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In The Beginning by BenW

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made by BenW for LD23 (COMPO)
Not the best gameplay but I think the sound is nice. The game ends whether you want it to or not after 5 minutes. Please send any feedback to benjaminw@gmail.com.

How to play:
Build the earth as you see fit. No other goal than to make the planet you want.

Hold right mouse to pan
Middle mouse is zoom.
Click a segment of the world to build.
Pick up item drops to get more stuff to build.
You can change your currently selected item using the left menu.

Windows http://downloads.garagecoder.com/InTheBeginning.zip
Timelapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3ZFnHABTFA&feature=youtu.be
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=128

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.86 498
Audio 3.71 37
Fun 2.30 705
Graphics 3.49 183
Humor 1.93 586
Innovation 3.04 384
Mood 3.09 208
Theme 3.71 102

Feedback

jeroenimooo
23. Apr 2012 路 15:17 UTC
I have ruind the world ;p http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16586106/Crap/houses.png
Was fun to play
Jigxor
23. Apr 2012 路 16:04 UTC
The audio was really great! How many LD entries can say that they've got voice-acting!

I'm not sure if there was meant to be a 'message' behind this game, but I liked the way that I managed to get the world with only houses left.

Really nice work. I enjoyed it :)
馃帳 BenW
23. Apr 2012 路 16:24 UTC
There's no message behind it. I'm actually an atheist. I just thought that the creation story was a perfect match for the theme.
jeffz
24. Apr 2012 路 01:21 UTC
nice work, liked the music, gameplay could probably do with some progression... disaster or something
SpaceToaster
24. Apr 2012 路 03:26 UTC
@jeroenimooo - HAHA same, the human in me just wan't to wipe everything out and put a house on it. Strange when you think about it. Could just as easily gone for all trees...

This is just BEGGING for some sort of mechanic. I hope you take this prototype and expand it!
Them Games
24. Apr 2012 路 03:34 UTC
Interesting video toy but not really a game, too bad, it runs smoothly and is very niely put together, the audio especially!
VDOgamez
24. Apr 2012 路 04:09 UTC
I couldn't really figure out any gameplay to it. What was the goal, exactly?
馃帳 BenW
24. Apr 2012 路 17:35 UTC
There's no real goal. It's honestly more of a toy than a game at this point(Will Wright would be proud). I'm thinking of expanding it and doing a post compo version.
kibertoad
24. Apr 2012 路 23:42 UTC
The game could certainly use some additional features and actual gameplay, but as it is, it's a nice and relaxing experience, even though not a very long-lasting one.

Post-compo edition would be great :)
HeuGamer
25. Apr 2012 路 01:09 UTC
I liked it. Wasn't a game althought, but still fun to mess around with.
omaha
25. Apr 2012 路 01:53 UTC
i listened to the music but couldn't get the game to run on my mac. soundtrack was excellent. wish i had something like that in my game.
uberneen
25. Apr 2012 路 01:53 UTC
Neat idea here, it has a lot of potential.
robcozzens
25. Apr 2012 路 03:21 UTC
I would have played it if there was a Web or OSX version.
umwgmc
25. Apr 2012 路 03:26 UTC
Interesting gameplay. I like how it's very sandboxy. It's unfortunate in my opinion that there aren't any game goals except to make your own planet. Could be a plus for some, but I personally need some kind of goal to fuel me.
CherryNukaCola
25. Apr 2012 路 03:34 UTC
Definitely more of a toy than a game, but it looks to be a great basis for an interesting game. There's something very soothing about 'growing' items on the planet and it has a clean, fresh look to it. ^_^
Dracir
25. Apr 2012 路 03:45 UTC
I like it :), it's fun.
I can see some potentials, it would be fun to have stuff that combines or life that used the world you created. Much much more :)
Fireblend
25. Apr 2012 路 04:33 UTC
Really liked the concept! Even though it might be a toy right now, I could see it evolving into a pretty fun game. I liked the simplicity of it, and the music was indeed pretty relaxing. Good job!
envy3d
25. Apr 2012 路 05:20 UTC
Interesting demo. I took me a while to realize that there was no game to it. At least I got to enjoy the music!
Jezzamon
25. Apr 2012 路 08:04 UTC
looks interesting... would've liked to play it except I have a mac. :C
Vic
25. Apr 2012 路 08:59 UTC
Hey BenW, I like your game a lot! Ok, maybe there is no win/lose condition, but you did everything really great. From the intro building up to the game, to the music and the graphics. It is a very relaxing experience, definitely worth expanding!
triplefox
26. Apr 2012 路 05:15 UTC
Great presentation! I can imagine a few ways to add depth or strategy to this.
Jan Willem
26. Apr 2012 路 08:32 UTC
Good mood and sounds. Not very fun, but the concept is good.
rvmook
26. Apr 2012 路 11:25 UTC
I liked the concept to bad there isn't much more to it then this. It would've been cool to be able to combine different building blocks to create a new one.
bitslap_
26. Apr 2012 路 20:47 UTC
Nice idea, no definit goal so i just played around and built as many houses as possible. =)
pighead10
26. Apr 2012 路 21:05 UTC
Shame there was no real gameplay. The audio and graphics were good.
BomberGames
26. Apr 2012 路 22:21 UTC
It would be cooler if the world could expand and maybe have people on it, cool idea though!
Muu? (lanoiadimuu)
27. Apr 2012 路 19:30 UTC
The only bad note: no goal.
Otherwise good job. Clean graphics, charming audio (with nice voice acted intro) and the game is fun to toy with. :)
tcstyle
28. Apr 2012 路 15:59 UTC
It's a pity this game lacks a goal. The basic idea is very nice. So there is potential to make this a real game. The music is great.
deejorg
04. May 2012 路 15:22 UTC
Very enjoyable :)
ChainedLupine
14. May 2012 路 00:14 UTC
Not really much of a game, but I agree, very nice audio and presentation values!