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Lanterna Cyclum by Brian Stegmann

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made by Brian Stegmann for LD27 (COMPO)
You are a creature on a planet that has a 10 second rotation.

Collect plants during the day to increase your speed until the next day.
Collect wisps at night, until you have 30.
Each night costs 1 wisp to light your lantern. Get injured and you lose 5 wisps.

WASD or arrow keys = move
P = pause

Not tested in IE, use at your own risk. Works best in Chrome.

=== Update

My friend and I whipped up a song using the music from this game, if you like electronic music check it out:

https://soundcloud.com/hyperbox/darklights-sinerider-hyperbox
Web (HTML5) http://www.brianstegmann.com/ld48/lanternacyclum
Sauce https://bitbucket.org/bstegmann/lanterna-cyclum/src
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=24792

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.16 449
Audio 3.23 184
Fun 2.94 538
Graphics 2.63 712
Humor 1.63 896
Innovation 3.03 508
Mood 3.34 173
Theme 3.42 310

Feedback

esayitch
26. Aug 2013 · 20:43 UTC
Game sucked me in, dunno why. It is simple but pretty effective as well... picking up wisps also gave me a boost of speed, or so I felt :P I hovered around 16 wisps for a little bit befroe getting frustrated and leaving but that no fault of the game but mine.
Audio was okay, but got repetitive after a while, still helped the killer mood.
Larzan
26. Aug 2013 · 20:50 UTC
Nice design, fun to play, but a bit monotoneus.
keyboardmonkey
26. Aug 2013 · 20:51 UTC
The speed increase is a nice surprise, and like how the tune synchronizes with the day-night rotation. It's strangely captivating. Won it :)
Brassawiking
26. Aug 2013 · 20:56 UTC
Dat dark synth!! Made my stomach drop from uneasiness. Loved the tempo this one had, as well as it was slowly progressing. The music made a superb job of telling what is going on and setting the mood. Kudos! I really like this one =)
SneManden
26. Aug 2013 · 20:56 UTC
Kept playing. Quite fun. Has potential.
Feysoura
26. Aug 2013 · 20:59 UTC
Game was AWESOME. I won it, and I wanted to keep playing.
Really really solid entry. I don't really know why.
RARoadkill
27. Aug 2013 · 02:33 UTC
Really enjoyed it, everything worked great and it was fun. great job
prettymuchbryce
27. Aug 2013 · 02:35 UTC
NIce. I liked it. Good music that synced to the gameplay, and adding elements as it goes on.
deammer
27. Aug 2013 · 03:49 UTC
Simplicity = greatness. Love the mood and how the musics syncs with the 10secs. I also really like the flow adjustment.
skywing
27. Aug 2013 · 13:05 UTC
The monochrome aesthetic looks really nice.
Sergey Mohov
27. Aug 2013 · 17:33 UTC
I like the concept a lot, and it is quite addictive too.
rxi
27. Aug 2013 · 19:07 UTC
Nice one. I really liked how the 10-second theme coincided with the day/night cycle. I also absolutely loved how the audio coincided with what was occurring in the game, it added a whole level of immersion and though every part of the game felt somewhat minimal it worked together seamlessly.
megashroom
28. Aug 2013 · 03:48 UTC
Wonderful game.
I liked the subtle but necessary boost of speed given by the plants, I also thought that the graphics were simply delightful!
ConflictiveLabs
29. Aug 2013 · 05:24 UTC
Mood was definitely strong with this one. I was totally into the game. A bit creepy though but I enjoyed it although it took me a while to figure out what was all about.
Good Job!
canvapps
29. Aug 2013 · 23:04 UTC
great idea! on of those that really challenges you with no need to impress through graphics
fun to play!
Vaalen
30. Aug 2013 · 13:42 UTC
I really love this game. It's a bit easy but good job on mood, graphics and music.
SasoriDama
30. Aug 2013 · 19:08 UTC
The game is pretty addicting! The music is really cool and how it is similar but darker at night. Also the enemies are scary!
Jupiter_Hadley
31. Aug 2013 · 20:28 UTC
Really loved this game. It was simple but the music is amazing and very... relaxing... I featured it in my Ludum Dare 27 video compilation series, if you'd like to check it out, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGdyZZ8iT10
🎤 Brian Stegmann
01. Sep 2013 · 00:26 UTC
Thank you for the comments so far, you guys are giving me motivation to continue working on it after the competition :). Also Jupiter_Hadley, thanks for the video feature!
ratalaika
01. Sep 2013 · 11:19 UTC
good job
iterative deepening
01. Sep 2013 · 15:51 UTC
I like the atmosphere but gameplay is a bit too simple.
garygreen
03. Sep 2013 · 22:03 UTC
That was very hypnotic. I liked the way you used the theme. Maybe there could have been more variation earlier on though.
foumart
03. Sep 2013 · 22:05 UTC
Nice atmospheric entry. The emptiness is not bothering at all, moreover it contributes for the special feeling while touching the unknown :) What is that creature ? and the planet? Excellent!
jwolf
05. Sep 2013 · 02:30 UTC
Pretty neat! Your entry has a really strong feel to it, which the graphics and use of audio greatly contribute. The only thing I didn't like about it was the placement of those red things. You might want to add a min/max spawn range, to make it fairer (spawned practically on top, once)...and conversely, more difficult.
theholychicken
05. Sep 2013 · 02:31 UTC
Quite beautiful.. great atmosphere change when the ghosts first appear.
gravyhands
05. Sep 2013 · 02:32 UTC
Audio was pretty cool. Nicely synchronized as a timer and even though it repeated so many times, it was still a nice tune to hear.
savethejets1
05. Sep 2013 · 04:12 UTC
Cool stuff. Simple but really effective. I really like that the the music is tied into the timer!
kraj0t
05. Sep 2013 · 21:15 UTC
Yeah, simple game, but entertaining in a truly instinctive way. Nice work!

There's one thing that I see in sooo many other games: you can run faster by walking diagonally. Vertical and horizontal velocities should not be added, but normalized regardless of their directions.
Vile Smile
06. Sep 2013 · 00:16 UTC
Really liked the mood this set. Nicely done!
🎤 Brian Stegmann
06. Sep 2013 · 00:55 UTC
@kraj0t

I KNOOOOOOW when my friend pointed that out it drove me absolutely nuts! I'll have to fix that in the post-compo version.
manuq
09. Sep 2013 · 23:52 UTC
Super cute! What a tiring life this guy has. I loved the tempo introduced by the simple notes.

Once, the bad guy catched me because I was standing in the same place he appeared, when the day turned night.

Also once, I saw a wisp placed over the numbers at the top right corner, occluding them.

One of my favs!
motty
11. Sep 2013 · 03:09 UTC
I don't know why I enjoyed this so much but I did. Really sweet little game. Total more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts stuff. Nice one.
Urfoex
15. Sep 2013 · 09:11 UTC
Nice tune.
Hypnohustla
16. Sep 2013 · 18:22 UTC
It's great when such a simple game mechanic with some fitting moody music can be so enjoyable. :) Really glad I played it.