It never started with nothing by Lukvasando

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made by Lukvasando for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Story (not polished): A robot finds himself yet in another game that feel to him like nothing.A black void then shows him the path to the place where lies an answer to the question of why this game was being made...

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This was my first ludum dare and game jam event ever, and I had so much fun making this game that I will definetly join the next LD event for certian.I wish I had more energy to polish the game but overall Im happy with the result. Making this game has given me a ton of coding experience and I hope I will make future games Larger and more interesting for a big audience.

Ratings

Overall 239th 3.784⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 320th 3.568⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 162th 3.784⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 284th 3.705⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 503th 3.614⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 124th 3.869⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 84th 4.045⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 61🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Cybikitty
07. Oct 2019 · 19:04 UTC
The link for itch.io isn't working for me currently :0
givit-game-studios
07. Oct 2019 · 19:09 UTC
The link to Itch does not work.
Allan Urique
07. Oct 2019 · 19:10 UTC
Music is amazing
🎤 Lukvasando
07. Oct 2019 · 19:11 UTC
Thanks for notifing me. The link should now work
TheseusInABottle
07. Oct 2019 · 19:29 UTC
Wow this was really good. Your music, mechanic, and art style all played well together giving your game a mood that then also matched well with the theme. This is an A+ game.
evilobjective
07. Oct 2019 · 19:33 UTC
Loved the audio and the mood. Filling in the level by clicking objects is neat but a little repetitive (thought it fits the theme nicely). Sometimes it was tough to tell what was a solid /interact-able object and what was part of the background.
Kamuniaft
07. Oct 2019 · 19:44 UTC
Awesome game. I so enjoyed it. Gameplay, artstyle and music feels really solid together. Amazing job!
merkisoft
07. Oct 2019 · 19:46 UTC
i got stuck very early on. the idea is very cool, mouse + keyboard works well
sometimes it is visually not clear whats a platform and whats just background. intentional or not?

![stuck.png](///raw/35f/82/z/276c2.png)
🎤 Lukvasando
07. Oct 2019 · 19:55 UTC
Yeah, the background was intentional
radgegames
07. Oct 2019 · 20:41 UTC
Interesting take on the theme, I really enjoyed the innovation here
Danielcmcg
07. Oct 2019 · 20:44 UTC
Very innovative, great mechanics! The mood really kicks in.
Cpokered
07. Oct 2019 · 20:45 UTC
Cool but there are a few bugs and the blocks should form faster i think.
Babadook
08. Oct 2019 · 02:45 UTC
The music was great. It really set the mood. The minimal graphics were spot on. Great work!
dygar
08. Oct 2019 · 07:13 UTC
Nice! I like that it's an actual innovative take on the jam theme! Unique platforms are awesome!
lora001
08. Oct 2019 · 11:18 UTC
Excellent game
LadyVardoula
08. Oct 2019 · 17:18 UTC
Great mood, smart game. It glitched out on me two times on the indiana jones rolling boulder bit where you are supposed to put six boulders in a pen; only half of a boulder was colored in and then the ink shooter wouldn't work. But it was still playable, I just reset it to the checkpoint twice until it worked! Finished the game and found it very charming. I also played a second time and died on the spot where I had to color in the boulder mid air and jump off of it, but it didn't take me to the previous checkpoint, but rather the one before that. Maybe I didn't stay in the last checkpoint long enough?
🎤 Lukvasando
08. Oct 2019 · 17:31 UTC
Solo playtesting is hard and if you didn't said the checkpoints were a bit buggy I would presume that they work well.Thank you for your comment!
Nakami
08. Oct 2019 · 20:38 UTC
I like it very much, it transport me in a good mood (especially the end (no spoil))
Just have to restart 2 time the puzzle with the balls because if I active the bottom right one lastly, it's only reveal the half of it and I can't shoot anymore to reveal it, so I reveal the bottom right one first and I can keep going.
🎤 Lukvasando
08. Oct 2019 · 21:14 UTC
I know that problem when an object doesn't form or is half formed.The code stops at that point and you can't create anything else. Only option is to restart. Also thank you for the comment!
mapleglaze
09. Oct 2019 · 08:30 UTC
I really liked the music and atmosphere. The clicking got a bit repetitive though.
Apace
09. Oct 2019 · 12:03 UTC
Great idea for a game mechanic in my opinion. Allowed some interesting puzzles, like the one with the ball heap, as well as some more "timing-skill-based" sequences with the floating balls. The music and atmosphere was amazing as the others have already said.

One thing I think could be improved: the "doors" were 1) not immediately clear to me as checkpoints and 2) I first tried to actually "enter" the checkpoint by pressing up or W as it might be the case in other games. That had me confused at first, so you could try to make that a bit clearer in some way by notifying the player that their progress had been saved.
nikita-lozhkin
09. Oct 2019 · 14:44 UTC
I like it. Good job!
DragonZBW
09. Oct 2019 · 14:48 UTC
Wish movement was a little faster, falling after jumping takes too long for my taste. I understand why you fall so slowly, but maybe a fast-fall option would be useful?
Black Flag
09. Oct 2019 · 14:57 UTC
I really like the particle effect that came off of the void, and the concept was really cool! Some sections could have been more puzzle like, but the atmosphere of the game was great: the music definitely fits! Overall, this is a really good jam entry!
QuantumSno
09. Oct 2019 · 15:47 UTC
"It lOokZ L1kE a tWO Letir oF MounTaIn Due w/ A pErpEloR On tOp" - my friend
Salamander
09. Oct 2019 · 15:51 UTC
It's a nice platformer, although the targeting of placing objects was off and had to reset a lot. Loved the simplistic graphics.
Florian Oster
09. Oct 2019 · 16:20 UTC
very good idea! Loved the gameplay!
0xkalle
09. Oct 2019 · 16:20 UTC
The graphics are realy good fitting. I really like the overall feeling.
SimonL
09. Oct 2019 · 18:11 UTC
Neat game with good mechanics and very nice audio!

I feel that the mechanics with building blocks right before you stand on them great. It has potential, but needs a little more polishing.
Sometime the wrong block materialized and it was a little to slow.

But nevertheless the game has a nice atmosphere and the graphics are also quite cool and fitting
Tyrannas
09. Oct 2019 · 18:34 UTC
Really nice game! Some moments were soo frustrating, like the sphere pyramid because I almost always created the small barrier first without doing it on purpose! But really nice, I'm now waiting for more levels and a Steam release :P
sver
09. Oct 2019 · 18:44 UTC
Very nice idea! Love the atmosphere, the graphics and sound work nicely :)
Flying Dog Fish
09. Oct 2019 · 18:53 UTC
This is so much fun. Minimalistic graphics and the music fit the mood perfectly.
Mountday
09. Oct 2019 · 20:23 UTC
Oh, little depressive robot, it's not a simple platformer! The idea is good and the atmosphere is really nice. In the beginning it looks easy, but later... Puzzle with a pyramid of balls was hardest)
Yomissmar
10. Oct 2019 · 17:32 UTC
Nice graphic and atmosphere, it's a cute game based on a cool concept. The only issue I have is that at the start I fell because I thought that the black tree branches were platforms. Second try went better and it was really enjoyable!