Little Drop by masterhyjinx

made by masterhyjinx for LD30 (COMPO)

This is little drop. He lives in a world where everything is a cycle. Connected. As a matter of fact he just fell as a single rain drop. Help him do his part in nature's cycle by getting back to a river.

If he's having a hard time, take some sunshine in and evaporate into a cloud for a bit!

Had less time than I imagined I would but I think I accomplished an amazing amount of work. This might be one of my best LD entries yet after missing the last few.

For this project I used:

Unity3D
MonoDevelop
NGUI
Playmaker
BeatWave
Audacity
Pickle Sprite Editor (http://www.pickleeditor.com/)
CFXR
Audacity
Auto Tile Gen (http://autotilegen.com/)
Auto Tile Set
Photoshop CS5
Bamboo CTH-470

The source code is missing Playmaker and NGUI. Everything else is there!

Web	http://www.gamedesignfu.com/LudumDare/LD30_Little_Drop/LD30_Little_Drop.html
Windows	http://www.gamedesignfu.com/LudumDare/LD30_Little_Drop/LD30_Little_Drop_Win.zip
OS/X	http://www.gamedesignfu.com/LudumDare/LD30_Little_Drop/LD30_Little_Drop_OSX.zip
Source	http://www.gamedesignfu.com/LudumDare/LD30_Little_Drop/LD30_Little_Drop_Source.unitypackage
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=2031

Ratings

Coolness	51%	3
Overall	3.18	586

Audio	2.56	636
Fun	3.30	334
Graphics	3.04	598
Humor	2.57	400
Innovation	3.07	625
Mood	2.81	707
Theme	2.75	864

Feedback

Kaelaholme

25. Aug 2014 · 05:58 UTC

Really like the way the evaporation cloud transformation looks.

Akurn

25. Aug 2014 · 07:41 UTC

Haha very cute. Not sure if the delay in jumping is an intentional design decision, but it helps build character for the little guy.

EMAK

25. Aug 2014 · 09:34 UTC

I like the mechanic of evaporation!

psychomonster

25. Aug 2014 · 20:32 UTC

Nice idea to have a warter drop searching for water as it's home. Like the way it turns into a cloud. Nice work... jumoing should feel a little bit more dynamic... Nice entry

mrexcessive

26. Aug 2014 · 13:43 UTC

Hi there. A charming game. Love the sounds, the pixel art, the movement, the cloud moments. All great!

drakfyre

26. Aug 2014 · 21:59 UTC

Wow! Great job, loved that! Great art and level design. Was surprised by the additional mechanic introduced in the second level. Very fun!

Rage Paint

29. Aug 2014 · 05:47 UTC

I loved the evaporation mechanic. Would have also liked to see it turn to ice to complete the trifecta: liquid, gas, solid.

Victory Garden

29. Aug 2014 · 06:32 UTC

Cute little game! It would have helped to have had some music to give you the feel of things too, as well as maybe a less abrupt level transition (I was confused at the beginning when the menu screen didn't just let me start playing, and instead plopped me down at a level beginning without fanfare). I would have also liked the little droplet to feel heavier as it splats around, rather than being so floaty--to contrast with the feel of the cloud mechanic, which should be really freeing. I really liked the water cycle mechanic and the cheerful little level-end sting.

Thanks!

Two Scoop Games

29. Aug 2014 · 17:30 UTC

I really liked this one! Great job on the different states of water as a creative new mechanic! Nice work.

kidando

29. Aug 2014 · 19:58 UTC

Not bad. Not bad at all. After Ludum Dare, you could definitely refine/polish and create a pretty neat platformer from this. Great job and concept.

divillysausages

30. Aug 2014 · 22:11 UTC

Nice job! I kept expecting some Mario-style secret worlds that you could only get to as a cloud :)

ItyBity8Bit

16. Sep 2014 · 00:39 UTC

Good graphics and sounds that work well with each other.
The jumping felt a bit clunky because it jumps a second after you press the button and can’t choose how high you go.
The level design can use some work to feel like a more natural.
This has great potential, with more time I can see this on many web sites.