Commander McSpace by MadcoreTom

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made by MadcoreTom for LD27 (COMPO)
The gravity generator is on the fritz again. You, as Commander McSpace, must collect the parts you need to repair it and try not to kill yourself.

WASD or arrow keys to move, press enter to skip dialogue

Requires Java (6 or 7). Source hosted on BitBucket

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall 3.47 195
Audio 2.74 442
Fun 3.30 266
Graphics 3.41 263
Humor 2.55 397
Innovation 3.16 412
Mood 2.82 479
Theme 3.56 201

Feedback

PaidGEEK
26. Aug 2013 · 11:38 UTC
Very polished game! I love the art style.
Sh1rogane
26. Aug 2013 · 19:17 UTC
Good and fun game! Little annoying when you have to start over at the medbay, but i guess i just must play better :P
Gaspard_
27. Aug 2013 · 11:17 UTC
Great!
The ending kinda made it feel incomplete...
Tanser
27. Aug 2013 · 11:27 UTC
Incredible for compo. I love it!
almightyzentaco
27. Aug 2013 · 11:34 UTC
Nice game. I especially enjoyed the music.
motty
27. Aug 2013 · 11:39 UTC
Cute and fun little game. Nice one.

Something was up with one of the sound effects (Linux, running the Java 6 version) that meant everything slowed weirdly down with a horrible crackling sound each time gravity reversed, but it was still highly playable and made me want to complete it.

Couple of things I noticed / thought of:

* The last two items don't get taken off you at the end.
* You get told you can go back to bed, but if you do, nothing happens.
* With no health and no way to die, you end up using the medbay as a shortcut, especially after trying to return from far-flung corners of the ship.
* NPCs seem to get stuck in the walls sometimes.

That said, a great effort.
frogcheese
27. Aug 2013 · 11:49 UTC
It lags a lot when gravity shifts on my Macbook with Java 7, but other than that it's all good. Really cute art style :)
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
27. Aug 2013 · 11:51 UTC
very fun, love the use of the theme.
Very polished as well!
🎤 MadcoreTom
27. Aug 2013 · 13:48 UTC
Thanks a lot guys.
I think the lag issue is caused by the sound that is triggered every time something falls and hits the ground, although windows doesn't seem to have a problem with it. I think its within the compo rules if I try to fix it.

Sorry about the ending, the 'story' suffers a bit in my LD entries. There's nothing to do after you fix it, I just wanted to go back to bed :P

I'll make sure I play & rate each one of your games!
lcass
29. Aug 2013 · 00:16 UTC
quite nice.
KunoNoOni
31. Aug 2013 · 03:31 UTC
Pretty awesome game. loved the background music and the pixel art!
hbocao
31. Aug 2013 · 03:34 UTC
I liked how you connected story and theme. The art is very nice too. Great job!
Solifuge
31. Aug 2013 · 04:22 UTC
Great little platformer, with great artwork and a fun twist. Music was nice too (sounded very much like a clunky space ship). I enjoyed it!

Were those little cat-looking things with eyepatches, which you could see in some of the side rooms, a reference to something? Seemed familiar, but I couldn't place it.
BrothersT
31. Aug 2013 · 17:55 UTC
Nicely made!
🎤 MadcoreTom
01. Sep 2013 · 03:44 UTC
@Solifuge, if you're tyalking about the guy with the yellow helmet, that's supposed to be Guillaume Emmanuel from Daft Punk

Thanks again guys