CAVVE by Zupoman

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made by Zupoman for LD30 (COMPO)
Arrow keys to move, 'Z' to jump.

You are some strange creature going through a stream of connected, one-colored worlds. On your way you will encounter deadly spikes, shooting turrets, evil robots and dangerous boulders - all trying to kill you. Good luck!

This is a game that interprets the theme very loosely - but I hope it fits. Could have been better, unfortunately I was too short on time. The winning screen is very poor, sorry for that. I hope you enjoy it anyway - have fun!

NOTE:
I uploaded a patched version - there was a bug which was causing the game to skip one level. It should be fixed now.

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.30 454
Audio 2.67 582
Fun 3.45 239
Graphics 3.74 196
Innovation 2.34 1071
Mood 3.48 174
Theme 2.48 1001

Feedback

modbox
25. Aug 2014 路 12:51 UTC
I love the game, it feels quite ambient
datacr4sh
25. Aug 2014 路 15:02 UTC
great art, nice mood to this!
@BrainlessPotato
25. Aug 2014 路 15:09 UTC
OMG Hardcore!!! but I like it :_D
CogentInvalid
25. Aug 2014 路 15:17 UTC
I liked the simple graphics and smooth movement. I couldn't get out of the pit in the cyan screen, not sure if that was intentional.
馃帳 Zupoman
25. Aug 2014 路 15:34 UTC
@CogentInvalid Thanks for reporting, that's a bug. I uploaded a patched version, it should be fixed now.
Christian Scandariato
25. Aug 2014 路 16:51 UTC
Wonderfully elegant game. I really enjoyed the minimalism in both design and art. Great job!
FGM
25. Aug 2014 路 16:54 UTC
Can be very unforgiving. Maybe a checkpoint system would make it easier for some people. But I had to finish all the levels. I don't back down from a challenge.
rnlf
25. Aug 2014 路 18:12 UTC
I liked the game, but I ragequit after attempting level 2 about a million times :D

Nice style though!
kyyrma
25. Aug 2014 路 19:25 UTC
As you mentioned, a bit of a miss with the theme - but that's alright, it's about making games after all ;-) This game caught my eye with the preview picture, and I wasn't disappointed. Fantastic work with the minimalistic art style!
4sap
25. Aug 2014 路 19:49 UTC
Very good, very hard. I like how you really fall like a rock, makes the platforming very challenging
firstbass
26. Aug 2014 路 00:32 UTC
Very engaging, challenging, and just overall a good game.
Literal Games
26. Aug 2014 路 12:12 UTC
Very solid platformer mechanics, I found it quite hard though! Good job.
SeriouslyCrunchy
26. Aug 2014 路 12:14 UTC
Got a little hard for me at the end but nice little platformer with a good set of sounds and art style.
IcyLava
26. Aug 2014 路 12:18 UTC
"You are some strange creature", hmm... I skimmed through that part and my guess was that you are a rock :D. Didn't get past all the levels, but it was pretty fun anyway. Good work!
AtomicVikings
26. Aug 2014 路 14:07 UTC
Very nice platformer, controls are spot on. I couldn't make it to the end because I am not good at platforming :( still, awesome game!
Steve | tacospice
26. Aug 2014 路 14:09 UTC
Pretty solid controls although the game's rather unforgiving at times. Maybe once you unlock the.. barrier things, they should stay unlocked even if you die, at least.

I like the bump sound when you land, and I also quite like the minimalistic aesthetic.

A big bonus is also that there's no nonsense, once you die it's immediate restart, no waiting around, no having to quit and restart the game, nothing like that.
the
28. Aug 2014 路 10:21 UTC
I am voting for extra check points too. Also, nice minimalistic tileset.
rd127p77
31. Aug 2014 路 15:59 UTC
Level 2 is hard, quit after 30 minutes of trying, other than that when you die I like the sound. Also Love the Graphics.
bytegrove
31. Aug 2014 路 20:47 UTC
I like the art style and the fact that it changes colour. The jumping felt a little unresponsive at times though, and caused me to die a lot.