zero_sum by FakeHair

made by FakeHair for LD30 (JAM)

Gameplay was originally inspired by the idea of two worlds merging and zero-summing with one another. While we strayed quite a bit from our original vision to the point where the theme isn't obvious at all, we're proud of our game and hope you enjoy playing it.

--Controls--

A - Move Left

D - Move Right

W or Space - Jump

Q - Toggles placement mode

Placement Mode 1:

Press Left Mouse Button - Prepare block to be placed

Release Left Mouse Button - Place block

Placement Mode 2:

Press Left Mouse Button - Place block

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My jam entry for Ludum Dare 30!

Brent Popp - Programming, Sound, and Gameplay Design

Andreas Illenseer - Art and Gameplay Design

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Thank you for playing!

If you enjoyed my game, check out my itch.io page!

wiggydev.itch.io/

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/en3n8ka1zfazza8/LD30-0015.exe?dl=0
HTML5 Browser	http://wiggydev.itch.io/zero_sum
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=26432

Ratings

Coolness	24%	1907
Overall(Jam)	2.94	565

Fun(Jam)	3.38	193
Graphics(Jam)	2.88	582
Innovation(Jam)	3.19	289
Theme(Jam)	1.53	765

Feedback

FXCesinha

26. Aug 2014 · 00:27 UTC

Awesome mechanics. reminds me bomber man...

artifex

26. Aug 2014 · 00:31 UTC

Nice funny game, seems like the placement is random, maybe some more handcrafted design would make it even more funny. Anyway, really enjoyable.

AortaStudios

26. Aug 2014 · 04:32 UTC

Very cool, nice mechanics. Level generation appears random but at the same time still possible, nice entry!

Tanner

26. Aug 2014 · 11:51 UTC

Nice game! Cool concept.

jgthespy

26. Aug 2014 · 18:18 UTC

This is really fun. At first I would just run away from bombs and then try to build back up again quickly after they destroyed my blocks but then I actually developed some courage. Great game :)

malf

26. Aug 2014 · 18:19 UTC

liked the game , but the web version is sloooooww , but that way it is easier ;)

hogtrick

26. Aug 2014 · 18:19 UTC

Loved your idea. Nice game to play.

Saphyre1306

26. Aug 2014 · 18:22 UTC

Only Qwerty ? I'm french and I really had a hard time with the controls.

kyyrma

26. Aug 2014 · 18:32 UTC

Came for the cool pixel art, stayed for the gameplay.

Seconding that the web version is slow. Curious, was this made with GM:S? I've been thinking about buying the HTML5 module, but if it causes problems like that, I might reconsider it...

vulpineblazeyt

26. Aug 2014 · 18:54 UTC

Pretty awesome, but I agree with the others that perhaps the placement could be a little less random. Good job, though, I really enjoyed it.

🎤 FakeHair

26. Aug 2014 · 19:31 UTC

@kyyrma @malf: Sorry about the slow web version guys. Yes, it's made with GameMaker Studio. It's only slightly slow for me. Running an up-to-date Chrome. I've heard complaints from Firefox users.

I'm really glad you are all enjoying it so far!

@Saphyre1306
Sorry, wasn't aware that the controls would be a problem. Do you have any suggestion for an alternate keybinding? Preferably one that doesn't use WAD or at least keeps them on their original keys?

BadgerPriest

27. Aug 2014 · 00:35 UTC

1450 is my best. Fun, but tricky!

Snicklodocus

05. Sep 2014 · 21:07 UTC

Great idea. Makes me nostalgic for some reason. The web version is very slow on Firefox, but Windows version worked fine. Great job.