AEREO by manuq

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made by manuq for LD27 (JAM)
Well, a bit late but I'm happy to have it working! This is my first LD so far, and my first HTML5 game!

Controls: TAP or CLICK inside the game area.

No sound :( But I did the sprites hand-drawing and scanning!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.16 269
Audio(Jam) 1.56 498
Fun(Jam) 2.86 323
Graphics(Jam) 4.10 84
Humor(Jam) 1.92 412
Innovation(Jam) 3.43 112
Mood(Jam) 3.16 201
Theme(Jam) 2.92 369

Feedback

FireZenk
27. Aug 2013 路 08:25 UTC
Innovative and original idea, nice!
udo
27. Aug 2013 路 20:59 UTC
I really liked the artwork on this one!
truiton
27. Aug 2013 路 21:11 UTC
Inovative but hard ;)
馃帳 manuq
28. Aug 2013 路 03:42 UTC
Yeah truiton, not hard at all :) I had no time to add progressive difficulty. Also no time to add the humoristic end I was planning. Next time :)

Thanks all!
nathanhoffer
28. Aug 2013 路 04:01 UTC
That was unexpected, but in a totally good way. I really enjoyed it!!
Shmarah
28. Aug 2013 路 04:24 UTC
The artwork and animation, and the original way you achieved it, is so inspiring!
lurkingshadow
28. Aug 2013 路 04:25 UTC
Adorable graphics and fun game play, cant wait to run it on my phone :D, I would love to see this polished and made into an android/iPhone app.
Brian Stegmann
28. Aug 2013 路 04:37 UTC
Really nice use of mixed media. Good potential for a mobile game.
MrRoboman
28. Aug 2013 路 04:44 UTC
Great looking game. I tried it on my iphone. The controls didn't feel as responsive. Overall nice work!
davidwparker
28. Aug 2013 路 05:40 UTC
Love the art... some of the controls were hard for clicking near the top and it wouldn't register... but well done overall. Wish there were more "levels".
Solifuge
28. Aug 2013 路 05:48 UTC
Simple, beautiful game, with an elegant one-button interface. The theme seemed like a bit of an afterthought, but I enjoyed the experience. Thank you for putting this together!
dekart
28. Aug 2013 路 17:45 UTC
I like the the idea of art being drawn on paper!
馃帳 manuq
29. Aug 2013 路 18:04 UTC
MrRoboman: oh there was a bug and touch was disabled, pushed a one line bugfix. Please try again, and thanks for the report! lurkingshadow, Brian Stegmann: now it can be tested in a mobile :)

davidwparker: you found it! Another odd bug fixed changing one line (which is within the rules).

nathanhoffer, Shmarah, Solifuge, dekart, thanks!
loxo
29. Aug 2013 路 19:26 UTC
I love the hand drawn animations! The game is fun to play. The only thing that's missing, is some audio.
Almax27
29. Aug 2013 路 19:30 UTC
Nice concept, looks pretty too! :)
proc
29. Aug 2013 路 20:44 UTC
Art and animation here is very nice. If this was a grander adventure of a leaf I think it would be very enjoyable.
ellipticaldoor
30. Aug 2013 路 00:40 UTC
NIce art and good idea for the gameplay mechanics
Nerlin
30. Aug 2013 路 02:12 UTC
Great graphics! I could be awesome if you added scores for path completing. Well done.
馃帳 manuq
30. Aug 2013 路 23:04 UTC
Ouch, when my game reaches the LD homepage github sends "Error 503 Backend is unhealthy"... Last time I publish in github.io :(
zatyka
30. Aug 2013 路 23:26 UTC
I don't know if I can really say what I liked so much about your game, maybe the art, maybe the simplicity. There wasn't much gameplay, but for what it was, it was pretty damn cool.
Teejay5
30. Aug 2013 路 23:53 UTC
Neat!
Livsk
31. Aug 2013 路 19:08 UTC
Good graphics and good gameplay, but there could be sounds. Good luck!
fferro234
31. Aug 2013 路 19:15 UTC
Nice artwork and animation. Some type of score or progression would be perfect.
anjack
01. Sep 2013 路 01:18 UTC
The art style is awesome! Fun game!
tony.pe
01. Sep 2013 路 04:42 UTC
I'd LOVE to see a whole game done in this art style. Neat idea!
馃帳 manuq
01. Sep 2013 路 04:45 UTC
tony.pe given the nice critics I'm receiving, I may do :) Thanks everyone!!
CMahaff
01. Sep 2013 路 22:34 UTC
Great art style!
theholychicken
02. Sep 2013 路 01:28 UTC
Beautiful and relaxing...
It's just tragic that there wasn't a song to go with it. I am listening to Chopin as I play this.
Idovoodoo
02. Sep 2013 路 10:19 UTC
Lovely artwork. Great first entry, well done :)
naufr4g0
03. Sep 2013 路 01:34 UTC
Innovative with inspired graphics and nice to play, but I miss atmospheric music and wind sounds. :)
jackyjjc
03. Sep 2013 路 01:36 UTC
Good work. The game is kind of simple though
dook
03. Sep 2013 路 17:40 UTC
Sweet and a little tough. Nice graphics and style :)
ratalaika
03. Sep 2013 路 18:18 UTC
Good work, I enjoyed playing the original game.
drkrunk
04. Sep 2013 路 02:15 UTC
Very cool entry. I love the art style. The clicking to move is a bit different but done very well. I enjoyed playing it.
sanojian
04. Sep 2013 路 17:36 UTC
Lovely animations.
Colapsydo
06. Sep 2013 路 08:32 UTC
Nice job on hand-drawing all your assets. The animations are pretty too.
BadgerPriest
06. Sep 2013 路 11:12 UTC
Beautifully simple game.
withoutpillow
07. Sep 2013 路 10:38 UTC
really great artwork. simple gameplay, but fun, could easily see this get expanded into something bigger.
GagaPete
07. Sep 2013 路 15:15 UTC
Very nice but difficult though. Love the hand-drawn graphics. But I was really missing a highscore or something alike.
Antidote
07. Sep 2013 路 17:41 UTC
Love the handmade graphics ^^ I wish this had music, could be such a relaxing experience hahahah
Kinda wish the transition between air and water wasn't so abrupt, maybe sticks would stop coming and the leaf floats more slowly towards the bottom of the screen then the games transition. I felt I was being pulled by a vacuum cleaner to the other screen lol. The first time I got to the other screen I was so confused I was trying to float and ended up losing 3 lifes XD But then I figured it out

Here is a video I recorded while playing for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJnqmmVw8XU
danhett
07. Sep 2013 路 18:33 UTC
Took me ages to figure out what was going on, but the hand-drawn visuals kept me interested long enough to figure it out. More of this sort of thing!
nthird
07. Sep 2013 路 23:14 UTC
I really liked the artwork a lot and the simple gameplay. I just wish there was more to it. The switching back and forth feels a little arbitrary. Maybe you could have a gust of wind blowing you back up and some rainfall pushing you into the water. Something to give reason to the transition. The handdrawn art is beautiful and this could be a really fun relaxing game. I hope you keep working on it.
馃帳 manuq
08. Sep 2013 路 04:43 UTC
Antidote, nthird: thanks a lot for the feedback on the transition. Indeed I wanted to add smaller leaves passing (they can be seen in the photography) to indicate the direction of the wind. I wanted the wind to be the real protagonist, so I I'll add sounds and music in a post-compo version.

Thanks everyone! There are many great games out there, I am very happy to be part of this.
Terrabyte
08. Sep 2013 路 10:27 UTC
The graphics are beautiful and the concept is amazing! You've done a really great job :)
Alex Shestakov
08. Sep 2013 路 15:57 UTC
I really like the hand-drawn graphics :)
crashbanito
09. Sep 2013 路 00:04 UTC
Pretty interesting concept with beautiful art. It would fit right at home on a mobile device.

If expanded, the game could definitely use a bit more difficulty as it's too easy to just stay at the top and dodge the occasional twig.

Overall great! Especially for your first LD and HTML5 game.
Broxxar
11. Sep 2013 路 15:55 UTC
I actually gave this a 5 on graphics. I see so many instances of people using really spectacular looking 3D assets and dozens of comments about how great the graphics are, but the designer is typically using prebuilt models, or relying heavily on post-processing bloom, AO and alike.

This on the other hand demonstrates really interesting and unique art, and to me that means a lot more than lens flares and sun shafts.

The game itself plays quite smoothly and integrates the theme well, so overall great work!
DDRKirby(ISQ)
11. Sep 2013 路 16:40 UTC
Neat! Really appreciated your postmortem; was cool to see how you got this graphical style.
EmptyFlash
11. Sep 2013 路 18:14 UTC
Such a good game. Really simplistic, ties in with the theme really well.
wulfdesign
11. Sep 2013 路 20:57 UTC
Love the hand drawn art theme
Per
14. Sep 2013 路 20:58 UTC
I just love those scanned sprites :)
Good game mechanics as well.
Very good for a first LD and new platform!
Keith Evans
14. Sep 2013 路 21:28 UTC
Really loved the artwork.
Lokarunith
14. Sep 2013 路 22:59 UTC
I really miss the audio, the game is very relaxing, it is not really a great challenge so the sound is essencial to build the mood and make the experience more engaging since gameplay is not that fun, nevertheless it's still a nice entry overall.
panurge
15. Sep 2013 路 14:45 UTC
Lovely mood and visuals. With some simple sound effects and varied level design, this could be an excellent little game - I can imagine it doing very well on mobile devices. Anyway, I really enjoyed playing.
aayars
15. Sep 2013 路 16:27 UTC
Nobody said "I am a leaf on the wind" yet?
Cryovat
16. Sep 2013 路 22:14 UTC
Congratulations for finishing your first LD. You should be should be proud, this is a strong first entry. :)

I'm envious of your drawing skills. The hand drawn look and background color gave it a very zen look. All it needs is a touch of ambient music. Great work! :)
jay griffin
17. Sep 2013 路 00:28 UTC
Cool game! I absolutely love the art style, it really adds a lot to the mood of the thing. A little music would have set things off nicely, but even as it is this is a fun piece of work.
馃帳 manuq
18. Sep 2013 路 12:22 UTC
Thanks a lot everyone for trying my entry and for the insightful comments!! I'm so happy with the rates I got for a first LD!!

It is clear now to me that I will have to do something with music and sound next time. Although audio is not my land, there are many options to consider (specially for jam).

By the way I'm pleased that I didn't just thrown away some random music over it at the last minute. The overall rhythm is important to me, I have things bouncing and moving in loops, so the tempo of the music has to match those, or it will be perceived as wrong. Next time maybe I start with a music track :)

THANKS!