Oscilloschaos by Casevse

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made by Casevse for LD36 (JAM)
​This old oscilloscope has an interesting video game. Maybe is a little broken, but the video game is fun. Catch the green light!

Cursors -> Move
Space -> Shake
Escape -> Exit

Made by Casevse for Ludum Dare 36 #LDJAM

Feedback

Ghen
30. Aug 2016 · 09:57 UTC
very polish game, love the artistic style, and also very hard, i rage quit at level 8

the control feels very smooth and responsive, the knob twisting and monitor shaking to fix the white tint is a very nice touch for the atmosfer overall
MewSoul
30. Aug 2016 · 11:25 UTC
Interesting game! That's a nice way to go for the theme of this LD. The controls are nice which is pleasing for this kind of game.

Unfortunately at some moment, the game was crashing between some levels, don't know why :x
indieyp
30. Aug 2016 · 11:47 UTC
Old school style, nice
johanw123
30. Aug 2016 · 12:32 UTC
Love the concept, oh oscilloscope... awesome
Vaiaphraim
30. Aug 2016 · 13:08 UTC
You totally nailed it! I think that's perfect as an ancient tech example :)

The colored trails were beautiful to watch (but the dots were hard to escape at times)

The shake mechanic was fun for a while, but it became tedious after a few levels. Find a safe spot, mash space, continue (or lose in the process). The idea behind it is cool though, and the 8-bit noise is a good match :)
Avon
30. Aug 2016 · 13:21 UTC
Cool game. It was fun and challenging to play, with a nice difficulty curve. The graphics are pleasant to look at.
Skye
30. Aug 2016 · 13:39 UTC
This game is very good! The graphics are beautiful, and it's fun. However, the game crashes whenever I complete the second level, so I can't play past that. The parts that I managed to play are good, though.

Here is a crash log, if you're interested: https://aww.moe/2fax4j.zip
🎤 Casevse
30. Aug 2016 · 13:52 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! Sorry to hear about those crashes. I'm going to run the game in other PCs to try to reproduce the error.
DarkGrisen
30. Aug 2016 · 17:51 UTC
Another impossible type game :P
I made it to level 11.
Lênon Kramer
30. Aug 2016 · 20:28 UTC
Really really interesting and fun game. Loved the puzzles and the concept.

The white thing on the monitor is annoying, but makes the game more interesting having to "fix" it with the shaking. Makes it more "organic", more "alive". Like the stitches on the side of the game screen, like the To Buy list. The love is in the little details.

Good work!!!
Damdoshi
30. Aug 2016 · 22:32 UTC
Nice. I like the graphics. The game itself is well done.
The control is smooth and pleasant.
jon_nocode
31. Aug 2016 · 09:17 UTC
Nicely done - I rage quit at level 11 but pleased I got that far!

Super hard but a good challenge. The only thing I didn't like was the screen pulsing white, felt annoying more than making it harder/interesting?
danielsann7
31. Aug 2016 · 15:38 UTC
the control is good, but unfortunately, the game crashes after the "menu" first stage, so i cant really play your game for that long :/
juaxix
31. Aug 2016 · 16:35 UTC
Perfect.
wtf, level 10 is impossible xDD I want to turn off the machine XD
AODQ
31. Aug 2016 · 19:35 UTC
I love the idea of the game, the graphics are adequate ( the notes on the side along with the dials were a nice addition ) but I wish there was more of an attempt to mimic an actual oscilloscope. I like having to fix it with shaking the oscilloscope to fix but again i don't think the right 'effect' was used to show that it was damaged. Other than these (very minor) annoyances, I enjoyed the game overall. I found the best strategy is to just storm to the end endlessly until you get lucky. Only exception for this is level 10, 11, and 20, the latter of which I could not beat. The collision was a bit off as well, I think you made it that way so you could build walls, but perhaps having a different enitity for walls would have been a better solution. good game :)
Elit3dGaming
31. Aug 2016 · 21:42 UTC
Love the game concept, made very well. Game is very challenging so I was unable to finish it but when I have more time to play, I will try to beat the game. Nice work!
Kazik_210
01. Sep 2016 · 10:14 UTC
dobra gra, prawdziwe wyzwanie :D
Kazik_210
01. Sep 2016 · 10:34 UTC
I meant = good game , a real challenge : D
Phobos001
01. Sep 2016 · 21:55 UTC
Very tricky but very well polished! I think you could reduce the players acceleration and deceleration values so it feels more precise. Otherwise excellent entry sir ^^
AWOL
02. Sep 2016 · 18:09 UTC
Wow. I think the only way to improve on this would to find a music score that fits. However I don't know how music could fit that would be a challenge in itself. Great Job!
pixelpotions
02. Sep 2016 · 21:43 UTC
Awesome game! The graphics are perfect and the later levels are frustratingly hard! Which is a good thing :)
Mottafier
03. Sep 2016 · 15:04 UTC
This is very enjoyable! Also the fact that you need to repair the machine, though it seems pointless, makes the game a bit immersive which I think is a good thing. And I agree with Pixelpotions, the game gets frustrating, but that's good because this is the type of game where when you die, it is completely your fault, not the game's. The way I see it, there are two ways to win: Plan your moves out and find safe spots, or blindly charge through and hope you make it. Both work :P
mato26
05. Sep 2016 · 00:15 UTC
Amazing, for me probably the most interesting game yet :D I have no idea how you come up with this but it's great. It's working pretty well, it looks nice, it's a pity there is no sound but that's accaptable. Also I love those knobs on sides and all the notes (you gotta buy dem pizzas).

Great job! :)
Alsatian Studio
05. Sep 2016 · 09:54 UTC
Good game, rage quit :p
Kizler
05. Sep 2016 · 20:57 UTC
I was excited to get into this game as soon as I saw the style. Unfortunately it crashes whenever I end the level (winning or losing).
Mathieu Muller
08. Sep 2016 · 19:01 UTC
Hello, your game crash for me on the first level when I hit the green dot...
joe40001
18. Sep 2016 · 03:22 UTC
Cool game! I really liked it a lot overall, my only complaint was that it crashed for me several times. I'm not sure why. I loved the look of the game and the nice little touches all around the game. I appreciated the humor of the "ancient tech" as well as "fixing" the oscilloscope. Aside from the crashing my only suggestion would be to alter it so red dots never went through other dots (particularly the goal dot) it just looked a bit off. I think having things not quite overlap fits the aesthetic better. Great game otherwise though.

Score: (because I like scores)
Overall 5/5
Innovation 3/5
Fun 5/5
Theme 5/5
Graphics 5/5
Audio 4/5
Humor 5/5
Mood 4/5
joe40001
18. Sep 2016 · 03:33 UTC
EDIT: I'd actually probably dock you a couple points in both overall and fun because it crashes a lot. I kept trying to play it until the end because it was fun but it literally crashed 12 times before I gave up on that. But like I said: otherwise it's a very good game.