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Divine Marbles by pankamil

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made by pankamil for LD 38 (JAM)

Universe didn't start with a big bang. It started with two big fans of marbles.

Play as a god, shooting planets into a solar system, so they could orbit as close to the sun as possible. You gain points every second of every planet that stayed in its orbit, basing on their momentary distance from the sun. Gameplay is based on a realistic gravity model, based on actual physics formulas.

The game has two modes: single player, and a two-player versus. Play with your friend, and destroy his planets with your own!

And remember to visit the in-game "How to play?" section.

Gallery

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Credits

  • Daniel Kowalski
  • Jakub Rogalski
  • Kamil Kozłowski
  • Natalia Wylezińska

Play

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/divine-marbles

Ratings

Overall 56th 4⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 116th 3.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 88th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 348th 3.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 190th 4⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 82th 3.875⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Humor 243th 3⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 134th 3.773⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

Ovidios
24. Apr 2017 · 21:05 UTC
Very fun concept! I've seen those planetary systems simulator toys before, but making it that kind of game is a great idea.
I wish there was an npc opponent though, because just getting a score in the end isn't really that exciting (and didn't tell me anything about how good or bad I played).
Sounds and music fit the game well and it looked very pretty too (although the sky is kind of pixellated in some places).
Yirggzmb
02. May 2017 · 01:54 UTC
Oh, this is very fun! Enjoyed that a lot. One small weirdness, the text on the first page of instructions gets cut off at the bottom for me, but nothing major

![marbles.png](///raw/71c/z/37ad.png)
🎤 pankamil
02. May 2017 · 21:58 UTC
Thanks for playing, @yirggzmb, I'm glad you enjoyed it :).
After seeing your comment, I fixed this issue and released a post-jam version. It also has new character portraits, and some minor bug-fixes.
MestreRothLD
06. May 2017 · 21:24 UTC
Found it on itch.io and enjoyed it a lot. Only thing I'd like is to have more power/initial speed on the planet spawn.

Congrats, very good entry.
MestreRothLD
06. May 2017 · 21:25 UTC
You also were honest and let the proper jam version accessible, so I'm giving you extra stars for this. :P Thanks.
OccultOne
13. May 2017 · 06:16 UTC
I Played this on Livestream Yesterday at the request of the Developer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekGMbpHGKUE

I was super impressed at the quality of the Simulation. Very awesome implementation, super cool. (Can't say it enough). I left a few comments on how to make it more approachable, but I believe you were in stream with me at the time. Great job!
Joror
13. May 2017 · 21:26 UTC
Great look & feel, love the 'we are gods playing with planets' thing. :D
How the planets 'thunk' together & trail, also very nicely done.

The goal of the game seems to be a bit too easy tho - in the single player mode there does not seem to be enough challenge / a way to fail?
SimplePotential
13. May 2017 · 23:05 UTC
I really liked this! It did lock up on me though, not sure what happened there but couldn't finish it. Visually it is stunning!
TeamMonumental
14. May 2017 · 01:06 UTC
I really like the theme of the game and how you established up a setting and story to make the game feel like an enhanced version of normal marbles. The music and sounds are nice and the game overall feels very polished, however even while reading the how to play section I was a little confused with the controls for the first few minutes. The art of the gods and gui is also nice!
Clickmation
14. May 2017 · 06:39 UTC
I had fun playing this with my team. One frequent reaction was that they didn't feel like they had control over anything and that there was too little of an angle the planet survives in. A bit more touch on the gravitational pull and shoot force would make this a more skill based game in my opinion. Overall, the atmosphere was very nice with the spiritual art and the music. And it's nice to see a one cpu-multiplayer game. The controls you came up was very nice(The mouse was way more easy though...). Good Luck!!
Thirrash
14. May 2017 · 13:26 UTC
Really cool game. Physic system is simply amazing and graphics are most pleasant to watch. Gj!
pschichtel
15. May 2017 · 17:56 UTC
I really love planetary simulations !
mikel
15. May 2017 · 19:18 UTC
Oooh, I liked very much playing with orbits, the concept is very cool and visuals and audio are very nice

But I don't see clearly how modifiying planet velocity just after creating works ... I feel like I have preferred to be able to not change velocity after creation... that way I can think that the planet will came back to same creation point and that may feel easier to play (but not sure).

Anyway I like it very much.
smiley
15. May 2017 · 21:02 UTC
Wow.. that explosion sound is nice and the graphics too.. took me a while to understand I had to click outside the circle.
davision
15. May 2017 · 23:09 UTC
Nice idea. Was it in a Simpson intro where the gods played marbles with planets? Anyway, it is tricky at the beginning with force dragging in so heavy when its close but once you got a feel for it and know the right angle it gets kinda easy. I also exprimented with being able to manipulate the force while the projectile is flying but I found it to be too tricky because it hardly has feedback because force needs to be added subtle. Might have been better to have some mechanic to control the starting force/impulse more. Some objects collision to make it more interesting would be also nice.
fangzhangmnm
18. May 2017 · 16:30 UTC
Deep gameplay and clever player-confrontation mechanic.
I think I learned nothing in my physics class lol

The images of two gods is makes the graphics fun and immersing.
Laura_sang
22. Jun 2017 · 15:31 UTC
It's interesting for me! The picture looks like very beautiful!