Maze Charger by Veak

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made by Veak for LD 39 (JAM)

My first game and Ludum Dare entry! I hope you guys enjoy it.

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We are in the labyrinth. Labyrinth is invaded by snakes. Labyrinth power and our power running out.

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Find the teleport point and save yourself. Don't forget to collect batteries. Labyrinth uses your energy when it needs to. It could be dark :scream:

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Jump on the snakes. Maybe you can see the teleport point :wink:

How To Play

Movement : W - A - S - D Rotation : Mouse Jump : Space

Ratings

Overall 719th 2.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 758th 2.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 608th 2.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 388th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 741th 2.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 484th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 594th 1.867⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Mood 440th 3.188⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Dragojt
03. Aug 2017 · 22:56 UTC
Wow! I'm surprised. Although is so simple and short I enjoyed it a lot. I liked the weird ilumination.
Batteries' position have to be reduced and improved but having two energy sources to fill is a good mechanic to make the player frustrate.
Music is also enjoyable but the loop is so short, so a bit repetitive despite adding new "instruments"

Good job :)
Kapricorn Media
03. Aug 2017 · 23:07 UTC
Great job for your first game and LD entry! Though I could see some of the stuff you used was directly pulled from Unity (hehe), I absolutely loved the lighting choice. You could've used a typical flashlight light, but with those square patches it made everything seem much more strange and mysterious. The music also provided a very eerie mood to the game, which I enjoyed.

Just a sidenote, I had a hard time reading the energy percentage text when the labyrinth was well powered and brighter. Maybe you should change the font color as the labyrinth gets brighter, so it always contrasts with the background?

Anyhow, good job :)
🎤 Veak
04. Aug 2017 · 01:02 UTC
@dragojt Hi my first feedback :) Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. The battery positions are what I did during the test phase, then I forgot it to change :joy:

@kapricorn-media Glad you love lighting :) I think lighting is most important thing for the games and I tried to do my best. You right, I can change the font color according to the light. Thank you!
TolMera
06. Aug 2017 · 19:03 UTC
Hey @veak - [you put your game on my list to play](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/end-of-time/whos-not-had-any-love-link-your-game-for-me-to-play), and [I streamed the play-through on Friday](https://youtu.be/-DEvWdMWCKk?t=11644), I managed to find the teleport which was nice. Overall I think your game really suited the theme, and was well put together, I don't know if there were any traps or anything else 'inside' the maze (other than the inanimate snakes, but I think seeing other things running around would have made it so much scarier :)

Pretty good game!
Drums
06. Aug 2017 · 23:40 UTC
Super scary. I made it out just in time and I felt like the happiest man on the planet. Good job!
MickeyG
07. Aug 2017 · 00:44 UTC
You got a really nice horror atmosphere going on here! Was completely expecting something to jump out at me!

One thing, the labyrinth charge mechanic was a little confusing, I thought it was just a way to drain power from you and maybe a spooky monster popped out past a certain percentage! I only realised after reading these comments that it actually lights up the area. Also, I don't quite get what you meant by jump on snakes, I couldn't see anything from jumping on them, I kinda just guessed where the end was lol.

Anyway, awesome game for a first entry! Keep at it man!
🎤 Veak
07. Aug 2017 · 01:28 UTC
@TolMera Thank you for your suggestions!

@drums I was watching you and it was fun :smile: I'm happy too!

@mickeyg Thanks for suggestions! Actually I made a lot of mistakes. You can climb some snakes and you could see finish point :grin:
AdroitConceptions
16. Aug 2017 · 20:25 UTC
interesting idea.
couldn't figure out the point of jumping on the snakes or how to actually get to the end.
Johngun
18. Aug 2017 · 09:26 UTC
Nice game, good atmosphere. I didn't find the teleport until it got really dark. I don't know if the light of the teleport made it easier in the dark or I just got really lucky. :smile:

Had fun though, good job :smile:
SumGamStudio
18. Aug 2017 · 19:57 UTC
Good job! Good music. Interesting idea.
Turkey
18. Aug 2017 · 22:41 UTC
Neat little game! Overall I was pretty happy! kinda wish the light the player produced wasn't so patchy with dark spots, but I still was able to beat the game!