Bitter Litter by Jole

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made by Jole for LD 42 (COMPO)

A game about space junk.

Help

Use the arrow keys to move. Alternatively use WASD. Use the right and left mouse buttons to activate your magnet! (moves junk and objects towards you)

Gif

demo.gif

Info image

conceptthingy-export.png

Credit

Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com.

Disclaimer

Only Windows build tested

Changelog

Added WASD input.

Ratings

Overall 334th 3.426⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 471th 3.037⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 204th 3.481⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 450th 3.352⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 39th 4.143⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 101th 3.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 302th 2.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 22th 3.98⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

anstabo
13. Aug 2018 · 08:12 UTC
Really pleasing game to look at and play, mac exe version is working btw.
You should map the wasd key to movement too because it's weird to be using directionnal key and the mouse at the same time.

The visual is what is the most interesting to me in this game, job well done.
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 08:25 UTC
@anstabo Thanks! :grin: I suppose you are playing on a laptop, did not think about that. Will update the input.
Colestia
13. Aug 2018 · 08:30 UTC
Nicely done! I actually found the combination of the music and the slow-moving trash pretty soothing.
Jet jones
13. Aug 2018 · 08:43 UTC
Really great game, music fits perfectly and that curved CRT like screen is a nice touch.
deformhead
13. Aug 2018 · 08:49 UTC
Beautiful screen effect, love the art...
Falk Bruskeland
13. Aug 2018 · 09:42 UTC
Good music and nice looking shader. 10/10 :P
sdrrv
13. Aug 2018 · 10:04 UTC
At the moment a cant download it but i am really looking forward to try it!
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 10:07 UTC
@sdrrv is that on my side or are you without an internet connecting etc?
RavenFlame
13. Aug 2018 · 10:38 UTC
Love it, made me feel like a kid in an arcade. Visuals are amazing, sound is good, interactions were a little tricky but you get used to them.
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 11:34 UTC
@ravenflame @deformhead @falk-bruskeland @colestia @anstabo Thank you for all the kind words! Also @ravenflame i regret doing the controls this way but its too late now!
Dark Roast Studios
13. Aug 2018 · 12:19 UTC
nice, chilled out space game :) good job!
Fryderider
13. Aug 2018 · 12:23 UTC
Cool game! Love the CRT effect.

Good job! :)
triplefox
13. Aug 2018 · 12:40 UTC
I like this idea! I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong because it seems like it bombs me with more pieces than I can handle in a short period of time. (but also, I started playing it on my trackpad which means I can't be doing any fancy mouse-slinging)

It might make for more interesting gameplay if some of them didn't just fall to the surface but instead orbited a while at a certain level, breaking off gradually. This is basically like a shooter game in sprit, and with those it's always about finding cool AI behaviors that are just predictable enough to plan around, but still varied.
ConorOD
13. Aug 2018 · 12:48 UTC
Lovely visual style and that music is just glorious... Also a really fun game, with just one problem - using the mouse is very, very difficult given the size of the boxes you need to click on. I feel the game would be greatly improved if you could select what to do with the litter via the keyboard (for example, move with WASD, and either up or down on the directional keys to select an option).
Hakro
13. Aug 2018 · 12:51 UTC
Wow, I'm really impressed by the graphics. Brilliant.
I'm curious how you did that in godot, I'll have a look :)

The ambiant music is cool too.
Nicely done mate !
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 13:04 UTC
@hakro That took me way too long to implement!

@conorod I will do that next time!

@triplefox Yeah it was not quite balanced if you would like to say that. You can use the parts to make the junk go back to space for a while though.

@dark-roast-studios, @fryderider and everyone else, thanks for playing :grin:
Coltron
13. Aug 2018 · 14:19 UTC
Really cool idea! I dig the concept, choice of music and the controls. Very difficult too! Agreed the WASD would be nice. And maybe a key to activate item rather than the mouse. Overall, well done!
Andy D
13. Aug 2018 · 14:42 UTC
Lovely graphics and music! The beep sound effect is a bit jarring, though. The feel of the controls is so nice, drifting around the planet :grin: It crashed for me on Mac - I was just clicking at random and the whole app shut down - but it was fun while it lasted.
craigmc08
13. Aug 2018 · 14:56 UTC
The ambient music really gives a mood of relaxed and the theme of space. Good job with that. I like the style, the 2 color scheme goes well with the music. And that screen effect is quite cool. Controls feel good. The inability to see around the planet bothered me at first, but I got used to frequently circling around to check.

Weirdly, the menu at the end gets a little slanted if your moving, and the effect is more noticeable the faster you are going. This isn't really a "game-breaking" bug though.

Overall, good job with this!
Whismirk
13. Aug 2018 · 15:05 UTC
It really is beautiful. I love the art style ! The music is quite relaxing too. Definitively a good experience. I wonder... how did you make the "screen" effect with Godot ? :D
Rs11s21n
13. Aug 2018 · 15:12 UTC
cool art style but i get eror -_-
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 15:48 UTC
@rs11s21n What is the error? And what platform are you on?
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 15:49 UTC
@whismirk Yes its my own shader for godot.
🎤 Jole
13. Aug 2018 · 15:53 UTC
@whismirk Sorry i misread you comment. I "move" each pixel proportional to its distance from the center. You can look at the source code if you want more a more detailed explanation.
Omniorcus
13. Aug 2018 · 16:01 UTC
That art style really fits the game, and pairs well with the audio. Controls are a bit confusing, and the keyboard movement combined with the on-screen buttons feels odd. Not bad, just odd. A nice piece overall, with a nice amount of polish.
Rs11s21n
13. Aug 2018 · 16:40 UTC
@jole windows i not remember i close it too fast. i think it's simple fall (it happend when i try take thing i think)
meldrian
13. Aug 2018 · 19:54 UTC
I like the style and the idea, it got it's potential. The sound's a bit sluggy but besides that it's a solid one.
Jon_Nova
14. Aug 2018 · 03:08 UTC
Nice game! I think you should use keyboard keys for salvage and explode. but it's still a realy nice game.
Kornel
14. Aug 2018 · 09:10 UTC
Very lovely visual style and game mood :thumbsup:
Jupiter_Hadley
03. Sep 2018 · 11:25 UTC
Nice style! 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/KKcNeeBfE6w