Something Purple by Andrew

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made by Andrew for LD33 (COMPO)
There are critters. They eat things. All things. Clicking gives them food, that allows you to move them around the various areas. There are timers as well. And things may happen.


Some of the effects have broken with the webGL build, they seem fine with the regular unity web build though. Other builds as well as walk through videos (for both endings) coming soon.

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall 3.20 398
Audio 3.11 291
Fun 2.73 668
Graphics 3.60 216
Innovation 3.75 80
Mood 3.54 158
Theme 3.54 365

Feedback

VampyVampire
24. Aug 2015 路 02:32 UTC
Really interesting idea. there were a couple of camera / graphical issues which kinda made some of it either a little dizzying, obstructing, or confusing, but other than that it was pretty cool.
notajetski
24. Aug 2015 路 02:38 UTC
That shader is pretty cool, but it's a little hard to see what's going on sometimes. I wasn't able to figure out the 4th level due to camera angle.
馃帳 Andrew
24. Aug 2015 路 02:54 UTC
@notajetski I added a youtube guide to the easy ending in case anyone gets stuck. :)
cxsquared
24. Aug 2015 路 14:40 UTC
Really liked the graphics and audio. The idea was quite interesting but the camera sometimes made it hard to fully understand what was going on. Good work overall.
RockhopperGames
24. Aug 2015 路 14:42 UTC
I love the shader, and the reversed music fits the mood perfectly. I managed to reach the bad ending easy enough, but I didn't have the patience to try my theory about the good ending. Some spots could be a little cleared (what that lower platform is connected to, on the second level, for instance), but overall I found this a rather interesting experience.
Mister_Melon
24. Aug 2015 路 14:44 UTC
Overall I thought this game was quite nice, the gameplay was interesting, the whole thing where you had to evenly distribute the food if you wanted them to survive was nice, I though after a while though the gameplay got quite repetive and boring but you wouldn't have had time to add the features necessary to fix this with this kind of game, I thought it didn't hugely suit the theme but that's okay, I absolutely loved the dark with a bit of purple and simplistic art style and the audio was nice, the darkness and the dark soundtrack made the mood excellent, nice game well done overall.
Grhyll
24. Aug 2015 路 14:48 UTC
I'm sorry, I don't understand... I have tried very hard to understand how to pass a level without killing any (unless we just have to do nothing and wait for the time to pass by), and I didn't. It's quite pretty, animations are very nice, music is a bit annoying, but most of all I'm frustrated because I didn't understand :(
馃帳 Andrew
24. Aug 2015 路 15:03 UTC
@Gryll wating for the timers to tick down is actually one of the valid ways to reach the good ending ;)
Raspadsistema
24. Aug 2015 路 15:07 UTC
Interesting graphics, but what I liked most is the way ending makes you feel as if your actions made this game fit the LD 33 theme.
MegasDragos1
24. Aug 2015 路 15:13 UTC
I want to say that the graphics are my favourite thing in this game. The gameplay is very cool as well. This is a game I will return at!
ZzCalvinzZ
24. Aug 2015 路 15:21 UTC
Graphics and music were very cool. I liked the multiple levels as well. It was a little difficult to see what the actual objective was, though, and I couldn't figure how not to have the monsters kill each other.
AndreSilvs
24. Aug 2015 路 15:49 UTC
The shaders/outlines looked pretty awesoe, the camera angle is a bit off in some levels. Overall it's an interesting game. I was trying to get them to kill each other with the smallest amount of food, but then it wasn't the goal.. I'm a monster!
馃帳 Andrew
24. Aug 2015 路 15:57 UTC
@AndreSilvs Now that you mention it, I might add some stats for speed running/ most click-efficient carnage.
A_K_
25. Aug 2015 路 05:20 UTC
Feeding time!) GJ
shimage
25. Aug 2015 路 05:21 UTC
Very good graphics and mood. The operation which makes lead by food was fresh and fascinating.
Lianne Booton
25. Aug 2015 路 05:24 UTC
Really like the shader and the audio fits perfectly. Felt a bit vague on what exactly was happening though, but not in a frustrating way.
Lolninjacatz
25. Aug 2015 路 05:25 UTC
The game concept itself was pretty interesting, and I really loved the style it used for the characters, just showing their outline. I think that there were a lot of well done elements, like the pathfinding and the set up of the environments. The outline style made it difficult to play occasionally since there was no sense of depth at times. The gameplay mechanic was interesting at first, but it felt like it quickly grew stale and didn't add any layers. I personally felt like the background music didn't really match the game and set a different mood to the game than I was expecting. However, I felt like you managed to get a pretty complete game package in the time given and I think you did a great job.
Rocketship
25. Aug 2015 路 10:53 UTC
The visuals and the music make it very mysterious, liked that. I was a dummy and completed every level just by making the dudes eat each other and got a monster ending oh no.
thatwhichis
25. Aug 2015 路 14:52 UTC
I really liked the audio! Nice pathing. I am a conscientious monster feeder :-D

Also: added a slower post-compo version of my game per request :3
Goutye
25. Aug 2015 路 15:17 UTC
Some trouble with the camera, but really interesting concept. Didn't manage to get the second "teleporter" but manage to fed them enough :D
Rongefilet
25. Aug 2015 路 15:29 UTC
I really liked the twist but the "good" ending requires the most boring gameplay.
馃帳 Andrew
25. Aug 2015 路 15:57 UTC
@Rongefilet true to life wouldn't you say? ;)
peecestudios
29. Aug 2015 路 00:26 UTC
this is tripy af, and kinda(extremely) creepy. It's so great .
Biruts
30. Aug 2015 路 00:50 UTC
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
n8b
30. Aug 2015 路 14:13 UTC
Have I to kill other critters and keep mine the longuest I can, or have I to save all critters? Not clear!

But very strange and beautiful, and so it's perfect for the theme.
vividhelix
31. Aug 2015 路 02:15 UTC
Well executed, but a bit confused about what you need to do. I got to a level with floating little squares and couldn't pass that one. Contoured look and reverse music was cool!
jcwelgemoed
31. Aug 2015 路 14:41 UTC
Cool game. Liked the style. Camera angle makes bit confusing a bit at times, but very well put together overall.
MaesK
31. Aug 2015 路 20:32 UTC
Great idea, and nice shader as well.
lemer
03. Sep 2015 路 18:05 UTC
VEry good visuals. Good work!
wooltech
04. Sep 2015 路 01:44 UTC
Couldn't hear the audio others mention in Firefox/WebPlayer.

Love the look of the game, although there was one level with a low-down camera where a couple of purple things seemed to run on thin air rather than a platform.

I fed them all to each other because, well, who am I to stand in the way of nature?
Realize2D
13. Sep 2015 路 00:27 UTC
really cool! the graphics were peculiar but a good fit.