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Lonely Blob

By sinusquell

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2223.5631
Fun1783.5831
Innovation4562.9431
Theme3843.4131
Graphics4573.0131
Audio1843.3931
Humor1783.0032
Mood2693.2530

Comments

oa5f 2020-10-05 16:40

I like squirrels

gilborn 2020-10-05 16:41

I liked this one, although it was sometimes try & error, the mood and sound catched me. Liked the glowing effects and the item riddles. Good job making so much levels!

thegamerasd 2020-10-05 16:42

I like how parts of the game gradually open up, and the level keeps becoming bigger and bigger. Nice work!

silvae 2020-10-05 18:11

That was a fun experience. Loved how the space is reused in different contexts. Music was nice. Overall a great entry!

sinusquell 2020-10-05 18:36

@oa5f Nice :D @gilborn @thegamerasd @silvae Thank you all so much :) I'm glad you liked it.

wevel 2020-10-05 19:31

Great game, love all the short cuts and Easter eggs and squirrels.

thepelranthean 2020-10-06 00:18

You did a good job capturing the theme here. And not only that, you built a bunch of mechanics together well, making it enjoyable to connect all the dots.

It would have been nice to have a bit more sound feedback as the white blob moves around. But the music was enjoyable and it's far better than having no sound at all.

I found this game quite fun, so thanks for sharing it. :thumbsup:

zwodahs 2020-10-06 02:20

This is like a mini metroidvania. Good job on putting so many mechanics into a game.

Thanks for the game.

sinusquell 2020-10-06 10:13

@wevel Thank you :) Squirrels are great.

@thepelranthean Thank you so much! I did plan to add some sound effects for the player movement, but I ran out of time. I spent like 3 hours on the soundtrack :D

@zwodahs Thank you, I think there can still be more done with the mechanics, though. I was thinking about colored lasers and spikes, too. But I spent the last few hours on refining the current mechanics and creating a couple more levels.

freeworld 2020-10-06 19:06

I like squirrels too :D Loved the easter eggs :D (I also discovered the other one :P)

That was a fun experience!

You created a really nice ambience with the few, clear colors, the nice lighting and the music!

Funnily enough I feel like I watched a Brackeys tutorial lately which was all about lighting, positioning and presentation to make the game feel better, I somehow found a lot of those things in this game :D was that an inspiration?

I feel like you did a great job in building solid, simple mechanics, building on top of them and, branching out with some interesting ideas such as powerups, portals, interesting drops, jumps and teasing of the trophies and then filled that with lots of content. I really like where that all got you, the end product is really nice!

fumybulb 2020-10-06 19:53

Are there any squirrels in this game? I didn't find them...

Nice and neat platformer. The track "Continuum" on the soundcloud is quite good!🐿️

sinusquell 2020-10-06 20:02

@freeworld Wow, thank you so much for the feedback! There are more than a couple of easter eggs (if you want to call them that) to discover in the game, though :D I did try to keep the base as simple as possible and build on that as much as time allowed. Also, I did watch that Brackeys Video you mentioned a while back, too. I didn't get to try the stuff he talked about until now though.

@fumybulb Unfortunatly, I did not have time to make it real, but I wanted to make a "secret" area in every level where there would be a little squirrel to find. I didn't expect anyone would check out my soundcloud though! I'm glad you liked it :)

madbookstudios 2020-10-06 21:25

The glow is really nice and I really like how the mechanics increment with each loop. Clever and thoughtful take on the theme - well done!

syafire 2020-10-07 03:03

The main character looks really cute and I love the glowing effects on the character, keys and trophies. I would have loved to see a jumping/falling animation because the flat bottom design of the character becomes more apparent in the air. I liked the music and the level design. I also enjoyed the funny messages scattered through the level. Good game!

eugenik 2020-10-07 03:04

The graphics are astounding

beeguy 2020-10-07 13:50

This is a great game. I liked the progression of new mechanics every few levels. The music was also good and fitting. I wish there was some sort of animation when the level reset though. Overall it's a really good game.

weine 2020-10-07 16:41

Nice loopy platformer with simple rules and clear goals. Maybe a little short on the challenge side, but fun to play through.

minibobbo 2020-10-07 17:06

This was really clever and a neat experience. I do also like squirrels.

Graphics were simple, but worked. It is obviously an area for improvement, but it had a lot of charm. The bloom around the white slime is nice.

I appreciate the volume slider also.

guardaro 2020-10-07 17:08

Very nice! I enjoyed all of the surprises. The music was great, and the bloom effect was nice. The only thing that I was missing was some sound effects. Also, squirrels are alright.

sinusquell 2020-10-07 18:52

@eugenik @beeguy @weine @minibobbo @guardaro Thank you all for playing it!! I really appreciate the honest feedback <3

jooky 2020-10-08 12:27

Отличная игра.Наслаждался игрой.Очень понравилось сочетание музыки и геймплея)

sinusquell 2020-10-08 12:43

@jooky Спасибо

lombax 2020-10-08 23:12

i realy like puzzles like these. the stuck in a loop was realy strong in the beginning as you expanded upon the first map the more trophies you got.

godsboss 2020-10-10 11:08

I like squirrels as well and discovered some things. Maybe I am not "anyone"?

alpharock6 2020-10-11 09:56

Definitely enjoyed finding some of those easter eggs :D

I think the most confusing part for me was that I reset every time I picked up a trophy, so at first I thought I was dying. A really nice baseline for some neat levels!

wiseclock 2020-10-11 10:24

._. The texts are very intersting!! But until I start reading the comment section I realized that there are squirrels!!

sinusquell 2020-10-11 12:39

@Lombax I'm glad you didn't find it boring to see the level "reused". I was wooried thiats would happen.

@godsboss You're definitely not "anyone" :D

@alpharock6 Thank you :) Yes, it needs either some information about the resetting or some visuals/audio to make it more obvious that it's not a death.

@wiseclock Squirrels are great :D Thank you.

frank-gevaerts 2020-10-18 13:01

Very nice! I like squirrels too :)

The minimalist graphics are excellent, and I like the music. The mechanics are introduced in a nice progressive way, which is great! The levels were all fairly easy, just a matter of exploring. Maybe some more tricky puzzles would be nice.

jonathan-lorenz 2020-10-22 15:37

Clever level design. I liked how you are encouraged to explore the world with the litlle secrets here and there. Lacks sfxs to improve the mood. Good work overall!