Cloud Connected by elliottd

made by elliottd for LD30 (COMPO)

Initial submission was lacking a third level which is omitted because of bug blocking completion, I fixed this and updated in the spirit of bug fixing without adding content that was not complete at the deadline.

Added mac/linux/web builds, the web player seems to work even though I used the Unity 4.6 beta.

Updated version available on itch.io http://kenruze.itch.io/cloud-connected

Keyboard controls: WASD/Arrow keys + X to interact
Gamepad controls: Left analog stick + X to interact (XBox 360, but others should work too; Button 3 for interact)

I wrote a post about my process here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2014/08/27/cloud-connected/

Windows (15M)	http://www.stone-golem.com/ElliottDavis/LD48/CloudConnected/CloudConnected_win.zip
Web (unity 4.6 beta, 6M)	http://www.stone-golem.com/ElliottDavis/LD48/CloudConnected/CloudConnected_webplayer/CloudConnected.html
OS/X (16M)	http://www.stone-golem.com/ElliottDavis/LD48/CloudConnected/CloudConnected_mac.zip
Linux (17M)	http://www.stone-golem.com/ElliottDavis/LD48/CloudConnected/CloudConnected_linux.zip
Source (53M)	http://www.stone-golem.com/ElliottDavis/LD48/CloudConnected/CCSource.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=27074

Ratings

Coolness	47%	1319
Overall	3.48	288

Audio	3.26	249
Fun	2.91	668
Graphics	4.21	51
Humor	2.20	641
Innovation	3.15	559
Mood	3.48	174
Theme	3.70	227

Feedback

Tanner

25. Aug 2014 · 06:43 UTC

Cool graphics.

simileinchen

25. Aug 2014 · 12:32 UTC

Awesome graphics, nice animation and cool concept. Enjoyed!

matthias_zarzecki

25. Aug 2014 · 20:10 UTC

This is lovely! Amazing work :)

dusho

25. Aug 2014 · 20:54 UTC

pretty good.. love the graphics and animations
was interesting, but really really short

Razoric

25. Aug 2014 · 23:05 UTC

Really cool concept. Enjoyed the graphics and the overall polish of the game.

John Drury

25. Aug 2014 · 23:06 UTC

Great graphics! Played through it all! A mellow mood was excellently set.

micdoodle8

25. Aug 2014 · 23:06 UTC

Great job, nice animations and art.

zatyka

26. Aug 2014 · 03:00 UTC

Unity web player worked fine for me.

The graphical tone, music, and glow effect of the orb gave a very nice mysterious atmosphere. I wanted to keep playing, hoping there was some underlying story connecting things (i.e. what does the orb mean, and why a mailbox?).

Movements and controls were nice and tight. There wasn't much gameplay, but that didn't stop me from enjoying what there was.

primaerfunktion

26. Aug 2014 · 10:53 UTC

I did not really get what was going on, but it ddefinitely was interesting and looked great.

rogueNoodle

26. Aug 2014 · 12:22 UTC

This ended way sooner than I wanted - it seems like there's way more to the story than presented here, and playing it makes me want to find out what it is. Great visuals/ animation - sets the mood perfectly. Awesome work!

MerlijnVH

26. Aug 2014 · 12:34 UTC

Very lovely game, especially the main character. The animation is great for such a short development time! It was over pretty quickly, but I enjoyed the atmosphere!

cbear_wallis

26. Aug 2014 · 12:40 UTC

Really well done! I wanted to see more of how the mechanics would evolve and get harder ^_^ maybe we'll see a full fledged version ;)

🎤 elliottd

26. Aug 2014 · 13:27 UTC

Thanks for the comments! I made a whole system for the held objects and interaction and planned a bunch more puzzles, but had to cut most of it for the sake of finishing at all. I will definitely do a post-competition update and just make a bunch more levels.

mechabit

26. Aug 2014 · 14:18 UTC

nice and short puzzle game, awesome models and animations. that's a pretty creepy dream-like setting, not sure if it's meant to be soothing or unnerving, maybe the girl is dead and moving around in limbo? perhaps the orbs are lost souls? excellent stuff for 48 hours.

Crocanti de Pollo

26. Aug 2014 · 19:33 UTC

At first I thought it was the camera that changed, because the areas are too similar, then I got it :P Also I really like the concept of the mailbox as a teleporting device :D

mactinite

27. Aug 2014 · 05:51 UTC

Well now you've piqued my curiosity. I love the art, has a kind of Double Fine feel to it. Anyways, great work.

XenosNS

27. Aug 2014 · 22:50 UTC

Sweet! Looks great, liked the animation of the girl. Simple mechanics, be interesting to see how those could be developed further. Game gave me a "Neverending Story" feel for some reason.

Mase

28. Aug 2014 · 03:07 UTC

The sound effects are too electronic. I don't think they fit the setting.

The models are very nice though and I like the magic mailbox idea.

atgaubatz

28. Aug 2014 · 03:38 UTC

Love the feel of this game!

Andrew Shouldice

28. Aug 2014 · 11:57 UTC

Serene, surreal. Best character work there is in LD.

The rules of this world intrigue me; I want to hang out here more! Post-compo version please!

leafarz

29. Aug 2014 · 16:56 UTC

neat visuals you have here especially the animations! pretty eerie atmosphere also.
the concept is really cool!
great job!

0x0961h

30. Aug 2014 · 21:12 UTC

Fabulous animation!

Aske

30. Aug 2014 · 21:14 UTC

These graphics and animation are REALLY good ! Keep up the amazing work!

Adam Thompson

30. Aug 2014 · 21:14 UTC

Amazing game, great audio + visual experience. A delight to explore and uncover. Cheers :)

spotco

02. Sep 2014 · 04:51 UTC

Really impressive character animations for such a short time, hope this gets worked into something bigger!

Steve | tacospice

08. Sep 2014 · 13:29 UTC

Pretty nice graphics, though the colors could be a little more vibrant maybe. Not very difficult. Nice background music.

Teejay5

11. Sep 2014 · 07:59 UTC

Really nice animation! I got this really interesting dream-like vibe from the style of the game. I didn't know what was going on at first, but I did manage to figure it out decently without instruction.
Like Steve | tacospice here said, I do agree that you should play with the colors a bit more, the game still looks really good! also, cute character :D