One by Natman

made by Natman for LD30 (COMPO)

Wow. I'm actually very surprised I was able to finish my game this time around. This puts me at 3-0 for successful Ludum Dare participation so far! :)

I had a LOT less time to work on the game than I expected, so the game is much smaller and simpler than my original plans for it. I spent most of my time working on the core mechanic, so there's only 4 levels, 2 of which are even the slightest bit challenging. I may add more in a Post-Compo version.

I was especially successful in my ulterior motive, which was to become comfortable and proficient programming with Lua.

Mac and Linux users will have to install the latest version of Love2d in order to run the downloadable binary. (Sorry!)

Windows (64 bit)	http://nathanielnelson.com/downloads/games/one-win64.zip
Windows (32 bit)	http://nathanielnelson.com/downloads/games/one-win32.zip
Love File (Mac/Linux)	http://nathanielnelson.com/downloads/games/one.love
Time Lapse	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yaatoSXlG4
Source	https://github.com/natman64/ld30
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=14440

Ratings

Coolness	28%	1836
Overall	3.18	586

Fun	3.00	585
Graphics	3.06	583
Innovation	3.56	250
Theme	3.56	323

Feedback

DrCicero

25. Aug 2014 · 02:15 UTC

Woo! A Love2d entry! :) But for the ludumdare i decided to use Javascript, to go around the hassle to make a Win64, a Win32, a Mac and a Linux/Source build.

If i click Linux my browser tries to display the love-file as a text-file, this probably means the server sends the wrong Content-type or something? (Actually no idea.)

Anyway, nice mechanic! Quit confusing, too, as always, when you have to direct multiple characters at once. :)

🎤 Natman

25. Aug 2014 · 04:00 UTC

Agreed. I would have chosen JavaScript as well if I hadn't wanted to learn LUA for other reasons. Packaging the game for all 3 platforms was a hassle, and it's a major reason why I might not continue working on the game for a post-compo version. (I'm still not sure if all of my packages will work on other computers - I'm waiting for responders to let me know if anything is wrong.)

erdnuss

25. Aug 2014 · 12:13 UTC

Interesting idea, simple, but nice looking graphics, and fun to play. It feels like you got have gotten a lot more out of that idea if there only was more time (but of course that's totally okay for a 48h game). Nice! One thing that might have been better: At first, I didn't remember which keys controlled which block, and I found myself trying that out every time I wanted to move. A little label on each block would have helped there.

highlyinteractive

25. Aug 2014 · 18:46 UTC

OSX version doesn't run

🎤 Natman

25. Aug 2014 · 20:29 UTC

@highlyinteractive Sorry about that. I don't know how to fix the .app, so I've removed the .app download link. Mac users can still play the game by first installing Love2D and using the "Love File" download.

ZoneOne2

27. Aug 2014 · 00:33 UTC

An interesting mental challenge. I liked it.

OinkIguana

30. Aug 2014 · 01:05 UTC

Very cool idea. Very difficult to control but still very impressive. With more levels and stuff this could become a great game.

pansapiens

30. Aug 2014 · 06:11 UTC

This is a bit like patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time ! I liked the minimal style & choice of complementary colours. One suggestion that could make it feel less frustrating and confusing would be to highlight the side of the box corresponding to the key pressed - I kept forgetting which box was WASD and which was arrows, but this would alleviate that, especially as future levels got more complex.
(Twitch stream here: http://www.twitch.tv/omgwtfgames/c/5029045 from ~22:20).

Gaeel

30. Aug 2014 · 20:41 UTC

BTW, it's Lua, not LUA, it means "moon" in Portugese ;)

🎤 Natman

31. Aug 2014 · 02:41 UTC

Right you are! My mistake :)

vividhelix

31. Aug 2014 · 03:27 UTC

Very interesting mechanic. More levels would have been nice, but I ran into the same issue with my build (though I have 5 levels, woo!) :)

Crefossus

31. Aug 2014 · 03:27 UTC

Clean simple visuals. I like the win sfx. Maybe could use an indicator when you try to move in a direction? I had to restart a few times before memorizing it.

Maybe the 3rd level could stay left and right instead of putting it above to incrementally increase challenge.

Fun idea overall.

DrCicero

31. Aug 2014 · 22:16 UTC

Hm... I remember reading of someone who made a script that would generate the win32/win64/lin/osx version for you at the love2d.org forum.

... Oh, i just found something: http://www.ambience.sk/lua-love2d-game-distribution/
Never used it, though.