Triangles by DaGamesta
All right, so before we get all critical, I ended up only being able to spend about 12-13 hours on this game this weekend, and frankly I think it's a gamble that didn't work out. This was also my first LD alone, I think I did a much better job as just the programmer on a team last time. It was originally going to have an ending, 3 levels, etc, but for now just think of it as a short arcade game.
That being said...
This is Triangles, a game about... er... triangles. Being minimalist as it is I would prefer not to have to give too many instructions, just know that you need to use the arrow keys to direct your triangle(s).
If you really need instructions, get close to triangles of another color to turn them into your own color, but beware of the big triangles, and don't let yourself get swarmed; they can change you into their color as well!
All programming, art (er, shapes?) and the non-existant sound/music was done by me. Towards the end when I knew I wasn't going to make the 48 hour deadline, I was also helped with ideas and playtesting by a friend of mine who goes by Sqwarecircle.
Game was programmed in Java using the standard Java libraries, in the Eclipse IDE.
That being said...
This is Triangles, a game about... er... triangles. Being minimalist as it is I would prefer not to have to give too many instructions, just know that you need to use the arrow keys to direct your triangle(s).
If you really need instructions, get close to triangles of another color to turn them into your own color, but beware of the big triangles, and don't let yourself get swarmed; they can change you into their color as well!
All programming, art (er, shapes?) and the non-existant sound/music was done by me. Towards the end when I knew I wasn't going to make the 48 hour deadline, I was also helped with ideas and playtesting by a friend of mine who goes by Sqwarecircle.
Game was programmed in Java using the standard Java libraries, in the Eclipse IDE.
| Windows, Linux, OS/X | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41701455/Triangles.jar |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=18923 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 33% | 1659 |
| Overall(Jam) | 2.19 | 542 |
| Fun(Jam) | 2.05 | 523 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 1.62 | 550 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 2.76 | 337 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.38 | 232 |
I was really hoping for a "I AM POWERFUL!" moment as well, when your swarm got so big that you could just faceroll everything. It was really exciting to watch your swarm grow over time and how you became dissociated from your triangle as the group got larger and larger.
Shift the colors faster, eh... you may have a point there, thanks for the advice. :)