Out by kosinus

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made by kosinus for LD22 (COMPO)
This is a small top-down arcade game. You're all alone, trapped in a building when the security system activates. Progress through floors by disabling sentries using EMP charges. But you have to disable them all in one shot, and stay out of sight!

I'm pretty happy with the result. My aim was something as simple as the original Lode Runner, and in about the same vain. I think I succeeded in simple; the code is less than a thousand lines, but that didn't make it less a challenge to write! ;)

What I personally find most lacking about the result is that I haven't been able to find the time to create some challenging levels. There's a short but adequate tutorial, and one very simple level.

Still, I very much hope you enjoy it!

Browser support:
- Chrome: Tested in Chrome 16, current beta. Should work in any recent version.
- Firefox: Tested in Firefox 9, current beta. Should work in any recent version.
- Opera: Requires (and tested in) Opera 11.60, current stable.
- Safari: Broken on current releases. (Due to HTML Canvas bugs.)
- IE: Broken on current releases. Might just work in IE10 preview, but untested.

Post-deadline updates:
- Dec 19: Browser compatibility update.

Ratings

Coolness 76% 2
Overall 2.45 460
Audio 1.00 594
Community 2.29 424
Fun 2.74 203
Graphics 2.45 401
Humor 1.22 603
Innovation 2.94 172
Mood 2.05 434
Theme 1.61 663

Feedback

Aslai
19. Dec 2011 路 05:41 UTC
It was way too short (only 3 levels, 2 of which were tutorials!), it didn't really match the theme well, there was no audio to it, and it ran really slowly on my computer. The graphics were nice and clean, though a tad simple.
馃帳 kosinus
19. Dec 2011 路 07:10 UTC
Ah, some valid points, so no argument there. :)

I'll have to take a closer look at performance. I was mostly relying on a profiler during dev, rather than real world performance on other machines.

Could you (and others with performance issues) tell me your OS and browser version?

Thanks for giving my humble first try a go! :)
Beerman
19. Dec 2011 路 19:03 UTC
Short, but fun. With some more levels and sound that could be really good.
Wompus
19. Dec 2011 路 23:52 UTC
Aww so short? I wanted to play more levels :(
Some sound and more levels and it would be a really fun game!
tnelsond
20. Dec 2011 路 13:47 UTC
Runs slowly on my computer (XP running Chrome).
jagttt
21. Dec 2011 路 09:38 UTC
Nice to see a HTML5 game here.
The game is short but I think the controls and general feeling is quite great.

I think it has some bug here on my pc. I'm running Chrome 16 on Windows 7. Here's a screenshot.
http://i.minus.com/iP0IoSe7anytz.png
馃帳 kosinus
21. Dec 2011 路 19:15 UTC
That's interesting! It looks like just a font size problem, but I'm not sure why it's doing that. I'll see if I can reproduce it; will have access to a Vista machine next week to do some more Windows testing.
kato9
23. Dec 2011 路 21:19 UTC
Really nice mechanics here. Even though it's short it shows promise for being a pretty good game. Reminded me of Metal Gear Solid :)
cards
30. Dec 2011 路 00:02 UTC
First off, I love that this is HTML5, well done. Runs smoothly here, gameplay somewhat reminds me of VR training in MGS, which is good, because I loved those missions.

The programmer art is clean and simple, though it could have benefited from some audio.

The game itself is very short, seems to be more of a demo than a game. I'd love to see this up and running with a full library of levels.

Overall, good job.
summaky
07. Jan 2012 路 15:13 UTC
The concept is interesting and well done, but I don't think it really fits the theme and it was way to short.
Make A Game
08. Jan 2012 路 03:43 UTC
The text was too big and impossible to read in Chrome. Where did the theme fit in?
Kelly Thomas
08. Jan 2012 路 05:31 UTC
nice engine, needs more level.
Its a shame because I would like to play more.
Pierrec
08. Jan 2012 路 09:28 UTC
Aaah! It ended just when it was strating to get interesting. The concept is not bad, but I would like to play more.
Hempuli
08. Jan 2012 路 12:07 UTC
Really sweet idea! And yeah, way way way WAY too short. I'd LOVE to see this elaborated on!
AyCe
08. Jan 2012 路 12:08 UTC
Very good idea, if the game would just have more levels :D
Fififox
08. Jan 2012 路 13:25 UTC
So short! The game is promising, you could make something really fun with that! But it doesn't really match the theme. Too bad there wasn't sound either. The graphics are good though! Try posting more on the blog next time too !
Milo
08. Jan 2012 路 22:10 UTC
The graphics look very nice, given the simplicity, and the concept is very simple, yet still interesting. I don't know how much time you took to create the levels, but I would gladly have taken 2 tutorials followed by something really difficult over 3 easy levels.
Kitch
08. Jan 2012 路 22:13 UTC
Just as I was getting into it.. it was over :( (I'm sure you haven't heard that enough :) ) Keep going with it. A few more levels and maybe a bit of audio and this will be great.
Cosr
09. Jan 2012 路 09:04 UTC
Not bad. Would have been nice to see it more developed. It's simple, however it never really got to a point where it was all that interesting.

I noticed the game lagged a bit at times while moving (Firefox 8). Seems to be sort of a thing with HTML5 games.
Dan C
09. Jan 2012 路 21:33 UTC
It's a real shame that there aren't more levels because this is great!
馃帳 kosinus
09. Jan 2012 路 22:50 UTC
Hah, I feel kinda bad now for not putting more effort into level design. I was rather easy going through all of it. I'll try to make sure I have the monday off next time; that could've made a difference.

Will try to be more of a community man next LD, Fififox! Tried to be a somewhat decent judge to compensate. ;)

Terribly sorry about the font bug, I still haven't been able to reproduce it, even on two Vista laptops I had access too. I developed in Chrome, so that makes it even more odd.

Thanks for all the comments and ratings! :)