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DeepStep by AlbertoSM

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made by AlbertoSM for LD29 (COMPO)
Phew! Submitted 8 minutes before the deadline! O_o

DeepStep is a little rhythm game where you control a little compass that moves in a grid of squares. Some of them will light up in a different color, so your goal is to land on as many of them as possible to score more points!

The game's flow is done, but sadly I wasn't able to complete the full track of the song! Still, this could lead to big things...

It was done with Unity 4.2 and NGUI.
Graphics are from several collections from OpenGameArt.com.
The main theme of the game is the song "Remember Me" by Matt Reeves (mattreeves.co.uk)

Hope you guys like it!
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UPDATE: Web version available now!

Thanks to all of your reviews :) And yes, I'm a button holder as well xD
i'll make sure to review all your games too! :)
Web http://albertosm.com/games/DeepStep/
OS/X http://albertosm.com/games/DeepStep/DS_mac.zip
Windows http://albertosm.com/games/DeepStep/DS_win_x86.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=18201

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.15 594
Audio 3.97 32
Fun 2.97 596
Graphics 3.18 545
Humor 1.74 1008
Innovation 3.68 168
Mood 3.18 385
Theme 2.14 1175

Feedback

Mental Atrophy
28. Apr 2014 · 02:47 UTC
Cool idea, though I seemed to have some synchonization issues on my end. The rhythm of the mover and the music went out of sync pretty early on. I was generally terrible at timing the direction and found it easier to just hold the button.
kbm
28. Apr 2014 · 19:24 UTC
nice idea for a puzzle game. like the title as well, has a nice ring to it. well done!
DragonXVI
28. Apr 2014 · 19:32 UTC
Nifty little idea. Went a bit out of sync towards the end but still pretty cool! Managed only 265 in the end though.
TomboFry
28. Apr 2014 · 19:45 UTC
Rhythm games are awesome, I'd like to make one myself
However, I wasn't entirely sure what I was doing, even though I had instructions.
DustyStylus
28. Apr 2014 · 19:47 UTC
Another button holder here. :D Nice polished graphics and a clean interface.
Ellian
28. Apr 2014 · 19:58 UTC
Didn't feel the theme was quite there, but spent a good time playing this. Weird/unpredictable controls, but there's definively something.
soy_yuma
28. Apr 2014 · 20:11 UTC
I also found the game a bit out of sync. I'm bad at rythm, but not that much! The concept and the music are awesome. Good job!
Hyoga-3D
28. Apr 2014 · 22:38 UTC
Good puzzles and use of The theme.
colludium
28. Apr 2014 · 22:40 UTC
Failed to download the web content - looks good though.
Skywilly
29. Apr 2014 · 11:32 UTC
Beautiful song ;)
ccglp
29. Apr 2014 · 23:01 UTC
(Te comento en español, porque te he visto en anait ;) )
El juego no esta nada mal, la idea me parece muy original, felicidades!
Manuel Magalhães
01. May 2014 · 20:39 UTC
Good game, the rhythm mechanic is cool.
Tuism
05. May 2014 · 11:37 UTC
Interesting concept! I feel like it could have been communicated better or worked a bit differently. For one, I'm used to four beat so a three beat really really confused the crap out of me. Then, the flashing green thing is too fast - as with all music games, I think instead of flashing, a trail of some kind that you can look anticipate would work best. Then the controls - instead of having to hold down the button until that moment, I think if it just took the last input and applied it as held down it would be better. It would also give it the ability to score differently according to accuracy in pressing, like other music games :)

Interesting but needs some more care in design! :) Great music!
Rodaja
05. May 2014 · 11:49 UTC
Tener que mover al ritmo al final dificultaba el movimiento más por no poder parar de moverse que de ritmo (era mucho más fácil mantener la tecla pulsada). La música y los gráficos pintan bien.
Thorig
05. May 2014 · 12:38 UTC
The controls are not really as I excepted to be, but the idea behind the game is nice. If the controls were better to understand this would have been a really good game.
dj_pale
05. May 2014 · 17:17 UTC
Very nice idea! Seemed like the tick became out of synch after a while. Also, would be nice to add some more feedback, also before transitioning.
dj_pale
05. May 2014 · 17:18 UTC
Also, this should be listed as a Jam entry since it uses pre-made assets from other ppl.
Jeffalisk
05. May 2014 · 17:18 UTC
Liked the idea and the feel of syncing the gameplay to the music. Good stuff!
ActionRemix
05. May 2014 · 20:36 UTC
Is it possible to get all of the squares on a screen? I tried to pass through them all but I couldn't think of a way to do it if the distance between them wasn't a multiple of 3.
kevinAlbs
08. May 2014 · 22:00 UTC
Cool concept. I would have liked it to have been a little more difficult, as in having more red squares. But very nice!
Kingtrez
16. May 2014 · 22:47 UTC
Nice idea :) A man with out beat and rhythm like myself can not play it but i showed my brother and he enjoyed it as well. Gj :)
dkkarate
18. May 2014 · 14:24 UTC
Game was perfectly synced for me. I really liked the idea and the music was great. All in all the game looked really polished and nice. Very well done :)
vigrid
19. May 2014 · 00:38 UTC
Interesting game mechanic - a rhythm game, but with a twist. I wish the game was really synced to the music it played.