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You Only Get One Life to Live by jsjwooowooo

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made by jsjwooowooo for LD28 (COMPO)
WASD or Arrow Keys to move. Hold Space or Shift while moving to boost. Its hard to tell you are moving at first, but I will fix that in a post competition update:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/122720/PostCompBuild/Build.html

Without the update, its a bit harder to tell you are moving until you find another creature.
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/122720/Build/Build.html
OS/X https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/122720/Build/Build.html
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/122720/Build/Build.html
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/122720/Build/Build.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=7245

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall 3.03 478
Audio 2.93 281
Fun 2.44 768
Graphics 2.68 628
Humor 1.88 663
Innovation 3.26 264
Mood 3.44 131
Theme 2.62 633

Feedback

Hyoga-3D
16. Dec 2013 路 16:57 UTC
Didn't understand what I need to do :/ but I am sure that was something about that guys running from the char.
馃帳 jsjwooowooo
16. Dec 2013 路 17:12 UTC
Yeah, it's a bit abstract, but you can interact with the other guys, it has to do with the circles that are around them.
whiteknife
16. Dec 2013 路 18:20 UTC
You know, at first I thought I was making friends with the other squares, but after a while of them pushing me away and me wearing down their defenses I felt more like a cult leader than a friendly guy, Still, makes you think.
lorniebear
16. Dec 2013 路 19:02 UTC
Got a friend! Yay!
blasmena
16. Dec 2013 路 23:41 UTC
awesome! love breaking the ice and sharing life with lots of squares! hard to get to know shy (little) squares
Kinzata
16. Dec 2013 路 23:47 UTC
I love little games that give personality to otherwise blank objects. :)
SimonRhys
17. Dec 2013 路 14:48 UTC
Very enjoyable game! Didn't think I'd have so much fun making a gang of squares!
StMatn
17. Dec 2013 路 15:37 UTC
Very interesting experience!
I don't know if this was intended, but the abstractnes gives you much room for imagination. Some times I was thinking something silly like "Hey you! Be my friend, BE MY FRIEND!" and other times "Why do you run away from me?". Very philosophic...
Thumbs up!
Nazariglez
17. Dec 2013 路 23:43 UTC
Nice physics and quite original concept!
Thecoolestnerdguys
18. Dec 2013 路 15:09 UTC
Very enjoyable to play.
The music is very relaxing and really helps you get in the mood.
It took me some time to understand how to make friends.
The physics and the way the other squares move just perfectly match what they're trying to ilustrate.
This game really makes you stop and think for a while...
Overall 4/5 and 5/5 mood.
sekaru
18. Dec 2013 路 17:05 UTC
Took a while to understand how to play but became enjoyable when I did. Nice music too.
multikorv
19. Dec 2013 路 23:23 UTC
That was pretty challenging, nice idea!
zebi24
19. Dec 2013 路 23:25 UTC
Very nice innovative gameplay! Cool mechanics. Well done!
The Evil Cult
20. Dec 2013 路 08:31 UTC
A nice concept and great start, but feels like this game could be a lot more. Ending also felt kind of abrupt. That said I love the core mechanic, simple graphics and the audio. Maybe having some texture to the background even if it's just tiny odd pixels might help your feeling of movement issue. Would love to see this expanded upon but good job for 48 hours.
馃帳 jsjwooowooo
20. Dec 2013 路 16:16 UTC
I have uploaded a post-compo version addressing the movement issue, the link was in the description, here it is again if you want to try it: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/122720/PostCompBuild/Build.html
xrm0
29. Dec 2013 路 13:01 UTC
Nice physics, but didn't get what to do.