The Unseen by Lamprabbit
My First Ludum Dare entry :) and my first ever (personal) released game to the public.
*EDIT* updated the builds with locked cursor and an esc button to quit the game. (Game remains the same)
CONTROLS
w - forward movement
s - backward movement
a - left movement
d - right movement
left mouse - pulse (used to see the world for a brief moment
right mouse - explosion (uncovers a portion of the world)
r - restart level
esc - exit game (will add this as a fix)
Instructions at the start of the game! Enjoy.
Don't forget to use the pulse and explosions otherwise it's extremely challenging!
Tips
Save an explosion til the end (you will need it to find yourself!
*EDIT* updated the builds with locked cursor and an esc button to quit the game. (Game remains the same)
CONTROLS
w - forward movement
s - backward movement
a - left movement
d - right movement
left mouse - pulse (used to see the world for a brief moment
right mouse - explosion (uncovers a portion of the world)
r - restart level
esc - exit game (will add this as a fix)
Instructions at the start of the game! Enjoy.
Don't forget to use the pulse and explosions otherwise it's extremely challenging!
Tips
Save an explosion til the end (you will need it to find yourself!
Ratings
| Coolness | 57% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.75 | 110 |
| Audio | 2.88 | 443 |
| Fun | 2.71 | 807 |
| Graphics | 4.04 | 75 |
| Humor | 1.79 | 899 |
| Innovation | 4.06 | 38 |
| Mood | 3.98 | 29 |
| Theme | 3.10 | 954 |
Interesting idea and the mood is killer but I hate to say overall it's pretty frustrating to play. I think with some tuning and tweaking this could be really cool :)
Like other people, I had a few issues with collisions and the graphics sometimes had problems when I didn't play in the default res and fullscreen. My biggest complaint is probably frustration. I've played for about 45 minutes and I still can't find my body. I'm not sure if it's actually there or whether you are making a profound point about the fruitlessness of seeking to undo the past or something!
Anyhow overall an outstanding entry. Really, really impressed.
Thanks for all the crits and comments! this feels awesome!
Collision - defiantly makes my game very frustrating at time (I swear every time I hit something) I will cotinue to work on this game and post updates on @escpodgames & @LampRabbit
Finding your body - for some reason (changing background color at random) the glow isn't always obvious and on top of that you NEED to have an explosion to uncover him. Also he is always dead .. after all you are a spirit (stupid spirit)
Can't find my body yet, but I come back with this game later =)
As everyone else says the collisions are _very_ unclear.
I must have been wandering around for half an hour, I can't find my body. I used up all my explosions, barely any of it is left still hidden and no sign of my body. I realised once I got to the opposite end that I didn't even know what I was looking for! What does MY body look like? How is it distinguished from the 50 or so I've left lying around the battlefield from stubbing my toe and falling to my death?
Anyway, this is really good and with a teeny bit more polish it could be great. :D
However, the collision detection make the game a lot more frustrating and trial-and-error prone than it should be. Most of the time I had an easier time finding my way when I didn't use the pulse or explosion, and just walked around my old dead bodies. Even after having beaten it a few times I'm still not sure what specifically kills you (Red things? Everything? Hitting things at high speed?).
After the first time I tried doing it faster, and then without dying a few times to see if the ending changed, but I guess it doesn't. Which is appropriate. Also, given that I tried for a solid half-hour on this game (longer than any other) suggests you're definitely doing something very right.
I have so many ideas for the full game and think the game mechanics lend itself to tell an interesting story ... where you might even miss parts of it and interrupt it as something it's not.
Hitting any living being kills you but the collision needed to be smarter OR even have health so you could hit three of the red or white guys.
Glad it can still be enjoyed :)
The mood of the game is really great!
The concept is amazing, and the expression is good.
I love the mood, it's the best I ever played this time.
I press R for several times, but I still can't save myself...
Not sure where goes wrong...
Anyway, great work!:D