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Oval Opposites by Kiwiboi

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made by Kiwiboi for LD30 (COMPO)
You are two circles trying to dodge falling arrows. You do that by touch a circle which makes it grow, while the other one does the opposite.

This was made with mobile in mind but it works great on desktops too.
Looking forward to trying a bunch of your spacey games.
I hope you enjoy! *cmd+s* urgh

This game is connected with Circling Circles by Linus Lindberg. Our own little play with the theme.

Now also on mobile! @jagekiwi

EDIT: Changed to Kongregate because site before was full of ads! Sorry for the trouble.

UPDATE: The mobile version is now updated thanks to your feedback!
- You now click the side not the circle
- An effect and sound when you get hit
- Lowered volume on music a bit
Web http://www.kongregate.com/games/PiggybackGames/oval-opposites
Android(Post LD) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piggyback.oval
iPhone/iPad(Post LD) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oval-opposites/id912544347?l=sv&ls=1&mt=8
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/e82dkyd6yzo34zd/oval.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=20891

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall 3.62 190
Audio 3.26 249
Fun 3.41 271
Graphics 3.17 502
Humor 2.00 776
Innovation 3.79 141
Mood 3.38 242
Theme 3.27 546

Feedback

mrexcessive
25. Aug 2014 · 14:39 UTC
Lovely game, maybe start a bit easier (smaller total radius ?), but perhaps that's just my ability - tough to balance for the dextrously challenged. Really fun. Good job!
Mali
25. Aug 2014 · 23:00 UTC
I can see this playing great on a mobile device. Bit hard to play on anything other than a touch screen. Simple and minimalistic but those are my two favourite things! Audio is good and very relaxing. Good job!
KigurumiDevs
26. Aug 2014 · 12:57 UTC
The music is beautiful. Relaxing and very nicely made game, reminds me of the game "duet". Good job!
DrMelon
26. Aug 2014 · 12:57 UTC
Clean graphics are always nice!
Simon@LD
26. Aug 2014 · 13:00 UTC
Very cool mechanic, quite challenging! Didn't appreciate the ads though...
🎤 Kiwiboi
26. Aug 2014 · 13:03 UTC
@Simon@LD Ads? Are there ads? Hmm I have adblock, guess it must be the websitehoster I'm using? I even paused my adblock but still no ads. Anyone else?
Reyn
26. Aug 2014 · 13:16 UTC
Took a while to load for me, first thought this was spam after seeing the ads. Looks like legitimate ads, the index.html file has some additional includes from "Free Web Hosting Area". Interesting simple game, thanks :)
🎤 Kiwiboi
26. Aug 2014 · 13:19 UTC
Oh wow.. guess the site must get money somehow. Didn't realize.
Simon@LD
26. Aug 2014 · 13:20 UTC
@Kiwiboi I used firefox, without any adblocker. Tested it in Chrome just now, everything seems fine there ;)
🎤 Kiwiboi
26. Aug 2014 · 13:47 UTC
@Simon@LD alright that's good well next time I'll use something different, Google Drive stopped working for hosting recently :(
villhest
26. Aug 2014 · 13:53 UTC
Nice mechanic!
burgerdare
26. Aug 2014 · 14:04 UTC
really interesting. The gameplay is a lot of fun and very unique, but the controls could perhaps do with a revamp. Instead of having to click explicitly within the radius of a circle to grow it, things might feel a bit better if you just had to click somewhere on the correct side of a dividing line, similar to how Super Hexagon works on mobile.
🎤 Kiwiboi
26. Aug 2014 · 14:10 UTC
@burgerdare yeah thanks for the thought, I considered that at start but then I just forgot ^^ It can be annoying when you have to get small and then quickly change for sure, I'll look into that!
Majko
26. Aug 2014 · 15:43 UTC
Not working in firefox.
Shmarah
26. Aug 2014 · 15:46 UTC
Ads confused me at first, but when the game started, I really liked it! I can see it being really fun with a touch screen too, maybe even expanded for there to be multiple pairs of orbs of different colors. The minimalism was very pleasing but the audio seemed a little sad. I'd totally play this on my phone!
Hippolyta
26. Aug 2014 · 15:47 UTC
A nice little game - I like the mechanics and presentation!
Very well done!
SpringPowered
26. Aug 2014 · 15:47 UTC
Very nice, I enjoy it!
I'd add keyboard controls (a/d or left/right should be equivalent to clicking on the left/right circle), and collision effects (sound and visual) and call it done :)
🎤 Kiwiboi
26. Aug 2014 · 16:08 UTC
@Majko It should if you wait long enough, but not sure why it's so slow and I get why you don't want to wait that long if there are ads. Otherwise Chrome and adblock are friends ;)
Snoother
26. Aug 2014 · 17:50 UTC
I'm loving how this pairs with Linus Lindberg's game as a unique take on the theme. Mostly the same things I said there apply here, except that I think the music is a bit better for this game; however, the mechanic is perhaps slightly more interesting for Linus's game. Otherwise, both have wonderfully subdued graphics and gameplay mechanics that set just the right mood. And I absolutely love minimalist games. Congrats.
Majko
26. Aug 2014 · 19:20 UTC
Nice and simple idea! Would like to see post-compo mobile version :)
jshaffer94247
27. Aug 2014 · 01:13 UTC
Worked fine for me with mouse and I made it to level 16. Music is relaxing, and I can see this being built out into a nice mobile game that falls under "Zen games". Reminded me of a simplified "Osmos".
John Drury
27. Aug 2014 · 06:05 UTC
Wow! Great use of theme. This is very innovative. Love the soothing music.
fil00dl
27. Aug 2014 · 15:49 UTC
simple and effective concept, good job
nintendoeats
27. Aug 2014 · 17:34 UTC
I got to 28. That is very tricky, but I like it. I can definitely see how it would fit Android nicely. Also, I think the music fits nicely and the graphics are very appropriate. Good work!
Thingo Studios
27. Aug 2014 · 19:15 UTC
Never played anything quite like this before-- abstract but fun, with great music.
Artamus
27. Aug 2014 · 19:24 UTC
Nice game, congrats!
Canyon
28. Aug 2014 · 13:35 UTC
The page seems to be down for me. I'll download the source and try that.
🎤 Kiwiboi
28. Aug 2014 · 16:51 UTC
@Canyon The site works fine for me.

Let me know if this happens to more people.
Victory Garden
29. Aug 2014 · 01:14 UTC
Only got 19 or so. I loved this, especially the explosive decompression the second circle seems to undergo at the end o.o Music is a little loud, I think, but relaxing and good to listen to. I think there may need to be a bit more feedback of some kind (audiovisual, I mean) in order to make the game really addictive. Agree with other posters that the controls could use some tweaking.

It used to be called "Curvy Companion," right? I think that name was a bit more eye-catching. Thank you for the game! It's really good.
Maxom
29. Aug 2014 · 17:48 UTC
Brilliant Idea!
synchingfeeling
29. Aug 2014 · 20:05 UTC
That was really enjoyable, definitely a mobile experience first. Loved how the final oval grows during the final moments.
micahcowan
30. Aug 2014 · 07:11 UTC
Love it! So simple/basic, but fun, novel, addictive. :)

It's amazing what a diff good bg music makes, too.
WillysJerry
30. Aug 2014 · 17:25 UTC
Awesome idea, Great work!
kirbytails7
31. Aug 2014 · 05:04 UTC
Simple and fun. The music is nice but strikes me as not quite fitting.
glbs
31. Aug 2014 · 21:09 UTC
You've developed an interesting mechanics that is fun and challenging to play, and the minimalist aspect is pretty elegant.
It's just a shame the game doesn't offer much variation but you might have been out of time. Good entry anyway !
🎤 Kiwiboi
31. Aug 2014 · 23:33 UTC
@Victory Garden Thanks for the feedback, already fixed some of the things you mentioned. Not sure what to add audiovisually even though I agree, you have any ideas?
At first I named the name it has now, then I changed to "Curvy Couple", then back to this cause I had mobile stuff already done with this name.

@glbs Thanks. Yeah I was about 12 hours late and had to make time for some other things. If you have any ideas regarding variations then please let me know, I consider everything for future updates on mobile, it's soon out on iPhone too.
tbam
03. Sep 2014 · 00:08 UTC
Cool mechanic, the difficulty ramped up nicely. The theme you two have is really cool as well :)
DrCicero
04. Sep 2014 · 22:09 UTC
After playing its kind of obvious that this game is connected to 'circling circles' ( http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=20066 ).

But i think you would both get a better theme score if you wrote that idea in the description. :)
Nice game!
tiff
06. Sep 2014 · 00:34 UTC
Very cool!
ClownAround
08. Sep 2014 · 08:40 UTC
Nice. Over style worked well for this type of game. I thought the game mechanic was a great idea.