Astral Crossroads by zdonkeyx

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made by zdonkeyx for LD30 (JAM)
Explore the astral plane on your journey to be reborn in the physical realm.

This is my 2nd Ludum Dare, and I hope you like my game. :)

I uploaded Linux and OS X builds.. though I'm not 100% sure if they work, considering I don't have a Mac or Linux machine.

I wish I had the time to make more complex puzzles, but I guess this is a good starting point for a possible future project.

There's tons of bugs, try not to find them. ;)

Unity | Illustrator | Maya

Track: Kevin MacLeod - Evening Fall (Royalty Free)

Twitter: @chronopulse



*Watch your step. The collision detection is incomplete, and it's possible to fall off some of the ledges.

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall(Jam) 4.18 17
Audio(Jam) 4.08 25
Fun(Jam) 3.78 50
Graphics(Jam) 4.40 48
Humor(Jam) 2.36 410
Innovation(Jam) 3.85 53
Mood(Jam) 4.22 13
Theme(Jam) 3.15 393

Feedback

Anshul Goyal
26. Aug 2014 · 03:16 UTC
short and sweet! Soundtrack is awesome!
With more content and variety of puzzles, it has a potential of becoming a decent game. Good work!
iSamurai
26. Aug 2014 · 04:38 UTC
The art style reminds me of Monument Valley, and I love it! The clean art and the background music creates a peaceful feeling. The transitions of the platforms and worlds are really smooth and impressive. Fun gameplay too! I also found a bug in level 2 that the character just fall out of the platform...
jgthespy
26. Aug 2014 · 06:01 UTC
Wow this game is awesome. I'd love to see more.
CoolIron
26. Aug 2014 · 06:03 UTC
Beautiful!
ATTA Games
26. Aug 2014 · 06:20 UTC
Great entry! Cool artwork and nice gameplay, but when I fall from platform i meet the infinity.
Raphy
26. Aug 2014 · 10:06 UTC
Peaceful experience, reminds me of Monument Valley as well. Very good overall, more levels would be great!
Gametery
26. Aug 2014 · 12:39 UTC
Loved it! Very nice design and very smooth, Keep up good work!
Bobzombi
26. Aug 2014 · 12:48 UTC
There is an endless fall bug :/ But this is a very nice game !
enteagd
26. Aug 2014 · 14:44 UTC
Brilliant, crying out for expansion!
dustyroom
26. Aug 2014 · 16:57 UTC
One of the best entries. The art is fantastic. And that harp...
Jupitron
26. Aug 2014 · 18:25 UTC
Incredible setting and really cool mechanics. Excellent visual style!
Beard
26. Aug 2014 · 19:38 UTC
Impressive! I enjoyed the puzzles.
Rage Paint
27. Aug 2014 · 02:24 UTC
Very clean. Extremely fun. This is definitely my favorite game out of the ones I have played so far. Nice job.
Dimir
27. Aug 2014 · 09:07 UTC
Game is very beautiful!
Hyoga-3D
27. Aug 2014 · 13:50 UTC
Very nice game, puzzles are awesome, graphics are awesome, char are awesome, congrats!
BradSmallPlanet
28. Aug 2014 · 00:43 UTC
The music suits the game really well, definitely high marks for the 'audio' and 'mood' categories. It reminds me of Monument Valley because of the high visual polish.
Scott Baker
28. Aug 2014 · 01:49 UTC
Just when I got hooked, there were no more levels! This is a great game. If you make the interface tablet friendly, you could sell this game on a tablet easily.
smizmeal
28. Aug 2014 · 02:01 UTC
This is excellent. Beautiful art style and fun game mechanics. I'd like to see more :)
Mase
28. Aug 2014 · 03:44 UTC
It has a very cohesive style.

I get a black screen after I complete the second level... not sure if this is a bug or the end.
Simplexcity
28. Aug 2014 · 04:09 UTC
Awesome. Reminded me lots of Monument Valley too which was nice cos i was craving more of that game.
u did a really good job, the game feels smooth and the music was purdy
🎤 zdonkeyx
28. Aug 2014 · 05:17 UTC
Thanks for all the nice feedback! Sorry about the bugs, and for it being so short.. if only a couple more hours!! lol
Chikun Dev Team
28. Aug 2014 · 05:18 UTC
Sweet, little puzzle game. Lots of potential for a full version.
~funkeh
braqoon
28. Aug 2014 · 09:18 UTC
nice little game, but it's very easy to fall off the platforms.
spolsh
28. Aug 2014 · 10:04 UTC
Simple and enjoyable :)
liquidminduk
28. Aug 2014 · 11:52 UTC
very polished effort, everything came together really well for a nice balanced experience.
mrexcessive
28. Aug 2014 · 12:31 UTC
Hi there. Lovely looking world, like the lighting, fog, switch states, rotation movement... all good!
stasss
28. Aug 2014 · 16:21 UTC
Gorgeous rendition. Graphics - without a rival. Atmosphere - super solid (very professional) , I like music a lot! Little polish, scaling. You must continue working on it!!
JoJoyX
28. Aug 2014 · 16:36 UTC
Great entry ! You should keep working on that the concept is great
bushmango
28. Aug 2014 · 17:07 UTC
Beautiful! So smooth.
KrisDevelopment
28. Aug 2014 · 18:31 UTC
Exelent game. Congrats!
Artamus
28. Aug 2014 · 20:01 UTC
Nice game, congrats!
royvanrijn
28. Aug 2014 · 20:50 UTC
How nice and peaceful... so zen with the music :) 5 stars for the mood!
Fanatrick
28. Aug 2014 · 21:10 UTC
Loved the mechanics! Puzzles were a bit based on trial and error, but it didn't hurt the gameplay. Really fun jam game :)
donaldducky
28. Aug 2014 · 22:27 UTC
Very good game. I really liked the music!
Xadjim
28. Aug 2014 · 22:46 UTC
Wow nice, had fun playing it and the quality seems to be very high. Great job. I would probably buy it for about 1-2 euro
hoyt hoy
29. Aug 2014 · 00:55 UTC
It's really good! Nice graphics, puzzles, everything is nice.
But I fell off the edge, and it was weird...
Nuclear Napalm
29. Aug 2014 · 07:25 UTC
Wow! I thought it will be Monument Valley, but this one appeared really different! Good job!
SaintHeiser
30. Aug 2014 · 03:47 UTC
Well made game!
The game mechanics blowing my mind!
simplesmiler
30. Aug 2014 · 08:28 UTC
Lovely!
Drew Van Camp
30. Aug 2014 · 14:50 UTC
Oh my goodness! Beautiful music and visuals!

So I feel like either the second level is too difficult or too buggy (definitely fell off at one point). But this is a wonderful, elegant little game. I'm curious how far it goes!

Colors, shapes, animations, symbols. All of it is nicely executed. And it wasn't lost on me that you have a system for showing what's on the underside of each -- clever design!

Feel like after the first level, you need a couple more simple levels to teach the player before we get to the second level. Or maybe it was just a bug I was experiencing.

This is really great! Please continue it! More beautiful music, more smooth animations, more symbols and puzzle types. You've done a great job!
Managore
01. Sep 2014 · 00:43 UTC
This game really looks incredible. The flipping mechanic is also very interesting.
yodamaster
02. Sep 2014 · 11:09 UTC
Nice and sweet. Some little bugs, like the platform moves away while I'm on it, so it results in standing in the air. Add more levels and a tutorial and publish for iOS.
Scipio Xaos
06. Sep 2014 · 01:53 UTC
Very nicely done. I would love to see more of this with a lot more puzzles. When I solved the first one my first thought was "Oh, that's clever..." Great work!
brokenbeach
06. Sep 2014 · 11:30 UTC
The game's gorgeous and fun. There was a nice atmosphere to it. Well done.

However, there is a bug where you can fall off the map, on the first level. Once you take the stairs down to the island on the far right, you can walk straight off it.
PapyGaragos
06. Sep 2014 · 11:31 UTC
Great concept and execution. The game could use a smoother difficulty curve though. I wasn't really sure what to do and I solved the first level by accident (and it took me a while to truly solve it when I restarted)

Good job
SecondDimension
06. Sep 2014 · 13:26 UTC
A lovely game with great atmosphere and music. I fell off the edge though and fell forever.
Midnight Creators
06. Sep 2014 · 18:22 UTC
Awesome entry, great game at all. I suggest some audible feedback when you move platforms. This game is very promising! Congratulations! (I didnt find any bug :P yey).
ChuiGum
06. Sep 2014 · 23:02 UTC
Awesome innovation, graphics, and music! Fantastic job overall!
Jupiter_Hadley
07. Sep 2014 · 20:33 UTC
Super well done. Awesome game! I included it in part 20 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/3H1YVzN-nuA
airdeck
09. Sep 2014 · 04:36 UTC
This is beautiful, reminds me of Monument Valley.
apiotrw
13. Sep 2014 · 14:03 UTC
Great game :)
vividhelix
13. Sep 2014 · 15:39 UTC
gorgeous art style, i was curious technically how you made that in unity - I'd love a postmortem describing that.
🎤 zdonkeyx
13. Sep 2014 · 21:27 UTC
@vividhelix It's all about perspective! If you use an isometric camera, depth no longer exists. It's basically a 2d view of 3d objects, which allows you to play tricks on the player's perception of the game.