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Accelerated-Life by Makio

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made by Makio for LD30 (COMPO)
This Game is my entrie for this LudumDare30. It was really hot as I was going to Rock en Seine (3 days rock festival) but I'm very happy as I managed to finish it this sunday with approximatively 14hours of work !

I thought this game as a free exploration in abstract art. It illustrate the life with 19canvas and how much we change during our life as well as the worlds, our relationship and basiquely everything.

The simple control : Move with arrows and follow your instinct.. :)

I used pixi.js as render engine and my own web template : https://github.com/Makio64/Template

Thanks by advance for your feedbacks & Have fun my friends !
Web- html5 http://makiopolis.com/ld30/
Timelapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVOG2i_wCg
Source https://github.com/Makio64/Accelerated-Life
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=24863

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall 3.38 379
Audio 1.39 1002
Fun 3.02 578
Graphics 4.14 64
Humor 2.07 743
Innovation 3.31 436
Mood 3.68 92
Theme 2.62 940

Feedback

PiratePants
25. Aug 2014 · 01:42 UTC
very nice love the art style
burgerdare
25. Aug 2014 · 02:51 UTC
I like this alot. It feels very reminiscent of the early stages of spore done in a very minimalistic style.
Robinerd
25. Aug 2014 · 03:20 UTC
Really nice feeling about this, got me hooked for the whole one. Simple enough to get immediately stuck, art style to keep you calm, almost meditative, and still requires some brain to follow the variations. Only minus is that the theme connection feels kinda weak, and there is no sound. A very meditative relaxing soundtrack, like humming waves, could make it even better. It reminds me a bit of Flow.
rasmusrn
25. Aug 2014 · 09:03 UTC
I like how you don't actually explain anything... and it still works intuitively (at least for me). Very smooth graphics.
mrexcessive
25. Aug 2014 · 09:14 UTC
Amazing toy you've made! In 14 hours, fantastic. I played for about 5 mins, but have bookmarked for later, visited about 20 er 'nodes' ?
Ossi
25. Aug 2014 · 09:20 UTC
Beautiful art style. I love the subtle hints of direction and the creature moved very fluidly. This games really needs some music!
nonetheless
25. Aug 2014 · 09:21 UTC
Dude, it's great, nice art style but some sounds would make it really awesome. Great job!
mutuware
25. Aug 2014 · 10:06 UTC
Nicely strange.
🎤 Makio
25. Aug 2014 · 11:38 UTC
Thanks for your feedback guys ! Happy you understand it & like it :) . I will add a separate version with music, i really didnt get time this weekend to work on this part and as you say it will add to the mood ;)
43iscoding
25. Aug 2014 · 11:58 UTC
Suddenly, very dynamic for an exploration game. Loved it :)
JosephLittle
25. Aug 2014 · 11:59 UTC
Really nice and stylish. The ONLY thing it was missing was some nice audio
jsspiegel
25. Aug 2014 · 12:01 UTC
Really like the art style, visual effects, and transitions when you "evolve". As another commenter mentioned, the first thing that it reminded me of is the first level of Spore :)
CryoGenesis
25. Aug 2014 · 12:09 UTC
reminds me of spore cell stage. Great art style, kept playing just to see what the character would look like.
Flyinpig5
25. Aug 2014 · 12:12 UTC
This game is beautiful! Not much skill involved, though. Is there more than one node at a time? I visited all the ones the arrows pointed too and got back to the title screen.
Techblogogy
25. Aug 2014 · 12:13 UTC
Quite minimalistic, but it's a really good game.
🎤 Makio
25. Aug 2014 · 12:16 UTC
@CryoGenesis I never played spore but now i'm so curious, i will check videos of it, thanks for the reference :D
@Flyinpig5, yes only one node at the time and after you are angel you back to the title, "story of life" ;)
Larzan
25. Aug 2014 · 12:30 UTC
Wow, beatiful, you should enter it in the jam and add some nice spherical music to it. Love it!
martindilling
25. Aug 2014 · 13:31 UTC
Love it :P
Hyoga-3D
25. Aug 2014 · 14:10 UTC
Really nice colors, this game reminded me of the first level of Spore.
malf
25. Aug 2014 · 14:31 UTC
Curious game , loved the art but I think it lacks a sense of "direction" (no pun intended). I didnt'knew what i was doing or what for...well maybe it was intended!

Good work , all in all I liked it :D
🎤 Makio
25. Aug 2014 · 14:54 UTC
@malf yeah I was feeling same but at the end it give a challenge to the player. I can help with a perlin noise to give a sense of direction more strong but my girlfriend witch is not gamer at all finish it after few minuts so I think it's ok haha
fallingBear
25. Aug 2014 · 15:56 UTC
It is really simple, but it has a great atmospehere. The fullscreen experience adds a lot. Shame there is no audio.
Cosmologicon
25. Aug 2014 · 16:04 UTC
Some kind of challenge or skill progression would have gone a long way to making this game feel complete. But the artwork was so imaginative that I kept playing through to the end, just to see what was next. Cool!
graebor
25. Aug 2014 · 16:05 UTC
Cool, short but sweet experience. With some audio this would be really neat!
dhargan
25. Aug 2014 · 16:08 UTC
very artsy, so relaxing. I wish there was a peaceful music in the background. good job mate!
Maxom
25. Aug 2014 · 17:06 UTC
Wow, that was surprisingly beautiful. I really like the fact, that this is so fun to play, even if the gameplay aspect is so little. Really liked the whole concept and the art, obiously, too!
hypp
25. Aug 2014 · 17:32 UTC
Great work! I like this alot, the simplicity, the mood. Would have been nice with a little audio.
Tanner
25. Aug 2014 · 18:42 UTC
Man, this graphics are awesome!
Lokiman
25. Aug 2014 · 19:32 UTC
I really had fun playing this abstract game! Add ambient music and subtle sounds and it will be perfect :D
psychomonster
25. Aug 2014 · 19:32 UTC
Very cool evelution game... like the art and style... is running very good at my old computer... you maybe should put some challenging content into it... like competitors or something like that... I Like it... played it trough!
Tigro
25. Aug 2014 · 20:10 UTC
Lovably minimalistic :) Lacks some ambient sound effects to finish off the great atmosphere but we all know how hard it is to polish something during the 48h timeframe. Great work anyway :)
MrTedders
25. Aug 2014 · 20:18 UTC
Really well done for 14 hours of work!
ittlebit
25. Aug 2014 · 21:42 UTC
Feel pretty good. It's always interesting to see what the next level is like. Kinda relaxing too. Good Work!
juakob
26. Aug 2014 · 00:21 UTC
Wow nice game! I really enjoy the "journey" =) Congratulations
Makio64
26. Aug 2014 · 09:01 UTC
Thanks guys ! Happy you like this monster and the art unniverse :) !
@psychomonsters I'm not sure adding challenge / competition will be great as the challenge is to get what follow to evolve and the the reward the evolution himself, like this everyone can play & enjoy, no die, no loose, no score was an important game design point for me
Lvyn
26. Aug 2014 · 10:00 UTC
Nice game man !
Simon
26. Aug 2014 · 11:30 UTC
It's absolutely beautiful, and it's an interesting take on the theme. I just wish I had more things to do so I could play and explore a little bit longer.
FeYbraNt
26. Aug 2014 · 14:30 UTC
I don't find the relation with the theme but it's a beautiful and minimalistic art.
dunin
26. Aug 2014 · 15:53 UTC
I like graphics specially the background with noise...
good mood.
BadgerPriest
26. Aug 2014 · 17:02 UTC
Really interesting artistic idea. The gameplay is a little bland but it gets just different enough to keep the player engaged.

I'm not sure how well it fits the theme, though.
Romko Pidstryhach
27. Aug 2014 · 09:41 UTC
Very relaxing.
puppetmaster
27. Aug 2014 · 14:52 UTC
+art
+monster
Once Upon a Team
27. Aug 2014 · 17:33 UTC
Very addictive game, the mechanic is probably one of the most intuitive and intelligent i've seen in this ludum. Minimalist art fits so well and its really pleasant and relaxing. Very nice job !
PaperBlurt
28. Aug 2014 · 09:09 UTC
The graphics are amazing.
So minimal and nice.

Very good game!
Z.B.G.E.
28. Aug 2014 · 16:13 UTC
Rock en Seine ? Je suppose que je peux commenter en français du coup :)

Joli petit jeu, et bien fignolé, surtout vu le peu de temps que tu as eu à y mettre. J'ai bien accroché au style graphique et à la métaphore de la vie qui va avec.

Il manque juste une bande-son pour étoffer l'ambiance, sinon ce serait vraiment une perle.
fil00dl
28. Aug 2014 · 19:26 UTC
really cool feel and great performance for the short time
jukimv1986
28. Aug 2014 · 19:37 UTC
A little chaotic but a great play, specially considering how little time you had to create it. It would be good to see how you could merge other ideas into it and also some moody audio would be a great addition.
zatyka
29. Aug 2014 · 01:00 UTC
That was surprisingly interesting considering how simple it was. Very nice use of colors. There wasn't a whole lot to the game, but what was there was potent and enjoyable.
dickpoelen
29. Aug 2014 · 20:23 UTC
Nice and calming. To bad there wasn't some relaxed music to go with it
Lokarunith
30. Aug 2014 · 23:18 UTC
Really well done, I like a lot this kind of game. The only flaw was already mentioned many times, so, congrats :)
Makio64
31. Aug 2014 · 10:16 UTC
Thanks for all your comments and feedback, very appreciate ! :)
For my next ludum, I will definitively not drop the sound design & use the full 36h, promise !
Also I'm really happy this kind of game find a public here, I was not sure.
Thanks everybody !
Dohan
02. Sep 2014 · 15:55 UTC
During a brief moment in the life of the creature, it seems very lovecraftian.
Pavel
02. Sep 2014 · 17:55 UTC
Interesting idea.
OFF
02. Sep 2014 · 18:36 UTC
Pretty simple, but clear one target, one purpose, and it works as simple as a game, as nice as a shape.

I really like it, because you could passed more time on it, it would became worse, it's simple.

Maybe a little bit too easy, with more challenges, and one or two dangereous creature, it could became a wonderful simple game.
SteveSalmond
03. Sep 2014 · 10:37 UTC
Awesome! With a bit of ambient music and a sprinkling of audio effects it would have felt complete and polished. Amazing for just 14hrs - very well done.
GFM
04. Sep 2014 · 02:18 UTC
I really liked this game. :)
jukimv1986
05. Sep 2014 · 03:34 UTC
I played it with love, very short nice game! Reminded me of Spore and Sparkle 2 Evo :)
vividhelix
07. Sep 2014 · 04:58 UTC
Very immersive, I felt conditioned like Pavlov's dog to see what was next :)
Meganopteryx
10. Sep 2014 · 21:16 UTC
Beautiful game, just gotta keep moving. Very interesting phases and levels but not very challenging.
brookman
12. Sep 2014 · 16:00 UTC
I like the mood. Very relaxing. :)
sephyka
12. Sep 2014 · 16:24 UTC
Very innovating game. Great mood. Great playability. Great graphics. Great experience. It would be perfect with sounds and music.
ZeppelinCaptain
13. Sep 2014 · 22:28 UTC
Some ambiance or other music would have made this complete. Atm it feels a bit lacking.
egor-idiot
15. Sep 2014 · 12:26 UTC
Oooh VERY interesting game!
Pure art!
Yword
15. Sep 2014 · 13:29 UTC
Very unique and interesting! And the control and transition are very smooth too! Well done!