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Continuum by Hakro

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made by Hakro for LD 42 (COMPO)

Description

Teddy, an Alien from the planet Zhar has been trapped inside a glitch in the fabric of SPACE-TIME. Can you help him escape the glitch before the Black Hole closes up on him? He will be forever grateful to you.

Gameplay

  • The goal is to bring the BlackHole's pressure to 0%
  • After you click "Start", use the Arrow Keyboard keys to follow the patterns quickly.
  • Every correct Keypress will bring the pressure down.
  • Every wrong Keypress will bring the pressure up and hurt Teddy.
  • Press "Space" bar to restart the game.

Tools

This game has been proudly made with only Open Source Software : - Godot 3.0 Game engine - Inkscape & Gimp - LMMS & Audacity

Teddy2.png

Source Code https://github.com/hakro/continuum
HTML5 (web) https://hakro.github.io/play_continuum
Source code https://github.com/hakro/continuum/archive/v1.0.0.zip
Linux https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z35H_3_Kwa8Xfu2luebxt-XMiA3C0LfI
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SvlBHuEC4yFkhjhrd9aOpxCFMHBzO4VX
macOS https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Q5O4RLugyCfjl6vQ23NHq8RVWK5zc_5P
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/continuum

Ratings

Overall 524th 3.114⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 569th 2.818⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 658th 2.443⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 416th 3.43⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 346th 3.284⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 97th 3.602⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Humor 170th 2.988⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Mood 286th 3.085⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

Sunlark
13. Aug 2018 · 12:14 UTC
I really enjoyed this game, I played it a few times!
Rob White
13. Aug 2018 · 12:26 UTC
I really liked the background music for this! I would have preferred for the input to be bound to WASD instead of the arrow keys - because I'm not as used to using that part of my keyboard - but that did add to the challenge and maybe it would be too easy otherwise. Good job!
🎤 Hakro
13. Aug 2018 · 12:32 UTC
Thanks for the feedback :)
@rob-white the music is what took much time to make, since I'm a newbie. Really glad you like it.
The problem is, my keyboard is AZERTY, and it's challenging for me to play other people's game using WASD. So it's simpler to just use the arrow keys.
Krapht
13. Aug 2018 · 12:33 UTC
cute little game. Might be improved by being a typing game then just arrow keys.
🎤 Hakro
13. Aug 2018 · 12:43 UTC
Thanks @krapht , that crossed my mind, but didn't have time to implement it.
RustyCrow
13. Aug 2018 · 12:48 UTC
First Try, can i get a :clap: for that?.The sound for me was really good the music superb .The game is nice simple ans sweet, probably one of the most Legit comp entries. You are a very Honorable Man Hakro-senpai i give it 38 :clap: s
🎤 Hakro
13. Aug 2018 · 13:08 UTC
:clap: :)
Thank you for your feedback. @rustycrow
GarethTheDestro
13. Aug 2018 · 13:18 UTC
Very cute :) I wish there were more than arrows to make it a bit more challenging, the text is funny though, great job!
Paden Shorey
13. Aug 2018 · 13:35 UTC
Just some notes while playing:
- I thought I could use wasd but lost (then realized I had to use the arrow keys)
- the sound for missing a key is painful to listen to
- it's very easy to wain
- the sound effect for getting a correct arrow doesn't get to finish playing if you're too fast
- music is awesome
Korso
13. Aug 2018 · 13:36 UTC
Good entry. Feels complete and fills the theme. The music and the different faces of Teddy are a nice detail. If you want to continue the developing, a preview of the next arrows would be useful to get a faster pace, and a progressive difficulty with the black hole pressure would be nice too.

Good job!
🎤 Hakro
13. Aug 2018 · 13:44 UTC
Thank you all for the invaluable feedback.
There is indeed many improvements to be made, now that there is no time constraints :).

Cheers to y'all
SimplePotential
13. Aug 2018 · 13:44 UTC
I liked this! Simple but fun.
Ghen
13. Aug 2018 · 13:48 UTC
neat game !, the gameplay itself simple, but also frustating at time, while its fast paced but it feels slow because of the delay between when the new button appear and when the reaction time kick in, or its probably me the one who slow lol, music also very nice, well done !
Swini
13. Aug 2018 · 14:17 UTC
Good typing exercise. Simple but good and fun to play. I like teddy. He is cuteXD Solid game!
HTMichaeL
13. Aug 2018 · 14:52 UTC
Liked it! Sound track was cool aw well
Devio
13. Aug 2018 · 15:08 UTC
Very basic, but I think that's why I like it, It doesn't try to do more than it can handle and gets the point across well. Not much sound in the game but not really needed. I think the black hole needs to be more apparent though! Well done!
Erendelous
13. Aug 2018 · 15:11 UTC
Nice game! Really simple gameplay, but pretty fun to play:)
Andy D
13. Aug 2018 · 15:57 UTC
It's quite a simple game and easy to win - like others have said, it might be nice to have more keys to type (or words). The graphics, sound and music are all superb! :thumbsup:
Nobleboy
13. Aug 2018 · 16:12 UTC
Feels like the graphics go to waste when you're just staring at the circle, but the music is great.
🎤 Hakro
13. Aug 2018 · 16:17 UTC
I agree with you @nobleboy. I wasn't able to balance it out in time.
Thank you for the feedback.
Whismirk
13. Aug 2018 · 16:20 UTC
Well, the art syle is great, so is the music, and Teddy's dialogue is really funny... however, I find the game to be way too easy. I think the pressure should be increased faster and mistakes should be more punishing to add more tension and challenge ! Also, it's a shame that the black hole is only visible if the pressure is high enough, because I did not even see it in my first playthrough. Nonetheless, it's still a fun game, good job !
trozen
13. Aug 2018 · 16:54 UTC
I really liked the music here.

It may have helped to color code the arrows a little- I feel I could read and react quicker to a color.
Quorusa
14. Aug 2018 · 01:45 UTC
I love it !

The style music is very cool with Teddy !
Very fum game. :)
dunin
14. Aug 2018 · 08:38 UTC
Simple game, but finish, and it's already great for a first LD.

And I like the music and the planets' look...
FussenKuh
14. Aug 2018 · 11:39 UTC
Poor Teddy... no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't save him from the black hole :( The game is actually more compelling (and difficult) than I had initially thought. The simple concept of hitting those arrows worked quite well. The only problem I had was that I wanted to read Teddy's talk bubble while playing, but, I didn't dare take my eyes off the arrows. Also, I think I'm going to have your music stuck in my head all day now. Great job!
Andreadbx
14. Aug 2018 · 12:29 UTC
Cute game, personally, i would have liked some sorts of next arrow indicator like rythm games of some sort
limered
14. Aug 2018 · 12:52 UTC
I had a very hard time to hit the correct arrows. We had a similar idea. Overall a nicely made game.
Bismark
14. Aug 2018 · 13:33 UTC
Excellent game ... but i have some difficulties to stop to play it ?! ;-)
Steffanie
14. Aug 2018 · 15:22 UTC
Tough to keep up with! I had fun and enjoyed playing a lot!

Super impressive audio for a first timer! I loved the vibe it came off and the theme was very clear. Good work!
Keppu
16. Aug 2018 · 08:49 UTC
Congratz on getting game made during compo!

I can see some "Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell" influence over the graphical style which is nice. Game fits the theme well. Overall there is not much gameplay, but what little there is it does well.
ursagames
17. Aug 2018 · 12:05 UTC
Now that Keppu mentioned it, the art style does remind me of “Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell." I enjoyed the clean aesthetic! I found it pretty easy myself, but I used to play a lot of DDR style games on my keyboard back in the day. So the difficulty was probably good. Thanks for sharing the game with my stream!
Vodzik
20. Aug 2018 · 19:45 UTC
Nice simple game. I think that difficile is well balanced. It was hard to focus on this, and dont do mistakes. I physically feel pressure in my head was rising :P Good work!
🎤 Hakro
28. Aug 2018 · 16:34 UTC
@keppu , Kurzgezagt definitely was an inspiration for the whole game :) That channel is awesome.

@ursagames , thanks for reviewing my game in your stream. It's interesting to see someone try to understand and play your game in real time :)