Black Hole Surfer by tripleVisionGames

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made by tripleVisionGames for LD31 (COMPO)
Survive the lure of the black hole.

Inspired by Interstellar, Super Hexagon and the ever lingering dread of time lost.

Press the left or right or right arrow key to rotate or press both at the same time to fly away from the black hole.

Your perception of time may slow down as the black hole gets stronger, as may your frame rate...

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 3.81 78
Audio 3.65 84
Fun 3.73 90
Graphics 4.00 83
Humor 2.43 597
Innovation 3.47 317
Mood 3.55 118
Theme 3.70 416

Feedback

Andynonomous
08. Dec 2014 · 00:50 UTC
Really cool! I love the visual grain. Is that achieved with shaders? Simple and fun! Oddly similar (and much better presented than my own submission).
Andrea
08. Dec 2014 · 01:31 UTC
Very agreable to play! ALT+ENTER for the best full-screen, eerie experience!
SolomaZ
08. Dec 2014 · 02:26 UTC
enjoyed the overall vibe and xperience. well playable immersion.
Andynonomous
08. Dec 2014 · 02:52 UTC
Enjoyed this one, especially the aesthetic!
Mopz
08. Dec 2014 · 06:44 UTC
Fun, but I always mix up the directions when moving.
🎤 tripleVisionGames
08. Dec 2014 · 09:33 UTC
@Andynonomous - nah, just a screensize animation with additive blend mode, didn't have time for shaders!

@Andrea - I didn't even know you could do that! Oops...

@SolomaZ - thanks

@Andynonomous - hi again

@Mopz - me too!
Alexandre Szybiak
08. Dec 2014 · 12:03 UTC
Very good game, perfect mood, it gets hard really fast, couldn't survive more than 30-45 seconds.
EthanWebster
08. Dec 2014 · 15:32 UTC
A very immersive gameplay experience! I loved the atmosphere, great work!
Random Abductions
08. Dec 2014 · 15:35 UTC
nice little game. I love the art style you were going with and the whole old school scanlines thing. It is very colorful. However, why did you go for geometric shapes instead of asteroids and planets? This seems to be more fitting to the vibe and theme. Music is also very well done. Very ambient.
Gamepopper
08. Dec 2014 · 15:41 UTC
Music and graphics were really nice, like a colourful version of Asteroids. Nice concept as well.
fleegle2000
08. Dec 2014 · 21:06 UTC
Great visual effects, challenging gameplay. Great work!
Blue Thumbs Gaming
09. Dec 2014 · 09:21 UTC
Awesome game, congrats!
Geti
09. Dec 2014 · 09:45 UTC
Loved it! Really nice idea and simple controls, pretty presentation and simple to improve at, great work!
talecrafter
09. Dec 2014 · 09:45 UTC
Great. I love how the sound comes together. I could just sit idly by and listen and be at peace.
Framerate did take a major dive at the end.
Toki Anholmes
09. Dec 2014 · 10:10 UTC
Great visual effect and sounds set the mood ! Well done.
perfect victim
09. Dec 2014 · 19:37 UTC
good game
i love the vibe
Crocanti de Pollo
09. Dec 2014 · 21:03 UTC
I like the musicality of it, it's strangely relaxing. Nice work.
Zolkren
10. Dec 2014 · 15:25 UTC
I really liked the graphics for some reason hehe.
Steven Colling
10. Dec 2014 · 20:40 UTC
That's an entertaining game with an awesome atmosphere created with the visuals and audio. Nice work!
GarethIW
10. Dec 2014 · 20:52 UTC
I liked the minimal graphics and tone/atmosphere.

-C
Meral
12. Dec 2014 · 16:19 UTC
Great entry for 48h. This is fantastic! Well executed concept, nice design, good attention to detail. I absolutely love the rocket's thrust particles getting sucked into the hole. The only problem is it gets too difficult too quickly.

A little side note: The thing in the middle that you see, or rather do not see, is the event horizon aka. the point of no return.
pkenney
13. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
Very cool! I liked the interesting mechanic with the tradeoff between moving sideways and falling into the black hole, and the presentation and challenge were both strong!

I didn't win, but I played a bunch of times. The top from Andrea to Alt-Enter for fullscreen really made an immersive experience.

The sound created by the movement was a nice artistic touch that added to the experience. In fact the whole thing looked and sounded very nice, lots of great small touches coming together to make simple graphics shine.

Well done.
nesis
14. Dec 2014 · 16:23 UTC
I loved the ambience of the game, and the aesthetic was one of the top few I've seen in this Ludum Dare! Very well made game, and very challenging but fun and mesmerising.
RonnyEGT
16. Dec 2014 · 20:32 UTC
It was an amazing experience, worth playing and quite challenging! :D
ramonparaiba
19. Dec 2014 · 21:00 UTC
Great job
Poupi
25. Dec 2014 · 02:21 UTC
Very nice! ;)
01rafael
29. Dec 2014 · 06:03 UTC
Minimalism is awesome!