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Colour Out Of Space by snowyowl

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made by snowyowl for LD35 (COMPO)
...the column of unknown colour flared suddenly stronger and began to weave itself into fantastic suggestions of shape...
-- H.P. Lovecraft

Controls:
Hold the left mouse button to move.
Press R to replay the game.

A physics sandbox, and a short visual story about an alien crashed on a monochrome planet.

Featuring:
* Many seconds of gameplay!
* A balloon!
* Life, but not as we know it!
* Shapeshifting!
* Absolutely no scary parts, despite being an H. P. Lovecraft fangame!
* Four endings, one of which is the SECRET ENDING!
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38824915/TheColourOutOfSpace.zip
Web https://googledrive.com/host/0B2-td3Bzzx8-ZHA4MFRXQXY0TUU
Source (Unity) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38824915/LD35.7z
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=1441

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall 3.54 202
Fun 3.31 340
Graphics 3.00 465
Humor 2.73 279
Innovation 3.72 140
Mood 3.63 102
Theme 3.77 195

Feedback

Membrane
18. Apr 2016 · 05:47 UTC
The art, the atmosphere, the core mechanic.. they're all perfect. This was verrrry cool :)
simon
18. Apr 2016 · 10:02 UTC
very good base for a fun game! sad its so short, i wanted more ;)
give it nicer graphics, more levels and its perfect!

good work 4/5
hugheth
18. Apr 2016 · 12:38 UTC
Beautiful :)
Yarg
18. Apr 2016 · 17:27 UTC
Like it!
I think this mechanics will be awesome for touch devices
nervous.composers
18. Apr 2016 · 18:51 UTC
nice background art
🎤 snowyowl
18. Apr 2016 · 20:48 UTC
@Yarg I hadn't thought of that, but you're absolutely right!
monkeybit29
18. Apr 2016 · 20:58 UTC
lol "many seconds of gameplay"
Really cool mechanic, tough to understand at first.
Just wish there was relaxing audio to go with it. Nice job!
🎤 snowyowl
18. Apr 2016 · 20:58 UTC
And if anyone's curious, to get the secret ending, you need to ERNPU GUR RAQ JVGUBHG RNGVAT GUR NCCYR (use rot13.com to decode that).
UnlikelyRogue
18. Apr 2016 · 23:12 UTC
What a lovely game, I liked the spin on old-school snake mechanics.
rynti
18. Apr 2016 · 23:33 UTC
Haha good job with the multiple endings - only got three though (including the secret ending).
timeshapers
19. Apr 2016 · 07:49 UTC
Neat concept.
🎤 snowyowl
19. Apr 2016 · 12:58 UTC
@UnlikelyRogue: I could have called it "Snake, But With Physics".

@rynti: You actually got the secret ending? Wow. I'm genuinely impressed, I didn't think anyone would have the patience for it.
Empyrealhell
19. Apr 2016 · 17:58 UTC
I was surprised at how quickly I went from having no idea what I was doing to be able to move exactly where I wanted quickly and easily. Love the movement controls, great fun to play around with.
Qaterknan
20. Apr 2016 · 13:32 UTC
Oh man, this has so much potential! I completed all the endings and I like this prototype as it is. It has a nice, mysterious atmosphere. But if you polish it, create new levels that expand on the mechanic and make it touch friendly... That would be an awesome smartphone game.
TheMeorch
24. Apr 2016 · 17:08 UTC
This is great -- fantastic atmosphere and pacing, and you really feel like you're controlling the creature through great physics. Nice job!!
masterkrepta
26. Apr 2016 · 22:29 UTC
Definitely enjoyed the unique mechanic, just the right amount of challenge
argowen
29. Apr 2016 · 22:48 UTC
Little bit of polish, smooth out the animation add some audio and I think you've got you self a nice little game,
Brickkid512
02. May 2016 · 01:29 UTC
It's a nice idea and looks great!
Dr. Funkenstein
02. May 2016 · 02:20 UTC
LOVED THE VIBE. THANK YOU
Pietro Ferrantelli
02. May 2016 · 09:37 UTC
Great compo entry. What a clever and moody game ! The mechanics are really interesting, theme-related, well-executed and innovative. I love how simple and unique is your idea and how you exploited it with the level design. I read on the comment that someone found a secret ending so I searched for it a while and finally managed to find it.
11Schotter
06. May 2016 · 07:47 UTC
Fun to play and cool usage of the theme!