Line by San

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made by San for LD26 (COMPO)
Second Ludum Dare i do, and pretty happy of my choice of using GameMaker for this one. I've lost so much time last LD because of my poor coding skills.

So now, the theme Minimalism, the game Line. To be simple, this is my inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skb2gKR7rOk a TV show i used to watch when i was young. I mix it with minimal gameplay (kind of 1D gameplay) and what get out of this is a One Button game called Line.

At title screen use arrows to choose between start and quit and enter to confim, in game, use space to change upside down and avoid obstacles. Speed progressively increase to the infinite and when you hit an obstacles, you go to the score screen. Simply Minimalistic. And yeah, the sounds are boring :D

Hop you'll enjoy.

My GF is credited for her support during this week end.

EDIT: I've had a html5 version very buggy and with less features.

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1364
Overall 3.17 553
Audio 2.82 482
Fun 3.13 423
Graphics 3.70 191
Humor 2.90 207
Innovation 2.43 1024
Mood 2.91 531
Theme 3.80 308

Feedback

stigmawall
28. Apr 2013 路 15:05 UTC
Ohhh sounds like a great game.
beshr
28. Apr 2013 路 15:24 UTC
I'm trying to download the game on my Mac but your link on Google Drive seems to be linking to the content of Line.app (Contents, etc..). I had to add the file to my Google Drive to be able to download it.

Great game though :)
馃帳 San
28. Apr 2013 路 15:35 UTC
Mac link is fixed, thanks guys
SuperlevelSebastian
28. Apr 2013 路 18:26 UTC
It seems like I can't quit in the regular way (Windows version). Still a pretty nice game!
馃帳 San
28. Apr 2013 路 20:43 UTC
Yeah, I know this, will try to fix it asap. You can still quit the game from the main menu.
Xaychru04
28. Apr 2013 路 20:46 UTC
Great game, I love this line monochrome artsyle :D
CherryNukaCola
29. Apr 2013 路 07:15 UTC
Great! Lovely use of theme.
Cyboot
29. Apr 2013 路 07:20 UTC
Nice game!

it's funny I played/judged a similar game just before.
I liked the music on the other game more but your graphics are way cooler.
I love the concept that everything is connected line.

Good job! :)
Logun
29. Apr 2013 路 07:25 UTC
Sounds are stupidly funny :D I loved them.
Sadly, the background changing color hurts my eyes when I was focused on those damn furnitures !
Cool arcade game with a touchy gameplay.
Perry
29. Apr 2013 路 07:45 UTC
Perfectly on theme, simple mechanics, flattering art and interesting sound effects.
raarlac
29. Apr 2013 路 10:18 UTC
Fun game. Sometimes the line is difficult to see because of the BG color. Theme is good.
Max score: 33031000 :)
YSelf Tool
29. Apr 2013 路 10:21 UTC
That's a great game! Fun, good sounds (they make a kind of music), good graphics (except for the main character - he seems to be running backwards). And minimalistic.
Norgg
29. Apr 2013 路 10:21 UTC
Cute! Nice and simple and I liked the rate of acceleration, just about right to stop it getting boring.

Totally minor point, but there's a couple places where shapes weren't actually connected to the line (like the floating heart on the chest of drawers and the TV screens) which feel like they slightly break the aesthetic of it.
ella guro
29. Apr 2013 路 10:36 UTC
realllllly awesome cool minimal visual style, but reaaalllllyy stupid sounds. i kinda wish you did more with this idea than just a canabalt-type run until you die thing, but it works alright.
Leoche
29. Apr 2013 路 15:55 UTC
Fun runner
Nekith
30. Apr 2013 路 09:01 UTC
Linea was great !

Runners aren't my favorite genre but yours is very nice. Great work !
Tanius
03. May 2013 路 17:33 UTC
too simple, but nice graphics
davidpeter
16. May 2013 路 20:13 UTC
Great idea on the shifting background; it made the game harder and more interesting than it would have been otherwise.
xandy
16. May 2013 路 23:15 UTC
reminded me of http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=20641 ;)