Border31 by wavertron

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made by wavertron for LD31 (COMPO)
***FULLSCREEN mode recommended, or hit the WEB link***

***To Complete the Level*** You need to go inside the spinning green box when it goes Bright Green. The purple target will disappear.


So how does this hit the theme? Pretty simple idea: You need to shoot the Purple Target, which causes the Red Border to expand. Once the Red Border is pushed out fully so that it surrounds the "Entire Game in One Screen", the Green Exit activates and you can jump into it to complete the level.

"How To Play" instructions are in the game, or see the 2nd screenshot.

Well, its my first time participating in LD. Was fun. Pretty happy with the result considering I was hungover on Sunday :D

Artwork: yeah its a bit meh. But I had fun with the mechanics, shooting arrows, rebounding or duplicating. Some nice little ideas I think that could be developed much further.

Sound Effects: I think I was channeling a little bit of that old Robotron game. I remember playing it as a kid on a very old Apple IIe. Pretty happy with how the sounds I generated fit to the feel of the game.


**Tools**
IDE: Eclipse Luna
HTML5 Game Engine: PhaserJS using the integrated P2JS physics
Sound effects: Created in BXFR.
Game Art: The mighty Inkscape (and GIMP for the BG)

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall 3.55 227
Audio 2.55 649
Fun 3.59 157
Graphics 2.55 909
Humor 2.03 837
Innovation 4.06 63
Mood 2.84 646
Theme 4.08 113

Feedback

馃帳 wavertron
07. Dec 2014 路 22:09 UTC
Note, this game is not friendly to Mobiles. It will run fine in Landscape mode, but with the WASD controls, well, you wont be moving anywhere.
ben_pxlplz
08. Dec 2014 路 08:15 UTC
I really enjoyed this game! I didn't figure out how to complete the level, but even playing on the first level was really fun. Great mechanics. I feel there's a lot of unexplored depth to this.
Pastry
08. Dec 2014 路 08:18 UTC
Game is exciting, with fun sounds and bouncing mechanics. A bit buggy though, I lost the purple ball several times with no way to continue.
馃帳 wavertron
08. Dec 2014 路 08:46 UTC
**To Complete the Level** you need to go inside the spinning green box when it goes bright green.
wandersenus
08. Dec 2014 路 08:53 UTC
nice game!
Odefus
08. Dec 2014 路 08:59 UTC
I really enjoyed the game. It has sort of a bullethelly thing going on that puts your spatial awareness to the test and makes you pay for your mistakes. Definitely a nice concept.
dvdking
08. Dec 2014 路 09:04 UTC
Nice mechanics, wish it had some music.
badlydrawnrod
08. Dec 2014 路 09:05 UTC
I like arena shooters a lot, but it's rare that a game brings something new to the table. This is innovative and great fun.
Nuclear Napalm
08. Dec 2014 路 09:05 UTC
Interesting mechanics. I love how it becomes harder over time. Nice job!
revolter
08. Dec 2014 路 09:06 UTC
After a while it's getting crazy! I liked it )
bobombe
08. Dec 2014 路 09:09 UTC
The game is interesting and challenging (in particular when there is a lot of bouncing things and arrows O.O).
Graphics and sounds are basics but works fine !

I liked it !
sanojian
08. Dec 2014 路 09:25 UTC
Very clever. It does not pay to miss too many times ;-)
ranseur
08. Dec 2014 路 09:39 UTC
Once I managed to have the target fly offscreen, but it's a very solid shooter with a nicely themed mechanic!
furriKira
08. Dec 2014 路 09:42 UTC
Hahah. You have to be careful where you shoot or you'll get screwed yourself!! Great job~
KedumeBits
08. Dec 2014 路 10:18 UTC
Very nice concept, very original. The secret is just fire the minimum times as posible :-)

P.D: Sorry. I've made op-out the ratings of my game by error :-( You can vote it now
badlydrawnrod
08. Dec 2014 路 10:31 UTC
My wife did a "Mum plays..." of this game: http://youtu.be/Huq9r0DpdSQ
adrianulima
08. Dec 2014 路 11:02 UTC
very fun, great job!!
馃帳 wavertron
08. Dec 2014 路 11:08 UTC
@badlydrawnrod Heheh, great to watch that youtube vid of someone playing it. Thanks for sharing
Blue Thumbs Gaming
08. Dec 2014 路 12:07 UTC
FUN!
peterentwistle
08. Dec 2014 路 17:03 UTC
Really good game, love the concept, well done! :)
skeeto
08. Dec 2014 路 22:25 UTC
Cool, solid game. You hit on something interesting here. I like the sound becomes more complex has the game becomes more complex.
rantt
09. Dec 2014 路 01:27 UTC
Fun game, I died in a hailstorm of red arrows...lol. I liked it, good job :)
Blue Thumbs Gaming
09. Dec 2014 路 02:02 UTC
For some reason, my score never showed up. It was very cool, though. Reminded me of snake a bit! - Kintinue
馃帳 wavertron
09. Dec 2014 路 08:02 UTC
@Blue Thumbs Gaming
yeah the score only gets tallied up and added on after you complete a level.
SeriousDeath
09. Dec 2014 路 09:12 UTC
Started off alright, then I was like CRAP WHERE DO I STAND?!!?
Nice idea, good execution...
alwaysinbeta
09. Dec 2014 路 12:00 UTC
Really interesting mechanics. Found it super hard!
hexagore
09. Dec 2014 路 20:40 UTC
Wow, this is a really interesting mechanic. Missing just leaves one more obstacle and makes it that much harder. I like it!
BitOfGold
10. Dec 2014 路 13:33 UTC
Nice idea and fits the theme! It was fun, dodging a lot of arrows, and moving things. +1 for using phaser!
pancakecity
11. Dec 2014 路 01:27 UTC
Neat concept! I had some difficulty because of the WASD (I have a nonstandard keyboard layout).
harley77
11. Dec 2014 路 19:41 UTC
Very clever! Simple mechanics with a deceptive difficulty level
6DownStudios
12. Dec 2014 路 00:12 UTC
Very cool and innovative gameplay, becomes quite fun! Well done!
dekart
13. Dec 2014 路 11:15 UTC
Nice game, mechanics is very simple yet challenging, gives different goals which is good. I like it.
billrizer
14. Dec 2014 路 15:34 UTC
Really nice progression and innovative gameplay

+points for JS and easy cross platform play

Would have loved some BG music
goodbadokay
14. Dec 2014 路 15:38 UTC
Wow, I like how game difficulty escalated quickly!
Had fun playing this
Nice work!
Bonobo Games & Mechanic Moon
17. Dec 2014 路 09:58 UTC
I loved the game. 5 innovation
Dir3kt
17. Dec 2014 路 19:40 UTC
Liked how each arrow you shoot become a threat as well. Smart idea.
01rafael
18. Dec 2014 路 21:57 UTC
This game is really amazing! Wow! So simple and so addictive. I did not understand the goal, but anyway I feel playing and enjoy this feeling. And, on the top of thet the best preloader ever n' ever! xD
Overall 5/5
Cosmologicon
21. Dec 2014 路 00:20 UTC
One of the more innovative mechanics I've seen. I don't think I've ever seen a game quite like this. It gets pretty fun toward the end of the later levels when you expand the box and a ton of arrows come out in all directions.
rjhelms
24. Dec 2014 路 17:42 UTC
This is really fun. Innovative gameplay, and it's simple and addicting - which is a perfect combination for an LD entry!