Yarnball by niterich

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made by niterich for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

Move the ground up and down to roll your ball of yarn around!

Use the left and right mouse buttons to move the floor up and down.

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(GIF is from a WIP build. My gif maker doesn't seem to like footage from the final product

Might run poorly on older machines. If stability issues persist, try downloading a standalone version

Ratings

Overall 163th 3.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 121th 3.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 24th 4.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 324th 3.429⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 401th 3.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 172th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 240th 2.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 302th 3.15⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

enricomandelli
03. Oct 2021 · 23:17 UTC
really innovative
Iluvatar
04. Oct 2021 · 08:34 UTC
Loved this one! It was way more fun than I expected! Very impressive for a COMPO. Love the graphics, music and most importantly the gameplay. I can imagine playing this on my phone from time to time :)

However, I think it would be better if the player could use only the "up" kind of terraforming, instead of "digging down" one. Because it is really easy to cheese the game with just making holes and the balls were all dropping together to the same place. I mean, this is not an issue, but I just think it may steal some challenge from hard core players.
DNAbro
04. Oct 2021 · 21:54 UTC
This one is actually really fun. Fantastic idea, kind of reminds me of a twist on Super Monkey Ball.
Maksim Chugunov
04. Oct 2021 · 21:58 UTC
Really cool idea! At first I thought the game is too easy, then the floor started moving and I thought I'm trippin
Flying Dog Fish
04. Oct 2021 · 22:02 UTC
Great idea and a very nice implementation, and the music is great.

It's a bit on the easy side, I was able to score 162 on my second try.
Yorsh
04. Oct 2021 · 22:02 UTC
Fun one! You can kind of cheese the game a bit by keeping all the cats in an area, so the difficulty could go up a bit faster to compensate.
shellofagirl
04. Oct 2021 · 23:29 UTC
Cute music. I am basically a giant cat
randomerz
05. Oct 2021 · 02:49 UTC
![Capture.PNG](///raw/ef5/f3/z/46b8f.png) I got a score of over 400! I really liked how unique the idea was, and you turned it into the perfect jam game
Beth
05. Oct 2021 · 17:02 UTC
Very fun game! I had a blast steering my little yarn ball around and enjoyed herding the cats into cat-jail in the corner. Great work!
JoshuaRabbit
06. Oct 2021 · 16:16 UTC
I love the concept of controling the ground to move things! Nice idea!
BridgeFromTV
06. Oct 2021 · 22:08 UTC
SUCH a cute game!! Really awesome job, and I like the unique aspect of raising/lowering the ground to push everything around! So fun! The music you picked is adorable and fits the theme perfectly! Great job!!
Nefylem
06. Oct 2021 · 22:21 UTC
Great way to use mesh deformation. Not a technique I would have expected to see used in a jam, but it runs fast and smooth. Well done
fre
06. Oct 2021 · 22:44 UTC
Cool game! I'm impressed by the concept and how you managed to implement it in a short time! I had no major issues and scored 47 :smile:

My only suggestion for the next one would be to give more contrast to the text. Right now it's purple on purple and I didn't notice the tutorial text until the second play through. Overall, well done!
Anthony Servedio
06. Oct 2021 · 23:19 UTC
This was a very unique idea. Once you get the hang of the movement it's a lot of fun. The music is fantastic!
bakuchi
09. Oct 2021 · 00:18 UTC
That was fun! I actually had a similar idea with moving balls inside an even box when I saw the theme, but it didn't occur to me to use mesh deformation so I eventually dropped it and went back to brainstorming. You nailed it!
Dingledorf
09. Oct 2021 · 13:58 UTC
Nice game! I made it to 201 before I decided to call it and let a cat get me haha. I like the concept; very unique and enjoyable. The music was also very lovely. Well done!
jk5000
10. Oct 2021 · 08:33 UTC
A fun and interesting little jam game. Love the music. Well done.
simex
10. Oct 2021 · 08:45 UTC
This was a lovely game that knew exactly what it wanted to and need to achieve! I've have loved to see some pacman like fruit I could get so that I could deal with those pesky cats! I could definitely see this working as a casual mobile game!
LDJam user 49798
10. Oct 2021 · 09:46 UTC
Very lovely game. Controlling everything by raising the height was a bit hard, lowering it instead was easier for me by gathering all the yarns and trapping cats. It is nice to have both options available. Also the music is really relaxing and fitting.
LDJQ
10. Oct 2021 · 10:06 UTC
The music is very relaxing, and I have never seen game mechanics like this before.