The Circuit by jchaplin

made by jchaplin for LD 39 (COMPO)

(1st Ludum Dare!) You are the orange charge. Avoid the red charge. Use the 1, 2 and 3 keys to move to an adjacent wire while over an electrical arc. Collect sparks and... Don't run out of power!

Control your orange charge as it loops round and round, all the while trying to avoid the red charge. Each loop around will increase the electric current, causing the charges to move faster and faster. Collisions with the red charge will cause you to lose power. Collecting electrical sparks will increase your power. Game is over when you run out of power.

NOTE: The 1, 2 and 3 keys can be pressed while the charge is over the wire... the charge will then move to an adjacent wire when it's over the electrical arc.

Windows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rtc2px125zlbh3k/LudumDare39_TheCircuit.zip?dl=0

https://github.com/jeffreychaplin/LudumDare39_TheCircuit

WebGL: https://jeffreychaplin.github.io/

Tools: - Unity 2017 - Gimp 2 - Bfxr

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/rtc2px125zlbh3k/LudumDare39_TheCircuit.zip?dl=0
HTML5 (web)	https://jeffreychaplin.github.io/
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/the-circuit

Ratings

Overall	519^th	2.953⭐	45🧑‍⚖️
Fun	480^th	2.837⭐	45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	126^th	3.581⭐	45🧑‍⚖️
Theme	330^th	3.512⭐	45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	558^th	2.512⭐	45🧑‍⚖️
Audio	434^th	2.395⭐	45🧑‍⚖️
Humor	437^th	1.917⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Mood	527^th	2.474⭐	40🧑‍⚖️
Given		74🗳️	31🗨️

Feedback

SpeedySloth99

31. Jul 2017 · 15:50 UTC

Nice game. Enjoyed the mechanics, but the controls seemed a bit awkward. The simple sound effects added to the mood nicely.

krishnasism

31. Jul 2017 · 15:51 UTC

Innovative concept!
Love the graphics! Would have loved to have a track in the background but the sound effects make up for it :D
Played the game quite a few times.
Would play it again. Congratulations and good luck! :D

Wevel

31. Jul 2017 · 16:01 UTC

Interesting game, could be a bit difficult to change lines sometimes

sgt3v

31. Jul 2017 · 17:31 UTC

Really interesting mechanics, and the game is pretty tough too. After a while of playing can get used to it tho. I believe this would make a really good mobile game if polished.

pitpony

31. Jul 2017 · 17:54 UTC

Nicely thought through and very easy to play. I found myself slightly mesmerised by it :)

Well done.

Vehem

31. Jul 2017 · 17:59 UTC

Nice twist on the theme - "be the power and run away". Easy to pick up and play - tough enough to get a bit addictive - nice work.

ditzel

31. Jul 2017 · 18:09 UTC

Interesting and difficult. I have the feeling that the control does not work all the time. I hit the hell outta the "3" :smile:

stevenjmiller

31. Jul 2017 · 18:11 UTC

Great game. I liked the use of the theme and there was a nice element of strategy in the gameplay.

simonhutchinson

31. Jul 2017 · 18:31 UTC

Cool (and HARD!). Nice work on a really original idea. It took me a second to get my bearings, though. Maybe "press any key to start" or something like that?

Thorneto

31. Jul 2017 · 18:47 UTC

It took me awhile to realize I couldn't skip over 2 but it became a little easier to manage when I realized that. Hard on the brain but kind of fun.

PerduGames

31. Jul 2017 · 18:57 UTC

Concorco with @sgt3v, would give a good game for mobile.

hhsaez

31. Jul 2017 · 19:30 UTC

Hard game, but I really enjoyed it
Great work!

jakylgamer

31. Jul 2017 · 19:42 UTC

cool concept , but yea the controls were a bit on the weird side. mainly when dealing with the left and right sides didnt have numbers to help so it was a bit confusing to me. but none the less pretty fun!

lukethecoder64

31. Jul 2017 · 20:31 UTC

Interesting concept! I'd say the graphics could use some improvment. The 1-2-3 buttons took a second to get used to. Great job!

Goloso Games

31. Jul 2017 · 20:38 UTC

Cool concept, very easy to play. With a little bit of polishing (start menu, controls) it could be an awesome little game.

pauljtbennett

01. Aug 2017 · 01:40 UTC

I agree with @thorneto, it got better when I realised I could skip 2 lines in one go - good fun :)

GanbareGamesKyle

01. Aug 2017 · 01:55 UTC

Reminds me a bit of Slot Racers.

KunoNoOni

01. Aug 2017 · 01:55 UTC

It reminds me of an old Atari 2600 game called Dodge'em. Graphics are crisp and clean. Gameplay is solid. I do have to say it was a bit odd when I started the game as there was no menu and I was immediately in the game. I honestly though it was a demo running until I lost :smile:.

Dast99

01. Aug 2017 · 03:27 UTC

The controls were a bit finicky but once I got going I could do OK, it might have been nicer to use arrow keys to switch (double tap for two).

Infernal

01. Aug 2017 · 03:47 UTC

Nice concept! The only thing I would recommend is making the transitions from line to line more evident.

Kthulhu1947

01. Aug 2017 · 20:41 UTC

Nice little game. I like it.
Keep moving forward.

tacohej

02. Aug 2017 · 07:18 UTC

Cute little game. Think maybe two buttons would be enough!

Snowy

02. Aug 2017 · 10:28 UTC

While the controls felt a *little* bit clunky sometimes, and I took some seemingly unavoidable damage, that didn't keep me from enjoying the game. The concept and the mechanics are really neat and clever, and there's a nice difficulty in there. Though really minimalistic, the graphics really helped shape the feel of the game.

Overall, it's a cute game, and you did a great job on it!

Schuster

02. Aug 2017 · 15:07 UTC

it took me a few tries to get the mechanic, but it's not bad. Add some music and a few different courses and you have a good game.

KabalaTrance

02. Aug 2017 · 18:13 UTC

Fun game and interesting concept. Its difficult in a good way
Only problem is that I often missed transition area, maybe some kind visual queue (on hover) would help.
Congrats

g12345

09. Aug 2017 · 10:08 UTC

Interesting take on a classic concept, a bit hard for me but it's good fun.

abductedPlatypus

14. Aug 2017 · 17:33 UTC

Simple game. Quite fun. However I I am not a fan of the controls scheme, I would rather use WASD or arrows for this. It gets really frustrating because of it. Other than that it's very decent and definitely a fun one!

azziliz

15. Aug 2017 · 14:03 UTC

Nice mechanics. Makes the game simple and challenging. I liked it.

Jupiter_Hadley

12. Sep 2017 · 13:22 UTC

Neat game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk2ETXlss4Q