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Heart To The Sky

By baby-dino-herd

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3233.2134
Fun3562.9334
Innovation2643.0634
Theme4912.0333
Graphics2683.2934
Audio1303.3733
Mood873.6233

Comments

sundancekid 2019-05-02 03:51

Nice little puzzle-y game, I had fun circling the pyramid figuring out which route to take. The lightning looked pretty cool, but sometimes it made the stairs really hard to see.

khaotom 2019-05-02 03:57

really nice vibe, i especially like he higher up the pyramid you go, the more ethereal the music and visual become. nice work.

gus-the-shark 2019-05-02 03:58

Great little game, loved the mood and art style wish there were more mechanics involved. Nice entry

paul59 2019-05-02 06:29

Wanting to play but web version doesn't want to work - I get Baby Dino Herd / Unity screen then blackness. This is with Firefox.

baby-dino-herd 2019-05-02 14:33

@paul59 Sorry to hear that! What version of Firefox are you using? Which OS?

If you feel like running it, waiting ~10 seconds, and pressing space, you should hear music (assuming it's only a graphics issue).

michael-feldman 2019-05-02 20:37

Nicely done! I like how the puzzle actually stumped me for a bit. I also like how towards the end you see more of the sun, it looks quite nice, but once you get to the very top, a new puzzle element occurs around the light and using the corners to rotate your view and find the stairs in the silhouette. Music has a lot of interesting elements. Thanks for the awesome game!

lesinvisible 2019-05-03 14:12

Ahh... Not really sure what this game if doing here, I can't see know connection with the LD theme. Apart from this I can say that it's quite boring puzzle game with little strategy and thinking involved. Overall graphics are quite nice though if not for this primitive shape as a player.

zondarg 2019-05-03 15:54

Very nice puzzler. Not quite as easy as it looks first. I liked the music a lot, sounded very ..original? And beautiful sunset skybox too. Well done! :thumbsup:

dorblin7z7 2019-05-04 03:27

Nice presentation for how simple it is, I had to do some thinking to remember what the other side of the pyramid looked like so I could plan my way up.

In some cases it didn't seem like the controls were 100% responsive but I was still able to reach the top!

zachster 2019-05-04 04:30

Wonderful short game, the music got a little repetitive but I love how it was dynamic. The top of the pyramid was awkward with the camera angle and lighting. I loved the puzzle itself, can kind of see how you traded your progress for more progress which kind of fits the theme i guess. Overall enjoyed it.

bradur 2019-05-04 04:40

Interesting little puzzle! Not sure how it related to the theme but it was easy to understand what I was supposed to do. The graphics and music worked together nicely. Managed to finish it!

carlsonandpeeters 2019-05-04 04:41

Took me a while to realize I could move down without being on stairs. Once I realize that, it was a nice little puzzle game, though the connection to the theme is a bit of a stretch. The lightning looked fantastic, though it made it such that I couldn't tell where the second to last staircase was. Good job!

lubaka 2019-05-04 16:55

A great puzzle game! The music is nice, the graphics as well and the game is not too easy (as it seems to be) or too hard! Great job!

veloev 2019-05-04 16:57

Catchy little puzzle; took me ages to solve just because one can't see the stairs so well at the top but it didn't get boring at all! It is really intuitive to play and it's cool how the player needs to figure out themeselves that they can slide down the levels without stairs. Loved it. Can't see the connection to the theme though...

sticmac 2019-05-04 18:01

Nice puzzle, I liked it! The gameplay is intuitive, I loved how the graphics looked (this lighting <3), the music is great too, maybe a bit too repetitive! ^^ I had hard times seeing the last stairs though :) But otherwise, very nice game! Congrats ;)

P.S: Thank you very much for making a Linux version! :D

wubbaduck 2019-05-04 19:22

Interesting. I could see this becoming an Indiana Jones style puzzle game. Throw in a few traps and some more puzzle levels and you're good to go.

schizoid2k 2019-05-05 01:09

Nice puzzler. Was it just me, or was the beginning a bit dark? Audio and graphics were nicely done... put you in the right mood, and the puzzle was challenging.

jjjjason 2019-05-06 03:05

I was stuck for quite a while because I didn't realize you could drop down anywhere, not just at the stairs haha. Circling forever wondering if I got randomly generated a broken pyramid.

Anyway, once I realized that I think this 3d maze puzzle got way more interesting, a big-grin moment. The music alongside is very pleasant to the ears, and I like how it crossfades with the victory music the closer you get to the top. My pill boy is very happy to praise the sun and its glory.

frank-gevaerts 2019-05-08 19:01

A very nice puzzle game. My only complaint is that from certain angles (especially when looking in the direction of the sun) things can be a bit hard to see, but apart from that it's a good way to spend some time.

redhermit 2019-05-08 20:36

Very well done. Loved the camera work and puzzle mechanic. Very cool end scene too, that just flowed into place naturally as you completed the level.

awesomealliterationalliance 2019-05-08 21:00

The first few steps were really hard, but once I figured out that I could walk down a step without stairs, I managed to do it. It was a really nice feeling standing on top of that thing. Well done! The camera animation is great, especially with the intro screen to gameplay transition. The core gameplay is quite simple, yet I've never seen something like it before. It's one of those simple but very effective designs. The graphical design was also very pleasing, but the lighting situation could've been better in my opinion. Especially at the top. I couldn't see the stairs and had to guess where they were. I really enjoyed what you did with the music transition in higher areas. All in all: Very nice game, with a lot of potential. Great job!

wtmk-bk 2019-05-08 23:44

Great atmosphere!

kaeveris 2019-05-10 20:19

Very cool atmosphere. I love the music and the graphics were great! I kinda wish there was more light in the foreground as it seemed a bit too dark for me comparing to the sunny background

joshyoshkenoshi 2019-05-16 10:15

The lighting effect you got is absolutely spectacular! Unfortunately, it meant that I really struggled to actually see what I was doing, which I found rather frustrating. Still, overall a simple but clever puzzle game!

ithildin 2019-05-18 16:54

Great idea! The core mechanic is simple but really effective and the pyramid maze kept me hooked until I beat it. Like others, it took me a bit to realise I could drop down (even if I had triggered that myself by accident before! :face_palm: )

Music was super catchy, and together with the graphics and, more specifically, the lighting, it set up quite an immersive atmosphere.

Congrats!