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Hollow Planet by Akz-

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made by Akz- for LD29 (COMPO)
A platformer where you control a tiny alien with gravity-flipping powers.

Controls:
Left+Right arrows or A+D: Move left and right
Up or W: Jump
Down or S: Drill into the ground

Desktop version requires Java to run.

My first attempt at Ludum Dare! I'm quite pleased that I got the thing submitted, even though there's not all that much content in the game. Next time I'll try not to spend a day fixing bugs in collision detection :)

I used LibGDX, Paint.NET, Tiled and Bfxr to create this game.
Web http://koti.mbnet.fi/grogbot/game/
Desktop http://koti.mbnet.fi/grogbot/game/hollowplanet.jar
Source http://koti.mbnet.fi/grogbot/game/ld29_src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=35289

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall 3.59 199
Audio 2.48 704
Fun 3.61 143
Graphics 3.16 566
Humor 2.46 536
Innovation 3.84 110
Mood 2.92 619
Theme 3.77 147

Feedback

rallebauz
28. Apr 2014 · 10:01 UTC
Fun mechanics! I'm not gonna lie I had trouble with these puzzles
eldog
28. Apr 2014 · 11:20 UTC
Woooo! That was F.U.N.

Great game mechanics. I completed it. Took me a while to figure out what I had to do on the third level. But was a lot of fun when I got it, made the whole thing more daredevilish. Great platform puzzler.
thomz12
28. Apr 2014 · 11:24 UTC
Fun game with creative mechanics! Well done!
longshorts
28. Apr 2014 · 11:34 UTC
A really great spinoff on the theme. You kept the game very simple (which i sadly didn't do for my libgdx game!) and that means it is really effective, well done!
NathanBrower
28. Apr 2014 · 12:39 UTC
Really great job! Took me a while on the third level as well, but it was really rewarding when I figured it out. I would have liked to see more levels and music.

Also, my game shares the same mechanic as yours, check it out! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=34369
Sébastien
28. Apr 2014 · 16:15 UTC
I like the concept !
CupcakeMedia
28. Apr 2014 · 17:34 UTC
This bent my mind, but when you get the hang of it, the level design makes the game flow really intuitive. Needs more polish on the camera movement and controls, but otherwise great!
snooze82
28. Apr 2014 · 18:36 UTC
fun mechanics - a mix between VVVVVV and fez :)
StabAlarash
28. Apr 2014 · 18:39 UTC
great concept !!!
SmilingCat
28. Apr 2014 · 18:42 UTC
Interesting platform mechanic, and good use of the theme.
jotson
28. Apr 2014 · 18:44 UTC
Really neat idea.
dusho
28. Apr 2014 · 20:00 UTC
pretty nice idea, cool controls
overall very good
Brian Stegmann
29. Apr 2014 · 02:26 UTC
Challenging!
CDK
29. Apr 2014 · 08:11 UTC
nice mechanics.. quite hard puzzles..
Belvar
29. Apr 2014 · 12:42 UTC
Cool game, really dynamic and interesting gameplay. The graphics looks good to!
Raiyumi
29. Apr 2014 · 16:34 UTC
Really cool mechanic. and pretty fun.
SirJson
29. Apr 2014 · 16:36 UTC
Cool use of the theme!
Cash
29. Apr 2014 · 16:38 UTC
Good job,the lack of music made it feel a little "empty" but I still had fun
dj_pale
29. Apr 2014 · 16:39 UTC
Nice work, feels quite polished due to innovate mechanics and proper level design! Level design is one of the tricky things on LD, IMHO. Small pickings would be that sometimes the drilling is too "sensitive", and the hitbox on the enemies are a bit big.
Linus Lindberg
29. Apr 2014 · 20:25 UTC
Really fun game-mechanics and charming pixel graphics! :)
Charimation
30. Apr 2014 · 22:59 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme! I love the side switching mechanic, really fun and nice graphics too :)
Sheepolution
30. Apr 2014 · 23:04 UTC
At first I thought this was another 'change gravity' game, but you took more out of the concept than I thought! The levels really make me think.
Vinyl Pixels
02. May 2014 · 12:24 UTC
At first I was like: meh, just a decent polished take on the side switching games.

But then I discovered the through-ground-jumping mechanics and the fact that you can actually kill the enemies and I was like: SUPER AWESOME :)

Really, I WANT MORE!
KevinWorkman
12. May 2014 · 12:40 UTC
This was a really interesting mechanic. You maybe should have made the "jump through" mechanic more obvious, as I only discovered it after reading through the comments. Also you might want to add the ability to cancel digs, as I ended up quitting after accidentally digging on the wrong square too many times. Reminds me of Ibb and Obb.
Dietrich Epp
18. May 2014 · 09:16 UTC
I had trouble accidentally drilling through to the bottom and dying, but it's a great concept and a fun game!
BeeintheCarGames
20. May 2014 · 00:19 UTC
Some of the puzzles were challenging! Great work.