S.I.N.E by FloatingGhost

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made by FloatingGhost for LD31 (COMPO)
Bullet hell game.

Twist: You are locked to a sine wave that can be manipulated.

Can you kill everything and ShINE?

Ratings

Coolness 96% 2
Overall 3.50 266
Audio 2.64 593
Fun 3.20 439
Graphics 3.10 555
Humor 2.95 278
Innovation 4.14 42
Mood 3.13 383
Theme 3.94 189

Feedback

Coolway99
08. Dec 2014 · 03:19 UTC
Great Idea! I think the audio isn't too great though. Maybe if you are going sine wave music make it dynamic?
devshawn
08. Dec 2014 · 03:20 UTC
Lots of fun. Typo on controls: "W/S" and "A/S"
sharpcoder
08. Dec 2014 · 03:21 UTC
This is an amazing entry! It's really innovative, awesome job!
oh_andrej
08. Dec 2014 · 03:23 UTC
Wow, that's an amazing idea. Trying to control it makes my head hurt in a good way :D
taviandir
08. Dec 2014 · 03:24 UTC
Fun concept! As someone else said, I almost expected the sound to adapt to the waves - that would've really taken the game to an entire new level! Still good fun game, the lose screen comment made me laugh HARD :D:D:D
Kwask
08. Dec 2014 · 03:29 UTC
I liked it, I thought it was a clever idea. I did run into this bug, though, when I tried to increase the amplitude and decrease the frequency a bit too much: http://puu.sh/dlFhA/407011470f.jpg
RedPanda
08. Dec 2014 · 16:57 UTC
Amazing!
hexagore
08. Dec 2014 · 16:58 UTC
Oh god I really like the look of this but my java install doesn't like this jar at all. Is there a specific version of Java to use?
BtheDestroyer
08. Dec 2014 · 16:58 UTC
Opened it on Mac OS/X and the window flashed a few times then closed. I'll try again when I can get on my desktop.
🎤 FloatingGhost
08. Dec 2014 · 16:59 UTC
Java 7, for hexagore
Wilson
08. Dec 2014 · 17:02 UTC
Great idea! Tricky to get the hang of, but satisfying once you do.
talecrafter
08. Dec 2014 · 17:05 UTC
Good idea. A bit frustrating, perhaps, because of the automatic movement, even if you can change the course somewhat.
LostTrainDude
08. Dec 2014 · 17:09 UTC
A really interesting take on the "tower defense" genre! I wonder if you are going to extend this and what are your ideas.

I also wondered about a link between actual music and the sinewave.

I have encountered the same bug listed by Kwask, but at this point I'm not sure if it's a bug or not. Probably you are not allowed to get out of the screen.

One minor thing: make fullscreen possible :) My resolution didn't make it easy for me to play it!

Good job!
AlSweigart
08. Dec 2014 · 18:54 UTC
Nice game.
DuncanDonut
08. Dec 2014 · 19:36 UTC
Like it. Very addictive. Easy to pick up, nightmare to master (in a good way)
SuperPokeunicorn
08. Dec 2014 · 22:14 UTC
Very innovative! Never would have thought of something like that. Also, you get fives stars in humor for that cosine joke XD
dallonf
09. Dec 2014 · 01:35 UTC
My favorite game I've played so far! It's such an unusual method of control, yet it's actually quite intuitive and it makes you feel really clever when you hit something you were aiming at (or dodge an enemy's shot).
Team-KwaKwa
09. Dec 2014 · 15:16 UTC
I like the idea. Controlling is hard as we can move the basic axis up and down which would have add a dimension. Maybe some dynamic music as mention before in the comments. Very innovative.
JNyknn
10. Dec 2014 · 15:51 UTC
Wonderful gameplay concept, I must admit.
BarrensZeppelin
10. Dec 2014 · 23:57 UTC
I liked the idea and the game was fun, but it was really mind-bending control. :)

Pretty sure I've seen that explosion before though ;^)
Junuxx
11. Dec 2014 · 00:06 UTC
That was okay! Couldn't beat the boss.
WiErD0
11. Dec 2014 · 20:49 UTC
Sorry, I can't play or rate because I got an Invalid or corrupt file error, and don't really have the patience to try to fix it right now... Looks cool though!
Wakka
11. Dec 2014 · 20:55 UTC
amazing idea, love it!
skulioskarsson
11. Dec 2014 · 23:06 UTC
Nice idea :)
cmcoto
12. Dec 2014 · 03:15 UTC
Loved your idea! Had trouble controlling it, but it was good play!
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
12. Dec 2014 · 20:39 UTC
Quite a unique idea, well done.
csanyk
13. Dec 2014 · 04:16 UTC
Interesting concept. I've not played something like this before.
01rafael
14. Dec 2014 · 15:17 UTC
This game is pretty innovativ! Great entry!
GrabenGroup
14. Dec 2014 · 15:21 UTC
Nice Idea!
alyphen
14. Dec 2014 · 16:05 UTC
I don't think you included the natives for Mac.
Waterman7
14. Dec 2014 · 16:10 UTC
Great concept and really nice take on the theme. Good job!
01101101
14. Dec 2014 · 16:46 UTC
Nice concept!
asobitech
16. Dec 2014 · 09:33 UTC
Really original idea, good work.
f7f5
16. Dec 2014 · 19:59 UTC
Hey, I did a Sine wave based game myself for LD #26! (different gamplay) :)