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What is a Gravity? by rejooh

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made by rejooh for LD26 (COMPO)
My first entry to a Ludum Dare competition, made in about 13 hours.

It is basically a n-body simulation with one playable entity. Try to become huge and proceed to the next level. There is no final level but it should become unwinnable at some point.

CONTROLS:
Arrow Keys to move
ESC to pause
ENTER to regenerate the current level

Best of luck, hope you enjoy it!

Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/hc8e5gane47cecm/whatisagravity_windows.zip
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/yftk0fd411bg9ox/whatisagravity_macintosh.zip
Linux https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2c6gq4uqkj2rgt/whatisagravity_linux.zip
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdbflolzzr5hm2o/whatisagravity_source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=16094

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall 3.35 375
Audio 1.86 985
Fun 3.15 408
Graphics 2.71 804
Humor 1.71 936
Innovation 3.29 419
Mood 2.77 663
Theme 3.68 408

Feedback

Chman
29. Apr 2013 路 08:47 UTC
Interesting take on a classic gameplay mechanic (eat smaller ones to get bigger, avoid bigger ones, dominate).
jerrre
29. Apr 2013 路 10:58 UTC
could you maybe compile to java 6 for OSX?
B
29. Apr 2013 路 10:58 UTC
Doesn't seem to be working on my Mac. From what I can understand in the description, it reminds me of another game called Osmos.
馃帳 rejooh
29. Apr 2013 路 11:31 UTC
Compiled to Java 6. I'm sorry, I got no Macintosh to test it on, but it should work now, if not contact me again. Thanks for the feedback. An yes, the principle to become huge can be found in Osmos too.
lucasncv
29. Apr 2013 路 12:10 UTC
Simple and nice gameplay. The controls are a bit messy, needs more acceleration!
tompudding
29. Apr 2013 路 12:15 UTC
The gravity simulation is really cool, nice work. The noises could use some work though, but it's pretty enjoyable overall
Hiku
29. Apr 2013 路 14:48 UTC
Space, Space, Space... :'(
But I liked it.
atraxgames
29. Apr 2013 路 16:07 UTC
Neat graphic style.
TheSnide
29. Apr 2013 路 16:09 UTC
Feels like Osmos crossed with Solar 2 :)
TheSnide
29. Apr 2013 路 16:13 UTC
= quite fun :)
ocmu
01. May 2013 路 01:53 UTC
Blue square must feed!
fussycashew
01. May 2013 路 22:32 UTC
Great game, with lots of fun, but the audio glitched out so much (getting really spammy and suddenly loud) that I couldn't keep playing.
StMatn
01. May 2013 路 22:32 UTC
This idea is so awesome...
Its always kind of a rush to become big enough at the beginning of each level, but its really fun. Describing the entry as a "n-body simulation" pleases the nerd in me, but since it should be a game you could consider describing it as playing a particle, who wants to become a planet :P Oh boy, my fantasy is really animated by your game :D I really enjoyed playing it ^^
fysx
03. May 2013 路 16:16 UTC
Great gameplay and mechanics! It seems to me as if the first 10 seconds are the crucial ones. Well done!
goerp
04. May 2013 路 19:12 UTC
How much do you need for a game? Just rectangles!
It took me a little bit of time to get used to the acceleration, but after that I swallowed the rest like a cookie monster.
Fun.
ashdnazg
10. May 2013 路 13:45 UTC
Very original and fun!

Note that in later levels it seems like it's too much luck dependent what hits what and when, so you're the first "juggernaut" around.