Horizons by Joseph Benton
HORIZONS
Play online at https://annaholmes.github.io/
A game of planetary exploration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utuypy_b978
FIGHT GREEN ENEMIES

AVOID BLACK HOLES

USE A GRAVITY DETECTOR THAT KINDA WORKS
gif link https://gfycat.com/BlissfulHeavenlyIrrawaddydolphin
We did not create all of the assets for this game, so don't vote for us if you like our stuff! Check the credits and thank them!
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/horizons |
Ratings
| Overall | 286th | 3.533⭐ | 17🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 301th | 3.313⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 257th | 3.375⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 414th | 3.375⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 600th | 2.818⭐ | 13🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 255th | 3.273⭐ | 13🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 348th | 2.692⭐ | 15🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 321th | 3.333⭐ | 17🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 11🗳️ | 24🗨️ |
As feedback, level 2 is too complicated, there are some jumps that are really hard to do.
Apart from that, very cool game!
I also like the tutorial and how the info about the the game was presented one piece at a time.
One thing that can be improved is tuning the difficulty of the levels. Some of them are really hard!
I didn't realise bombs push you until level 4, it was a nice addition to help movement.
I think having gravity effect the normal shots would have been cool to enable some skilled around the planet kills.
The gameplay itself is alright too. The controls feel intuitive, and the thresholds of the gravitational pulls become familiar and recognizable over time. But the game still doesn't turn into a cakewalk, and offers a challenge like you'd expect from a platformer.
The graphics aren't amazing, but they're good enough to not be a distraction from the rest of the games aesthetical presentation.
The biggest complaint I have about the game is probably the sound when I die. It's louder than I expect every time, and it cuts out the soothing music, leading to a very jarring experience. Dying in the game is bad enough, no need to completely annihilate my immersion into the mood as well.
In the end though, that's most of the critique I can offer, so I can confidently say that I find this game to be a well made one. Good work on your jam!
The character slips sometimes around and doesn't stand stable on the planets, which sometimes caused the problem that he just floated away without me clicking the jump button^^
In Summary great game, keep going :wink:
Anyway, very nicely done and well executed idea... also took me a while to realise there are bombs in the game.