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Square Diver

By fussenkuh

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3913.5335
Fun1843.7535
Innovation7352.6834
Theme4693.5435
Graphics6403.0935
Audio2073.5935
Humor2423.0031
Mood4903.1835

Comments

fabighindaru 2021-04-26 08:12

Really simple yet smooth. I think you should add more gameplay mechanics but overall it was nice. Good job!

tescoone 2021-04-26 15:02

I really love that "pop" :D

tad-i-guess 2021-04-26 18:03

Incredibly good game feel, this was really fun. Music is nice and the "pop" is really satisfying. The trail behind the character is a nice touch, and being able to see your past death spots was SUCH a good idea! Loved this one a lot.

fargred 2021-04-26 18:06

Pretty cool game and honestly very impressive for only 4 hours! I especially liked the music and sound effects!

fussenkuh 2021-04-26 18:59

@fabighindaru - Thanks for playing and for the feedback. Given the limited time I could dedicate to the game, I couldn't add additional mechanics. But, believe me, I wish I had time to add another layer or two of tactics!

@tescoone - Mouth sound effects for the win! Thanks for playing!

@tad-i-guess - Thanks for the kind words. It's great to hear that someone noticed the past deaths! It was the last concept I managed to squeeze into the game before I had to return to my "normal" life. I'm glad someone noticed it :)

@fargred - Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

airwaffle 2021-04-26 21:03

Gah, the kill sound is too gratifying. I just want to collide with things! Nice presentation man!

vasco-freitas 2021-04-26 21:06

Wow, this is better than most games I've tried so far, and made in only 4 hours! It's very simple but well done. The control feels perfect to me, just the right amount of acceleration. The graphic style is also good, a nice choice of colors and I like how it seems you're rotating around a cylinder. One thing that I found unclear is when you die, the first times I didn't realize I was already dead until I burst into particles. Still, well done!

neonjeff 2021-04-26 21:15

Very clean submission! I like the subtle screen bend effect and the music a lot! Where is the music from? free source/midi/played? Well done!

fussenkuh 2021-04-26 21:16

@airwaffle - Nothing wrong with constantly slamming into things. If nothing else, you're stacking up a bunch of dead yellow bodies to see on your next play ;)

@vasco-freitas - In hindsight, I probably should have had some sort of health indicator in the game. But, I was shooting for a minimal UI. As it stands, the indicator of "you're dead" is after you impact a 3rd obstacle hard enough, time slows down for a bit and your Yellow Square has the ages-old sign of 'dead X eyes.' Not the most obvious signs of death, to be sure. Thanks for playing!

trabitboy 2021-04-26 21:18

Surprisingly fun ! It is strange being penalized when hitting objects, as the pinball like physics feel good :)

fussenkuh 2021-04-26 21:35

@neonjeff - Thanks for playing and the kind words. The music is from my mind brought to life by my '96 Fender Toronado guitar recorded with Audacity

@trabitboy - Haha. Thanks for playing and the feedback :)

etdofresh 2021-04-27 01:01

Yeah, like others said, this felt pretty good... nice job on the music loop too... it's what stood out to me the most. Thanks for the game! :)

andreia 2021-04-27 04:22

Fun and excellent feedback in all the right places with sound, animation, vfx. Impressive for 4h for sure.

pdotjpg 2021-04-27 08:20

Ha, the music loop is so groovy. Really pleasant little game. Good visuals and audio effects, nice controls. Just really solid overall. Very nicely done.

ilprinny 2021-04-27 19:36

Very simple, for 4 hours this is amazingly scoped, super small yet polished for the time you had. its fun even if the random generation could feel somewhat unfair at times. Great work keeping it small and submitting something fun and polished

phthalogold 2021-04-28 02:34

This was really nice - a polished and tightly designed experience. Everything was very nice :ok_hand: from the music to the sound effects to the particle effects. The ghost shadow of your past deaths was a really good touch too. I played this way more times than I expected to.

dmitry-mozgin 2021-04-28 03:11

My best score was 491. I like the music a lot, it is dead simple, but really makes the mood for me. Overall the game is very small as you've written in the description as you worked 4 hours. If compo is the hard mode than yours is ultra hard. :) It is very good that you found time to participate in the jam. Congratulations!

secret-magic-404 2021-04-28 05:33

Great use of the theme!

I love that you get to jump into the game right away... and that you get to dive super fast! Nice and tight controls, and all this in only 4 hours?

...and yes, as you hoped, I had at least a little fun :smile:

chiller 2021-04-28 06:54

Seeing the past deaths remaining on screen as a highscore tracker is really cool

scratch 2021-04-28 07:00

It's really impressive for a game made with so little time! Super simple concept but it's fun to play!

asdehielo 2021-04-28 23:19

Very simple but fun game. The hit sounds were so satisfying to the point I didn't mind losing lol. I liked the detail of leaving your corpse for you to see on subsequente runs.

A nice time killer!

fluffygamedev 2021-04-29 11:13

Good job making this game! Especially considering it was made in only 4 hours!

Should you want to keep working on the game, the graphics could use a bit more polish. But the core gameplay is already done and fun!

jakobthequizguy 2021-05-01 01:03

Simple but fun, I think I would enjoy it much more if the controls were a bit tighter though.

timon 2021-05-01 12:59

Such a great job with so little time! As you mentioned we went for a similar thing which makes it all the more fun to try!! I loved being able to see my previous attempts on re-runs, and as others have mentioned the sound when hitting obstacles is so good it's hard to resist :)

skye-s 2021-05-04 19:07

Fun little time waster, super impressive for just 4 hours. It does suffer from the usual unity-webgl-related lag on some machines (haven't we all been there...) but I can't fault you for that. You were right, we did have pretty much the same idea. I like the multiplayer mechanics in the postLD version as well!

dmitriy3342 2021-05-11 23:35

Great! I like this! I had 174 points! I got interesting experience, thanks!

healthire 2021-05-12 18:02

Simple gameplay but everything is solidly implemented. Controls are good, sounds and particles make me not even mind hitting the obstacles. The ghosts to show where you died previously are a nice touch. Good job!

schwede 2021-05-16 20:53

Only 4 hours?! Maybe you should host a game jam with 4 hours. :smile: