Protoplanet by Guardaro

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made by Guardaro for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Play Protoplanet at https://orionbh.itch.io/protoplanet

Starting with nothing but a rock, seek out and absorb the mass of nearby asteroids to grow your fledgling planet.

Controls: use A & D or left/right arrow keys to rotate the cursor. Use space bar to grapple passing asteroids.

Created by Nathan Ridling and Brian Humphreys.

Thank you for playing!

Ratings

Overall 195th 3.848⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 257th 3.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 210th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 188th 3.848⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 419th 3.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 100th 3.932⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 229th 3.783⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

Lifeinacemetery
08. Oct 2019 · 05:44 UTC
Cool concept. Art and vibe were especially good.
xlomid
08. Oct 2019 · 12:48 UTC
I really like how simple yet effective the mechanics are. But even more than that, I love the aesthetics of this game, including the randomized backgrounds and the especially the music! The game is a bit too difficult for me, but that's likely because I'm just not a very good player :)
Serhm
08. Oct 2019 · 12:56 UTC
Challenging and really fun! I like the direction you took the game. Very innovative!
Nek
08. Oct 2019 · 13:04 UTC
Very addictive game however the grappling mechanic didn't work for me most of the time.
mosaic
08. Oct 2019 · 13:05 UTC
Love it. I really like that you have to control your own temperature. A few partilces for collisions would have been nice, but not necessary. Great work!

(I had a weird blue thing appearing in the corners of the screen, other than that no issues. I think it might be due to the texture beeing not big enough.)
![Screen.PNG](///raw/ce8/81/z/28c83.png)
Weiiswurst
08. Oct 2019 · 13:06 UTC
Really good & fun game!
Huntrox
08. Oct 2019 · 13:10 UTC
very good idea and very challenging i like it
🎤 Guardaro
08. Oct 2019 · 13:37 UTC
Unfortunately, the background was one of those things we ran out of time on. I appreciate the feedback, everyone!
reheated
08. Oct 2019 · 15:03 UTC
Overall: A nice single player "io" style game with a creative control system.

Fun: I had fun, and played for quite a few goes. On one attempt, I got so big I could see the whole background. (It seems like, after getting very big, and losing, when you start the next game, the rocks around you are way bigger than normal.)

Innovation: I suppose that this is an "io" game. I haven't played much of those, but this seems pretty unique due to being single player and the unusual controls.

Theme: Well, you start small, but do you start with nothing? (I'm being pedantic.)

Graphics: Nice. The visual "health" feedback is very well done.

Audio: Nice music! How about some sound effects?

Mood: A nice, "vastness of space" feeling thanks to the music and graphics.
Upsitesdown
08. Oct 2019 · 21:54 UTC
Really nice vibe, love the sounds and graphics. Bit hard, but thats what makes it enjoyable in the long run :)
Swanijam
09. Oct 2019 · 02:18 UTC
This is such a cool twist on the fish eat fish/eat stuff that's smaller than u to grow mechanic!​ Awesome art and sound!
nikita-lozhkin
09. Oct 2019 · 03:49 UTC
Not bad
GuttyKreum
09. Oct 2019 · 07:50 UTC
I like the 'cooling off' mechanic and the game had some enjoyable music!
Naddir
09. Oct 2019 · 14:34 UTC
I love it! It lacks some balancing in the random spawn of the asteroids and the controls of the character is bit tricky.

Good entry ! :D