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Focus Locus by revx

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made by revx for LD32 (JAM)
The XG-13 lens coating is ready for use. But are you ready to use it?

Use beams of light to focus down balloons, asteroids, and more in this fast-paced, unconventional game.

Known bugs:

Game might not work in Internet Explorer. We didn't even test it.
Video sound might not play on some windows computers
Sometimes the game audio doesn't loop

Music Copyright Evan Conway Music 2015.
Thanks to Casey M. for reporting a bug that broke the game after the third level.
Web http://strikesagainst.com/focus-locus
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=34182

Feedback

Malsanity
21. Apr 2015 · 10:53 UTC
Toooooooo difficult, but love the live action videos. Also, music isn't looped
dydx
21. Apr 2015 · 18:46 UTC
Neat game. I'm a fan of the live action cutscenes. I got stuck at the ijkl part though, I had some trouble figuring out how to effectlvely use the 2nd lens.
joe40001
22. Apr 2015 · 07:43 UTC
Interesting game. Not many people use videos, so that's cool. ijkl part was a little hard. Music didn't loop for me either.
Orava
22. Apr 2015 · 07:50 UTC
It got stuck quite a few times but I definitely liked the gameplay I was able to see, the lenses work great.
freeholdgames
23. Apr 2015 · 00:56 UTC
Love the live action video and integration of lensing into the weapon. Awesome!
RaysAndLazors
25. Apr 2015 · 11:19 UTC
This was a wild ride :)
I loved the briefing videos and the mechanic of focusing light on your targets. However, I found the secondary lenses to be somewhat superfluous, especially on later levels. It took me way too many refreshes to get the game going. I loved the music, but for some reason it didn't loop properly. Overall, a fun experience, I'd love to play a polished version.
MentalBlockGaming
06. May 2015 · 13:18 UTC
Nice concept. I found the game itself really hard though. The fact that your light source gets cut off once anything gets past is really punishing, I feel like that should be changed. Also, I don't recall being told that letting a yellow balloon reach the left would lead to failure.
Liked the live action video briefings.
Menesetsu
11. May 2015 · 15:26 UTC
Quite interestingly, live action videos suit this game well. Nice game!