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NO SPACE FOR A NAME by Gaweringo

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made by Gaweringo for LD 42 (JAM)

In the game, you have to free up space, by collecting it in the levels, which get filled up by the ever expanding junk. So you have to maneuver your way through the levels with the help of your ability to take size from the junk.

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-Controls:

Movement: WASD Aim: Mouse cursor Take size from junk: MB1 (Left mouse button) Give size from you to junk: MB2 (Right mouse button) Restart level: R Exit and stuff if you want to leave or something: Escape (ESC) Resetting the game: CTRL+SHIFT+R

-Credits:

Art, Design, programming, sound FX: Gaweringo

Music: Free download/instrumental from/by 2Bough (very nice stuff): https://www.2bough.de

Although I didn't make the music I would like to know if it fits.

made in 48h

HTML5 (web) https://gaweringo.itch.io/no-space-for-a-game
Windows https://gaweringo.itch.io/no-space-for-a-game
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/no-space-for-a-name

Ratings

Overall 289th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 429th 3.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 275th 3.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 87th 4.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 294th 3.891⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 62th 4⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Pennycook
14. Aug 2018 · 01:22 UTC
Great game -- I've not played anything like it before, and it's really fun. I couldn't make it past level 3, but I enjoyed trying.

Also, would you mind telling me how you managed to get Unity to fullscreen in the browser like that? It looks a lot better than the default web player.
🎤 Gaweringo
14. Aug 2018 · 12:12 UTC
@pennycook Thx. And yeah level_3 was a bit too big/spaces (but you can play any levels at any time they are just ranked after there "difficulty") I set the size in Unity to 1920*1080 and on itch.io:

https://imgur.com/5X0QNyi

like that.
Aphego
14. Aug 2018 · 14:04 UTC
just passed it, loved the atmosphere, the look and sound work very well together... it also has this message, that even when you are in the middle of darkness, you have to push forward, ant eventually you'll succeed.) i totally loved it.
Harsh Bawari
14. Aug 2018 · 17:41 UTC
Great idea! The music is just awesome. I enjoyed playing it, but I think it would have been better if it wasn't fullscreen. Overall it's a good game. Check out my game too.
Odin
14. Aug 2018 · 17:46 UTC
Nice atmosphere, I like this prototype !
frostByte4k
14. Aug 2018 · 17:54 UTC
Over all pretty good it did feel a bit lacking in terms of gameplay. as once you find both shiny things the game becomes pretty easy. I think you should've spent less time on the hide and seek and more time on the puzzle side with the shrink and grow concept. also I think the visual effects were a bit overdone as they generally look better when they're a bit more subtle. but that's just my opinion. Great job.
TomekS
14. Aug 2018 · 18:08 UTC
Wow this looks amazing, very unique art. Gameplay is challenging, and music matches to the mood. Well done
lylefreeks
14. Aug 2018 · 19:06 UTC
I really like the art style, it's got a unique look to it. The game was very confusing at first I wasn't sure what I supposed to do. Also I may have just sucked but it seemed to be nearly impossible to beat the harder levels. Definitely wouldn't say the music fits but maybe that's just because I'm not into that style. Good job!
Jon_Nova
14. Aug 2018 · 19:30 UTC
Great game! never played something similar. the music and the sound are good !
🎤 Gaweringo
14. Aug 2018 · 19:55 UTC
@frostbyte4k Thx for the feedback and yeah, I got kinda caught up by the visuals and stuff and sadly didn't focus on the puzzle elements and stuff. I hope I find a better balance for the next jam.

And about the VFX I wanted to create a mood that felt a bit claustrophobic in a way like you were the little thingy you control and you are so scared and confused about the dark and gritty world that you can't concentrate anymore and everything becomes a bit blurry and strange. (that's why I went a bit overdose).
🎤 Gaweringo
14. Aug 2018 · 19:57 UTC
@lylefreeks What exactly was the confusing part about the game?

Thx for the feedback.
frostByte4k
14. Aug 2018 · 20:51 UTC
@gaweringo I also forgot to say I like the name of the game;)
Team Gaivot
14. Aug 2018 · 21:51 UTC
Nice game! The controls felt a bit wonky at times (too fast i guess), but overall they fit the purpose. The take/give size mechanics was pretty fun! Nice work! Also, the music fits the game haha
lylefreeks
15. Aug 2018 · 00:08 UTC
@gaweringo I didn’t see any mention of where you’re supposed to go or that you’re supposed to collect those yellow orbs. I might have just missed it!
Samusoidal
15. Aug 2018 · 02:58 UTC
That was really unique! It was pretty challenging at points, but I was able to beat all 6 levels and the final level. The music was a great choice (even if you opted out of the category), and it was a joy to play.

It's also nice to see someone else using the same hand-drawn aesthetic that I've been using in my projects.

Overall I gave it 4.5/5, only because the fonts were hard to read on the menus and the first level.

Great job!
Void Productions
15. Aug 2018 · 06:57 UTC
Music is really good. Did you make it yourself?
🎤 Gaweringo
15. Aug 2018 · 08:14 UTC
@samusoidal Thx. And about the fonts, they were handwritten and sadly I dont have a relly readable handrwiting but I think it kinda fits (if you can still read it).

@lylefreeks Ok, I hoped that with the screen getting a bit brighter and yellow and the "magical" sounds that play once you get close to the space (the yellow thingys) would tell the player to pick it up, but yeah I mayby should have put a notice/text next to it "collect the space". Thx for the feedback.

@void-productions No, thats why I opted out of the category and linked to the artist in the credits and the discription. But I'm glad you liked my choice.
artish357
16. Aug 2018 · 19:52 UTC
The thing i liked the most about this game is it's graphics and overall mood, it really feels like i'm in some strange place, and i need to escape. Also, the two-way mass mechanics are interesting, didn't see it in any other games before. The biggest flaw i found is that it relies on trial and error gameplay, i spent most of the time trying to find yellow orbs on the level. I think it needs some sort of guidance, like when the screen gets increasingly more yellow the closer you are to the orb.
Good work!
🎤 Gaweringo
19. Aug 2018 · 16:01 UTC
@artish357 Thx for the nice feedback, and about the trail and arrow gameplay, I wanted to implement something at the start of the level, that the camera is zoomed out so far, that you can see the orbs, for you to remember where they are and find your way there through the enemies, but I did sadly not find the time to implement that correctly.
Anubhav Kashyap
22. Aug 2018 · 10:56 UTC
Amazing graphics! I love the 'death effect', where it slowly fades to black and the camera shakes. Really fun game to play. :thumbsup:
Jupiter_Hadley
12. Sep 2018 · 19:01 UTC
Neat graphics! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 42 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/RBBzpxy2bdA