Spark by CNIAngel

made by CNIAngel for LD26 (COMPO)

Play as a little girl looking for her spark in life.
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Made in LibGDX with Eclipse. Art made in Aseprite. Music made in Sunvox.
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Instructions:
1. Download Spark.rar
2. Extract
3. Double-Click Spark.jar
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On MacOS? I recommend using Java 6 JRE to play this game. There seems to be a problem with LWJGL and Java 7.

WARNING: FLASHING LIGHTS AND STUFF
WARNING: MUSIC IS ONLY HEARD BY WIZARDS AND HEADPHONES
WARNING: I MADE A POST-COMPO VERSION https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37769419/April/SparkPost.rar
WARNING: NO CLUE IF THE POST COMPO VERSION WORKS FOR ANYTHING BUT WINDOWS

Windows/Linux	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37769419/April/spark.rar
MacOS	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37769419/April/SparkMac.rar
Timelapse	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdOcDQedAE&feature=youtu.be
Post Compo	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37769419/April/SparkPost.rar
Source	https://github.com/CNIAngel/Magnesium-Juliett-1
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=7081

Ratings

Coolness	92%	2
Overall	2.19	1297

Audio	2.88	443
Fun	1.95	1263
Graphics	2.25	1132
Humor	2.19	580
Innovation	1.98	1260
Mood	2.60	838
Theme	3.17	901

Feedback

paulopn

29. Apr 2013 · 04:57 UTC

The file is apparently corrupted =\

Jaus_LXXIV

29. Apr 2013 · 04:58 UTC

This isn't really a game, more of a "hold right to read a few sentences." The music was nice at least, and I suppose it has a decent message, though it's not delivered very powerfully.

onzephyr

29. Apr 2013 · 06:39 UTC

nice music.

zairon

29. Apr 2013 · 20:25 UTC

You should make it faster to move, or make it more visually interesting sooner. Just reading the text almost kept me from reading it all. I liked the audio/music.

wy477wh173

29. Apr 2013 · 21:11 UTC

Didn't work for me, Sorry.

kratorspore

29. Apr 2013 · 21:29 UTC

Ups for music and mood.

protensity

29. Apr 2013 · 22:29 UTC

It's a little simple but I like the music.

jackspinoza

29. Apr 2013 · 22:52 UTC

it certainly was minimal, the arpeggios and general sound really worked for me. However, I feel the format could be explored better somehow; pacing, more diverse changes perhaps.

JimmyLord

29. Apr 2013 · 23:10 UTC

I didn't find the spark.

netguy204

29. Apr 2013 · 23:12 UTC

This didn't work on mac. Here's the error message: http://pastebin.com/xmrEAfs1

I've seen this before. It's an incompatibility between an older version of lwjgl and Java 7 on mac. To fix it just drop in the latest lwjgl native library and you should be good to go.

rainblade studios

29. Apr 2013 · 23:14 UTC

Spark.jar - CRC failed
Unexpected end of archive
Total errors: 2

So it didn't work

Sayaer

30. Apr 2013 · 00:03 UTC

Very interesting, i kept wanting to advance forward. The flashing was a little crazy but i think it added to the overall experience.

Jan Marcano

30. Apr 2013 · 03:05 UTC

Awesome, really nice atmosphere and concept.

Jed Mayberry

30. Apr 2013 · 05:53 UTC

The .rar says it's corrupted. Tried extracting with WinRAR and 7-zip.

TenTonToon

30. Apr 2013 · 05:57 UTC

Interesting take on minimalistic mechanics. A little bit too minimalistic, maybe, and worth taking it a step further.

Also, I had to download it 3 times, as the downloads kept getting cancelled.

Congratulations! :)

🎤 CNIAngel

30. Apr 2013 · 06:03 UTC

I'm not sure why the .rar is being corrupted. I'm uploading it to my Dropbox and switching the link from my webhost. Hopefully this fixes the issue.

notepid

30. Apr 2013 · 08:42 UTC

Sorry, got bored after 10 seconds.

🎤 CNIAngel

30. Apr 2013 · 20:50 UTC

I'm glad to hear that. Thanks for trying.

Joror

30. Apr 2013 · 20:51 UTC

I waited a bit when 'wait' was the word... unfortunately no effect! :P Also did not find my spark. Minimalist for sure, using only one button to end the game. ;)

SuperDisk

30. Apr 2013 · 22:56 UTC

Sorry, but this isn't really a game.

You just look at a few motivational posters and then the end..

Oh well.

orange08

30. Apr 2013 · 23:01 UTC

This game, while being minimal, was rather boring. I don't know why I even bothered completing it :P
Really needs more depth to it other than reading new text.

🎤 CNIAngel

01. May 2013 · 01:19 UTC

Thanks for all the comments folks! :D Really brings a smile to my face.

HackThePanda

01. May 2013 · 01:21 UTC

Perfect as always, my love

gmaker

01. May 2013 · 10:34 UTC

A Java Exception has occured.. it didn't work

TehSkull

02. May 2013 · 06:14 UTC

A Java Exception has occurred. Can't play. :/

danblack

02. May 2013 · 07:27 UTC

Didn't work for me, I got an exception. I'm running the latest JRE on Win 8 (for my sins!)

Dark Acre Jack

02. May 2013 · 07:42 UTC

Was wondering if this was your 1st LD but checked & saw that you've done a few before so I'm thinking good interpretation of the theme.

dremelofdeath

07. May 2013 · 10:09 UTC

Music didn't work for me. Basically no gameplay to this one.. I feel like this game is why they print epilepsy warnings on video game instruction manuals.

gmaker

10. May 2013 · 05:27 UTC

cool! good job.. music didn't work for me

🎤 CNIAngel

15. May 2013 · 06:21 UTC

@dremelofdeath and @gmaker Thanks. Warning is in the readme file. Also, use headphones to hear the music.