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Depth by Maple

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made by Maple for LD26 (COMPO)
Doesn't work? Try this version, which forces vertex processing:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6478756/Games/LD48/26%20-%20MINIMALISM%20-%20Depth/Depth_alt.exe

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It's... A 2D maze game... Or is it?

Controls:
Arrows+WASD
Space checks
R regenerates
ESC escapes
ALT+Enter fullscreens

Tools used:
Game Maker Studio
MilkyTracker (most SFX)
LabChirp (some SFX)
Fontstruct

Let me know what you think!
~Maple

Download Game (.exe) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6478756/Games/LD48/26%20-%20MINIMALISM%20-%20Depth/Depth.exe
Download Source (.gmz) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6478756/Games/LD48/26%20-%20MINIMALISM%20-%20Depth/Depth.gmz
Watch Timelapse http://youtu.be/db7wIL5av-g
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=1551

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall 3.82 82
Audio 3.27 217
Fun 3.30 281
Graphics 3.12 489
Innovation 3.97 60
Mood 3.00 455
Theme 4.22 53

Feedback

tankete
29. Apr 2013 · 07:56 UTC
Wow! I loved this game. At first I wasn't sure how to start, but ended up with 9/15 after about 5 minutes. Not sure I really understand what the WASD keys are doing. I think my brain exploded. Great job! :)
Chman
29. Apr 2013 · 12:11 UTC
The first few levels are easy, but the game rapidly becomes mind bending ! Interesting use of perspective, nice work !
ChuiGum
29. Apr 2013 · 20:35 UTC
Like, very nice...
HelkeGames
30. Apr 2013 · 10:17 UTC
Simply love this game, well done ;)
FloatingGhost
30. Apr 2013 · 17:03 UTC
I wasn't quite sure what to do to begin with, then the turning and the brain-bending and the ahhh....
orange08
30. Apr 2013 · 17:05 UTC
I don't know... I didn't really understand how I was changing the shape of the world... It just seemed like I got lucky whenever I beat a level. :P
Tyro
01. May 2013 · 07:20 UTC
Very creative concept, and the ambient audio was a nice touch. It's... A superb game... Or is it?
Jorjon
01. May 2013 · 07:54 UTC
Hey nice concept! You I never understood really what was going on. I know it was sort of 3D thing but I think it was rather difficult to figure out.
ChuiGum
01. May 2013 · 20:40 UTC
Had to come back, such a great game and concept.

PS: Oh and Maple, the updated version of my game has no bugs, so if you want to check out the complete version you can go to page of my game and click the link in the description. ;)
loxo
02. May 2013 · 18:59 UTC
Very unique concept. I managed to get to 10/15, but now I'm stuck. Overall a great and quite challenging game.
Szedouu
04. May 2013 · 09:42 UTC
well done, very interesting idea and design.
DBRalir
06. May 2013 · 02:56 UTC
Wow, excellent use of rotation. I got to level 12 before I got stuck.
dalbinblue
06. May 2013 · 11:30 UTC
I really like the concept, but it's really easy to get lost. I only got through a handful of levels.
netmute
06. May 2013 · 14:32 UTC
I'm on a Mac. Sorry :(
SaintHeiser
06. May 2013 · 14:40 UTC
Awesome gameplay!
It was fun to get lost in 2d multidimensional maze =)
Good job, dude!
brxtr
07. May 2013 · 12:13 UTC
This broke my mind.
Kvisle
09. May 2013 · 15:11 UTC
This is both excellent fun and really innovative.

I'm stuck on level 10, and one part of me wants to try and map out the maze somehow
Monxcleyr Productions
09. May 2013 · 16:40 UTC
Interesting game. Whenever I felt like I knew what was going on, I realized I had no idea.
StMatn
13. May 2013 · 13:10 UTC
Cool game! The concept makes my head hurt sometimes, but ist nicely done ^^ The graphics are quite cool and the sound fit very well. Nice work!
rezzish
14. May 2013 · 23:58 UTC
Wonderful!
awppy
15. May 2013 · 00:04 UTC
1198 to complete from the getgo. Took me a while to realize WASD and the arrows were different things (and that the arrows actually did something)

I get what's going on with regards to moving and turning rooms, but this is WAY too high-concept for my dumb ass to figure out. Still, it was curious enough that I kept stumbling blindly around until I cleared all the rooms.

The audio was extremely fitting, so good job on that, too!
Christina Nordlander
16. May 2013 · 21:43 UTC
A very good puzzle game. Took me a while to figure out how to play, and even then I mostly got through the levels on trial-and-error (I'm not very good at this sort of puzzle).

Other than the difficulty, I really can't find any flaws. The graphics are obviously minimalistic, but the colours are appealing. The music and sound effects are excellent. Thank you for creating a very enjoyable game.
Norgg
20. May 2013 · 09:57 UTC
Really interesting mechanic, but gets pretty frustrating if you don't happen to randomly come across the exit, gave up around level 9 because I couldn't keep a grasp of where I'd travelled already, may come back to it some time with pen and paper.