The Eternal Bee by palmar

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made by palmar for LD31 (COMPO)
Tiny pseudo 3D game, made in (and with, of course) Love that tells about suicidal bee that flies throught space and suffers.
UPD: Made a SFX EXE archive, so, you can rate the game faster, just download and run, no unpacking.

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.03 733
Audio 3.00 371
Fun 2.57 970
Graphics 3.67 220
Innovation 2.69 856
Mood 3.58 104
Theme 3.18 987

Feedback

woodecker
08. Dec 2014 · 17:33 UTC
The bee sprite is very pretty.
alpha_rat
08. Dec 2014 · 18:07 UTC
Nice little game, I like the mood and the visuals
oskardevelopment
08. Dec 2014 · 18:13 UTC
Cool game, good graphics and sad that you had opted out from the "fun" statistics as I thought it was fun. :) Good luck with the game and Merry Christmas!
Steven Colling
08. Dec 2014 · 18:48 UTC
Did you opted out from the fun-category by accident? Interesting mood, while I'm not sure "what to do" here :D
Von Hunt
08. Dec 2014 · 19:04 UTC
Well that was different. Cleanly executed. Good work
Sh1rogane
08. Dec 2014 · 22:39 UTC
That was a interesting experience, great graphics.
p1x3lruckus
08. Dec 2014 · 22:57 UTC
Wish it was on mac, looks interesting
eckcz
08. Dec 2014 · 22:58 UTC
Oh my god. It's real 3D. I kneel before your skills. Great art, great game!
Diamonde
08. Dec 2014 · 23:06 UTC
Super cute game! The audio and the graphics really play well together.
bushmango
09. Dec 2014 · 00:11 UTC
Thanks for commenting on my game, Four Seasons!

Really good mood, just wish there was more gameplay. It's like SPACE DESERT BUS (DESERT BEE?)
🎤 palmar
09. Dec 2014 · 09:09 UTC
I think that I'll have more experience with pseudo-3D like this after the end of compo.
Beerman
09. Dec 2014 · 19:53 UTC
I can't tell - am I supposed to avoid the rocks and prolong the bee's suffering or crash into them to take the easy way out?
It's like, deep and stuff :)
alvarop
11. Dec 2014 · 01:32 UTC
Very well done pseudo-3D effect. I wish there was some more engaging elements to the gameplay. It's a visual treat, though, so I enjoyed it.
jpmit
13. Dec 2014 · 14:14 UTC
Is this a metaphor for the human race? How long will we suffer until we run out of time? Excellent graphics, well done!
Frozen Fractal
15. Dec 2014 · 20:42 UTC
Love link not found, gives 404, so can't play on Linux :(
01rafael
15. Dec 2014 · 20:55 UTC
Scroller shooters will newer die! xD
GSM Productions
15. Dec 2014 · 21:06 UTC
Really love the atmosphere of it. Even though really simple gameplay-wise, it fit the theme and the topic just too well. Nicely done!
little-burrito
15. Dec 2014 · 21:21 UTC
Really cool! I wonder if getting a higher or a lower time is better...!
Victory Garden
15. Dec 2014 · 21:28 UTC
I suffered for 57 seconds, and really enjoyed myself. I liked the spacey synths and simple but effective pixels. Sprite 3D or no, it looked good. Some perspective on the bee sprite, and maybe some variety in collectables would have been a nice move... maybe even something that gets in the way or attacks? Space Wasps? Space Bears?

Nice work on your entry, and thank you for sharing it!
SecondDimension
15. Dec 2014 · 21:44 UTC
It looks and sounds cool, great mood
Renaldo
15. Dec 2014 · 22:56 UTC
Beautiful starfield. I don't know what you meant the game to be, but your execution was graceful.
SoulGame
16. Dec 2014 · 00:34 UTC
This is a short but very interesting experience you provided here. The realization is just neat, the nice stars field, the smooth controls, the cute bee... Plus the ending is quite touching. My only complaint would be that it's a bit hard to evaluate distance with honey and something you just can't reach it. But maybe that's part of the design ^^ Well done anyway.
SoulGame
16. Dec 2014 · 00:34 UTC
something* => I meant sometime, sorry.
🎤 palmar
16. Dec 2014 · 14:37 UTC
Frozen Fractal, not working? Hmm, try to RMB on it and choose "Save as..", or use this direct link here:
http://palmar.org.ua/game/bee.love
cxsquared
16. Dec 2014 · 20:21 UTC
Nice zen like game. The graphics and audio really add to the experience. Nice work.
johnbrynte
17. Dec 2014 · 21:50 UTC
This game is actually quite sad. Given there is no end to the suffering (apart from heaven) I don't know if I ever want to play it again. If I could at least be given hope that I can save the bee in some way, like a space ship in the far distance, then I would probably play for a loong time. Oh yeah, stereoscopic 3D and like a joystick would have been kick ass. Really nice little work!
calavera
18. Dec 2014 · 01:11 UTC
Awesome! Is there a way to get honey that im missing? I really enjoyed suffering.
seraphki
22. Dec 2014 · 03:22 UTC
Like the game, enjoyed the graphics and the music; also really like the simple and clean nature of your website. =3 Cheers!
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 21:31 UTC
nice work