Cubique Noire by Detocroix

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made by Detocroix for LD26 (COMPO)
Cubique Noire, a partially minimalistic crime thriller with pretty much everything in cubes. Lead character is a dashing detective with brown trenchcoat and a revolver. He drives a deep blue Azzon Maelay, though there aren't any chase sequences.

Controls:
Move with A and D,
Aim with mouse,
Fire with left click,
R to reload, E to use,
Space to jump

Note: As sounds are from Freesound.org, you probably shouldn't put any points in audio!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.69 139
Audio 3.28 215
Fun 3.48 173
Graphics 4.10 61
Humor 2.89 210
Innovation 3.30 411
Mood 3.90 40
Theme 3.88 249

Feedback

Lamprabbit
29. Apr 2013 路 02:07 UTC
I like it! although I did get stuck on an enemy and was expecting a jump option.
FuzzyWuzzie
29. Apr 2013 路 03:22 UTC
This is really cool! I love the aesthetic! Sadly, it took me way too long to figure out to press "E" to clear text.

Unfortunately, the platforming was almost impossibly difficult - maybe if the platforms were closer together or something?
Luxorix
29. Apr 2013 路 03:59 UTC
Very cool! Once stuck between blocks.
馃帳 Detocroix
29. Apr 2013 路 08:25 UTC
Lamprabbit : You can jump with space or did you get stuck somewhere specific? :)

FuzzyWuzzie : Yeah the precision jumping definitely ain't the strong point. Price to pay from using just a physics propelled cube for character :D

Thanks for the comments folks!
dissonance
29. Apr 2013 路 08:58 UTC
Great game! It felt a little stiff and some of the controls were a little off, but other than that is was very nice. Good job!
rogueNoodle
29. Apr 2013 路 14:46 UTC
Love the look/style of this and I really want to play it, but "a" and "d" did barely anything for me - occasionally I would roll once or twice but that was it. Resorted to jumping the whole time but could barely move inside the mansion. This was on a Mac in both the webplayer and downloadable version. I'll try the PC version tonight before I rate it, though - I have a feeling I'm going to *love* this :)
馃帳 Detocroix
29. Apr 2013 路 18:58 UTC
rogueNoodle : Lemme know if the issue comes on PC too. I think there's something in the physics simulated weirdly on osx. I've had similar issues with other games I've worked on.
dx0ne
29. Apr 2013 路 19:21 UTC
That's some snazzy use of theme. Frank Miller would be proud ;) Please add save/load.
dx0ne
29. Apr 2013 路 19:21 UTC
there can only be highest rates
Zampi
29. Apr 2013 路 19:32 UTC
My favorite entry in this LD
Chman
29. Apr 2013 路 19:48 UTC
Brilliant game, really loved it ! The mood, the ambiance track, the way the character moves, the gun control... Everything.
PTSnoop
29. Apr 2013 路 20:59 UTC
My favourite game of LD so far. I'm trying to think of *something* negative to say about this game, and I can't. I love it!
rogueNoodle
29. Apr 2013 路 22:08 UTC
Physics worked great on the PC, and the game is awesome. Great job!
CloudiestNights
30. Apr 2013 路 03:14 UTC
The entire game reminded me of LittleBigPlanet for some odd reason. The story felt very noir-like, and the gunplay was fun with the reloading mechanic.
Travis Irby
30. Apr 2013 路 10:32 UTC
Oooo this is one of my favs so far excellent work!
mikelovesrobots3
30. Apr 2013 路 15:47 UTC
Very nice. Loved it.
Skoggy
30. Apr 2013 路 16:28 UTC
Had some bad performance on the mac/web but overall nice game. Very nice graphics.
captainkraft
01. May 2013 路 01:58 UTC
Just the way I like my games. Hard as hell.

Cool stuff man. I had fun.
PsenFilip
02. May 2013 路 17:55 UTC
The art feels good and the audio is just fine.

I tried both the webplayer and windows.
I had unresponsive controls on both, probably due to bad performance.
Another thing I would advise on is against high-res only Web players. 1280x720 is way too high for modest machines (I'm on my laptop, for instance). I would consider a smaller frame for the web and the optional fullscreen mode for larger sizes.
PabloAlexandre31
05. May 2013 路 02:54 UTC
I like it! The Art Style is very nice. Some instructions, like a "how to skip the text", would be welcome. When i finished the dialogs, the character don't move, only after i jump. The snow is perfect, i liked the effect. Great job!
SecondDimension
05. May 2013 路 09:30 UTC
Really liked it, jumping was a bit tricky but a really nice looking game.
tikilittle
05. May 2013 路 16:58 UTC
I really enjoyed the noire feel of the game: the snow and the text. It would be nice if the introduction had a more robust tutorial. I did not who I was, how to control myself, and how to keep the dialogue going. In each of the text, there should be a little "E". The platforming was very difficult for me. I kept over-jumping my ticket. I really loved the reloading the clip animation.
Switchbreak
05. May 2013 路 19:39 UTC
Amazing! I love this game. I have not been able to beat it yet but I am gonna keep coming back until I finish it. It really needs checkpoints, and some indication when you are hit would be nice.
MinionStudios
05. May 2013 路 23:38 UTC
LOVE IT. This is soooo well done and interesting, love the way the box rolls feels like footsteps. Even the font is the perfect choice! I aim to finish this!
marnaouf
08. May 2013 路 19:05 UTC
Loved this game. Loved the graphics and the game, itself, was incredible fun. Would love to see an endless arena gamemode with waves.
recursive frog
09. May 2013 路 08:55 UTC
One of the unexpected things I really liked about this was how the rolling action of the box makes it feel like your little character is walking, or sneaking. That subtle up and down motion really lends a certain charm to the whole thing. The level design is just beautiful, and the mood is amazing.

This might be a new favorite of mine from the competition!

Unfortunately, pulling your sounds from freesound.org would disqualify your entry, so I can't give it full marks on audio :(
馃帳 Detocroix
09. May 2013 路 09:05 UTC
recursive frog : Oh, damn. Somehow I expected freesound.org stuff to fall to same category as usage of free-for-all fonts and sound generators.
matthias_zarzecki
09. May 2013 路 12:14 UTC
This is fun. Seriously, nice work. The gun-mecahnic is great. The shells appearing is great. The Atmosphere is nice. The visual appearance is nice.

EXCEPT FOR THE BLOODY TEXT

which keeps interrupting what seems like a fun game and will hold it hostage until I acquiesce to its demands, which is stopping the "game", looking aways form the fun characters, comprehending the unnecessary text, and pressing "E".

Otherwise nice work!

Except for the text. I already mentioned that :P
Martin_Monosys
09. May 2013 路 20:27 UTC
Fun game, actually... I just wonder if it would be even more fun it the characters weren't all boxed but, you know, characters... :)
Kvisle
09. May 2013 路 20:41 UTC
Shooting the boxes was really satisfying. Good job. Bummer to have to start all over when I was killed by the big box, though.
garygreen
09. May 2013 路 21:16 UTC
I couldn't get it to do anything after it loaded up the start screen.
rzfmzn
09. May 2013 路 22:42 UTC
You could place a "E" or "Press E" somewhere, took me a while to see the small letters in the bottom of the screen.
I loved the mood of the game and the game in overall =O)
GJ!
Mesene
09. May 2013 路 23:14 UTC
Nice entry! loved the art and particle sistem, maybe audio is little repetitive, but I enjoyed it a lot. also nice UI
Xanjos
10. May 2013 路 00:24 UTC
Absolutely loved the narrative that you have made for the game. Not sure if the enemy implementation needs to change though since most of the time they seem to kill each other by accident.
nilstastic
10. May 2013 路 10:27 UTC
Pros: Very nice graphics and i love the blood-splatter! Story-thing was good as well =)
Cons: Did not like the control scheme with space as jump instead of w.
lorancou
10. May 2013 路 11:42 UTC
I had fun until I got completely stuck somewhere in the hangar: http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9127/unitywebplayerld26cubiq.png. I love the controls and the cubism :)
Eternal_Rest
10. May 2013 路 12:38 UTC
I want to like it, but i think the fact your a box ruined it for me. I mean, its not the fact your a box, but the way he rolls in the box. It makes the movement feel laggy and you often get stuck for no good reason.

Other than that, it seems like a good game. Looks nice, nice sounds. Has a lot of potential.
Cambrian_Man
10. May 2013 路 18:24 UTC
I love the look and I think the Cube stuff could be sweet, but I found it to be rather frustrating. I don't think the sort of slow, awkward rolling lends itself to gunplay. Or maybe I'm just disposed towards adventure games. Still, quite nice.
HelkeGames
10. May 2013 路 18:33 UTC
Nice one, love the art and the concept! :D
Sebastian
10. May 2013 路 18:39 UTC
Very, very beautiful. The snow and blood effects were really great and I enjoyed rolling around and being a box. I found the text to be a little disruptive of the gameplay and you're probably aware that the baked shadows glitch out quite a lot. Also I didn't like the look of the car much, but whatever, excellent game!
kddekadenz
10. May 2013 路 18:51 UTC
Didn't get farer than the mansion. Tried 5 times or so. The controls suck, the graphics are cool. The music feels repetitive, but the shooting sound is good. The snow is falling too fast and acts more like rain.
hissssssssss
13. May 2013 路 10:00 UTC
I get no images when I play this on Windows 7, just a black screen. The sound and music run as normal and respond to the controls.
sP0CkEr2
17. May 2013 路 23:24 UTC
that was just amazing -- perfect use of theme and the game was excellet -- well done
GeorgeBroussard
20. May 2013 路 21:08 UTC
Great job! Really loved the style of it. Jumps were too hard to make at time and could have used shot tracers etc but super solid 48hr entry!