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Minimal Gravity by DavidErosa

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made by DavidErosa for LD26 (JAM)
Well, I'm not really satisfied with this one... First, I could not work on Sunday, so I had to send as a Jam entry. Second, I had more duties on Monday so I could only add the main menu and sound effects, making a total of around 16 hours for working on the game...

For the first time I felt uncomfortable with the theme, so I just tried to make a game with minimalistic graphics and kind of simple gravity.

HOW TO PLAY:
- Click to jump off planets.
- Jump from planet to planet.
- Orbit around them to destroy it.
- Avoid potatoes, as they'll kill you.
- Beware of gravity, it can send you to outer space.

It gets boring around level 10 :(

I'll upload Win, OSX and Linux binaries as soon as I find the time.

EDIT: The music was really annoying after a few... seconds, so I added a "button" on the right so you can toggle it.

[Unity web player] https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9960039/ld26/MinimalGravity/MinimalGravity.html
OS/X https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9960039/ld26/MinimalGravity_osx.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9960039/ld26/MinimalGravity_linux.zip
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9960039/ld26/MinimalGravity_windows.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=5049

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1236
Overall(Jam) 3.28 222
Audio(Jam) 2.67 338
Fun(Jam) 3.29 134
Graphics(Jam) 3.00 313
Humor(Jam) 3.19 71
Innovation(Jam) 3.24 188
Mood(Jam) 2.76 322
Theme(Jam) 3.32 251

Feedback

papa_troll
29. Apr 2013 · 21:07 UTC
Really enjoyed this wee game. I think mixing up the planets and potatoes more so that the obstacles dont all appear together at the start of the level would help add variety. Great game, thanks!
tnovelli
29. Apr 2013 · 23:00 UTC
+1 for tagging [Unity web player]... too bad I can't play it on Linux. I like your screenshots... "lost in space...again" hehe
Aevek
29. Apr 2013 · 23:01 UTC
The only problem I had with this game is that my orbits were perfect ellipses, so the logic I have learned from playing far too much Kerbal Space Program kinda made it harder for me.
raoz
29. Apr 2013 · 23:02 UTC
Interesting, great potential.
Pitzik4
29. Apr 2013 · 23:08 UTC
This is very impressive for 16 hours. Not only is it polished all except for level transitions, it also seems like an actual game, unlike my entry.
ataxkt
29. Apr 2013 · 23:09 UTC
Really good fun! I kept getting lost in space though.
TheMightyComp
29. Apr 2013 · 23:10 UTC
i found this one very enjoyable - great job with the gravity physics (especially the interaction of gravity fields between multiple planets), and groovy music. Overall, very polished and well executed. Good job my friend.
blasphemous rumours entertainment studios
29. Apr 2013 · 23:25 UTC
When I actually figured out the controls, I really enjoyed this game.
Loved the smilies on the planets.

Minuses: annoying music and maybe could've been a bit more zoomed out?
And why the player wants to destroy planets, when the player dies if being in naked space too long... beats me :D

But the thing that matters, played for a good while, as it was real fun!
ilo
30. Apr 2013 · 00:35 UTC
A bit confusing how the jumping worked at first. It also seemed liked the planets furthest away had the strongest pull on the player. But the presentation was nice, and it was pleasing when I managed to thread a jump through a densely packed pack of space spuds. :)
tnovelli
30. Apr 2013 · 13:57 UTC
cool, Linux version works for me on Fedora17 (dunno what's holding back the Unity browser plugin, then). Played to level 11 before I got bored. Gets interesting around level 5 when you can't get to that one lone planet because a bunch of other planets (and potatoes) are pulling you the other way :)
smealum
30. Apr 2013 · 20:50 UTC
really cool idea. felt the game was a little too easy but other than that good job !
BradleySmith
30. Apr 2013 · 20:51 UTC
Really nice game, excellent work for 48 hours.
mort96
01. May 2013 · 22:36 UTC
That's a very, very neat game you got there. Loving the idea of using gravity like that. Also, looks neat.
StMatn
01. May 2013 · 22:40 UTC
The graphics are quite nice. I enjoyed playing the game very much. I think the levels would be a bit more interesting, if they were more "2-dimensional", since they seem to be a single chain of objects. Although very nice entry!
donan
02. May 2013 · 00:05 UTC
Nice game. The gameplay its really original and the graphics looks nice. Sometimes the orbits works weird, but other than that its really good.
Husky
02. May 2013 · 06:52 UTC
Nice idea,
Simple yet challenging!
Good job! :p
Ithildin
02. May 2013 · 10:09 UTC
Nice game. Graphics look neat and funny :D
aeveis
02. May 2013 · 22:05 UTC
Pretty fun, could figure out how to play without the instructions which was nice.
EatenAlive3
02. May 2013 · 22:06 UTC
Fun! It got annoying that the planets take 1-2 seconds to be able to destroy, since sometimes it means waiting for another orbit to be able to go to the next planet, but that was fine ;P
someone
02. May 2013 · 22:13 UTC
Enjoyable game.
Tozy
05. May 2013 · 16:05 UTC
Good game! A minimap to see the whole level at all times would be useful to avoid potatoes.
aquilicoco
06. May 2013 · 14:40 UTC
Good work!
Sebastian
15. May 2013 · 17:16 UTC
I love the style!
hgouveia
20. May 2013 · 13:34 UTC
Cool game!, love the gravity effect, reminds me Angry Birds Space