the key. -In fourth location, the first level - I was somehow able to walk off the platform after taking the portal but after restart wasn't able to recreate it. -In fourth location not sure which level - the portals I suppose are supposed to work green <-> green and blue <->blue but all the portals were taking me only to one single.

shinmera 2017-08-01 17:04

Nicely minimalist aesthetics. Combined with the fitting music it makes for a very relaxing game. Unfortunately it is also rather glitchy. On multiple stages I was able to walk outside the levels and cheese the game that way, or could simply phase through doors without having to collect any keys at all. Whoops!

andidebob 2017-08-01 19:42

Love the graphics and the athmosphere that created through them and the music. Unfortuneatly I don't see too much of the topic in the game. I mean you do have a step limit, but through the simplistic style I can't really connect it to power running out. Anyways though, the fact that you have multiple levels and even some quite interesting puzzles makes up for that. Good job!

bveeramani 2017-08-04 00:26

@mato26, @shinmera, @andidebob: We really appreciate your kind comments. This is our first submission to Ludem Dare and we're all really glad you liked our game. I've looked into the glitches you noticed and have resolved them. Thank you for playing our game!

stevenjmiller 2017-08-04 06:15

This game is terrific! The puzzles in this are quite fun, and I completed all of the levels and collected all the crystals. The graphics are very clean and the music is nice. I would love to see more!

dob 2017-08-04 06:21

Nice atmospheric puzzle game. I enjoyed the puzzle sets and the effects of the different terrains. The music and the weather over the cube base was really neat. I wish that if the diamonds are required, it counts as a level fail to finish without the diamond. I had to replay a whole set of three after accidentally leaving without the diamond. Controls were intuitive and worked well. Nice job!

bveeramani 2017-08-04 06:39

@stevenjmiller I'm glad you were able to complete the game! We were worried it may be too hard. On the topic of continuing development, we've been thinking of porting the game to mobile after Ludem Dare and adding some new mechanics and levels. There were a lot of features we wanted to implement but didn't have time for.

@dob Thanks for your feedback! I guess we hadn't really though about that. We'll be sure to include that in the post-event game.

mrnannings 2017-08-04 06:42

Good puzzle game. Simple yet effective. Great use of colors. Music is fitting. Some of the stuff like the lava could be a bit more explaining or the teleport needing to hit space.

bveeramani 2017-08-04 06:51

@mrnannings Thanks for bringing the lack of clarity to our attention. Perhaps it would be helpful to implement "mini-tutorials" -- stages with only a straight path to introduce a mechanic? I think that would work well.

indieimpala 2017-08-04 07:06

Controls great, looks beautiful, and feels polished. Nicely done!

hav24 2017-08-04 09:01

Beautiful minimal graphics and clever puzzles. :D It reminds me a little bit of monument valley visual, am I wrong? I love also that you can turn the camera in order to see hiden objects. Well done! :)

juan 2017-08-04 10:17

Loved what you've done there: great atmosphere with relaxing music and color theme.

I've completed the whole thing and find it pretty easy (even if some level took me some time to solve, mostly the 2nd world with the ice). I really liked the levels with the ennemies, and how you can trick them with the tp, wish they were more level like these ones!

I still think that you guys should set the gameplay objects (like keys, doors, ennemies) to more vibrant colors, or to make proper items to represent them (batteries were OK, but I kept forgeting what was that pale yellow cube for example)

Other problem on my side, I don't really liked the controls, as it's sometimes hard to "feel" in wich direction your player is going to move with some camera angles (maybe restric the angles, something like 45°,135°, 225°[...])

Oterwise, I liked how you manage to give each level a unique light and "weather" setup (like the small black smoke particles in the fire level)

Nice entry!

bveeramani 2017-08-04 17:36

@hav24 Thanks!

@juan Thanks for you suggestions! We'll be sure to include models for the collectibles in the post-event game.

gonutz 2017-08-04 18:24

Unfortunately I cannot play your Windows 64 bit game on my 32 bit machine, could you add another build?

bveeramani 2017-08-04 19:17

@gonutz Yes, absolutely! The build is uploaded.

gonutz 2017-08-04 22:23

Cool, thanks! This game is very neat. Simply but elegant graphics and the soundtrack gits the mood very well.

The puzzles were well designed, showing you a simple mechanic and getting a little more difficult, although not too hard. The only problem I had was in one level where I actually had to rotate the camera because I was thinking there was a path where there was none. Good thing that the camera rotation is possible :-)

The level choose screen is also nicely integrated with the rest.

Overall a well designed and implemented game, thank you very much and keep up the good work!

godot35 2017-08-06 03:56

The graphics are excellent. The minimalist graphics are simple and clean, and the backgrounds, font choice, and UI are excellent as well. The gameplay is simple, yet it is fun as it manages to engage without relying on overly complex mechanics. One of the only problems I have with the game is that the isometric perspective can be obstructing, but the rotating camera helps resolve this (though it may help to increase its speed of rotation). Also I feel that the pixel art title screen does not fit with the rest of the game.

Overall, a puzzle game with an engaging simplicity and excellent graphics.

drums 2017-08-06 04:12

The smoothest and most beautiful game I've seen this competition so far. It's simple but calming and not rushed. Good job!

tmpxyz 2017-08-06 05:34

A Peaceful and beautiful puzzle, clean color schemes and dynamic background, it's very smoothing to watch and listen to the BGM.

cnoble 2017-08-06 14:46

That was an awesome little puzzle game! Good backgrounds to mix with the chill music. Good solid puzzles and excellent/well-polished gameplay. You guys did an awesome job with this project! I would not be surprised to see this game in the App Store in about 6 months! Well done! :)