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Space Maze by nodice

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made by nodice for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Navigate your spaceship through a grid of obstacles and enemies and attempt to reach your home planet with the most civilians on board. Each time you move you lose 1 Civilian.

  • Start with an empty grid and uncover the tiles as you move around the level.

LD-46Menu.PNG

LD-46Gameplay2.PNG

Start with an empty grid and uncover the tiles as you move around the level.

  • Arrows to Move

  • Reveal objects by finding them in the grid

  • Planets Give Civilians

  • 2 short levels

Everything made within the 48 hour time period.

  • Aseprite for pixel art
  • Construct 2 for engine
Youtube https://nodicehit.itch.io/star-maze
Youtube https://nodicehit.itch.io/star-maze
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/space-maze

Ratings

Overall 1052th 2.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1041th 2.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 962th 2.675⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1013th 2.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 667th 3.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 592th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 828th 1.969⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 928th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

CuriouslyCory
20. Apr 2020 · 04:37 UTC
A little more clarity on what the objective is (and how to quit) would have helped a lot. Very interesting!
Jeremy Ryan
20. Apr 2020 · 04:43 UTC
Nice entry! The monochrome pixel art aesthetic suits the gameplay nicely.

I was a little confused before I read the game description, but after playing a bit I got the hang of it. I suppose the idea is that you bumble into things a bit, map out the area, and then try to run through and optimize. This gameplay loop was nice once I knew what to look for.

It would be neat if there were procedurally generated levels, or more hand-selected ones.
fiaKaiera
20. Apr 2020 · 04:52 UTC
This is almost a good entry! It just needs some more clarity.
This is mostly the case because I was just going into the next area with most of the things that is not a wall or the exit useless. I wish there's more you can do but that's Ludum Dare, no?

As for the music, sometimes no music is better than having a bad one. The loop is loud and more annoying than helpful, sadly.

It would be better if there's more levels or some dedication to some procedurally generated ones. That's be very cool!
🎤 nodice
20. Apr 2020 · 05:30 UTC
@curiouslycory I wanted to keep the explanation minimal but I should have definitely spent more time on making the loop alot clearer. Yes quiting! thats something I wish I had just thrown in as a key. Thanks for the feedback!
🎤 nodice
20. Apr 2020 · 05:38 UTC
@jeremy-ryan Thanks! the art was something I made first and enjoyed the 1-bitlook so decided to stick with it.

You are spot on with mapping out the area in your head then optimizing but I agree in that procedurally generating the levels would be a good way to add variety if I were to return to this and flesh it out.
watswat5
20. Apr 2020 · 06:08 UTC
the art style is really cool. I can see this being played on a Hackaday Superconference badge!
niklasriewald
20. Apr 2020 · 06:52 UTC
I think art and sound are good for a game jam game.

But 2 levels are just enough to get the hang of the mechanics. So this game real needs some more levels, so you can actually do something interesting with those mechanics
jk5000
20. Apr 2020 · 09:12 UTC
A super simple and fun little game. I would have liked a bit more levels, and a introduction/tutorial. Overall a fine little jam game.
zondarg
20. Apr 2020 · 11:42 UTC
Quite liked the monochrome art style. The mechanics are a bit obscure - the target is clear but takes a while to realize you "discover" tiles on the board. Maybe a bit of explanation or tutorial would help. :thumbsup:
Ilya_Nazarov
20. Apr 2020 · 16:52 UTC
I cannot open .rar file(( Message appears that it is probably damaged. Tried to download multiple times with different browsers.
🎤 nodice
21. Apr 2020 · 00:33 UTC
@ilya-nazarov I was able to download it in multiple browsers and PCs and opened. Sometimes chrome waits for your prompt to keep it. I think in that case if you click the arrow next to the download on chrome there should be a "keep file" option.

You may also need to grab either 7zip or winrar both are free and will extract the file. Let me know how you go thanks.
NEKORUMA
21. Apr 2020 · 01:54 UTC
good job , is a good game!!
Phoenix Fireflower
24. Apr 2020 · 21:11 UTC
While I like the idea, I wished the levels were procedually generated instead of the two levels being the same everytime. It kinda defeats the purpose of the high score if you can just memorize the level elements.

Still, not bad for your first LD entry (and a Compo one at that).
Phoenix Fireflower
24. Apr 2020 · 21:12 UTC
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m-trigo
26. Apr 2020 · 19:49 UTC
I like the art and audio, but I think the mechanics could be improved.

I understand you reveal tiles as you move, but it doesn't feel like an informed decision from the player's perspective.

But all the same, congratulations on finishing and posting a game! :smiley:
jaywoody
27. Apr 2020 · 14:51 UTC
I really liked the art style and the audio had some 8-bit vibes in there. I was a bit confused at first of the mechanics, but got the hang of it after a while. More levels and maybe an info box at the start of all of the items you can encounter would be nice.

Nicely done!
eduardogacn
28. Apr 2020 · 06:30 UTC
good game
Blue Pin Studio
29. Apr 2020 · 09:10 UTC
Hey thanks for checking my game, i managed to play yours as well! Kudos for using Construct, i used it too for my game. Theres mostly Unity on here so its refreshing! I was very confused by what to do in your game, or even which character i was in the game :P So perhaps a little tutorial would be good, but i saw its a Compo game so i was a bit more generous with the rating.