GASP by Nancybeast

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made by Nancybeast for LD28 (JAM)
This is my entry for Ludum Dare "You Only Get One". It took me a while to come up with an idea that was both unique and achievable and I believe I did that with GASP.

You Only Get One Breath!

"You're a scientist, working his everyday job, handling dangerous chemicals when suddenly, an alarm begins to ring. Toxic gas begins to fall from the vents on the ceiling as you cover your mouth and rush to the nearest airlock!"

In each chamber, you get 5 seconds to take as big a breath as possible by repeatedly mashing the 'E' key (sorry ._.). As you mash it, your breath bar increases allowing you to remain in the next room for longer. Be careful though: as time progresses, your breath bar decays away and you get one step closer to death! There are also a couple of 'power-ups' within the later chambers which should help you survive for longer if you can get to them in time.

I didn't have too long to work on this hence why I did the jam. I also didn't want to work on this for the entire weekend as last time, I became rather flustered. I'm not the most at developing a game but I think that I had a good go and ultimately, I'm pretty happy with this game.

Anyway, enjoy! I can't wait for the next LD!

-Lewis

EDIT: If you want to play the Windows version, I wouldn't recommend playing it at a resolution higher than 1024x768 otherwise the GUI elements will get butchered. I'm not very good at modifying it based on resolution so sorry :(

Ratings

Coolness 44% 1217
Overall(Jam) 3.04 298
Audio(Jam) 2.71 313
Fun(Jam) 2.65 351
Graphics(Jam) 2.85 363
Humor(Jam) 1.88 393
Innovation(Jam) 3.40 89
Mood(Jam) 2.87 272
Theme(Jam) 3.69 37

Feedback

@TeddyNashor
16. Dec 2013 路 22:13 UTC
Looks really nice, and is a smooth play. Not a huge fan of the button mashing as a mechanic, but it would help if you made it two keys.
David Colson
16. Dec 2013 路 22:14 UTC
Fun little game, the idea is really innovative and original, nice work!
馃帳 Nancybeast
16. Dec 2013 路 22:19 UTC
@TeddyNashor Yeah... after I had the mechanic in place I really wish I had have done something similar to DDR which would have introduced more skill to the game. It's probably one of my biggest regrets x_x
CarlsonAndPeeters
16. Dec 2013 路 22:24 UTC
Really gorgeous game, the breathing mechanic is a bit irritating, but overall fun with a cool application of theme.
Calciumtrice
16. Dec 2013 路 22:29 UTC
I liked the two stage idea where you perform the breathing (not the biggest fan of button mashing though :D) and you are creating your own time limit for second half of traveling through the level.

I think I need more button mashing practice though. And I couldn't help but go for the pill on level 3 each time. I got greedy.
travislucia
16. Dec 2013 路 22:29 UTC
Awesome game, great concept and excellent use of theme.
馃帳 Nancybeast
16. Dec 2013 路 22:42 UTC
@Calciumtrice In retrospect, the mashing was a pretty bad idea, haha. I myself have to mash with two fingers in order to get past the later levels which is pretty terrible design.
DustyStylus
16. Dec 2013 路 22:57 UTC
Me knuckles Cap'n! They cannae take any more! D:

Nice game idea, very cleanly implemented!
daredevildave
17. Dec 2013 路 15:58 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme, well done.
Aaants
17. Dec 2013 路 18:22 UTC
Cool idea and nice execution. Congrats :)
ryanmurakami
18. Dec 2013 路 03:21 UTC
really fun. great job.
SuperPokeunicorn
23. Dec 2013 路 00:00 UTC
Interesting idea, but in the end it all just came down to press the button fast enough and walk down this corridor. Good effort, but there needs to be more game play and less button mashing.
Raphy
04. Jan 2014 路 10:47 UTC
Not very original concept but I liked the "gasy" ambience and it's overall interesting to play.
jarnik
04. Jan 2014 路 21:54 UTC
Good idea, well executed! It's nice you're forcing the player to start over from the very beginning - makes a challenge more real (I got frustrated after 4 tries, enjoyed it nevertheless).
It would be nice get rid of the buttons in menu (hitting the SPACE / ESC might be more convenient).