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Test-a-ball

By jasonsumm1

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall24482.6981
Fun19762.9378
Innovation20772.8174
Theme25282.0973
Graphics16893.2680
Humor10732.9774
Mood22872.4774

Comments

jacksgamessucks 2020-04-20 22:02

web version doesnt work, it freeze after 1 second (?)

oooohmangames 2020-04-20 22:02

Sadly it freezes every time I try to play :(

meemog 2020-04-20 22:03

I was unable to play it, as it froze at the start

rbuchmann 2020-04-20 22:04

Didn't work for me :( The game loads, but gets stuck after a few seconds, can't input anything either. Preview looks fun though!

tylerstraub 2020-04-20 22:05

.exe crashed for me after showing splash screen for a quarter second and HTML5 webapp shows a black screen after the game starts for half a second as well

f4kethis 2020-04-20 22:05

I can't get either version to load. The web one shows the meatball for a split second then goes black, windows version won't load at all.

llewellyn-and-michael 2020-04-20 22:06

cool visuals, would love to play it again if you add more complexity!

inventivum-games 2020-04-20 22:06

The webgl is really laggy for me so I tried to download but that won't start.

huthuthunter 2020-04-20 22:06

It freezes, but it looks promising

panagiotis-iatrou 2020-04-20 22:07

Froze almost immidately, right after the ball landed

fever-dream-johnny 2020-04-20 22:08

The game seems to crash instantly on windows, and the webGL version seems to stop the second you try to play it. What a shame! I was really curious to see what this was about, especially with the strange little man you play as. More games need sack characters, this is a scientific fact.

akenoq 2020-04-20 22:08

Unfortunately didnt work html5 & on win =(

moritz14 2020-04-20 22:08

web app is sadly not working here

dante2001 2020-04-20 22:11

crashes dude :(

samueldeboni 2020-04-20 22:13

You need to also upload the .pck file that the godot generates, otherwise the game will not work.

thetego 2020-04-20 22:15

game doesn't run to me

jasonsumm1 2020-04-20 22:20

FIXED NOW! Please download only! :D

drioniso 2020-04-20 22:29

Can't play in the web version. Please fix it. it looks beautiful

sanjana 2020-04-20 22:34

The game freezes when i try to play

dbreak 2020-04-20 22:45

Auto quit after the first pictures show

lestat 2020-04-20 22:57

Cool graphics and overall fun game. Good job!

gurglesprain 2020-04-20 23:03

Couldn't get it to load sadly, this looks great. I get the loading splash screen, then nothing.

sanicspeedgames 2020-04-21 10:04

When I open it, it close it again.

magic-mike 2020-04-21 10:08

This look great but i can't run it :(

jasonsumm1 2020-04-21 10:14

The windows version should be working now :D

maxestla 2020-04-21 10:24

The game crashes when i lauch it :/

snowirbis 2020-04-21 10:42

Can't start the game sadly

alyios 2020-04-21 11:01

It's sad, your game seems really cool

kemsou 2020-04-21 11:03

Same issue, it crashes at launch

andret0701 2020-04-21 11:12

It looked great from the picture but sadly I didnt get it to work...

dconn537 2020-04-21 11:41

Unfortunately really laggy :c

dovahkciin 2020-04-21 11:46

:(

jasonsumm1 2020-04-21 12:19

Ok, now it's actually fixed! Something bugging out with the export and a texture which wasn't being used -____- thanks for persevering! <3 :D

theinkskeleton 2020-04-21 12:22

I guess you already know, but sadly, it closed itself after the splash screen. I would have liked to play

jasonsumm1 2020-04-21 12:27

I've just updated it so it works now, tested on my low-spec laptop too :)

pixel-error 2020-04-21 12:37

I like poops

nathramn 2020-04-21 12:37

mmm. poopieee.

jasonsumm1 2020-04-21 12:40

Yaaay <3

dan-flockhart 2020-04-21 12:41

Actually a pretty fun game to be honest. Shame the map didn't go up very far. The mechanics were fairly simple to get used to and the aesthetics aren't to bad. Although perhaps each different platform should have a a different rotation start because when they are all verticle it is very had to stay up. Other than that a like the concept. With a little more time this could be a reasonable game :)

humphreysmedia 2020-04-21 16:05

FUn little game you made there, adding the facial features to the ball definitely gave it humour especially since they react accordingly to what it happening in the game. Would love to see this game developed further as I managed to reach the top of the levels in the exe file, I managed to get a score of 26. Just a side note, the player can fall into the abyss if they fall off the platform, a couple of invisible walls would fix that right up. Great job!

mehrdadsh 2020-04-21 16:28

this is some amazing physics code, can you give me a hint how you did it :)

mightycode 2020-04-21 19:55

Good game. Well done for this strange physics.

shayan-ebz78 2020-04-21 20:02

The physics in the ball is awesome, liked it, the facial is dope, fun to play, well done!

dvd 2020-04-21 21:10

This is epic. The ball looks so cool, I love the face

d1str4kt0r 2020-04-21 21:47

wOW.. Nice job on the blob effect.. it runs very smooth, i can only imagine good coding. Nicely done my friend!

jasonsumm1 2020-04-22 09:08

Thanks for all your kind comments! I'm glad people are enjoying it now they can actually play it :D

isaque-picao-sanches 2020-04-22 10:56

adorable :D

jk5000 2020-04-22 12:20

Okay, there is not much gameplay, but the meatball is really cute.

javasaurus 2020-04-22 17:33

We were just playing your game, it's a bit unclear as to what the intention is, maybe you could have the platforms rotate seperatly so it becomes more likely to be able to get higher up. Also audio would help out ! WE LOVE THE BLOBBY GRAPHICS THOUGH !!!!

thebreakfast 2020-04-22 19:58

The blob character is a lot of fun to play around with and has a lot of character. Some sounds would have really brought this home. Trying to climb higher is definitely a lot of fun, it has a real "Getting Over It" vibe and if developed further it might be a good foundation!

effarek 2020-04-22 20:04

Weird character but pretty funny, I managed to climb to the top I think !

pythooonuser 2020-04-22 20:17

Got a score of 25. After that I didn't know where to go. Really cool soft-body simulation going on there. Nice!

kkrac 2020-04-22 21:33

Lol, nice game. It hurt when it fall off the rooftop.

Very nice animations of how the ball deforms depending on where it falls or when you jump. Too many obstacles to jump on, I think, which kind of blocks your jumps.

pee-thief 2020-04-23 04:34

what a good and handsome ball

koljam 2020-04-23 10:55

For me it worked and it was really fun. After 25 points there were no platforms anymore but I really liked the ballsack style :laughing:

daniel-whittaker 2020-04-24 18:35

This is really fun for how simple it is. The texture makes me slightly uncomfortable lol. What engine did you use for this btw?

boxedmeatrevolution 2020-04-24 21:39

Made it to the top!

This looks nice and is fun to control. The ball wobbles in a satisfying way, and I think I managed to "pop" it when I jumped down from the top. It's unfortunate that you didn't have time to make more of a game! I think that controlling this wobbly blob through some proper levels would be a lot of fun :smile:

san2020 2020-04-25 05:31

well, that fluffy thing Is something. So liquid, it's super nice. Not quite a game though. But has a lot of potential for a game. I would like to see it coming soon on full scale.

juhani-koskinen 2020-04-25 15:13

Quite simple but still fun! It's really nice to see stuff made with Godot's 3d engine! :smile:

itsatony 2020-04-25 15:28

congrats on delivering something that has a core-loop worth expanding on!

add-an-a 2020-04-26 10:41

The squishiness of the ball is great, and adds a lot of personality to the game. I would have loved to see platforms or obstacles with different behaviours, but that's definitely something you can explore post-jam. Well done on this!

quinn-patrick 2020-04-26 16:00

Thanks for getting it up and running so I could finally play. I have felt enchanted by the gaze of your flesh ball since I first laid eyes on it, and I was clamoring to play despite the technical issues. As for actual criticism, it looks like you've already acknowledged that it's pretty unfinished, so I won't be too hard on you for that. I will say that the platforming control was awkward, I had trouble figuring out when the game would let me jump, and wound up just holding down the button, because then I would always jump.

Nice job on making a 3D game with some soft-body physics. I'd be interested to see what this game can become down the road.

eran-haas 2020-04-26 20:31

So much personality from such a simple character. Wonderful horrible physics. Love it.

eran-haas 2020-04-26 20:34

I am curious. Do the soft body physics effect the movement/collision, or is that done with a collider with the soft body just affecting animation?

jrap 2020-04-27 05:30

I am the fleshy ball!!!!! BAHAHAHAHA!!!!

acidmanrpgz 2020-04-28 04:17

I have a lot of issues with this game sadly.

1 - the frame rate is abysmal with constant crashes 2 - How is this related to keep it alive? 3 - There is no proper way to quit other than closing it through the taskbar 4 - the physics is just weird, it doesn't work with a softbody :( 5 - No audio at all, no music, no weird squishes or anything 6 - no variance to the gameplay

The Idea is cool and it had a lot of potential, but the execution was just off. I mean, for a 3D physics game made in 2 days, it's good, but only ok, nothing groundbreaking.

Do I seem too harsh? Sorry if I do seem that way, it's an OK game.

jasonsumm1 2020-04-28 12:48

@acidmanrpgz As I said I only had very limited time with this: sorry you didn't enjoy it. Your game looks good, well done. Thanks for checking mine out.

jasonsumm1 2020-04-28 12:50

@ everyone else, thanks for your positive and constructive comments <3

jin9310 2020-04-28 15:12

eventhough I don´t know what this was, it was oddly satisfying to try to get higher... and perhaps the experience would be even better if the player is high(er) as well :D I spent with it more time than initially intended. Would be definitelly curious about the final product and what is this actually about.

fabula-rasa 2020-04-28 18:37

I liked how the ball moved and was animated. It felt nicely squishy :)

The gameplay was somewhat lacking though, it felt like there is not that much to do. But I guess that's only natural for a limited jam time. Some sound effects would be awesome, would really add to the atmosphere. I also wasn't able to find any ending (or even any way to close the game besides altf4 ;)), not sure if there is one.

You may have something there concept-wise, I can definitely see it becoming an engaging little game. But I also don't see how it relates to the jam theme.

daria-toni 2020-04-29 16:47

I can’t stop thinking that... the character looks like a giant leather ball X) This is very distracting. I couldn't fully understand what the meaning of this game was and how you wanted to connect it with the theme, but ... control felt so nice? I don’t know why, but to make this ball fly is very satisfying sometimes. I would like to see this project as you intended it, to be honest.

gelgavish 2020-05-07 17:01

Jumping around as this squishy ball felt super satisfying! :D I couldn't find any ending to the game but I got a score of 27, so that's cool.

I can see the potential of making this to a fun platformer game, so if you want I think you can keep it going :)

I didn't see any connection to the theme in this game but you said that you didn't have time to finish it so maybe you didn't have the time to add the theme in.

It has potential, consider that. Have a good day! :)

zubspace 2020-05-07 20:29

The ball looks really good! I have no idea what magic gives it it's form, but it looks like soft body physics or a really good approximation. I like that you gave it some personality with a face. The jumping feels a bit weird. Sometimes it doesn't jump when I want to and sometimes it unexpectedly does. Nonetheless I'm impressed by what you did there in Godot 3D, which is not very widely used.

Good job :)

virimine 2020-05-08 17:24

What controls do you use to play? I pressed everything but nothing worked... Do I do something wrong? :confused:

jasonsumm1 2020-05-08 19:11

@virimine arrow keys ^ ;)

lyrcaxis 2020-05-08 19:27

Well this is interesting. The platforms were rotating at 10x speed of what's displayed at the gif, but it didn't bother me much.

I ended up reaching what I think was the maximum score of 25 (??). Climbed to the top of the platforms anyway :P

I would love to take a peak on the source code of the ball's movement and deformation, so, if you decide not to turn this in a proper game, I would like to be tagged anytime ^^

joaog 2020-05-12 08:42

I played until I got 25 points. The little ball is friendly and the gameplay is fun, I see potential here. Good job! Thank you for not giving up on participate and send the game, even if you didn't have much time to get to where you intended, it happens.