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Sprotzel by Waterman7

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made by Waterman7 for LD31 (COMPO)
IMPORTANT:
I recommend downloading the .exe instead of playing in the web player, as the game is much prettier to look at in fullscreen. (Press F4 to toggle)
Also, some people seem to get graphical glitches in the web version...

Description:
You are Light. You paint to see.

Use WASD to move, Spacebar to paint (uses up one blob of color)
Avoid touching invisible obstacles. Paint will help you see them. If you touch an obstacle you lose all your blobs of color and get points for them. If you have less than six blobs when touching an obstacle, you die.

Done in 24h using Game Maker.
Web http://w7games.bplaced.net/files/Sprotzel/
Windows (Recommended) http://w7games.bplaced.net/files/Sprotzel.zip
Source (.gmx) http://w7games.bplaced.net/files/sprotzel_source.gmx.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=31692

Ratings

Coolness 91% 2
Overall 3.46 298
Fun 3.27 379
Graphics 3.79 162
Innovation 4.04 68
Mood 3.27 272
Theme 3.88 237

Feedback

wandersenus
08. Dec 2014 路 09:26 UTC
Pretty fun game!!!
vrld
08. Dec 2014 路 13:40 UTC
Fun, but really difficult.
The graphics are pretty, but sometimes make it hard to see where the player is.
ranseur
08. Dec 2014 路 19:37 UTC
Cool game, and I would like to see how you've done it. Where is the source?
馃帳 Waterman7
08. Dec 2014 路 21:26 UTC
Source code added now. Totally forgot about that...
aare
09. Dec 2014 路 11:59 UTC
Really cool game. Very interesting concept and well executed. I would really like to see this as a finished product to play on mobile :3
GSM Productions
09. Dec 2014 路 12:00 UTC
I tried the web version and nothing happened when I press Space? :( I have a really hard time understanding the game. You talk about blobs of colors but it's impossible to know how many are left?
Pretty designs though but...
Crosstales
09. Dec 2014 路 12:01 UTC
It's a cool, but difficult game!
dieblume86
09. Dec 2014 路 12:04 UTC
Ahaha, fun game.^^
talecrafter
09. Dec 2014 路 12:04 UTC
Very interesting concept and idea and the result is just beautiful.
Could be a very ambient experience with some background music.
oh_cripes
09. Dec 2014 路 12:08 UTC
Really beautiful game. The mechanic with the paint and the hidden blocks is really cool too. I think it's maybe a bit too hard (or maybe I'm just rubbish at it :)
alpha_rat
09. Dec 2014 路 18:23 UTC
I really love the graphics and the idea is very original and interesting!
I found it very hard also, I understood how to paint but had a really hard time to guess where the obstacles were anyway, and I didn't really understood this thing with the number of blobs, but that's probably my bad. Maybe there was some kind of visual indicator of it that I missed
BretHudson
10. Dec 2014 路 10:21 UTC
Fantastic compo entry! At first I didn't understand it, but once it clicked, I realized its brilliance. The game gets more fun the more you play it, and I'm really interested in seeing a more fleshed out version of this, with different levels and mechanics.

Music could also be cool, each color you leave behind be a different track, and the more of that color that's on the screen, the louder that track is (so it starts to fade out when it gets erased). So you could have a drum track, guitar, etc. Just my two cents. :P
MrShoestore
10. Dec 2014 路 20:29 UTC
awesome, thought the counter in the top left confused me, I kept trying to collect them
Rene Damm
10. Dec 2014 路 20:32 UTC
Interesting idea and well executed. Sound would have added a lot, I think.
Raiyumi
10. Dec 2014 路 21:00 UTC
Neat game, although difficult. Having some music/sound with definitely create the experience.
ViliX64
10. Dec 2014 路 21:03 UTC
I'm not very sure what was I supposed to do, but the art style is amazing :) Nicely done.
Aomeas
10. Dec 2014 路 21:04 UTC
Beautiful game and an interesting concept!
mrexcessive
11. Dec 2014 路 20:11 UTC
Hi there. Shame no sounds. Found it a bit tricky to work out where things were, so ended up crawling around. Lovely lighting effects. Good job!
EquipeJAM
12. Dec 2014 路 23:54 UTC
LOVEDDDDDD!!!!!
great idea xD
QuexD
12. Dec 2014 路 23:55 UTC
good need sound and it would be amazing!
Kuality Games
14. Dec 2014 路 16:13 UTC
Nice! Very interesting concept.
t4u
14. Dec 2014 路 16:22 UTC
Splashes are nice.
Renaldo
14. Dec 2014 路 16:53 UTC
A very original entry! Beautiful graphics, but the invisible obstacles confused me a little bit.
XTremEive
17. Dec 2014 路 19:57 UTC
This game is so cool once you get into it.
GarethIW
24. Dec 2014 路 12:44 UTC
A Pretty game and a nice idea :)

-C
01rafael
25. Dec 2014 路 13:25 UTC
So awesome graphics! This game is wowed me!
Valeour
26. Dec 2014 路 13:10 UTC
Found it kinda pretty, the blocks going over the target was annoying though! Cool game :)
Roan Contreras
27. Dec 2014 路 04:08 UTC
The visuals are vibrant, very nice.
StejkRobot
28. Dec 2014 路 00:54 UTC
This game was legit SCARY! I really like the idea of it, original. Dont know if it was intended or not but its really hard to see were you are haha
Poupi
28. Dec 2014 路 01:42 UTC
Nice work :)
panda
28. Dec 2014 路 02:30 UTC
Interesting concept, but it's hard! Especially at the beginning, when we have zero blobs to pain with. Losing sometimes feel a bit arbitrary. The graphics are very pretty though!
Alexandre Szybiak
28. Dec 2014 路 11:06 UTC
Really beautiful, every game is an abstract painting, I love tha
Alexandre Szybiak
28. Dec 2014 路 11:06 UTC
Really beautiful, every game is an abstract painting, I love that. I didn't understood what kills you, is it the suddunly popping white squares ? Anyway, good job !
ArcturusDeluxe
28. Dec 2014 路 22:37 UTC
Cool stuff, the effects are really nice. At first I was wondering what was killing me but then I realised the black obstacles showed up against the 'paint', which was really cool. Nice job.