Minimalism by karsyf

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made by karsyf for LD26 (COMPO)
Minimalism

Help the black box get to the green box

Press any key to do what you can

Mac version out as of 05/02 with annoying manual installation requirements! Harnesses the power of Snow Leopard!

Made by @Kwrky

Ratings

Coolness 94% 2
Overall 3.21 509
Audio 2.26 806
Fun 3.28 295
Graphics 2.37 1047
Humor 2.02 712
Innovation 3.28 430
Mood 2.84 584
Theme 3.77 325

Feedback

paulopn
29. Apr 2013 路 05:35 UTC
Great! The mechanics are really simple to grasp, but very creative. I also like how it gets very challenging. =D

Also, I loved the level transition effect.
ecbambrick
29. Apr 2013 路 05:48 UTC
Some of the puzzles are pretty fun and the mechanic is really nice.
馃帳 karsyf
29. Apr 2013 路 05:57 UTC
Thanks for the comments! I wanted to make more levels but my non gamer play tester friends kept telling me it was too hard =D I'll add some beefier ones later.
Beerman
29. Apr 2013 路 06:15 UTC
Nice little one-button platformer. Being able to run up the walls/around the ceiling was cool.
guestcheap
29. Apr 2013 路 06:16 UTC
Really addictive, and I loved those level animations.
texel
29. Apr 2013 路 06:38 UTC
Mechanics are good, but the challenge ramps up fast. Loved the transition effect.
ananasblau
29. Apr 2013 路 07:48 UTC
A one-button-platformer. Nice and on the ceiling too.
AnnynN
29. Apr 2013 路 10:14 UTC
Fun game! The transition effect is really well done.
acatcalledfrank
29. Apr 2013 路 10:26 UTC
Nice little mechanic! It feels like there's a pretty low margin for error though, even in the early levels.
Lerc
29. Apr 2013 路 10:36 UTC
WE DON'T ALL HAVE REACTION TIMES OF GODS!

[goddamnit]
foxwell7
29. Apr 2013 路 12:26 UTC
This is Fun! so good Minimalism!
Idovoodoo
29. Apr 2013 路 15:53 UTC
Great piece of game accessibility with this one-switch game. Fun to play too, well done! :)
馃帳 karsyf
29. Apr 2013 路 16:10 UTC
Thanks again everyone for your comments and playing my platformer. Since so many people commented on the transition effect I through together a blog post on it.

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/04/29/success-and-some-comments/

Any questions please ask me here or tweet @kwrky
LZAntal
29. Apr 2013 路 16:14 UTC
Very fun game. I like simple concepts and controls. You got them both =)
CryoGenesis
29. Apr 2013 路 16:32 UTC
Innovative, challenging game!
JimmyLord
29. Apr 2013 路 17:03 UTC
Seems everyone uses their hardest level as their screenshot, or do I always just give up at that point? Wish the one-button was 'z' or something other than space, I never find the spacebar responsive. That said, loved it until I gave up, well done :)

Oh, and just because everyone is saying it and it's true, great transitions.
馃帳 karsyf
29. Apr 2013 路 17:30 UTC
Thanks Jimmy, just fyi there are quite a few more levels after the screenshot, and a whole new mechanic =D

I made one small change so now ANY button except Esc is jump
comrad_gremlin
29. Apr 2013 路 17:38 UTC
Extra points for wallwalking! Great game, man.
Xatulu
29. Apr 2013 路 18:36 UTC
Very nice game, that was worth the time i spend playing on it, will play again!
SirJson
29. Apr 2013 路 18:51 UTC
Veeery smooth gameplay. Good job!
Kortuga98
29. Apr 2013 路 19:16 UTC
All the praise of the above comments and more! Excellent job.
HeiShun
29. Apr 2013 路 20:08 UTC
Very nice game !
The sound got annoying after some time though. xD
Anyway, got 2 or 3 stages past the screenshot. Didn't see the new mechanism. ^^'
Also, as others said, really great transition, loved it!
馃帳 karsyf
29. Apr 2013 路 20:31 UTC
Mac version is incoming as soon as I figure out packaging, will have to obnoxious and fullscreen until I can rewrite the graphics engine though =/
Pickehut
30. Apr 2013 路 05:30 UTC
Truly minimalistic, but really fun nonetheless.
Alphonsus
30. Apr 2013 路 09:53 UTC
I love the mechanic and the transition thingy. Awesome game!
caporaltito
30. Apr 2013 路 10:39 UTC
I don't think you can make a game less minimalist. One key to press, squares and that's it. Great game, the better I've seen in LD#26 so far.
AestheticGamer
30. Apr 2013 路 13:00 UTC
It had an interesting mechanic of gravity, but the actual gameplay I feel escalated difficulty too quickly and a lot of it felt too much like pixel-perfect jumping. Fits well with the theme, but I also feel some more detail and/or audio (music particularly) could add so much, as well as maybe something like a death counter.
Ofursnati
30. Apr 2013 路 21:39 UTC
Nicely done. I am crap at this game but it is still fun :)
queader
30. Apr 2013 路 22:02 UTC
Challenging...very challenging!
馃帳 karsyf
01. May 2013 路 03:37 UTC
AestheticGamer, thanks for your comments. I agree with all of them and I want to do more to fix the issues you've raised. Still kinda recovering from LD but soonish I'll start round 2 of polishing
Husky
01. May 2013 路 05:18 UTC
Simple yet brilliant!
It's really hard and fun, good job!
PTSnoop
01. May 2013 路 18:07 UTC
You do a great job here of gradually introducing ideas, constantly challenging but never overwhelming the player. And what's more, you somehow manage to pull it off with only one key! Incredibly well done.
Jacic
01. May 2013 路 18:41 UTC
Quite fun and devious! Simple mechanics but great level design! :) The transition effect was also cool.
Loren
01. May 2013 路 19:36 UTC
very cool experience, loved the perspective and gravity changes
hgouveia
02. May 2013 路 17:40 UTC
Amazing game i had a lot of fun, love the transitions , and the game play!
Alucard J
02. May 2013 路 22:29 UTC
Really interesting use of gravity, for me it was alot of trial and error to find the correct jumping points. Sound could have more variation, the level transition is awesome. Well Done =]
lexaloffle
03. May 2013 路 12:33 UTC
Nice level design and interplay between puzzle solving and execution. Fun game, good work!
ashdnazg
03. May 2013 路 12:59 UTC
Very challenging and fun!
tankete
07. May 2013 路 00:51 UTC
Simple, hard, fun! Well done!
Graham Weldon
09. May 2013 路 13:05 UTC
Totally addictive. This hits the perfect mark between a frustrating and challenging yet highly rewarding game.

Nice job!