Minimalismizer by Diamonde

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made by Diamonde for LD26 (COMPO)
You are a cloud of light and hold the power to make your foes(the whirlwinds) minimalistic! Also you grab the magic raindrops that lies above the other clouds and they give you score.

Worked in Unity3d 4 pro trail.
Graphics mostly done in Procreate with iPad.
Sound done with mic and free tools on the internet.

Ratings

Coolness 97% 2
Overall 3.09 644
Audio 2.49 683
Fun 2.72 797
Graphics 3.87 117
Humor 2.25 529
Innovation 2.27 1103
Mood 2.95 501
Theme 2.43 1287

Feedback

DustyStylus
29. Apr 2013 · 09:50 UTC
Pleasant graphical style. Nice ambient sound.
lody
29. Apr 2013 · 14:54 UTC
I really like the stylized graphics. Very nice!
dstozek
29. Apr 2013 · 14:55 UTC
The graphics are gorgeous, but what about the theme?
Gama11
29. Apr 2013 · 14:57 UTC
Hitboxes seem a bit off - like, I die to whirlwinds when I don't feel like I even touched them. The fact that you have to restart from the beginning adds to the frustration this creates. Would be nice if you had more than one life.

Colissions in general seem a bit buggy. You can get blocked from jumping while pressing against a seemingly vertical wall - here's the area I'm talking about: http://i.imgur.com/2FdepSQ.png. I also fell through a moving platform once. Another thing is that shooting doesn't always work when you're mid-air.
Dir3kt
29. Apr 2013 · 14:59 UTC
Like the handrawn style and the shooting mechanic :) However I was expecting a better ending for such an atmospheric game.
🎤 Diamonde
29. Apr 2013 · 16:00 UTC
Thanks for the comments so far and I'm super happy that you seem to like the graphics!
I must say though, I had quite some trouble getting into Unity's way of handling collisions, and I know it to be very frustrating when the game glitches more often than not. :(

As for the theme I realize it might not be too obvious, but the shooting results in enemies becoming minimalistic; they're transformed into boxes! :)
bytegrove
29. Apr 2013 · 16:02 UTC
Cool game with a neat style and feeling to it! The block mechanic felt well utilized and well combined with the platforming. The graphical style is great, the clouds felt really fluffy! :D However, I felt that the light source on the player, which felt cool at first, became a little annoying to look at after a while. I had some trouble with the collision as well, falling through the floor on several occasions. Also you might want to shorten the foot step sound. Anyway, cool idea and neatly implemented, the tutorial creatures are adorable. :)
Zed
30. Apr 2013 · 16:16 UTC
Sweet, 8300. I really enjoyed this. I found a bit of a glitch, though - If you walk off the edge of a vertically-moving platform, you carry on moving as if you were on it, so you can basically walk through the air.
mipi
01. May 2013 · 10:16 UTC
Loved the graphics!
IceCliff
01. May 2013 · 15:14 UTC
Quite nice but I felt like your graphics were missing the point on minimalism.
CogComp
01. May 2013 · 15:18 UTC
As Zed mentioned, there's a couple of "air walking" bugs, but really neat graphics style!
stromchin
01. May 2013 · 18:15 UTC
I loved the wind, and the graphics!
hissssssssss
02. May 2013 · 13:36 UTC
The movement and jumping felt a bit mechanical, but the whimsical graphics were cute.
nSun
02. May 2013 · 13:37 UTC
I think the glitch comes when there is 2 collisions ( x axis + down) : when the x-axis condition is taken, the program forget down-condition, and you go through the floor.

The art design (graphics and sound) are realy fine, but the level-design is not realy interesting...

Maybe you spent too much time for graphics. Personaly I think level-design is more important than graphic (gameplay prime on graphics). I made this mistake on my first LD, finaly I had good graphics, but not a game...
Boiúna
02. May 2013 · 13:41 UTC
I liked the graphics. =D
Moist
02. May 2013 · 13:45 UTC
I'm mesmerised by the art style. Good job on that!
DST
04. May 2013 · 10:47 UTC
Very plesant game :)
lanz
04. May 2013 · 10:51 UTC
Nice graphics and sounds. Really enjoyed playing this one! Great job.
Tapestry
04. May 2013 · 11:08 UTC
The graphics were really nice.
Tainted_Code
04. May 2013 · 21:32 UTC
Awesome little game!
badlydrawnrod
04. May 2013 · 21:34 UTC
I like the background and the clouds, but the main character could look a bit more cloud-like. Nice sounds too.
sP0CkEr2
10. May 2013 · 01:24 UTC
it was cool -- windy -- nice tornadoes -- good effort