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Lost, beneath the surface. by Nambiar

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made by Nambiar for LD29 (COMPO)
You're a firefly and you're lost in the dark beneath the surface.
Use arrow keys to move around and solve procedurally generated worlds with horrors of the dark lurking around the corner.

Check out this link for the post mortem - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2014/04/29/lost-beneath-the-surface-a-post-mortem/
Web http://s-nambiar.com/games/lost/
Source http://s-nambiar.com/games/lost/lost.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=34101

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1460
Overall 3.00 717
Audio 3.46 166
Fun 2.31 1102
Graphics 2.85 756
Humor 2.19 734
Innovation 2.73 797
Mood 3.35 272
Theme 2.23 1147

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki
28. Apr 2014 路 07:48 UTC
Nice atmosphere!
wdebowicz
28. Apr 2014 路 12:44 UTC
Nice intro screen but too heavy controls. Rotation speed should be faster.
I Like the concept of procedurally generated labyrinth.
ccglp
28. Apr 2014 路 12:46 UTC
Good atmosphere, I like the labyrinth subtheme!
Jod
28. Apr 2014 路 13:40 UTC
Very moody! Love what you did with the graphics and sound. Took me a while to figure out where to find the ending, I died so much!

Also I found a bug here I am able to 'dissapear' through the right edge of the screen if there is no wall there. Into the void I went! :D
馃帳 Nambiar
28. Apr 2014 路 13:48 UTC
@wdebowicz - My beta tester (sis) complained of the same but i let it be given you're disoriented :P

@Jod - The off-into-the-void bug is because of the maze generation messing up when the tile number is odd. I'll probably update the version to get rid of that.
okkolobr
28. Apr 2014 路 14:21 UTC
I liked the atmosphere and the way the fly moves (really make me think of a fly). Very oppressing, and fun game. Good job !
Tanner
28. Apr 2014 路 15:44 UTC
Nice graphics!
Xeke_Death
28. Apr 2014 路 18:50 UTC
Very moody music, sets a tense horror theme really well...
alwaysinbeta
28. Apr 2014 路 19:52 UTC
I liked the atmospheric graphics and audio. Couldn't find my way out, but enjoyed trying.
DanEEStar
29. Apr 2014 路 07:40 UTC
The music is awesome! It did creep my out in a good way!
I completly lost my sense of direction. A mini map would be great or maybe a indication where the goal is and how far away you are from the goal.

I got to map 2 but then a horror got my right at the beginning.

A great game!
namuol
30. Apr 2014 路 00:01 UTC
Strange choice for controls, but you score big points for mood and audio!
VictoryGarden
01. May 2014 路 23:26 UTC
The graphics--the look of the background and the art assets in general--were great (those sparkling blocks! the parchment-colored white background against the stark black!). The pulsing light circle and slippery controls were not so great, because I ended up getting nauseated and had to quit very quickly.
Martin_Monosys
04. May 2014 路 19:29 UTC
Sorry to tell you, but the music is the best part of the game, and you didn't even do that yourself.... OMFG! No just kidding, the rest isn't half bad (exept for the turning speed of the firefly, which is terrible...) but people will give you great ratings on the music (because it is really very good), and you didn't do it yourself. That is one of the mortal sins of the compo!!!
Larzan
07. May 2014 路 20:50 UTC
Nce idea, liked the random mazes, am a big fan of generated content, read your post mortem :)