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"glow" Our first game Jam! by Angela K.

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made by Angela K. for LD 42 (JAM)

Check it out on ITCH.IO https://angelak.itch.io/glow-ludam

We worked on this game for the Ludam Dare 42 game jam. We spent 72 hours making this game in our first game jam. We used UE4 and did not use any premade assets audio or scripting. The game jam theme is Running out of space. We managed to churn out five levels.

Game Has Controller Support!

You control a sphere through obstacles of red and blue tiles. Blue tiles are safe, red tiles will fall on contact. The first few levels consist of getting from point A to B without falling. In the last level you have to make contact with every blue tile to finish the game. Enjoy!

We made this game using pretty beefy PC's, please let us know if your were able to run it.

ScreenShot.pngGlow.png

Windows https://angelak.itch.io/glow-ludam
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/glow-our-first-game-jam

Ratings

Overall 602th 3.381⭐ 65🧑‍⚖️
Fun 570th 3.258⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 986th 2.778⭐ 65🧑‍⚖️
Theme 919th 3.056⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 302th 3.873⭐ 65🧑‍⚖️
Audio 498th 3.065⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Humor 867th 1.91⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Mood 398th 3.333⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Given 61🗳️ 55🗨️

Feedback

djlink
14. Aug 2018 · 09:09 UTC
I liked it, I would say that maybe the only caveat that comes to mind about the colors is for color blind people, might be hard to distinguish walkable and non walkable.
_Kassjak_
14. Aug 2018 · 09:26 UTC
Runs fine on my PC. The colours and background are nice to look at, though the controls were slow and slippery.
Bennet
14. Aug 2018 · 09:26 UTC
A really fun and challanging game. It ran pretty smooth. Maybe make the respawn a bit faster.
Shozou
14. Aug 2018 · 09:39 UTC
The game works alright, it took me a bit to figure out I need to use Enter key to actually get to the gameplay though. The marble ball could use something to make stand out more.
KirillR
14. Aug 2018 · 09:44 UTC
The game is beautifully decorated, but why does it weigh so much(123 MB)?
Rob Parker
14. Aug 2018 · 15:57 UTC
Congratulations on your first Jam game! This game had very smooth mechanics and was very pretty! As someone else pointed out it would of been nice to use more distinguisable colours for people who are colour blind etc but otherwise was fun!
m0ngoose
14. Aug 2018 · 15:59 UTC
Looks beautiful but very taxing on non-gaming hardware (played on integrated graphics :p)
pcguy123
14. Aug 2018 · 15:59 UTC
It was fun. Somewhat challenging, but beating a level was very satisfying!
Yllia
14. Aug 2018 · 16:02 UTC
I love the aesthetics of the game. Really challanging!
GreenBoxGames
14. Aug 2018 · 16:04 UTC
I enjoyed playing this game. It was challenging (I couldn't beat it) and had great graphics and nice mood setting audio. The only problem I could see with it was that the camera angle made it difficult to make some of the harder corners.
Kromzem
14. Aug 2018 · 16:06 UTC
The best moment so far was the first ramp. Suprising and a nice experience. The background looks really cool and the transition at the beginning of each level is really good. Nice job ;) Had fun.
fractalsunrise
14. Aug 2018 · 16:38 UTC
It was fun! The ramp was an especially fun surprise. I really liked the atmospheric sounds in the game; it felt relaxing. The ball felt a bit sluggish at first, but in the later levels I appreciated that it went more slowly so I could take my time. Right before I finished Level 5 I did get a bug where the ambient audio stopped without starting again, but I was just about finished so it didn't affect the gameplay for me. Great job, welcome to Ludum Dare, and keep making fun things!
Jaydee
14. Aug 2018 · 19:03 UTC
Liked the game and liked the visuals. Activating a tile was also pretty satisfying, but maybe the game could have done with a relaxing bit of music together with the ambient? Nonetheless a nice game, well done! (The game also ran nicely on my pc)
Sauski
15. Aug 2018 · 01:41 UTC
I kept getting distracted by the gorgeous visuals and rolling of the edge!
George Lancaster
15. Aug 2018 · 01:52 UTC
Love it! I like everything about it. Great job.
do the dog.avc
15. Aug 2018 · 01:55 UTC
Love the visuals of your game.
Sekwah41
15. Aug 2018 · 02:02 UTC
The game looks great but the ball, not sure if it supports it but the panel for my vr started up but ive not got it plugged in.
🎤 Angela K.
15. Aug 2018 · 02:11 UTC
@sekwah41 Interesting that it started your VR panel because it is not supported. Thanks for playing!
@kirillr Sorry about the file size, we weren't 100% on how to optimize and it could most likely be a lot smaller.

Thank you all who have played our game so far and thank you for all your feed back. We are also enjoying playing all yours !
Cercle
15. Aug 2018 · 02:27 UTC
My steam vr started as well. Very beautiful! The glow/bloom and shiny effects were beautiful eye candy. Well done!
incinious
15. Aug 2018 · 04:59 UTC
It looks cool, good game idea. The graphics get a bit wonky in fullscreen for me though, which makes it hard to tell where the ball is in relation to the platforms.

Good luck!
Naro
15. Aug 2018 · 05:11 UTC
A really addictive game. I've completed all the levels because it was challenging. but not sure how it matched the theme as it was not "Running out" of space. It just didn't have enough space.
Nikyaer
15. Aug 2018 · 05:20 UTC
May I ask what's floating in the distance? It looks cool and seems 3-Dimensional. I liked the atmosphere the game gave off. It felt right. The sounds were nice.
🎤 Angela K.
15. Aug 2018 · 05:46 UTC
@nikyaer To answer your question about the objects in the distance. We took real landscape height data we collected using google earth, used the data to create mountains in blender. In blender, we randomly deleted about 70% of the vertices, then turned the remaining vertices into randomly rotated triangles. This left a nice silhouette of the mountains. Then inside of Unreal Engine, we added some emissive material.
Nikyaer
15. Aug 2018 · 05:55 UTC
@angela-k That is awesome! Thanks for sharing :D Also congrats on your first game jam. It's my first one as well.
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 06:35 UTC
A good game idea, the music should be improved. The graphics are good.
But our game is better)))
Noam
15. Aug 2018 · 07:28 UTC
Fun, chill game, especially with the ambient sounds in the background.
I like it, well done!
Bredera
15. Aug 2018 · 07:41 UTC
Nice looking game, with solid implementation of the theme!
svenardocom
15. Aug 2018 · 07:41 UTC
Fun game with relaxing colors :)
🎤 Angela K.
15. Aug 2018 · 07:48 UTC
So happy you are all enjoying our game, we are both taking the time to also rate all of your games and will get to all of them. I forgot to mention it before but our game includes controller support!
Ravengar
15. Aug 2018 · 07:58 UTC
the game has pretty cool graphic style
zlou_kote
15. Aug 2018 · 08:14 UTC
Atmospheric and relaxing game, but not enough good music. Not bad anyway)
mrjorts
15. Aug 2018 · 08:46 UTC
Fun marble game. The visuals are quite nice, and I especially like the background terrain, but I thought the reflective ball made it hard to judge position in some cases. The final level felt out of place since it was a slow deliberate type of level after the previous levels had been gradually adding more speed and acrobatic elements. I thought the minimalist soundscape was neat, so the lack of music didn't bother me, but a ball rolling sound would've been nice as another indicator of speed.
🎤 Angela K.
15. Aug 2018 · 08:58 UTC
@mrjorts Thank you for your feed back. The final level was indeed a very different game type. It was intended to be a part of a feature in which you choose the type of game mode. There was also a race the clock mode that did not make it into the game but we decided to showcase the collect tiles mode on the final level anyway. It also seems that many share your consensus about the ball needing to be more visible. We really appreciate your constructive criticism. Glad you played our game. We will soon be playing yours as well!
KnithGuris
15. Aug 2018 · 10:18 UTC
I liked the neon graphics.
Kjetil
15. Aug 2018 · 14:41 UTC
This is absolutely screaming for some music and sound effects!
But I liked the game, was fun playing
PowerAuer
15. Aug 2018 · 16:57 UTC
the game was definitely challenging since the controls were a bit lagging in response, leading to what others mentioned about how the ball feels rather slippery and hard to control. Visually stunning though. Nice game guys!
🎤 Angela K.
15. Aug 2018 · 23:29 UTC
@powerauer Thank you for playing and rating our game.

As for the balls reaction time, we're seeing that this feature is not being well received but a few and so it is something we do want to revisit and maybe make the ball not so heavy or multiply the torque values to a higher output more quickly.

Thank you all so much for playing. We are enjoying our time playing all your games and hope our comments and ratings help you all as well.
Nick Shooter
16. Aug 2018 · 02:14 UTC
Very pretty game, controlled pretty well too. The particle effects in the backgrounds combined with the colorful tiles really give it a dreamlike feel. The ramps were really cool moments, I kinda wish there was less narrow walkways and more fast, frenetic sections like those. It would've been really cool if the tiles played musical notes as you rolled over them, I feel like this kind of art style would really mesh well with more musical elements.
RubixNoob13
16. Aug 2018 · 02:58 UTC
The game runs fine on my PC, and the controls worked okay for me also. The only suggestion I have I think others have made also is that a colorblind mode would definitely be a plus for a lot of people! :) Great job by the way!
MartinTristan
16. Aug 2018 · 03:38 UTC
I love roll a ball games! and this one has fantastic graphics! the colors and lighting are really great. the ball looks like an expensive crystal. even the background looks great to the point that I'm getting distracted :D. the level design is pretty good and challenging. the only thing missing is some funky music.
🎤 Angela K.
16. Aug 2018 · 03:51 UTC
@martintristan I really enjoy roll ball games too! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm all about funky music:)
Carlos Giraldo
16. Aug 2018 · 07:37 UTC
Great first jam. If you haven't already, look for super monkey ball for inspiration on good ball controls
🎤 Angela K.
16. Aug 2018 · 07:47 UTC
@carlos-giraldo Thank you for playing and rating! Super monkey ball and Marble madness were definite inspirations. We might continue polishing this game after the jam and releasing a 2.0 version with updated content including some of the recommendations made by the community. Look forward to playing your game. (Edit)
Looks like I already played your game and I loved it and rated it above and beyond!!
Julien Foucher
16. Aug 2018 · 07:48 UTC
Welcome to the gamejam world :)
Nice game, the concept is good, the little sounds when you touch a platform adds a lot the feel.

Some camera angles problems on levels that are in more than 2 dimensions, but that does not impact the gameplay.
Have you tried with a less heavy ball?

PS: thank you for playing and rating our game ;)
🎤 Angela K.
16. Aug 2018 · 08:07 UTC
@julien-foucher hello and thank you for playing! Your game was astounding by the way. Hope people posting here see this and click on your name and check it out.

To answer your question. Yes we did experiment with a lighter ball but felt that the weight created a more ball feel vs a person walking around feel. We might revisit as too how heavy it is though if we decide to continue with the concept of this game. Thanks for the constructive comment !
digital bacon
16. Aug 2018 · 09:17 UTC
Beautiful game, no problems running it on my PC. I think others might have mentioned it, but you need to be careful with colour-based games, as people who are colourblind may struggle to differentiate between colours.
**Edit:** Also nice to see someone using Unreal.
RenD
17. Aug 2018 · 10:56 UTC
This one is hard, couldn't pass level 3 but great job on the aesthetics, the graphics and sound design is top notch.
saoi-games
18. Aug 2018 · 08:02 UTC
Thank you for sharing your game with me. I played it on my stream tonight at https://www.twitch.tv/saoigames

I have rated your game, but all of my feedback was captured in the stream.

You can hear my comments in the archive at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/298728142
kromeboy
18. Aug 2018 · 13:20 UTC
A nice take on the classic Marble Madness, managed to get to the final level (I guess) but didn't complete it.

I like in particular the mood of this game
ZuhairGhias
21. Aug 2018 · 01:22 UTC
Wow how did you get the terrain like that?
🎤 Angela K.
21. Aug 2018 · 02:44 UTC
@zuhairghias Hi, thank you so much for playing our game. To answer your question about the terrain. We took real landscape height data we collected using google earth, used the data to create mountains in blender. In blender, we randomly deleted about 70% of the vertices, then turned the remaining vertices into randomly rotated triangles. This left a nice silhouette of the mountains. Then inside of Unreal Engine, we added some emissive material. We really enjoyed the affect as well :)
ZuhairGhias
21. Aug 2018 · 11:06 UTC
@angela-k Dammnnnnnnn
nandelind
23. Aug 2018 · 03:23 UTC
My laptop couldn't handle it, but I played it on the desktop. I don't often enjoy rolling ball games, but I did enjoy playing glow! Thank you for making it so I can go slowly! And the graphics look so happy.
🎤 Angela K.
24. Aug 2018 · 00:35 UTC
@nandelind Thank you so much for playing and testing our first jam submission. I'm happy you enjoyed our simple take on a roller ball game. We are considering updating it with more levels and more great scenery and sounds. If that happens I'll be sure to message you and others who have commented on enjoying glow. Thank you again!
HellSquirrel
04. Sep 2018 · 14:14 UTC
Nice game!